Dad's Breakfast

"Hey there. You're up early," David said with a smile when he saw Hanna walk into the dining room. "Your mom isn't even up yet."

Hanna just shrugged and sat down on his lap. "I just couldn't sleep anymore."

"You didn't have a nightmare did you?" Most nights she did, but last night David and Snow hadn't heard her calling out in her sleep at all.

"No, I didn't," Hanna said, laying her head down on his shoulder. "The sun was just really bright this morning, and I couldn't fall back to sleep."

"Okay, good." David gave her a kiss on the top of her head. "What do you want for breakfast?"

"Pancakes?"

"I'll let the chef know," David told her as he started to stand.

"Wait," Hanna said. She had grown accustomed to all of the palace chefs making her whatever she wanted, but she didn't want them to make her breakfast today. "Can't you make them for me?"

"Of course I can, princess," David said with a wink.

Hanna smiled. She stood up and followed him into the kitchen. She was so excited. She hasn't had her dad's pancakes in months. David cleared the kitchen staff out and got everything they needed to make breakfast. After a few minutes, the kitchen started to smell just like her dad's cooking again and Hanna felt like she was back in Storybrooke. She never really helped him make breakfast there much, but most mornings she woke up to this aroma coming from the kitchen. Her dad loved to make them breakfast. This made Hanna happy, and she couldn't wipe the smile from her face.

"Something smells good," Snow said as she came into the dining room just as Hanna and David put the last of the food onto the table.

"Dad made breakfast this morning!"

Snow wrapped Hanna in a hug. "Oh, your dad's breakfast is the best." Snow looked up and gave her husband a wink.

David walked over and gave Snow a kiss. "I'm glad you think so."

"Okay, can we eat now?" Hanna asked as she sat down. She was starving and couldn't wait anymore.

Snow and David joined their daughter at the table and couldn't help but notice how happy Hanna seemed right now. Moments like these have been rare ever since they came back here, but they have been seeing that sweet smile of hers more and more lately and that gave them hope that everything was going to be alright.