The future looks beautiful

My parents have been married thirty six years and my dad had to work a few hours early this morning (he refs hs football for extra cash), while he was gone my mom went to Dunkin Donuts to get breakfast and bought him his favorite muffin to surprise him when he came home and when he did it was with her favorite muffin from Dunkin Donuts and you know what I'm so not interested in all the cynical bs about love and marriage being fake like if that's not some romantic shit right there idk what is.

Henry Mills was back in Storybrooke for the weekend, along with his fiancée Violet to break the news of their engagement to their families and they decided to stay at his parent's house since they had more free rooms and now that Liam, Anastasia and Sophie were bigger and it was as quiet as it can be in a house with three adolescents.

Emma and Killian have been married for 20 years now. 20 years in which they demonstrated that everything was possible, even to change your destiny and came back to life more than anyone is capable. They married after Emma's faith has been change and for four years they've tried to have children. It didn't work in the beginning, but the happy moment came when both of the almost lost their hope and when they started talk about adopting a child. Yet, they adopted Sophie Marie Jones, even if Emma was pregnant with twins. Liam and Anastasia Alexandra Jones were as beautiful as their parents. Liam Jones had their fathers dark hair and their mothers green eyes while Anya, as they called their daughter, had her mother's blonde hair and her father's blue eyes. Both of them, along with Sophie and Henry, received all the love Killian and Emma could give and even some more. But sadly Henry had to move in New York for college, were he studied literature and Violet went with him to study music. Now they were both engaged and Henry was ready to publish his first book about a princess and a pirate.

Of course, neither Emma nor Killian knew about this. Henry decided to give them the first copy of the book this weekend as an early gift for their 20 years anniversary, since the book, was, in fact, about them and their story together.

On Saturday morning, when Henry woke up, he was alone in his room. He dressed and went in the kitchen where he found Emma, Violet and his brothers.

"Morning everyone." He saluted, waving at his mother and kissing Violet on the cheek.

"Morning Henry." Emma answered to him.

"Were is dad?"

"Oh. Killian had to go earlier at the docks because he had something to do about one of his old pirate friends. He will be back shortly. But am I afraid that I have to go for a little while in the town as well."

"Everything okay?"

"Yes, sure. I just have to get some things for a bigger breakfast." She said smiling at him. "I made coffee, kid. Or you know, if you want some hot chocolate."

"Mom, I'm a man now."

"You will always be my kid. Kid." Emma said softly to him and exiting from the room.

"She is so sweet." Violet said to him.

"Yes. But to me, you are sweeter." He said leaning to kiss her on the lips.

"Ewwww." Come from the other side of the table, from the twins. Sophie's eyes were in the book in front of her, but her cheeks were pink as a sign that she saw them too.

"Gross!" Anya yelled at him.

"What? You are old enough. I bet you see mom and dad kissing every day. And maybe even you kissed someone." Henry teased them.

"Henry!"

"Anya kissed Dimitri the other day, Henry!" Liam said quickly to him.

"Liam!"

"I missed this." Henry said to Violet.

"I bet you did. But don't worry. One day you will be tired of this happening every day." Violet told him smiling at him. He smiled at her knowing very well what she wanted to say and what they talked about a few days ago.

"I can't wait for it."

Henry went to put himself a cup of coffee when he heard the front door opening. And then saw Killian entering the room.

"Morning Henry, Violet, kids." He told to everyone.

"Morning dad!" Henry answered to him. "What do you have there? Mom said you were to the docks." He asked looking at the brown bag in his hand.

"On the way home I walked pass the bakery and something smelled very good. I walked inside and they had these freshly made bearclaws. I just had to take one for your mother since she adores them so much. Also I have something for all of you, but first you have to finish your breakfast."

"We are adults." Henry said smiling at him and shaking a finger from him to Violet.

"Still my child." Killian said smiling.

"Now where is your mother?"

"She said she has to go into town to take something for breakfast."

"Oh. Well then, I'm going to change and I will be back with you in a moment."

Not long after that Emma entered in the room with the same brown bag as Killian's.

"What do you have in there?" Henry asked her as well.

"The bakery had freshly made muffins. I was there to take blueberry muffins for everyone and apple muffins for Killian because he loves them. Why?"

"Well." Henry said moving his head to the bag Killian left on the table.

"Aww. He did it again, didn't he?" Emma asked Henry.

"Yes. He's upstairs."

"I am going to him. I will be back." Emma said winking at him.

"It's so cute! They were in the same place at different times but they bought what the other loves. They did that a lot when you were still here?" Violet said to him.

"They did. Sometimes it was so annoying."

"They are so romantic, Henry."

"You mean I am not?" Henry said playfully.

"You are. But look at them. They've been together for so long and they still love each other like the first time."

"I guess that's what True Love it's like, after you've been together for so long."

"Do you think we will be like them?"

"I will certainly try to." He said kissing her on the lips and ignoring his brothers.

The rest of the morning was spent in the kitchen with the family. Henry couldn't take his eyes from his parents. Now that he was as in love with Violet as they were with each other, Henry wished that the two of them could have the same thing his parents have. Cute little moments, out of nowhere, along with long and romantic nights and days. He never understood love more than that morning.

(Maybe only when he saw Violet in the wedding dress and then when he holds his daughter for the first time.)