May muses 17: Down the aisle
Day 17 of May Muses! My idea for today *which contains 6x20 spoilers!*: what would it have been like if we saw Emma asking both her parents to walk her down the aisle?
"You're certainly braver than I was on my wedding day." Snow said with a fake grimace. Emma just laughed.
"I don't have the luxury of armed guards to make sure the ringbearer gets to the wedding with the rings unharmed. Henry will be fine. He's careful." Emma defended him. Snow just smiled, she knew Henry would be fine.
"We can arrange armed guards, if you want." Charming added subtly. Emma just playfully rolled her eyes. She knew he was still worried about various threats coming to ruin the day. Emma was past caring. She was going to marry the man that she loved and nobody was going to get in the way of that. Not if they knew what was good for them.
"No thanks dad, I think we're all good on the guards front." Emma said, laughing. "Henry will be fine with the rings, guys. Besides, it's important for me that you all have a part to play." Emma didn't miss the flash of hurt in her mother's eyes, or the brief glimmer of fear in her dad's. Her dad assumed he would be walking her down the aisle, but Emma hadn't actually spoken about it yet. Snow didn't actually know she had a part to play at all yet. Emma was about to change that for both of them.
"That's why of course, dad, you'll walk me down the aisle, won't you? You'll give me away?" Emma asked. Charming's eyes lit up. He jumped off his seat and came over to Emma, hugging her.
"I'd be honoured to." He said. He was delighted. He didn't get many moments to be a father in Emma's life, he would grab this one with both hands. Emma kissed his cheek.
"I was just wondering…would you mind sharing the moment?" She asked. Charming looked at her, confused.
"Sharing?" He asked. "With who?" Emma smiled at her dad, then looked past him to her mom. Charming followed her gaze. He quickly understood. He smiled warmly.
"Ahh." He said. "I wouldn't mind sharing anything with that pretty lady."
"What?" Snow croaked.
"I want you to walk me down the aisle as well." Emma confirmed. "Like a proper modern little family." Snow's hands flew to her mouth. She was speechless. She never thought Emma would ask her to do something like that. "Do you think she realises she hasn't said yes yet?" Emma said in a stage whisper to her dad. Charming laughed.
"Try asking again." He replied in his own stage whisper. Emma grinned at her mom.
"Mom, will you, along with dad, give me away at my wedding?" She asked. Snow nodded, getting up and running over to Emma, pulling her into a bone crushing hug.
"Emma, nothing would make me happier." Snow responded. Emma leaned into her mom's shoulder, just letting herself go and enjoying the feeling of happiness surrounding them all. Charming wrapped his arms around both his girls, holding them close. Yeah, this day was going to be perfect.
