A/N: Keep in mind, the treehouse is very old and dirty. From the previous chapter - 34, remember that scene of the Nolans Siblings hung out at their weekend hangout and it was a same treehouse that it mentioned on this chapter.
In the Nolans' residence, Henry was sitting on the breakfast stool and reading his book that his aunt Julie brought him to the bookstore near the library. He was excited to receive his favorite book of all times, 'ONCE UPON A TIME'. So, his feet swayed against the stool to make some noise. It appeared as a perfect time for Mary Margaret to show up in the kitchen with her cardigans.
"Good morning, Henry!"
"Good morning, grandma. Is it ok if I call you?" The brown haired boy sheepishly grinned. Mary Margaret chuckled with a nod.
"It is ok with me if you call me anything except Nana!"
"Sure!" Henry beamed and returned to his book. Mary Margaret noticed that title and sent herself a smirk then continued to do her morning routine.
"Hello to you, sonny!" David came in with a greeting. Henry turned around to see him and chuckled.
"Hello to you, grandpa!"
"I feel touched by your calling. So, thank you, my grandson!" David kissed his forehead and winked at his wife. Mary Margaret rolled her eyes and cooked some pancakes and bacon. David hushed his finger against his mouth and stole some bacon from the plate before Mary Margaret scolded.
Henry laughed as Amy, Julie, Brad, Everett and Neal came in with their bedhead hair. David almost dropped some bacon when he turned around and screamed. Mary Margaret and Henry tried to stifle their laughter.
The rest of the youngsters looked at each other sleepily and shrugged. They finally sat down around the breakfast table and grumbly grabbed some pancakes.
It left Mary Margaret to enjoy her time to observe between her grandson and children. But one problem was Emma that she is missing. She frowned at herself and asked everyone at the table.
"Where is Emma?"
"Oh, she just left for a morning run." Henry answered before taking a second pancake on his plate and swatted his Uncle Neal's hand. It happened when the brown-haired stud man howled, 'OUCH!' It caused others to laugh at him. Neal sent his glare across them and decided to take some bacon.
David raised his eyebrows at his grandson and looked at his wife who was having a same reaction. It left Henry to shrug and keep eating his breakfast.
"She is taking her morning run?" Everett said. Amy nodded before drinking her orange juice that their mom made. Julie signed, 'YES'.
"I never see or do with Em for a morning run. She always sleeps in like ever." Neal muttered with his mouth full. Everett nodded and signed, 'ME TOO'. Brad laughed at Neal's facial expression with his mouth full. Mary Margaret scolded him to mind his manners in front of Henry.
"That's ok, grandma. I got used to it because I eat like a pig back home. I mean, in Los Angeles."
"Did I hear it right? He called our mom, grandma?" Amy signed back when looking at her nephew. The rest of youngsters nodded except the grandparents and Henry.
"Hurry up! You all get your chores done before we could fix your treehouse afterwards." David announced. It went suddenly when the rest of Nolans siblings heard one word, 'Treehouse' and grabbed some food in their mouth then tried to eat a whole piece in. Mary Margaret was horrified. Julie and Brad looked at each other and shook their head with laughter.
Henry rolled his eyes and cleaned after himself. He grabbed his book and walked out of the kitchen toward the living room. He continued reading his book.
At this time, the siblings were done with their plate then ran toward their bedrooms to change their clothes for chores. Neal was responsible to check on the ATVs to run the engines and fix the repairs back in the barn behind their house. Everett and Julie grabbed themselves to shop for groceries. Amy and Brad took themselves to explore through the attic for the Christmas decorations that Mary Margaret requested. It left David to clean the garage and basement for parties.
Mary Margaret's duty was the cleanup in the kitchen and cooking for the desserts. She was excited for Cora's famous Christmas party. They were invited to her house and haven't been there for years since their daughters fell apart after college and beyond the years.
She was glad that Emma returned home after ten years and reunited with Regina once again. In her hope, Mary Margaret wished that her daughter find herself behind the truth and forgives for her past. But the important point for herself was to see Regina and Emma being happy together and get married already because they have a son together.
Finally, the chores got around to be done in the afternoon. The rest of the youngsters came in the kitchen and sat down around the breakfast table. Mary Margaret served them a Hot Chocolate with some snacks then returned to her cooking. Neal sighed.
"Why not we come up in the treehouse?"
