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Emma and Ella

Chapter 2: New Friends

3:45pm

Emma jumped into the truck, relieved the day was over.

"How was school?" David asked, happy to see his foster daughter. He had missed her since this was the first day that he had gone back to work as well as her first day of school.

"Good." Emma said. It was as good as it gets besides that she snapped on Ella earlier that morning and possibly ended a friendship before it started.

"I'm glad." David said before handing her a hot chocolate with cinnamon. "Here I picked up a hot cocoa for you from Granny's."

"Thanks!" Emma said in excitement.

David smiled, but was surprised she didn't say her normal response, 'you didn't have to do that.'

"Your welcome, sweetheart." David said as they started to the station.

"What are we having for dinner tonight?" Emma asked as they were almost there.

"I actually don't know, but we were invited over to Mary - Ms. Blanchard's house for dinner." David said with a sheepish look.

Emma looked at him in shock. "You didn't say yes, did you?"

"I thought it would be nice for both of us to get to know some more people and they seem really nice." David tried to explain. "You like Ella, right?"

Emma grimaced. "I don't know her that well."

"Well this is a way to get to know her better."

"But Ms. Blanchard is my teacher." Emma complained.

David rolled his eyes and smirked. "It will be fine, Emma."

"I don't want to go." Emma whined again, which David found funny because she normally didn't whine or complain or argue with him in fear that he would send her back so this was actually good.

"I'm sorry, but we're going. It won't be bad. I bet you'll even enjoy it."

"I doubt it." Emma muttered as they parked at the station.

"Come on, Emma. Just do it for me, please." David pleaded with a smile.

Emma frowned, "fine, I'll go, but I'm not going to like it."

David chuckled, "that's fine with me."

Emma rolled her eyes before getting out of the truck with her backpack.

"Do you have any homework?" David asked as they got in the station.

"Just a small essay to write."

"About what?"

"Me. I have to introduce myself to the teacher." Emma said, not looking forward to writing it. She didn't have much to say about herself.

"Is that it?" David asked, not wanting to push Emma on that subject since she didn't like taking about herself.

"Yes that's it." Emma told him.

"That's not too bad." David said as they both sat down, David at his desk and Emma at the desk across of him. "Well we have a good hour before we leave so why don't you try to start that essay while I work?"

Emma nodded, but she didn't really want to do it at all.

*****OUAT*****

4:15 pm

"Come on, Ella. We have to hurry to the store." Mary Margaret said as she grabbed her bag.

"Why?" Ella asked as she stuffed her work in her bag.

"Oh I forgot to tell you. I invited Mr. Nolan and Emma over for dinner." Mary Margaret said with a blush.

"What? Mom..." Ella whined.

"What? Don't you like Emma?"

Ella shrugged her shoulders. "She's kind of weird and no one really likes her."

"Ella don't you dare be like that. All of this is new to her and she hasn't had the best life. I think she could be a really good friend if you just gave her a chance." Mary Margaret scolded her.

Ella was shocked. Her mom never was this bold with her or anyone.

"Give her a chance, honey. She deserves that." Mary Margaret said in a softer voice.

Ella nodded. She could try to be nicer, but it was really up to Emma.

*****OUAT*****

6:30 pm

"David, do we really have to do this?"

"Yes." David said as they walked up the stairs to Mary Margaret's loft.

"I can't believe you bought her flowers." Emma said with a smirk.

"Hey, it's the polite thing to do." David said with a little blush.

Emma rolled her eyes. "You better not fall in love with my teacher." Emma joked and David rolled his eyes before knocking.

The door opened a second later.

"Hi David, Emma. Come on in." Mary Margaret.

"These are for you. Thanks for inviting us over, we appreciate it." David said with a charming smile.

Emma rolled her eyes with a little smile at how David was acting.

"It is our pleasure and thank you these are my favorite flowers." Mary Margaret said taking the Snow Drop flowers as she blushed.

It was Ella's turn to roll her eyes at her mom's behavior. Even though, she wouldn't mind if her mom started dating David. She would love that, she just wasn't sure about Emma.

