Emma and Killian sat on the couch and the paper bag in between them spoke loudly, but what was in the bag was almost screaming. Emma reached in and pulled out the box. She gave Killian a small smile that didn't reach her eyes and disappeared into the bathroom.
She removed the contents from the box and tossed the instructions aside she has been down this road before. She knows how to work a pregnancy test. She peed on the stick and set it on the sink to wait for results.
She didn't know how she felt. She was maybe pregnant. Was she happy about it? The baby, if there was a baby, would be a real live thing. She didn't know how to take care of a baby and Killian wouldn't know either but he was good with kids. She remembered watching him with Alexandra at Granny's that day. He was so perfect and she had let all the love she felt for him shine in her heart. A few days later he moved in with her. She thought it was one of the happiest days of her life. She thought about her life in New York when Regina had given her false memories. She remembered being scared at first, then excited, then scared again. After he was born she had decided to keep him. She had been scared all over again. She didn't know how to take of a baby. She had gotten over the fear. She had lived a happy life with Henry in New York. Except, it was all fake, they had been fake memories. She really didn't know how to care for an infant or anything about pregnancy because even though those memories are real, she had given birth chained to a hospital bed; in real life she had never even held her infant son. Now here she was having another baby… maybe.
Killian sat in the living room while Emma waited the results. He wasn't sure how he felt about a baby. He was just getting used to the three of them being a family. A nearly Three Hundred year old pirate and he managed to live his years avoiding children, there had been a few, but all old enough to care for themselves. He had entertained Ashley's child that time in Granny's and at first he was very apprehensive about trying to keep a small child entertained then fell back on pure goofiness and tried to engage the little girl in conversation. She had not been too entertained. He and Henry had babysat Neal and Alexandra a few days later while Emma, Ashley and Snow had a girls' day out. The little girl had been quite taken with him she laughed at him and his goofy antics and had eventually fallen asleep on his chest he had been terrified to move and sat with the child sleeping on his lap head resting against his chest and he remembered how it felt to have the trust of a child so young. The women arrived shortly after that and Ashley had gushed on the adorableness of the situation. He decided he was ready to be a parent. He wanted Emma to be pregnant. He wanted to be a daddy. What he didn't know was if Emma was ready to be a mommy…
Emma was startled out of her musings by the timer on her phone going off. She took a deep breath and started to walk to the sink where the test lay. Instead of picking up the test she turned to the door and walked quietly back to the couch and sat by Killian. She stole a glance at his face looking for indication that he wanted the baby.
"Swan?" He asked with concern. "What did the test say?"
"I… I don't know I haven't looked at it yet."
"Emma, are you happy? Do you want this baby?"
"There may not be a baby."
"Emma… "
"I…don't know."
"Swan, that's not an answer."
"I… yes," She whispered looking at the floor. What if he didn't want to have a baby? A baby meant stability and it meant less adventures. What is that wasn't what he wanted? She felt her whole body shake with nerves.
"Yes?" Killian asked the joy in his voice caused her to look up at him. He smiled at her, "Me too."
She let out the breath she never realized she was holding on a laugh.
"Killian, are you sure?"
"Emma, I love you. And I love this baby or if there is no baby I still love you and I love henry and I will love our baby or babies as many as you want?"
She laughed joy reaching her eyes this time and grabbing his shirt collar she pulled him in for a kiss. She was going to have a baby with the man she loved, maybe not today but soon. He deepened the kiss pushing her back against the cushion of the couch and smiling against her lips. She reached for his shirt then sat up suddenly bumping her head against his chin.
Killian rubbed his chin where her head had connected with it; she suddenly jumped off the couch and ran away. He looked after her wondering what the hell got into her. Suddenly she let out a scream from the bathroom and before he could move she was rushing back into the living room with a white plastic stick in her hands.
"We're pregnant!" She squealed. Killian grabbed her up with an arm behind her knees and the other around her back and spun her around laughing. The front door opened and henry and Violet stood in the door way watching them with looks filled with shock.
"Henry, we're going to have a baby!" Killian laughed and spun Emma around.
Violet laughed and ran over to embrace the two while Henry smiled from the door way trying to pretend he was happy. His mom and Killian were having a baby and his other mom was wrapped up in a baby that wasn't even hers. He couldn't help but worry that things were changing and not for the better. Of course he was happy to have a sibling but he was still worried. He put a smile on his face hugged his mom and slapped Killian on the back and then grabbed his bag and went upstairs.
Violet tossed worried look at Killian and Henry and followed Henry upstairs. Once in Henry's room she wrapped her arms around him and hugged him resting his head on his shoulder. "They will always love you, no matter what. I think it's wonderful. You have a wonderful family."
