Title: Sergeant Major Emma Swan
Summary: Emma is a Marine and she needs to go back to Afghanistan. How will she tell her family?
Set in S1 Storybook but is completely AU. You get it right? Also I don't know much about the Marines and all the information is taken from sites I could find, so if I have anything wrong and/or Im disrespecting someone please tell me so I can change it, okay?
I don't own Once Upon A Time. All mistakes are mine.
She was supposed to tell her, them, two days ago after their weekly family dinner, but after Henry started talking about school and projects and stuff like that, it slipped her mind. And after they tucked the twelve-year-old boy in, Regina was kissing her and that quickly turned into something else and, really, she didn't even want to think about anything else but Regina's body pressed against her own.
And even if she remembered how the hell was she supposed to tell her girlfriend of, literally, two months and two days that she's supposed to go back to Afghanistan? It really isn't a frequent topic of conversation and Regina not knowing that she joined the marines after she was released from jail made it a little bit harder for her. Emma sighed looking at the sleeping form next to her, she had to leave in less than a week and she really needed to tell Regina and Henry, she didn't know how though. She cant just come up and be like 'Hey Regina, I have to leave to Afghanistan in like five days. Why? Oh because I'm in the marines and all that. So yeah, hope you're cool with that.' She knows that will end badly, so not an option.
Monday – 4 days until departure
She sighs heavily, her head between her hands looking down to the paperwork on her desk. She has been thinking, for two hours, about how to tell Regina and Henry about her departure. She's supposed to leave on Friday and she is literally going mad. She wants to do this right; she doesn't want them to think that she's abandoning them or anything like that so she's been thinking for the last two hours how to do this.
Suddenly she hears footsteps and quickly tries to look busy, but then Emma looks up and sees that is Henry so she drops the pen and smiles at him. He smiles back a little uneasy. Emma knows straight away that something is wrong and frowns.
"Hi ma." Henry says entering her office slowly.
"Henry, is everything okay?" Emma asks, worried.
"Mm… well you see, I was looking for my PS Vita at your apartment when I…mm… found…" he takes a sheet of paper, neatly folded from his pocket. Emma's face goes pale. "…This." He finishes. Henry places the paper on Emma's desk right in front of her. Emma looks from him to the paper twice before picking the paper and unfolding it. She only needs to see the shield at the top of the page to know it's the letter.
"Care to explain?" Henry said and Emma was surprised at his tone. It wasn't the anger she expected, its… sadness. "You're leaving?" he asks before Emma can say anything.
After a couple of seconds she answers, "Yes, Henry, I am leaving. But I swear I'm not abandoning you or your mother, or whatever other thought crossed your mind when you were reading this. This is not optional but I will come back and we'll be a family." Emma rounded her desk and placed her hands on his shoulders. She could see some tears forming in his eyes and that caused her own tears to form. "Its only eight months Henry and I'll be back before your birthday, okay?" she whispers.
"Okay." He whispers back and Emma hugs him tightly while her own tears go down her cheeks.
They brake apart after a couple of minutes both with tears rolling down their cheeks. They laugh lightly, before Emma asks "Wanna have lunch with me? I know you are dying to ask me stuff."
"Yeah, sure." Henry says rolling his eyes.
They were seated at granny's, both of them with a cheeseburger, fries and milkshakes. They've talked about school and other stuff but Emma knows Henry wants to ask her about the Marines.
"Okay kid, stop being so awkward and ask me the real questions." Emma says smiling when his eyes widen.
He sighs with a smile, "What rank are you?"
Emma chuckles, "I'm Sergeant Major."
"Wow…" he says amazed. He thinks his second question, "When did you enlist?"
Emma bites her lip, "Umm like three weeks after I was released from jail."
"So you've served almost twelve years?" he asks and Emma nods. He nods back impressed. "How many medals do you have?"
"I don't know, kid. I haven't counted them in a long while." She saw his face fall and chuckled, "but you can count them for me if you want. They are on my uniform." His face lit up and she smiled calling Ruby for the check.
When they were already outside he all but ran to her apartment. When they finally arrived she took her Dress Blues out of her closet and showed Henry all of her medals. He was awed for a couple of seconds before he started counting them and asking Emma what they were for. Emma just laughed and explained patiently.
