Disclaimer: I don't own Once Upon a Time.

AN: Sara K M asked for a one shot of Neal's first steps. This one is light and fluffy with lots of Charming family feels. I'm setting this a little bit in the future. The sleeping curse is broken and the Evil Queen dealt with, but there's no mention of how these things were accomplished. Sara K M: I hope I did this one justice for you. :)

Once Upon a Snowing

Normal

The day started out as any other in Storybrooke, as normal as it could get in a town filled with fairy tale characters. The loft was still quiet, much quieter these days with only the two of them and the baby. They missed having Emma and Henry there, but knew the loft was much too small to accommodate all of them. Emma had her own house now and Killian had moved in with her and Henry. Regina was still rolling around in that big empty mansion by herself and Snow worried about her, with Robin's loss still fresh. But ultimately, despite their separate residences, they were family.

The Evil Queen was gone and though she had tried to destroy their happiness again, she failed. She could never truly destroy what they had, as much as she had tried. Their love was too strong and Snow took comfort in that. Even with all the turmoil that had been around them, another sleeping curse keeping them apart, and the villains plotting their next move, she and Charming were a constant light in that darkness, like a flame that could never be extinguished. They won again and for once, things had been calm in Storybrooke. They were living normal lives, doing things normal couples and families did.

This was the life she wanted. A normal life. One where she awoke every morning in her husband arms. Where their early waking time was spent loving each other, before their baby would awaken and the day would begin.

Some breakfasts would be spent quietly, just the three of them and other days they would be much livelier with all of them gathered around at Emma's or even Granny's.

Then would come work, David's as co-Sheriff and Snow's as a teacher once again. Then after work and picking up her baby from Granny, their evenings were spent any number of normal ways. Dinner together, movie nights, putting their son to bed, which usually led to blissful alone time with her husband. Normal...as normal as Storybrooke could get. Normal was a very vague word, after all.

So waking up to her husband kissing her neck was a normal Snow wanted for the rest of their lives.

"Mmm…" she cooed sleepily, as David's ministrations roused her from slumber in a most pleasant way. Her emerald eyes fluttered open to meet blazing sapphire.

"Morning handsome," she cooed in a sleepy voice. He grinned, that sexy grin that made her turn to jelly.

"Morning yourself, beautiful," he replied, his voice husky. She did not think she was beautiful first thing in the morning, but he apparently thought differently and was fond of showing her such. She gasped in pleasure and grinned in delight, as her husband, always a man of action, showed her his love, as he often did.

There was one thing she was learning about normal. It came with milestones and they were experiencing all of Neal's milestones. It was bittersweet, for she was so grateful to be here for his, but saddened that she missed all of Emma's. And that very morning, they were witness to one of their baby's biggest milestones.

It was a quiet morning, just the three of them. They were enjoying breakfast together, while Neal played with some toys. They watched him crawl over to the sofa and grab ahold of the cushion. They froze for a second and Charming grabbed his phone.

"I think...I think he's going to do it," Snow said. He nodded and they watched their son hold onto the sofa and stand on his little legs. He grinned at them, as they moved a little closer and he hit the record button his phone. Snow knelt down and smiled at him.

"You can do it, baby. Come to Mommy," she cooed. A look of pure concentration crossed his little features and she had to put a hand to her heart, for she had seen that very look on her husband's face before. Charming found himself holding his breath, as his son took a step, and then another, and then a third.

"That's it, little man...come to Mommy and Daddy," he encouraged. Neal started lean forward a little bit and his last four steps were a bit fast, but Snow caught him, before he could fall. She lifted him up and he giggled, as she cuddled him close.

"Oh baby...that was so good," she cooed.

"Did you get it?" she asked. He smiled and kissed her hair.

"Yeah, I got it," he replied, as Snow started crying.

"Hey...it's okay…" he soothed, as he put his arms around her.

"I know...I'm sorry…" she cried.

"You have nothing to be sorry for, my darling," he replied.

"It's just...we missed all of this with Emma. And there were a few times when I thought we might miss it with Neal too," she said, as he held her in his arms.

"Zelena took him. Then the Underworld. Then the Queen...I thought she was going to crush our hearts," she said softly.

"Then she didn't...and we got to be with him, but not together. I feared this, you know. I found myself wishing he'd stop growing, just long enough for us to break the curse," Snow sniffed.

"Me too...I didn't want to experience any of this without you," he said, as he caressed her face, as wiped a tear away with his thumb.

"But we won, Snow. Together...that's how we've always done things and how we'll continue to do them. The Queen tried to force us apart so many times, but she lost every single one," he said passionately, as he cupped her face in his hands.

"Even when we thought she finally had us...our love still prevailed. And it always will," he added. She smiled at him and kissed him tenderly. She sniffed, as their lips parted and she wiped more of her tears away.

"I'm a mess," she said, as she saw mascara on her fingers.

"No...you're beautiful. Always so beautiful," he said with awe in his voice.

"I guess we should get ready to go or we'll both be late," she suggested, as they got up.

"Here...I'll change him," David said. Snow nodded gratefully and went to quickly fix her makeup. Once she finished, David had their baby ready and they prepared to leave for the day. They would be home together that night though. This was their lives now. Normal…and it was the greatest adventure of all.