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A/N: Part one of what will be several chapters. This goes along with the others upload but is also a stand alone. Just a little memory trip with our loved ones. Please leave reviews...

Memories Chapter 1

"Killian," Emma stepped inside the house. "Henry called he has some news and is going to be here in an hour. My parents and Regina are on their way over. My dad suggested barbecue." Emma came in the door and called out. The house was unusually empty with 3 kids and a man about it's hard to believe there wouldn't be some noise about. Emma called out again this time adding the name of her daughters in the call.

Just as she was about to get her phone out she heard a noise from the baby monitor. She changed direction and headed up the stairs to the nursery that both her daughters and the new baby had used. The nursery hadn't changed much. The bedding changed to a soft green color instead of the lavender it had been with Addy. The mobile hanging over the crib had changed to glass pirate ships. Addy's had been butterflies; they now held a place of honor in Addy's room. The unicorns which had been Emma's and then Katy's hung gallantly in Katy's room. Her girls had just moved into their own rooms shortly into Emma's pregnancy. It hurt Emma's heart a little to redo Henry's room to Unicorns and castles and paint it a soft pink color for Katy. But he had come over to help. He now occupied the loft that used to belong to her parents. They bought a small house now that Neal was almost nine years old the loft had gotten a little crowded which always amused Emma because she had been 29 living with her parents with her 13 year old son, and it never seemed crowded.

Her son lay in his crib tears clinging to his chubby cheeks he saw his mama walk into the room and held out his arms. Emma crossed to the room and picked up her son cuddling him. He was beautiful and it never failed to amaze her that he was the spitting image of Killian. The dark silky hair and the eyes same shade and shape. Every time she looked into his eyes she saw her husband it was such a unique feeling. Sure Katy had his hair but her hair determinedly stayed curly unlike Killian's. Addy had his eyes the color was so Killian. But at times you could see tiny specks of green. She ran her hand over his hair and kissed his chubby cheek. "Where's your Dada at huh?" she asked the infant.

The decision to have a third baby had been an easy one for her. Emma loved her life right now and had loved every minute with the girls and even everything they shared with Henry. Emma and Killian had given up on birth control and just decided to let nature take its course after they had discussed having a third baby. A choice she didn't regret for one minute.

Hearing voices outside she strolled with the baby to the large window in the nursery ad peered out. She smiled at the picture that unfolded in her back yard. Killian with the Yankee's baseball and jersey that Henry had bought him. The girls had on matching Pink Yankee's caps and jerseys. Killian stood a small distance in front of Katy who had her back to Emma with a bat perched on her shoulders. Addy stood off to the back of Killian and when she saw Emma and the baby in the window she smiled and waved. Emma felt a huge smile crack her face and she waved back and pulled the baby's hand up to wave at his big sister. She shook her head and went downstairs and outside with baby Xavier to where the game played on. Killian threw the ball and Katy swung and hit it with a good loud whack and the ball sailed neatly threw the air to land perfectly in Addy's glove. Addy's mouth hug open and Killian ad Katy both grinned and then he ran over and picked her up on his shoulder and danced around with her. He noticed Emma sitting on the porch steps the baby balanced on her knees and placed Addy on the ground while she and Katy awed over her catching the ball. Killian sat down next to his wife tipping her head to his for a kiss before finally saying

"Hello, Luv." Then looked at Xavier and plucked him from Emma's lap and laughed at her pout. "And how are you this fine day Old Man?" He asked the baby who just gurgled at him. At 3 months Xavier Liam Nolan Jones was a little butterball. Emma nursed him as she had the girls and it made her heart happy to know that he was a very healthy eater. Killian had lay with her on more on occasion as she nursed either one of the girls in their day or Xavier telling her it was one of the most beautiful sights he had ever seen.

"Did Henry call you?" Emma asked her husband watching the girls run invisible bases around the yard.

"Aye, Henry told me he had some interesting news and it was a good excuse for us to use the fire contraption he had given us our anniversary."

"It's called a grill Killian. Do you know how to work it?" She asked sweetly.

"Oy Swan of course I do." He still called her Swan but not as much since they had been married 10 years ago.

