Sorry for the late update. But here is the next chapter. It is more Snowing based, I will go back to involving Emma in the next one.

Reviews always welcomed :)


Snow loved her job getting to be around kids all day, how could she not. The people she worked with became her friends very quickly, she was lucky to have them. It took her a little longer too acclimatized to this new land than it did for David and Snow's colleagues thought she was a little strange sometimes, but they just accepted her for being like that.

It was nap time which always gave Snow and Helena, the other teacher and chance to have coffee with a side of harmless gossip. As they sat there Snow spent most of the time watching the little ones sleep, she was a bit distracted with what her friend was saying.

"I thought you and David would have popped another one out by now." Helena could see the look Mary Margaret was giving the children. And how great she was with them. As much as she would hate to lose her, she could see Mary will more kids.

A soft smile appeared on Snow's face, she would love to have another baby. Emma would make a great big sister, and she and David had talked about it. They thought it would be better to wait until they had both settled here. Trying to cope with being here and handling a new baby would not be easy. "We were just waiting for the right time."

Helena bark out a very loud laugh. "Oh Mar, haven't you learnt. There is never a right time. You will always find a reason to put it off. You and David are wonderful parents, any child would be very lucky."

"I guess you are right, we always did want a big family." With what happened to them that wasn't very practical, but maybe it would be an idea to bring the subject up with David. Hopefully the timing is a little better.

With that their break time was over as one of the little ones stated crying.

"Ah well, it was nice that it whilst it lasted." Helena gulped back the rest of her coffee, and then went to see the child who was awakening.

Snow spent the rest of the day thinking about what she spoke about with Helena, determined to talk to David tonight.

Once Snow got home, she arranged for Emma to spend the evening with Penny, who was only too happy to have her. Snow was always grateful to her for taking the role of grandmother, without her there really would be no one else.

David was surprised when he got home; Snow was in the kitchen, making it nice for a meal for two. "This place seems...what the world I am looking for..?"

"Quite?" Snow supplied for him.

"Yes, that most definitely the right word. Where is out little Princess?" He went up behind her, kissing the side of her neck. She leaned back into him, closing her eyes.

"Sent her to Penny's, thought it would be nice to have some time together."

"Mmm, I like the sound for that." He said against her neck.

Snow didn't bring up the subject early on in the evening; they rarely get a chance for something like this. She was going to enjoy it whilst she could.

Once they finished their dinner, they took their drinks to the couch, snuggling up close together.

Here goes, Snow thought. "David?"

David, who had been closing his eyes and head falling back a little, didn't move to answer his wife. He was very relaxed to say the least. "Hmmm." Was the only reply Snow got.

"I've been thinking about something, I would like to talk to you about?" She asked this almost carefully, trying to easy him into conversion.

With that David's head shot up, "that sounds very ominous."

"No, it nothing to worry about. It's just, well what do you think of having another baby?"

He went very quiet. This is what Charming did when he was thinking, so Snow gave him time to process his thoughts.

"Emma would be happy and we always did want more kids, but do you think it's the right time?" David didn't reject the thought completely, but he also didn't want to jump into making a life changing decision like that.

"I don't know when the right time will be, but I would like to at least start thinking about it." Snow would be happy to at least do that.

"I think your right. At least this time we wouldn't have the stress over us, like we did when you were pregnant with Emma." David thought back to when Snow was pregnant, he was surprised and relieved, with everything they had going on at the time, when Snow went into labour.

Snow started chuckling, "I was just thinking that maybe this time when I tell you, could react a little different this time."

David let out a soft laugh as well, yes to say that he was shocked last time was an understatement, he hadn't expected for that to happen as quickly as it did.


It had been a long day for David, there had been a lot of problems left over from before he and Snow took back the Kingdom. It was a daily struggle for him to sort. Gaining the people's trust, as well was also difficult. The legacy that his brother James had left behind had been hard to overcome. It was only just starting to happen; everyone thought that "James" had changed because he had fallen in love with Snow White. There was no way he could have acted like James had, that really wasn't David at all; it would have been hard for him to pull it off.

One of the many issues James had created was the amount of 'broken hearts' he had left behind. It had become very obvious, very quickly to David, that his brother had been what only could be described as a player. A little while after they had official moved back into the castle. David had a fair amount of females visitors, wishing to speak to him. Unsurprisingly Snow hadn't taken too well to this, and it was her in the end who dealt with the problem. He never asked how, but all of a sudden the visitors and the request for meetings had stopped. Which David had been very thankful for.

On this particular day he just wanted to escape back up to their private quarters, to spend some quality time with Snow. As far as everyone was concerned they had only just got married, when in reality it had been a little longer than that. But it seemed that they never had much time together.

When he entered the room, he saw her by the open window. David thought to himself how lucky he was, she looked beautifully standing there fully in white. Ever since she got back to living like a royal once again Snow had found it difficult to go back to attire that was required of her.

"You look like you are very far away, can I join you?" Snow hadn't noticed that David was standing there, and gave a little jump at the sound of his voice.

