AN: Just toying with an idea.. Of how Emma might have felt that day she was telling Snow about Tamera and wasn't taken seriously. Chapter 2 will follow after Neal disappeared

The apartment was quiet. Four people living in a flat that was really meant for no more than two and having it quiet was not a good sign. Snow knew where David was. He was out at Grannies with the others having coffee after a hard day work.

Snow looked around one more time before heading up the stairs to Emma and Henry's room. She peered in and found her daughter laying on her side staring out the window. Henry's book lay next to her and the old beautiful baby blanket lay over her legs.

"Emma?"

"What?" The blonde replied gruffly not bothering to look at her.

Their conversation that morning had been fast. Snow had been listening to Emma tell her about Tamera. How she was the one that they should worry about. She remembered trying to ease her daughter's fears. Point out that maybe Emma's heart was just hurting there for she was casting anger and blame onto Tamera.

"Where's Henry?" Snow asked noticing the boy was gone.

"With Neal, " Emma mumbled "Burger night no girls allowed."

Snow smiled at the statement her tough daughter was having a hard time not being invited. "David is having dinner with his work gang. Maybe you and I could have a girl's night here. No boys aloud" She added with a smile as she moved into the room and sat down on the foot of Emma's bed.

Being a mother to a grown daughter wasn't easy. Loving Emma was easy though. Every time Snow looked at her she'd swear her heart skipped a beat in amazement. Amazement that her and Charmings love had created such a beautiful person.

She placed her hand on Emma's leg and patted "What do you say Miss Emma? Girls night with your old mother?" She tried teasing only to have roll her eyes.

"Thanks, but no thanks"

The rejection hurt but Snow did her best to not let it show. "Are you okay?"

"Fine"

Snow sighed her daughter's walls were up. After working so hard to get them down those walls were up and almost thicker than before.

"Emma" Snow patted her leg again "Look at me"

"Mary Margret" Emma shook her head "

"Look at me!" Snow said again "Now Emma."

Snow watched as Emma's body grew tense and she moved her leg from Snow's touch. Yet the stubborn woman refused to make eye contact with her.

Snow took a deep breath and realized this is what it would have been like raising teenage Emma. The thought made her smile she ran her fingers through her short hair. She was the mother in this picture. Mary Margret would have already left the room. She was not Mary Margret anymore and she and Emma were not just roommates they were mother daughter now.

"Emma, I am not asking you. This is not an option right now. Roll over and LOOK at me." She said mustering the most authority she had in her voice.

Emma's jaw set as she rolled over quickly anger filling her voice "Who do you think you are?" She demanded.

"Your mother" Snow replied strongly confidently with authority however she managed to make sure her voice spoke the volume of her love for Emma.

Emma wrapped her arms around her legs and rested her chin on top of her knees. "What? I am looking at you.

"Yes" Snow smiled as she reached out and tucked some blonde hair behind Emma's ears only to have the girl flinch at her touch. That was new. Snow's hand retracted and fell by her side. "I see you are looking at me. Emma, I can't help but feel something is wrong and you are mad at me."

Emma shrugged "Nothing's wrong, I am fine but I want to be left alone." She said as her eyes averted down to the tops of knees no longer making eye contact with Snow.

The walls were going to be hard to break through.

"I don't think you have ever talked to me like this before. This is showing me something is drastically wrong" Snow argued "And I can't help you if I don't know what's going on"

Emma's jaw line seemed to grow tighter "I already told you!"

"What? When? This morning?" Snow asked "This about Tamera?"

Anger flashed through Emma's eyes at her name "Leave me alone Mary Margret! I don't want to talk anymore."

"Oh Emma" Snow said softly "I am so sorry this is hurting you so bad. I know you love Neal."

"This isn't about NEAL" Emma yelled as her hands found the baby blanket and she threw it as hard as she could before she fell back on the bed "Just leave me alone."

Snow got up and retrieved the baby blanket and held it closely to her as she tried to figure out what best say to Emma.

"Please leave me alone" Emma said again

Snow walked over to the bed and carefully placed the blanket over Emma's arms. She bent down so her lips were close to Emma's ears. "Remember the castle? Remember me telling you to get used to have someone looking out for you. Emma I meant it."

Emma scoffed "Whatever"

Snow felt tears begin to prick the back of her eyes she knew she had to get out of the room before she cried in front of Emma. "I love you baby" She whispered before risking everything and kissing Emma's temple. "If you want to talk you know where to find me." She ran her fingers through Emma's hair "Get some rest."

Emma didn't respond but she didn't pull away either.

Snow slowly left the room and made it to the bottom of the stairs before she sank down. Her heart had to be growing darker to make her daughter just shut her out like that. Emma and her were friends first they had a bond. Their bond was growing stronger every day. To back track was heart breaking. She knew that no matter what. She'd be strong. She would be there for her daughter and she would break these walls back down!