Chapter 4
Monday January 20, 2014
"She called me grandma" Snow whisper.
"You really think that she is from..."
"The future. Yeah" - Snow interrupted him and looked at her daugther "Just think about it for a moment. She called you mommy, she told me grandma and she knew exactly where the chocolate was, not to mention that she has the same taste as this family for cinnamon. "She smiled and looked back at the little girl playing in her living room.
"It's crazy" - Emma replied as she looked at the little blonde "If she's from the future, what are she doing here?. Alone." She looked at her parents and shook her head. "I think the girl is just confused and scared."
"She asked for Henry" Snow said simply knowing what her daughter's reaction would be.
Emma crossed her arms in confusion. "She knows about Henry?" Snow nodded.
"She asked me if he would come to the party"
"What party?" David asked.
"I don't know. While preparing the cocoa she was talking about a party and something about a princess Leia dress and... "
"Princess Leia?" David looked at Snow and shrugged. "I don't remember anyone who had that name"
"Me neither, but she listened very excitedly talking about her dress"
"The only princess Leia that I know, I doubt she lives in the enchanted forest or Storybrooke" Emma said and smiled incredulously. She continued "But if she knows about Henry, we don't know how other things she knows, maybe we should call Regina."
"Emma, she's just a kid, what can she do?" Snow said pointing to the girl.
"This can be a trickery" she said desperately with eyes wided
"From who?"
Emma opened her mouth and closed it again. "She can´t be the angel of future christmas, is crazy"
I know it's crazy, but I really think she's from the future, just look at her. At first when I saw her, I felt something familiar in her, but now I realize it's because she's just like you, Emma " Snow looked at the girl and smiled "When I see her, I see you. Don't you see?"
She looked at her mother and then at the girl again, she would lie if she said that she had not felt anything when she had taken the child in her arms. She would lie if she said she saw no likeness between the girl and her. But above all, she would lie if she said that her mother's idea seemed to her completely mad, after all she was the daughter of Snow White and Prince Charming, had killed a dragon and traveled to Neverland with Captain Hook.
She breathed deeply and saw the triumphant smile on her mother's face.
"Okay. If this is true, if this girl is my ..." She paused trying to get the idea and Snow smiled. "If this girl is my daughter in some distant future, what are she's doing here? Why she is not with us... or they?"
"I think we need to go step by step" David whispered and approached them a little more "We do not know anything about this child"
"I'm agree," Emma said simply.
"Well, there's a way to sort it out." Snow looked at Emma "I think it's time for a Mommy and Daughter talk" she smiled
"I'm not her mother" Emma said with exasperation.
"We don't know that for sure" Snow looked at her husband and daughter and they both sighed "Trust me" she said.
Emma sighed and turned to look at the child. She was in the small living room drawing and eating cookies completely oblivious to what was happening. Emma crossed her arms and Snow pointed with her head toward the girl encouraging her, Emma nodded and with unsteady steps approached the little blonde.
"Kid." Olivia raised her face at the sound of her mother's voice and Emma smiled at the milk mustache on her mouth.
"Look mommy!" Olvia said proudly as she lifted her drawing to show it to her mother. "This is you, this is me and this is daddy"
Emma took the sheet of paper and watched it for a moment. There were three scribbles that she supposed were people, two figures were large and in the middle of them was the small figure, to one side was a picture that resembled a blue house and Emma could not help but smile when she saw a small yellow circle with two black circles. The beetle. That car that had accompanied her many years of her life and apparently would still do. Apparently.
"Do you like it, Mommy?" Olivia asked.
Emma put the drawing on the table again and smiled "It's nice, Kid"
A big smile appeared on Olivia's face and she took another sheet of paper. "That's for you, I'll make another for Daddy and..." Suddenly she frowned and looked at her mother. "Mommy, where's daddy?"
"He's, uhm ..." Emma opened her mouth and closed it again, she had no idea what to say to the little girl when she was asking exactly the same question. "He is occupied." She replied, almost certain that the girl would ask more questions, but instead, the little blonde seemed to accept the simple response that her mother had given her with a "Okay" and she color again.
Emma breathed deeply grateful that the questions had not gone on. She leaned closer to the little blonde and sat down on the couch.
"Hey, c'mon" Emma said kindly "I want to talk with you about something very important"
Livie looked at her mother, got up from the ground and approached her. And as she always did when Mommy had talks with her, she sat on her lap "About what, mommy?"
Emma felt awkward when the child sat on her lap, but immediately she ignored the thought.
"Well, you know the story about Hansel and Gretel?" Emma asked.
"Of course mommy." Livie responded as if the answer were so obvious "You helped them find their daddy before they were taken to a place far away."
Emma looked at the girl perplexed remembering that day, She definitely didn't expect the girl to know that and the idea of her mother seemed more possible.
"Yeah, I helped them" Emma said rattled "But, you know how I helped them?"
Livie nodded vigorously "They gave you their compass"
"True, but they also gave me something else, do you know what it was?" Livie denied "Well, they gave me information. They told me everything they knew about their parents and I was able to find their father "
"And they found their happy ending?"