Henry sighed and he knew she was right but he had been through a lot of changes the last two years and no one seemed to notice. He learned that his whole life was a lie then he remembered his whole life but his father had died and he never even got to say goodbye. Then his mother gets a boyfriend and his other mother has a boyfriend and then the whole my mom is the dark one. Then my mom's boyfriend is the dark one too. Then Killian died then Robin died and only one of them came back he lost Roland the boy he thought of as his brother and now his mom and her sister the wicked witch were living together to raise the child of his mom's dead boyfriend and the witches child, his cousin. Life was confusing without adding another family member to the mix.
"My life is such a confusing mess." He stated and plopped back on his bed. Violet laughed and followed his actions. He looked at the open door (a rule his mother insisted on when Violet was in his room the door stayed open.) He looked at violet and smiled she smiled back at him and he leaned in to kiss her softly on the lips. She closed her eyes and kissed him in return, one hand moving up to his face.
The sound of a throat clearing form the door way made them jump apart. Henry looked up at Killian who stood in the doorway of his room with a mischievous smile on his face. He knew what he had interrupted and was not sorry at all that he interrupted. "Your mother is ordering pizza and wanted to know if Violet was staying for supper."
Violet smiled at Killian "Sure that sounds wonderful. I'll just call my father and let him know." She grabbed her phone and walked down the hall to make the call.
Killian sat on the bed next o Henry and just looked at him with a raised eyebrow.
Henry gave him a small smile and turned his head. "I am happy for you guys. I just want you to know that."
"Aye, lad, I know you are but it's our baby yours, mine, your mom's. We want you to be a part of the baby's life. We are not kicking you out. You're too important for that. "Killian licked his lips and smiled at the boy. "You have had a very rough time these past few years and I feel that we haven't been there for you. Would you like to go sailing on the Jolly tomorrow?"
"Like skip school and go sailing on the Jolly?" Henry asked.
"Sure. I'll talk your mother into it." Killian smiled and Henry groaned.
"Don't do that… I know what you mean when you say you'll talk her into it. "
Killian laughed and smacked the boy's knee then stood just as Violet returned.
Emma walked into Granny's and smiled, her family was sitting in the booth, Her mother and father and baby brother Neal were squeezed into one side and Henry and Killian into the other side. Emma started toward them when Granny passed her with a plate heaped high with Bacon and eggs and another plate with waffles on it. She swallowed the nausea that rose up in her throat and calmly walked to ward the table passing Archie as she went he waved to her and she stopped to talk to him. He picked up his mug of coffee and took a drink. The smell of the coffee was almost too much she clamped down on the nausea once again that threatened to rise; she was going to enjoy breakfast with her family. She took a deep breath and walked over to where Killian and her family sat She scooted in next to him and he smiled at her and bent his head for a kiss Emma panicked momentarily and just gave him a slight peck on the lips and he gave her an amused but slightly worried smile then handed her a cup of cocoa. She took a sip and felt the whipped cream and cinnamon mix horribly in her mouth and stood to run to the bathroom.
Emma kneeled over the toilet until she was no longer unloading the contents of her stomach. She sat down on the floor and groaned. This was new. She had taken the test because she missed her period twice. The first time she raked up to stress but the second one gave her a reason to go to the drug store.
Someone handed her a glass of water and a small package of saltines. "Clear liquids and saltine crackers should relieve the vomiting and nausea. It usually ends within a few months." Her mother looked at her with sympathy and love." When I was pregnant with you I had terrible morning sickness. Of course I don't remember with Neal but you were such a terror. "She laughed with the memory, "You would wake me up at dawn and demand food then before I could finish, I was running to the basin. I can assume that morning sickness will be more comfortable in this realm."
Emma looked at her mother who had taken position to sit next to her on the cold floor of the bathroom. "How did you know?"
"I'm a mother. I notice these things. You turned a very interesting shade of green when you walked past Granny. I noticed you the other day you didn't seem very well and looked more tired than usual."
"My sleeping pattern has been off." Emma said resting her head against the wall. "This is the first round of morning sickness. I had it a little with Henry but not a lot."
"Every pregnancy is different." Mary Margaret said stroking the hair off Emma's forehead. "How far along are you?"
"I don't know, I just found yesterday. I skipped my period last month but I thought it was from the stress. Then I skipped it again and bought a test."
"Have you made an appointment for Dr. Whale yet?"
"Yes, this morning."
"Mom, I don't know how to raise a baby. I didn't raise Henry Regina did."
"Oh Honey, I know exactly how you feel."
Emma smiled at her mother, "I guess you do."
Emma and Mary Margaret picked themselves up off the floor and returned to the dinner where her father was currently staring daggers into her boyfriend's head. He figured it out.
Killian immediately jumped to his feet when Emma stepped up to the table. He gently held her arms, "Is everything oaky, Luv?"
