Dun dun dun... what is going on?
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"You are pathetic"
"Jensen, go grab the rope."
"Captain needs taught a lesson boys"
The voices just kept getting louder and louder as Killian squinted into the darkness... he knew that their owners were out there somewhere just waiting to pounce on him but he couldn't see them. His heart was pounding in his chest as he turned and ran down another track, stumbling his way over thick roots only to skid to a halt when he came face to face with that damned tree that seemed to meet him no matter which way he ran.
Suddenly the voices were right behind him but when he spun around it was to find that there was still no one there.
"You will never be free Hook..." Devin's voice echoed in his head making him jump in surprise.
Killian was scrambling backwards in an instant as his breathing picked up... where was that bloody demon? He stumbled over another damned tree root and landed heavily on his rear but before he'd even had a chance to get back to his feet the voice sneered again making him freeze in fear.
"Get up you filthy Pirate"
Killian hauled himself back up and started to back slowly away just hoping that the voices stayed as they were and didn't manifest into anything else... somehow he knew this was a dream, the tricks that the Cricket had been teaching him seemed to be working yet somehow he couldn't quite figure out how to waken himself so that he could end this torment. He took another step backwards but suddenly something was hitting him in the head and shoulder making him jump to the side in confusion as he looked directly up only to be left with his mouth hanging open when he saw the branch of the tree above him and he realized that the thing that had hit him was the rope that now hung right in front of his face.
No, he wouldn't go through this again... he couldn't!
He turned to run but the rope was suddenly around his neck and he could feel it tightening already... he couldn't breathe as panic slammed him straight in the chest but he couldn't do anything to help himself either as his feet were slowly being pulled from the ground to swing freely beneath him... he tried to pull at the noose around his neck but it was no use, it was too tight and all he managed to do was gouge a deep crevice into his own skin with his hook.
Why did this keep happening?
Why could he not just get over it?
"Papa!"
Killian's eyes popped open as his brain registered his Son's voice but the Lad was not here with him, he was alone like always... he could no longer see out into the clearing as the black dots formed in his vision so he just clamped his eyes closed again and prayed that he would wake up soon.
"PAPA... WAKE UP"
He knew that he was not really in this damned tree, he had fallen asleep with his boy but his mind was stuck and it was beyond torture as he tried desperately to take in air... he needed Junior to shake him so that he could awaken.
Then suddenly there was a surge of love rushing through his entire being and he lurched upwards to find himself being pulled into Swan's arms back in the bunk room with Junior looking at him with big wide eyes from beside him in the bed.
"You're alright" Emma soothed pulling him in tightly and curling her arms around him so that she could rub her hand up and down his back
It felt so good that he just let his head fall onto her shoulder and breathed in her scent for a few minutes as he tried to settle his chest which was still lurching up and down madly without consent.
"It's OK Papa, it was only a dream" Junior whispered "No one will hurt you I promise"
"I... am... fine Son" he gasped out trying to give the Lad a reassuring smile "Just... give me a second"
Junior was suddenly on the move and he just squeezed himself between Killian and Emma making Killian smile as his Son hugged him tightly around his middle and Emma dropped a kiss on top of the Lad's head. The hug lasted a few minutes but Killian knew he couldn't stay sitting there, he needed to get up and do something before the damned voices that still echoed in his head returned to full strength.
"Can you help me up Love? There is much to still do"
Swan sat back and looked at him with concern before nodding with a resigned sigh "Sure"
He was sitting on the door to the lower hold a few minutes later with his teeth clenched shut and his face screwed up trying to fight back a groan after his leg had nearly gone out from under him... that blasted bunk was far too low down for his liking.
"Can you go get Papa some water please Kid?" he heard Emma ask Junior and as he left she called after him "From the fridge so it's nice and cold"
Killian peeked open an eye to find Emma sitting back on her heels in front of himself so he gave a smile and tried to reassure her "I will be fine in a second Swan, I just have a few more creaks in my bones that usual"
She just raised one eyebrow and gave him a look that said that she did not believe him in the slightest but she held her tongue. She did however reach forward and lay her hand on his neck making him frown when he felt the now familiar sensation of her healing magic... what was she doing?
"Swan?"
"You were clawing at you neck with your hook" she sighed before giving a little smile "There, all better"
He suddenly found his voice gone again as the image of that rope falling from the tree hit his brain and he was once again closing his eyes to concentrate on blocking out the Lost Ones that were currently laughing loudly at him.
