7 Scans and Spells
"It's just going to be a little cold Miss Blanchard." Snow smiled at the sonographer as she felt the funny gel on her stomach and then the probe. "I really can't believe this is happening!" She felt her hand being squeezed by the man standing next beaming and nuzzling into her face.
"It's real darling, listen."
DA DUM DA DUM DA DUM. The baby kicked with every beat their tiny little dancer of four months gestation.
David held on to his wife gently as they looked over at the monitor and saw their child in glorious black and white. Two eyes, ten fingers, ten toes and the all- important good strong heartbeat.
"Is this your first baby?" The sonographer asked noting the look of excitement on their faces.
Snow was crying so David answered happily for her. "Our second we just did not have the technology in our… I mean where lived."
"Oh right." The gentle dwarf chuckled.
"Would you like to know the sex?"
"No". Charming being charming replied.
"YES!" His flabbergasted wife immediately responded.
"Yes? Snow really!" She clasped her hand over his mouth and kissed his forehead to silence him. Luckily the man they knew as Doc had not seen her husband's error as any more than an adorable nickname.
"So yes?"
"Yes!" They both replied in unison.
"Alright then Mr Nolan, Miss Blanchard say hello to your son."
The tears were flowing now.
"Charming that's our baby! Emma is going to be a big sister." His lips crashed on her own. When they pulled apart Doc handed them the printed scan picture and gave them one last look and the monitor.
"See you soon little man."
They were high for hours after spinning Emma around in the apartment. They went to dinner at Granny's which of course was on the house. Vegetable soup twice. Two hot chocolates extra cream and blended chicken and vegetables for Emma.
"Everybody three cheers for David, Mary Emma and the baby! Hip hip!" Granny commanded.
"HORRAY!"
"HIP HIP!"
"HORRAY!"
Before, Granny could get to the third she was stopped. David gave her a look and released his grip from Snow.
He knelt down.
"Sweet-heart what are you doing?"
"I'm celebrating my love for you and our family. Will you Mary- Margaret Blanchard my dearest Snow White and mother of my beautiful children marry me?" "Again." he whispered the last part so only she could hear.
She knelt down with him. "What do you think?" Snow launched herself on her soon to be three times husband as the customers cheered. As she let her daughter out of the high-chair she felt her kiss her lips and a wave of True Love shuttered out across the diner.
"Baby what did you do? David asked his giggling daughter having instinctively rushed to his wife and child's side.
Ruby stepped forward the look of shock slowly changing to realisation.
"She saved us David. She saved all of us."
"RED! You're back!"
"We all are because of you both and Emma."
"You're so different."
"The same can be said for you. Pregnant! Snow. Congratulations!
"Well isn't this lovely?" Snow recoiled in horror as the voice she prayed she would never hear again sent chills down her spine.
"Hello Snow White.
"Regina." Her heart was racing at the sight of her stepmother before her and her family. It was happening again. IT WAS HAPPENING AGAIN.
"Charming take the baby please…"
He complied concerned as he saw the colour drain from her face and watched in slow motion as the fragile Snow fell to the ground as if poison lingered on her lips.
"SNOW!"
"SNOW!"
Everyone including Regina was shocked. "CALL THE HOSPITAL!"
"I swear to GOD if anything happens to her I'll kill you."
"You CAN'T!"
"THE HELL I CAN'T I KNOW HOW."
"OH THEN BE PREPARED TO LOSE EVERYTHING PRINCE CHARMING! BECAUSE IF I DIE IN ANY WAY OTHER THAN BY NATURE SO DOES YOUR DAUGHTER!
TWIST! Hope you stick with me it's about to get serious! XXX
