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Prompt: Future Captain Swan + family.

Emma sat at her desk in the Sheriff's office, typing away on some report about a robbery that had occurred that morning. She didn't look up as the door to her office opened, but she smiled, knowing who her guest was.

"Hey babe, how was school?" She asked, finishing the sentence she was typing before closing her laptop and looking up at her youngest daughter.

Ava gave her mom a big grin and hugged her tightly.

"It's okay, I have a lot of homework though…..i tried telling Grams that I didn't need to do it, but she told me that she couldn't give me special treatment." Ava told her mom, dumping her school bag on the floor. Emma laughed and pulled Ava onto her lap. "Too right, she might be your Grams, but she's also your teacher and you do have to listen to her." Emma grinned. "Did Amelia and Liam get home alright?" She asked, thinking of the older two children who headed home straight after school rather than stopping by at the station.

Ava was only eight, and still wanted to be by her mom's side a lot, so she always swung by work after school and finished up the work day by doing her homework as her mom and sometimes Gramps worked. Amelia, twelve and Liam, fourteen, however, usually opted for going straight home and working on their homework there. Killian was always at home waiting for them with healthy snacks and a smile.

Emma pressed a kiss to Ava's cheek and then released her. "Okay, you work on your homework and I have a few more bits to type up and then we can swing by Granny's and get hot cocoa on the way home?" Emma asked, giving her youngest a smile.

Ava nodded enthusiastically and stood up, grabbing her backpack to access her homework.

"Can you text Henry and see if he can come too?" Ava asked, wanting to see her eldest brother. Henry was now an adult, with a wife of his own. He worked in the library with Belle, but he spent most of his time writing. Emma gave her youngest a nod and reopened her laptop.

"I'll see if he's free, but he's working on a new chapter so he might be busy. They're coming over for dinner tomorrow night though." She explained. Emma missed Henry too, but she'd had to accept that he was an adult now, and that he needed to live his own life, independent of his kid siblings and parents.

An hour later and a sorry text from Henry later, and Emma was packing up her stuff to leave for the day. Ava had struggled her way through math and science homework, leaving a small portion of the math for when she got home and could ask her dad for help. Killian was the one who was better with things like math, Emma had always been hopeless with her times tables. She rose from the small table she'd been using to draw and study on since she was a toddler, and put her gear back into her bag.

"Okay, kiddo. Let's get out of here." Emma said softly, holding out her hand. Ava took it willingly and skipped alongside her mom happily as they headed to Granny's. As usual, Granny had two hot cocoas ready and waiting for them as they slipped on to the usual bar stools. Both were topped with cream and cinnamon, a family tradition.

Ava babbled through their drink, talking about her latest friend drama, and what she wanted to do for Christmas, the usual nonsense that eight year olds tend to spout.

Eventually the two of them made their way home, greeted by an over excited dog. "Hey Scooter, have you missed your mommy?" Emma laughed, letting the dog jump up and lick her excitedly. She managed to push the dog back to the ground and was greeted next by her husband. He picked up their youngest and kissed her cheek, before pressing his lips into his wife's. She kissed him back, eyes fluttering closed until Ava complained with a grossed out sound. Emma broke the kiss off, laughing.

"Sorry, sorry." She apologized. Killian let Ava down and then went in for a proper hug with Emma. "Missed me, huh?" She asked, wrapping her arms around him. He nodded into the hug and held her tightly.

"Dinner's ready love, and the kids are up in their rooms doing their homework." He told her, finally letting her go. Emma gave him an impressed smile and messed up his hair.

"Nice job, Jones. Ava needs a little help with one of her math questions and she was waiting for her daddy. I'll go check on the other two and then we can eat?" She suggested, already half way up the stairs.

She checked in on Liam first, his room being the closest to the staircase.

"Hey mom." He said as she knocked on his door and entered. He looked up from the art homework he was doing. "Impressive work dude. How was school?" She asked, running her hand through his hair. Liam shrugged and pulled a face. "The usual… boring and repetitive." He joked. Liam actually liked school, just as Henry had, but he liked to pretend that it was a huge hassle, to keep in line with a reputation he was trying to maintain.

"Okay then…sounds like a good day to me. Go ahead and wash up, your father has prepared food and I for one am ready to eat." She grinned, heading out to find Amelia.

She found her oldest daughter in the study, typing on the computer. Emma leant over her and kissed the top of her head, distracting her from her work. "Is this the famous speech that Grams was telling me about?" Emma asked, trying to read the words on the screen. Amelia jumped up and covered the screen with her body.

"You can't read it yet mom! It's supposed to be a surprise!" She cried out, trying to push her mom away. Emma laughed and pulled Amelia into a hug.

"I didn't see anything. Come on, come eat dinner with your old mom." She laughed, walking them both towards the hallway. Amelia grinned up at her mom. "You're not that old you know…. not as old as dad anyway." She laughed cheekily.

