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Operation: Love Story
Chapter 4
There was a knock on the door early the next morning. Emma grunted and groaned from the disturbance of sleep. She picked up her head and heard the knock again. She rolled over and carefully moved Killian's hand as she slumped to her feet, trudged down the stairs, and opened the door. "Ugh, Mom? Dad? Seriously? It's like 6 in the morning. What are you doing here? I thought you were bringing Neal over later this morning."
"Oh, Emma, I'm so sorry that we woke you." Snow said sincerely. "Do you mind taking him now? It's just that we wanted to get on the road, and-"
"Well, I'm up now." She said smiling sleepily. "Give him here," she hummed while taking him from her arms. "Hey, baby brother. Ready to have a fun day?" she asked him, kissing his cheek.
"Here's his diaper bag. It has his food, formula, diapers, wipes, plus some extra clothes including his pajamas. I don't know what time we'll be back. If it's too late can h-?"
"Yes, of course he can stay."
"David, can you go get the pack 'n play from the trunk and set it up for Emma? Oh! Don't forget the bouncer, please!" she yelled after him.
"Mom, it's ok. Killian is still sleeping so if you can just put it on the side? I can put it together later." David came in and set everything down. They said their goodbyes and left. "Have a nice time!" She called after them while closing the front door. Emma set Neal down in his bouncer so she could get some breakfast started. She gave him some of those baby puffs to munch on so he'd be preoccupied while she was busy.
She heard the door open a little while later.
"Mom, are you home?" Henry shouted from the door.
"I'm in the kitchen, but please keep it down. Killian is still sleeping."
"Oh, okay." He came into the kitchen and gave his mom a quick hug and sat down at the table for breakfast. "Thanks for making breakfast!"
"No problem, kid." She said setting the plate down and kissing him on the head. Emma went back to the stove to make another helping for when Killian decided to wake up.
Killian woke up and stretched. He heard Emma and Henry talking and Neal's cooing. He got up and got ready for the day. He went downstairs with a smile on his face. He walked behind Emma and wrapped his arms around her. "Morning, love." He said kissing her head. "Morning, mate." He said messing up his hair. He picked up Neal and gave him a kiss on the head. He sat down at the table and set him on his lap, giving him a toy to play with.
Emma was smiling at Killian holding Neal. She quickly became lost in her thoughts.
Killian was holding Baby Girl Swan-Jones and she was holding Baby Boy Swan-Jones. Killian literally passed out that they found out but of course he was so thrilled to be a father of not only one but two, well more like three since he considered Henry like a son and Henry does call him Dad. She never thought he would be here at this point. She never thought she would have an amazing husband and three beautiful children. She loved this life.
"Emma?" Killian called out to her. "Emma." he said standing up and putting Neal back in his bouncer before going over to her. "Emma, love?"
"Huh, what happened?"
"You trailed off. Is everything alright?"
"Yeah, no. I'm sorry. Just thinking." She said smiling and giving him a hug.
"What were you thinking about?"
"Nothing much. Just something I'm hoping eventually comes true." she said giving him a short kiss and a smile as she pulled away. "I love you." she said leaning her forehead against his. They were about to lean in again when her cell phone rang. Killian groaned and threw his head back. Emma laughed and kissed his cheek and went to answer her phone. "Hello?"
"Where's the Prince when ya need him?" a voice grumpily said on the other end of the phone.
Emma sighed and tilted her head with a groan. Of course it was- "Leroy. What's the problem?"
"My problem is that no one ever seems to be at the station when I need'em! Walter's gone missing and as usual no one's here when the dwarves need help. Sure, we may not be as important as most the folk here, but we have issues all the same! So how's about you put on your little jacket, find your shiny badge, and get your butt down here, sister!"
"Ugh, I'm on my way." She hung up the phone.
"What's going on, love?"
"Walter's gone missing. I have to go in because dad's gone. Will you and Henry be ok with Neal for a little bit?"
"Aye, we'll be fine." He said trying not to sound overly nervous.
"Okay. I'm sorry to leave you, but I promise to be back as soon as I can."
"No worries." He said giving her a kiss. "Now go on, Sheriff. They need you. The faster you solve the case, the faster you come home to me." he smirked as he gave her butt a playful swat and earned himself a lipbite and a giggle as she walked off. Emma put on her jacket and grabbed her keys. She gave Killian another kiss and then she gave both Henry and Neal kisses on their heads before leaving. "So I guess it's just you and me with Neal?" he said picking up the baby.
"Yup." He said smiling. Henry got up and put his plate in the sink and went into the living room. Killian was right behind him with Neal's diaper bag knowing he needed changing. He sat down on the couch and laid Neal down. He unbuttoned his onesie and took one tab off, and then the other, and pulled off the diaper. As he was reaching for a wipe he got it right in the face. "Bloody hell!" he yelled as he quickly replaced the diaper and wiped his face with a wipe.
Henry looked over and started laughing at the fact Hook got peed on. He asked if he needed anything before he continued to play his game, but continued laughing all the same.
~ Emma ~
Emma walked into the station to see Leroy leaning against the desk. He stood up straight when he saw her. "What took you so long, sister?"
"Sorry I have my brother today, so I needed to make sure Killian and Henry would be ok with him." She said going behind her desk to get her badge.
"Where did you see Sleepy last?"