"Hey" Swan said touching his knee which caused his eyes to fly open in panic until he realized that it was only her "Look at me... concentrate on me OK"
He gave a jerky nod and concentrated on her face as he tried to steady his breathing before giving a smirk "I... I... can always c-concentrate on you L-love"
"Yeah you can" she grinned back suddenly giving him a sultry look "I can't wait to get that plate out of that hip of yours and then you can do all the concentrating you like"
Killian's eyebrow shot up and his face spilt into a grin "Aye... I cannot wait either Love, things can get back to how they should be. How quickly do you think Whale can do it because I'm not sure how much longer I can go not being able to ravage you as you deserve to be ravaged"
Swan suddenly came up onto her knees and lent forward invading his personal space "I don't know, you manage quite well for an old guy but maybe once you're fixed I will be the one to ravage you next time"
Killian's other eyebrow joined the first one high on his head as blood rushed to places that it most certainly shouldn't when their Son would be rejoining them presently but Emma wasn't done torturing him as she closed the gap between them and he got lost in their kiss. Without thought his hand wandered up to grasp the back of her head to deepen it but that was when everything threatened to come crashing down as he let out a strangled cry and was once again screwing his face up in agony as his hand pulsed madly but Emma didn't let go she just pulled him into a hug and for the second time in less that five minutes he felt her love wash through him. It was totally unexpected but amazing none the less and he felt himself relaxing in her arms just forgetting his pain when suddenly her lips were back on his and he was lost once more.
"Yuck, not again" he heard Junior cry out making him grin against Emma's lips.
"Uhm sorry" Mary-Margaret cringed when Killian's eyes opened as Swan pulled back and he saw her standing in the doorway holding a glass of water "Junior said that you'd had a bad dream"
Killian gave a slight smirk as Emma looked a little flustered, he chuckled at her obvious discomfort before answering her Mother "I did but I am fine now, thank you"
"I can see that!" Mary-Margaret replied with a smirk before just walking forward with the glass and handing it to Emma "The others have just got back, I'll tell them you two will be out in a minute"
She turned back to the door and steered Junior out to the corridor before glancing over her shoulder and adding "I'll make that a few minutes... looks like the Captain needs time to cool off first"
Killian suddenly brought his hook across his lap as Emma's face burned bright red but Mary-Margaret only grinned wider when Junior looked up at her with a frown.
"Is that why we brought Papa cold water from the fridge? So he could cool down?"
"That's exactly why we brought it from the fridge" Mary-Margaret laughed "Come on, let's go find Uncle Liam"
Killian chuckled as they headed out through the doorway but Swan looked mortified as she cringed "I feel like a naughty teenager being caught by her parents"
"Well take away the teenage part and you are right Love" Killian laughed "Swan, your Mother is a liberal woman, she knows that we do more than just cuddle while under the covers you know"
Swan cringed and screwed up her face "Can we stop talking about that and my Mom in the same sentence otherwise I'll never be able to do it again without her smug little face popping up in my mind"
Killian laughed hard at that and Emma joined in as she slapped her hand playfully on his chest "Right that's it... I swear when you're all better you are gonna get it"
"I think that it is you who will "get it" Love!" Killian teased raising his eyebrow and smirking
"Promises promises" she giggled before letting out a sigh and just staring into his eyes "I love you so much you know"
"I do know" he agreed pulling her back into his arms "And I love you too Emma Swan"
Their lips were just touching when the pulse of love washed through Killian again but this time he gave a frown and sat back "What is that Love? Not that I'm complaining, it feels absolutely bloody amazing but it's new and more than a little, as you would say, weird"
She grinned "You felt it too?"
"Aye, what is it?"
Emma shrugged "I don't know, it started a couple of days ago... I first felt it when I saved my Dad from the Shadow but it wasn't as strong then."
Killian suddenly gave a frown of concern "Perhaps you should ask Regina to check you over... ask her opinion on the matter, maybe it is a Voodoo thing"
But Swan just shook her head and smiled "It's not, I promise... it's definitely coming form me... from my heart or something... it's hard to explain but as you say it feels bloody amazing so who am I to complain?"
"Well in that case let's test it a bit further" Killian growled leaning forward to pull her back into the kiss that they had failed to start but suddenly she was pulling away with a giggle
"Oh no you don't... I think we're finally safe to be meeting the others on deck so I suggest we get going before little Killy gets excited again"
"As you wish" Killian replied with a smirk "But you know he will be back"
"Oh I'm counting on it Pirate"
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"What's taking them so long?" David moaned as he looked back towards the door to the lower deck again
"Just give them a few more minutes" Mary-Margaret smirked but when David gave her a questioning look she just gave a giggle and he gave a groan of realization.
