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AN: Well, we've come to the end of this story. This is the last official chapter. You never know, there will likely be a time in the future when I visit this universe again. Anyhow, I want to give a special thanks to everyone who has taken the time to read and review. It means so much to me that this story was enjoyed. Thank you in particular to: jeepgirl1973, PastOneonta, paupaupi, Victoria Darlin, Polkie2, in-spirational88, Elsa007, VMars lover, kavster, and DisneyLover590.

I want to make a very special thank you to GranddaughterOfCaskettAndTivia. This is the end of our first endeavor together! It was so much fun working with you. Thank you for absolutely everything. You are an amazing beta and an amazing person. I cannot even begin to thank you enough.

In other news, with the end of this story, comes the beginning of a new one. This coming story is shorter than my average story, it's called I Choose You and it is based off the little drabble from Tailor Made (also called I Choose You). This is something I've been playing with for awhile, so I'm excited to get it officially going. GranddaugtherOfCaskettAndTivia and I are already hard at work to get that story going. You will see the first chapter of that very soon.

Thank you all for everything! Much love from me, my wonderful readers and hopefully I will talk to y'all soon! ~ XOXO MAS

Chapter Twenty-Five

Two Years Later

"Okay, Emma, it's just one final push," Dr. Whale encouraged her. "You can do it. Then we'll welcome your newest addition to the world." Emma was sorely tempted to kick the doctor in the face. One more push never meant one more push. And did he have any idea what it was like to push a human out of his body.

"Come on, love." Killian squeezed her hand harder, reminding her that he was there. "You can do it. I'm right here, just hang onto me."

"I'm going to murder you," she threatened. "Do you have any idea how much this hurts?" She gasped.

He pressed a kiss to her sweaty brow. "No love, I don't, but you still have to push."

Her head lolled back and she shook her head. "No more pushes. I think he's just going to have to stay in there."

Killian looked up at Dr. Whale alarmed as the machine tracking Emma's heart rate seemed to falter. "Come on, Emma." Whale tapped her leg. "Stay with us. Prince Liam is ready to join us. I need you to give us another push. Think about punching Killian in the face."

"Oi!" Killian protested.

Emma tried to adjust her position slightly and Killian helped her until she was as comfortable as she could be with her feet in stirrups while pushing a human out of her body. "Just one more," she murmured, leaning forward and letting out a long yell.

Forty-five minutes later, the room was filled with people. "He's so handsome," Ruby cooed from her place next Whale.

"Our handsome grandson," Mary Margaret agreed. She smiled over at her husband who was juggling their one year old. "Look, Neal, it's your newest nephew. I don't think he's going to be as easy as your older nephew, Henry. This one may have too much pirate in him," she teased Killian.

Killian grinned from his place next to Emma in her bed. She looked exhausted, her hair still slightly ratty around her head as she tucked herself into her husband's side. Wendy and Henry were in chairs pulled up next to her. She was alternating between lightly stroking each of their heads. Emma was in awe of her perfect little family. Nothing was ever easy here, they'd defeated the Wicked Witch (Regina's step-sister...still so weird, but thankfully she was back in Oz where she belonged), another curse, Regina's mother (she'd been something else), Maleficent (Emma learned things about her parents she never wanted to know with that particular villain), Ursula (that had been trying on her and Killian), Cruella De Vil (the dog thing was still so creepy), and finally Gold.

To say Emma was ready for some peace and quiet with her little family was an understatement. Despite all of the chaos, though, everyone was happy. Regina finally conceded to their wishes and now she had Robin and his son, Roland. Tink and Graham had struck up something that was finally starting to look like a relationship and Blue had even given Tink her wings back the year before. Her parents had another baby. Ruby and Whale were - she looked over at the two of them - something. After twenty-four years of uncertainty and loneliness and four years of just having Killian, now she had a family. She had parents, a nephew, three children, a husband, friends, it was more than she could ever hope for.

Emma cleared her throat and everyone looked from Liam to her. "He looks like Killian," she finally spoke up. "I can already see it."

Killian looked over at their son and smiled fondly. "Actually, darling, I think we'll find him aptly named." At her arched brow, he rested his head on top of hers. "I believe he already looks a bit more like my older brother."

Emma turned her head slightly, so their foreheads pressed together. "Really?" She asked softly.

He nodded. "Aye, love. And thank you, by the way, for suggesting that."

Emma reached up to trace his jaw. "He's a hero, just like everyone in our family. It seemed appropriate."

"He would've loved you. He would've loved all of you," Killian informed the room. "A bloody stubborn fool at times, but loyal to a fault. He would be so grateful that you all took my sorry self in."

Henry and Wendy both leaned forward and Wendy requested, "Tell us a story about him? Something we can all pass onto little Liam."

Killian leaned over and patted Wendy's hand, happy to see that she finally looked a bit older. She'd been sick when they returned from Neverland, as had many of the Lost Boys. It had been touch and go with Wendy and he hadn't been quite so scared before. Leaning back, he accepted his son from Regina and settled in to tell a story about Liam.

OUAT

XOXO

MAS