Chapter 14- Happily Ever After

"Twenty years." she murmured sweetly, catching his lips in gorgeously rich kisses that David happily reciprocates. They are lying in bed, the familiar thrum of his heart in time with her own as Snow tumbles with him. "Twenty wonderful years." David drags out, kissing her burning cheeks. It always feels like their first kiss, from the way she smiles in surprise, to the way they move, they know each other inside out and yet, still manage to leave each other breathless.

Snow giggles and presses a soft kiss to her Charming's lips and traces his scar. The one she inflicted so long ago.

"Snow." he smiles tenderly however, his love only smirks and wraps her arms around his neck. He's still as handsome as the day they met, small flecks of grey hair a playful teasing point. Their Emma is fifteen now. Headstrong and beautiful as the day she came into their lives. Neal is eleven and charms everyone he meets just like Papa and… when it comes to fun? He's all Mama Snow.

And Eva? She's seven, having grown more and more like her mother with every passing day. However much she aged though, she was still his little bumblebee and Mama's little bandit.

"Mmm." Snow moans as he steals a long kiss and she beams at him. "I'm so in love with you." She gasped before saying the next words somehow even more poignantly. "I've loved you from the first moment I saw you."

"And I will love you until my last." A stray tear fell from her eyes but, he kisses it away. The track on her skin another excuse to show her love. "More kisses... Hmm. Exactly what I wanted." Snow states with a satisfied grin into the continuous flurry of affection. She meets it with the same slow and steady lullaby that their lips have sung time and time again.

"The children will be awake soon." Snow pecks his cheek trying to quiet the same thoughts that she's thinking. "We can't- risk it." However, David's expression just looked smug. Like he knew something she did not.

"Which is why I asked Johanna to take them into the village for the morning. Perhaps fetch a few gifts while they are there..." He winked.

"How much gold did you give them?" Snow asked curiously, already feeling giddy butterflies of anticipation darting around in her body.

"Oh... Enough to spend the whole morning in bed."

"I... MA! Love you." Snow exclaims before they quite happily do that.

Later, they just hold each other, scarcely believing the beautiful love and family that the years have brought. They feel so lucky and yet, they hope and pray for more because to be loved by him. And, he in turn knows being loved by her is the greatest gift of all.

"Happy Anniversary Charming."

"Mmm. Happy Anniversary. My darling Snow."

And they still live. Happily Ever After.

Thank you. Thank you. Thank you for all the love and feedback you're all stars and I appreciate it so much. I apologise that this isn't a huge finishing chapter but, I could only imagine this in my mind. A short but, hopefully sweet end.

All my love Emworm. X