Snow White was pacing the floor, waiting for her husband to return. He attended the council meeting without her because she was not feeling well, and hadn't been for days. Just as she looked to the clock again, he returned.

"Snow, are you feeling any better?"

She shrugged her shoulders. "How was the meeting?"

"Well, you know, it's always the same ol-"

"I'm having a baby," she interrupted.

David froze for a moment. "Uh, did you say baby?"

"I think so. I haven't actually been to Doc or anything, but I really think I've got a lot of symptoms and-"

Now he interrupted her with a soul-shattering kiss.

"I can't believe it!" he said happily.

"You know, it could just be an illness. We only tried once, after all."

"It just proves what I already knew: when you and I get together, anything is possible!"

"Well, we still need to talk to Doc and -"

"Then let's go now!" David said, giving her arm a gentle tug.

They rushed to Doc to confirm their thoughts which the dwarf happily did. They spent the rest of the day talking about their new family and how things would be different now. They both confessed to suspecting her pregnancy for a few days, but not saying anything to the other, not wanting to get hopes up. They planned the nursery, talked about names (even though Snow wouldn't divulge what Ruth's necklace had said about their firstborn being a boy or girl), and even the ball to celebrate.

Snow mentioned the night they created this life and David nuzzled her neck. It was the night of Thomas and Ella's wedding. Both Snow and David were dressed to impress. It was a difficult ride home since David kept whispering in her ear how he couldn't take his eyes off of her all night in that strapless dress. It was a race to their bedchamber when they finally arrived back at their castle.

David's nuzzling eventually turned into more as the couple celebrated their wonderful news, and then fell asleep in each other's arms.

It was a perfect day, until ...

Snow White sat straight up as she woke with a start. Her breathing was heavy as she looked around the dark room and tried to find her focus.

"Snow, what's wrong?" David asked, hurrying to sit beside her.

"It ... it was horrible! She came for us. She came for our baby!" she panted, wrapping her arms around her middle.

He didn't have to ask who she meant. He had his own concerns after Snow told him that she was going to have a baby, but he didn't voice them to her. He didn't want to add any more stress to her life.

"It was just a dream. And she's not going to touch our baby. I will die before I let that happen," he said as he leaned over to light a candle, like he did for her other nightmares.

"But you did," Snow whispered. "In my dream, she ... she killed you and she took our baby. I couldn't move, I couldn't do anything! I couldn't save either of you and she was gone! Charming, she's coming for us! What if we've made a huge mistake?"

Snow was sobbing now and David pulled her close. "Sweetheart, you have to calm down. It was just a dream. A terrible dream, but it isn't real. I am right here and our baby is very safe with you."

Snow shook her head. "We've given her a target. She knows this is our ultimate happily ever after. David, she is going to come for this baby."

David knew the severity of Snow's worries then. She probably hadn't even noticed that she didn't call him Charming.

"Listen to me. You cannot get panicky over this. It's not good for you and it's not good for the baby. We are fine. We've get everyone working on this and we will find a way to stop her. In the meantime, I need you to calm down."

She signed. "We should have waited. We shouldn't have had a baby so soon."

"I don't want you to talk like that. This baby is a blessing. Our child is a miracle. This is exactly what Regina wants. She wants to get in your head, to make you scared of our own baby. Don't let her do this, Snow. She's winning just by making you scared. I will not let her touch that baby. Do not worry about it."

Snow was slightly taken aback by his forceful tone, but she knew she needed to hear it. He was absolutely right. This was what Regina wanted. She was ruining her own happiness, just like she did on their honeymoon with the Medusa disaster. Not this time. She wouldn't lose Charming again, or this baby girl.

"I'm sorry. I'm so paranoid of her and what she's going to do, but I can't let her take over my thoughts.

"Exactly. We are going to take every precaution we can to keep you and the baby safe. The guards will be on high alert, the council will be made aware, and we already know the dwarfs are ready and willing to fight," he said with a small smile, hoping to make her smile as well.

Snow did give a little chuckle. "Grumpy will start sharpening his pickax as soon as he finds out."

"He might come after me first. Your "big" brothers are very protective! He's probably going to be angry that I 'did this to you' or something of the sort."

"They mean well. And they'll be very happy, just like Doc was. Grumpy might just take more convincing."

"Yeah, well, you're telling him. Not me."

"Where is my brave Prince Charming?"

"Hey, I know when to pick my battles. An angry dwarf with a pickax isn't a good idea in my book."

Snow actually laughed at that. When she quieted down, she looked at her husband. "Thank you, darling. You knew just what I needed to take my mind off things."

"I don't want you to worry. Things are scary, but we're going to take care of her. In the end, we're going to win."

"True love always wins?"

"Indeed. Though, I do prefer 'I will always find you' as our motto."

"It does seem to have stuck with us," Snow said, before yawning.

"It's time to get back to sleep. Our little one needs you well rested."

"Charming? Do you think we could not tell anyone else, just for a few days? I just want this to be our secret for now."

"Of course. But then we'll need to get everyone prepared."

She nodded and laid back down. David pulled her close.

"I love you, Snow." He leaned down a bit and whispered to her stomach, "And I love you too, little one."

Snow pulled him back up to her and kissed him. "We love you, too, Daddy."

And with that, they snuggled together and slept dreamlessly for the rest of the night.