"Oh no... they weren't?" David trailed off when Mary-Margaret suddenly grinned wider
"They were" she hissed turning her back to Henry and Junior who were a short distance away with Liam "Or they probably would have been if I hadn't interrupted"
"God I'm just glad it was you and not me"
Mary-Margaret swatted her chest and laughed "Leave them alone... they are in love and I for one am happy to see Killian like this after the last week or so"
David suddenly frowned and nodded his head "Yeah... I swear if I get my hands on Facilier and Pan they are gonna regret messing with my family"
"Just slow down cowboy" Mary-Margaret soothed "We have a good plan... they'll get what's coming to them"
"Have you heard from Regina? How's the potion mixing going?"
"Surprisingly well apparently. She thinks that we could be ready to go by first light"
David let out a sigh of disappointment and looked to Liam "Just in time to be too late for our newest recruit"
Mary-Margaret tucked herself into his side and hugged him "You like him"
"Mary-Margaret!" David cried out looking down at her with mischief in his eyes "I am strictly a one man kinda guy... besides he doesn't wear nearly enough guyliner for my liking!"
She grinned and hugged him back in "You're not fooling me Charming, your bromance with Killian is still safe but I see how you are with Liam"
"It feels familiar" David sighed dropping his chin down onto Snow's head "Like I have always known him... is that stupid?"
"No..." she replied giving him a squeeze "That's how I felt with Emma before I knew who she was. I get it... he is family"
"Yeah" David sighed but suddenly he was laughing when Liam jumped up onto the hold doors and pointed to the rigging.
"Right then... last one to the crows nest is a rotten egg"
He took off with a leaping yell and Junior took off after him while Henry just stood and watched. David and Mary-Margaret walked over to stand next to their Grandson as Liam and Junior scrambled their way up the rigging. Liam had a height advantage but Junior was more nimble and in no time at all the kid was clambering into the crows nest and yelling as he jumped up and down.
"I win... you are a rotten egg... Uncle Liam is a rotten egg"
"I've known that for years" Hook suddenly chuckled by his side and when David looked at him he was happy to see that his Brother looked much brighter as he stood with his left arm around Emma's shoulders but then again after what Mary-Margaret had just told him he shouldn't be surprised!
"I concede Lad... you win" Liam cried out from half way up the rigging "But there is one thing that you cannot do from there that I can from here"
Junior looked down at him and grinned "You wouldn't... you have never done it before"
"What are they talking about?" David asked Hook as the Pirate's face spilt into a grin
"Just watch and see... I think after all these years our Brother has just realized what it is like to be truly alive"
David frowned but looked back up anyway just as Liam launched himself from the rigging... if it was supposed to be a graceful dive he failed and by the time he was nearing the water he had obviously changed his mind as he let out a screech but there was no stopping him now and he hit with a resounding splash.
Everyone rushed forward to the guard rail to look down at the water but in the next second there was another screech but this time it was a screech of laughter and David looked up to see Junior cannonballing his way towards the water.
"JUNIOR" Emma screamed out with a look of total panic on her face and the next thing they knew was that Junior was landing with a hard thump onto the deck
"Swan... what did you do?" Hook grit out as he tried to get down onto his knees to see to the kid as Junior wailed loudly
"I didn't do anything I swear" Emma yelled out coming down too and pulling the kid into her arms.
Hook joined in the hug and before too long Junior stopped crying long enough for David to ask "You hurt Shorty? What's sore?"
"My knee" he sobbed sticking his bottom lip out before looking too Emma "I would have been fine Momma...I have done it many many times"
"I know... I'm so sorry baby I don't know what happened" she reached her hand out and waved her hand over his knee "Is that better?"
He gave a little nod but still frowned deeply so David asked "Does something else hurt?"
"Only his pride" Hook chuckled before pulling the kid to his feet "Go... what are you doing still standing there? Go on, Uncle Liam can't have all the fun"
"Hook" Emma whispered "Please... I don't want him getting hurt"
But Hook was not put off "You have to relax a little Love... he has done this all his life... let the boy live, this is something that he enjoys"
Emma let out a long sigh and looked to Junior "Just be careful OK and don't go up too high... just until I get used to it."
