Jefferson chuckled to himself as he closed the door to his home. He scored big on the mission he did for Rumplestiltskin and even better, the man was happy. He took out his bag of gold and placed it on the table with a loud clang.

"I'm back, babe!" Jefferson yelled out, "Come and see what the reward was"

"Did Rumplestiltskin deliver?" Daniella could be heard from upstairs.

"That he did" Jefferson nodded, "It was so much fun! You should've seen the look on the Queen's face"

"You broke her heart, didn't you?" Daniella asked.

"In half… but she'll get over it, the amount of power she has-"

Banging came from the stairs as objects fell to the floor, making Jefferson turn around. He ran over to the noise and found Daniella on the floor with a teacup and plate scattered around her. Jefferson climbed up the stairs and guided his wife back up to her feet.

"What the hell happened?" Jefferson asked her.

Daniella moaned, making Jefferson worry as he looked down at Daniella's pregnant belly. His mind wondered in concern about whether or not he should try and fetch the doctor for her, maybe even Dr. Frankenstein. He glanced over to his hat which was sitting next to the pile of gold as temptation rose in him.

But Daniella didn't make a complaint about if her stomach hurt, she just went over to the table, plopped herself down and placed her head in her hands. Jefferson eyed his wife expectantly before he asked.

"Daniella, what's going on?"

"I can't run" Daniella mumbled, "Everytime I do, I end up getting clumsy and run into things, even shapeshifting is challenging for me"

"How long has this been happening?" Jefferson sat down next to her and placed a hand on her arm.

Daniella pouted as she glanced up to the ceiling, thinking back to when it all started.

"Maybe a month ago?" she answered honestly.

Jefferson did a slight intake of breath as he wondered why she waited so long to tell him about this.

"So you're saying ever since you went into your second trimester?" Jefferson rephrased.

"Yes" Daniella grumbled.

"Maybe that's why, babe" Jefferson said softly, "Your body is only used to changing and running with just one of you. With you being pregnant, it must've became… difficult"

Daniella looked over to her husband, "But I liked running"

"I know you do" Jefferson couldn't help but crack a smile at how childish Daniella was being, "But now you have other things to worry about"

Jefferson placed his hand on her stomach as Daniella covered his one hand with both of hers, the warmth of his hand sent calming emotions throughout her whole body.

"I guess you're right" Daniella sighed, "I could use a break from my powers"

"They will definitely help in all of the diaper changes" Jefferson noted.

"Don't you start assigning me to diaper duty only, Jefferson" Daniella glared at him.

Jefferson couldn't help but laugh as he leaned in and kissed her gently on her lips. Daniella smiled as he rubbed his hands around her little bump, warming her up as he kissed her slow and passionate yet again.


Grace opened the door to the ice cream parlor with a huge smile on her face. She's always wanted to come here but her Cursed parents mindset was strict so she was allowed no sweets whatsoever. She eagerly glanced back to her real parents, Jefferson and Danielle walking up the steps to join her. Once they were close enough, she took off in a run to the front to check out all of the amazing flavors they had. The ice cream parlor has only been open for seven days but it still looked as packed as the grand opening.

"She's really excited, isn't she?" Danielle turned to Jefferson.

"Oh, yeah, she's been waiting for this night ever since you suggested it" Jefferson answered.

Danielle smiled as she looked over to Grace, "Well, I didn't want to always be keeping her father away. Mind as well have her join us, right?"

"I'm glad you think that way" Jefferson told her.

"Well, I had a little nudge" Danielle confessed, "From my mother"

Jefferson slowly nodded as he tried to be as warming as he tried to look surprised, "Is that so?"

Danielle nodded before turning and going over to Grace to help pick out a flavor. The doorbell jingled followed by a nanosecond of a hushed silence before everything picked back up into place again. Jefferson looked over to see Regina and Henry had entered the building, just as expected. The second he saw the Evil Queen his heart beat faster as they both gave a slight nod to each other.

"You sure this will work?" Jefferson asked, holding the golden sprinkles up to his eyes, earlier that day.

"Yes" Regina said for the fifth time, "Just sprinkle it into the ice cream before she eats it and her memories should be restored"

"Should be?" Jefferson quote, "I can't do this! She'll definitely get curious about me putting something in her ice cream and what if Grace or I eat it as well? What will happen?"

"Nothing!" Regina sighed, "Look, both you and Grace have your memories restored so this will have no effect on any of you. The only person it will work on is Danielle"

Jefferson thought for a moment before he looked to Regina, "Can you do it?"

Regina blinked, "Do what?"

"Place it in her dessert" Jefferson handed the bottle back, "You have magic to do it"

Regina scoffed, "Why do you-"

"Just do it, Regina!" Jefferson snapped back before saying, "Please"

Regina then noticed for the first time that Jefferson seemed scared to do this task, he was afraid it wouldn't work. If she hadn't felt that way with Daniel a couple of days ago, she probably would've laughed in the Mad Hatter's face. She slowly walked over to him and took the bottle from the man's hands and gave him a nod.

"Okay… I'll do it"

"Papa!"

Jefferson blinked and looked over to Grace and Danielle coming back to him, "Did you find something you liked?"

