"Okay...Killian, you need to listen to me." Emma demanded, trying to get her husband's full attention. He gave a roll of his eyes before turning to face her. "Yes love. What is it?" He asked sweetly, knowing that she was about to give him the safety speech. She cleared her throat and folded her arms across her chest. "They all keep their life jackets on at all times, I don't care how much they complain or beg you. You're an adult, you stand strong and make sure my kids don't drown. Don't give them soda because you know that it makes them sick when they drink that crap while sailing." She instructed. Killian gave her one of his best smiles and pulled her into a close hug, pressing a gentle kiss to her lips. "Swan...they're going to be okay. You're going to go to work and kick some ass and before you know it, we'll all be back."

"And- Don't be back late. I want you all back in the harbor before it gets dark. Not when it's dark or as it's getting dark. Before. Hear me?" She added, not going any easier on him.

"Come on mom! We gots to gooooo!" Came a yell from the boat, the culprit being their cheeky son Liam, who was only eight but full of beans. Emma looked a little nervous. "Maybe I should keep Ava with me? She's only a baby still...what if she falls overboard and no one notices?" She worried, starting to walk towards the ship to collect her two year old. Killian sighed and grabbed her arm, stopping her. "The whole point of this trip was for me to spend some time with my kids. Now you need to relax, and trust me. Ava isn't going to fall overboard and even if she did, she has a life jacket on. And I'd certainly realize that I was missing a child." He told her. "Because you know...they're my kids too."

Emma sighed and looked apologetic. "I'm sorry babe...i just freak out."

"I know." He grinned at her, giving her another quick kiss. "Now get to work before your father blames me for your lateness. And I promise everything will be alright. We'll see you right here, tonight."

Emma was fine once she headed into work, she really did trust Killian after all, it just made her a little nervous not being in control of her kids safety. Which, if she thought about it, was stupid because she knew that Killian would do absolutely anything to protect their children just as she would.

Killian was having the time of his life. His kids were his entire world, Emma too. Ava, his youngest, stood in front of him, holding the bottom of the wheel as he held the top and steered the vessel out into the open ocean. Amelia, who was four, sat nearby, watching the waves in fascination. Liam however, being eight and incredible bold had ventured up into the crows nest, something that would have terrified his mother but thrilled his father. Liam was shaping up to be quite the pirate.

"Daddy will there be mermaids?" Amelia asked, straining her neck over the edge of the boat to try and see better.

Killian made quick work of pulling her back by the cloth of her shirt and made sure she was back in the boat properly and safely. "No lass. Not today sorry. Ariel's out of the ocean for a while, and you wouldn't want to meet any other merperson."

"But they have pretty tails!" Amelia objected, still trying to search for one, despite her father's previous words.

"Alrighty then...how about you three head below deck into Captains Quarters and I'll get us out to sea faster?" He said softly, beckoning for Liam to climb down.

They'd been out all day, he'd taught them all how to steer, how to tell which way the wind was coming from and how to change a sail. He knew that if he wasn't back before Emma's warnings then he'd be in serious trouble, and none of them wanted that. He made it back to the docks with time to spare, but there was Emma waiting for them, in the same spot she'd seen them off from. The three kids gave their mommy an excited wave and Killian felt a surge of love rise in his chest for his wife. "What a fair maiden to come home to." He called out when he was closer and he knew she'd be able to hear him. Emma flashed him a smile and waved a couple of fingers back at them.

It didn't take long for Killian to tie the boat up and soon the kids were running into their mommy's arms. She hugged them all tightly and then stood up to hug Killian.

"Thank you for bringing them all back alive." She whispered into his ear, kissing his neck as he hugged her tightly.

"Well, as much as I'd like to sleep for more than five hours without a small child waking me up, I'd miss any one of them Swan."