Gathering herself together, and once her heart returned to a normal rate, she finally manager to answer him. "I guess I was. How was your day?"

David tiredly slumped himself into one of the chairs that occupied the room, "Long. I don't know how possible it will be to sort everything out. I don't even know what I am doing half the time"

Snow went over to where he sat, she climbed onto his lap. David's arms automatically going around her waist to pull her closer. She played with his hair, soothingly. "You are doing great Charming. The people love you and most importantly they trust you will do what is right for them.

David didn't say anything, just sat there looking at Snow, a small frown started to appear on his face the longer he looked. She looked very tired and a little ill, how had he hadn't noticed this before now. David was annoyed at himself for this, he was meant to be her husband and lately he had been very distracted. "Snow are you ok?" He brought his hand up to her face and gently cupped it.

Snow leaned her face into his open palm, how was she going to break the news to him that he now had another thing to add on his list of things to worry about? She removed herself from her lap, and started to walk away from him.

David was having none of that, she was hiding something from him, was she ill he wondered. "Snow, talk to me." He turned her around to face him.

Her eyes filled up with tears, she was scared of his reaction. Snow so wanted to this moment to be joyous, for both of them; she didn't want to add extra stress onto David's plate when there was already so much there.

The tears worried David even more; he wiped one of the escaped tear "Please tell me what is wrong. You are ok aren't you?" His stomach felt sick at the thought of her being seriously ill.

"I'm fine, but I do have something to tell you. And I am unsure how you are going to react." Her voice was laced with the emotion, she guess that was one of her new side effects that she would now get.

"That doesn't sound good." David pulled them to the bed, he felt like his knees where going to give in any moment, but he didn't want to let go of Snow.

"No, it is, at least I think it is... Charming I am pregnant, Doc confirmed it this morning." She said this as tentatively as she could, but the words had to leave her mouth.

"I am sorry what did you just say, I swear I heard that you were pregnant." David was convinced that he hadn't heard her right.

"That's exactly what I said." She knew what would come next, the silence, he had to process the words. What she hadn't expected was the length of time the silence would continue for, it went on for far longer than she would have liked.

"Charming, say something please." she was starting to get impatient. How much time was he going to sit there in utter silence.

Eventually he managed to get words to leave his mouth "Pregnant?" David was in shock to say the least, he knew that both himself and Snow both wanted children, it's just with everything else going on he hadn't expected it yet. Plus he and Snow had only been married for 3 weeks, as far as everyone else was concerned. Even with all this going through his mind, he was happy, how could he not be. Snow was having his child, a family was all he ever wanted. "Snow that is..."

"Unexpected? Awful to hear? Snow was starting to get a little stressed over his reaction.

"God Snow, no, well unexpected yes, but amazing, wonderful. Why didn't you tell me you thought you might be? Charming's smile was now growing on his face.

"I didn't want to stress you, any more than you have been lately. With getting the Kingdom back into order, plus we still have Regina threat hanging over our heads. I thought it was best if I knew for sure, before telling you... You are happy about this?" Snow felt like to she had to make sure.

"Yes of course I am." He stood up pulling Snow with him once again, but this time he wrapped his arms around her, picking her up from the floor and spinning her around. Once Snow's feet were back on the ground, he placed his lips against hers. Hoping to pour all his emotions and feelings into that kiss "I didn't think I could love you anymore, but I was wrong. I love you so much and I will love our child with all my heart."

Snow was crying again, though this time it was because she was so happy that words failed her. Instead she pulled him back in for another kiss.


"It certainly took me sometime to process; I was still quite surprised that we got away with how quickly you got bigger, since people thought we had only been married for such a short time." Snow telling him that she had been pregnant, had shot up to one of his favorite moments with her, even if he sat there in shock, for maybe longer than he should of.

"Speaking of which, we should probably go and pick up our daughter. She would have worn Penny out by now." Snow said this but made no attempt to move.

"I guess you are right, I did enjoy tonight with you though." David was the first one to stand up, Snow groaned when he also pulled her up after.

Penny didn't live far away, and it was a nice night for a walk plus it would extend their alone time just a little bit.

Once Penny opened her door, she signaled for the couple to come in, but put her finger to her mouth, to say be quite. Walking into the sitting room, Snow and David saw their little girl fast asleep on the couch. They didn't have the heart to wake her she looked so peaceful. David gently picked her up, and Snow tucked Emma's blanket around her. They mouthed their thanks to Penny, Snow giving her a quick hug, they started the journey back home.

"Daddy?" Emma said sleepy from David's arms.

"Hi Princess, tired?" He softly replied, hoping to lure Emma back to sleep.

In response to her father's question Emma just nodded, too tired to say anything else.

"Close your eyes honey, we will be home soon"

Emma was happy to apply and David watched her as her eyes slid back shut with easy.

Without removing his eyes from her "Maybe another one wouldn't be such a bad thing." He whispered over to Snow.

"No I don't think it would be." Whilst David had been watching Emma, Snow had been watching David; with the amount he could love, the baby would be very lucky indeed.