I'm so sorry about the length between updates! I've been out of town for the last two weeks without WiFi. I don't know if I will be updating next week. I'm going out of town again.
Anyway, I got this story idea a while ago and wrote it, but I didn't know if you guys would like it. So, hopefully you do! If not, sorry.
Thank you for all the support on this story!
I do not own OUAT or its characters.
Nervous
Emma didn't know what to think. They had only been married for five months. How would he react to this?
She hated this feeling - the feeling of uncertainty, of doubt. She knew she should just tell Killian, but she couldn't, not now. They had finally gotten peace. Storybrooke was peaceful. Everything had finally settled, but now it was going to be hectic.
She wanted this more than anything, but she couldn't help but feel like it was bad timing. Did Killian even want it? He had never said it and they had never talked about it; Emma never knew how to bring it up.
Emma sighed and opened the drawer that was in the bathroom. She dropped the white stick in there and slammed the drawer shut. She then went to her and Killian's bed and sat down.
How was she going to tell him?
Emma's vision blurred, tears pricked at her eyes. She squeezed her eyes close. She didn't want to cry. She refused to cry. She laid back on the bed, legs still dangling over the edge, and stared at the ceiling.
She didn't know how much time had passed until she heard the bedroom door open and a familiar set of heavy footsteps walk in.
The bed dipped next to her as Killian sat down. He kissed her head. "Hello, love. What's on your mind?"
Emma didn't respond, she didn't even move. She just blinked and stared at the ceiling.
Killian's eyebrows furrowed. "What is it? Has something happened?"
She wanted to say, Yes. Our world has changed, and I don't know what you're going to think about it. But she didn't, she just sat there.
Killian took her hand and kissed it. "You can tell me, Emma."
Emma felt tears begin to fill her eyes again. She closed her eyes.
More worry filled him. He stood up and picked up Emma's hand. He pulled her up to her feet and wrapped her in a hug. He heard her sniffle. He knew she was trying to rein in her emotions. He rubbed her back and kissed the side of her head. "There is nothing in this world that could make me love you less, Emma. You can tell me anything."
Emma pulled out of Killian's grip and walked to the bathroom. Killian followed her. Emma opened the bathroom drawer and pulled out the white stick - the thing that changed everything. She showed it to Killian.
He squinted his eyes at it. "What is that contraption?"
She would have laughed if she wasn't so worried.
Killian looked at her face, noticing every detail. "What is it, love?"
Emma pulled her arm back and stared at the stick. "It's a pregnancy test," she whispered.
Killian's eyes blew wide. He didn't know what to say. Then he realized that Emma was scared. She was afraid. He stepped closer. "Does this mean…?"
Emma nodded and threw the pregnancy test on the counter. "Yes."
He smiled. "You're pregnant?"
She sucked in a breath, still staring at her feet. She gave a small nod, then she pushed past Killian and went to sit on the bed.
Killian followed her and stood in front of her. "Emma?"
She shook her head and stood up, still not looking at her husband. "I understand if you don't want this, but I need to know that you're still going to stay. I couldn't handle it if you left."
He was confused for a moment. "Why would I leave?"
She finally looked up at him. She saw the tiny sparkle in his eyes. "You… you want this? You want a… a baby?"
Killian nodded and took a step forward. "Aye. That I do."
She relaxed and sank back down onto the bed. "That's a relief."
He sat down next to her and pushed her chin up so she was looking at him. "I really want this." He leaned forward and kissed her.
When they pulled away, Emma set her forehead on Killian's. "I want it, too."
Killian smiled and pulled his head back. "Did you really think I didn't want a baby?"
Emma looked down. "I… we hadn't ever talked about it and everything just settled down." She shrugged and looked up. "I just didn't know."
"Well," Killian said with a smile. "Now, you know."
Emma smiled. "Yeah, I do."
Killian's face became serious. "Emma, this baby is not going to know anything but love. I promise you that."
Emma's heart swelled. She leaned her forehead against her husband's. "What did I ever do to deserve you?"
Killian kissed her nose. "It is I who doesn't deserve you, but you deserve all the happiness in the world. So I am going to give that to you, which is why I'm here."
Emma smiled. She dropped her head to Killian's shoulder and wrapped her arms around his neck. He wrapped his arms around her middle and pulled her closer.
The door swung open. Emma and Killian whipped their heads in the direction of the door.
