Killian.

They ended up having an amazing weekend together in New York. They tried not to buy too many baby things, but they did anyway. Emma fell in love with a crib, she said it was ok, she can find another one in Boston, but by seeing almost little hearts on her eyes Killian couldn't just walk away from the store. They bought the crib, delivery is not a problem when your business are shipping boats. So now, they are checking out off the hotel, well he is, and Emma ran to the bathroom once again, something she is doing quite often this days. He just checked them out and thanked the girl on the desk when he heard Milah's voice.

"Darling, you look even better the second time around" he rolled his eyes and frowned.

"What are you doing here?" he asked feeling and sounding annoyed.

"I couldn't let you leave upset. We need to talk"

"I have no time for talking, we're taking a flight quite soon"

"We?...Oh the mysterious girlfriend" she said rolling her eyes and that really pissed Killian off.

"She is not mysterious"

"Yet, I don't see her anywhere" she replied annoying Killian.

"I don't know what your intentions are, love. But I'm not staying around to find out" he said and turned around to walk away from her, he needed to get Emma and himself as far away from that woman as he could.

"Oh come on, don't be childish" she said grabbing him by an arm, he stopped and removed not too kindly his arm from her grasp and took a big breath when the woman stood in front of him. Maybe he was being childish, maybe he should be mature enough to let her talk and say No to whatever her business proposal is. But he just didn't want to do it. He wanted to find Emma and fly back home and keep living his happy life with her.

"Everything ok, babe?" he heard Emma's voice to his right and he turned around placing a smile on his face, he need it to walk away from this situation as fast as he can, and looking upset wouldn't help.

"Yes, love. A car is waiting for us outside" he said trying to ignore the very existence of Milah.

"Blonde? Really?" Milah asked and when he looked into her face she was smirking. In that time Emma came closer and stood next to him, and he saw the moment Milah noticed the baby bump, it was obvious from the direction of her eyes and the expression on her face.

"Oh my…You are going to be a father…I wouldn't believe it if I didn't see it with my own eyes" she said giggling, then she hold up her hand for Emma to took "Hello, I'm Milah. I'm sure you've heard of me. I have to admit I don't even know your name, dear" her smile was so sarcastic and strange that all Killian wanted to do was puff them far away from there.

"Emma, my name is Emma" Emma looked into his eyes for a second having a silent conversation.

"Oh Emma, dear. I'm sure this baby was an accident, because I could imagine this man being everything and anything but a father. He said quite often how much he didn't want to have a child" Milah said looking totally amused. He noticed Emma's cheek blushing in anger and giving a weird look at him.

"What are you doing? Emma and her son are none of your business…so, excuse us. We need to go" he said grabbing Emma's hand and when he saw Emma's face he notice something was wrong, he didn't know what it was until Milah spoke again.

"Her son?" she asked and started laughing "Is not even yours?" Killian swore if this was a man he would have punched him right at this moment. But all he decided to do was to keep moving and leave. He pulled Emma gently and started moving, she followed him. The taxi driver and the bell boy were loading their suitcases in the trunk of the car, and they sat inside. Milah didn't follow them and he was relieved. He tried to talk to Emma in the drive to the airport but she said 'not now' and gave a look to the driver.

After checking in for their flight and sitting to wait for the time to aboard he got his chance, Emma was brooding and he was nervous "Love, I'm really sorry for what happened in the hotel" he said and Emma ignored him.

"You had a very interesting taste in women" she said without even looking at him after a few minutes of silence.

"The worst" he admitted. Emma didn't say anything else and he was panicking now, he was aware and afraid of Emma's mood swings and if this was one of those fueled by what Milah just did, they were up for an unpleasant flight.

"Emma, please. Don't let her get into your head…She's not worth it" he said and when she finally turned her face to see him, he knew maybe he should shut up and wait for a better moment to talk.

"Me and My son are going to the bathroom, excuse us" she said and gave him a tight smile before she stood up and walked towards the closest bathroom. And then he knew what the problem was, his poor choice of words when they walked away from Milah.

