Seems that I won´t be able to finish this before season 3b begins, because this has become longer story as I expected when I started writing to spend this hiatus :) But maybe it won´t matter, because this has gone so different direction than show anyways ;)
I want to thank you all for reading, reviews, follows and favorites. All means so much to me. And I really try to take all feedback in consideration when writing.
Thanks to rolltidegoironmen for betaing. You should really check also her story Lost and Found out. I have love it for a very long time :)
Disclaimer: Not my characters, just playing with them.
8 months
For the last 2 months we have agreed that Charming takes one day more off ruling to help dwarfs and Anton in bean field. That though makes things harder for me when I must handle ruling and taking care of Emma simultaneously. Some days I just took her with me to the office if I do just paper work. Days like today when I have a meeting though I need someone else to look after her. Thankfully Red is filling most of the time to be a babysitter.
When I step to the nursery after meeting Red and Emma are sitting on the ground playing with toy wolf Red got her. Emma really loves that wolf.
"See Em, where is wolf going?" Red coos to her and hides the wolf behind her back.
Emma just stares at her and almost starts crying, but when Red pulls wolf back in front of her Emma´s eyes light up and she smiles reaching her arms out to get wolf back.
I have to meddle in with that. "Red, don´t tease her." I scold her lightly with chuckle, because it´s not wrong to hide something from her in play even if she almost starts crying. I just can´t stand seeing my baby sad even for a while.
"Oh Snow, I didn´t notice you. How did the meeting go?" Red asks.
"Same old, same old. Just handling with everyday subjects in this kingdom. How have your day been? I hope Emma haven´t been trouble?" Emma has gotten a little shy with others than Charming and me lately, but thankfully she seems to adore her aunt Red.
"We really have had a good day. Em is really an angel." Red says smiling.
While we talked Emma has dropped the wolf Red gave to her after I came to room. When I turn my eyes back to her I see her crawling to the wolf.
"Look Red." I sigh to her.
"What? Oh our baby is crawling. So adorable." She sighs noticing Emma and smiles to me.
When Emma gets to her wolf and craps it back in her arms, I scoop her up. "My little baby, I love you so so much. I guess we have to look you more closely now that you can move around. "I laugh at her, being so proud of my baby girl.
11 months
After many busy months we get finally time to have a family day. We start our day by riding to the meadow which have always been mine and Charming´s special place. Though it´s already fall, day is still warm and sunny enough to have a nice day outdoors. Emma just loves riding being wrapped up to me. She even pats Comet from time to time and giggles almost whole ride.
When we get there, we spread out blanket to the ground and unbuckle our picnic basket from Charming´s horse Flash´s back. We have brought some wine, bread and cheeses for us plus plum and apricot purees for Emma.
"This is heaven." I sigh sitting down and letting Emma out from her wrapping. She starts crawling around as soon as I let her down. "She really couldn´t keep still anymore." I laugh, though missing little bit times when she would stay close.
"Yeah, but it shouldn´t be surprising when you think how keen she was running away from everything as an adult." Charming laughs with little bit of sadness in his voice.
"Just Emma. Your right." I agree. But I couldn't help but feel a little sadness and regret also because part of that running came from being send away. Hopefully we have now fixed at least some of it for her. "I think I must catch our little monkey though so we could eat." I laugh at him, resulting him giving me a little wink.
"Emma baby, would you like to eat something?" I say to her and snatch her in my arms.
First I feed her and then let her move again while we eat with Charming. It´s so nice to just watch how much she enjoys exploring everything in the meadow.
"She truly is our daughter, loving nature and this forest so much." Charming states.
"She is. Too bad she didn´t realized that when we got here last time." I say little sadly. "She was whole time then so keen to get back to that other world and complained a lot."
"I want to believe that most of it was just to get back to Henry and maybe even a little to get to me also." Charming says sadly.
"I´m sure she wanted to get to know you also. Or what do you say my little monkey?" I add the ending for Emma when she crawls to me snatching her to sit on my lap. "How is everything in fields?" I ask from Charming.
"Everything seems fine. Beans are almost done, so we can start to plan soon who will go searching for them. "He answers.
"That´s good to hear." I nod happily for these news.
"Speaking of which, while we are so close to the field I think I could go to check on there, if that´s all right with you two?" Charming asks.
I almost guessed that he would like to go there beforehand, so I have gotten little extra toys with us incase being alone with Emma if needed to keep her amused. "It´s fine. We will survive a little time without you." I answer to him and lean in to give him a kiss while letting Emma out of my arms.
Charming stands up and starts to walk away, when it happens. He manages to take few steps before Emma notices him leaving and starts to crawl to him. But she seems to decide it´s not fast enough, because when she reach my knee she grabs it and stands up. That´s not so weird because she have stand with support before, but now she walks those couple steps left to her dad tears falling from her eyes.
Charming just stares at her in awe, just like me, but when she grabs his leg while falling down, he picks her up fast. "Wow my princess, you really walked. I guess you didn´t want daddy to go anywhere." He coos to her making her smiling and giggling when he kisses her head.
"I´m really proud of you baby." I sigh also when I get to them and brush gently her arms while she snuggles closer to Charming. "I guess Emma don´t agree with you leaving to the field." I laugh at him.
"And of course my princess gets what she wants. I stay with you. We must celebrate this. I´m sure they manage there without me." He says laughing.
We have a lovely day, and when we finally ride back to the castle we are all tired but satisfied for having our family day.
NEXT: Sending someone to search adult Emma and Henry + baby Emma´s first words
