Prue wasn't your typical 25 year old. She had to grow up fast as a child to help raise her sisters. Now her sisters, Piper, who is 23 and Phoebe, who is 20 are all grown up, Prue misses having someone to raise so she decides to adopt. When she gets to the adoption center, she meets a three year old little girl that she feels drawn to. That little girl's name is Emma Swan.
Prue smiles at the little girl and says, "You're very cute and pretty."
Emma smiles back, "Tank you. Awe you gonna be my new mommy? Foweva 'n eva?"
Prue smiles and nods, "Yes I am, Emma."
Prue signs the adoption papers and then she takes Emma shopping for clothes, toys, books, a toddler bed, a toddler stroller, and accessories for Emma's room. Then she drives home with her daughter.
As Prue pulls into the driveway, she tells Emma, "Ok once we go inside you'll meet my sisters, your new aunts, Piper and Phoebe. They might be a little excited because I told them that I was planning on adopt and they were really happy and excited. I'm just warning you because I don't want their excitement to scare you too much."
Emma nods, "Ok mommy."
Prue smiles as she unbuckles Emma from her car seat and carries her inside.
"Piper! Phoebe! I'm home." Prue called to her sisters. Piper and Phoebe run to the door excited like kids on Christmas. They smile at Emma.
"I'm Piper" Piper introduced
"And I'm Phoebe." Phoebe introduced
Emma smiled, "I Emma."
Piper smiled at her niece and asked , "Are you hungry, Emma?" Emma smiled and nodded.
"What would you like to eat?" Piper asked and Emma just shrugged her shoulders.
"Would you like a grilled cheese, Emma?" Phoebe asked
"I wactose intowant." Emma stated
"Oh I could make you some banana bread muffins." Piper offered. Emma smiled and nodded.
Prue rolled her eyes at Piper and sighed, "Great. You're going to sugar her up on her first day home."
"Hello I'm her aunt. It's my job to spoil her." Piper explained
After Emma had her snack, she was tired so Prue put Emma down for a nap. About an hour later, Emma wakes up screaming and crying.
"Mommy! Mommy! Mommy!" Emma screamed as she cried
Prue runs upstairs and cradles Emma in her lap.
"Shh sweetie, it's ok." Prue says softly to her daughter. Once Emma calms down Prue asks, "What happened, sweetie?"
"It howwibwe, mommy." Emma stated as she almost starting crying again. "I had bad dweam. I was in dis woom and dewe was fiwe aww awound me." By now Emma was crying again.
"Shh it's ok, sweetie. Mommy's here. Mommy will protect you." Prue reassured her daughter as she rocked Emma in her lap. Then Prue sang, "Deep in the meadow, under the willow. A bed of grass, a soft green pillow..." By the time Prue is done with the song Emma is fast asleep again. Prue tucks Emma into bed, kisses her forehead and then Prue goes back downstairs.
A couple of days later, Emma goes downstairs from a nap really sleepily and seeming like she is sick.
"Mommy?" Emma says weakly
"What's wrong, sweetie?" Prue asked as she squatted next to her daughter
"I no feel good." Emma replies weakly
"Oh ok" Prue responds "Does your throat hurt? Do you feel weak?"
Emma nods sleepily. Prue pick up Emma and carries her to the couch and covers Emma with a blanket, "I'll get Auntie Piper to make you some chicken noodle soup, but for now you can have a popsicle." Emma nods sleepily again. Prue walk to the kitchen and grabs a popsicle. Then she walks back to Emma and hands her the popsicle.
Emma takes the popsicle and says weakly, "Mommy?"
"Yes sweetie?" Prue replies
"I want my bankie." Emma said weakly
"Ok sweetie. I'll get your blanket for you." Prue replied then she walked upstairs and got Emma's blanket. Prue walked back downstairs and handed Emma her baby blanket.
Emma takes her blanket and says weakly, "Tank you mommy."
"You're welcome, sweetie." Prue says
Piper walks in the front door, "I'm home"
Prue smiles at her sister, "Thanks for leaving work to come home and do the same thing you do at work."
"I would do anything for Emma." Piper responds as she smiles back "How are you feeling, pipsqueak?"
"Tiwed and weak, Auntie Pipa." Emma says as she yawns
Piper looks at Emma sympathetically, "Oh I'm sorry, pipsqueak."
Prue says to Emma, "Why don't you rest while Auntie Piper makes your soup?"
Emma nods and asks weakly, "Mommy, can you sit wif me?"
"Of course I can sweetie" Prue says as she sits down next to Emma. Emma snuggles into her mommy's lap and falls asleep as Prue sings softly to her.