Alicia looked at the stick in her hand and allowed it to clatter on the floor. What was she going to do? After two years of being abused by her boyfriend, she finally gets the courage to leave only to find out she's pregnant with his baby. How was she going to get out of this one? She couldn't get rid of it. She was never a fan of abortion and knew she wouldn't be able to live with herself if she did it. She felt the familiar trek of tears rolling down her face. She heard a knock at the door and quickly wiped her face. She grabbed the test and stuck in her back pocket.
"Alicia? Are you okay? You've been in there quite a while." Killian said from the other side of the door. It was her dad. She flushed the toilet and washed her face and hands before exiting. "Everything okay?" She felt the tears gather again. "Hey, what's wrong princess?" Alicia fell into sobs and flung herself at her father.
"I messed up daddy. I really messed up and I don't know what to do and I just don't want you and Mommy to hate me." Killian hugged his daughter close and stroked her hair.
"Nothing you could ever do could make me or your mother hate you sweetheart, you should know that by now. Why don't we go downstairs and you can tell me and your mother what this is all about." Alicia nodded.
"Wait, let me do something real quick." Killian nodded and released his daughter. She disappeared in her room then came out wearing a bathrobe. "You'll see why?" They went downstairs to find Emma. They found her in the living room with Henry and the two year old little boy Liam.
"Swan," Even after being married for fifteen years, he still called her 'Swan'. Emma turned around and saw Killian standing with Alicia, who looked like she had been crying.
"What's going on?" Emma asked a little of the answer.
"Alicia's very upset about something and fears we'll hate her for it so I suggested we come down here so she can tell us both." Emma nodded and motioned them over to the couch. They sat down with Alicia between them.
"I'll take Liam upstairs so that you guys can talk. You can tell me whatever it is later." Henry said picking up Liam. After they were out of earshot, Emma turned to her daughter.
"Okay, what is that you're upset about and think your father and I will hate you for?" Emma asked putting a hand on Alicia's arm. "You should know that your father and I will love you no matter what."
"You might change your mind after I tell you." Alicia took a deep breath. "You guys know how I've been dating Brett for about three years now and I know I let you guys think we were really happy, but we're not." She stood up and untied her robe. Both parents were about to ask what she was doing until the robe hit the floor and they saw her body. Bruises marked her creamy skin. Some old, some new, some big, some small, they were all scattered about her body marking almost every inch of her skin except her neck and face.
"Oh honey." Emma rushed to her daughter and engulfed her in her arms. Alicia wrapped her arms around her mother seeking comfort from a secret she had been hiding for so long. She cried into her mother's chest for a short while.
"I'm sorry."
"What on Earth do you have to be sorry for, sweetie?" Emma asked holding her close.
"I wasn't strong enough. I wasn't strong like the Savior or Captain Hook." At this point, Killian came over and wrapped both his girls in his arms.
"We never expected you to be. We love you for who you are not for what you could be." Killian said kissing both their heads.
"There's more." Alicia said before pulling away from her parents. She reached down and pulling something out of the pocket of her bathrobe. She handed it to her mom who just stared along with her father. "I didn't want to. I told him no. I swear. Daddy I swear I'm a good girl." Killian heard the distress in his daughter's voice and immediately understood what she was trying to tell them. He pulled her into his arms. "Mommy?" Emma's head snapped up.
"I can't be a hypocrite. I got pregnant when I was a teenager too. I won't lie and say I'm happy or this is okay but I can't say anything about it. I can however say that I'm going to find this son of a bitch and throw him in jail for battery and rape. I'll even let your grandfather have a few swings at him."
"If there's anything left by the time I'm done with him." Killian said still hugging Alicia. Emma as determined to get this ass behind bars as soon as possible.
"Alicia, please tell me you want to file charges." Emma almost pleaded with her daughter. Alicia nodded. "Good then I'm calling your grandfather." Emma pulled out her cell. "When did this happen Alicia?"
"Every night, I don't even know when this baby was conceived." Alicia said still holding onto Killian. Killian held her and kissed her head.
"Why don't you go upstairs and lay down for a little while. I'll come up with some soup in a bit and see if I can find anything for those bruises." Emma told her. "I'd heal you with magic but I don't know what effect it'll have on the baby and until we know what you want to do, I won't risk it." Alicia nodded not knowing what she wanted to do either. She was definitely carrying the baby to term but didn't know if she would be the one raising it. She went upstairs and Killian walked over to Emma. Emma turned towards the counter and grabbed the phone. "It's time to call your sister. She needs to know what's going on."
"Aye." Killian took the phone and dialed a number he didn't think he would be until another year. "Veronica, you need to come back to Storybrooke. Something's happened to Alicia."
