Fence

Fate Has Its Ways

8 Months Later

Emmett felt the sun hitting his face earlier than he would have liked. He groaned out as he opened his eyes and sat up in the bed.

He turned to see his phone on its stand and saw two texts from his brother.

"What did you do now Em?", he said as he got in from the bed, white boxers only.

The last four months had been... exciting to say the least. Something about Em had changed. And not just a little bid. Like drastically a lot.

"Em? You up?", a deep voice asked after a knock on the door and Emmett groaned out an answer and looked up to see his brother walk in.

He had definitely gotten taller, that's for sure; almost five inches. He was taller than Emmett now. Like a lot. More masculine features appeared on his face and not to mention his body had become more sharp and muscular.

"Wow, where are you going?", Emmett asked as he saw his brother already dressed and ready to go.

"I'm going out to meet with Regina. The big market's in town. We wanted to make sure we could find the best kitchen stuff for the apartment", he said scratching his still-growing beard.

Right. How could he forget the beard?

"Oh. Is uh... is Zelena going too?", Emmett asked hesitantly and Em furrowed his eyebrows at him.

"You guys still haven't talked?"

Emmett sighed shaking his head as he walked over to his wardrobe and pulled out a white polo shirt. Em sighed and sat down in the chair by his brother's desk.

"She talks about you. A lot", he said and Emmett nodded but didn't turn. Em sighed and looked out of the window for a moment before turning back.

"Look she loves you. And you love her. This is Kara we are talking about!", Em hissed the last sentence, making sure their parents didn't hear it and that made Emmett turn.

"I know Em! Okay? I know! I panicked, I said things I shouldn't have said and I fucked everything up!"

Em sighed and stood from his seat, meeting his brother's eyes.

"This will happen Emmett. You love each other. Don't let go of her that easily. I'm going in ten. Be ready"

Emmett didn't even get to answer before his brother were out of the door and he stood alone in his room once more.

Once he was done getting ready he walked down the stairs and saw his parents in the kitchen, sitting by their small dining table eating their breakfast.

"Good morning sweetie", Mary Margaret said as she sat in the chair, their new baby boy in her arms as he fed off her breast.

Their newest son Neal was born a month too early resulting him in being kept at the hospital for a long period of time. This was his first morning in the Swan household.

"Morning. Where is Em?", he asked as he walked over to the fridge and pulled out the juice.

"He's in the garage, trying to find something for the market. Are you going with him and Regina?", Mary Margaret asked and Emmett looked out of the window, seeing the daring sun, no clouds in sight.

"How hot is it today?", he asked ignoring his mother's question and Mary Margaret didn't take it as an offense. She had expected it if she was honest with herself.

Ever since Emmett and Zelena went apart, things had been tough to say the least. He had definitely changed, but she knew he would become his old self sometime around.