"She won't let me go anywhere. She's afraid something will happen to the baby. So I'm on house arrest for the next seven to eight months."

"Don't worry, love. I'll get you out. What is she worried about?" Killian sat at Granny's diner. He rubbed his face.

When the doctor had told them that Regina was pregnant, it was a huge shock for the both of them. It took them a few minutes to move past the surprise, but they realized that they were excited. Killian was so happy to find out that he would be a father. Regina was nervous about the town finding out, but she was happy that she was going to be a mother again. They had agreed to keep it a secret for as long as possible so their relationship would be safe. Regina decided to tell her mother in hopes that it would convince her to open up. If Cora thought Regina trusted her and loved her, she might spill something they could use to defeat her.

She was also worried about Henry finding out. Regina hadn't seen her son since he returned from New York, but she figured he believed she had joined forces with Cora again. He probably hated her, so the news of her having a child would probably make him more upset. She hoped to be able to fix their relationship before the news spread.

They had split ways after the doctor's appointment. Killian had gone to his ship and then Granny's while Regina went home to apologize to her mother and tell her the news. She explained that the father was not in the picture so he did not matter. Luckily, Cora did not press her for information. She spent most of the day talking about how perfect her grandson or granddaughter would be. Regina was finally able to sneak away for a few minutes to call Killian.

"I don't know. Rumple, I assume. I know that they had a past, and he does make deals that include the payment of children. Perhaps she is worried that he will try to take our baby. But we won't let him."

"No, we won't. There is no way in hell he will touch our child." Killian lowered his voice so the other patrons couldn't hear him.

"There's no reason to worry right now. I can deal with her here. At least she seems to have given up the idea of controlling Rumple for awhile."

"So she accepted your apology?"

"Yes. I told her it was the pregnancy hormones. She was so excited, she didn't really care. She's actually being sweet. It's frustrating not being able to leave, but as long as she isn't trying to manipulate me I'm okay."

"Good. I promise we will figure something out soon, alright? Hang in there, love."

"I will."

Killian looked up as Emma Swan walked through the door with Henry. She made eye contact with him and headed straight to his table.

"Way to show up last night, Hook. What was that about?"

"Is everything alright?" Regina's voice sounded through the phone.

"I have to go, love. I'll talk to you later." Killian hung up the phone and pointed to the seats in front of him. Emma just crossed her arms and stared at him. Henry looked back and forth between them.

"I'm sorry, Emma. I had to deal with something and I forgot."

"What was more important?"

"You told me to find Regina, did you not?"

Henry sat down next to him. "Did you find her? Is my mom okay?"

Killian nodded. "Yes. She's going to be okay."

Henry looked relieved. "Did you tell her I love her?"

"I'll tell her next time I see her." He gave the boy a smile. "You can sit here, Swan."

Emma reluctantly unfolded her arms and sat across from him and Henry. "The town wants revenge against Cora and Regina. I told them that Regina didn't do anything this time, but they don't care. I know Regina can protect herself, but she's in a lot of danger right now. We have to arrest Cora as well."

Killian sighed and rubbed his face again. "Zane will not allow anyone near Regina. He is fiercely loyal and protective. Cora will be difficult to get rid of, especially with the Blue Fairy gone."

"My parents said the other fairies can use fairy dust to stop Cora from using her magic. We just need to go close enough. But it sorta backfired last time we tried it." Emma looked guilty.

"Alright. Prepare to do that the next time she is seen around town. But something tells me you will have quite a bit of time to get ready."

"Why?" Henry asked curiously.

Killian shrugged. "She just told Regina who her true father is. They have a lot to work through."

Ruby walked up to their table with her notebook in hand. "Lovely, mother-daughter bonding. We should attack them now, while they're weak." She suggested before giving Killian a flirtatious smile.

"They may be angry at each other, but that certainly does not make them weak. It is extremely difficult to catch them off guard. Trust me, I've tried." Killian said as he thought about the first times he met each of the women.

"Well we have to do something. They are too dangerous to leave alone."

Emma nodded in agreement. "Gold said that Regina doubled her power. I'm going to ask him how that's possible."

She stood before realizing Henry was there. "Ruby, can you watch Henry for me?"

"I'm sorry sweetie. Granny needs my help today."

"He can stay with me." Killian gave Henry a smile. "I can make you a true sailor."

Henry's eyes widened in excitement. He looked up at his mother. "Please Emma?"

Emma sighed. "Fine. Be careful with him, alright? I'll call you when I'm done."

Killian waved as she left the diner. "So, do you want to eat first?"

"Sure. Then can we go to your ship?"

Killian laughed at the boy's eagerness. "Yes, we can."

Ruby took their orders and left to make the food. Henry asked lots of questions during their meal. He was curious about Killian's life as a pirate.

Henry picked up a French fry and looked at Killian. "How did you meet my mom?"

"Regina? Well, I broke into her castle and she caught me."

"Cool! Why did you break into her castle?"

"I heard that she was holding Belle, so I hoped she would have information on how to kill Rumplestiltskin. Unfortunately, she did not and your mother found me."

"What did she do?"

"She sent me to... deal with her mother. She didn't want her coming here with everyone else during the curse."

"She sent you to kill her. But you didn't, did you?"

Killian looked down for a moment. "No, I didn't. She led me to believe that Regina lied to me. So I helped her fake her death and stayed with her when Regina cast the curse."

"I overheard Gold telling Emma about her when we were in New York. Is she worse than my mom? She was the Evil Queen..."

"Yes, she is much worse than your mom. Regina has a good heart, even if she pretends to be cold and uncaring. Cora... well she tried to break her own daughter so she would turn to her. She is truly the evil one."

