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Since Henry wanted tacos, Snow took it upon herself to make them while the boy in question and James continued sword lessons and Graham and Emma… well, no one ever really knew what they did. For today, though, they were content to sit by the lake a short walk from the castle. The blonde was trying unsuccessfully to skip a rock across it. Graham could only watch her and stifle his laughter.
"You never learned how to skip a rock?" He asked, quirking an eyebrow at her.
"No." She admitted. I'll ask James to teach her, he thought.
"Want to talk about what kind of cake we want?"
"Sure." She sat down next to him. "Chocolate with chocolate frosting."
"That's not exactly what I'd call a wedding cake." He commented.
"I don't care. It could be the prettiest cake in the world but taste like crap. I want it to be yummy."
"I agree, but I don't think your mom's gonna like that idea."
"It's my wedding, not hers." She said.
"How'd dress shopping go?" He asked, expertly skipping a stone.
"Actually, I liked it. Not the shopping part, but spending time with her. She enjoyed it, too."
"I'm glad." Graham placed a kiss on top of her head and she purred, letting her head rest on his shoulder. "What's bothering you?"
"Nothing." She smiled.
"Emma, I know when something's bothering you. You haven't been yourself since you got back with the true love potion, though you put on a great front." He looked at her expectantly and she sighed, relenting.
"I found Henry's father."
"Would you like me to kill him?" He was immediately on the defensive. Even though this man gave them Henry, he had still hurt the blonde.
"No. It's more complicated than that. He's uh, he's Gold's son." Emma almost vomited at the thought.
"Oh my God." Graham gasped.
"That was my reaction, too." She said.
"That means we have two people running free who should be locked up because you decided to be the good cop."
"They both got what they wanted, they're going to leave us alone now." Emma replied, full of confidence. "We should go back; Snow probably has lunch ready."
"Okay." He was on auto-pilot, lost in thought as he followed Emma back to the castle. How they managed to get back without getting lost he didn't know.
"Hey guys!" Snow beamed. "Perfect timing."
"Henry will be here in a minute. He's just washing up." James said, digging in. Right on cue, the kid came in and took his seat.
"Hey, Mom?" He looked at the blonde.
"Yeah?"
"I'm not mad. I love you, and I don't want you to think I like Regina better or anything… it's just, I think she changed and if part of her happy ending is me, then I want to let her have it."
"That's very mature of you, Henry." Snow supplied at Emma's loss of words.
"I was getting there." She said with an eye roll. "It is, and I'm proud of you. On a different note, we've made a lot of progress in planning the wedding."
"Oh?" James raised an eyebrow.
"Mom and I picked the dress out, and Graham and I have decided on chocolate cake with chocolate frosting." She cringed, waiting for their response.
"Whatever you want, Honey." Snow said. Emma looked at her mother.
"Really?"
"Really. I'm just helping."
"Graham and I should also do a little tuxedo shopping as well, and I'll plan the bachelor party." James said.
"Can I?" Henry asked. "I promise it'll be super cool."
"Oh yes, and the bridal shower!" Snow squealed. "Emma, we can invite Ella, Ariel, Aurora, Belle, it'll be so much fun!"
"Yippee." Emma said sarcastically. Lunch was done soon after and they all dispersed. James and Snow went to a council meeting and Henry went to watch, which left the whole castle to Emma and Graham. He was finishing one of his books and she was cleaning the dishes. Have you ever thought about having kids?" Graham was glad she was the one holding the breakable object because he dropped the book.
"What?"
"I don't want to make you uncomfortable." She said quickly, loading the last of them into the cabinet before sitting next to him.
"Are you pregnant?"
"No. At least, I don't think so."
"Okay." He visibly relaxed. "I'm not opposed to the idea. I'd love it. I just want to be married first and be prepared."
"Obviously." She smiled. "But I don't think practicing could hurt." The smile turned into a mischievous one and she straddled him.
"So let me get this straight." Grumpy began pacing. "Emma decided to be a good person and let both Regina and Rumplestiltskin go?"
"Yes." Snow answered, anger flashing in her eyes. "You have no right to question what she did."
"She let the prisoners go!" He yelled and James pushed him against the wall.
"Do not talk about my daughter like that." He seethed. "They are changed people."
"It's what James and I would have done. Can't we all just let things go and move on? Grumpy, you once said that your pain makes you who you are. You're back with Nova now, and that's thanks to Emma. How about you take a moment and think. You can be happy, so be happy or leave. This isn't a pity party."
"Can I bring up another topic?" Gepetto raised his hand. "What about my boy?"
"Pinocchio? We're looking for him." James assured the man. "We've had more immediate crises to deal with, but as soon as they pass I'll head out with Emma and look."
"I don't think that's a good idea." He said.
"Why not?"
"She keeps glaring at me. She's either mad at me or Pinocchio."
"Gepetto, she glares at everyone and she's always annoyed. Don't take it personally, we will find him." The old man gulped. He knew in his heart that Pinocchio had told the princess about how the wardrobe could take two and he put the whole kingdom in jeopardy by sending the puppet man through. Things were about to get ugly.
THERE SEEMS TO BE A NEVER ENDING LIST OF THINGS TO DO IN FTL! IN THE NEXT FEW CHAPTERS WE WILL HAVE THE ROYAL WEDDING, SO STAY TUNED!