Tell Me
The next morning, Snow was practically immobilized, but she was very tired. The entire day for her was spent lying in bed, being waited on by James every 1 hour or so, and tending to the the baby's needs. It was a peaceful day, but fairly uneventful, which suited Snow and James just fine. Two days ago, well, that was enough action and drama for the entire month. Morning came and went, and the afternoon was short. Around the evening, Snow felt less sore to where she thought she could get up. She tried, but the pain was too great. James entered the room shortly after, and sat next to her and baby David. As they chatted, a question rose in James' mind.
"Snow?" She looked up from the child.
"Yes?" Her voice had a sing-song tone to it, and it was cheery and sweet. James asked his question.
"How did you know? That you were pregnant? Surely you knew." He gave her a puzzling look. She looked up from her child, and sighed
"Well, when we were still in Storybrooke, I had symptoms, but that was only the last few days we were there, until we were transported back here. I even thought about taking a test, but that's when we came back." She studied his face for a reaction to the story.
"Oh… so it wasn't the first night we were here?" Snow shook her head.
"Apparently not." He nodded at this, with a more understanding look on his face, as another question came to him.
"Why didn't you tell me that you were pregnant earlier?" He asked. She was afraid of this, afraid that he would be hurt. Snow's stomach knotted up with nervousness, until she finally got out an answer.
"James, I didn't even know, that's what the test was for. But since I never got to take it, I wasn't 100% sure. The vomiting all of those months ago confirmed it, because Iused to never vomit; no matter the sickness, no matter the intensity, not one time did I vomit. Just then; when I knew pregnancy was the case. I'm sorry for not telling you earlier."
"It's okay. It's just that I want to know this stuff, as soon as it happens. Thank you for telling me." She gave a simple nod, and her attention flew back to the child staring up at her with her husband's blue eyes.
They sat and talked some more, played with the child and coddled it, until the hours of the day seemed like mere minutes escaping into blackness. Soon, it was dusk, and Snow prepared the child to go to sleep. After he was asleep, the couple resumed their talking, but in a more tired, delirious state. They talked and giggled, while their unconsciousness got to them.
"You know what I don't like about this place?" He turned to her, grinning, with bags under his eyes.
"What don't you like about this place?" She giggled.
"No coffee." They both shared a good laugh.
"You want to know what I don't like about this place?" She offered. He nodded.
"Absolutely nothing. As long as you're here with me, I have no reason to complain."
"Aww, that's so sweet." He laughed. They scooted in closer to one another, with her curled up against his side, once again sprawled across his chest.
"I love you." She whispered into his steady heartbeat.
"I love you, too." He placed his hand on her head. She gazed up at him, her head still resting on his shoulder. He brought her face closer to his, and leaned in for a long, slow kiss. She finally pulled away.
"If you're expecting to do anything tonight, you're wrong." She mumbled.
"What?" He peered down at his wife.
"You heard me. I know what you want, but I can also tell you it's not going to happen. Not until he's out of here, at least." She nodded towards the crib. He sighed.
"Okay…" He turned to his side, still facing her, with a joking pout on his face. She noticed this, and smiled.
"I said no." She teased, and turned away from him.
The next few days were quiet, until the couple started to move the furniture in David's room to make way for the crib. As much as they loved having their child as close as possible, his light snoring was too sweet and distracting; it was hard not to run over to the crib and watch. They were losing sleep because of these simple reasons, so moving it was for the best. James and Snow lay in bed that night, both wide awake. Every few moments one of them would say "I wonder what he's doing" or "I wish he was in here", etc. They were both in a sick-like state, worried for their child, even though they had posted two guards to watch the door.
"I can't take this, Snow. I want our child back in here. It's too painful." James finally broke the agonizing string of questions.
"I know. Me too, but he needs to learn to sleep alone. We can't have him in here forever." She sadly spoke. After about an hour or so in more painful silence, James turned to face Snow.
"Remember when you said no to me a few nights ago?" He asked her.
"Yes. Why?"
"How about now?" He flashed a toothy grin.
"I suppose I can't say no."
The next morning when she had awoken, Snow and James were still wrapped in each other's arms. The first thing Snow thought of when she woke up was her son. Her son, which she wanted so dearly to see. The pain from being separated from her child was a horrible pain, and a pain she knew all too well. If it weren't for her sleeping husband's grasp around her, she would have run out of the room to her son, right then. But she had to take her time to slowly, and carefully unravel herself away. As she stood up and tied a robe around her waist, James woke up.
"No." He said. Startled, she turned around to face him.
"Don't you dare go in there without me." She smiled at the thought that they were both wondering about their son.
"I won't. I promise." She sat at the foot of the bed and waited for him to get dressed and ready to check on their child. When he was ready, they slowly opened their bedroom door, and crept down the hallway to get to him. At the door to his room, Snow stopped James.
"Remember, he's probably still asleep. Don't wake him up by doing something stupid." She joked. He nodded impatiently, and Snow opened the door. Both smiling, they walked over to the crib.
The child was gone.
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So, here it is! I'm sorry that it took so long to upload, I've been very busy! I hope you enjoyed and thank you for reading! Chapter 8 soon!
