Just want to start off by saying thank you for the reviews last chapter and being so understanding about only being able to update this once a week. I've been writing loke crazy and I hope things will be back to normal soon. But until then thanks for sticking with me and I hope you enjoy this long awaited chapter!

"It's really back." Emma breathed as she took it all in. "I'm really back."

"As quaint and homey as you remember?" Killian asked her as he came to stand beside her.

"As cursed as I remember." She replied with a hint of sarcasm.

"Well, I wasn't here then so I'll take your word for it, love. But I do know that you'll make it right again."

"How?" She sighed, already feeling a little hopeless. Could she really make things right again?

"You're Emma Swan; you make everything and everyone around you better." He stated and gave her a reassuring smile. "Regina, me, oh and speaking of which…there that's much better."

She had to agree. The hook looked like it belonged on him more than the wooden gloved hand he had been wearing.

"How are you gonna explain that to him?" She asked, forcing herself to be practical, and nodded towards Henry who was sleeping in the backseat of the Bug.

"Perhaps it'll jog his memory." He shrugged.

"Or give him nightmares." She argued but she knew she was grasping at straws. Henry was a boy; he'd probably think it was the coolest thing ever.

"Swan, he said so himself that it would be fitting. Didn't he?"

"You're impossible." She mumbled.

"I thought I was incredible?" He asked with his signature smirk that made her crazy in both an aggravating way and a good way.

"Where are you going?" He asked when she began walking away without answering. But she was still touched by the memory he brought up.

"To see my parents." She stated as she stopped and turned around. "Keep an eye on Henry?"

"As you wish." He replied and she couldn't help but smile. She took a few steps and closed the gap between them and gave him a quick peck on the lips before turning around and heading towards her parents' place.

As she walked up the stairs of the building a thousand questions flooded her mind. What if David was in a coma again? Or married to someone else? What if Mary Margaret had been paired up with Whale? Would they return to the family they were before the curse? Or would this new one prevent them from being together? Would they even remember? What would she say to them if they didn't? What if they didn't believe her? What if…

"Hi," She said nervously when David opened the door. All the things she wanted to say and that two letter word was all that came out?

But all the nerves, worries, and internal debating went away as soon as she was in her father's arms. She felt so safe, so loved. Sure she felt that way with Killian just earlier this morning. But this was different. She never would have pegged herself as a 'Daddy's Girl' but she really was at heart.

Everyone thinks a princess has to be rescued by a knight in shining armor then marry him. Not fall in love with a pirate. But she didn't need anyone to rescue her, she could do that herself. And her dad was already her knight. And it felt so good to have him back, to have him remember. Now, her family was whole, and apparently about to get bigger very soon.

"I…congratulations…wow." She stammered in surprise.

She knew Mary Margaret wanted to have another baby but she just hadn't expected her to be several months pregnant all of the sudden. Yep, this curse might have wiped any memories of the past year but a year had definitely passed.

"I know. It was pretty shocking to wake up thinking it was a regular morning then seeing a baby bump." Mary Margaret said with a smile but it was clearly still a shock to her as well. "But we'll talk about that later. How did you get here?"

"Hook brought me." She replied and repeated what she'd just told her dad. "And he's outside keeping an eye on Henry who is asleep in the car."

"Well you wake him up enough to get him in here and into bed. He can't sleep in the car all night." Mary Margaret stated in a very motherly tone that most people wouldn't argue with.

"We can't. Only Hook and I know the truth. Henry just thinks we're helping some friends and doesn't remember any of you." She told them and saw both of their faces drop.

"How come you remember then?" David asked her.

"Hook tried to see if true love's kiss would work again but it didn't. So he gave me a bottle of memory potion that he was hoping to save for Henry." She told them and their reactions were almost hilarious.

"What do you mean again?" Her father practically demanded as his face started getting red.

"You mean it worked before?" Her mother asked excitedly at the same moment and threw her arms around her in another hug. "Oh, Emma, this wonderful, I knew it!"

"Yes, again. And yes, it worked before." She answered both of them when she could breathe again after her mom's crushing hug. "Now, can we get Henry into a room at Granny's then discuss what the hell is going on?"

"Yes, of course, just let me grab my coat and we can talk in the sitting room at the inn." Her mom nodded, still excited.

"Now wait just a minute, Emma, this current discussion isn't over." David stated as they walked downstairs.

"I'm an adult, Dad." She told him and thankfully that was it while they got Henry and checked into Granny's.

CS

"It's not just our memories that are missing. Ever since we woke up people have been disappearing." Mary Margaret explained when two of the dwarves came rushing in and announced that another dwarf was missing.

"Who exactly is missing?" She asked them.

"Well, aside from the dwarves we're not sure." David replied. "There's been a lot of confusion over the last few days, it's been hard to keep track. But we think Neal might be one of the missing."