Henry was silent as he finished his food. Killian wondered if he had been too honest with the boy. He wasn't sure how much Emma and Regina kept from him. He decided to ask them about that later.

"So, are you ready to learn how to sail?"

Henry shook his head eagerly. His excitement was nearly contagious as he bounced around the sidewalks leading to the harbor. Killian led him to his ship and showed him how to step through the invisible barrier.

Killian was surprised at how quickly Henry picked up what he taught him. In just a few hours, he was a wonderful sailor. He figured both of Henry's mothers would be upset if he actually took the ten-year-old out on the sea, so they had to settle for pretending. Henry narrated their 'adventures' of finding buried treasure and sword fights as he steered the ship. Killian couldn't help but laugh at his strong imagination. He wondered if his own child would be so creative and intelligent.

He was so busy imagining his child, he didn't notice Emma step aboard the ship. Henry ran to her and gave her a big hug. Emma smiled before looking at the pirate a few feet away.

"Hook? Are you alright?"

Killian snapped out of it when he heard his nickname being called. "Sorry, love. Did Gold answer your questions?"

Emma rolled her eyes. "In riddles, of course. He wasn't totally sure how Regina was able to increase her power, especially without her mother knowing. He said that Regina has her mother's old spell book, but he doesn't think she would use it because there is too much of a price. But, he does know of a way to defeat Cora. There is a potion he can make to strip her of her magic."

Killian looked away as she explained how Regina could have doubled her powers. She had explained that to him earlier. Apparently, pregnancy increases powers in a sorceress. He looked back at Emma when she said Gold knew how to get rid of Cora. "Well, tell him to make it now. We can give it to her tonight."

Emma shook her head. "He doesn't have all the ingredients. He needs to grow them. Unfortunately, that will take months. I gave the seeds to Tiny so he can start growing them next to the beanstalk. Gold is also worried about what will happen when Cora decides to control him. He wants to teach me how to make the potion."

Henry turned around to look at Emma. "No, you can't do magic. It comes with a price, remember?"

"Henry..."

Killian knelt down to be at eye level with Henry. "If Emma can make this potion to stop Cora, then we can convince your mom to be one of the good guys. But she can't do that unless her mother is gone. If Emma is the only one that can do it, then she has to. She will be okay."

Henry nodded. "Okay, fine. Thanks for today, Hook. I had a lot of fun."

"You are good sailor. You are welcome on my ship anytime."

"Emma, can he come over for dinner? Pleeaaaaaase?"

Emma laughed. "Alright."

"Will you come over?"

Killian found himself unable to resist the puppy dog eyes. He nodded. "I'd be delighted to."

Henry grabbed his hand and pulled him off the ship. Emma followed close behind, rolling her eyes. The walk from the ship was short. Henry rushed up to his bedroom to grab his book to show his new friend. Emma looked around the empty apartment.

"My parents must have gone out. I don't know if Henry already told you this, but I'm not a very good cook. Actually, I can't cook for my life." Emma gave him a sheepish smile.

"Lovely. Shall we order from Granny's then?"

She nodded. "That's a good idea. I can go pick it up. Thanks for watching Henry, by the way."

"It was my pleasure. He's a good kid."

"You're pretty good with him." Emma studied his face. "Why didn't you ever have your own kids?"

Killian tried to shrug nonchalantly. "Revenge kind of takes over your life."

"But what about before? With Milah."

"Milah already had a child. She wanted adventure, not a family."

"Right. That's why she left Gold and Baelfire for you."

Killian gave her a look and she backpedaled. "I mean, I'm sure she loved you. But part of the initial attraction was probably the freedom and adventure you represented to her."

"Perhaps." Luckily, Killian was saved from answering further by Henry's return.

"My book has your story too. Even why you and Rumplestiltskin hate each other." Henry gave him an excited grin.

Killian looked over the pages briefly before shrugging. "Looks about right. Does it have anything on Cora's past? Especially with Rumplestiltskin's part in it?"

Henry shook his head in the negative. "No. The first mention of her in here is when my mom pushed her through the mirror. But if you look up the original story about Rumplestiltskin, he makes a deal with the miller's daughter. He helps her turn straw into gold for the king in return for her first born child. When she has her baby, he goes to take her away but she guesses his name right so she wins."

"The miller's daughter? Um, Regina Mills?" Emma spoke up.

"It was quite common in our world for women to take a name based on their father's job. So if that story is correct, Cora best the Dark One and was allowed to keep Regina. That probably explains why they hate each other." Killian responded.

"So she had to have loved Regina. Why else would she have tried so hard to keep her?"

"Maybe she did love her once. But now, Regina is more like her favorite doll."

It was silent for a moment as the three of them contemplated Killian's words. Emma used the lull in conversation to make their food orders. She put down the phone after a few minutes and looked at Killian.

"How is it possible that Gold didn't know that Regina was his daughter? I thought that he could see the future."

"Mr. Gold said that the future is like a puzzle and there are missing pieces." Henry answered as he thought about what the man told him when they were in New York.

"So if Cora was able to magically shield Regina from him, he wouldn't have been able to see that she was his child?" Emma watched Killian nod affirmatively before continuing. "Well if they hated each other before, it's only going to get worse. Cora kept his own child from him. He is going to be angry."

"Indeed. Cora does have the dagger. She may just kill him." Killian thought for a moment. "Regina may be upset about being the daughter of the Dark One, but she won't allow her mother to kill him."

"Then we better hope that she can keep her mother away." Emma responded.

Killian looked down at the book again. He only hoped they could keep Regina out of the crossfire as well.