Chapter 10
Emma woke up in Killian's arms, excited that it was moving day. For the past week Emma and David had only spoken in passing when Emma would stop by to get clothes or pack up some more of her stuff for the move. Killian had not been back to the apartment since the dinner, even though he has tried numerous times to have a conversation with David at the sheriff's station. David didn't want to talk to him about his daughter since he was being stubborn and didn't want to admit he was wrong. As if Killian could hear Emma's brain working through everything with her father and what needs to be done that day, he kisses her neck whispering, "Good morning, love." Emma rolls over to snuggle into his arms as close as possible before kissing his neck trying to get even closer. "Love, I don't think there is any other way for us to get closer together," Hook chuckles rubbing his hand up and down Emma's back. "Swan, we need to get up and start getting ready to meet everyone downstairs at the diner." Killian tries to get out of her arms, giving her a quick kiss before he is finally able to extract himself from Emma's arms.
Even though Emma and Killian slept in, laid in bed cuddling and both took showers they were still the first ones to arrive in the diner not long before Regina, Robin, and the two boys. Since Emma had not been staying at her parent's the past week Henry could not stay with her even though he still wanted to since he did not have her around for a month. "Mom!" Henry yells at the same time Roland yells "Uncle Killian!" running over to hug them both. "Good morning Emma, Killian," said Robin as he and Regina joined the foursome. "Good morning," they reply. As they waited on the Charmings, they discussed how things were going between Emma and David while the two boys sat at the table next to them playing and coloring so that Roland did not know what was going on. All conversation about the topic ceased as David and Mary Margaret walked into Granny's with Neal.
As Snow passed Neal off to Killian, David said, "Emma, sweetheart, could your mom and I speak to you, please?" Without saying a word Emma slid out of the booth and followed her parents out of Granny's in order to have this conversation in private. "So, what's up?" Emma asked taking a seat at one of the tables. Without saying a work David sits down across from her before Snow nudges him to speak to his daughter. "Emma, I'm sorry for the way I acted. I need to remember that you are a grown woman and you can take care of yourself. I need to trust that you know where you want your relationship with Killian to go. I, also, know that because of your superpower you know that I'm telling you the truth. I trust you Emma; but it's hard for me to get over the fact that I didn't get to be the over-protective dad when you were growing up and now it's too late. I'm sorry," David finishes before dropping his head to his hands. "Dad, I love that you are protective but you're right. I do know where and how fast I want this relationship to go. I love Killian. I do, Dad, and if what Mom says is true and he is my true love you need to learn to like him for that too and not just as your friend; can you do that?" she asks with a plea of desperation in her voice. "Yes, I can," David responds standing up, "now lets go inside and eat so we can get you and Henry all moved in."
Once inside Emma gives Hook a quick nod that things are okay before sitting down and taking her baby brother from him. He had been playing with Neal and feeding him not realizing that Regina and Robin had been eyeing him the whole time on how he was with Neal. He loved his girlfriend's baby brother just as much as he loved Emma and Henry. After eating and discussing logistics for the day they all headed out minus Snow, to the Charmings' to get the boxes that needed to be moved. Snow and Neal headed straight to Emma's new apartment to be there when the furniture Henry and Emma had picked out arrived. The rest of the group arrived at the apartment at the same time as the furniture truck. Instead of having the guys carry it all the way up to the third floor Regina and Emma decide to just use their magic to transport it where it needs to go. Henry gives everyone a tour of the place before they get to the unpacking. Emma and Killian working on the master suite; Henry and Roland work on Henry's room; David and Snow and Regina and Robin work on the kitchen and living room, respectively, while Neal was taking his mid-morning nap in the guest room.
"Swan, what did you and your parent's talk about?" Killian asks while hanging her clothes in the closet. "Dad just apologized for the way he acted that morning when he caught us getting out of bed together and how he reacted to me moving out. Things are okay but he's still going to be a bit tense about us, I think," Emma answers as she finishes making up the bed wishing that she didn't have to worry so much about how your father felt about her relationship. "Closet is complete, love, lets work on your dresser together," he says picking up a box that seems too light to be clothes. Sitting the box down and opening it Hook comes in contact with Emma's undergarments and lingerie. Pulling out a bright red teddy with black lace around the trim he cannot help but notice the price tag is still on it as he peeks a glance over at his love before looking back at the teddy, picturing it on her in his mind. "Killian, what are you doing?" Emma exclaims breaking him out of his thoughts and grabbing the lingerie from him. "Go get a different box. I'll do this one, thank you very much." She can't believe it; he was picturing her in that teddy. Emma now wished she had grabbed that box and hid it before he saw what was in it. She had been able to pack it without anyone knowing she had enough to fill an entire box but now the secret was out.