About half an hour later they were sitting in the couch, Henry asking about her tours and Emma recalling everything she could remember to him. After a couple of minutes where Henry seemed to think about his next question, he looked at her seriously and asked
"Have you told Mom?" She winced a little and he had his answer.
"No, kid, I haven't."
"Why not?" Henry asked tilting his head a little.
"Because, Hen, this isn't normal conversation topic and your mom doesn't even know I'm a Marine." Emma said with a frown. Oh my god, how am I going to do this? She thought.
"Well you have to tell her." Henry said in his 'duh' voice.
"No shit, Sherlock." She snapped and instantly winced. "I'm sorry Hen I didn't mean to snap at you." Emma said apologetically.
He dismissed her with a wave of his hand. "What are you going to do?"
"I don't know. I need a plan, like ASAP." Emma said.
His face lit up and he grinned. "What we need is an Operation."
"An Operation, really kid?"
"Yes, and we'll call it… Operation… Bronze Eyes." Henry said and dismissed Emma's raised eyebrow. "And this is what we'll do…"
Wednesday – 2 days until departure
Regina was driving home as fast as she could without surpassing legal limits. All she wanted was to curl in the couch with Emma and Henry, watch a movie and just relax for the rest of the evening. Today has been stressful, with too much paperwork and many boring meetings. And to top it all off, Regina noticed how Emma has been acting around her lately. Nervous and rather quick to end their interactions. Since Monday, when instead of Emma bringing her lunch for her she found Ruby with a sheepish smile and her lunch she began to worry. Later that night she found out that Emma had lunch with Henry and she was a little bit relieved. Tuesday rolled around and Emma left rather quickly that morning; later at lunch Emma did bring her food but said she had to go right after setting the food down, she had frowned and asked why but Emma just bit her lip and said she had too much paperwork piled up at the office. She let her go but could easily read the lie in Emma's words.
And today Emma again left pretty fast after breakfast and at lunch she was once again met up with Ruby bringing her lunch and a note from Emma. 'I'm so sorry 'Gina. I swear I'll make up for the last few days. Emma xx' it read and Regina had sighed before thanking Ruby.
Now it was almost six and she was parking her car in the driveway. She noticed the yellow beat-up bug and unconsciously a small smile graced her lips. She sighed and got out of the car before walking to her door and unlocking it. The first thing she noticed was the smell of food, then as she walked a little bit more she noticed the table.
"Emma?" Regina called.
"In the kitchen." Came the almost immediate response. Regina sauntered towards the kitchen to see her girlfriend stirring something on a pot.
"What's all this?" Regina asked and Emma jumped a little having been immersed in her own thoughts to hear Regina walk in.
Emma turned away from the stove, setting the spoon down, before moving towards Regina and giving her a quick peck on the lips as a 'hello'. "I thought we could have dinner tonight, just the two of us." Emma clarified.
"Oh, where's Henry?" Regina asked smiling.
Emma chuckled, "He's having a sleepover at Kevin's."
"So that means we have the house all to ourselves?" Regina asked in that husky tone that made Emma shudder every time she heard it. The blonde nodded and Regina smirked before kissing her deeply. "Great." She stepped back and turned around before starting to walk towards the stairs throwing an "I'll go change while you finish dinner," over her shoulder.
Emma was left dazed in the middle of the kitchen. When she heard Regina's last phrase she shook her head with a smile and went back to making dinner. Hopefully everything went well and the night finished with what Regina was implying. She worried her bottom lip as she went over the plan Henry had told her on Monday. Once again she was so immersed in her thoughts that she didn't hear Regina coming back to the kitchen fully dressed and hugging her from behind making her jump. The brunette placed her chin on Emma's shoulder while one of Emma's hands went to the ones placed on her stomach.
"Penny for your thoughts, darling?" Regina said sweetly and Emma sighed. This is going to be so hard she thought. Last time she had to go she didn't have to say goodbye to anybody, she was alone and that, she guesses, made it a little bit easier. Now, now she had a son and the person she… loved. Yes, the last few days has made Emma realize she loved the brunette and just the thought of being away from her made her heart drop and thump in her chest. And lets not get started on Henry.
"Its nothing. Lets just enjoy dinner." Emma said and turned around in Regina's arms and kissed her. When they parted Regina looked at her with a raised eyebrow, a look that said she wasn't fooling anyone. Emma sighed, "I'll tell you after dinner, I promise."
