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Chapter 3

"Why don't we watch one of your shows for a bit?" She asked.

"Otay Mommy." She said and snuggled up to Snow. She had one arm around her bear and one hand tugging on her right ear.

"Honey, is your ear bothering you?" Snow asked. She was starting to wonder if that was why Emma has been so irritable today.

"It hurts a little bit Mommy." She admitted but kept watching the show.

Snow felt her forehead and frowned when she felt warmth.

"Baby you lay down and Mommy is going to get the thermometer." She placed a pillow under her daughter's head and went to the kitchen.

She hurried back with the thermometer and some medicine.

"Honey, open your mouth so I can take your temperature."

"Mommy noooo." She whined again.

"Emma." Snow sternly said. Emma opened her mouth and they waited for it to beep. Snow took the thermometer from her mouth when it beeped and sighed. 100.2. "Baby, can you sit up for a minute? We need to get some medicine in you."

"Ugh, no medicine. It's icky!" Emma clamped her mouth shut refusing to take any medicine.

"Emma Ruth." Snow raised her eyebrows at Emma.

Emma just shook her head. Emma normally is stubborn but when she isn't feeling good even more so.

"Emma Ruth, don't make me call your father." Snow warned.

Emma's eyes widened at her Mother calling her Father. She still thought he was mad at her from earlier. She slowly moved her hands from her mouth and let her mother give her the medicine.

"Alright here you go." Snow gave her the medicine.

"Yucky, Mommy!" Emma grimaced and held her ear again.

"Does anything else hurt Baby?" Snow asked concerned.

"My throat hurts." Emma answered she looked very uncomfortable.

"I'm sorry Honey. Lie back down and Mommy will be right back ok?" Snow kissed her on the cheek and grabbed the blanket off the back of the couch and placed it over Emma.

"Otay Mommy." Emma said and watched her show.

Snow decided to call David.

"Hey Snow, Is Emma still acting up?"

"No but I found out why she was."

"Oh yea?"

"She was sucking her thumb and tugging on her right ear. I asked her about it and she said it was hurting and her throat hurts too. She's got a fever of 100.2. That's why she was so irritable. She's just to stubborn to tell us until it's worse." Snow explained.

"Ah, my poor little princess, I'll come home for lunch and surprise her." He decided. He hated when his baby was sick.

"Yea that'd be a good idea. I think she is a little nervous to see you." Snow said softly.

"Why's that?" David said confused.

"Well she has to apologize to you and I think she thinks your mad at her and she was awfully sad that she hurt your feelings." Snow explained.

"Aw, poor thing, well it's best I come then so she doesn't have to worry any longer and then she can get better. Do you need me to pick up any medicine for her?" He asked.

"Maybe some ear drops to soothe her ear ache. It seems to be bothering her quite a bit. I'm afraid if it gets too bad we will have to take her to the doctor." Snow said concerned.

"Do you think it's serious?" David asked sounding very alerted.

"I'm not sure but ear aches can be tricky sometimes. I'm sure she will be fine eventually. We will just have to watch her." Snow reassure.

"Ok, well I'm going to finish this up and then I'll head out to get that medicine. I'll see you soon. Kiss our little girl for me." David smiled through the phone.

"I will. See you soon!" Snow said and hung up the phone.

Snow warmed up a cloth and brought it over to Emma. "Emma, let's put this clothe on your ear. It will soothe the pain." She situated Emma on her lap and held the clothe on her ear and they both watched a Full House episode. Snow gave Emma a kiss from David and soon her little girl fell asleep. She was tired from the medicine but also from not feeling good. Snow was grateful, sleep will do her good.

It was about 45minutes later when Snow decided she should get up to make some soup for lunch. It would be good for all of them on that cold fall day. She made sure Emma was ok and then went into the kitchen.

It was about 15minutes later when David came in the little apartment.

"Hey Snow, Here is the medicine you needed." He handed her bag and kissed her. He then shifted his eyes to his little girl curled up on the couch. She looked so small. She had one arm wrapped around her bear and sucking her thumb and the other holding on to her ear. "Poor baby."

"She's been sleeping like that for a good hour. I'm hoping it helps her. I'll have to wake her soon to eat. I made soup." Snow told him and walked back in the kitchen.

David walked over to his baby and kneeled in front of her. He felt her forehead and felt the warmth radiating from her skin. "Hey Snow, can you grab me a wet clothe please?"

"Sure, is her fever going up?" Snow asked concern written all over her face.

"I'll grab the thermometer. Maybe we should move her to our bed in a bit." Snow suggested.

"Yea that's a good idea." David hated to wake up his girl but they needed to take her temperature. "Emma, honey, wake up." He shook her gently. He sat on the couch next to her.

"Daddy?" Emma croaked. Her throat was hurting quite a bit and her ear felt like a knife was cutting through it. She briefly forgot about earlier.

"Hi Baby. How are you feeling?" He asked as he brushed a stray hair behind her ear.

"My froat hurts Daddy and my ear hurts." She cried.