Emma patted his knee and stood "Its okay, honey. Maybe Henry can teach you." She suggested walking out to the yard where her daughters played she called to them in greeting she bent and hugged and kissed both of them. Then picked up Killian's discarded glove and pitched the ball to Addy who swung and missed. Three strikes later a very disgruntled Addy took her sisters place in the field and Killian laughed as she looked at every bug and butterfly that passed by her and then she bent down to examine a grasshopper and ignored the ball that landed right next to her. Katy dropped the bat and ran the bases as Emma jogged to where the ball landed next to Addy and with a few words Killian couldn't decipher she and Addy ran after Katy who had already passed home base soon all three of his girls were rolling around on the grass in peals of laughter as the girls took the upper hand and pinned Emma to the ground.

Killian turned as he heard the patio door open and Regina Henry's other mom stepped out and sat beside him on the step laughing at the sight before them in the grass.

"Now that's a happy sight." She stated with a smile looking at the scene before them.

"Aye it is. How are you? Are you ready to hear this news?" Killian asked with a grin

Regina smiled" I think everyone but Emma knows what the news is. Sometimes she is very blindsided when it comes to Henry." Regina stated taking the baby from Killian much as he had done to Emma. It always surprised him to see the former evil queen cooing and making funny faces at the kids. She had never married nor had children after Robin died. Her sister Zelena and she had co raised Robin's daughter up until a few years ago when Zelena had been killed in an attack and Regina made the tough decision to send the young daughter back to Sherwood with Robin's merry men for her own protection as Zelena had prophesied that baby robin would be under attack because of her mother.

"Aye, she is for all her strengths, he is her one weakness."

"No she has four weaknesses but Henry will hold a special place in her heart because without him she would never have met you, found her parents or had three other beautiful children. Henry may have saved her and brought her here but you brought her to Life. Emma became one of my only friends very quickly and I don't think I have ever in the entire time you have been together told you that. You have been a father to Henry without question and fathered three terrific children even if this one had this misfortune to look like you." She laughed at his frown.

"He has his father's devilishly handsome looks and it's a bloody shame that his other son has to be so ugly." An amused voice from the doorway caused both Killian and Regina turn and see Henry and Violet standing behind them laughing.

"He's right you know." Killian told Regina. Pass the baby was always a popular game at these get-togethers. Killian remembered the first one they had after Katy was born. Henry plucked the baby right out of Regina's arms, exclaiming that he had got so big since he had seen him three days ago. Killian rolled his eyes a true testament that he and Emma had been together too long.

"What are they doing?" Henry asked looking towards his mother and sisters that were still rolling around the ground in fits of laughter or tears. Killian scratched his head.

"Well I think they started out playing baseball and then Addy and Katy attacked your mother, like the bloody vicious hell-hounds they are. And now I'm not sure if they are crying laughing or some mix of the both but no one is bleeding yet." He shrugged.

The back patio door slammed open and a little boy shaped bullet shot through the door and ran straight to the game. Henry looked at Neal then back at the door waiting for his grandparents to show up. Neal was 12 and never went anywhere unless he was running. Henry called out to him and he just waved his hand impatiently and kept going.

"Baseball! Let's go old man, me and you against the children womenfolk," Henry handed the infant off to Violet so quickly that she barely had a chance to blink. She glanced down at the infant that was hanging from her hands looking at her with owlishly big eyes. Regina laughed at her and lead her to sit on the patio table set just as Snow and David came through the patio door, August and Grace followed behind.

"We found August and Grace walking to Granny's so we invited them along. Figured Henry might want August here for the announcement." David said by way of greeting he bent down to where Violet sat with the baby and clucked him under the chin and something caught his eye. He glanced out to where his daughter her husband and their children stood around an imaginary baseball diamond and smiled. Gesturing August to join him he ran to the group.

August hesitated he was not a baseball or sportsman type Grace laughed at his expression and shook her head.

"You sit here Honey like the other girls and I'll go win the baseball game for you."

Unoffended August called out "Go get em sweetie." She threw a smile over her shoulder at him.

August reached out to pluck the baby from Violet and raised him high in the air and made funny faces at him the sober baby just stared at him.

"Tough crowd, "August murmured.

Snow sighed knowing her husband wouldn't stop until the game was over or called on a count of bloodshed, probably his own. "I guess I will get the grill started," Snow walked into the kitchen followed by Regina and Violet.

"But before we do as Henry's family we demand to see the ring." Regina said with a smile. "It's beautiful my son has great taste."

Violet smiled. "I was so glad that Emma suggested we all get together when Henry told her."

"Emma Knew!" Snow and Regina shouted together. Violet cringed as Emma walked through the door carrying the baby.

