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Chapter 21

"One day, the Evil Queen decided she wanted the young Prince all to herself so planned to get rid of the brave Princess once and for all. However the young Prince discovered the Evil Queen's plan and took the place of the Princess. The curse made the young Prince fall into a deep sleep which he would never wake from, without magic all hope seemed lost.

However the courageous Princess refused to give up on saving the Prince, you see she was her parents daughter after all. A magical wizard sent her one a quest to bring magic back so she could break the Evil Queen's spell. The quest was not without its dangers; the Princess had to defeat a dragon. Luckily she had her father's sword to protect her. After she defeated the dragon, the Princess realized the wizard had tricked her and took the magic for himself, leaving no hope of saving the sleeping Prince.

Heartbroken that she had failed on her quest the Princess went to say her goodbyes. As she lent down to place one last kiss on the Prince's forehead something magical happened. The love the Princess had for her young Prince was stronger than any curse. The kiss broke the Evil Queen's spell not only over the Prince but the entire Kingdom. But that wasn't the end of the story... The Princess was finally reunited with her parents, who loved her very much. They were so happy that they had found each other again. As for the Evil Queen, she could no longer hurt the Princess or her family because they had the most powerful magic of all, true love."

"Charming, what are you doing?" Snow raised her eyebrow questionably with a bemused smile.

David looked up from his granddaughter and turned to face his wife who was standing in the doorway of Emma's old bedroom. He could feel his cheeks blush slightly with embarrassment of being caught which only caused his wife's smile to shine brighter.

He pressed a finger to his lips to hush her voice so she didn't disturb the sleeping baby in his arms. "I was just telling Eva a story before I put her down for a nap." He whispered and smiled softly. He turned his attention back to the little girl when he felt her cuddled closer to his chest. Tenderly he brushed his hand over the top of his granddaughter's head soothing her as she slept.

Snow's eyes traced warmly over her husband and granddaughter. She watched as David smiled in wonderment at the tiny bundle, enjoying the quiet tender moment with their granddaughter. Her heart ached a little when she thought of the moments like this that they missed with Emma.

She quietly tiptoed over to her husband's chair. "What type of story?" She asked quietly as she enveloped her arms around his strong shoulders carefully not to disturb the sleeping baby in his arms.

David's smiled and moved his hand over hers. He lightly brushed his thumb over her knuckles. "Oh you know just a typical fairytale." He chuckled lightly, he felt so content with granddaughter in his arms. He let his warm blue eyes drift over Eva for a moment; he couldn't help but feel incredibly proud when he looked over her tiny face. She was perfect in his eyes, just like her mother.

Snow lightly rested her chin on his shoulder. "Please tell me it had a happy ending?" She asked and wrapped her arms tighter across his chest. The need to feel close to her husband grew stronger. She tried to conjure up a smile when David gave her an odd look.

"Well the story hasn't really ended, not yet." David shrugged gently; he knew there was a hidden meaning behind his wife's question. She was referring to their little girl's story. "But I'm sure whatever happens, they will find their happily ever after." He smiled reassuring at her. He had faith that Emma would find her way back to her family; she was his daughter after all

Snow sighed quietly and forced a smile on her face as she tried to push the worries to the back of her mind. The feeling of his strong firm chest beneath her fingers and the sound of his voice made everything seem better. Her husband had always known how to melt away her worries and make her feel like everything would work itself out. Optimism was definitely strong in the male side of their family, even Neal had it.

David turned his head slightly towards Snow, his soft lips faintly brushed over hers in a tender kiss. The kiss gave Snow all the warmth and love she needed. Their eyes lingered on one another's for a moment before Eva began to stir in her grandfather's arms. She let out a loud whimper which quickly changed to grumpy cries.

David and Snow smiled down at their little granddaughter. Her cheeks had turned red and there were tiny tear drops in the corners of her eyes. It was clear by the small frown on her face that she did not approve of her grandparents public display of affection and she was not impressed they were not giving her their full attention. Oh yes Eva was definitely Emma's daughter!

"Hey, hush now Eva." David cooed softly and gently rocked the little girl in his arms. "Hey… it's okay…." He continued to whisper soothingly to her as he tried to calm her cries. He cradled his granddaughter close to his chest as her cries slowly began to quiet down again.

"Hey little one… Are you being good for your Grandpa?" Snow sang softly over David's shoulder. Her fingers swept over Eva's cheeks as she wiped away her tears. "Oh yes you are…" She cooed again.

David chuckled lightly at the silly baby voice his wife had adopted. "I think she is definitely her grandpa's little girl." She joked and gently tickled the bottom of Eva's foot. Their granddaughter finally calmed down again. She gave a wide yawn as her tiny eyelids closed.

"She's so beautiful." Charming whispered quietly. He was unable to take his eyes of his granddaughter as she fell back asleep again.

Snow hummed quietly in agreement as her fingers softly brushed over the little girl's face. She smiled at her little granddaughter who was now sleeping peacefully in her husband's arms. She looked so much like Emma did when she was baby. Even though she had only shared a few minutes with her baby, she could still remember the blonde tuffs of Emma's hair and the way she sucked her thumb gently. She could see the memories every time she looked at her Eva.

