Secret
Guest: I really liked your request. A different way of doing things and got me thinking! This guest asked for the oneshot starting with Emma saying to her mom…
"Please don't be mad." Emma said quietly. It sounded loud in the silent room though. Snow didn't look up; she was forcing herself to stay calm. "Mom?" Emma asked. She hated this; she hated her mom not talking to her. "Please, please speak to me…"
"When were you planning on telling me?" Snow said without looking up. Emma didn't know what to say. "Go on Emma, you wanted me to talk to you, so let's talk- when?"
"I…I…I wanted to tell you straight away. But I didn't want you to be upset…"
"Upset?! Emma you were assaulted and you just didn't think we should know?! Emma, I'm not mad at you, it's important that you know that. This was not your fault. I'm not mad about the money. I'm mad you just replaced it with your own without telling us about the situation and it will be getting transferred into your account ASAP. I'm upset you didn't let us know you were at the hospital and I'm furious that somebody had the nerve to jump my daughter. Also, I'm upset I only found out because I didn't know you were in the shower. Seeing those cuts and bruises…" Snow shuddered. The idea that somebody had done that to Emma. Knowing that it was yet another trauma she had gone through that neither of her parents had been able to help her with.
"I'm sorry." Emma whimpered. "I didn't mean to upset you. I just didn't want you to think I was weak, that I couldn't be trusted…" Snow couldn't hear anymore. She moved over and took Emma into her arms.
"Neither of us think you are weak- and we both trust you completely. We just don't want you to be alone through this. We want you to be able to trust us too. We also want to find this scumbag. I called your dad at the station to explain this situation. He's straight on his way home to get details about the attacker from you if you're up to it." Emma nodded, resting her head against her mom's shoulder. Snow reached up and held the back of her head tightly. She and Charming would protect their daughter. Always.