Junior gave her a strange look then asked "You promise you won't make me land on the deck again!"
"I'll try my best not to" she replied honestly then added "In fact I'll just go below until you're done that way I won't know when you jump"
"But I want to show you what I can do" he whinged before huffing out a sigh "It does not matter, I do not want to do it anymore"
Suddenly Emma was down on her knees pulling him into a hug and when she pulled back she said "I'm sorry Junior I... I just... I love you so much that it hurts in here when I think that something bad might happen to you" she brought her hand to her heart and gave him a little sad smile
"I love you too Momma and I won't jump if you do not want me to"
"That's not what I want kid but I can't help how I feel" she sighed but then suddenly grinned "OK Junior, you want to jump and I want to make sure you're safe doing it so how about we jump together?"
Junior's eyebrows shot up and he cried out "Truly?"
"Only if you hold my hand the whole time" she threw back quickly
"I am not frightened" he cried out defiantly with a scowl
"You might not be Kid but I'm terrified... I never really did like heights or freezing cold water when I think about it" she chuckled "Come on let's just do this before I change my mind"
"In that case wait for me" David suddenly said wanting to make Emma feel a bit happier about things "Henry, you joining in?"
"Nope... not even kinda" Henry replied with a laugh "Mom's right, that water is freezing"
"I'll stay here with Grandma"
"No you won't" Mary-Margaret suddenly burst out kicking off her shoes "Because I'm doing this too... it looks just like my kind of thing"
Hook grinned and looked to Henry "Never mind Lad I'll stay with you, worry not"
"Yeah but that's only because you can't go, if you could you would be first up there" Henry sighed "I'm gonna have to do this aren't I?"
"Not if you don't want to" David reassured him not wanting his Grandson to feel pressurized into anything
But Henry shook his head and was suddenly grinning "No, you guys are right... this should be fun. What's a bit of cold water compared to having fun with your family, right?"
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They were all still laughing when Liam suddenly ran back up the gangplank dripping water everywhere and gasping "Is the boy alright?"
"He is fine Brother, no harm came to him" Killian soothed as Liam ran over, he then added "but it would seem that you have started something... "
Liam gave a deep frown of confusion until Junior yelled out and ran for the rigging again "We are all going to jump this time Uncle Liam... come on... you can do it again"
Liam suddenly grinned but he must have realized that Killian was not going to be able to join in as he suddenly shook his head and said to the Lad "I have had more than enough adventure for one day... I will remain here with your Papa but you should go ahead, enjoy yourself Lad."
Killian shuffled his way towards the guard rail again so that he could watch, he was smiling so widely that his jaw ached but he just couldn't stop as he watched his family ascend the rigging. Junior climbed straight up to the crows nest along with Emma and they both pulled themselves up to watch the others.
David was first to ready himself to jump and he yelled out loudly "If I die it was nice knowing you all"
"DAVID!" Mary-Margaret shouted out but everyone else just laughed and soon she joined in too.
"Right, here goes nothing" David said taking in a few deep breaths before just flinging himself off the ropes with a huge grin plastered on his face.
Killian's gaze followed his Brother as he dived perfectly into the sea beneath them and everyone cheered. David surfaced a few seconds later and flicked his head to get the water out of his face before laughing and calling up.
"Marks out of ten?"
"A solid seven Mate" Killian yelled back before looking back at the rigging "Right, who is next?"
Suddenly it was a game to see who could do the best dive and Liam lent in to whisper "You know this is an unfair contest"
Killian chuckled and glanced at his Brother "Normally you would be right but Swan only allowed him to join in if they jumped together so he will be somewhat hampered"
Suddenly Mary-Margaret was ready to go as she yelled "I hope you two are paying attention, I don't want to have to do this twice"
"Sorry Love" Killian yelled back "Ready when you are"
Again it was a near perfect dive but Killian smirked and winked at Liam as he yelled over the side of the ship "A very respectable eight"
"WHAT?" David yelled back "Eight! This is a stitch up"
"Judge's decision is final" Killian laughed back with a cheeky grin then he looked back up at the rigging to Henry, who considering when the game had started had been so reluctant, was now very keen to jump but Killian had a sudden thought and yelled out "Hang on Son... wait just a minute"
He turned to Liam as he picked up Swan's phone that she had left on the hold doors. He knew that his hand was still too sore to be able to do what he wanted but he was determined to record this so he held it out to Liam.
