Chapter 26

Disclaimer: I only own my OC characters, unfortunately. If I did own the OUAT and OUATIW characters, let's just say that kiss between Will and Belle wouldn't have EVER happened.

Will rolls over in the bed, opening his eyes slightly as he turns. He squints against the bright neon light of the clock that reads 6:15 A.M. Remembering what day it is, Will slips out of the bed, being careful not to wake Anastasia in the process. Will goes into the nursery and quietly wakes Michael and Penelope up before scooping both of the ten-month-olds into his arms.

"Dada!" Michael happily says, his face lighting up as he situates himself against his father's chest.

"Shhh, little mate. We need to be quite. We don't want to wake Mommy up," Will whispers before putting his index finger over his lips.

"Why?" Penelope asks, her blue eyes looking up at her father.

"Because, Penelope, it's a special day for Mommy, one she hasn't had before. So, we must be very quiet, little love. Your Mommy will be surprised," Will smiles before taking the twins downstairs.

Once they get downstairs, Will gently sits Michael and Penelope in their highchairs before getting out the ingredients he is going to need for the surprise. He then comes back over to his children with a grin on his face before asking his son a question.

"Michael, do you wanna help Daddy with the pancake batter?" Will questions as he sits the mixing bowl down on the tray of his son's highchair.

"Yes!" Michael happily yells before quieting down, remembering what his Daddy told him about being quiet.

Will takes his son's smaller hand into his larger one and starts to help Michael stir the pancake batter, making sure not to let the little prince get batter all over the place. After a while of mixing the batter, Will scoops a little bit of the mixture on his finger and dots it on both Penelope and Michael's nose, causing both of them to happily giggle at their Daddy.

"Oops, Daddy didn't see you there, my little mates. Let's keep making breakfast for Mommy, eh? Penelope, you can help Daddy with the milk and presentation," Will smiles before picking his daughter up and carrying her over to the refrigerator as he takes the milk carton out of the fridge.

He helps his daughter pour the milk since she's only ten-months-old and can't hold the carton by herself yet. Will wraps his arms and hands around Penelope, holding her close and enjoying this moment with her. Whenever he has the chance to do something one-on-one with the kids he loves the feeling and knows it makes the kids as happy as it makes him. Once they finish pouring the milk, Will has Penelope help him arrange the strawberries and blueberries around the plate in a way that only makes sense to the little girl.

"That looks beautiful, little love. Mommy's gonna love it," Will compliments his daughter's work before kissing her cheek and sitting her back down in her highchair.

Next he goes to take the pancakes off of the stove and onto the plate, along with the eggs he prepared as well.

"Mama?" Michael asks Will as the proud husband and father picks up his children and the presents they've been working on for a few days now.

"Yes, Michael, we're takin' all of this to Mama," Will responds, understanding his son's question, even though most other people probably wouldn't.

Anastasia wakes up to an empty bed, the warmth from Will's side of the bed almost completely faded away by now. She looks around the room looking for him, but instantly stops her search upon hearing his voice in the hallway.

"Now, do ya remember what Daddy told you to say to Mommy?" Will asks his children, looking between both of them.

"Mama's….." Michael and Penelope start to say before Will makes them be a little quitter by placing a finger over their mouths softly.

"Not yet, Michael and Penelope. We don't want to give ourselves away, do we?" Will says before starting to open the bedroom door.

Before he gets the door open, Anastasia lays back down and allows her head to rest on the pillow. She closes her eyes as well, making it seem like she is still asleep as to not ruin the surprise she's sure Will has worked hard on. A few seconds later Ana feels a light weight being added onto her stomach, so she opens her eyes to find that Will has placed Michael and Penelope on top of her.

"Good morning, my loves. What are you three doing up so early?" Ana smiles as she scoops her children into her arms and kisses Will on the lips.

"Well, luv, Michael, Penelope, and I have been up making a very special person breakfast in bed, which I must go get. Hold on a second," Will answers before stepping out of the room and retrieving the tray that has Ana's breakfast on it.

When returning, he hands it to Anastasia and sits on the bed across from her, taking Michael and Penelope from her arms where she can it the wonderful breakfast they worked hard to prepare. Anastasia takes a bite of Will's famous pancakes, well, they're famous to their family and friends anyway, and wonders what she has done to deserve all of this.