"Sure but it need some repairs inside. Last time I came here and saw some leaks. I think that you need to inspect on the treehouse before you cause us to bring us for ER." Everett said. Neal glared at him. Amy nodded while sipping her hot drink. Brad frowned and continued.
"Treehouse?"
"It's their siblings' hangout when they were younger." Julie answered. Brad understood and held his hands in the air.
"We are not invited, are we?" He asked. Neal shook his head with a thumbs down. Others chuckled. Amy rolled her eyes and continued.
"He is joking with you. Yes, you both are invited. It has been years since Emma left. We didn't step in it at all."
"Let me be first to come in?" Henry said with a grin. Everett nodded. Neal looked up at his nephew and said.
"You better not touch my comic books."
"I love comic books!" Henry brightened the room. Mary Margaret and David pecked each other's lips then looked at them. The blond sheriff announced.
"Alright, take your tools out and repair what it needs!"
"Hurrah!" Julie and Henry shouted. Others got up and chuckled before leaving for a treehouse. David ruffled his grandson with a grin and kissed on his forehead. Henry was smiling all day. Mary Margaret asked him if he was interested to help her out with decorating a cake. Henry nodded and went right away.
Everyone scattered to the treehouse except Henry and his grandma in the kitchen. Everett and Brad argued if they wanted to replace the roof of the treehouse. Amy and Julie just chuckled at their beloved ones. It left David and Neal to discuss over the plans to repair what they saw inside the treehouse.
Most of it, they needed to repair the electricity wires because it was too old. David brought himself to buy something that it can be secure enough inside the treehouse. Neal and Everett found their old video games and decided to bring it to Henry for playing with them in the living room. It left Amy to clean up the clutter and dust over the furniture. Julie and Brad were inside looking around in the childhood treehouse where their beloved ones grew up.
David screwed the bolts on the wires where it hung up on the top of the roof. The cables were ripped and worn out. Neal collected himself to strip every wires out and demanded Everett and Brad to break down on the roof because it was a leak and it caused the electricity to shut it down.
Amy frowned at Neal's information and decided to get Julie's help to pack everything they owned. Everett and Brad nodded toward Neal's orders then helped David to take off the wires from the roof. Julie sent them a warning before going downstairs on the stairs which it was used inside the tree for safety.
They cleared everything in an hour and the ladies brought the boxes in the den which it was vacant. Mary Margaret sent them to clean up the clutter in the boxes and informed them that they should divide some goods for donations. Amy liked that idea and helped Julie to do that.
The men were there outside and tried to break the roof down. Luckily for them, the Treehouse was not too high and it was placed at an equal height to the residence's second story. So, the parents could have a time to see their children play inside the treehouse behind their backyard. The tree was an Oak tree.
The rest of the youngsters were clueless that they could be visible to their parents in a long distance. The treehouse was only a half mile away from the residence.
Neal and Everett looked at each other with a nod then jumped on the roof to break it down. Brad and David held the ropes to keep their eyes on them unless they got injured to drown through the damage of the roof. David and Brad were very strong enough to hold one person by a rope.
It finally squeaked when Neal's foot got through the roof. Everett laughed at him and felt a shake of the roof beneath his feet. They widened their eyes and yelled, 'SHIT!' The roof went down. Brad and David bulged their eyes and held the rope tightly but their legs were struggling to step backward to pull Neal and Everett out of the roof.
Mary Margaret, Henry, Amy and Julie came out to witness the scene by the men. Brad struggled himself to pull Neal out of the roof. David made it by pulling Everett out and informed Mary Margaret and Amy to hold his rope then helped Brad to pull Neal.
The roof finally worn out by scattering everywhere on the ground. The rest of the walls and floors were luckily safe. The snow just dumped on the floor of the treehouse. Amy shook her head at the men who were not injuring at all. Mary Margaret scolded them a look and turned away to cook something tasty with Henry behind her.
Julie looked over at her husband's body and ensured that he had no scratches from the wood of the roof. Neal was luckily having no scratches on him. David decided to take the men to bring the wood and work on the roof before the dark. Mary Margaret was scared to see one of her sons going to hurt but relieved that no one was hurt at that scene. In her mind, it was helping her to cope with the horrified scene outside in her backyard and it was her grandson who was chattering about the measuring the flour in a cup. It caused her to smile at her memory with her oldest daughter, Emma.
