Second Chance

22

Emma Swan-

I roll over in bed, stretching my tired limbs and forcing my body awake. As my face aligns with Henry, he smiles widely and scoots over for a morning cuddle.

It kills me that my little boy is getting too big for this now. Soon enough he'll have his own room and will no longer have to camp out in a bed with me.

"Morning" I grumble, squeezing him tight before releasing him to look deeply in his eyes. "It's almost time for us to go home..." I slowly trail, already resulting in Henry pouting, his eyes growing glossy.

"What about grandma and grandpa? And Regina? I'll miss them" he sulks, picking at a cotton thread of the duvet for a distraction.

"I've got an idea..." I slowly state, watching his eyes redirect to mine with confusion. "How about we move to Storybrooke? We'll get a place, you can move school and grandma will be your teacher, this will be our home"

"Really" Henry asks bolting up in bed and standing on his knees.

"If you're happy to. It's your choice Henry"

"Aghhhhh" He screams, encouraging my parents to burst through the door in sheer panic. My mother holding a death grip over my door handle as my father trembles behind her. "Yes! Yes! Yes!"

"I thought something was terribly wrong" Mary Margaret huffs, placing her hand in her beating heart and calming down. She sits upon the edge of my bed as my David lingers against the doorframe. "What's the kid so happy about?" David asks.

"We're moving to Storybrooke!" Henry screams.

"Emma? Is this true?" My mother questions with a slight sparkle in her eyes. I nod slowly. "Oh my god that's fantastic news, but it doesn't have anything to do with a certain brunette does it?" She asks lowering her voice.

Why is it every conversation relates back to Regina. I could say... mmm I like toast? And I'll get a reply like .... you know who else likes toast... Regina. It's annoying. "No mom, there's nothing between the two of us. Get that in your head. Henry's not happy in Boston, he wants to be here and he'll be starting school in the next term"

"Okay, if you say so" she winks, but I just roll my eyes from the frustration. Clearly they know me far too well. She stands up and before she takes a step she frowns and kneels down to pick up a single white pearly earring instantly making me want to hide. "Strange, this is a pretty earring, one neither of us have" she shrugs, walking out the door and I thank god that she hadn't related this specific item to the literal brunette it belongs to. Maybe she's just not realised.

Henry and I get dressed in record time, let's just say all this chat has resulted in Henry and I going searching for a place, a place where Henry and I can call home.

We head to an agency and choose several places, we've already been to two, they're nice, cosy, a little small but space doesn't bother me. Id be happy to have a little apartment that Henry and I can live in. However the third and final house blew me away, the entire outdoor decor was painted an eggnog blue,  with large fancy windows, a pillared beam balcony and a set of stairs to the front door alone. It was magical. Instantly breathtaking.

We get to the front door and the agent opens up the home and allows us to step inside. We're instantly greeted to the living room openly presented in the left and the kitchen on the right. The huge hallway leads to a wooden flight of stairs leading to the upstairs which holds 4 bedrooms, two bathrooms but those rooms will easily be turned into a study room, or even games room.

"The rent on this is oddly similar to the smaller two" the kind woman announces, running me through the checklist and giving me all information on this home.

Henry and i soon look at one another with that knowing look sparkling in our eyes. This is our home. This is where we need to be. "I'll take it" I confidently state.

"Okay, first rent is due at the end of the month, you can move in immediately, here's your keys Miss Swan, enjoy your home" she says handing over a set of keys containing the front door and back. She leaves the home... my home, leaving Henry and I in this wide open space.

"We need to tell regina! She needs to see our home!" Henry beams and shocking I think that's a good idea.

Emma: come to 35 storklen lane :)

After a short 10 minutes of waiting, there is a knock at the door. I open the door wide to see Regina stood in confusion. "What is this?"

"This... is our home" I welcome, stepping aside and letting her enter.

Henry sprints to the brunette and jumps up into her clutch. He wraps his legs around her as she hold him up tight. "We're living here Gina!" He beams ecstatically. "Isn't that cool!"

"So cool little prince" she coos, setting him back down on his feet and watching as he runs wild around his home. "I don't understand... please tell me you didn't do this for me. What about Henry? What about his friends in Boston what about schoo..."

I immediately step forward, running my hands along her arms and peering into her eyes. "Henry wanted this. Don't worry, we're happy here" I wink, listening to Henry's heavy feat plodding around upstairs I lean in, kissing her softly before pulling away again to avoid getting caught. "Also, we need to tell Henry something... HENRY!"