Date
A guest wanted a oneshot of Snow and David on their first post-baby date. I've used a bit of creative licence to make it AU- so this will be their first post-baby date in the Enchanted Forest after Emma is born.
"Snow would you relax?" David chuckled. "Emma's fine. Johanna will take good care of her. She raised you just fine, so trust her with our daughter."
"I know." Snow sighed. "But there's so many things that could go wrong! Regina's still out there. What if she knows we're gone and goes for Emma? Or what if we miss something David! Her first smile…" Snow trailed off giving a sad little pout. David gently reached over and stroked her cheek.
"We're not going to miss anything. We're only going to be gone for a couple of hours. Regina can't get through Blue's spells. You know that. Now please, relax. You need to get used to being away from Emma for little bits of time. You can't be with her 24/7, it's one of the major downsides to royal parenting. But you were just fine, weren't you? The same thing will have happened to you with your parents and you turned out alright. So please, just enjoy the break?" Snow let out a reluctant huff. "Fine. But only for you… and if you take all the turns with Emma tonight." David chuckled again.
"Fine, deal." Snow grinned in triumph, settling into David's side. She was now able to enjoy the peaceful meadow setting that was so familiar to her. David wrapped his arms around her snugly. The sun was shining, but with a light breeze drifting by to keep them cool. He picked up a dandelion and placed it in Snow's hair, causing her to giggle like it did the first time.
"A pretty flower for an…"
"Extra pretty girl. Yes, I remember." Snow said, grinning at him.
"You could have at least pretended for me! Oh well, maybe this will be more of a surprise…" He got up from the grass and walked back over to the horse, taking the bag he'd placed on him earlier and bringing it back over.
"A picnic, complete with all your favourites. Minus the pickles on the sandwich- I know you've gone off them a bit since Emma insisted you had them with every meal." He said with a grin. Snow smiled gratefully. She was taken aback by how much thought he'd clearly put into the picnic. Everything she loved was in there. She leaned over and kissed him.
"This is just so… perfect." She said happily. David reached out and cupped her cheek.
"Well it had to be. You're the most perfect woman ever, so it had to be something special! Especially after you gave me the best gift I could have ever asked for- our baby girl."
"Speaking of which…" Snow said cautiously. David rolled his eyes and sighed.
"Alright, I give up. Just ten minutes and then we leave. But now we're back to half and half on Emma duty tonight." Snow kissed his cheek.
"Sounds like a good deal to me." She agreed. She settled back against her husband. Yes, it was going to be shorter than intended, but she was going to enjoy every second of this date with David. She would always treasure every moment she got with him.