"But don't worry, he's Henry's father and we'll find him." Mary Margaret assured her.

"Actually…he…he's not." She quietly admitted. Gold was dead so she didn't see any harm and she didn't want to keep anymore secrets. And Killian deserved to be recognized as Henry's father. But she was still nervous about their reaction.

"What!?" They shouted simultaneously.

"I was pregnant when I returned from my year back in time. I told Neal in the Echo Cave and Killian the night we got back. But we didn't tell anyone else because of Gold and what he'd do if Henry wasn't his grandson. But we don't have to worry about that anymore." She told them.

"Whoa, what do you mean back in time?" Leroy asked making them all jump, forgetting he was there.

"Thanks for letting us know, Leroy. We'll make plans tomorrow." Her mother expertly guided them outside so they could continue in private. But no doubt the entire town would know everything by town.

"So, what does Henry know?" David asked them while glaring at Killian.

"We never got a chance to tell him the truth before the curse. With cursed memories he didn't know who his father was; just that he left me and didn't even know he existed. Then he figured it out when he met Killian earlier this morning. Obviously we couldn't tell him the full story but he knows what matters." She answered.

"Aye, that I'm his father and that I care about him greatly." Killian added. "I know you don't particularly care for me, mate, especially as of late. But I love Emma and Henry and I won't be leaving either of them again. Not for anything or anyone. I don't know what villain is wreaking havoc for us this time. But they won't touch either of them, you have my word."

"Yeah? Well what happens when this person is defeated? You said you left us in the Enchanted Forest and that was after we took care of Pan's curse. Are you gonna take off on your ship and sail off into the sunset leaving them behind?" David sternly questioned him.

"David!" Both she and Mary Margaret yelled at him.

"Not gonna happen, mate. I will stand by Emma's side throughout this and whatever comes after. Unless she's yelling at me, then I won't stand directly beside her, a few feet away would be more preferable." Killian answered serious at first and then she knew he was just trying to get under her dad's skin with the rest of it.

"Hey!" She couldn't help but yell defensively.

"See what I mean?" He teased her and took two steps back and she was half tempted to smack that grin off his face.

"What I see is that you think this is all a big joke. Well, it's not, Hook. And you need to…"

"If I thought for a moment that any of this was a bloody joke…" Killian yelled with a threatening edge to his tone.

"Hey!" She shouted to get their attention. "One, in case you're forgetting my son, who knows nothing about the Enchanted Forest, is asleep. If either of you wake him up I will lock you up whether I'm still sheriff or not. Is that understood?"

"Yes," They both mumbled.

"Good. Now, I don't know what happened in the Enchanted Forest any more than you do. But if Hook says he's staying, he's staying. Like it or not he is Henry's father and whether you trust him or not, he will protect him so cut him some slack." She stated, mostly to David. "Now, I'm tired, I'm going to bed, and I don't want to be disturbed until at least ten. Got it? Now goodnight."

Without any word or glance at them she grabbed Killian's hook and went upstairs.

"This is mine and Henry's room." Emma stated and nodded towards the door on their right. "You're the one directly across."

"Isn't that a bit unnecessary, love?"

"Actually I think it's quite necessary. No way are we sharing the same bed in the same room as our son. And we also need a place to talk privately where he won't overhear us."

"Does that mean I should expect another late night visit when I'm half asleep?" He asked referring to last night.

She knew it was coming and was actually surprised he hadn't mentioned it sooner. But she blushed a little none the less. She was still mad at him and had determined to ignore him until morning. And she would only talk to him because they needed to decide what they would tell Henry. But the bed felt too big and empty just lying there alone when he was just on the other side of the wall. Literally and figuratively. She had always felt lonely before she met Killian. And he made those feelings go away the second her eyes met his. But now she felt that same loneliness and it was her fault, not the families that never wanted her, the Dark One that had sent her away, or her bedroom wall. It was her fault and she was the only one that could fix it. So she did and it was the best night's sleep she'd had in year.

"Well…" She trailed off as if she actually had to think about it. Then she took him by surprise, which wasn't often, and kissed him. "I don't kiss and tell."

She sent him a smirk that mirrored the ones he always gave her and entered the door on the right. She had totally left him hanging and she knew it but intended to make it up to him later.

CS

"What exactly took Little John?" David asked Robin Hood. She had barely finished her breakfast when the call came that one of the…Merry Men was missing.

'Good ole Storybrooke.' Emma thought to herself.

"We didn't get a good look, some manner of beast with wings." Robin told them.

"That sounds a lot like the monster that attacked me in New York." She commented. She hadn't talked about it except with Killian and she wasn't ready to share it with anyone else yet. But if all this was connected then, and it most likely was, then she'd have to apparently.

