Happier times
A guest asked for a oneshot of (4x08 spoilers! Happy Once day!...well, to the Americans amongst you!) the discussion between Snow and Charming on the picture of Emma.
Snow and Charming had decided that the best thing to do in order to find Emma was search the house for clues as to where she might have gone. It was then that they came across the forgotten photo, taken around two years ago.
"I've always liked that picture. Emma has your eyes." Charming remarked, staring at the picture lovingly.
"But your smile. Do you remember when you took it?" Snow commented back, not taking her eyes of the picture of their beautiful daughter. Charming nodded beside her.
"It was at Granny's, when you both came home from the Enchanted Forest wasn't it?"
"Indeed it was…She looks so happy. So content." Snow sighed, reaching out and touching her daughter's cheek in the picture, wishing she could do so in real life. Show Emma that she loved her. That nothing would ever change that. Charming took one hand from the picture and wrapped the arm around Snow, pulling her close.
"We'll find her Snow. We won't let her do anything with her powers. They're part of her. We'll show her we love her just the way she is." Charming carefully took the picture and put it in his shirt pocket just beside his heart. He wished it was as easy as that to protect her. Just scoop her up and put her in his pocket. No pain from the outside world. No stupid pirates to flirt with. No villains trying to hurt her. Just him, Snow, Henry and Neal. He kissed the side of Snow's head. "Let's keep looking. If we don't find something soon we'll just go out and start looking." Snow sighed, not liking being separated from her daughter. Neither she nor Charming liked being separated from Neal. But it was different being separated from Emma. It felt like every time Emma left their sight she could be gone for good. They just had to find her. They would not leave their baby girl alone.