Restless sleep

A guest asked for a oneshot of Snow checking on Emma in the middle of the night. Emma has a nightmare and calls out for her mama.

Ollie: I don't know what fresh means in this context…

neongenesisevanj: It's ok. You can have 2 sequels to every chapter, but no more. So a part 2 and a part 3.

Guest: I did see this request. However, it came alonside several guest requests asking for similar things in a matter of minutes. If you could please review again to confirm this is an independent request. Or, if possible, log in and review with it or PM me. I know I look like a bellend doing this, but it's not fair to everyone else who waits.

Snow frowned. She was sure things were much louder upstairs than they ought to be. She had got up to give Neal his nightly feed, when she noticed things weren't all as they should be up the stairs. Snow got Neal settled and went up the stairs to Emma's room to see what the problem was. She frowned. Emma was tossing and turning around on her bed. Her face was contorted, her hands held tightly in closed fists. Snow approached her and carefully sat on the edge of her bed. Snow was about to try and soothe her without waking her, when Emma groaned. Snow froze. Had she woken her up.

"Mama." Emma whimpered pitifully. Her eyes were still screwed tightly shut. She was clearly still asleep. Snow didn't know how to feel about that. She didn't know all the facts. Was the nightmare about her? Did she just want her mom? Snow didn't know, but she didn't want to wake Emma up and frighten her even more. Instead, she reached out and carefully placed some hair behind Emma's ear.

"I'm here." Snow whispered. "You're alright. Settle down." Snow began to hum softly to Emma until her features relaxed and she appeared to be in a more peaceful sleep. When she was, Snow got up and tiptoed out. She paused briefly at the door. She smiled at her sleeping daughter before heading back to her own bed and Charming's waiting arms. Now that both her children were asleep, it was time she got some rest too.