"I heard that Amelia Jones!" Came the cry from the bottom of the staircase, which caused Emma to laugh out loud.

"Go wash your hands monkey and come down." She told her daughter, as she headed downstairs again.

"Did your daughter really just call me old?" Killian asked, waiting at the bottom of the stairs for Emma. She smirked at him and laughed. "So she's my daughter when she's calling you out on being ancient but the second she wins any sort of prize, she's yours?" She asked, her tone light and joking.

The five of them sat at the dinner table together, eating the food that Killian had made for them. "Okay, good thing, bad thing." Emma called out, which caused the kids to roll their eyes and complain. They did it every meal time without fail and it got annoying sometimes. However, Emma stood firm however, it was one family tradition she had begun when it was just Killian, Henry and her and she refused to let it slip now, even if the kids were getting older.

"Dad can start." Liam said quickly, knowing that he'd get nominated otherwise. Killian pulled a face at his son, but then flashed a smile at his wife.

"Bad thing…your mom left early this morning, which meant that my morning coffee was lonely. Good thing…. I spent the day on the Jolly Roger and I think I've nearly finished repairing the main sail." He told his family. Emma smiled happily, touching his bicep as he spoke. It was now her turn, since they went around in a circle to share their stories.

"Bad thing…I had a ton of work, which is why I had to leave early. Good thing, I have the next two days off while Dad runs the station, which means I'll get to spend a few days with all of my favorite people."

"Bad thing, I couldn't find any of my friends at playtime so I had to sit with Grams. Good thing, Grams told me funny stories about Mommy." Ava grinned, scooping more food into her mouth. Emma looked at the youngest curiously, wondering what stories her mom could have shared with her.

Before she could press Ava any further, Amelia jumped in, adding her two cents. "Bad thing, we didn't get much homework today. Good thing, I found some extra stuff to study." She said proudly. Emma nodded at her, impressed. Amelia had always loved learning, and her academics surprised everyone. Liam however, was not as easily impressed and he simply rolled his eyes. "Bad thing, my sister might actually be an alien. Good thing, if she's an alien, we might be able to send her back." He said, grinning to himself, thinking himself very clever.

Amelia's mouth dropped open in shock and Emma and Killian looked at their son, very unimpressed. "Liam, mate. That wasn't very nice." Killian said sternly. Amelia looked upset and then pushed her dinner away from her, folding her arms across her chest. "It's not my fault that you're just stupid and you feel the need to degrade me in order to make you feel better about your own stupid grades." She retorted, causing both her parents to stand up.

"Family room now." Emma demanded. When ever there was an issue, they met in the family room and sorted through any drama. Amelia and Liam sighed dramatically and stormed their way to the next room. Ava looked from her dad to her mom, then back at her food.

"Um…. can I stay here and eat please? I think they're both cool." Ava asked, keen on her food. Killian gave a small smile and nodded. "Sure thing little bug. You stay here and finish up." He told her, then took Emma's hand and headed to the family room.

Amelia and Liam sat on opposite ends of the couch, arms folded, cross looks on their faces. Liam however, did look slightly guilty. Emma and Killian sat opposite them and leant forward, elbows resting on knees.

"First of all, I want to say how important it is for the two of you to be kind to one another. You're family, and family looks out for one another. Family does not call each other names. I don't care who started it, or why the two of you think that you have to compete all the time. You're both wonderful in different ways and your father and I love you both enormously." Emma told them, her voice low and serious. "That being said, talking like that to each other isn't tolerated in this house and you both know it. So face each other and tell each other three things that you love about the other person." She instructed, using their usual punishment. It was something that Killian had started when the kids were very young and it had simply stuck. By getting to kids to serious reflect on things they like about their siblings, it usually got them both in a more positive mind set, both from the compliments and from the positive thinking.

Liam went first, uncrossing his arms and looking across at his sister. "One…you're really smart and even though I'm mean to you about it sometimes, I know that it's a good thing and you're going to do really well in everything you try. Two, you have the same eyes as Mom so I like them because they make me feel happy. Three….Um…. three. ..well, I guess you're good at being kind at school." Liam managed so say, tilting his head to the side. Emma took Killian's hand as they listened to their son speaking, squeezing his hand.

Amelia knew it was her turn and her shoulders sagged a little. "Do I have to?" She asked, turning to her mom, a pleading look on her face. Killian shook his head and pointed to Liam. "Three things, now." He told her firmly. Amelia let out a sigh and glared at her parents.

"Fine. You're good with the computer. You're funnier than me and you're helpful." Amelia said, a pained look crossing her face as she complimented her brother. Liam cracked a smile, and then pulled a face at his sister, who tried her best not to laugh. She pushed him playfully, and then he started to tickle her. In no time at all, the two of them were rolling around laughing. Emma gave Killian a smile and stood up, heading back to the dining room to clear the table and check on Ava.

The youngest gave her mom a huge smile, her face covered in spaghetti sauce. "I love food!" She exclaimed as her parents entered the room, leaving them all laughing.