Enjoy part two of 'an unexpected blessing'!
disclaimer: nope... still don't own OUAT or any of it's characters... They all belong to Edward Kitsis and Adam Horowitz.
Emma and Henry arrived at just a couple of minutes before 7. They were greeted at the door by a very nervous looking Mary Margaret, and were immediately ushered inside.
"There you are, Emma! We were worried you weren't coming anymore!"
Emma muttered an apology, when she saw that everyone was already there. She greeted some people and her way to the living room, all the while looking for only one particular guest, her pirate. It took only a moment before she found him. He was standing across the room, having an animated conversation with David. When their eyes met, his face lit up and he immediately crossed the room to her side.
"I see you finally decided to grace us with your presence, love." he jokingly teased.
"Oh, shut up Jones." Emma shot back smiling, pulling him in for a kiss. His good hand cupped her face and with the other one he pulled her closer. Kissing him always felt so right, it felt like coming home. It were in moments like this, that it seemed like the world stopped spinning and nothing else but them mattered. During these moments Emma felt like she was the luckiest girl in all the realms. She had everything she wished for, a loving family, her son, an adoring boyfriend and now, on top of that, she was pregnant. When they pulled back Emma was glowing, a bright smile on her face.
"Are you alright, love?" Killian asked suspiciously, his Emma never glowed like this, he was sure something must be up.
"I'm more than alright," she answered, still smiling brightly. "Killian, look we need to talk tonight, after dinner, something wonderful…"
But before she could finish, she was interrupted by Mary Margaret, who announced that dinner was ready.
After everyone had finished the main course, David stood up and tapped his glass.
"I'd just like to take this opportunity to thank you all for coming tonight. As you all know, Mary Margaret and have gathered you here, because we have an announcement to make."
Emma looked at the pair with a small smile, and thought back to that time in the Echo cave, where Mary Margaret revealed that her biggest secret, was that she wanted another child. At first it had shocked Emma, because It brought back memories to when she was only three years old and was sent back into system, because the family she was currently living with were expecting a child of their own. And now her mother's wish, made Emma feel like she was being replaced. But her parents assured her, that they weren't trying to replace her at all and that, no matter what, they would always love her, even though she was all grown up. In their hearts she still was their little girl.
And now, knowing that her parents might get that second chance for real, she could only be happy for them. Because, after all they'd been through, they really deserved it
And even though she never expected it, Emma now also got a second chance, another shot at a happy ending. She glanced at Killian, who was sitting at the opposite of the table, she couldn't help but smile, her hand subconsciously rubbing her stomach and she felt herself getting teary eyed. Guess the hormones are kicking in already, she thought. When Killian caught her eyes, he arched up his brow as if asking her if she was sure everything was alright. She nodded slightly, wiping away the tear that had fallen down her cheek.
"…and no matter what hardships we came across, we always kept faith that one day we would get our happy ending. And our happy ending came to us just two years ago, when we found our daughter, who despite everything she went through, grew up to be a magnificent, wonderful woman, whom we couldn't be prouder of. But a part of us, always ached that we missed so much in her life, and that we didn't see her grow up to be the woman she is today. And deep down we wished that we would get a second chance, that we would get a chance at raising our daughter, and it is with utmost joy that we may finally say that we are getting that second chance, in a couple of months that is." Both David and Mary Margaret were practically glowing right now. It stayed silent for a while, but then realization dawned on everyone, and they all got up to congratulate the pair.
"Well done, mate!" Killian said grinning, while clapping David on the shoulder.
Emma hugged her mother. "I'm so happy for mom, you two really deserve it!"
When everyone had once again taken their seats, and dessert was served, David hold up his wine glass to end his speech with a toast. "To true love and second chances!"
Emma, along with everyone else, repeated these words and took a sip of her wine. When she realised what she was doing, her eyes went wide. What the hell am I doing, I should not be drinking this stuff! She hoped nobody was watching and quickly spit the wine back. But when she looked back up, she saw her mother looking at her with a suspicious glance. Oh boy… she knows…
It was nearly twelve 'o clock when the last guest finaly left, leaving only Emma, Killian, Mary Margaret and David. Henry had gone home with Regina and Robin a couple of hours earlier, to spend the weekend at their place. But just when Emma and Killian were about to head home, she was hold back by her mother.