Yes, he said "Emma and her son", but what did she want him to say exactly? She's the one telling everyone she can that he is not the father, he is a mere bystander apparently and he's been resenting it. And now that he said what she usually says, it's wrong. Really? He was developing a headache faster than he thought it was possible. A few minutes later Emma got back and sat down two sits from him, placing her purse in the middle. Killian looked at her closely and she ignored him.

"What are you doing?" he asked. She looked into his eyes.

"I'm sitting" she said and turned her eyes back to the front with an annoyed expression. She wanted to be mad, well he can play the same game. He didn't understand why she was so upset. Ok, Milah said something mean and he'd apologized if she let him. But he did the best he could to take her away from the mean woman, why was she allowing Milah to ruin their perfect weekend?

They didn't talk again, and a few minutes later the airplane was boarded, she couldn't put her purse between them this time, they were sitting together and it was it. He hoped she cool off by then, so he took her hand in his and he felt when she tried to remove it, and he only hold it a bit tighter "Why are you mad?" he asked and Emma looked intently into the front seat "I can't believe you are going to let that woman ruin our weekend"

"Did you really tell her often that you don't want to be a father?" she asked looking finally into his eyes.

"I did" he answered almost in a whisper, his jaw clenching and his body tensing. Emma's expression was surprised for a second then her eyes moved their attention to her lap "That doesn't mean that that's what I believe now" he said trying to fix what he just said.

"Maybe you do, maybe you think that because you love me you can do this…But Killian, is a baby, and is going to be here soon. He is going to take most of my time and attention, he is going to make a mess on your loft and your life. You need to think about that"

"Emma, please. Have I ever made you feel as if I don't want to do this with you?" he asked taking one of her hands.

"Maybe now you think you want to…but you...you don't even talk as if you are a part of this with me" she said looking defeated and sad.

"Bloody hell, woman. You are the one who keeps telling everyone I'm not the father, God forbids I do the same" he responded feeling frustrated. But he didn't accomplish much with his outburst. Emma frowned and gave him an angry look.

"I don't want to talk anymore" and after that she laid her head on her seat and closed her eyes.

Emma.

After closing her eyes she heard Killian calling her name softly, but she really didn't want to talk so she ignored him. She's been so happy and in love that she didn't see what was right in front of her, and after giving it a bit of thought she realized that she never asked him, she never asked him if he wanted to do this with her, if he was ready to be a father to her baby. Because let's face it, if he is going to live with him and watch him grow, teach him stuff, he is going to be a father figure for her son. Everything happened so fast, she didn't have a chance to ask the most important question "Killian, do you mind being a father of sorts for this baby?"

She understands that he loves her, but she also can see clearly now, the only reason he is doing this is because he is in love. One day not so far from today he is going to realize how difficult having a baby is, and he might see everything from a different perspective.

In her head they are already a family, and to hear him say "Emma and her son" hurt, a lot. Yes she keeps giving him an out every time someone says something about him being the father, but is because she is scare of saying otherwise and scaring him away. But until now, he never ever separated himself from her and the baby like that. And what makes it worst is the fact that it was to his ex girlfriend to whom he said it. To this woman who has power enough over him to make him as upset as he was yesterday.

They didn't say a word to each other all the way back home. And Emma encountered then another situation, there was nowhere to run, she couldn't just take her purse and go back to her apartment because she didn't have an apartment anymore. She glance a peek at Killian when they entered the loft and he looked tense and he was frowning, he was obviously mad at her and she was mad at him, now they have to sleep together, wonderful.

She saw him sit down unceremoniously on the couch, leaning his head down and closing his eyes, and somehow he was still frowning, and that brought a new wave of frustration all over her. So she walked into the bedroom and went to bed, she didn't realize how tired she was until her head hit the pillow, she went down almost immediately. This baby loves sleeping.

When she opened her eyes again the first thing she noticed was that it was dark outside, the second thing was that she was covered with a blanket she doesn't remember putting on top of herself so she turned her attention to the other side of the bed where Killian should be and it was empty. She got up and went to the bathroom, put on pajama pants and one of Killian's t-shirts, hers weren't exactly fitting her right now. Then she walked out to the living room. She wanted to go out there and fetch him, hug it out and forget about the mean woman who turned them into each other, sleeping cooled her off, what she need it right now was one of Killian's hugs.