"Okay." Regina let it pass when she saw the nervousness in green orbs. She stepped away from Emma slowly and helped carry some stuff to the table.
They had finished dinner five minutes ago and were now cuddle up in the couch with a glass of wine each watching some ridiculous show on the TV. Just that neither of them was really watching the show, both of them inside their heads trying to figure out how to break the somehow uncomfortable silence. Finally Emma decided it was time to bring up the topic she has been avoided for the last few days.
" 'Gina, babe, you awake?" she whispered in the brunettes ear.
"Hmm?" came the response from Regina that was pretending to be interested in the show but was watching Emma from the corner of her eye.
"I need to talk to you." Emma said softly. The brunette took a deep breath and sat up from her position on Emma's chest.
"Okay then. Talk." It came out harsher than she intended but her mind has a nasty way of playing with her and creates the worst possible scenario that could come up in any situation.
Emma flinched a little at the harsh tone, but knew Regina well enough to know that it was a self defense mechanism. "I…I… I have something to tell you." She stuttered and mentally cursed herself.
"I figured as much." Regina said folding her arms. She watched Emma open and close her mouth a couple of times before sighing. "Emma if this is you trying to break up with me, just… save it." Regina said trying to maintain her voice firm even if she, literally, felt her heart break.
Emma stared at her in shock before shaking her head. "What?!" she shrieked. "Regina I'm not trying to break up with you."
"You're not?" Regina asked visibly relaxing. When Emma shook her head she sighed, "but you have been getting distant the last few days and seemed so nervous around me when we talked or something." Regina said with a sad smile.
"I know and I'm so sorry 'Gina, but I've been planning with Henry on how to tell you what I have to tell you." Emma said and got up from the couch to walk back towards the kitchen, leaving a puzzled Regina behind. Nearly ten seconds later Emma emerged from the room with a piece of paper in hand. She sat next to Regina and smiled sadly at her. "I received this letter about a week ago. This is why I've been acting strangely the last few days." Emma said and handed the paper to the brunette. Regina looked at the paper then at Emma before receiving a nod. She returned her gaze at the paper and took a deep breath before unfolding it. The first thing she noticed was the shield, she had seen it before but couldn't remember what it was for. Her eyes travelled a little bit to the right and in black, bold letter it read: United States Marine Corps. The first thing that went to her mind was what the hell is this? but kept reading anyways.
Emma watched as Regina's eyes flashed trough the page and the different emotions that could be seen in brown orbs. Confusion, sadness, understanding and was that… pride? The blonde was a nervous mess so she got up and started pacing in front of the TV looking at Regina intently.
Regina on the other hand had a million things running through her mind. She's a marine? When the hell did that happen? Sergeant Major, that's a big tittle isn't? She has to leave for eight months to Afghanistan. Eight months, I don't know if I can survive that long without her. But she has to do it; it's her duty. Sergeant Major Emma Swan is my girlfriend, oh my god. She reread it one more time to check that she didn't miss anything before looking up towards a nervous looking Emma Swan with tears in her eyes.
"You're leaving?" Regina sobbed and Emma was right next to her, wrapping strong arms around her in a heartbeat.
"Yes." Emma said, her voice full of emotion.
"For eight month." Regina stated more than asked.
"Yes." Emma repeated and the older woman knew that the blonde was trying not to cry. "But I will promise you something right now. I will come back Regina. I'll come back to Henry and to you, I promise you that."
At that Regina cried onto Emma's shoulder and the blonde let the tears escape as well. After a little while of clinging to each other like their life depended on it they calmed and started talking. It was nearly two in the morning when they climbed up the stairs to Regina's room, they were tired after their night of sharing past stories and crying a bit more when Regina realized that Emma was leaving in less than two days. Now they just wanted to cuddle up in bed and cling to each other, reassuring each other that everything was going to be okay.
Thursday – 1 day until departure
Regina wakes up to butterfly kisses along her shoulder and neck, and a smile instantly reaches her face before even opening her eyes. When she does open them, she sees a smiling Emma hovering above her. She closes the gap and kisses Emma deeply earning a moan from the blonde. They part with a sigh and a bright smile on both their faces.
"Morning." Emma says, her voice thick with sleep.