"I'm sorry Sweety. Mommy and Daddy are going to take care of you. We need to take your temperature. Can you open your mouth for me?" She obediently opened her mouth and let him put the thermometer in. She looked positively miserable. It beeped and David pulled it out.

"What is it Charming?" Snow asked hearing the beep.

"101.2" David told her.

"Let's get you to our bed." David said and lifted her up and carried her to their room. He placed her in the bed and she started crying more. "Hey, hey what's this about?" He asked lifting her chin so he could see her eye to eye.

"Daddy your mad at me. I hurt-ed your fweelings member?" Emma explained and tried to look anywhere but in his eyes.

"Baby, I'm not mad anymore. Yes I was disappointed but I love you." David explained.

"I'm sorwry I hurt-ed your fweelings and ignored you Daddy." She apologized looking down at her hands.

"Emma," he pulled her chin up to look at him in the eyes, she still tried to avoid his eyes, "look at me Emma," She looked up, "I forgive you and I love you very much. Ok, it's all over now. Forgotten in the past. Let's just get you better ok?" He smiled and she gave him a hug. "Now I'm going to go get you some soup and then you can get some sleep."

Snow was already one step ahead and walked in with a tray of soup. "Here you go Baby. After you eat your soup will give you some more medicine and something to help your ear."

"Mommy I'm not hungry." Emma grumbled. She wasn't feeling very well.

"I know, but you need to try and eat some. It's good for you." Snow explained. "I left some for you too Charming. It's in the kitchen."

"Ok, I'll go get it and then come back and will have a little picnic here. Does that sound good Em?" He smiled down at his little girl trying to down her soup her mother was feeding her. She merely nodded at her father with a little smile.

David went and got soup for both him and Snow and came back to the room. "Here honey I brought yours too."

"Thanks Charming." Snow smiled. He was always so thoughtful.

David went and sat next to Emma against the bed headboard.

Emma looked at him for a moment, "Daddy?"

"Yea Em?" He asked.

"Aren't you suppose to be workin?" She asked confused.

"Yes but I had to see my best girls for lunch especially when one of them wasn't feeling well. Is that ok?" He smiled and tickled her a bit teasing her.

Emma giggled, "I guess so Daddy." She smiled.

After a little while Emma started whining, "Mommy no more. Pwease?"

"One more bite." Snow said. "You've barely ate any of it." She spooned her one more spoonful. "Alright. Charming I'm going to need your help with the ear drops."

Emma hated ear drops and looked worried, "No Mommy, no!" She yelled, "No ear drops! I don't need em!"

David spoke up, "Emma, do not yell at your Mom. I know you don't feel well but that is no excuse to yell at her. Now you need the ear drops. It won't be so bad."

"NO Daddy no!" She yelled and tried to make a run for it. If she were feeling well she might have been able to get a way but right now she was feverish and weak and her father was too fast for her. He picked her up and put her back on the bed. "Daddy noo! Pweasee!" She begged.

"Emma, that is enough. You have to have them. Snow I'll hold her while you put them in." David looked at Snow and they shared a look. Their daughter hated this.

"Ok, Em it'll be over in a sec." Trying to calm her daughter. "Charming why don't you lay her on your lap." She suggested.

"Ok, there ya go. Emma just calm down Daddy's got ya." David said holding her down. Emma had tears running down her little cheeks and she tried her best to fight against her father but it did no good. The first drop went and Emma jumped and moved her head.

"Ahhhh, no Mommmy, Daddddy." She cried.

David shifted her head back and held her again, "Only two more Baby."

This time Emma knew it was coming and moved her head before and the drop missed her face and went into her hair.

Snow feeling exasperated, "Emma, now keep your head still."

David tried to calm Emma down again. It was like wrestling with a dragon. She hated these drops or any type of drops at all. "Emma, honey calm down it's almost done." He soothed as he wiped the tears away from her face.

Snow did it again successfully. Just one more to go.

Emma just whimpered but stayed still this time. "Good girl." Snow praised and got the last one in. Emma again cried and turned her head after the last drop went in. It always felt so uncomfortable to her.

"Ah there now, it's all over, Emma." David soothed and rubbed her back in circles.

"Alright Emma now it's just the regular medicine and than I want you to get some sleep." Snow told her and handed her the medicine.

Emma took the little cup and threw it at the opposite wall.

"Emma Ruth!" David scolded. "You know better than that. Even if you don't feel well you know better. Now I'm going to have to feed it to you."

"Nooo Daddy!" She whined.

"Then you take this medicine and don't throw it again or you will be sorry." David warned.

"Otay Daddy." She whined with attitude.. She took the medicine with grimace.

"Alright now, no more attitude, and I want you to go to sleep and start feeling better, ok?" David asked his voice getting soft again.

"Otay, Daddy are you leaving me?" Emma asked sadly.

"No I'll stay here till you go to sleep and I'll be back after work." David smiled. "Now shut your eyes. I'll be right here and Mommy will be here too."

"Otay." Emma sighed and soon was sleeping.

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