But what she found in the living room was emptiness and silence. Killian was nowhere. She walked to the table where they put their keys and Killian's were missing, so he was out. She frowned "Just perfect, for the first time in my life I want to be grown up and he disappears" she thought. She looked for her cellphone inside her purse and when she finally found it the first thing she noticed that got her worried was the time, almost midnight, and she had no calls or messages. She thought about calling him but decided she wouldn't, if he wanted to get away from her she'll let him.

Tink.

"This is ridiculous, I thought you became a grown man with a family so I didn't have to spend a Sunday night picking you up from the floor of a bar" Tink complained.

"Well love, to be fair you didn't pick me up from any floor" Killian argued back trying to get up from his stool and failing completely, falling to the floor awkwardly.

"Say again?" Tink asked raising an eyebrow, watching Killian getting up from the floor chuckling, the man was wasted, but she knew him enough to not pick him up, he'll find it insulting "Where's Emma and what did you do?" she asked crossing her arms under her chest.

"Last time I saw her she was blissfully sleeping, so I didn't want to call my pregnant girlfriend to deal with her drunk boyfriend, that's what friends are for" he explained pointing at her, his accent was worst when he drank, but Tink has saw him drunk so many times before she kind of understands him now.

"Car keys" she asked him frowning and he complied by giving her the keys "What did you do? You wouldn't be here wasted unless something happened"

"Oi…So you know, I did nothing. I was being my handsome lovely self when Emma accused me of not wanting to be a father to her child" he said trying to sound nonchalantly but his eyes said otherwise.

"Ok…come on" she said grabbing him by one of his arms and after checking with the bartender if he had already paid she took him out to his car. When they were sitting inside she talked again "So do you?" he looked at her confused "Are you ready to be a father?"

"I don't think anyone ever feels ready to be a parent. But if your question is if I want to be one, my honest answer is I didn't even know I wanted it so badly until…well until my girlfriend got knocked up by some other guy" he said the last thing and started laughing, Killian becomes a silly person when he drinks, and by all the efforts he was making to sound happy and funny she knew he was hurting "Do I do something to make people think otherwise? Because everyone seems to be asking the same bloody question".

"You don't, you are a standard all annoying father to be, talking nonstop about baby things" she said smiling "Should I take you home now?" he smiled back with a sad expression on his face.

"I don't know how to convince her, she's so stubborn"

"Well, getting drunk in a bar is not a good way to start, buddy" she said starting the engine.

"Let's go somewhere else, I need to feel less drunk when I get back home" he said putting on his seatbelt.

"Granny's?" she asked remembering they are open 24 hours on weekends. She saw Killian nodding and put the car on drive.

They arrived to the diner and sat in the only available booth, she looked at the time, it was almost 1 a.m. She ordered a black strong coffee for Killian and a hot cocoa for herself, this was a new tasted acquired after spending so much time with August and Emma, the both of them had a thing for hot cocoa. Killian was quiet and looking thoughtful so she let him to his thoughts whatever he wanted to discuss he'll bring it up.

"I saw Milah in New York" he said after a few minutes and Tink was expecting for him to discuss anything but Milah, her eyes went wide and her expression showed how worried she was now.

"Is all of this about Milah?" she asked thinking 'please say no'.

"Of course not" he said indignant and she felt relieved "It's just she said something to Emma, she's the one who planted this idea in her head that I don't want to be a father"

"So Emma had the unpleasant honor to meet her" Killian nodded "Go home Killian, you shouldn't have left in the first place"

"We were out of rum" he said smiling sadly she mirrored his smile.

"You are right, Emma is stubborn. Until now you have had to prove yourself to her, and it works. So, keep doing that…she's a non believer, she lacks hope, and she needs to see to believe. So show her, show her how badly you want to be a father to her child, how badly you want to have a family with her"

"Thank you, you are a good friend" he responded.

"Of course I am…Do you know I left a very handsome writer lying on my bed just for you?" she added and the both of them started laughing.

Killian looked less drunk already, and after going to the bathroom to wash his face and drinking a very strong coffee he was as good as new, well not exactly, but getting there. She drove him back to his home and drove back to hers in his car. He lent her his car "Is the least I can do for all your trouble" he said.