Killian smirks at Emma before giving her a long breathtaking kiss and grabbing a new box. While grabbing another box he takes note of which drawer Emma's box is going into for future reference. He hoped that future was sooner rather than later but he did not want to push Emma into that step after they spend a month apart because of having the Dark One inside her. He, then, asks which drawer she would like her pants to go into joining her on the floor chatting and steal little kisses as they continued to unpack boxes. As lunch time rolled around they decided to order a couple of pizzas and took a much needed break. They all sat in the living room eating and they watched as Roland was trying to get Neal to play with him. Neal wanted nothing to do with it though and kept walking away from him. At one point though he went over and almost tackling Roland which sent all the adults into laughter. Henry joined his little brother and uncle on the floor and started tickling them both to get the laughter to continue. As they watched the boys all of the adults decided to let the three of them continue to play while they tackled putting last minute touches on the unpacking and they had it complete by 5 o'clock since Henry kept Roland and Neal occupied.
"I have a question," Henry says breaking everyone out of their thoughts as they are lounging in the living room, "I was wondering if we could start doing weekly family dinner and game nights with just the nine of us?" Snow suddenly has a giant smile on her face, clapping her hands together exclaiming, "I think that's a wonderful idea, Henry!" Everyone nods in agreement and since they spent all day unpacking they agree to all get cleaned up and meet at Granny's for dinner at 6:30. Henry went into his room to get cleaned up while Emma went into her room and Killian decided to follow her. "Love, how are you feeling? I know it's been a crazy day," he asks as Emma pulls out a set of clean clothes from the drawers and closet. "I'm good Killian, I promise. I feel great and I have the most amazing family and an okay boyfriend," she winks at him as she pulls her shirt off only to replace it with a fresh clean one before tossing Hook one of his shirts that Emma had stolen from him. As he pulled off his shirt Emma can't help but stare at his bare chest that has a dusting of dark brown hair. He had kept covered since they got her back from the Dark One's curse even sleeping with a shirt on which he never used to do. She could not help but want to see him shirtless more often; Emma just wasn't sure if she was ready to have him so close to her when he was. She wasn't sure if she would be able to keep her hands to herself and she wasn't ready for their relationship to go any farther just yet. Henry knocked on the door pulling Emma out of her thoughts as Killian finished pulling on his shirt telling them that they needed to go if they weren't going to be late.
At Granny's the men sat talking about random things, while Snow held a sleeping Neal and played a Jake and the Neverland Pirates memory game that Roland had brought with him so he did not get bored. Emma and Regina sat across from each other watching their family happily. "So, Emma, now that you have your own place I think we should set up a regular schedule of when Henry will be staying with who and when," Regina says breaking Emma out of her thoughts as she is staring at Henry. "I think that is a great idea. Thank you for continuing to let me be a part of his life," Emma smiles, "What do you think the schedule should be?" she asks Regina. "I was thinking that if Henry is okay with it he can switch off each week after family dinner and then random nights when we both may want alone time with our respective partners. How does that sound to you?" Regina suggests. "I like it," Henry chimes in when neither thought he was listening. "I guess that settles that. It's getting late we should get Roland home and to bed, Robin," Regina says as she nods her head to the little boy sleeping in the corner of the booth, "So, Henry where are you staying tonight?" Regina asks. "I'm going to stay with Mom since it's the first night in the apartment," he says as they all head out the door.
"Well that's odd," Emma says out loud pointing to a red and blue parrot sitting upon a lamppost. "This better not mean trouble is coming! We need a break!" Emma groaned as Hook places his hand at the base of her back as she leans into him. "I don't know, but it wouldn't hurt to look into it," Regina says as she grabs Robin's hand that is not holding onto their sleepy little boy. "Let's all go home and get some rest," Snow says, "we can look into it later if we still sense something is off." They all say their goodbyes with Henry giving hugs all around before they head in three different directions for home. When Emma, Killian, and Henry get back to the apartment Henry bids them goodnight and heads for his new room.. Killian pulls Emma in for a kiss, saying, "I love you", and tells her he will see her tomorrow since she and Henry would be spending the first night in their apartment alone especially since he knew he could not invite himself to stay. He also knew that Emma was ready for a night with just him since they have not gotten any one-on-one time since they broke her from the Dark One's curse. Emma goes to Henry's room to see if he wanted to watch a movie they spend the rest of the night curled up on their couch watching a movie before heading back to their bedrooms to get some much needed sleep after a long day of unpacking.