Hangover - Part 2

Phobes Lyle asked for a sequel to 25 - Hangover. There was no description so I'll just see what happens :)

Emma had gotten up a couple of times during the night to throw up. She was grateful that she had a bathroom connected to her room because she would have never made it down stairs. She felt like she was going to die which is what she already felt like on the inside. She wasn't thinking about anyone but herself at this moment. All she knew is that she was hurting and that she didn't want to hurt anyone.

As the light came shining in the windows she winced and pulled her blankets up over her head before sticking her hand out to find the aspirin and water she had seen on there nightstand on one of her many trips back and forth to the bathroom. She then fell back to sleep and woke up to her mother coming in to wake her up.

"Emma. Emma it's time to get up sweetheart" She said gently shaking her

"Go away" Emma said from under the covers

"Emma, I know you don't feel good but you need to get out of bed. I brought you coffee" Snow bribed

Emma threw her covers off and threw her mom a dirty look before sitting up slightly and taking the offered coffee cup. "You play dirty"

"Really? I play dirty? How about we talk about your little stunt you pulled last night?"

"This is why I got my own place"

"And why I'm glad that Red knew better than to take you back there" She took a deep breath. She didn't want to start lecturing her just yet. "Now, I'm going to go downstairs and start breakfast. Why don't you jump in the shower after your done with your coffee and sober up a bit more"

Emma huffed as her mom walked away. She knew that Red did the right thing bringing her here but at the same time, she really didn't want to have to face her parents. Or, more accurately, her own feelings. She did follow her mom's advise and finished her coffee before jumping in the shower. She finally felt human again getting all the sweat and grime of the rabbit hole off of her. She then found the extra outfits her mom kept at their place for emergencies and headed down to the kitchen where she found her parents and little brother working on breakfast

"Hey Em, how are you feeling?" David asked as he poured her a second cup of coffee

"Like death" She said plopping down on the stool at the kitchen island.

"Well when you drink yourself into a stopper that tends to be one of the side effects. Emma, do you realize what could have happened last night?" David said placing his hand on hers

"I really didn't care. Still don't"

"Emma, we know you're hurting" David tried to say but was cut off

"No you don't! You don't get it! You two found each other! You two never walked out on each other! Hook is gone! He walked out on me and he isn't coming back!" Emma exploded. David simply walked around the counter and wrapped his arms around his daughter and cradled her head as she broke down into tears. He and Snow shared a look of loss. Neither of them knew what to say in this moment but they did know that they would always be there for Emma. Even though they were mad at her for her reckless behavior, they knew that this was just her way of acting out and that it was more important to address that, for now.

Once Emma had calmed down a bit they all moved to the table and stated to eat breakfast together. Snow and Charming had a silent conversation and agreed that they would talk to Emma once they put Neal down for his afternoon nap. For now they would just enjoy having both of their children under one roof. While he and Snow cleaned up they let Emma watch Neal. They watched how gentle and kind she was with him. She really loved her little brother. It didn't matter what was going on with her personally, she always had time for him.

After they were done cleaning up Snow took Neal and put him down for a nap while Charming moved over to the couch with Emma. She was very quiet and just picked at her fingers wanting to avoid conversation or eye contact. Snow then came back and sat on the other side of Emma. She and Charming shared a silent conversation before Snow started.

"Emma? I think we need to talk about last night"

"Why? Nothing happened"

"well, that depends on how you define nothing. You were pretty drunk, you could have gotten alcohol poisoning or worse, you could have blacked out"

"Emma, we love you so much, if something had happened to you, we would have been devastated" David said placing a gentle hand on her shoulder.

There was a comfortable silence for a moment as Emma let her parents words soak in. She hadn't been thinking about anyone else, not even herself.

"I'm sorry. I never meant to hurt anyone else but myself"

"Emma, we know you're hurting but please, let us help you" Snow said wrapping her arm around her daughter. "We love you so much"

"I love you guys too"

"And so help me, if that pirates shows up again..."

"David...now is not the time" Snow chided.

"I'm sorry. I just.."

"I know..." Emma said placing a gentle hand on his. She sent him a sad look to let him know she understood and that she didn't blame him. David gave her hand a squeeze and returned the sad smile. He would protect his little girl at any cost.