Moments That Make a Lifetime

Chapter One

The Engagement

A/N – Hello there my darlings! Well here we have something that doesn't happen all too often with my writing, a het fic! Yes I know what my regular readers are thinking, has she lost her mind? Maybe , but I am in love with Hook and Captain Swan as a ship – I bought a Tee shirt! Anyways I have had a million and one ideas for these two but I decided to start with a multi chapter story about defining moments in their life together. I currently have three chapters planned but if I get requests for other moments or if I think of some along the way I shall add them in so if you have any requests please feel free to leave a comment! Oh and August is alive in this fic as like, adult him because I ship him with Neal and wanted to write them both in. Onwards I hear you cry!

Ships: Killian/Emma (Captain Swan)

Snow/Charming (Snowing)

Ruby/Whale (FrankenWolf)

August/Neal

Emma awoke one sunny Saturday morning to the smell of coffee brewing. She rolled over to find the bed next to her empty and smiled, he never could sleep in late even when they had the day off. Climbing out of bed and putting on his dressing gown that was still hung on the back of the door she ambled down the hallway towards the kitchen where she could hear soft singing,

"I only get so many minutes
Don't wanna spend 'em all on the clock
In the time that we spent talkin'
How many kisses have I lost?"

Emma paused to lean on the door frame of the kitchen; Killian had his back to her as he sang and made coffee with the help of his regained left hand.

"Time is love, gotta run
Love to hangout longer but I got someone
Who waits, waits for me and right now
She's where I need to be, time is love, gotta run"

She loved listening to him sing. It surprised her how amazing his voice was the first time she heard it. She had needed his help with something but no one in town seemed to have seen him that day so she headed for the docks knowing he would more than likely be on the Jolly Roger which is where she eventually found him. She managed to board the ship without him noticing and just as she was about to shout to him where he stood looking out over the sides the wind died down and his voice was carried to her, it was nothing she expected from him, it was rough but smooth on some notes, gravelly and nasal, he was singing a song she had never heard before but knew that he had just the right tone for country music and would be able to sing any song.

In the time that her mind had wondered back to that memory she didn't noticed that Killian had slipped one of his headphones out and was well aware of her presence. A smirk appeared on his handsome face as began singing the last lines of the song, best give the lady what she wants.

"Who waits, waits for me and right now
She's where I need to be, time is love, gotta run, time is love, gotta run"

He waited until the final notes died and then without turning around he said,

"Savour that lass, its all you're gonna get for a while!" that wasn't strictly true but she didn't know that. He turned to face her with two steaming coffee mugs in his hands, he slid one across the island in the centre of the room and then sat down at it, still smirking. She tried to glare at him but end up breaking down and laughing, you couldn't stay mad him too long.

"I hardly think that is fair Killian, if you have a talent you should use it." She told him savouring her first mouthful of coffee; he really did make amazing coffee.

"Darling, I have many talents which I use to full capacity as you well know." He said with a wink, Emma sighed, she was glad Henry wasn't around on a weekend to hear these things. Trying to divert Captain Innuendos attention she questioned him,

"So Deputy, what are you doing with your day off?"

"Well Sheriff, I was thinking off dragging you back to bed and demonstrating the pre mentioned talents but I have plans, with your father." Emma was so startled she sprayed Killian with half a mouthful of cooling coffee.

"My father? Why? Don't you see enough of him at work? Can you two spend an extended amount of time in each others company without one attacking the other?"

"Come on Lass, we have come along way since we met and thank you by the way, I didn't spend half an hour in front of the mirror doing my eyeliner." He said as he checked his reflection in a spoon.

An hour later and Emma was alone in their loft, Killian had left five minuets ago, refusing to elaborate on why exactly he would be spending most of the day with Charming. He had intended to leave after coffee but it took him twenty five minuets to fix his eyes, though he had shed the pirate clothes in favour of jeans, tee shirts and a leather jacket the one thing he refused to part with was his guyliner.

To try and distract herself from thinking about what exactly her father and boyfriend could be up to she busied herself around the loft, emptying the dishwasher, fitted a new lock on the bathroom door and even rearranged the furniture in the sitting room but nothing could take her mind of it so she decided to call Henry to check on him. After about two rings he picked up.

"Hey Henry, how are you?"

"Morning mom, I'm good, just having breakfast then we are going out somewhere." Henry told her about the plans he had with Regina for the day and assured her that he would call to say goodnight. Just before they hung up she had an idea,

"Henry, do you know if Killian is up to something?" there was a slight pause before Henry answered,

"Sorry mom but I made a promise to a pirate." As she hung up the phone, cursing the close relationship Killian and Henry had developed since he rescued him from Neverland three years ago, Emma noticed that the time was approaching one o'clock and she was getting hungry so she decided to head to the Granny's because she knew if she spent much more time alone she would go crazy and part of her hoped that she would see Killian or Charming in the street and she could interrogate her deputies. However the streets were deserted and she arrived at the dinner without seeing anyone which was understandable as more than half the town seemed to be packed into the place.