"Emma knew what?" She asked looking at the trio of women. Violet gave her an apologetic smile. "Oh… Yeah … hmm … oh look at that the baby needs fed. See ya." She rushed out of the kitchen with a smile.

"Snow looked at the young girl and remembered when Killian had come to ask for Emma's hand

The knock on the door surprised Snow she didn't think they had planned on having any visitors but when she opened it she was greeted by Killian Her daughter's boyfriend and Henry her daughter's son.

"Killian, Henry come on in, Is Emma with you, she glanced out the door as they walked in.

"Uh... No,' Killian Stuttered and was hit in the back of the head unsuspectingly by the boy. "Emma's at work at the station right now." He told her. He felt his mouth dry up in fear as Charming entered the room, He wasn't afraid of the man who was a knight in King Arthur's court (even if it was all a lie) He wasn't afraid of the man who was Sheriff Deputy in Storybrooke and he wasn't afraid of the man who was King of the enchanted forest. He was afraid of the man who was father to the woman he loved.

"Killian, Henry. What's wrong? Emma?" David started to rush forward at the thought of something having happened to his daughter.

Killian held up a hand to stop the prince before he could rush off. "Emma is fine. She doesn't know we are here." He took a deep breath and looked at Henry who nodded in encouragement. " I'm here to talk to you, about Emma."

Snow waved them all to a seat and they sat around the table and talked. It was very unlike Killian to act so oddly. Snow was worried that the darkness they had fought in Emma or the trip to the underworld and back and everything after that was finally catching up to her and she was somehow in danger or worse.

"Killian, just tell us what's wrong with our daughter. We have the right to know. We love her too." Snow was on the verge of bursting into tears and David wrapped his arm around her in comfort and to keep her form freaking out.

"Grandma, Grandpa, Mom is fine." Both Snow and the Prince let out a loud breath of relief. "Mom doesn't know we are here." Henry told them

"I asked Henry to come with me. I want to ask for your daughter's hand in marriage." Killian spoke it all at once then took a ragged breath. He visibly shuddered at the look that came into the eyes of the man before him. Gone was Dave, his mate of the last couple years. The man sitting before him now wasn't just Emma's father this was the king. King David sat before him in the kitchen chair as if it were his throne in the royal palace back in the Enchanted Forest, This was the man who would or would not give his blessing for a marriage to his daughter the Princess.

David looked at the man In front of him and spoke as regally as he could manage. "And what makes you the best suitor for my daughter?"

I am not the best suitor for your daughter but you can search every realm and you will never find anyone who loves your daughter more than I do. I will go to the end of the world and back for her. I have died to protect her from the power of the dark one I would do it again. I'm no shinning knight and I'm no hero but I will never let her go a day without knowing that I love her. I will do anything to keep harm form coming to her." Snow wiped tears out of her eyes as Killian continued; there was no doubt the man before her was worthy and then some for her daughter. He had put his own need for revenge aside without second thought to rescue Henry and had sacrificed himself for all of them. He brought Emma out of the darkness and she only gave into it because of her love for him and maybe that was a burden he carried deep in his heart but to Snow it was a testament of love.

"I may never be good enough for your daughter but love Emma more than I have ever loved anyone or anything else. I can only hope that I would be trustworthy enough for her." He finished. David studied the man; he looked absolutely miserable. David always thought that torturing his daughters suitors would've been fun, but he truly liked the man before him and he had only ever seen how far he was willing to go for Emma and this man had brought his daughter back to them more than once and the love he felt for he showed every time he saw them together and given the lengths that his daughter had taken to retrieve him form the underworld and the heartbreak she felt to leave him there. David knew there was never going to be anyone more worthy of his daughter's hand.

"You have more than my permission Killian you have my blessing and one more thing there will never be anyone more worthy of Emma or Emma's love than you. I am a believer in true love and I thank the Gods every David that you are my daughter's true Love because I know no matter what you will never stop fighting for her and with her."

Snow wiped her eyes silently and smiled "Do you have a ring?"

"Aye, I do." Killian pulled out a small velvet pouch form his jacket pocket and dropped the ring that fell out into Snow's hand. The band was white gold with tiny diamonds encrusted and the stone was shaped somewhere between a flower and a star and was a very light green. The color matched Emma's eyes almost perfectly. "It made me think of Emma." Killian said as way of explanation.

"Killian, it's perfect. She will love it." Snow looked down at the ring again and smiled.