"Dinner will be ready in about ten minutes so Emma if you would like to hang out with Ella for a few minutes we will call you when it's ready."

Emma looked at David who gave her an encouraging nod to go ahead.

Emma followed Ella to the little living room. She hadn't expected their loft to be so small.

"Do you like 7th Heaven?" Ella asked.

"Never heard of it." Emma answered.

"Oh my goodness, you are missing out." Ella said with a kind smile as she found the 1st disc of the 1st season to put in.

Emma smiled. Maybe she would like Ella. "Hey, I'm sorry I snapped at you this morning. It's hard to meet new people and I just get sick of being the new person every where I go."

Ella smiled softly at her. "It's alright. I was being nosy anyway."

Emma smiled shyly before turning her attention to the first episode of Ella's show.

Ten minutes later...

"Girls." David called softly to Emma and Ella as he came into the living room. "Dinner's ready. Go get washed up."

Both of them gave him the same frown and it was then that he realized how similar they looked. Not to mention they were the same height and even though Emma was a bit thinner, they had a similar build to their bodies. It was weird how similar they really were. The only things that were different was their hair color and eye color, but even their hair length and style was the same.

"So do you like my mom?" Ella asked bluntly and Emma looked at her in shock.

David was shocked too, but just smiled kindly at her. "Your mother is a very, nice women. Now go get washed up."

Ella rolled her eyes at the same time Emma did and David smiled. So alike.

They all sat down for dinner which was Emma's favorite spaghetti with meatballs and garlic bread.

"This is amazing, Mary Margaret." David said in awe of her spaghetti.

Emma and Ella exchanged an eye roll that neither parent saw. They both could see that Ella's mom and Emma's foster dad liked each other.

Ella was secretly thrilled that everything was going so well and even though she was the only one that knew, this was their first meal as a family. She wasn't as jealous of Emma anymore...okay maybe a little still, but at least she liked Emma a whole lot better now.

There was just one thing still bothering her, she was not in the book...what if she really wasn't apart of their family? It would break her heart.

"So Emma, how are you liking Storybrooke?" Mary Margaret asked.

"Well it's a little weird..." Emma said bluntly and Ella spit out her drink as she tried not to laugh at Emma's assessment because it was true.

"Ella." Mary Margaret scolded quietly.

"Sorry, it's just that Storybrooke is a bit weird." Ella said with a nervous laugh. She hated getting scolded in front of guests, especially Emma and David.

Emma smiled. "I like it so far though." Emma finished.

"Good, I'm glad." Mary Margaret said with a kind smile. "Maybe Ella can show you around sometime."

"I would like that." Emma said honestly.

David smiled softly at her opening up to Mary Margaret and Ella. He wanted her to have friends and it looked like Ella would be a good friend to her. He actually was quite fond of Ella already and her mother.

After they finished eating, Ella spoke up. "Can we go finish watching the show?" Ella asked her mom.

"Sure go ahead, but go rinse your plate off first." Snow said with a kind smile.

"Okay. Come on, Emma." Ella said as she picked up her plate.

Emma did the same and followed her to the kitchen.

"We can let those two be alone for a little bit." Ella said with a giggle.

"Oh dear." Emma said with her own giggle.

They rinsed their plates before heading back to the living room to finish the episode.

David helped Mary Margaret clean up the table and even washed the dishes before getting the dessert out.

"We can eat in the living room that way the girls can finish their show." Mary Margaret said as she handed two plates of peach cobbler to David. Then she picked up the other two.

David followed Mary Margaret into the living room. The girls were sitting on the couch intently watching their show.

"I'm guessing you girls don't want dessert, right?" Mary Margaret teased.

Ella rolled her eyes, "Mom." Ella whined with a smile as she held her hand out for the plate.

Mary Margaret smiled and handed Ella her plate.

"I hope you like peach cobbler, Emma." Mary Margaret said with a kind smile.

"I've never had it." Emma said.

"Oh you'll love it!" Ella said with excitement.

