Author's Note: SO THE OUAT CONVENTION WAS AWESOME I MET LANA AND BEX AND IT'S BEEN 3 DAYS AND I'M STILL FREAKING OUT. Anyway, so enjoy this chapter and leave me some reviews and favorites. I don't know how much longer I will be writing this, so give me a reason to!

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Chapter 21: One Second

So, Killian and Emma spent the next four months doing what they naturally did; going to work, cleaning the house, and paying the taxes. Emma had taken off from work since she was 8 1/2 months pregnant, and it wasn't easy for her to move around the office in her condition. Killian was sure to check in Emma every hour of every day, since it was very close to when she was due. She was due in a week, and for all he could know, she could go into labor at any given second.

And this was the one second it happened.

"Ahhhhh-I, Killian, ugh!" Emma groaned. She screamed. She dropped to the floor and held her stomach.

Two hours earlier...

Killian wasn't home. He was at work. He was supposed to be home, but naturally, since he had been the vice principal, he stayed after hours to help Mr. Kahl with some extra things. Today, of all days, he had stayed longer than usual. He hadn't called Emma on the hour mark like he usually did, and she was getting worried. She couldn't possibly doubt him though, she knew in some way, he would contact her. He would make time for her. But she was wrong. It had been two hours since the hour mark when he was supposed to call. She suddenly dropped to the floor and winced in pain.

Present Time

She crawled on the floor, groaning and screaming, as she felt every sharp pain after every sharp pain. She finally reached the coffee table and dialed Killian's number. He immediately picked up and his voice quavered.

K: Emma? Is everything alright?

He heard a low groan.

E: Killian. I'm going into labor. I need you here. Now.

K: I'll be there as fast as I can! Don't worry.

E: Hurry, please.

She hung up the phone and threw it into the couch. Emma grabbed the arm of the couch and slowly pulled herself up, trying to gain some balance. But that was no use. She felt another sharp pain in her stomach as she fell onto the couch, screaming, "You damn baby! It better not hurt this much when you come out."

She squeezed her eyes shut and her forehead wrinkled. She grabbed the pillow that her head rested on and squeezed it tight, trying to ease the pain.

Killian came running through the door and straight to Emma, who was extremely relieved to see him there so quickly. He grabbed her hand and helped her up, soon guiding her to the car. He sped down the roads and through the red lights until he made it to the hospital. He ran inside and called for help, guiding the nurses to the car where Emma was still groaning in pain.

Soon enough, they were in an emergency delivery room. Apparently Emma was already dilated enough and she was ready to have this baby. She grabbed Killian's hand with both of hers and squeezed them tightly. He looked down at her, moving closer to the bed, as a smile grew on his face. He brushed her hair to the side and rubbed her cheek. He mouthed the words I love you as she pushed.

Once.

Twice.

Three times.

Little baby screams filled the air. Emma's head dropped into the fluffy pillow under her as her breathing tried to regulate. Killian was trying to calm her down before he played some sweet kisses on her forehead. During this time, the nurses took the baby to clean it up and wrap it up.

The nurse came in smiling, as she held a tiny baby wrapped in a pink blanket into the room. The baby wasn't screaming anymore. Killian turned to her.

"Mr. and Mrs. Jones?"

He nodded and smiled as Emma lifted her head a little bit.

"You had a beautiful, healthy baby girl. Congratulations."

Emma's smile grew from ear to ear as she reached her arms out to grab the baby. The nurse placed her in Emma's arms before walking out.

"Look at her. She's gorgeous." Emma said. The baby had piercing blue eyes that shined like the ocean, or like her father's, and light blond hair, like her mother's.

"Just like her mother."

"Killian, we had a beautiful baby girl. We have a daughter."

"I know. I love you Emma."

She sent him a sweet smile as she tapped the baby's nose lightly, gigging as it fidgeted under her touch.

She then stopped and looked up at Killian.

"What should we name her?"

"I have the perfect name."

"Well?"

He brushed the baby's cheek with his thumb and smiled at Emma, "Alexandra Riley Jones."

"I love it. It's perfect. Our Alexandra."

He placed another kiss on her forehead and then on the baby's.

It had been a few hours, and Emma was sleeping in the hospital bed. Of course she needed rest, not that she wanted any with her new daughter in the world, but she knew she needed it. Killian stood in the room, holding Alexandra as he slowly rocked his body back and forth.

A quiet knock interrupted his perfect silence.

"Well, hello there son."

"What the bloody hell are you doing here?" Killian said, turning his body away from Emma's father, who was standing inside the room with Killian, a sleeping Emma, and their newborn child.

"My granddaughter. What's her name," He said as Killian inched farther from him, "It's okay. You can tell me her name."

"It's Alexandra. Alexandra Riley."

Her father smiled, which Killian assumed was a fake smile, and stepped closer. He put his hand on Emma's and squeezed it slightly.

Emma's eyes sprung open. Her head flipped up and her body immediately froze as her mouth dropped.

"What are you doing here? Around our child?" Emma said.

"No need to worry, sweetie. Only a visit," he smiled, "this time anyway. Just a visit."

He winked at her before walking to Killian and placing his hand on his shoulder. Her father placed his other hand on Alexandra's stomach, slowly moving it up to her face and rubbing her cheek. Alexandra yawned and Emma's father laughed.

"Cute," he stepped away, "well, nice to see you two. I promise our paths will cross again. And soon."

"Killian."

Killian handed Alexandra over to Emma and stepped closer to her father.

"Leave please. We'd like some alone time with our daughter."

Her father raised his hands as if he was surrendering, and then made his way to the door. He left the room.

"I don't know how we will be able to do it, Killian."

"Don't worry, Emma. I will protect both of you at all costs."

"She's just so beautiful. I can't lose her. We can't close her."

He walked over to her and caress her cheek with his hand.

"We won't."

After placing a kiss on her lips, he rested his forehead on hers and memorized the moment the three of them were having. A moment they would only have once in a lifetime. A moment where nothing was there to hurt any of them. A moment where Alexandra was an angel and her parents weren't getting attacked by any demons.

A moment that only would last for one second.

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