Meanwhile in the bathroom.

"So why exactly you decided to jump in puddles?"- Charming asked with a grin. Settling Emma in the toilet set.

"I didn't"- Charming saw her with a confused expression- " One moment I'm standing there and then without even realizing it, I was jumping there"- Emma shrugged.

"Well, I bet it was fun"- Charming accepted her answer, he would ask Snow later.

"Yes it was"- Emma giggled. It was the most precious sound to Charming's ears. "But you should have seen mom"

"She got mad huh?- He said while turning on the water.

"Yeah, when she was running towards me it got scary, and before I could run, she had already picked me up"- Emma admitted

"She can be quite scary, don't tell her I said that"- He laughed at her daughter's answer. He checked the water's temperature, it was ready. As he got up to call Snow to come and help Emma, she appeared in the door.

"Are we ready in here?"- She asked, with a big fluffy towel in hand.

"Yes, I think the temperature it's good"- Charming answered.

"Thanks, I bought something for Leo to wear tonight, would you help him put it together with some pants that match?"- She asked- "Oh and tell him he needs to shower, there are clean towels in his bathroom"

"Of course, I'll leave you two to it"- He kissed her cheek and want to find Leo.

"Hey, why Leo gets to shower and I need a bath? I want to shower too"

"Because I don't want you slipping on the shower"- Snow explained. Hoping that should be enough reason to convince her.

"Fine"- She mumbled - "Well I'm going in now, I'll see you after a bit"- she tried to shooed her mom politely out of the bathroom.

"It will be faster if I help you, besides, are you sure you can get in the bathtub by yourself?"- Snow asked already knowing the answer.

Emma looked at the tub as she walked closer to it, it was bigger than it was this morning. She just sighed in defeat.

"Come on I'll be quick"- She sat in the toilet and pulled Emma towards her. - "Want me to help you get off your clothes or do you want to do it yourself?"

"I'll do it myself, close your eyes when you put me in, okay?"

"Emma don't be silly, must we go through this again?- Snow asked wanting to laugh at her daughter but she didn't.

"Ugh okay, but just be quick"- She said as she put her arms up for her mother to take her top off.

"I promise I'll be"- she said stripping Emma and quickly putting her in the tub. "It's the water okay?- she asked

"Yes"- she said feeling relaxed because of the warm water.

"Then pass me the shampoo, it will be over before you know it"- She said to Emma as she kneeled by the tub and rolled up her sleeves. Inside she wished this would lasts forever, she dreamed of washing her daughter's hair so many times, it was a dream come true.

For Emma, even if she denies it, she did dreamed of this too, when she was little, she used to do everything alone, she never had a mom to play with her hair, or help her dressed or go shopping with, deep inside she was enjoying this as much as her mom.

Snow gave Emma a washcloth to wash herself as she did her hair, they will finish faster that way. Snow thought Emma was doing her part but when she saw above the blonde's head, she saw that the little one was lost in her own imagination playing with the wash cloth making it splash. She giggle and didn't say anything, she didn't want Emma to feel embarrassed.

"Can you tilt back your head so I can rinse out the shampoo?"- she said subtly, pretending she didn't saw her playing. Her daughter tilted back her head and stop playing. Then Snow started conditioning her hair and asked - "Are you done?"

"Mmm almost"- Emma answered unsure, she hadn't even started. Snow turned her around and saw that her face was still dry and a little bit dirty.

"Sweetheart, you haven't even started"- Snow sigh faking surprise, taking the washcloth from Emma and using it to clean the little face looking at her. Then she cleaned her arms, back and torso. - "Can you finish with your legs while I finish with your hair?"- Emma nodded and finished herself.

"Ready"- Emma announced

"Come on, stand up"- she helped her stand up and took her out of the tub, placing her in the mat and wrapping her with a big fluffy towel. With another towel she started to dry her hair.