She struggled her way over to the counter to place her order with Ruby who could barely pull her eyes away from Dr Whale and look downright offended that she had to remove one of her hands from his to work the till, as if the thing had done it on purpose. Once she had ordered she looked around for somewhere to sit but there didn't seem to be anywhere, then she heard someone call her name, following the noise she saw August and Neal sat in the booth nearest the door, the later waving her over. She made her way over to them, sitting opposite August but with both of them in front of her.

"Thanks guys. It's real packed in here." She said as she shrugged her coat from her shoulders.

"It's Saturday, no one wants to cook." August said as he leaned across Neal to reach the salt to pour on his cooked breakfast.

"If you keep eating that you won't see many more Saturdays." Neal told him with a look at the food as if it had personally offended him. August just grinned,

"Hasn't killed me yet." Neal just shook his head. Emma smiled at the pair, off all the people she ever thought would end up together these two had been somewhere near the bottom of the list but then people had said the same of her and Killian and both couples were going strong.

"What time can we expect Henry tomorrow?" Neal asked as he looked at her again.

"I don't know, he's gonna phone tonight so I'll ask and text you but it should be about normal time I imagine." She told him. It was an unusual arrangement, Henry would spend Monday night to Thursday night with her and Killian, Friday to Sunday afternoon with Regina and Sunday to Monday night with Neal and August but it worked for them and living in a small town he got to see the all regularly.

"What are you guys doing tomorrow?" she asked them as Ruby brought over her food and left again so she could reattach herself to Whale's lips.

"Thinking of going camping in the woods." August replied between mouthfuls of eggs and bacon. Emma smiled again, August had taken really well to the role of step dad, just as Killian had, Henry was really lucky in that department, he had his father and three other father figures in his life as Charming was still young enough but August and Killian were also like brothers if Henry needed to talk about something he didn't feel he could say to Neal or Charming.

They ate their food and talked about the news and gossip they had missed in the week or so since they had seen each other then Neal asked,

"So what are you doing with today? Don't often see you without Captain Guyliner." Emma rolled her eyes at him then August said,

"Neal, that's mean, it's Captain Innuendo." He smirked at Emma over his orange juice.

"Hahaha guys, really funny. I am trying to find something to do, Killian left in a cloud of mystery this morning, said he had plans with Dad." She told them and then caught the sideways looks they gave each other.

"What was that?!"

"What was what?" Neal asked, trying to sound innocent but August was ruining it by trying not to laugh.

"That look you just gave each other!" she exclaimed, pointing an excusing finger at them. Then it dawned on her and she could have punched them as they both started laughing now,

"You know don't you?! You know what he is up to!"

"I'm sorry Emma but I am not crossing a pirate." Neal said taking a sip of water and nearly choking on it because he was still laughing.

"Me neither." August said, agreeing with Neal as he slapped him on the back to help with the choking. Emma actually growled at them before standing up, grabbing her coat and heading for the door, they could pay the bill, a thought that grew stronger when she heard both of them howling behind her as she slammed the door for dramatic effect.

Back out on the street she stood in the warm sunlight, she glanced up and down the street but it was still deserted, she imagined everyone was down by the water, taking advantage of the good weather, she looked towards the port and could just make out the top of the mast of the Jolly Roger, normally when looking for Killian she would just go right there but she knew today he was with Charming, who despite all his claims otherwise she knew had a slight fear of water so they wouldn't have elected to go there so instead she turned away from the port and up the street that led to her parents apartment which was good because had she gone to the port she would have stumbled on them and what they had been planning.

She knocked twice on the door to the apartment before Snow opened it.

"Emma! What a lovely surprise! Day off? I know Charming is off, I wasn't sure about you. Come on in." Emma followed her mother inside, shutting the door behind her.

"Yeah, day off, both me and Killian."

"Oh well I knew Killian was off obviously…" she began saying but then caught herself, Emma's eyes narrowed at her mother,

"You know too, you know what they are up to!" she accused, waiting for an answer,

"Of course I know, and no, I am not going to tell you." She said as Emma opened her mouth.

"Does the whole town know?" Emma asked, flopping into a seat, Snow sat beside her,

"Not everyone no, just me, Charming, Henry, Neal, August, Regina and of course Killian." Emma just stared at her.

Emma had a very enjoyable afternoon with Snow, she tried to get it out of her what exactly was going on but her mother was one of the most stubborn people she knew. They spent time talking about Henry, how it was working with Charming and Killian as her deputies, after three years of working together they still weren't friends but as Snow pointed out Charming was an over protective father. Before Emma knew it the sky outside was starting to darken and that is when the door opened and Charming came in.

"Ah Emma, you're here, good, means I don't have to call you." He said upon seeing them both sat at the table, he lent down to kiss his wife and then turned back to his daughter,

"Message from Hook, he requests your company on that God forsaken boat of his."