"Good morning, dear." Regina replies before cuddling closer to Emma, making the blonde wrap her arms around her. "I'm taking the day off." She murmured with closed eyes.
"Oh yeah?" Emma whispered with a smile.
"Yes. And you should do the same." Regina said.
"Hmm, I don't know. My boss is pretty strict." The blonde teased.
"As your boss and girlfriend, I'm telling you to have a day off with me and our son." Even though it might seem as a command Regina said it with a soft voice and a smile.
"If you insist." Emma said, kissing Regina soundly. After a couple of seconds she traced Regina's bottom lip with her tongue asking for entrance that was immediately granted. They battled for dominance, neither of them really winning. Regina placed her cool hand on the hot skin on Emma's stomach making the blonde moan. Regina separated from the blonde's mouth and started trailing kisses along her jaw and neck while slowly riding Emma's shirt up. She took it off in a well practiced move and started placing open mouthed kisses on Emma's chest, slowly getting to a hardened nip-
Crash. Clink. Crash
Regina's head shot up at the sound making the blonde groan in frustration. Really, now? She thought while looking for her shirt and tugging it on. Whoever is downstairs is going to get a piece of my mind. She opened the door with Regina right behind her; they walked down the stairs and towards the kitchen where the sound came from. Once they get there they see glass scattered around the floor and a sheepish looking Henry with the broom.
"Sorry?"
"Henry, what were you doing?" Regina said walking forward and taking the broom from the boy to clean up the mess.
"I was trying to make breakfast since it's umm…" he looked at Emma for confirmation and when she nodded, he sighed "Ma's last day here."
At that Regina's face softened and she busied herself with cleaning the glass so nobody could see her forming tears.
"Thanks Hen, I appreciate the sentiment but next time ask for a little bit of help. Okay, kid?" Emma said ruffling his hair.
"Okay." He replied.
Emma walked to Regina and helped her clean the glass offering her a small smile when she saw the unshed tears. Emma kissed her forehead and in less than five minutes they had everything cleaned up. Emma put everything away before starting the coffee machine and turning to Regina and Henry. They were exchanging sad glances before Regina engulfed him in a hug unaware that Emma was looking at them with a tear rolling down her cheek. Her family, she had to return to her family. She waited until Regina let Henry go to talk again.
"So, what does the Mills family want for breakfast?" Emma asked cheerfully.
Henry seemed to ponder on his answer, "Apple pancakes and hot chocolate."
Emma chuckled, "So pancakes and hot chocolate for the young boy. What will the beautiful lady have?"
"I'll have your famous omelet and some coffee." Regina answered with a blush.
"Coming right up." Emma said before going around the kitchen picking the ingredients for breakfast.
Regina let Henry skip school so they could have a family day, she called her office and cancelled all her appointments and Emma called her deputy. Breakfast was a blast with Emma making jokes and tossing pancakes in the air while they laughed. After that they decided to go to the park so they cleaned the kitchen together and then took turns to take showers and even though Emma joined Regina in the shower she had to keep her hands to herself. When everybody was ready they got out of the house and started walking towards the park. They played soccer, played with Pongo when Archie walked by with him and just had family fun. Henry brought his camera so he took a picture every time he could. For when I miss her he thought with a sad smile. They spent the day like that, with laughs and smiles and pictures. The only moment they stopped was to get a quick lunch and that didn't turn out to be more than an hour.
It was nearly six thirty when Emma said she had to go to the apartment and when Regina asked 'Why?' Emma just looked at her with a sad smile and both brunettes knew why. She had to pack and get her uniform for tomorrow. They walked silently towards Emma's apartment and the blonde tried to be as quick as possible but Regina followed her to the room and when she took out her utility uniform tears formed in Regina's eyes as the brunette traced her last name with her thumb. After that Regina just looked at her before leaving the room without another word making Emma sigh and frown.
She walked out of the room seven minutes later, camouflaged duffle bag in hand. Henry glanced from the bag to her and some tears formed in his eyes but he quickly blinked them away. Regina was behind him with a hand on his shoulder and some tears running down her cheeks. My family, I have to come back to them she thought as she watched them in front of her. With a nod they left the apartment and made their way towards the mansion.
"What are we having for dinner?" Henry asked half an hour after they stepped inside the mansion.
Emma leaned to whisper something on Regina's ear and when the brunette nodded she smiled, "I thought we could order some pizza and watch a movie, is that okay with you Hen?"