"Hold this a minute will you"
Liam just did as he was told and Killian got to work opening up the camera and switching it to video as his Brother watched with interest.
"Right, now I need you to hold this up. See how the you can see what is happening on the little screen."
Liam gasped and looked to Killian in excitement "What is this wonder Brother?"
"A bloody marvel but the best is yet to come... just press your finger against the red dot then keep that thing steady and try your best to keep whoever is jumping on the screen"
Liam nodded his head and just did as he was told. The minute the video had started Killian gave Henry a nod "Right Lad... you are good to go"
Henry grinned and gave a wave before just flinging himself off into a cannonball mimicking Junior's earlier attempt making Killian grin even wider. He wanted to clap his hand on the guard rail in celebration but restrained from doing so knowing that it would just cause him pain so instead he let out a huge whoop of joy.
Henry resurfaced and gave a yell of "OH MY GOD IT'S FREEZING!... what's my score Killian, quick so I can get out"
"Nine lad... get yourself out and dried off"
"I think I've changed my mind" Swan suddenly said from the rigging making Killian look up but he needn't have worried as she was climbing down from the crows nest with Junior by her side.
"You will be alright Momma" Junior reassured "We can do this, here take my hand"
Swan gave a heavy sigh and looked to Killian and chuckled "I must be out of my damned mind"
"You have jumped further than that from a beanstalk Love, you will be just fine"
"I didn't jump from the beanstalk I kinda fell after Mulan started trying to cut it down if you remember what I actually told you..."
"Ahhhhh I beg to differ... you had to have jumped, you were wearing a magic cuff remember"
"Yeah well I could do with one of those now" she grit out before just looking at Junior "Alright Kid if we're gonna do this let's just get on with it before I find my sanity"
"You promise you won't make me land on deck again" the lad asked giving her a serious look
"I'll try" she shrugged "I really didn't do it on purpose so I can't promise"
"Enough stalling Swan just get on with it" Killian yelled and when she glared at him he just grinned wider "You can do this Love... I believe in you"
"Yeah I believe in you Mom" Henry suddenly yelled as he ran across the deck to stand next to Killian and Liam leaving wet footprints in his wake.
Killian glanced back over the edge of the ship to see David and Mary-Margaret still in the water and he knew that they were waiting there so Emma felt safer about letting Junior jump. He gave David a nod which his Brother returned then he turned back to Swan and tried to let her know that everything would be alright with a smile.
"Come on Momma" Junior said as he adjusted his feet but Emma still didn't look certain. Junior however seemed determined to just get on with it and he started leaning forward pulling Swan with him.
"Wait wait wait" she cried out with a nervous laugh "I'm not ready"
"Yes you are" Junior yelled back as he grinned at her and before she could say anything else he threw himself forward.
Swan tried to go with him but her obvious reluctance went against her and she had suddenly let go of Junior who just sailed straight down into the water but Emma tumbled sideways and was suddenly hanging off the side of the rigging by her hands.
Killian was hobbling his way forward with his eyes clamped shut against the pain but when he opened them again expecting to find his Love on the deck in front of him she was nowhere to be seen... he looked around wildly but she was not there and panic slammed him right in the gut.
"SWAN?!" he yelled out looking over the guard rail to see David and Mary-Margaret swimming quickly towards the dock with Junior between them but there was no sign of Emma anywhere. Killian spun around and looked to Liam but he realized that his Brother looked just as lost as he did... where the hell did she go?
"SWAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAN"
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"SWAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAN"
Emma could hear Hook screaming out her name from somewhere as she lay blinking in surprise up at the wooden ceiling above her.
"What the hell?" she mumbled as she sat herself up to find herself in her own bed!
She was so confused... how had she gotten here?
The last she remembered was hanging from the side of the rigging? Had she knocked herself out or something?
"SWAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAN... WHERE ARE YOU? PLEASE, JUST ANSWER ME"
The panic in his voice suddenly hit her and she was jumping up from the bed and running down the corridor towards the deck.
"HOOK... I'M OK... I'M DOWN HERE"
The minute she hit the deck she was engulfed in is arms and he nearly crushed the life out of her as he mumbled into her neck "Thank the heavens above"
"I'm fine" she soothed gripping him tightly but all too soon she realized that Henry was standing by her side looking just as worried as Hook.
She pulled back but still held onto Killian's hook as she pulled a still very wet Henry in for a hug too "Sorry Kid, I didn't mean to scare you"
"What happened?" Henry asked against her stomach
"I don't know" she sighed but when he pulled back she grinned and added "But I ended up on my bed..."