"Just morning sickness, it will pass."
Emma had an appointment scheduled for later that morning with Whale. Killian waited nervously in the waiting room for them to call her back. She placed her hand over his good one and squeezed giving him renewed courage.
"Emma?" The nurse called. Emma and Killian rose to their feet and followed the nurse back where she placed a gown on the bed and told Emma to remove her clothes and put the gown on. Emma stepped behind the curtain and changed into the gown and Killian sat by the bed. He gave her a smile with a mischievous gleam in his eye as she climbed up on the bed.
"It's oaky. They are going to do an exam. To see how big the baby is. It will tell us how far along I am then they will do an ultrasound it's ..."
"Aye, I know, they take a picture of up inside you to see the baby." Emma looked at him quizzically and he explained, "When Zelena was pregnant Regina sent robin a picture on his talking phone and he showed me." Emma nodded as Dr. Whale came in.
First they listened to the baby's heartbeat and Killian was amazed at the sound of his son or daughter's heart beating. Then the doctor said something that made them both gasp. "That heartbeat is pretty fast. Your baby could have brought company."
"What do you mean company?" Killian asked.
"Well do twins run in either of your families?"
Emma sucked in a huge breath, "My father was a twin, everyone knows that."
"The ultrasound will tell us for certain but let's get on with this shall we?"
They left the hospital and with a kiss good bye they went about their days, Emma to work at the Sheriff's office and Killian went off to do Killian things, Emma never really thought about what he does all day. Her father was waiting for her at her desk when she arrived.
David stood up when Emma walked in ready to talk to her about this pregnancy. He wasn't ready to be grandfather to a pirate's child all respect and admiration he had for Hook set aside by the fact that the pirate knocked his baby girl up. He opened his mouth to speak and Emma held up the sonogram.
"Dad, its twins, I'm having twins." She pointed out the two jellybeans as he looked at the picture and couldn't help the smile that spread across his face. His baby was gonna have a baby, two babies. "Emma, are you happy?" He asked. She gave him a watery smile and responded with a nod.
"I'm so happy right now. I just can't wait till they are born. I'm also scared, Dad, I'm ten weeks. That puts conception at…"
"The underworld... How is it possible to become pregnant by a dead man?" David wondered aloud then the thoughts that went along with the wondering made him wince. "Never mind, I do not want details."
'I'm happy Dad, really I am. I was so lonely back in Boston. I never thought I would have a family and then Henry showed up out of the blue and now look at me, I have loving parents, a wonderful son, a sexy boyfriend and babies. I am so happy right now but I'm also really scared." Emma wiped away the tears that fell onto her cheeks.
David cupped her head in one hand and kissed her forehead. "Emma, no matter what life brings you in the future and you will have a future, I will see to it personally. There is one thing…. Are you and Hook planning to get married now?"
Emma paused in the process of wiping tears from her face. "I… I don't know we've never talked about it."
"Well I think it's time for that talk." David said smiling. He wanted to see his little girl happy and he knew that Killian made her happy. That was good enough for him.
The father daughter bonding session was interrupted by the evil Queen and Zelena poofing in. Zelena looked at the Savior. The evil queen spoke first, "A taste of your own medicine." She threw a vial at Emma and suddenly Emma felt cramping and pain in her stomach. She cried David grabbed his sword and tried to attack the intruders. Zelena looked at him and he thought for a second he saw sympathy in her face before her features grew hard. She waved her hand at him and he was suddenly unable to move.
"Don't worry Emma, your babies are fine. They are just going to arrive a little earlier than you had expected. "
"You- you're speeding up my pregnancy? Why?" She clutched her flat stomach with both hands and cried in pain holding her babies. She rubbed a hand over her tummy and felt a small bump, Emma cried out in panic.
Zelena spoke out, "It's a bit of fair turn of play Emma. You sped up my pregnancy, to kill me. At least I plan to let you live. As you will remember I have a particular spell that will enable me to travel back in time or in the future… I plan to use it. Your babies are going to give me everything I need."
"But you only needed one baby for that."
"Never hurts to have a spare." The Evil Queen taunted.
Emma said. She threw her hands up in a defense magic pose and shit off several magic blasts. "But you're not getting my babies."
The evil queen laughed. "Silly Emma, I taught you everything you know.
Regina and Mary Margaret came running in suddenly with Hook and Henry following. Regina threw a blast of fire at the Evil Queen and she laughed. "See you in the delivery room, Miss Swan." The Evil Queen sang out before they both disappeared into smoke.
Hook ran up to her and enveloped her in his arms." Emma, he put a protective hand over her stomach and felt the bump grow bigger under his palms he jumped back and looked at Emma in panic. She cried. "They sped up my pregnancy. They plan to take my babies." Killian held her tight and looked at Regina.