"It was the strangest thing, Jefferson" Danielle informed, "Every single flavor I said I wanted to try, Grace said she also wanted to try"

"We decided to split a sundae" Grace smiled up to Danielle, "The three of us"

Jefferson smiled in amusement as his heart melted when Danielle wrapped her arms around Grace's shoulders in a hug. He wanted more than ever to have Danielle kiss Grace on the top of her head but instead, she ushered the little girl over to their seat.

"There's an empty booth for us" she nodded over to the corner.

Grace turned to it and said, "Perfect"

"I see you're enjoying yourself" Jefferson said to his daughter.

Grace smiled up to him, "It's everything I wished it would be"

Jefferson gripped onto his daughter's hand and smiled, "I know"

"I can't wait to see how our sundae tastes" Danielle said to Grace.

Grace nodded, "It's going to be the best sundae ever"

"I hope so" Danielle turned to Jefferson, "What about you, Jefferson? Are you going to try our masterpiece of a sundae?"

Jefferson winked, "I will, too bad I didn't have a say in any of the flavors"

"You tend to not pick the best flavors to match with others" Grace giggled.

The waitress came over with a huge cup of a sundae with a glittering gold sprinkles on top.

"Did you ask for sprinkles?" Both Danielle and Grace asked one another.

"It was a special request" the waitress winked before disappearing behind the counter.

"I wonder by who?" Danielle scooted in even closer, "Do you have any crushes at your school?"

"What?"

"No" Grace said with a tint of a blush, "Not that I know of"

Jefferson handed out a spoon to each of his girls before they both scooted up and took a swoop out of the ice-cream that mother and daughter made. He watched, holding his breath as Danielle took the ice-cream in her mouth with nothing left on the spoon. Danielle smiled at the flavors exciting her taste buds but then crunched down and held onto her head. Jefferson scooted up till his midsection hit the table.

"Are you alright?"

"I'm fine" Danielle waved it off, "Just a brain freeze"

"That happens to me all the time" Grace laughed.

"It's horrible" Danielle said to the little girl.

From far away, Danielle and Grace could be seen laughing as Henry looked up to his mother in wonder.

"Why didn't she wake up?" Henry asked.

Regina sighed and shook her head, "I don't know, Henry"

"Do you think she'll ever wake up?" Henry had to ask again.

"I really do hope so" Regina pet his hair, "If they're in danger, the sooner she remembers the better"

"And if not, we don't even know who would want to hurt Jefferson and Grace" Henry replied, "The page was ripped out"

"I know" Regina hummed, "But now it's out of our hands"

"Jefferson! You have barely eaten anything from our sundae" Danielle told him.

"Sorry" Jefferson chuckled, "I just thought you both should enjoy it first"

"Everything okay, Papa?" Grace asked.

Jefferson nodded, "Yes, just one thought after another in my head. How is it?"

"Delicious!" the girls said.

Jefferson smiled absentmindedly before taking a spoonful, "Let's see about that"

Together the family left about an hour later with their stomachs full of ice cream. Jefferson watched as his little girl ran up a few paces before the couple as she twirled and danced, high off of sugar. Danielle couldn't help but laugh and cheer the little girl on, making the girl's dancing even more wackier. Jefferson couldn't help but remain silent as he watched his family react to one another. Was this to be their new life?

"Your daughter is the most beautiful girl I have ever met" Danielle turned to Jefferson.

He could only smile to her but then felt something within his own hand. He looked down to see Danielle was holding his hand with her own. Jefferson looked into the woman's brown eyes as she smiled, blushed and leaned her head down onto his shoulder. Jefferson gave a weak smile as he turned and looked at their little girl spinning in the middle of the trail.

"Thank you" Jefferson whispered.

"Maybe one day I can take her on our own little date?" Danielle asked, "A girl's day, you know?"

Jefferson couldn't help but let out a laugh, the puff of air visible in the air. He shook his head at how easily he was thrown aside by Danielle for Grace. He looked down to Danielle who gave him a playful grin while waiting for his answer.

He couldn't help it but lean in and kiss Danielle's hairline as she too let out a giggle. Jefferson looked back down to her as she gave his hand a nice little grip for a second.

He answered, "Anytime… just make sure to schedule me in every once in a while"

"I guess I can do that" Danielle said as if it sounded like a chore.

"I guess Grace did a better impression than I thought" Jefferson told her.

"Yes, she did" Danielle looked up to him, "I love her"

Jefferson felt his heart rip in two again as he said, "Looks like we've reached your apartment"

"Too soon" Danielle let out a sigh.

Grace stopped at the steps and turned around, her fun emotion gone as she walked down the stairs.

Danielle stopped and turned to Jefferson as he smiled and looked back down to her once more. She lifted up her chin just slightly as Jefferson leaned down and kissed Danielle on the lips. He found himself yearning for the way they used to kiss and was disappointed to know it didn't feel familiar. Still, he kept a cheerful face as they broke the kiss and Danielle turned to Grace.

"I had so much fun hanging out with you today, Grace" Danielle said in a loud whisper, "We should do it again"

"Yes!" Grace smiled.

Danielle leaned down and kissed Grace on the forehead just as a small wave exploded upon impact. The force sent Danielle back a couple of steps as she slowly tried to catch her breath, stunned by the force. Jefferson took a cautious step closer to Danielle as he watched her intently.

Danielle glanced between Grace and Jefferson before she said, "I remember you two… you are my family"