"Emma wait, I need to talk to you for a moment."
There we go, Emma sighed, following her mother to the stairs. Killian looked questioningly at her, but she just motioned him to wait. He shrugged his shoulders and sat himself down on the couch next to David.
Emma followed Mary Margaret to the master bedroom, when her mother shut the door she turned around with a serious look on her face. "Emma, I noticed that there is something different about you tonight. For one, you didn't drink a sip of alcohol tonight, which is so unlike you. And don't think I didn't notice you spitting back that wine after the toast, because I did." Mary Margaret added quickly, before Emma got a chance to protest about the not drinking alcohol thing. "I also saw the looks you were giving Killian the entire night, and the way it just seems like you're glowing...And I just think that… Emma, are you pregnant?" she finally blurted out.
Emma was silent for a moment, considering what to say. Well, there's no point in hiding anymore, right?" I… Yeah… I'm pregnant. " she answered.
Mary Margaret just stared at her for a moment, slightly stunned that Emma didn't contradict it or tried to change the subject, but then a huge grin appeared on her face. "Oh Emma, that's wonderful! How long have you known?"
Smiling brightly Emma looked up at her mother, she couldn't hold back her happiness anymore. "I took a test right before I came here tonight, and it was positive of course, but I've already suspected it for a while though."
Mary Margaret embraced her daughter and hugged her tightly, tears forming in her eyes. "I'm so happy for you! Does Killian already know?"
"No, he doesn't know yet. But I plan on telling him tonight. " Emma now had tears running down her face also, and upon realising it she started to laugh. "Wow, look at me being all emotional, guess the hormonal mood swings are starting to kick in already."
"I know right, the other night I just started crying because we didn't have any Nutella left. "Mary Margaret added with a chuckle. "You should have seen David's face, he was completely oblivious."
they both started to laugh uncontrollably. "Let's head back shall we, I think our men will be wondering where we are staying." Mary Margaret offered, once they were able to calm down. She hugged her daughter once more, and wiped away some stray tears. Together they headed back to the living room.
"You know what I just realised?" Emma said with a mischievous grin. "Killian is lucky that he and David are best mates, because I imagine dad will want to have a serious talk with Killian, when he finds out he got me knocked up."
Mary Margaret mirrored the mischievous look on her daughters' face. "Oh, that is going to be so good! We're going to need a hidden camera for that or something."
When they got downstairs, they found Killian and David sitting next to each other on the couch, in exactly the same position, wearing the exact same expression and for some reason it made Emma and Mary Margaret burst out in a fit of giggles.
"What's going on, love?" Killian asked concerned, noticing Emma's red rimmed eyes.
"Something wonderful!" Emma with a huge grin directed towards Killian. He was totally clueless, and looked at David for an explanation, but he just shrugged his shoulders. "I don't know, mate."
Emma grabbed Killian's hand and directed him towards the door. "Let's just go home, Jones. I have a surprise for you."
David looked at Mary Margaret for an explanation as to why his daughter was acting so strange.
"Well, let's just say that Emma and Killian have been entertaining themselves in some nightly activities which resulted into an unexpected blessing." She answered with a wink.
David furrowed his brow, not understanding why his wife was being so vague. But then it dawned on him, and his eyes widened. "OH…" and then he grinned. "Well done, pirate."
TBC
Wow... I was blown away by the amount of follows/reviews/favourites the first chapter received, I really hadn't expected it. Soooo, I'd like to take this opportunity to thank each and everyone of you lovelies! *Sends virtual Hugs and cookies*
I hope you liked this second chapter, so please feel free to leave a review if you liked it, I'd love to hear your thoughts on it.
Next chapter will be about Emma telling Killian the big news, so I am really excited to finish that one (with the way it is going right now, it's going to be SUPER fluffy... And I'm 'apologizing' in advance, but I just really need that right now, because of reasons *whispers* still 68 days to go...) Well... until next time dearies!
