Sorry for the short chapter. And just as a warning it maybe a few days before the next chapter. Also I am a bit out of ideas of what to do until the baby is five, where I have plans of where to pick back up. So if you have any ideas let me know and then maybe I will use them. As always I appreciate reviews and constructive criticism. Tell me what you don't like so that I can work on improving that. Tell me in either PM's or reviews, if you are more comfortable with one.
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"It's a beautiful day" Daniel said absent-mindedly as he stroked Regina's head as he sat propped up against the large sturdy oak tree. Regina lay against him and ran the long grass through her fingers.
"What?" She asked, not quite catching his statement.
"I said it's a beautiful day not a cloud in the sky."
Regina nodded, "yes, but clouds do make the sky so much more interesting to look at."
"Then let's go find some sky with cloud's in them." Daniel answered
"And where would we find that?"
"Anywhere, everywhere; we can look until we find the most interesting sky. Let's just go."
"What do you mean?"
"Come away with me, we could have so much more than stolen hours."
"You know…I would but I can't."
"You still won't leave your mother will you?" Daniel asked with a knowingly disappointed tone.
Regina looked back up at the sky but suddenly in faded and turned black as she heard voices, other voices than Daniel's.
"Regina! Regina!" The midwives called.
She opened her eyes slowly and remembered the last moments that occured in her actual life. She was now a mother.
"Where is she?" Regina asked, surprised at how hoarse her voice was.
"Just waiting for you, gave us a bit of a fright there, but we handled it."
"I want to see her." But just as she was getting the sentence out a baby was brought to her and placed in her arms. Regina smiled looking down at her, she truly was beautiful, the fairest in all the land to be sure.
"What happened to me?"
"It was a hard labor…and you lost more blood than usual. Birth can be harder and more dangerous on some women than others. Shall we invite the others in?"
Regina looked down at the bundle in her arms. She wanted the moment to last forever to be just theirs. "Yes I suppose you can."
One of the women walked over to the door and opened it and after seconds it seemed that the room was full. Her mother was the first by her side, looking down at the baby.
"It looks healthy…is it a?" Cora asked getting right to the point
"It's a girl" Regina answered.
"Oh, that's lovely." But Regina could hear the disappointment in her mother's voice.
"What will you call her?" Her father asked.
"I was thinking Eva." Leopold answered.
"Oh for mother, she would like that so." Snow answered in a sweet voice.
"I think so too my dear" Leopold answered smiling down at Snow.
"I'm so glad to have a sister." Snow said as she made her way over to Regina and the child with her father. "Hello Eva" she as she gently stroked the baby's small hand.
"No" Regina said as she pulled the baby back slightly.
"What is it?" Leopold asked.
"She won't be called Eva."
"Well what then?"
"Danielle. She will be called Danielle."
Snow looked at Regina confused for a moment before looking down at her sister again. "That is a lovely name as well" Leopold answered.
"Well, hello then Danielle. Welcome to the family." Snow answered.