Standing in the doorway, smile wide on his face, Henry stood, a binder in his hand.
"H-Henry, what are you doing?" Emma asked. She hoped he hadn't heard her conversation with Killian, but she already knew that he did.
"I'm going to be a brother?" Henry asked.
Emma couldn't stop the smile that took over her face. Neither could Killian. Emma nodded and said, "Yeah."
Henry dropped his binder and ran over to Emma. He sat next to her and pulled her into a hug.
A little bit surprised, Emma hugged Henry back. "Are you happy?"
Henry pulled away. "Of course! I've wanted a sibling for so long!"
Emma laughed. "I'm glad."
Killian smiled. "What were you doing outside our door anyway?"
"Oh." Henry stood back up and picked his binder up off the floor. "I needed help on homework."
Killian chuckled. "Alright, I'll meet you in the kitchen in a few minutes."
Henry nodded and walked out, closing the door behind him.
Emma couldn't help but laugh. "I had not expected that."
Killian chuckled. "Me neither, love."
Emma looked at her stomach. She placed her hand on it. "This baby is already loved so much."
Killian nodded and placed his hands on top of Emma's. "Aye, that it is."
Emma looked back up and searched Killian's face, she wasn't sure why, though.
"What is it, love?" Killian asked. He put his hand on her cheek. "Are you alright?"
Emma smiled. She leaned her forehead against Killian's. "Yeah. I am."
They heard a faint Killian! that came from downstairs.
Emma laughed. She pulled away and stood up. "You should probably go help Henry. I'll start on dinner."
Killian shook his head and stood up. "No need. I will take care of everything. You need rest. Just lie down. I'll come get you when dinner is ready."
Emma stared at him for a moment. "Um… what?"
Killian nodded. He put his hand on her shoulders and gently pushed her onto their bed. "Just sit here and relax." He leaned down and kissed her forehead. "I love you."
When he started to stand up, Emma grabbed the collar of Killian's jacket. She smiled at him. "I love you, too." She leaned forward and kissed him again. When she pulled away, Emma jumped up off the bed. "Let's go eat dinner." She turned to leave, but Killian grabbed her hand.
"Where are you going, love?" he asked.
She turned around and wrapped her arms around her husband's neck. "I'm going downstairs to make dinner while you're going to help our son with his homework. Sound good?"
Killian shook his head. "No, no, no. You need to rest." He bent down and picked up Emma bridal style.
"Whoa, what are you doing?"
Killian took a step towards the bed and gently laid Emma down on it. "Rest. Relax."
Emma sat up and swung her legs over the side of the bed. "Killian, I'm pregnant, not invalid. I am perfectly capable of making dinner." She stood up and kissed Killian's cheek. "Come on."
Killian sighed. "Emma…"
Emma smiled and walked out of the room and downstairs.
"There you are!" Henry exclaimed. "You guys were up there forever."
Emma laughed as she walked over to Henry, who was sitting at the table. She kissed his head and made her way into the kitchen. "Killian was being ridiculously overprotected."
"No, I wasn't," Killian said, sitting down next to Henry at the table. "I was being perfectly reasonable."
Emma threw a look over her shoulder that said, Yeah, right. She looked back at the stove where she was getting dinner ready.
"Is this what you guys are going to be like for the next nine months?" Henry asked, eyebrows raised.
"If Killian keeps acting like this, than yes," Emma said.
Killian leaned closer to Henry and whispered, "If your mother keeps acting like this, than yes."
"I heard that!"
Henry and Killian chuckled, and they finally started working on homework.
Emma had gone to bed half an hour previously, Killian insisting that he finished cleaning up the house. Emma hadn't argued with that. Now, she laid in bed, facing Killian's side, waiting for him to come in.
After waiting for what felt like forever, the bed dipped down and Killian crawled onto the bed. Emma immediately snuggled closer to her husband, hand going to his chest. Killian put his arm around his wife and pulled her closer.
"You are so ridiculous," Emma said, laughing a little.
"How so?" Killian asked.
"Really?" Emma craned her neck so she was looking at Killian through the darkness. "We've only known one day that I was pregnant and you're all protective and stuff."
Killian shrugged the best he could. "I just want to make sure our child grows safely, and for that to happen, you need to stay safe."
Emma rolled her eyes and rested her head on Killian's shoulder. "We'll be fine. I promise."
Killian smiled and kissed his wife's head. "Good."
I hope you enjoyed that chapter!
