I Believe In You [Once Upon A Time] {1} *rewriting*

The Baby

  We get to the hospital and we give Ashley to the doctor and we wait in the waiting room. Mom was standing, pacing, while I was sitting. "You know Emma, you're different," I said. "What's that?" She asked. "You're the only one who can do it," I said. "Break the curse? Yes, I know. You keep telling me that," She said.

"No, leave. You're the only one who can leave Storybrooke," I said. "You left and came and found me in Boston," She said. "But I came back. I'm ten. I had no choice, but if anyone else tried to go, bad things would happen," I said. "Anyone, except me?" She asked.

"You're the savior. You can do whatever you want," I said as she got down. "You can go," I said. Then the Obstetrician came in and Mom stood up. "Ms. Swan, the baby is a healthy six-pound girl, and the mother is doing fine," He said. Mom and I smiled.

"What lovely news," A voice said. I instantly recognized it as Mr. Gold and we looked at him. "Excellent work, Ms. Swan," He said as he walked over to us. "Thank you for bringing me my merchandise," He said. Then he went away, and mom went after him but they were behind me so I could hear. "A baby? That's your merchandise? Why didn't you tell me?" Mom asked.

"Well, because at the time you didn't need to know," Mr. Gold said. "Really, or you thought I wouldn't take the job?" Mom asked. "On the contrary, I thought it would be more effective if you found out yourself. After seeing Ashley's hard life, I thought it would make sense ... to you. I mean if anyone could understand the reasons behind giving up a baby, I assumed it would be you," He said. I looked down.

"You're not getting that kid," She said. "Actually, we have an agreement. And my agreements are always honored. If not, I'm going to have to involve the police, and that baby is going to end up in the system, and that would be a pity. You didn't enjoy your time in the system, did you Emma?" He asked. "That's not gonna happen," She said. "I like your confidence. Charming, but all I have to do is press charges. She did, after all, break into my shop," He said.

"Let me guess, to steal a contract," She said. "Who knows what she was after," He said. "You know, no jury in the world will put a woman in jail whose only reason for breaking an entering was to keep her child. I'm willing to roll the dice that contract doesn't stand up. Are you? Not to mention what might come out about you in the process. Somehow I suspect there is more to you than a simple pawnbroker. You really want to start that fight?" She asked.

"I like you, Ms. Swan. You're not afraid of me, and that's either cocky or presumptuous. Either way I'd rather have you on my side," He said. "So she can keep the baby?" Mom asked. "Not just yet. There's still the matter of my agreement with Ms. Boyd," He said.

"Tear it up," Mom said. "That's not what I do. You see, contracts, deals, well they're the very foundation of all civilized existence, so I put it to you now. If you want Ashley to have that baby, are you willing to make a deal with me?" He asked. "What do you want?" She asked. "Oh I don't know just yet. You'll owe me a favor," He said. "Deal," She said. Then Mom walked back.

Soon we went to go see Ashley, when we got there we saw her sitting in the bad with her baby in her arms. "Hey," Mom said as we walked up to her. She smiled at Mom, as I sat on the edge of the bed. "What's her name?" Mom asked. "Alexandra," Ashley said. "That's pretty," Mom said. "Thank you for getting me here," Ashley said. "Mr. Gold was outside. I took care of it. She's yours," Mom said.

"She is?" Ashley asked and Mom nodded. "But what did you do?" Ashley asked. "Made a deal with him," Mom replied. "Thank you. Thank you," Ashley said. "I have something for her," I said. Ashley and Mom looked at me. I pulled out from my pocket two necklaces.

I handed it to Ashley. "This is for you and her," I said. Both necklaces have the letter A. "When she grows up she can wear it," I said. Ashley smiled at me, "It's beautiful. Thank you," She said. I smiled and looked at Mom, who was smiling at me too. Then Mom looked at the clock. "Oh, hey kid, it's almost 5:00," She said. I looked at the clock too. "You gotta get home," She said. Mom and I ran to the door, we went outside the hospital, and got in the car.

We were driving down the road. " "Pumpkin". My code name. I was thinking in honor of Cinderella ... "Pumpkin." Mom said. She looked at me and I shook my head. "You got a better one in mind?" She asked. "Yep," I said. "Well?" Mom asked. "I'm not sure you're ready yet. But it's a good one," I said with a smile.

We then pulled up to the house, we got outside the car and I run up to the gat. "Rose!" Mom called, I turned around. "About what you said at the hospital, about me being able to leave," Mom started. "Yeah?" I asked.

She smiled. "See you tomorrow," She said. I smiled back. I run to the house, I closed the gate behind me and I went inside the house. I run up the stairs when, "Rose?" Regina called as I made it upstairs.

I opened my door room and threw my backpack on the floor next to the bed. "Rose?" She called again as I took of my shoe, "What did I tell you?" I lay on my bed and opened my book, "Do not ..." She said as she opened the door, "Leave your shoes lying around on the stairs," She said and I nodded. "Someone could get hurt," She said. Then she handed my shoe to me and then left.

I took a breath. I got out of the bed. I pulled back the curtains and saw Mom standing by her car, I waved. She did back and smiled. I smiled back and went to go do my homework.