"What's all this for, then?" she asks, looking at Will since she knows her husband is the mastermind behind this plan.

"Now you can say it, Michael and Penelope," he tells their children.

"Mama's Day!" Michael and Penelope happily tell their mother before wrapping their small arms around her in a hug.

"Oh, this is for Mother's Day? Thank you so much, darlings. I love it. You three did an amazing job on everything," Ana smiles before popping a blueberry into her mouth.

"I'm glad ya like it, Ana. We decided to give ya a little something special to mark your first Mother's Day," Will explains before producing several pieces of paper to his wife, a huge smile on his face.

Anastasia opens the first piece of paper to find Michael and Penelope's handprints side-by-side in green and purple paint with their names and the date under it. It had taken Will a few hours to get both twins to sit still while he painted their hands where they could make Ana the collage, but he finally got it done. A huge smile passes over Ana's face as she looks between both of her children and her loving husband. The next piece of paper is a card that says "Happy Mother's Day, Anastasia!" in Will's perfect cursive/calligraphy handwriting. But, it's the inside of the card that takes her breath away.

My dearest Ana,

I have loved you ever since we met, and I am always amazed at what we have done with our lives since meeting each other. We found Wonderland, and yeah, we got lost in it, but then we found each other again. Guess it just took a little bit of growing up to realize that we can live on love. I love you with all my heart, Ana, and I hope I let you know that every day I'm with you. I cannot think of a more amazing, beautiful, and strong woman that I would want to be with, let alone be the mother of my children. I'm thankful every day for you, Anastasia, and I take one look at Michael and Penelope and remember just how lucky of a man I am. You have given me my heart's desire, a life with you and our wonderful children. I hope you know that you are a wonderful daughter, sister, friend, White Queen of Wonderland, wife, and most importantly, mother. I love you with all my heart. Happy Mother's Day, luv.

-Will

Ana finishes reading the card and feels the start of tears pricking her eyes. Will always knows just the right words to say. She feels two sets of tiny hands reach for her face and Michael and Penelope place their hands on Ana's tears.

"Mama?" Penelope asks, her fingers on her mother's tears still as a mean of explanation.

"It's nothing, Penelope. Mama's just really happy and loves what Daddy gave her. I'm not sad," Anastasia softly explains to her daughter to appease her daughter's mind.

"I'm glad you like it, Anastasia," Will smiles before placing a kiss on her lips, smiling as their lips touch.

After they break apart, Will hands Anastasia one more card, this one what he tried to make look like Michael and Penelope signed it, which they obviously didn't.

Happy Mother's Day, Mommy!

We love you and thought you should know how much you mean to us. You are the best Mommy in the world, we love you very much. You're always there for us, and we know you love us 'til the ends of the Earth. You mean so much to us, Mommy!

Love, Penelope and Michael

Ana laughs as she finishes reading the card.

"Will, you know they're ten-months-old and not ten years, right?" she teases, which results in a small smirk from Will.

"They still know how important you are, Anastasia. You're their mother, 'course they love you," Will says to defend his writing that he did for the twins.

"Well, thank you, Will. Both of those were really sweet. And thank you, Michael and Penelope, because without you two this day wouldn't belong to me," Ana smiles down at her children before wrapping her arms around Michael, Penelope, and Will.

She's definitely found her new favorite holiday, all thanks to her amazing family.

Author's Note: And there's Chapter 26! I know I had said this was going to be about the twins' birthday, but then I remembered I hadn't done a Mother's Day chapter, and since I made it May, I had to do this chapter. The next one will probably be a Father's Day chapter, but then it will be the twins' 1st birthday. I hope you liked this chapter, and please leave a review with what you thought. I appreciate each and every one of you, I did not expect I was going to get 154 reviews for this story in about two months. All of you guys are amazing, and I hope you enjoy the episode of OUAT on Sunday. (Maybe there won't be any Will and Belle interaction. I'm crossing my fingers there's not.) Anyway, until the next update, my lovely readers! Thanks for all of your support!

P.S. The kiss scene between Belle and Will really mad me mad. I literally yelled at the TV before running into my room and listening to all of the Will and Anastasia scenes. If you were as mad as me, I would love to hear how you felt and why you think the writers would do this to the Scarlet Queen fans like us.