"You will fix this." He growled out at Regina.
"I can't fix it. But I can slow it down enough to figure out a plan in the meantime there's only one place safe enough for Emma and the babies and Emma you will have to seal us all in. I can't do it, blood magic."
"I can do it." Emma said.
Regina moved them all to her vault and after protecting the vault with magic Emma sat in a chair her belly bigger than it was before they left the sheriff station. Henry stared at her in awe. She looked up met his gaze, it's okay Henry. It's okay." He sat down beside her and rested his head against her stomach. She had a small baby bump about the size for three or four months along. She stroked his hair and looked up at Killian who sat down beside her and wrapped his arm around her waist kissing her temple. Snow white came over and sat on Emma's other side and wrapped her arms around Emma. Charming stood behind her his hands on her shoulders gently squeezing. They made a unit, a family.
Regina glanced over at the sweet scene and smiled longingly while mixing a formula. She knew what to make. She wanted to do everything she could to help her friend keep what she had lost. "Okay I need you to drink this it's perfectly safe. It will slow down the effect of my – The Evil Queen's magic then we'll start figuring out what to do about you."
Emma took the potion and drank it. She didn't feel any different, but somehow she knew it worked. It was strange feeling the extra weight she carried around now. Since she was ten weeks pregnant an hour ago and now she was four months (she thought).
"So what are our options?"
Regina looked at her and said, "I don't know." She sighed. "Emma my sister and my … other half are not going to stop till they get your babies. They can't rush your pregnancy again something extras I put in the potion. You won't deliver the babies early by magic. I think …"She took a deep breath and looked at her." I think the only way to fix this is to reenact the curse. "
"What?!" cried four anguished voices.
Regina held up a hand," I would have to combine both curses. I need to send Emma away from here." She sucked in a breath. "I would also need to erase her from your memories, from the entire town's memories. And I would need to erase her memories of you guys."
Emma cried out and hugged her parents. "No I won't lose my family again."
Regina looked at her sadly. "Emma, if you stay you could lose your babies. I don't know if I can stop the Evil Queen or Zelena. For the safety of your babies you have to go."
Snow walked over to Emma and cupped her face in her hands and looked at her. "It will be okay. You will find us again. I believe it. I believe in you." Emma hugged her mom tightly and cried. David came over and wrapped his arm around both of them. Killian stood to the side and watched he couldn't let her stay it was the lives of their children, but he couldn't stand to see her go.
Regina sighed, "Don't look so solemn Captain Guyliner. I'm sending you with her."
Killian looked at her his eyes wide in shock. "Thank you." He whispered as Emma's arms came around his waist and her head buried in his chest. He kissed the top of her head.
Emma's eyes met Henry's he had softly been crying, "Oh Henry." Emma said rushing to him. He hugged her and she hugged him back. "Henry I love you. Please don't doubt ever that the babies are more important than you."
"I know mom."
"Henry is going with you. "
"What?" Emma asked at the same time Henry said
"Mom, no!"
"How are you going to do this when you need the heart of the person you love most in the world? You're not crushing Henry's heart." David said standing in front of his daughter and grandson.
"No. I don't need a heart for this particular curse. I need something even more potent, True love. I need some Emma and Killian true love. Moreover I need some of the baby's blood."
There was a collective gasp all around the vault followed by yells and harsh words against harming the unborn twins. Regina rolled her eyes. "Relax. This isn't the enchanted forest. Some of the baby's blood has already been taken." Regina held up her hand and a vial of blood appeared in it. "Whale, he took it under the guise of a paternity test. God only knows what he planned to use it for. But your baby is 2nd generation true love. That's powerful magic."
It Regina roughly twelve hours to make the potion during which Henry sat and talked to her. "Why are you sending me away?"
"Once this curse is finished, no one is going to remember your mom or hook. We won't know who we are again. I need a true believer to go with them so when the time is right you can save us all. You can be the next savior. I want to give you the best life possible. And that is with Emma and The Pirate."
"Okay. But I'll be back and I will save you."
"I know you will."
The family and half the town met at the town line where Emma's yellow bug sat. The trio said goodbye to everyone. Henry shared a particular long hug with Regina. "Goodbye Henry"
"It's not goodbye, it's see you soon." She hugged him tighter.
Emma got into the yellow bug after tearful goodbyes to her parents. This time she sat on the passenger seat and before Killian got in he pulled Snow and David aside and talked to them.
"I want you to know I love Emma, and Henry and the babies. I will always take care of them no matter what. I'd like your blessing to marry Emma."
"Yes." David said simply.
Killian gave David a back slapping hug and then reached to hug Snow.
Emma looked out the window through tears and said, "We will see you again."
A cloud of silver smoke pushed them over the edge of the town line quickly and as Henry looked back he saw a tree lined empty road.