Her heart swelled a little with sadness when she thought of Emma, she was trying her best not to worry about her daughter but she could help but feel that Emma was going to miss out on these quiet moments with Eva.

David could sense that his wife's thoughts were still troubling her. "Snow, what it is?"

Snow sighed again softly. "Nothing."

David raised his eyebrow questionably, he knew her far too well. "Something is bothering you."

"It's just… I'm worried about Emma." She mumbled quietly. "I'm just scared she is going to miss it all."

David frowned sadly, he would be lying if he said he hadn't shared his wife's concerns, but they had agreed to stay positive, for Emma. "Snow, listen to me. We won't let that happen and neither will Neal." He paused for a moment. Though he had his fair share of run in's with his son-in-law in the past, he knew despite his faults, Neal loved his daughter more than anything. "Emma will get better, she is strong just like her mother." He finished with a smile.

Snow returned the smile, however it was half-hearted. She had to push the worries to the back of her mind. But she knew her thoughts would still be there waiting to present itself again.

David could see his wife wasn't going to let this drop so easily. "How about you go and make us some hot chocolate while I put Eva down for her nap and then maybe we can talk about it."

Snow nodded and smiled again. David gently stroked his hand through her hair as he placed another small kiss on her lips before she turned and walked out of the room.

As the door closed behind her, Snow lean herself against it and sighed. She didn't want to get upset; she just wanted to help Emma sort things out, though she didn't have a clue where to start. She knew this could take a long time and there was a lot of hard work ahead but she felt determined to help Emma through this.

David slowly stood up from his chair and delicately raised his granddaughter to his shoulder. He softly cradled her tiny head in his hand as he felt Eva snuggle closer into his shoulder. He placed a small kiss on top of her head before making his way over to the cot in the corner of the room.

David pulled back the blanket and gently laid the tiny baby down in the cot. He reached down to pull up the blanket when he noticed one of Eva's little white socks had somehow come off. Eva's tiny pink foot kicked up in the air. David placed his hand against little foot; it was so small that it fit perfectly in the palm of his hand. He softly brushed the pad of his thumb across her little toes, he felt them curl up under his touch.

He picked up the sock, "we don't want you getting cold now do we?" He smiled and placed it back on her foot. He pulled up the white blanket and gently tucked his granddaughter in. He leaned forward and pressed his lips gently to her forehead. "Sweet dreams Princess Eva," he whispered, his voice was barely audible.

Snow busied herself as she scooped half a spoon of sugar into the two steaming mugs of hot chocolate. She lifted the mugs and walked slowly over to the kitchen table, her eyes looked over to the photo of her and Emma that rested on the side unit. The absent-minded smile slipped from her face for a moment.

Snow placed the mugs down and sat at the kitchen table. She placed her head in her hands. Her palms pressed against her eyes; she couldn't stop thinking of her daughter. She shivered a little when she thought about what Emma was going through. It was times like this when Snow wondered that whether her daughter still needed her Mom. Even if Emma did, she knew she would never admit it. She just wished she knew how to help.

Snow was so wrapped up in her own thoughts she jumped when she felt her husband place his hand on her shoulder. "Sorry I didn't mean to startle you." David said softly as he sat down beside her.

Snow smiled, "did Eva settle down okay?" She asked as she wrapped her hand around the warm mug in front of her.

"Yes, she's a deep sleeper, must get that from Emma." He replied with a smile.

"Yes she does." Snow replied before falling into a thoughtful silence again,

David folded his arms over his chest as he watched his wife from across the table. He saw a little crease appear in the middle of her forehead. He knew she was lost in her own thoughts again. "Do you want to talk about it?" They hadn't really had chance to speak about what was happening with Emma and it was clearly troubling Snow.

"I don't know if I'm honest." She replied with a sad sigh. "It's just… I can't help worrying about her."

"I know. I'm worried too." David said sadly.

"I just know that she will be blaming herself for feeling like this." Snow said as she shook her head slightly.

David frowned, "why would Emma blame herself?" He asked confused. "It's not her fault; I mean she has no control over it, it just happened."

Snow sighed again. "I know but that's the way Emma is. I know she feels guilty about feeling this way. She didn't tell me this but I know Emma. I could see how uncomfortable she is around Eva. I think she feels she is letting everyone down."

David reached out and took Snow's hand in his and squeezed it softly.

"I can't believe this has happened to her. After everything this is the last thing she needed. She was finally happy and…." Snow's voice trailed off when the tears began to fall from her eyes.

David quickly jumped up from his chair. In two quick strides he was beside his wife. He wrapped his arms around her and pulled her close to him. He raised his hand to the side of her face and wiped the tears away with his thumb.

"Sshh…" He whispered quietly and placed a kiss in her hair. "Come here Snow." David held his wife close to him. His arms made her feel safe and warm but she couldn't stop the tears from falling. "Snow, it will be okay, we will get Emma through this." He said softly with a small smile.

Snow returned his smile sadly, "I hope so."

David leaned down again and captured her lips with his in another gentle kiss. His hands were securely placed around her waist as he held in tightly in his arms. They only broke apart from each other when they heard a knock at the door.