"That sounds great, Ma." He said before walking towards the TV and starting his video game. Emma chuckled before grabbing the phone and ordering their usual. When she set the phone down she saw Regina walking towards the kitchen and followed her. She found the brunette looking out the window to where her apple tree was, Emma could see some tears in Regina's eyes so she silently wrapped her arms around the brunettes waist feeling how Regina relaxed into her touch.
"This is really happening, isn't?" Regina asked voice loaded with emotions.
"Yes." Emma croaked.
The pizza arrived twenty minutes after and now they were settled in the couch watching The Amazing Spider Man 2, Henry eating his third piece of pizza on the floor while Emma and Regina cuddled on the couch, the brunette running her fingers through Emma's blonde hair. Emma sighed at the caress, I'm going to miss this, them so much she thought and closed her eyes.
Once the movie was done Henry said goodnight and went upstairs so he could get some sleep. Regina placed a kiss to Emma's cheek before whispering, "Emma wake up," on the blondes ear. Emma stirred a bit and slowly opened her eyes seeing the TV turned off and Regina with an amused smile.
"I fell asleep, didn't I?" Emma asked siting up and rubbing her eyes.
"Yes dear."
"Its your fault, though." Emma said hoarsely, "that thing you do with my hair is so sleep inducing." She chuckled.
Regina laughed, "come on sleepyhead, let's go to bed."
Emma got up from the couch and folded the blanket Regina wrapped around her with a smile. Once finished she picked up the plates and the box from the pizza, and took it to the kitchen setting everything on top of the counter so they can clean it up tomorrow. She walked out of the kitchen to find Regina at the bottom of the stairs waiting for her. She smiled and kissed her softly on the lips. Regina hummed against her lips and deepened it by tracing her tongue over Emma's bottom lip. Emma moaned when Regina's tongue entered her mouth fighting for dominance. They broke apart when air became a necessity but Emma kept kissing down Regina's neck and smirked when she heard a moan. She pressed her lips to Regina's weak spot behind her ear before huskily whispering,
"Lets finish what we started this morning."
"Lets." Regina groaned.
Emma grabbed the back of Regina's thighs and lifted her up making the brunette wrap her legs around Emma's waist. The blonde carried her to their room while kissing Regina. Once inside she pushed Regina against the door making it close in the process, using the leverage she used one of her hands to unbutton Regina's shirt while trailing open mouthed kisses on all exposed skin her lips could reach. When the last button was gone she gently put Regina down still trapping her between herself and the door. Regina opened her eyes and Emma let a little moan at how lust blown they were. The brunette smirked and placed a hand on Emma's shoulder gently pushing her towards the bed.
When the back of Emma's knees hit the bed, Regina made her sit down. Emma placed her hands on Regina's waist before kissing just on top of her panty line while maintaining eye contact. Regina couldn't contain the moan that escaped her and another rush of heat went to her core. Reluctantly she stepped back and smirked at Emma's little whine of protest. Regina slowly slid her shirt of her shoulders and swaying her hips a bit she undid her jeans, turning around she slid them down smooth legs bending down more than necessary so Emma could see how wet she is. When she heard a groan from behind her, Regina's smirk grew. She went back to full height and turned her head and winked at Emma. She faced the blonde again and walked to her, straddling Emma's hips she placed a kiss to pink lips before moving to her ear.
"Oh yeah, definitely going to finish what we started." She purred and, Emma shuddered and moaned.
Best night ever, she thought and when Regina started kissing her neck she knew it had only started.
Friday – 10 hours until departure
Regina woke up to soft hand drawing patterns on her back, she sighed happily. Opening her eyes slowly she turned her head a little and smiled when she saw bright green staring back at her.
"Good morning, beautiful." Emma said softly while placing a hand on a tanned cheek and tracing her thumb over a cheekbone.
Regina leaned into her touch and sighed again, "Good morning."
"I was thinking, maybe we could have breakfast before… um… hitting the road." Emma said, voice hoarse.
Regina nodded silently before placing her hand on top of the one on her cheek and kissing Emma's palm softly. "I'm going to miss you so much." She croaked and tears formed in her eyes, a few escaping and running down her cheeks.