"The monster you were going to marry." Hook added and she had to close her eyes and take a deep breath to compose herself. This was not the time for another discussion about his ridiculous jealousy.

"You were gonna marry someone?" David asked her and she really looked forward to what he would say later.

"Did you just miss the part where I said monster?"

"We need to find Little John." Robin, thankfully, interrupted and brought them back to topic.

He was right and she gave instructions to run a search grid then announced that she was going to talk to everybody to figure out what was going on.

"And you know what; I'm actually gonna start with you two." She stated then turned to Robin. "You guys go ahead; David will be joining you in a few minutes."

"What is it, Swan?" Killian asked her once it was just the three of them.

"Both of you." She stated. When her parents arrived at Granny's this morning her dad had done nothing but glare at Killian. And even though David had put it aside while speaking with Robin, he hadn't been happy that Killian insisted on joining them. She couldn't go on like this.

"You'll have to be a little bit more specific, love."

"Okay, David, stop trying to kill Killian with your glares. Killian, stop baiting him. There's enough going on without waiting for the two of you to end up in a duel or something." She told them frankly and her dad looked a bit shocked at her tone.

"Emma, he's…" David began.

"A pirate, I know. But you told me last year that you would support my choice. Why does the fact that he's Henry's father change that? He's not the one that left me by choice. In fact we were separated because we're true love. And the reason why he lost his memories was because he was cursed to forget his true love, me. You and Mom say you want what's best for me. Well what could be better than that?"

As she spoke she went from irritated to almost begging. She had chosen Killian and nothing would change that. But she wanted her parents' support, especially her dad's, since there was still a part of her that was a scared little girl longer for a family to love her. She didn't want this little rift to turn into a giant gap.

"No that…you said the kiss didn't work." He stammered in denial.

"It didn't. But it was the same for you and Mom and you're still true love right?" She pointed out.

"But she didn't remember at all. Regina said she only altered your memories from when Henry was born on. You should have still remembered the year with him."

"You're right, I did. But I didn't believe it was really him. If he was normal he would have been gone a long, long time ago and I didn't think it was possible for him to even be in New York. I loved the Killian of the past, not the man that kissed me because I was convinced it wasn't him." She explained, hoping it made sense. "But it did work in Neverland, just like it worked when Mom was under the sleeping curse."

"Does your mother know about all this?" He asked after a few moments of awkward silence.

"Uh, she knows a little more about our past than you, but no, she doesn't know that detail." She answered a little surprised by the question. It was not what she was expecting.

"Well, you better tell her soon because if you think I'm being bad you don't want to see her angry right now, especially with pregnancy mood swings." He told them and actually smiled a little, then frowned. "Don't ever tell her that last part!"

"On my honor, mate." Killian promised him, seeming highly amused. When her husband and her dad shook hands on that she knew that things were settled for now. So she felt safe to leave them to catch up with the…Merry Men while she went and did what she needed to.

CS

(Killian POV)

"Dave, I…I wanted to say…thank you." Hook tried to tell him as they made their way back to the loft after leaving the hospital where Little John had turned into a flying monkey.

"For what?"

"What you said to Emma earlier. Personal opinion you overreacted quite a bit there, mate. But it caused Emma to admit something she's been denying for a long time. It was one of the best things I ever heard when she willingly admitted that we were true love." He told him and smiled at the thought, no words could describe the happiness he felt when Emma finally admitted it.

"I guess we both needed to hear that then." David commented then was silent for a few moments before continuing. "Emma deserves better than a pirate, but you're also not the same man that you used to be. And I hate to admit this but you look at Emma the way I do at Mary Margaret. I still don't like this you've done a lot for this family, the least I can do is try to accept it."

"Appreciate it, mate." He nodded to him.

"Oh, I didn't do it for you, mate." David replied, echoing his words from Neverland. "And by the way, I know Emma will probably take some time to come around to the idea. But when this is over, I expect you to do the honorable thing and make your little family official. Emma deserves for things to be properly done whether that includes a big ceremony or just you and some witnesses."

Killian promised he would but decided to leave out that he had already done that. It wouldn't do to overwhelm him too much in such a short time. But perhaps it wasn't such a bad idea to have another wedding. Henry and loved ones could be there, David could walk her down the aisle, and she'd have the royal treatment she deserved for sure if her mother had anything to do with it.

Hope you enjoyed this, especially the end ;) It might take a little while but we'll get a big CS/Charming family celebration (whether or not that's another wedding you'll just have to see) before this is over. And with Hook planning things you know there is romance in store. But before there's a rainbow there has to be a storm or two so right now and the next couple of chapters are the calm before the storm. Anyway just want to say thanks again for everything, you guys are great! And I'll see you next week (and hopefully it passes quickly!) with a chapter of family time called A Good Night.