Then she kneeled in front of the toddler and started drying her off, her plan was to be quick so Emma wouldn't be uncomfortable too long, she started from the top and may her way to the floor. Just when she was in the lower half she noticed a big puffy pink scar in her upper thigh almost in her right bottom cheek. It looked like it healed recently. When she placed her in the tub, she was too fast she hadn't seen it not even when she changed her earlier. She wrapped one arm around Emma to hold her still and turned her a little bit, so her side and part of her bottom were facing her, so she could look a the scar closely.

"Mooooom what the hell!"- She tried to squirm and get loose from her mother but she just got from her mother to tighten her grip.

Snow examined the scar, it looked like it once was a deep cut, it clearly needed stitches, but this looked like it hadn't any. It was the first time she has seen it, and Emma had never mentioned it, not even when they were just roommates.

"Emma, what's this?" she touched the scar as she let Emma go from her grip.

Emma put her hand on her side and felt the scar. Her eyes widened in terror at the thought that her mother just saw what she believed it would be hidden forever.

"Uuuuhhm it's just a scar, it healed, don't worry"- she tried to sound calm- "Can I get dress now? I'm cold"- She tried to change the subject

Snow just nodded and wrapped her around the towel again, scooped her up and headed to Emma's room. She placed her gently in the bed without a word, then she brought what she already had prepared for Emma. She stood her up in the bed and began to dress her. Her mind was running wild at the possible million explanations for that scar. She zoned out, lost in her thoughts.

Emma didn't know if she should say something but if she did, she was probably going to get a handful of questions about her scar, she didn't want that, but her mom not talking to her made her feel uneasy. So she took a deep breath and asked. - "Mom?"

Snow snapped out of whatever she was thinking and looked at Emma with concern in her eyes, she desperately wanted to know what could possibly had happened to leave such a scar. - "Emma, please, tell me what happened" - She asked calmly, as she took the hairbrush and sat in the bed.

Emma just sighed - "I really don't want to to talk about it"- she said as she sat in front of her mom.

"Emma, that looked pretty serious, I need to know, when did that happened, it looked recently, did it happened in the Enchanted Forest?"-she thought it was probably from the time they fell through the portal.

"No"- that was all Emma wanted to say

"So?"- Snow asked, her worries only grew stronger

"Look, I haven't seen that scar in years, I must be turning 5 today because I got that months after my fourth birthday"- she hope that with that explanation her mom will drop it.

"Then tell me what happened, since you already have told me when"- Snow had already brushed Emma's hair, but started to play with it, she thought that not looking her in the eyes, Emma will open about it more easily.

"I don't know what happened"- Emma shrugged.

Snow narrowed her eyes and put her hands under Emma's armpits, lifting her up and turning her around. - "Please don't lie to me"

"I really don't know what happened! They never told me"- She said with pleading eyes, wanting her mom to believe her.

"Who are they?"- Snow asked

"The social workers, the system, they never knew what actually happened, and I don't remember anything, not even when they asked me, and believe me, they asked for a very long time"- she explained to her mom

"Oh Emma"- Snow said with teary eyes and brought her to her lap and hugged her tightly, - "I'm sorry that happened to you, this would never had happened if we stayed together in the curse, I'm really sorry sweetheart"- Snow felt terribly guilty about all the thing Emma had to endure alone since she was barely an hour old.

"Don't worry, we are now together, that's all that matters"- Emma tried to comfort her mom, she didn't want her to feel guilty about all of this. - "And can we please stop talking about this, it's all in the past, there's no need"

"Of course"- she said with a smile, letting her go and wiping away her tears. Emma gave her back a little smile.- "Now your shoes and you're ready"- She said as she handed Emma her one she as she put the other one on. Emma climbed down the bed and stood in front of her mirror.- "You look adorable!"

"If you say so"- Emma shrugged, she really liked how it looked but acted cool about it.

"Why don't you go downstairs and wait with your brother, oh and can you tell your dad to come and help me please"

"Okay" she ran downstairs, her brother and dad were already there waiting for them, looking at the tv. "Hey dad, mom needs you"- she said as she climbed the couch to sit beside Leo.

"Thank you kiddo"- he got up and went upstairs to meet Snow.

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