So, I know that I said that the updating schedule would go back to normal, but I am not sure if I can update next week. I am moving next Saturday and my computer might be packed. So if I don't update, that's probably the case. I don't know when I'll update but I hope it will be soon.

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Chapter Twelve

Bonding

As soon as Emma parked, Lia and Henry were out the door. They ran inside before Emma could even unbuckle.

"Whoa," Henry said as they entered the house. "Nice place."

Lia nodded. "I had the same reaction when I first walked in here."

Henry laughed.

"I told you guys that you were twins," Emma said, walking in.

They both laughed.

"Is that…? Are my girls home?" Killian asked walking into the room. He smiled. "Yes it is and along with Henry!"

Emma laughed and walked up to him and gave him a quick kiss. "You got home early."

Killian nodded. "Yeah. I wanted to get to know Henry more." He glanced at Henry.

"Well, I'm glad." Emma looked at Lia and Henry. "And their glad too, right?"

Lia nodded. "Yep!" She ran up to Killian and hugged him. "I'm happy about it!"

Killian chuckled. "I'm glad to, Lia."

Henry smiled. He hoped that one day he would be apart of this family.

Emma smiled. "Okay, let's get a snack and then we can have some bonding time."


After they had all eaten a small snack, they sat down at the table.

"So, I was thinking that we could play some Get-To-Know-You games. If that's okay with you, Henry?" Emma asked. They all looked at Henry.

Henry nodded quickly. "Yeah. That's okay."

Emma smiled. "Great! I was thinking about starting with just asking questions to get to know each other."

Henry nodded. "Okay, can I go first?"

Emma nodded. "Absolutely."

Henry smiled. "How did you two meet?" He pointed at Emma and Killian.

"Well," Emma said, looking over at Killian. "I was working," She looked back at Henry, "And he came in with someone we had been chasing down for weeks. I had no idea who Killian was because he just got hired."

"So," Killian joined in. "Emma congratulated me on catching the man and a group of the employees we worked with said we should go celebrate. So that night, after work, we all went and got coffee. And I, being the gentleman that I am, talked with Emma about work."

Emma laughed. "Yeah right, Killian. You couldn't stop flirting with me. You kept telling me how beautiful I was and how you admire my work."

"I was being nice," Killian defended, smirking.

Emma nodded. "Yeah, sure." They all burst out laughing.

When the laughing calmed, Emma said. "Okay, my turn." She looked at Henry. "What's your favorite food?"

Henry thought about that for a moment. "Do you know that restaurant, Granny's?"

Emma nodded. "Who doesn't know what that place is?"

Henry laughed. "I know right? But, I love the grilled cheese there. It's so good!"

They all shared a laugh again.

So they went on. They asked questions back and forth, learning new things about each other and laughing nonstop.


"See later, Henry!" Emma yelled out the window when she dropped Henry off at home later that evening.

Henry turned around and waved at her. "Bye!" He turned back around and ran inside.

Emma smiled. She learned a lot about Henry this evening.

"You okay, Swan?" Killian asked Emma, bringing her out of her thoughts.

Emma nodded. "Yeah, I am."

Killian smiled. "Well, I think we deserve some celebrating. What do you think, Lia?" Killian and Emma looked at Lia, who was in the back seat.

Lia smiled and nodded. "Let's get some ice cream!"

They all laughed.

"I was thinking a movie and popcorn, but a movie and ice cream does sound good," Killian explained, starting the car and driving towards the store.


When they got home Lia went straight into her room and got her pajamas on. She sat on her bed and smiled. She was so glad Regina let Henry come over. Emma and Killian were so happy.

Lia turned towards her pillow and pulled out the picture of Emma and Neal on their wedding day. It was time to tell Emma and Killian.

Lia grabbed the box that was under her pillow and the picture she was holding and ran out to the kitchen.

Emma and Killian were putting the stuff they just got from the store away. They looked over at her and saw the box she was carrying.

"What's that?" Emma asked.

Lia looked down. "Can I talk to you guys for a minute?"

Emma and Killian looked at each other, both concerned.

Emma looked back at Lia. "Of course."

They went and sat at the table, Lia sitting across from Emma and Killian.

Lia set the box on the table. "This is a box that holds things that I have kept over the years." Lia opened it. "I guess you could say that it's a memory box."

Emma squeezed Killian's hand. What was Lia going to say?

Lia pulled out a picture and gave it to Emma and Killian. "That's a picture of my old foster family. The one that died in a car crash almost a year ago." Lia fought back tears. She loved that foster family. She was devastated when she found out what happened them.

Emma looked at the picture. Lia looked so happy in it. A tear slipped down her cheek. She was so sad that Lia had to go through losing her family without someone to help her through it. Emma handed the picture back over to Lia.

Lia took the picture and set it beside the box. She pulled out another picture and handed it to Emma and Killian. "That's a picture Mrs. Alex took of me when I was a younger She always said that when I find my family, they will want to see this picture."

Emma took the picture into her hands and smiled. That was her baby, her daughter. Her amazing daughter. The baby was laughing. She was wearing pink pajamas and was laying on a pink blanket. A few tears slipped down Emma's cheek. She was so glad she could see this picture. She was so glad she got to know Lia. She handed the picture back to Lia.

Lia set it next to the other picture. She reached into the box and pulled out a small rattle. It was blue and green. She handed it to Emma and Killian. "This is the first rattle I had. Mrs. Alex gave it to me. In fact, Mrs. Alex took care of me and Henry when we were first born."

Emma shook the rattle and listened to all the little toy balls make noise that babies find so funny. Emma smiled. "Well, I think I owe Mrs. Alex a thank you."

Lia nodded. "Yeah." Emma handed the rattle to Lia and Lia set it aside. Lia pulled out a few more things: a scarf, her first school picture. The last thing she pulled out was the picture of Neal and Emma on their wedding day. She held it in her hands for a moment, looking at it. "Mrs. Alex gave me this the day you guys came to get me. She said she wanted me to have something from my parents."

Emma was confused. She didn't remember giving a picture to the group home after she got out of jail.

Lia extended her arm and handed it to Emma, face down.

Emma looked at Lia until she had the picture in her hands. She pulled her arm closer to her and looked down at the picture.

Emma immediately covered her mouth with her hand. Tears stung her eyes. "Is that…?"

Lia nodded, tears in her eyes. "Yeah. You and… my birth father, Neal, on your wedding day."

Emma didn't take her eyes off the picture, but she slowly put her hand down on the table. As soon as her hand touched the table, Killian grabbed it and held it.

Emma squeezed Killian's hand. She knew that it might be hard for Killian to look at a picture of his wife with another husband.

Killian knew that this picture was Emma's past. He didn't feel sad by seeing the picture, he felt angry. This man - Neal - was supposed to take care of Emma, but instead, he ran. He ran at the first chance he could. He pretended to love Emma. He pretended to want to be a father when he never did. He broke Emma's heart and Killian could never forgive that.

"Are you okay, Emma?" Killian asked.

Emma nodded. "Yeah, I'm perfectly fine."

Suddenly, there was a knock at the door.

Emma stood up quickly "I'll get it. She walked over to the door and opened it. "Hi, how can I help-" Emma stopped talking when she realized who the person was. She took a step back. "No, it couldn't be."

The man nodded. "Emma, sweetheart-"

"Don't call me that. I'm not your sweetheart. Tell me what you're doing here, Neal."

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