Henry and Emma were very similar to each other because they loved desserts in their childhood. Mary Margaret took her time to question what Emma was like to be his mother. The brown-haired boy grinned and continued.
"Mom is very protective of me when it comes to the school, paparazzi and gossips over in Los Angeles and New York City. For me, I don't mind to be part of her life as the paparazzi gathers many shots of us together with our personal times. Do you know that Mom have bodyguards with us 24/7?"
"I don't know, sweetie." Mary Margaret was surprised at the revelation of the bodyguards surrounding them every day. She couldn't imagine to be a famous actress like her oldest daughter did in her whole life. In her mind, she wondered why Emma changed her last name, Swan. Mary Margaret mentally kept a note to her mind when it came to her asking about their last name. Henry chattered about his experiences with the gossip few years ago.
Mary Margaret felt like an overprotective on her children even her grandson since Emma became an actress. There was no way for her to change Emma's mind to do different than just an acting job she usually loved since her childhood. Emma was very stubborn woman since she left Storybrooke and returned in 10 years later. Mary Margaret felt like she started it over again in the beginnings. In her mind, she wanted the hopes to return to herself when Emma came back to her and home in safe and sound.
David finally barged in with his grumblings about Everett's mishaps with the drill tool. Neal and Brad followed him behind and yelled. Everett was pale when he came in with his wife. Amy shook her head and escaped to the laundry room for getting a first aid kit. The blond stud man went to the bathroom for washing his bloody hand. Everett bowed his head down and frowned.
"Mom! Mary Margaret!"
"What's going on?" Mary Margaret whipped her head to Neal and Brad's call. Henry ignored them and focused on the measures of the vanilla powder and sugar after following his grandma's instructions.
"Everett had an accident with Dad. He almost drilled through the wood for screws. However, Dad was not paying attention to where Everett drilled through and it was barely through the wood but I think Dad's hand is broken with the bones. You and Dad need to go for ER." Amy explained with a sigh. Everett paled at the explanation about what happened to David. Julie winced at the image of a bloody hand. Brad nodded and came back outside to clean up the scene.
"Oh my lord. Amy, can you stay here and supervise over Henry's doing? We are making a coconut cake and it is Cora's favorite."
"Ok mom. Just go with Dad for ER. Neal, you can come back to help Brad to fix the rest of it. Julie and Everett, you are off duty to do whatever you like. Everett, don't feel bad. Dad is ok and he is going to check up on his hand with the doctor."
"I feel bad. I'm sorry, Dad."
"It's ok. Let's go, babe." David said with a head nod. Mary Margaret kissed every forehead in the kitchen with a smile then left with her husband on the way to ER. Henry shrugged with his focus on the rest of the adults in the kitchen. Amy put the first aid kit away and it was not working on Dad's hand because it kept bleeding.
Few hours later, David returned with a heavy bandage wrapping his hand and smiled at his children in the living room. Henry was watching a movie with Uncle Neal. Everett was sending his emails to his co-workers and heard his wife begging him to turn it off then enjoying their moment together. Amy and Brad were out on their date.
Mary Margaret was worried about her husband but it went okay because the drill was not going through his hand in a whole one. It was barely touched on the bones. He was luckily alive and the skin and nerves were torn. So, David would have a surgery as soon as possible but they had no choice because the surgery would be taken in Portland. And, the doctor was out on the travel notice and would be back until after Christmas break. So, they had to wait in few weeks and see how David's hand heals with the skin outside and stitches. Of course, he had to take antibiotics for pain.
It relieved herself when David came home with a wrapped bandage hand and sent himself to the bed. Henry felt bad for his grandpa but waited for his moms to come back from their date. Neal and Everett went outside to stay there in the treehouse. Amy and Brad returned back and found Mary Margaret and Julie there in the kitchen. Henry powered off everything and heard them in other room.
Amy sent herself to see her brothers in the treehouse while Brad took Henry to the bed. Mary Margaret came to check on the desserts in the refrigerator to make sure that the desserts were okay then shut the lights on the first floor and went back to bed.
For a while, Amy, Everett and Neal gathered themselves to buy some alcohols which it was not far from the treehouse. Everett was the one who paid everything and brought them to their hangout. Of course, they drank all of it until they fell drunk and Emma returned with Regina at that time.