"I'm going to miss you more, babe." Emma said hoarsely, tears of her own making their way down. "But we can do this. I'll try my best to send you letters just so you know I'm okay. Eight months and I'll be back. I'll be home before Henry's birthday."
Both of them noticed how Emma called Regina's house home but neither said anything about it. A sob escaped Regina's mouth and Emma instantly wrapped her in a hug, kissing the top of her head.
Friday – 7 hours before departure
Regina watched as Emma took her uniform from her duffle bag and more tears formed in her eyes. It seemed that today the tears are going to come back every five minutes she thought with a roll of her eyes. She slumps back on the bed while covering her eyes with her forearm. She doesn't know how much time passed before a throat cleared and she sat up again. Her jaw hanged opened when she saw Emma on her Dress Blues.
She wore a long-sleeved midnight blue coat with a standing collar and white web belt with her rank on a golden waist plate, white peaked cap, plain white shirt, sky blue trousers, white gloves, and black dress pumps. With all the ribbons of the medals worn on her left chest. She looks so… good Regina thought.
"So… um how do I look?" Emma asked shyly.
"You, my love, look absolutely gorgeous." Regina said standing up and walking towards Emma. The blonde grinned and wrapped her arms around Regina's waist before kissing her.
"Thanks." Emma said once they parted.
"You are welcome. Now lets go before it gets any later." Regina said walking towards the bedroom door.
Emma nodded and picked her duffle bag before following Regina down the stairs and into the foyer. "Lets go Henry."
"Yes ma'am." He said mock-saluting her. She chuckled and ruffled his hair making Henry groan. Regina sent them a sad smile before subtly wiping a tear that rolled down her cheek.
"Okay, lets go." Regina said opening the door.
Friday – 30 minutes until departure
Emma eyed the gate with a frown, she didn't want to leave. Her home, her family is right here and even though she promised them she would come back she isn't completely sure, nobody that joins the Marines is completely sure they will come back. War is unpredictable, anything could happen. She turned around and addressed mother and son both with a sad expression on their faces. She set her duffle bag down and kneeled in front of Henry.
"I need you to be strong, okay buddy? You are the man of the house and you need to protect your mom while I'm not there. Don't let her get isolated in the house and make her go outside with you or Kat, okay? Can you do that for me, Hen?" she said softly wiping a tear that had fallen from his eye. He nodded and she smiled, "Okay. Just remember that I love you, alright?"
"I love you too, Ma." He whispered and Emma engulfed him in a bear hug while tears made their way down both of their cheeks. Emma pulled away softly and told him to take a seat on the chair that were a couple of feet away from them. He nodded and quickly made his way towards the chairs.
Emma stayed kneeled a little bit longer watching Henry run and sit down. She looked down and sighed before standing up to talk to Regina. The brunette was silently crying and the sight broke Emma's heart. She placed her index finger under Regina's chin making the brunette look at her while interlacing their fingers with her other hand.
"I know this is not the time nor the place to tell you this but…" tears made their way down Emma's cheek, "I love you Regina. I've known for a while now and even though I'm telling you now, it doesn't mean I'm only saying it because I'm leaving. I will come back Regina. To you and to Henry. I will come back to my family." She finished and kissed her softly, chastely.
More tears appeared on Regina's eyes at the confession and once they parted she was quick to speak, "I love you too Emma. And please… please…just come back to us," her voice breaking slightly.
Emma nodded and called Henry back with them. He ran back to his mother side and Emma looked from him to Regina and back to him. "I love you guys, always remember that. I'll see you in eight months." Emma said quickly picking her duffle bag and turning around. She started walking with the vision blurry from the tears. She didn't turn around as she passed the gate because she knew she wouldn't make it if she did.
Regina and Henry watched her go both with tears running down their cheeks. When she didn't turn around they understood why; they wouldn't make it if she did. Ten minutes passed before they decided to go back to the car. Regina held her ground all the way to the parking lot, not a single tear dropped from her eyes, even when her eyes filled up with them. She unlocked the car and climbed in; that's when she let the tears fall, her forehead touching the steering wheel, hands gripping it tightly and sobs rocking her body.
Henry instantly wrapped his arms around her trying to offer any kind of comfort while whispering, "She will come back," over and over again.
I actually teared up writing that final part, was that just me? Also I might add a second part, when Emma comes back, in the future, anyone interested?
Tell me what you think :)