"Here you go, kiddo." David said with a smile.

"Thanks." Emma said, a little embarrassed by him calling her 'kiddo.' She liked it, but he didn't normally say it in front of others.

David smiled a knowing smile as he sat down beside Emma on the couch as Mary Margaret sat on the chair beside the couch.

They ate their dessert as they watched the rest of the 7th Heaven episode.

7:45 pm

The episode ended and David knew they needed to leave.

"Can we watch one more?" Ella asked her Mom.

"Yes, you may." Mary Margaret said, but she knew their guest would probably leave.

"Can we stay?" Emma asked David.

"I'm sorry, Em, but we have to get home." David said with a sympathetic look.

Emma frowned.

"Maybe you can come over again sometime and we can watch another one." Ella said with a smile.

"I'd like that."

David and Emma grabbed their coats before saying goodbye.

"Thanks again for having us over." David said. "we had a great time."

"It was our pleasure." Mary Margaret answered. "We'll have to do it again sometime."

"That would be great." David said with a kind smile.

Emma and Ella both rolled their eyes at their parents.

"See you at school tomorrow, Emma." Mary Margaret said.

Emma smiled back at her before following her Dad out the door.

"Bye, Emma." Ella said.

"Bye, Ella." Emma said with a smile.

As the door closed, Ella looked at her mom with a smile. "Isn't he charming?" She said with a giggle.

Mary Margaret blushed as she smiled. "Very."

Ella giggled before running off to finish her show. Mary Margaret joined her as well since she didn't have any work to do yet.

*****OUAT*****

David was in daze as they walked to the truck. He couldn't believe how fast he was falling in love with Emma's teacher, but he was.

Emma thought it was funny, but there was a voice in her head that said if he falls in love and marries Ms. Blanchard then she would be sent back to a group home. Ms. Blanchard already had a daughter. They'd be a family and she'd be history.

"Emma, Emma." David called when they got home and Emma was just sitting in her seat in a daze.

"Huh?" Emma said as she heard him.

David smiled. "We're home, Emma."

Emma nodded.

"Are you okay?" David asked in concern.

"Yeah, just tired." Emma answered.

David nodded before getting out of the truck. They walked towards the house together.

"How do you like Mary Margaret and Ella?" David asked as he walked with Emma.

"I like them a lot. They are really nice." Emma told him truthfully.

"Me too." David said with a smile. "Me too."

Emma rolled her eyes and smiled. Of course he did.

David let Emma watch some TV before bed, but at 8:50 he had her shut it off and head to bed.

"Don't forget to brush your teeth. I'll be up in a minute to say goodnight." David called to her as she walked up the stairs.

David made their lunches for tomorrow and straightened up a little before heading upstairs.

He knocked softly on the door before hearing a soft 'come in' from Emma. He opened the door and came inside. Emma looked exhausted from her big day.

He sat down on the edge of bed with a kind smile. "Did you have a good day?"

Emma nodded.

"Good." David said with a smile. "Are you ready for tomorrow?"

"Yeah." Emma said quietly, but David could see the little bit of worry in her eyes.

"Do you want me to read to you for a little bit?" David asked, having just started to read to her the other night to help calm her nerves for school.

"If you want to..." Emma said, still not wanting to be a bother.

"It would be my pleasure." David said as he grabbed the book, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, that they had been reading yesterday. "Chapter two..." David started.

David read two chapters before closing the book.

"Can you read one more?" Emma pleaded.

David smiled, "I would love to, but you have to get to sleep, sweet girl."

Emma frowned, but didn't push him.

"Goodnight, kiddo." David said softly as he lightly squeezed her hand. He wanted to do more, but with Emma, he had to go slow. She wasn't much for physical affection. She wasn't use to goodnight kisses and hugs so he kept it simple to ease her towards more affection. He wanted her to know that she was safe and loved. He wouldn't tell her that in fear of her running, which she had done once already, but it was easily solved. But he did love her, almost from the instant second she came into his life. He never wanted her to leave.

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