"Killian, he hasn't had a hook for near three years now." She told him for what must have been the millionth time. "The ship? That's where you have been all day? But you don't like water." Charming rolled his eyes,

"I don't know where you get that impression I really don't."

Two minuets later and Emma was racing down towards the docks to find out exactly what it was Killian had been up to. On her way she past Jefferson and Grace who where on their way home from spending all day in the sun.

"Evening Emma, what is your other half up to?" Jefferson asked,

"That's what I am going to find out." She told him, her mind now racing.

"Tell him it looks pretty!" Grace said as she swung from her fathers arm. Emma assured her she would and then carried on her way. Once she rounded the last corner that was obscuring her view of the ship her jaw dropped and she understood what Grace had meant.

It looked as though the ship was shimmering, glistening in the setting summer sun. As she drew closer she saw that the entire surface of the ship was covered in lights, the mast and the rigging, the beams along the sails had been wrapped in fairy lights that twinkled at her, the decking and sides of the structure were home to thousands of white candles that which were topped with dancing flames. Emma tried to take in every inch that she could see while she boarded the ship without tripping over herself. As soon as she was on board she looked around and found Killian leaning against the mast, smile on his face, in his old pirate coat.

He moved into the middle of the floor where there was a clearing of candles that lay at a pathway she realised started at her feet, he beckoned her closer. When they were both in the clearing Killian broke the silence,

"Alright Darling?" he asked with a smile as he took her hand in his own. She nodded as her emotions seemed to be gagging her. "Okay Emma, there is something I want to ask you, something I have wanted to ask for such a long time but I could never find the words or the right way, you know me, I'm not a man of words so I thought of another way, darling, you have to let me get through this because other wise I don't know if I can, okay?" she nodded again. He took a tiny step back from her and drew a remote control from his pocket, pointing it past her head she heard the opening notes of a soft song, Killian drew her close to his body, wrapping an arm around her waist and running his other hand through her hair before leaning down to her ear and softly starting to sing in time to the music,

"We've only known each other since the moment we met
But it seems like forever to me
I haven't figured out the perfect way to say it yet
But I suppose at times like these
A man should get down on his knees"

And he did just that, he lowered himself down onto one knee in front of her, taking her other hand in his own so that he had hold of both of them,

"How'd ya like to be in my wedding
How'd ya like to walk down the isle
You could be the centre of attention
Everyone would look at you and smile
We could send our friends invitations
You could wear a long white dress
If you'd like to be in my wedding, darlin'
All ya have to do is say, "Yes""

Emma's eyes were starting to swim in tears, she already knew the answer to his question but she kept her mouth close to let him get through it.

"Your folks could be seated in the very front row
And cry when we all turn to look at you
We could cut the cake
And we could strike a pose
Like the little bitty plastic bride and groom
And then begin our life-long honeymoon"

She could see it now, her mother sat in the front row as her father walked her down the isle, cutting a cake that was far too big for them to eat before they sailed off into the sunset for a long while.

"How'd ya like to be in my wedding
How'd ya like to walk down the isle
You could be the centre of attention
Everyone would look at you and smile
We could send our friends invitations
You could wear along white dress
If you'd like to be in my wedding, darlin'
All ya have to do is say, "Yes""

She normally hated being centre of attention but if she was there with Killian by her side, letting the whole world know that he was hers then she would love every single moment of it. She was already designing the invitations in her head and imagining giving them to Ruby, Belle and all their friends.

"Say, "Yes"
Say, "Yes"
How'd ya like to be in my wedding
Please say, "Yes""

And she did, as soon as he had stopped singing and the music died away the first word out of her mouth was 'Yes'. She drew him back up from the floor and crashed her lips to him, wrapping her arms around his shoulders as his snaked around her waist so he could pull her body to his. They kissed for what could have been a second or a year but it was not long enough for either of them yet the need for air became too great and they separated only to lean their foreheads together, his eyes gazed into hers as they both processed what had just happened.

After a moment he reached into his pocket again and took out a small leather box and flipped open the top. Emma let out a gasp, inside was the most beautiful ring she had ever seen. Set into platinum was a diamond that was cut in such a way that it took in and magnified the flickering lights surrounding them, it was flanked either side by a emerald which were just a bit smaller than the diamond itself, it was so her, stunning but not too flashy or overstated, it was perfect and she told him so.

"Killian, it's amazing, this is amazing!" she said, gesturing to their surroundings, "You're amazing." She told him as she raised her left hand for him to place the ring upon it before claiming his lips again.

A/N – Well there we are gang, the first chapter in this moments story, what did we think? Let me know your thoughts and any suggestions you might have. Oh and if anyone wants to know the songs I used were Time is Love by Josh Turner and Say Yes by Dusty Drake. Neither the songs nor the characters are mine, trust me if they were Captain Swan would be sailing so hard you wouldn't see it.

xxx