[Charming won't admit it, definitely not to Snow and barely to himself but he kind of forgot how to be a farmer. But in his defense, it has been over thirty years since he last lived on his family farm and sometimes it takes him longer to finish a task but Snow's usually at work and the only witness is their toddler who can't talk yet and the dog. He doesn't know what he'll do when Neal does start talking but at least Wilby will always have his back.
They're getting the time with Neal that they never got with Emma. It carries a hint of bittersweetness still and it probably always will even if they've all made their peace with it. It's time they never would have gotten if the curse had never existed and they'd all stayed in the Enchanted Forest. He and Snow would have had a kingdom to run and defend and as much as they would want to, they couldn't have stayed home with their children all the time. So if he tears up a little when their baby boy takes his first wobbly steps then Snow won't tell on him either.
It feels like they deserve this. Emma deserves her happiness with her own little family. And after everything they've had to sacrifice and every storm they've had to weather, it's a soft epilogue.
On this particular morning, Snow is making eggs and he's mixing his famous pancakes and Neal will probably start waking up in the next few minutes but then she poses that question and perfect pancakes don't matter so much.]
You don't mean-- [Charming can't finish the thought but that's probably because he's smiling so much at the hint.]
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They're getting the time with Neal that they never got with Emma. It carries a hint of bittersweetness still and it probably always will even if they've all made their peace with it. It's time they never would have gotten if the curse had never existed and they'd all stayed in the Enchanted Forest. He and Snow would have had a kingdom to run and defend and as much as they would want to, they couldn't have stayed home with their children all the time. So if he tears up a little when their baby boy takes his first wobbly steps then Snow won't tell on him either.
It feels like they deserve this. Emma deserves her happiness with her own little family. And after everything they've had to sacrifice and every storm they've had to weather, it's a soft epilogue.
On this particular morning, Snow is making eggs and he's mixing his famous pancakes and Neal will probably start waking up in the next few minutes but then she poses that question and perfect pancakes don't matter so much.]
You don't mean-- [Charming can't finish the thought but that's probably because he's smiling so much at the hint.]
Are you--?
[Babies make him dumb.]