"Yes" Emma simply said and saw the smile appearing on Livie's face, she smiled back "Now, I'm going to ask you some questions and you need to tell me the truth, okay?" Livie thought for a moment and then nodded vigorously. Emma looked at the girl and narrowed her eyes "You know that if you lie, I'll find out becuase i have a sup..."
"You have a superpower and you can tell when anyone is lying. I know Mommy! "Live laughed
Emma stared at the girl for a few seconds. That day was definitely getting weirder, she thought to herself.
"Just answer the truth. Oh right, kid?" Emma said trying to keep her composure.
"Why do you want to ask me questions, Mommy?"
"Because if you ever lose like Hansel and Gretel, I need to know what you know to be able to find us" Emma replied.
Livie thought for a moment, then looked at her mother and smiled "Mommy, If I get lost you're going to find me, because that's what our family does. We always find us, right?" She saw the exchange of looks between the three adults.
"You right, sweetie" Snow said tenderly.
"We always find us" David finished by her and looked at the girl.
Livie smiled with satisfaction and looked at her mother. Emma was quiet as she watched every part of the child's face. As the girl talked more became more difficult to deny the obvious situation.
She took several breaths and smiled at the girl who was still staring straight into her eyes. Her little hands played again with the strands of her mother's hair.
Emma cleared her throat and continued "Thats true, kid" she said "But if a sheriff walks up and asks your name, what are you going to say?"
"Olivia" She said proudly
"Olivia. Good" Emma quickly looked at her parents, at least they already had a name for her "What if he asks you where you live?
"In the blue house" Livie said simply and Emma sighed
"Let's try something else. If he ask the name of your mom, you're going to say "
Livie wrapped her arms around her mother's neck and smiled "My mommy is Emma Swan" she said and kissed Emma's cheek.
That gesture surprised Emma. She was almost sure what Olivia's response would be when she'd asked for her mother's name, but what she didn't expect was that childlike joy and the quick kiss that Livie had given her, and not the sting she had felt in her womb for a simple kiss.
Emma cleared her throat and smiled uncomfortably "Very good, Olivia" she said and continue "And if the sheriff asks you daddy's nam ..."
"Mommy, I don't want any more questions. It's boring, "Livie said with a disgusted gesture." I want to go to my party "she bagged.
"What party, sweetheart?" Snow asked him.
Olivia looked surprised at her grandmother, almost hurt. "Grandma, did you forget it? Today is my birthday party. You said you'd never forget it." Livie's eyes grew wet and she looked back to her mother for comfort.
"Grandma is just kidding" Emma said quickly, smiled at Livie and looked at her mother to follow the game.
"Oh, yes, I'm kidding. How can I forget your birthday?" She said excitedly and moved closer to Livie. "How about we make a birthday cake?"
Olivia's eyes fluttered open. "And can we get glitter?" She asked exited.
"Of course we can." Snow answered.
Livie looked from her grandmother to her mother in joyfulness "And then, Can we go to my party with Daddy?" She asked to her mother
"Uhm... What do you think if we just make the cake today?" She watched as Livie's face went out and her lips curled in disgust.
"But mommy..." Livie said in a whisper and under her head looking at her hands "I told all my friends that today was my party and you said that I would be able to wear my princess dress and daddy said he was going to dance with me."
Emma put Livie on the floor and smiled sadly. The poor girl was telling the promises that her parents had made and could not help feeling bad when she know that it was her and not her real mother who was breaking those promises.
"I know Livie" She thought for a moment not too sure what to tell the girl "I ... I'm sorry, but I promise you'll soon have your party and wear your princess dress and... Daddy will dance with you all the day,and all your friends will be here, okay? Do you belive me?"
Livie lifted her head slowly and looked at her mother "Yeah mommy" she said slowly and a little off.
"Hey! I promise that we gonna found so much fun doing your birthday cake." Snow got to her height and took her hands "We're going to put a lot of glitter, colors and all kinds of figures, are you excited?"
Livie frowned for a moment thinking and nodded slightly, "But are we going to keep a piece of cake for Daddy?" She asked putting on her puppy face
"Of course, we are going to save him two pieces of cake" Snow said dramatically and Livie laugh.
Olivia took the hand of her grandmother ready to prepare her birthday cake and Snow winked at Emma to reassure her. Emma nodded and smiled at her mother grateful that she took Livie for a moment.
All her thoughts were spinning and the more she saw the girl, the more questions arose. How had Olivia traveled to the past? Who was her father? What did she have to do? How was she going to look after a girl she barely knew? What the hell was she supposed to do? Emma felt a hand on her shoulder.
"Everything's going to be okay," David said quietly as he formed small circles on his daughter's back. "We're going to solve it"
Emma breathed deeply "I hope so" she whisper
David smiled at her and followed Emma's gaze. She was looking at Olivia and David could only smile at the girl. She was sitting on the edge of the kitchen laughing with her feet swaying in the air as Snow put all the ingredients on the table. "She is just like you".
"I guess we can't deny it, right?" Emma looked at her father.
"I guess not." He said and they both laughed.
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