first of all i want to apologize for it taking so long for me to update, the real world got in the way and i had a major case of writers block

chapter 7

Snow and Charming entered the palace gates, and immediately Snow jumped off her horse. She ran into the castle and didn't stop until she got to Charming's bedchamber. She fell onto their bed, sobbing.

Charming dismounted his horse and grabbed the reins of his wife's. He led both horses to the stables. After putting the horses in their stalls, he started to make off there saddles. Now he began to cry. 'I should have said yes to Rumplestiltskin right then and there. I could've dealt with the consequence of not informing Snow' he thought to himself.

"How did it go?" Charming looked up saw it was Red.

"Not good, Regina got to him before we could," Charming replied.

"What could regina offer him?" Red asked in anger.

"I have no clue, Red, but 'Stiltskin gave us something," Charming said.

Red replied "What did that little imp say?" "He said that she will find us on her eighteenth birthday. But to remember that looks can be deceiving."

"What the hell does that mean?" Red asked in frustration. "I have no idea. Red, all I know is that I failed to protect my daughter," Charming told her, tears reforming in his eyes. Red immediately embraced her friend.

Regina looked down at the sleeping baby, and she was amazed how much she loved Emma, even though she was the daughter of her sworn enemy. 'No, she is MY daughter,' Regina thought to herself. She looked up and saw her father smiling at her. "What is it?"

"It has been a long time since I have seen you happy, my dear," Henry said. "I am, Father," Regina said happily. "For the first time, I really am happy."

He nodded. "And though I may not agree with what you did, I can see how happy she makes you. That is all I have ever wanted for you, Regina, and I promise you that I will never tell the child of her biological parents," Henry told her. Regina walked over to her father and hugged him. "I love you, Father."

Authors note: am sorry it so short but its better then nothing and i promise i will make the next chapter longer i want to thank SnowandJames4eva for editing the chapter, and i also want to thank everyone who stuck with me. also i want you all to know i will finsh this story it may take awhile but i will finsh it :)