The sun already set down on the farm. Cubs were asleep, which for Snow meant beginning of quiet part of the day.
„So you really aren't going to tell me anything?" Rose put just emptied tea mug on the table.
"About what?" asked Snow while collecting dishes left after the dinner.
"You know what." Rose looked irritated at Snow who was coming back from the kitchen. "You still haven't told me anything. You know I'm very curious by nature."
"But it's… I don't know, what to tell you. He came back, we're going to live together now." Snow sat down.
"You make it sound so boring on purpose. And I'll never believe there could be anything boring in a romance with him."
"I just don't know what you want to know exactly." Said Snow looking away.
Rose rolled her eyes.
"You're impossible, I swear. First after centuries of pushing everyone away you have some kind of secret affair with the Big Bad Wolf of all people and you won't explain how the hell that happened but only deny it happened at all, which… whatever, then the moment he comes back you drop the act completely and just get engaged. I believe it makes sense for you, but I'm dying to know how."
Snow exhaled. "I told you how It was. For the longest time I tried to pretend I didn't want to be with him and then I stopped."
"But like… I mean I don't really know him, but… I didn't know you were into that kind of men." she leaned in closer.
"I didn't know either." Her tone was calm. "And while I do think he's very attractive, it's not why I want to be with him. He's loyal, responsible, I know I can always rely on him."
"So his reputation is exaugurated?" She was excited to finally learn anything. Snow sure was a piece of work.
Snow shook her head. "Oh, no, it's all true. He was even worse than people think."
"No, I mean now. Not everyone believes he's any better now."
"He's different. He's still capable of thing I don't even want to imagine, but he doesn't do that anymore. Not without a reason. He did change, he told me he can't even remember why he liked it."
"But how did you two end up together? You seem to be from two different worlds." She was more and more interested.
"We are not so different in many ways. I did not always agree with him, but with time I got to know him, understand him more… I don't know what to tell you, truly, it just happened naturally, but I only figured it out after he was gone. The pregnancy stir up things a lot, but I know we were meant to be, I would understand that sooner or later."
"So you really weren't involved with him before you got pregnant? Don't get me wrong, I'm not judging, fuck around all you want, good for you, it just doesn't seem like you."
She exhausted, more tired than anything. "Rose, please, don't swear in house full of my children."
"They're all asleep." Snow said nothing. "The question still stands."
"I didn't want to talk about it, because it's stupid. We didn't have an affair, we didn't have a one night stand, I don't even know what happened. Bluebeard wanted us out of Fabletown, so he put some spell on us. We woke on in the middle of the forest with no recollection what happened and it turned out what happened was I got pregnant." She tried to spoke without any emotion, but Rose could tell she didn't like talking about it.
"Wow, this is tremendously stupid. I thought you just couldn't make up your mind."
Snow relaxed a bit. "My mind was made up on saying no to him, which he knew was a lie. Ironically, I decided to give him a chance just before I learned I was pregnant, but, well, then I learned I was pregnant and I certainly wasn't ready for that. In retrospect it could all went way better, he wanted to be there for me, but I told him to stay away." She paused. "That's all done anyway."
"So you spent all those years not even fucking him once. That's just sad."
"I wouldn't say it was a main problem, but it was sad."
"Oh you know, what I mean. You obviously were dying longing for him, but to not even get that dick? Tragic."
"Whatever you say, Rose." Snow didn't even look up.
"But you're hitting it now, right?"
She was taken aback. "Rose, please, don't say things like that with cubs just behind the wall."
"Oh please, they know how it works."
"They literally don't."
"Then what's the big deal?" Snow did not answer. "So, what's he like in bed? Does he screw you like an animal?"
"Rose!" she raised her voice and momentarily quieted down to not wake the children.
"I'm only asking what everyone wants to know."
"But why?" she asked with contempt.
"I ask out of curiosity. Why everyone wants to know? I don't know, because it's interesting? Come on, don't give me this look, you can't seriously be surprised that people are wondering about what's it like to get fucked by such a ruthless monster."
Snow gave up. "It's not whatever you say it is. He's patient, caring ang gentle. Also strong and with great stamina. I'm not complaining." Rose knew Snow enough to know a small change in her face was a hidden smile.
"I'm glad you're finally getting some. Really now, I can see he makes you happy, you are different around him, less stuck-up than usual."
"I know."
"Your monsters might be a handful, but I'll miss them anyway, so you need to be ready for constant visits from me. And you need to bring them back to the farm as often as you can too, I don't think Bigby will mind some peace and quit once in a while."