Chapter 11

It's easy enough to say "Let's have another baby" four simple words meant to stimulate a definitive action. Make love to your spouse and boom nine months later squealing, chubby bundle of joy. It's easy to say. Actually doing it however, is an entirely different matter. Doing it was never the true issue though, finding the time to be together when you run a kingdom and have a rambunctious toddler that insists on having adventures in every room of the castle was the issue.

Thank goodness then for Aunty Red who offers to take said child for a few hours twice a week overnight. Thank goodness for Aunts.

"Are you sure Granny won't mind the extra company at your cottage?" Snow asks warily as she sways Emma gently and kisses her for-head as the cloaked child sucks her thumb contently.

"Snow." Red gives her a look. Granny loved the little princess as if she were her own Granddaughter she was family to Granny as the old woman was to them.

"I know I know. I just hate not having her with us."

David brought a little bag with a few of her things in it. "Look Princess your dodo (meaning blanket) and this!"

"Teddy!" Emma giggled and grabbed the toy excitedly while David gave Red the tiny bag.

"Teddy." David smiled.

"Snow I'm sorry we really should be going if we to make it to the village for dinnertime."

"It's fine Red."

"Ooh Mommy and Daddy are going to miss you so much. MA!" She gave her daughter a huge kiss and David did the same.

"Love oo".

"Love you". They shouted when they finally released her and waved them both goodbye. Two nights without her and after two seconds it already ached.

"Two nights". Charming sighed heavy-heartedly against her shoulder.

"Two nights". She mimicked

"Two full days and two nights." Snow stated a smirk appearing on her lips.

"Umm hmm". He hummed. He tried to catch her waist but, she was too fast.

"Hey!"

He shouted after her as she ran through the castle. Luckily the kitchen staff just laughed as they watched him try to trap his slender Snow against the kitchen table and scoop her up only to be met by a chuckle and a handful of flour in the face instead of a kiss before ducking down underneath his wide legs and running further and further down the halls until she reached her intended destination.

"Snow."

She was shocked but, not surprised to see him already behind their bedroom door as she started to undress.

"Oh! Hello Charming. Oh darling whatever happened to your face?" She asked innocently barely getting the words out through laughter.

He shut the door and stood in front of her so she had nowhere to go but back against the door.

"What always happens."

"You."

"Ah."

"Ah."

"Sorry."

"You are?"

"Very!"

"Good." He kissed her bare shoulder while having one hand locked against his wife's while the other skilfully pulled down the other shoulder sleeve. He deliberately took the long and slow option trailing kisses down more parts of her newly exposed body until he finally allowed her to slowly step out of the material that used to wrap around her curves.

She was silent that was until he finally released her hand. When she finally had his gaze completely locked on her own she stroked his face tenderly and pounced.

"Happy Anniversary" Snow whispered a few weeks later as she joined her husband and daughter in the middle of a bedtime cuddle.

"It's early we married in winter didn't we?"

"Why yes". She kissed Emma's head before David set their baby in her crib the one at a year and six months she was starting to get too big for.

"Not our wedding anniversary."

He turned to her after kissing Emma goodnight.

"The day we met."

"The day I snuck into your room."

"The day I fell in love with a Princess".

"The day I fell for a man named David".

"When we kissed till we were breathless".

"Yes we did that." Snow continued pressing a finger teasingly on his chest. "Want another reason to do that again?"

"With you I never need a reason." She smiled as their lips joined.

"I'll tell you anyway." She exclaimed when they gasped for air.

"I spoke to Doc this morning and Geopetto this afternoon."

"Snow what's wrong are you ill and why would you need to see our carpenter?"

"Well firstly, Emma will need her very own bed soon and I needed something else made as well."

"What?"

She beamed. "Another crib."

"Wait you're?"

"Uh huh."

"Two cribs we'd have two cribs but, you only need two cribs for…"

"Twins."

He didn't need to be told twice.

Hope you enjoyed this chapter. xxx