AN: So this is reallllllllly late considering I posted the first part back in August….but in all honestly it was supposed to be a one-shot! But with all the positive reviews I got you all compelled me to write more! You make a newcomer to fanfiction writing feel very welcome! Hope you enjoy this! The split in the middle jumps back to the time period in the first part. Hopefully that isn't too confusing!
I own nothing (sadly, otherwise we'd have a fluffy Christmas episode and a Charming family TV series….)
Also, all mistakes are my own…so if you see anything let me know!
Flashback three years ago…
Snow could tell something was going to happen. For the first time in months she felt happier, like a huge weight had been lifted from her shoulders. She hadn't felt like this since before her and Charming's formal wedding. Since then they had been worried about Regina's threat, trying to do everything in their power to protect themselves from a looming curse. But now, now, everything felt right again. When her husband asked why she was suddenly happy Snow could only say "everything is going to change."
Catching his wife's happiness, Charming could feel the change coming as well. The world didn't seem so dark anymore and his wife was no longer worried about their future. In what felt like months, they were finally able to be excited about the arrival of their first child. Doc had told them that they could expect the child to be born within the next week or two which only made the expectant parents more ecstatic.
Of course there was still that slight hint of fear amongst the couple, but to ease their own worries Snow would recount their visit to Rumpelstiltskin in the mines. He hinted that the way to beat the curse before it happened was held in the product of true love. As usual Charming brushed aside the remark and decided to be more focused on defeating the Evil Queen. But Snow had mulled over the advice for days after. The product of true love….but that could only mean…
About a week after Snow and Charming started to feel the change in the air, their first child was born. Instead of anxiety and fear they felt nothing but joy and happiness. Wrapped in a white blanket with her name embroidered in purple, Emma slept contently in her mother's arms. After hours of labor and then finally giving birth to their daughter, Snow was more than happy to just curl up next to her husband and watch Emma sleep.
"The product of true love…." Snow sighed quietly, so low Charming thought he misheard her speaking.
"What?" he asked just as quietly not wanting to disturb his sleeping daughter. He as well was staring at Emma in his wife's arms trying to comprehend the precious gift life had given them. Snow looked up and smiled softly to her husband. She slowly started to shift their daughter into his arms before leaning back against his side. Laying her head on his shoulder to continue gazing at Emma, she spoke again. "The product of true love…Emma being born before Regina could act on her threat…"
"Was the key for stopping her plans all together," Charming murmured looking down at the bundle in his arms with awe. "He was right."
"Of course he was. We were silly to not listen in the first place," Snow laughed softly, "when has he ever been wrong?" She gave her husband a pointed look which he studiously ignored. In the comfortable silence, the new parents gazed upon their daughter; grateful (not for the first time) they had found each other.
Watching Emma sleep had always been one of Snow's favorite things ever since she was born. After Charming had tucked Emma in for her nap and left the room, Snow lingered back, only planning on staying a few extra minutes. As she brushed her daughter's blond curls back her hand came across the red flower she placed there earlier. Carefully extracting it from the hair, Snow placed it gently on the table nearest the bed before returning to her daughter.
"You forgot one," a voice says from behind her. Turning around Snow sees her husband standing at the door staring back at her. "Forgot one what?" she asks. Instead of answering, he walks towards her. Stopping a few inches away, he lifts his hand to her hair removing her own red flower.
"This," he finally answers before leaning around her to place the flower next to the other on the table. "Now she has two."
Snow smiles and then turns around to give Emma one last kiss on the cheek. When she straightens up she feels a pair of strong arms wrap around her waist. She leans back into her husband's chest, more than willing to be in his arms. After a moment of watching their daughter sleep, Charming tightens his hold on his wife before pressing a kiss to her temple. "Come, she'll find us when she wakes."
Snow lets him guide her from the room, entwining their fingers as they leave. Walking down the corridor, she smiles softly to herself.
"What's that smile for?" Charming asks teasingly, glancing at his wife. Snow laughs and shakes her head, not answering right away. He lets her gather her thoughts before saying anything else.
"I'm just thinking," she finally starts, "about when Emma was born. And we figured out that she was the key to defeating Regina. It seems like a lifetime ago, but it was only a few years. I can't imagine our lives any other way than what we have." Snow smiles broadly, looking up to her husband. Charming pulls her to a stop before stepping in front of her, returning the smile.
"Neither can I. You and Emma are everything to me. A life without you two is a life I never want to experience," he responds pulling Snow closer.
"Well if I have any say, which I do, you will never experience that," she says, slowly slipping her arms around his neck, pulling his head down closer to hers.
"I'm glad to hear," he responds huskily before pressing his lips to hers in a deep, loving kiss.
Fin.
Thanks again for reading and I hope you liked it! Pretty much just wrote it out in about an hour so if it seems rushed and choppy at parts that would be why! :)