After the last chapter I thought a very cutesy chapter was needed. Please review it encourages me to write more.

Chapter 5

Graham has been pacing for hours. It's morning but the sun hasn't risen yet. He feels sick to his stomach. He knows that Snow and James told him not to do what she asked but what if that woman really does hurt Emma.

"Why didn't I just go?" he says as he slams his fist into the cave wall. His fist is throbbing now."Fuck," he mumbles.

"Graham, did you just punch the cave." He looks over to see Emma squinting her eyebrows at him in confusion.

"Uh… No… I mean maybe." he says awkwardly walking over to her. She notices the frantic look in his face and his heavy breathing.

"Graham what's going on." she asks while taking out a first-aid kit. She does her best to bandage his hand. His hand trembles in hers.

"It's nothing," he says. He is a coward for not going, not protecting her.

"Please don't lie to me Graham. You know that I can tell when someone is lying. Just tell me." she pleads while standing up.

"Before we left your parents told me that Regina would probably come and bargain me to go with her for your safety. They said that she lies and would probably still hurt you and it would just give her an advantage and that good will concur no matter what. Last night she came here and tried that. I tried to kill her but she used her magic before I could. She said she is going to make you truly suffer and it'll be all my fault." he spits out. He hangs his head in shame. She can practically see him replaying the scenes of her getting hurt in his head. That woman has emotionally abused Graham for to long. She is going to make her pay for the damage she has done.

"Oh Graham. Thank you for not going. With you by my side she doesn't stand a chance. You sacrificing you would have been more torturous than anything else and also pretty inconvenient. You made the right call." she says putting her arms around him. In a weird way this makes her proud. Proud that Graham's protective self didn't risk his life for her. That he knew deep down she could fight herself.

"I did promise I would never leave you again." His eyes look like the ocean as she looks into them. She trusts him, he makes her feel like no one ever has before, and most importantly he loves her. And she loves him she knows that now. She doesn't know she is crying until she feel a drop slide off her face.

"Em… why are you crying?"

"I love you. I love how you go out of your way to make me happy. I love you get along with my family. I love how dorky and hot you are. I love your accent and your charm. I love the way you make me feel so alive. I love you Graham," she bursts out. By now she is sobbing and probably looking like an idiot. Tears fall from his face as he brushes a strand of hair from her face and kisses her tears away. He knows that was probably one of the hardest thing she has ever done.

"Shh don't cry. I love you too. I love you more than anything else in the world." He holds her and rocks her slowly. She doesn't let her emotions show to often but when she does she just releases it all. She's bottled this inside her for too long. Graham laughs to himself.

"Are you laughing at me," she asks finally stopping crying.

"No I just don't think there is a better time."

"A better time for-" she stops as Graham gets down on one knee. Her eyes widen and tears fall down her face… Again. He pulls out a tiny box and opens it revealing a ring.

"I-I was going to wait but I don't think I can. Emma Swan you have made me such a better person. You gave me my heart back only to have you steal it as cliche as that sounds. I know we haven't been together long but there isn't anybody else that I'd rather be with forever. " he takes a deep breath before saying the words. "Will you marry me?" She gazes back him. The old her would run far away knowing that this is too much but, the knew her has faith in happy-endings. Graham is her happy-ending. The silly Huntsman who she loves. " She hasn't said anything yet making him so nervous. She is going to say no. He's embarrassed himself and she was going to say no. She is a princess why would she marry a lame huntsman who cries all the time.

"What do you think," she says grinning. "Of course." He lets out a sigh of relief slipping the ring on her finger. The diamond is beautiful. It's big but still modest. He stands up and smiling back. They gaze into each others teary eyes before slowly gravitating into each others lips, sharing a passionate kiss. Her hand grazes his shoulder and neck while his hands wrap around her waist. Graham's hand slides up her shirt which makes Emma hesitantly pull away. "As much as I want to we can't do that here. Especially since Red is sleeping ten feet away." Emma whispers wondering how Red has slept through everything.

"I guess you'll have to make it up to me later." Graham growls wiggling his eyebrows.

"I will and more," she giggles.

The now engaged couple sits outside the cave and watch the sun rise.

"Henry is going to be thrilled," she says happily.

"You think so." Her family means as much as his family does to him.

"Of course he really looks up to you." she says making Graham turn red.

"Oh come on he has a king for a grandfather why would he look up to me."

"Because if it weren't for your bravery he would have never been born." If he would have known what letting Snow go would give him him he'd done it sooner. They were silent for a few minutes before Graham speaks again.

"I wanna help you raise him. I mean if that's okay. I've always looked after him and he truly is amazing. He's a lot like is mother that's for sure." The fact that he said that makes her fully believe in the engagement.

"I don't think anyone else would be a better fit to raise him." she says as a tear falls from her face. "NOT AGAIN!" He wipes her tears away.

"Not again."

"EMMA! GRAHAM!"

"Out here!" Graham yells back. Red walks out.

"So I woke up and find that my best-friend's daughter and her boyfriend who are both also my friends were missing and it nearly gave me a heart-attack." Red jokes.

"Sorry about that," Emma says as Red sits next to them.

"WHAT'S THAT!" Red yells noticing the ring on Emma's finger. Graham and Emma smile back at each other. "OH MY GOD YOU GUYS ARE GETTING MARRIED!" Red squeals. They nod their heads.

"Will you be one of my bridesmaids?" Emma asks hopefully.

"Of course! Awh I'm so happy for you two."

The trio starts walking again. Graham's hand was around Emma's waist still a little worried about that woman. Talking about the wedding seems to distract them from having to think about where they have to go.

"So Graham when did you get permission from my Dad because I know you like living." Emma curiously asks.

"That's for sure. I asked him after the night Snow and I made dinner and you went upstairs early to read Henry's book." That was an awkward situation but overall it made James respect him.

"James do you think I could talk to you." Graham says awkwardly looking down at his feet.

"Of course." James follows Graham to the garden.

"Well umm I-I," Graham starts and James gestures him to keep going. "I love Emma very much and I know I wouldn't bring the kingdom much but, I want to spend the rest of my life with her and was hoping for your permission for her hand in marriage." He bursts out. Graham knows that he could have his head cut off for asking. He looks at James for a sign of anger but can't tell.

"Oh Graham." James puts his arms around his back. Graham tenses up. He is sure he is getting his head cut off now. "You know I wasn't always royalty I used to be a shepherd. I'll save the story for another time but I really don't care what you would bring to the kingdom by marrying my daughter. All that matters is what you bring my daughter. I almost had to marry Abigail for a kingdom and we both didn't want to. I wouldn't put Emma through that. I would let someone ask her to marry her if she really cared for him and he cared for him. Which you do so yes you have my permission."

Graham looks at him shocked.

"You're serious."

"Don't make me regret this."

"No sir." Graham says grinning.

"Does Snow know yet?" Emma asks

"No cause I knew you would want to tell her." Emma smiles. She can't wait to tell her. The transition between Snow going from her best-friend to mom was actually pretty easy since she always looked out for her. Snow is going to be so excited she ca't wait to tell her.

"Thank you." Emma says giving him a kiss on the cheek.

They start noticing a castle in the near distance.

"There it is. This used to be his." Red says and starts looking too see if there were any guards but as they got closer they still don't see anything. They are now right in front of the door. "Should we knock?" Emma asks. Both Graham and Red shrug. Well it couldn't hurt so Emma knocks on the door. No one answers after a minute. She knocks again. "Come on Rumpelstiltskin we know your in there!" Emma yells. She is about to bust the door down when the door opens.

"Hello?" a lady with dark brown curly hair asks