"We were heading towards Granny's. I turned around and he was gone."
"Ok let's start searching. We should split up. You go to the docks and the mines and I'll go look in the woods."
They went their separate ways on a mission to find Sleepy.
~ Killian/Henry ~
"Lad, can you hand me Neal's food please?" He asked Henry as he carried both Neal and the high chair into the living room. He put Neal in the high chair and started feeding him the small baby meal he had; autumn vegetables and Turkey and something called lil bits? Killian saw how he devoured it and decided to take a bite of it. Once he took a bite he knew it was a horrible mistake. He hopped up and ran to the sink to drink some water to get the taste out of his mouth. "I can't begin to see how you like this horrid mush." He said talking to Neal. Neal just stared at him with a toothless smile. He finished feeding him the main meal, then he got out the fruit which was something called Hawaiian Delight, the baby's favorite. He ate most of the jar and when he was done he pushed Killian's hand away and the food flung in his face. "I suppose that means you're done?" he said laughing. Killian took a to wipe of his face and picked him up and put him in the bouncer. He took another wipe to wipe his own face. He went into the kitchen and warmed up a bottle. He also called Emma to see how the search for Sleepy was going as he was waiting for it to heat up.
~ Emma ~
Emma was walking through the woods. "Walter! Sleepy!" she called out. "Where could he be?" She said looking around. "I swear if he ends up in his own bed I'm gonna-"
Her phone started to ring.
"Hey, babe." she said as she continued her search.
"Hello, love. How's the search coming? Have you found the dwarf yet?"
"Not yet. I'm in the woods right now." She said moving a branch. "How's it going with Neal?"
"Just swell!... Except the part where I got food thrown at my face. I was also used for target practice! I'll give it to him, the lad has good aim. Just a warning for when you go and change him." He said laughing.
"Oh no! Killy, I'm so sorry!" she said laughing.
"It's quite alright, Swan." He said laughing "He's sleeping now in his bouncer and Henry and I are playing one of those games he plays on his magical box." He said giving her reassurance that they were okay.
"If you say so. I promise to be home soon, okay? Love you all." she said feeling better and hung up the phone. She checked to see if she had any messages but saw that she had none.
"Emma, is everything okay? Is there another monster in town?" Walter asked with a yawn.
"Walter, you're alright! Where have you been? We've been looking everywhere for you." She said. "Come on, let's go find Leroy. He's been worried." She said smiling and they headed towards the station.
~ Killian/Henry ~
"Lad, I need to talk to you. It's important." He said putting the handheld object down.
"What is it?" He asked pausing the game.
"I think tomorrow is when I want to start setting up the docks for the proposal."
"Really?"
"Aye, I'm going to need your help, though. And the Charmings."
"Of course." Henry said smiling. "What time tomorrow?"
"Whenever you wake up, lad. I'll call you in the morning. When Snow comes by I'll have her keep Emma busy and then us three can get it set up." He said smiling with an eyebrow raised.
"I'm excited to see my mom's face! It'll be nice being a family. A real one. Officially." Henry stated with a smile.
"Aye, that it will." he said smiling and giving his shoulder a squeeze.
They continued to play the game again until they heard Neal start crying. "I think I should be heading home. Will you be okay by yourself?"
"Of course. You go and get some rest. We have a big day of setting up tomorrow. I'll be fine."
"Ok I'll see you bright and early tomorrow. Night, Killian!"
Henry left and Killian picked up Neal and went to warm up another bottle. He took him back into the living room and fed him his bottle and fell asleep in his arms. Killian laid down on the couch and was careful not to wake him up as he set him on his chest.
~ Emma ~
Emma and Sleepy walked out of the woods and headed towards the docks where they saw Leroy. She explained to Leroy that Sleepy just wandered off and fell asleep. He thanked Emma for helping and they all left to go to Granny's. Emma went as well to grab her and Killian some dinner. Henry had gone to Regina's. She texted Killian when she was still in the woods saying that she found Walter and that she would be on her way home soon with dinner. He never messaged her back but assumed he was busy with Neal.
After a long day she finally opened the front door to her home. She closed it carefully and then saw an adorable sight. She saw Killian sleeping with Neal cuddled up on him. Before she picked up Neal and carried him upstairs for the night, she snapped a picture. She picked him up carefully and gave him a kiss on the head. She took him upstairs and carefully set him in the pack n play. She came back down stairs and went to Killian. She gave him an earth shattering kiss to wake him up.
"Killian, I'm home." she said giving him another kiss.
"Swan! I was just-" he sat up in a fright as he looked around as if he lost something. "Where's Neal?"
"Relax." She stated with a laugh. "I took him upstairs and put him in the pack n play when I got home. I brought us some dinner. Grilled cheese and onion rings."
"That sounds so much more appetizing than whatever the bloody hell 'lil bits' are."
"What?" She asked confused.
"Eh, nothing. Onion rings you say?"
Emma and Killian sat on the couch and ate their dinner with a show on Netflix playing. When they were finished they put the empty containers on the table and cuddled up and watched a movie till they were tired and went up to bed. Checking on Neal one more time they got into bed and wrapped around each other.
"Goodnight, Swan." he said giving her a kiss.
"Night." she said grabbing his hand and interlacing hers with his.
They fell asleep within minutes.