"I really do think that you should ask Regina about this" Hook threw in with a deep frown on his face "This is not normal Love... I know you have had issues with controlling your magic in the past but I thought we were over that."
"EMMA" her Mom suddenly burst out as she came up the gangplank and Emma groaned knowing that she was about to get a lecture.
"I'm fine Mom" she said quickly "But I don't think I'll be trying that again anytime soon"
"What happened?" her Dad asked as he pulled her into a quick hug
"Apparently I REALLY didn't want to do it and my magic kicked in and made me land on my bed instead of the deck"
"You got a soft landing" Junior cried out with a grin "I jumped in the water Momma, did you see"
The tension was broken as Emma laughed "I was too busy trying not to fall on my head kid"
"I will do it again" he yelled out and was about to run off but this time it was Hook that put a stop to it
"I think that perhaps we have had quite enough for today, we do not want to make Momma worry anymore than we need to and if I heard correctly we are supposed to be going to Granny's for dinner so why don't you and Henry head below deck, get showered and changed so that we can get going?"
Emma expected Junior to complain but he just looked at her and gave an understanding smile before looking to Henry and yelling "I get to shower first"
With that he ran off and Henry took off after him yelling "Not if I can help it, I jumped before you and I'm freezing"
"I will go too. Here, I believe this belongs to you" Liam grinned shoving Emma's cell into her hands "I need to see what this "shower" thing is that has the lads so excited"
He was suddenly hurrying after the kids and Emma expected Hook to follow but he didn't, he just pulled her back into his arms and whispered "Are you sure that you are alright Love?"
"I'm fine" she sighed against his chest "But I think you might be right about speaking to Regina. I need to get an handle on this... I can't keep losing control like this. I could end up anywhere or worse, send someone else somewhere and not know where they've gone!"
He hugged her in closer and sighed "I was so worried when you disappeared"
"Sorry" she whispered back "I really don't know what happened"
"I know it wasn't your fault Love but the thought of losing you... it's just... I don't know what I would do without you"
"I'm not going anywhere" she whispered back before pulling back slightly and leaning in for a kiss
He met her half way and the minute their lips touched that feeling was back and the whole world disappeared for her. She was where she needed to be and she could literally feel Hook's love for her coursing through her veins and it felt incredible.
"Would you two get a room"
Emma's bubble was burst as she pulled back from Killian to find her Dad still dripping by her side but she just laughed at the look of disgust on his face "Well don't stand and watch then"
"I don't really have a choice, your Mother has banned me from going below deck until I get out of these clothes. She's gone to get towels so if you can just restrain yourselves for a few minutes I would appreciate it"
Hook chuckled as he tucked Emma into his side "I will not apologize for loving my wife to be Brother"
"I'm not asking you to" David laughed back "I'm just asking you to wait a while so I can't see you playing tonsil hockey with my daughter"
"Daaaaad" Emma cringed "God, first Mom now you!"
She was suddenly tugging Hook's arm "Come on... he might have to stay up here but we can go wherever we want and right now I say we go wait in the hold."
"Hey" David moaned "How come I'm the only one being left up here?"
"Because you know that your good wife will skin you alive if you disobey her" Hook laughed
"Disobey!" her Dad scoffed "Please... like that's true"
But Hook didn't stop, he just gave Emma a grin as they got to the door "How long do you think he will stand there?"
"Until Mom goes back out with the towel" Emma laughed glancing over her shoulder but then she had a wicked thought and whispered "Do you think my Mom would be willing to come in on a bet? I say he stands there for a full half hour before he comes to see where she's gone"
"Only half an hour? I say longer... he knows who is in charge in that relationship"
"Well there's only one way to find out who's right. Come on let's go find my Mom"
They were both still laughing when they headed down the stairs to find bedlam in the corridor as Liam was being shown the shower and Junior ran up and down buck naked yelling out about random appliances that Liam still needed to see. Emma grinned wider as that feeling flooded her again... she loved her family so much and the sight of them all laughing and joking almost brought tears to her eyes and when Hook bumped her side playfully with his shoulder and she looked up at his smiling face she thought that her heart was going to burst as the feeling soared.
But Hook's face suddenly changed and he gasped "Swan?"
"What?" she asked in confusion suddenly realizing that everyone had gone quiet "What? Why's everyone staring?"
"Look at yourself Love...you are glowing!"
