A/N Thank you for everyone who is reading and reviewing! Much love to you all! Also, I would just like to explain why I write shorter chapters...I have very specific things that I like to get out in my chapters and I know exactly where I want to end them so if there is less than 1,000 words well then there is less than 1,000 words lol I don't stress about it. I know that can be annoying to some but that is just how I am. I would rather have more chapters and have the chapter start and end exactly where and how I want than have longer chapters...hopefully that makes sense! Anyways, thanks again for reading!

Emma was sitting in her classroom unable to focus on anything at all. She was trying desperately to wrap her head around the events of last night. Between Killian explaining his childhood to her and child protective services coming out and removing Henry from the home she had a sleepless night. Henry wasn't at school today and Emma was sick with worry about where he could be and what was going on. The representative, Diane, told her that she would keep in touch but Emma had yet to hear anything and it was approaching 11 am.

"Miss Swan can you help me with question 22?" Abigail a blonde student in the front row asked, shaking Emma from her thoughts.

"Of course," Emma replied as she stood and walked to the girl's desk. This day is going to be a long one if I don't hear something soon.

…..

Emma arrived home mentally exhausted from lack of information and physically exhausted from lack of sleep. She was disappointed that Regina's car wasn't in the driveway and assumed she was meeting with her mother again working with plans for the restaurant. She walked in, greeting Skittles and letting her outside, and then retrieved a few cookies from the counter that Regina had made the day before. Damn if I continue to skip the gym and eating her cookies I'm in trouble.

Emma made her way to the couch and turned the Playstation on deciding to zone out for a bit when the doorbell rang. "Damn it." She tossed the controller to on the coffee table and stood up annoyed.

She opened the door and saw Killian standing there with a strange look on his face.

"Hey…everything okay?" She asked concerned as she stood back letting him in.

"Yeah I just wanted to talk to you about something is all," Killian said walking in.

He walked into the kitchen and opened the fridge.

"No beer Swan?"

"Regina…."

"Oh right." Killian said nodding his head remembering Emma explained that Regina was too fragile right now to have it in the house. Regina told Emma it was okay but Emma didn't feel right about it.

"So what's up?"

"Ever since last night I can't stop thinking about the boy."

"That makes two of us," Emma sighed sitting in the kitchen chair.

"We hit it off rather well…"

"Yeah you did. He was having a lot of fun with you Killian."

"So, I was thinking, and I talked to Belle…I want to register to be a foster parent…that way if they can't find his sister or another relative maybe he can stay with Belle and I."

Emma's eyes went huge, "Seriously?"

"Yeah…what do you think?"

"I…I don't know…I'm kind of in shock…" Emma felt like her head was spinning.

"Okay…." Killian took a seat next to his friend.

"I just…Killian are you sure you want to raise a kid?"

"Yeah… I mean I had never thought about it before last night but just watching him and thinking about his story and everything he is going through… I went through that Em…I know what it's like. I could really help the boy ya know? I could give him a home. I could give him a good life and parents again and save him from the hell that I went through."

Emma felt her eyes water up. Killian was right. He could provide all of those things. But, so could she. Why hadn't she thought of this sooner? Why hadn't she gone down and became a foster parent? Why hadn't she taken those steps? Regina. What if Regina didn't want to? What if Regina didn't want to be a parent right now?

"Swan are you okay? Do you think this is a good idea?"

"Yeah I do. I just…"

"Great!" Killian jumped up excited and hugged Emma. "I knew you would be supportive. "I'm going to call Diane and let her know that I am set up. I have a couple of classes that I have to attend this week and some paperwork left to do but I think things should work out." Killian kissed his friend on the cheek. "I will call you later!"

Emma sat in shock and heard the front door close shut in the background.

…

Regina arrived home an hour later to find Emma in the same chair in the kitchen. The blonde looked as though she had been crying and Regina's excitement from the progress she had made today quickly diminished when she saw her love in pain.

"What's wrong beautiful?" Regina quickly embraced her.

"It's Henry…"

"Oh god what happened?" Regina sat down next to Emma holding her forearms and staring into her eyes.

"Nothing…I haven't heard from Diane…but Killian told me that he registered to be a foster parent so that if they can't find Henry's sister he could try and get Henry…" Emma said as she began to cry again.

Regina sat there for a moment in silence.

"Unacceptable." Regina spoke as she stood up and began pacing the floor.

Emma looked up, "What?"

"I said it's unacceptable. Henry belongs with us."

Emma felt a smile slowly spread across her face.

"I'm sorry Emma. I know that Killian is your best friend and I am sure that he would make a wonderful father but Henry should be here with us. We can provide him just as good of a life, if not better, and you have known him longer…that has to count for something. What do we have to do?"

Emma stood up and pulled Regina into her arms. "I love you so much Regina Mills."

Regina smiled, "Oh, well I love you too Emma Swan…now what do we have to do to get Henry?"

Emma giggled, "I don't know…but I will sure as hell find out!"