Surprise grandbaby
A guest asked for a oneshot of (I suppose this isn't cheating…) Emma- having grown up in the EF- comes back from spending the better part of a year travelling with her new husband. However, when she gets out of the carriage, she has a little surprise for her family. She's carrying a small infant girl in her arms.
Snow and Charming were both so excited. They'd been waiting ten months for their baby girl to come home.
Emma had decided that she and Killian wouldn't stop travelling after their honeymoon was over. They would keep on going, visiting various royal friends and far off kingdoms to bring back knowledge and ideas for their kingdom. Not that they would have to rule just yet. Snow and Charming had no plans on handing over the reins just yet. Emma and Killian were still so young, they deserved to enjoy the early phase of their marriage without the pressure of running an entire kingdom on their shoulders.
The parents received letters from Emma every couple of weeks or so throughout the duration of her trip, that was how they knew she'd be arriving back home today. Both Snow and Charming felt that Emma was being very cryptic with a lot of her letters home. It seemed that she had some kind of secret to tell her parents when she arrived back. Snow and Charming didn't know what to think. Had she discovered some new and exciting creature in one of the foreign kingdoms that she was bringing home as a pet? They wouldn't put it past her. She had tamed a unicorn when she was a little girl.
"There is it!" Snow squealed excitedly, pointing as the gates of the castle opened and Emma and Killian's carriage began to ride through. Killian was steering the horses himself. They had insisted on not having guards present with them all the journey, much to Snow and Charming's discomfort. Snow and Charming couldn't wait to see the pair again. It had been too long. Killian was grinning like a Cheshire cat as he pulled up in front of her in-laws and stopped the horses. He got down from the seat and hugged Snow and shook Charming's hand.
"It's so good to see you again!" Snow greeted him. She and Charming looked past Killian to the closed carriage.
"Does Emma plan to come out of there at some point and see us?" Charming asked. Killian looked back in the direction of the carriage.
"Looks like it's time to tell them, love." He called. Snow and Charming were confused. Tell them what? The carriage door opened, and Emma appeared…with a baby in her arms. Snow and Charming's jaws hit the floor. This had been her big secret all along? She was pregnant?! Emma came over and stood beside her husband.
"Emma!" Snow squeaked. "You had a baby?! When?!"
"Why didn't you tell us you were expecting?!" Charming asked, feeling like he and Snow had been cheated slightly. They hadn't even known Emma was pregnant! They had contemplated that being her secret, but put it aside quickly, assuming Emma would tell them something so important.
"Well we thought coming back with a big baby bump would be a lovely surprise for you both." Emma said, gazing down at her beautiful baby. "Unfortunately, plans changed a couple of days ago when somebody decided they'd like to arrive a little earlier than expected and give us a surprise instead. So without further ado, mom and dad, meet your granddaughter." Snow and Charming looked down at the beautiful little girl in Emma's arms. She was so tiny. So perfect.
"Can I hold her?" Charming asked. Emma laughed slightly.
"Of course you can. She's your granddaughter." Charming gently took the tiny baby from his daughter's arms and peered down at her. She opened her big blue eyes, gazing up at him.
"Well hey there." Charming cooed, Snow leaning over his arm to get a good look. "I'm your papa." Snow looked at Emma proudly. She had done this all by herself. Snow gathered Emma into her arms, kissing her cheek.
"We wish you had told us in your letters, but never the less, we're very proud of you, and congratulations to you both. She's beautiful."
"Just like her mother, and her grandmother before her." Charming added. Emma and Snow just smiled. Emma and Killian may had just returned home from nearly a year of adventures, but their real adventure was about to begin.
