Chapter 12- You Are Loved

"I thought you promised not to spoil me today." Snow said giggling as he twirled her around the empty ballroom. Their eyes were only on each other as he caught her gently, a gentle waltz to their tune was melting away any joking anger she had. "I did." he affirms cheekily.

"Peridot earrings from Emma," she makes a list. "Matching necklace from Neal…" she tilts her head and then pushes herself up on her tiptoes to give him a gentle kiss.

"And my favourite perfume from Baby Eva." she smirks, adding the final piece of damming evidence.

He only gives her that charming smile. "You said I couldn't spoil you. But, my darling…" David pauses to whisper in her ear delightedly. "I heard nothing about our children."

She smiled as he pulled away. "I love you Charming."

David hummed into their next inevitable kiss stroking her burning cheeks with the backs of his delicate thumbs as they stopped. Neither could believe how much had changed in the last four years. Emma had turned into bright, beautiful and headstrong eight year old with her mother's ability to wrap anyone (especially, Papa) around her little finger. Neal, was their little Charmer, he had David's eyes and blonde locks but, his smile and appetite for adventure was all her. And… at four he was really thriving in his reading and making leaps in his writing.

Last but, certainly not least Eva was their five month old surprise. They had not even known she was pregnant until she collapsed when she was about four months along. She was Snow's mini me right down to the jet black sticky up hair and piercing emerald eyes but, at bed-time she was Papa's little bumblebee. "I love you too." David gave her bone melting kiss and then they slowly resumed their waltz until they reached the moonlit gardens. She could smell the flowers, the roses; see the snow-bells that she loved so much.

"This has been such a wonderful day." she sighed, nestling into his chest before looking up at him with besotted eyes. "Thank you."

"MA!" He pecked her forehead tenderly and then silently inquired to her mischievous expression. "It's not over Charming."

"Oh?"

"Well," she laced her arms sensually around his neck. "Emma and Neal are asleep and once we settle Eva…"

David laughed and took the hint. "That is wonderful."

Eva settled easily taking some milk from the breast and then listening to Mama and Papa tell her how much they love her. They did that with all three of them. Every night without fail.

"You are safe."

"You are loved."

"You make us so very happy." Snow and David said together before his wife lowered her down into her crib and watching as the fairy mobile she loved danced.

Later, they repeated the same words to each other as they quietly lost themselves to each other. "You are safe." They say between languid kisses. "You are loved." "You make me so very happy." Until, it is only: "You are loved."

You are loved.

You are loved.

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