Chapter 10

"Dad!" Emma runs frantically down the stairs and is met by the horrifying scene of her mother unconscious in David's arms. "MOM! WHAT DID YOU DO?" She sobs while scrambling in her pocket for her cell phone.

"Is she breathing? Dad is she breathing?" Emma asks almost shaking her father to get him to respond. "Daddy." She begs.

"Barely. I can't lose her not again. Not after last time." He is hoarse as he holds his pale, innocent, selfless wife.

"I'm calling 911."

"They can't save her not from this. Not from magic."

"What can?"

David searched his fractured mind fighting every instinct to let David Nolan's fears and memories overtake him in this moment of dire need. No he won't let her die. He won't let his beloved Snow White die.

"True Love's Kiss." He said instantly.

"I love you Snow. Come back to me." He crashed his lips fiercely against hers and pulled away as he felt a massive pulse of light shutter out.

"Please don't leave us." He says as Emma takes both their hands magnifying the pulse so that it spreads far beyond their apartment breaking the spell freeing everyone from the curse.

Suddenly, beautiful hazel eyes snap open as the princess is brought back from death once more. David's smile is tearfully radiant as he listens to the ragged breaths come from her.

…..

I'm back. He saved me. Oh he saved me. He saved me folks. Damn, you'd think this would hurt less the second time round?

"You? You saved me."

"You are in so much trouble." He says huskily.

"I am." I return while kissing him so passionately as he pulls me up gently into an embrace.

"I love you." I murmur against his lips as we slowly and reluctantly pull away beaming at each other.

"Love you more."

"Not possible."

"Oh it is." He returns smugly before kissing me again.

"Guys, seriously." Emma interrupts tearfully.

Emma. Oh my baby.

"Emma." I gasp breaking away from my husband in order to hold her. "Mom. WHAT THE HELL?"

"I told you my darling girl; I will take anything for my family. Cars? Poison Turnovers there is absolutely no difference for me. "

She hugs me tightly and sobs.

"The curse, I think you broke it."

"Must be a family thing." She says before allowing David to envelop us both.

…

The day is long. It brings reunions between friends and family and a relinquishment power from a defeated queen in exchange for shared custody of the young boy we all love. It brings new arrangements with Henry deciding that he wants to live with us permanently but, most importantly by the evening it brings with it a sleepy smile to our daughters face.

"Come on kid, time for bed."

"Night Grandma." He hugs me and then David.

"Night Gramps."

"Night Henry. Night Emma." We say lovingly as we watch them go up the stairs. "We love you."

"Love you too." They reply.

I rock on the balls of my feet with a huge grin on my face that captures my husband's attention as he gently locks his arms around my neck and looks into me.

"What?" He says half-laughing.

"Well, our daughter and grandson are sleeping and Regina is dealt with so…"

"So…" He responds seductively taking the opportunity to place a hard kiss on my neck.

"I want to dance with my Husband."

"Well, I want to dance with my Wife."

"Then." I whisper making him hang on the word.

"What? What do you want?" He kisses me softly unable to resist.

"I want to make that baby. I want our Happily Ever After."

"I can oblige."

I pull away for a moment turn on the IPod and return to his arms as the music begins to play.

"There's so much craziness surrounding me," "There's so much going on it gets hard to breathe. When all my faith is gone, you bring it back to me. You make it real for me."

We move slowly as he takes my waist.

"When I'm not sure of my priorities. When I've lost sight of where I'm meant to be. And like holy water washing over me. You make it real for me."

"And I am running to you baby. You are the only one who saves me."

He spins me into him and we kiss as I lean against him eyes blissfully closed.

"That's why I've been missing you lately."

"Cause you make it real for me."

"When my head is strong but, my heart is weak,"

"I'm full of arrogance and uncertainty."

"When I can't find the words, you teach my heart to speak."

"You make it real for me."

"And I am running to you baby. You are the only one who saves me."

"That's why I've been missing you lately."

"You make it real for me."

He makes me face him and lifts me up in a kiss as the tempo rises.

"When everybody's talking in words I don't understand."

"You've got to be the only one who knows just who I am."

"And you're shining in the distance."

"I hope I can make it through."

"Cause the only place I want to be is right back home with you."

He lowers us down as we breathe and sway.

"I guess there's so much I have to learn."

"But, if you're here with me I know which way to turn."

"You always give me somewhere, somewhere I can run."

"You make it real for me."

"And I am running to you baby."

"Cause you are the only one that saves me."

"That's why I've been missing you lately."

"You make it real for me."

"You make it real for me." I say in a whisper and a kiss.

I want to say a huge "THANK YOU" to everyone for following this story as alas, I have reached the end of this particular fairy-tale. Read and review if you wish. XXX The song is "You Make It Real" by James Morrison have a listen (he's great!)