Thank you so much re the response for the last story. every alert email I get though I love seeing in my inbox.

Here is the next one, wanted it to turn out slightly differently, but it didn't quite work. I am working on the next one which will hopefully be better.

Snow and Emma were at Granny grabbing some lunch before Emma headed back to the station. It was still pretty early and the lunch time rush hadn't set in yet

"You know we need another girl's night out. We need to relax after everything we have been through." Giving red too much time to think was always a bad idea.

"I don't know Ruby. The last one didn't end so well."

"That's because you were too occupied with a certain Prince."

Emma was quiet thinking back to that night was hard for her, when things started doing wrong for Graham.

"Come on it be fun!" Pleaded Ruby.

"Fine, but only of Emma come this time."

Both Snow and Ruby looked expectantly at Emma. "I don't know guys it not really my thing."

"Please Emma, it will give us a chance to spend sometime together?" Snow turned her pleading eyes on to her daughter. Emma had a hard time saying no when her mother looked at her like that.

"Ok fine"

"Yes" both Ruby and Snow hissed.

"Do you have something to wear, we could go shopping."

"I think I will have something to wear its fine." Emma agreed to a night out, not quite sure if she was ready to handle shopping too.

Snow let that one go knowing when her daughter was not going to give in.

Later back in the apartment the Snow, Charming, Emma and Henry were cleaning up after dinner.

"You guys wanted to play a game?"

"Sorry kid but it's you and your grandfather tonight."

"Where are you guys going then." David enquired.

"Girls night! We should be getting ready soon Emma. Let see what you have in that closet of yours "

Snow ran upstairs before Emma even moved a muscle.

David laughed at Snow's excitement "You have made her happy by agreeing to go tonight. I know it's not really your thing."

"EMMA COME ON!"

"She is hard to say no to, I'd better go before she drags me up there."

A couple of hours later after a lot of fairly loud heated talking from both mother and daughter. They made their way downstairs.

David turned around and caught Snow first

"Wow! That's a new look."

Snow was wearing a black dress slightly shorter than the school teacher usually wore, what made the dress though was the black the dip that went down her back.

"You like?"

"You look beautiful Snow." Snow beamed and wen to give Charming a tender kiss

Behind her Emma was making her way down the stair grumbling about what snow had made her wear. It was the red dress that she wore on the night that Henry showed up. It had been the only decent dress she had in her wardrobe. "Hey,hey none of that children present."

They pulled away laughing. David turned to look at Emma, taken in the non length of the dress. "Are you too old for me to be able to tell you that your not going dressed out like that.. Because you are not going out dressed like that!"

"David your about 10 years too late, and it's hardly going to be a problem when I am out with my mother and a girl who can turn into a wolf."

"Maybe we should get Granny round and I can come with you guys."

"Charming, don't be silly. You are going to spend time with your grandson and anyway I think she looks great."

"Of course she does, she would look equally great in pants."

"Hello! Grown woman standing right here."

Her parents at least looked slightly ashamed about arguing over her as if she wasn't there.

"Are we going or stand here talking about my outfit a bit more."

"Fine, not that I have a lot of choice with you two ganging up on me."

"No you don't, but it's sweet that you try Charming."

"Call me if you need picking up."

"Charming stop worrying she will be fine." Snow knew that it didn't matter how old Emma was Charming was still her father and he will always worry about her.

David sank down next to Henry. He would never regret more than missing out on Emma childhood, but just the thought of what her teenage years would have been like, brought his blood pressure up, and with Snow on her side.. As he said didn't stand a chance.