Authors Note: Here is the next chapter, I got it done a little sooner then expected and decided to post it. Let me know what you think. Thanks everyone, hope you enjoy it :)
Chapter 7
The sky was bright blue and clear, and it was the perfect day for a picnic. Snow has already gotten up, dressed and packed their lunch when she finally decided to wake her husband. In all of this you would think Charming would be the one getting up and doing all the work and Snow would be the one in bed, with her being pregnant and all.
"Charming," she shook her husband who let out a groan in response. "Come on, Charming, wake up!" With that he covered himself with more blanket. "David, you better get up now, we already have one baby on the way and I don't feel like dealing with one right now." It wasn't her fault that she was moody, she was seven months pregnant.
"I'm up. I'm up." He held up his hands in surrender "What will you do when our son feels like sleeping in a little?" He joked as he sat up and let his feet hang off the bed.
"That's different. You are a full grown man about to be a father." She started to try and get off the bed but at the first sign of a struggle her husband was by her side, helping her to her feet. "And your daughter would like you to stop referring to her as a 'him', she doesn't appreciate it."
"You have your thoughts about what this little baby will be, so, I have mine." He placed his hand over Snow's growing belly and smiled as he felt a kick. "See, he agrees that his father should have an opinion."
"No, she's telling her Papa that he should listen to her mother," she laughed as she gave him a small peck.
"What are our plans for the day?" He decided to change the subject. In the back of his mind he knew that his wife was right and that they were having a little girl, but he's put up enough of a fight now that he didn't want to just give in.
"It's nice outside, so I've decided that we would go for a picnic, just the two, well, three of us." She rubbed her tummy.
"That sounds wonderful." He smiled and walked over to get dressed "What should I prepare for the trip?" He tried to get his leg into his pants.
"I've got it all ready to go." She looked at him knowing she would get in trouble for working when she should have been taking it easy.
"Snow!" He sighed. "You promised that you would relax and not over work yourself now that we've got less than two months left." He finally got his shirt on and moved over to take Snow's hands in his.
"Charming, it's just some small preparations. It's not like I went hunting and killed the meat myself." She rolled her eyes at his concern.
"I don't care, Snow, I don't want anything to happen to you or our baby. I love you both so much." He blushed knowing that he was sounding a little sappy.
"I love you for caring so much, Charming. But I would never do anything to put our child in danger. If anything, not doing anything will drive me crazy and in turn will drive the baby crazy, so, mama is going to do what she wants to do. Got it?" She laughed as he nodded his head in full understanding. She knew he wasn't going to stop worrying or stop trying to do everything for her but she loved him, and it made her happy to see how much he cared for her and their baby.
"Shall we head out to our destination then?" Charming asked with a smile and moved towards the door and Snow followed. "After you, my lady." He held out his arm signaling for her to go first and was taken aback when she suddenly stopped dead in her tracks. "What's the matter?" No reply. "Snow, are you alright?"
She turned back to face him and blushed. "I think have to pee again. I'll be a minute." She rushed back to the washroom as her husband laughed. "Not funny, Charming. You try having a baby who thinks your bladder is a squeeze toy."
"It's not that." He tried to reassure her. "It's the not knowing part."
"Well, isn't that a lovely way to treat your pregnant wife?" She disappeared into the washroom. A couple minutes later she returned to find her husband sitting on the bed waiting for her. "You could have gone down."
"And who would help you down the stairs?"
"And who would help me down the stairs?" She mocked him under her breath.
"Oh, feeling a little pissy this morning aren't we?" Charming laughed and realized that it might have not been the best thing to do when he felt a light smack on his arm. "Sorry."
"Apology accepted." She walked in front of him leaving him in the door way. She kept on walking till she realized that he wasn't behind her so she spun around "Well are you coming? Or are you just going to stand there all day?"
"I was giving you your space."
"I thought you were going to help me down the stairs," she joked back at him. They both laughed for a moment and she looked back up at her husband who was now standing beside her. "But seriously, it took me forever to walk down the stairs this morning." He knew that she wasn't lying. At the beginning of this pregnancy she was so strict about doing everything on her own that when it came to the point that she needed to ask for help she hesitated.
"Anything for you, my love." He gave her a small kiss and helped her walk down the stairs, holding onto her arm.
"You know," Snow stopped a moment for a breather, "maybe we should start training you to walk up and down the stairs with all the baby equipment."
"Oh, really? I need to be trained?" He pretended to be hurt. "And who says you won't be the one carrying the baby equipment, while I carry the baby?"
"Hey, maybe you'll get her after a while, but after carrying her for 9 months, having her inside me, being a part of one another, I think I'm going to have a hard time letting go and being separated." She admitted and blushed, but she was right. She was carrying this precious life, she could already feel some mama bear coming out of her.
"What about me? I helped make her." He fake-pouted.
"Yes, and I remembered to thank you every time I ran to the washroom to get sick during the first three months." She rolled her eyes.
"Yes, I can recall it went something like "I hate you" and "What have you done to me?" and "This is all your fault", well, at least that's what I heard over all the umm...disposing of your meal?" At least he tried to make it sound nicer than the other words.
"I think you heard right." She laughed. "But then again, I love you for doing this to me. Charming we're going to have a baby soon. A little baby made from our love running through these halls. Giving us heart attacks, making us smile." She could only imagine what it would be like, but she knew it would be wonderful. Once they reached the bottom of the staircase Snow placed her hand on her belly and laughed. "I think she's a kicker, keep that in mind when you're changing the diapers."
"Again with the 'you'? Why am I on diaper duty?"
"Because you love me." She kissed him and started to waddle towards the carriage that was waiting for them outside.
"That I do, and I have a feeling that our daughter is going to be the same way as you," he smiled.
"oh yeah? and what is that?" She pocked her head out of the window.
"Just as lovely and wonderful as her mother, with me wrapped around her finger."
"Oh you know it. She'll have the best teacher." It took her a while to register that he had admitted that they were going to have a girl. She turned to him, "you said 'daughter'."
"I said what?" He was caught. He hadn't even caught himself saying it.
"That we were having a girl." She rubbed her belly again feeling the movement of their daughter making her presence known.
"I never said that it was this baby. I said our daughter. It could be the next one." He tried to cover it up but he knew that he didn't.
"You think she's a girl." Now Snow was being the child.
"Can you just relax?" He tried to change the subject "Maybe take a little nap until we arrive?" Knowing he wouldn't let this go Snow just gave him a small nod and a yawn. Oh he knew her so well. She rested her head on his lap as he stroked her hair back knowing that this would make her calm down. Once he thought that his wife was asleep he moved his hand protectively over her belly "You know, princess, you already have me wrapped around your finger and you're not even here yet." He smiled as he felt a little kick. "I love you too, princess." He gently rubbed her belly and let his head fall back and closed his eyes feeling his daughter's movements.
Snow, who was still awake, smiled. She would let this one pass but she was sooooo going to milk the being right part later.
