Chapter 7- Genius

Ruth was absolutely besotted with Emma from the moment she first held the cherubic babe she would gurgle and give windy smiles before needing to be changed but, Ruth took it all in her stride.

"Ruth, are you sure you don't mind? We don't have to go. We could send our apologies to Ella and Thomas-"Snow started warmly, feeling her husband's soft hand on her back rubbing discreetly. He knew how anxious they both were about leaving their baby but, the carriage rides alone would be too much for such a young child. "Mother, Snow's right. We…"

However, this time she did not allow her sweet boy to finish chuckling. "David, we will be fine! Besides, it will be good for you both to have a few nights away." She then gave him a terribly unsubtle wink which only caused his wife to turn him around and drape her arms around his neck.

"Charming, I think your mother's trying to tell us something." She whispered the words barely reaching his ears as he is too focused on stroking her cheek slowly watching as her eyes wonderfully fix on his.

"Oh?" He teases. "Is that right?"

"Yes."

And in a second she uttered a happy squeak as he encased her lips with his own in a series of soft, pecking kisses.

Eventually, they stopped to face their two favourite girls. "Ha. Is that what you were trying to say mother?"

"Yes." Ruth said, gently shushing Emma's cries until she settled. "That is exactly what I was trying to say."

Hours later and several loving goodbyes and kisses behind them he is swaying her. Weaving her in and out before catching her again, he sighs.

"Snow."

Violet silk and pinned woven hair which he knows she cannot wait to free make her look like a vision.

"Charming." Was her lost in love reply. "I love you."

She had heard it so many times before but, every time was like the first time. Every kiss was a first kiss. Everything was so blissfully familiar and yet, completely exhilarating.

"I love you too." Her face quirked into a sly smile and she managed a yawn.

"It's such a shame we are both too exhausted to stay." She said lowly, knowing that he would immediately take the hint.

"A terrible shame." David continued as he took her hand and they quietly but, swiftly made their way to their guest chambers only breaking into a giddy run when they were completely out of sight.

"Ha. Mmm." She moaned happily as he kissed her against the grain of the locked door frame. Carefully he undid and placed the pins onto the floor as even though there was a perfectly good desk, he couldn't bear to spend a second away from her. She shook her hair loose and felt his hands thread through it with every heated, loving kiss.

"Messy husband." Snow breathed out jokingly.

"I'm messy? Our daughter was conceived on the cabin floor." He chuckled catching her lips greedily but, she pulled away to dance her fingers across his chest.

"Or was it our bed? Or the meadow when you weaved wildflowers into my hair? The stream?"

"The barn." He reminded his wife, pressing a lingering kiss to her hot forehead.

"That was your idea." Snow White smiled through the inevitable kisses before he swept her off the ground and slowly lowered her onto the bed.

"And this…" He paused to kiss her bare shoulder as he revealed it, savouring her flushed skin and caught reactions. "Was entirely yours."

"So you admit I'm a genius?" She giggled.

"Oh yes." "My beautiful…." "MA! Maddening genius."