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I tried to make this chapter about the same length as the first one. I'm glad you guys find promise in it, but honestly I'm just kind of making it up as I go along so bear with me. Also, sorry for the inevitable typos, if I try to proof it I'll decide I hate it and then there's nothing so. Again, please let me know if you have any suggestions, I'm still a rookie.
"Emma!"
Emma fell into Hook's arms, bring him down to his knees with her. He takes her head cradling in in his lap on the deck of his ship. By this point, both the Charmings and Henry had made their way quickly to the pair lying on the deck.
"Emma! What happened!?" David exclaims as he kneels beside his unconscious daughter.
"I-I don't know, we were talking and then she just fell." Killian explained the worry and distress clear in his voice. Turning his attention back to Emma he takes her face in his heads and in a desperate whisper pleads, "Come on love, wake up. Wake up Emma." Snow places her hand delicately on Hook's shoulder while sharing a look of concern for her daughter.
"Killian, I'll look after her, you go get us back to land as soon as possible," Snow says as she kneels beside her son-in-law. Killian looks at her, reluctant to leave Emma but knowing that the only place they were going to get her help was back on land. Eventually, placing a kiss on her forehead, he heads up to the helm of the ship to take them home.
"I'll take her downstairs to rest," Charming said as he picked up his daughter in his arms. He takes her downstairs, followed closely behind by Snow. Henry stays behind.
"Lad if you want to go stay with your mother, by all means," Hook mentions with a nod to the door the Charmings had just gone through. Henry, instead, came to stand behind Hook, "I can't help her right now, but I can help you get us home. What're the orders Captain?" Killian smiles wistfully at the boys as he sends the boy to help redirect the sails.
Watching Henry work can't help but remind him of when he was a boy doing the same things. He loved Henry as if he was his own child and was honored when Henry saw him as sort of a father figure. When he lost Liam and became a pirate, he also thought he saw the loss of ever having a family. He was a thieving pirate, he thought no child should see him as a role model. How happy he was to be proved wrong.
David sets Emma down on the bed while Snow finds a wet rag to place on her forehead. David then pulls up chairs next to his daughter, sitting and then takes her hand in his.
"Oh David, what do you thing happened? She seemed to be doing so well," Snow asked of her husband as she gently brushed her daughters hair off her forehead in a comforting gesture. Emma had yet to even still and now her skin held a sickly pale hue.
"I don't know Snow, I don't know" David felt so defeated. All of the magical challenges they've faced and yet here he is, unable to protect his daughter.
"Do you think is has something to do with the baby?" Snow asks as she rests her head on David's shoulder, knowing that if anything happened to the baby Emma won't be able to forgive herself. She already feels the guilt of not being there for Henry and has doubted her ability to be a mother in terms of raising a child from the start. Knowing that she may have done something to put her baby in danger, maybe worse, would break her.
"Let's hope not. The last thing our daughter needs is to lose anymore family."
Regina was waiting for the family at the docks when they arrived, Henry having called her while they were on the way home. Robin was with her and they both helped put transport Emma to the car as she had still not woken.
"Someone tell me exactly what the hell happened," Regina demanded as they arrived at the hospital, Killian going with Emma to a room.
"Mom was just standing on the deck, talking to Dad, and then she fell," explained Henry as he took a seat in the chairs next to his grandparents. There was nothing they could do until Emma woke up.
The first thing she saw when she opened her eyes were blinding white lights. A look of confusion and pain crosses her face as she realizes she was in the hospital. Then she feels something in her hand and follows it to see Hook sitting in a chair by her bedside with his head resting on his hook, eyes closed. A smile crosses her face as she looks at her sleeping pirate, noting how young he looks in his sleep free of worry. She gently squeezes the hand in hers and watches as he immediately rouses from his sleep, eyes finding hers, and the concern coming back to his face.
"Hi love," he says in a soft voice, thumb rubbing across her hand, "how're you feeling?"
"I'm fine." As soon as she says that her other hand shoots to her rounded stomach the peace leaving her face, being replaced with concern. "What about the baby, is our baby okay?" she says horridly.
"He's alright love. They came in while you were asleep, strong heartbeat, they say he's fine," he says comfortingly, taking his hand out of hers to rest on her other hand on her stomach.
"I wanna hear it. Can you bring them back? I just… I need to hear his heartbeat." She says a little more calmly, but unable to completely relax until she hears it for herself.
"Of course, love. I'll be right back." he responds, giving her hand a squeeze and placing a kiss on her forehead before he leaves the room. As he leaves, she realizes he must have also told her family she was awake because after a minute her parents, son, Regina, and Robin all come in to the room. Snow immediately rushes to her daughter and places her hand on Emma's forehead once again brushing her hair back in a gesture that was probably more comforting to the mother than the daughter.
"Hi sweetheart, how're you feeling?" Snow asks, concern etched on her face. David comes to stand beside his wife, looking down on his daughter with a similar concerned look. Henry comes to the other side of her bed sitting on the end of it with Regina and Robin standing off to the side. As Regina enters the room, she feels something off but can't quite place it. Her face turns off to the side and her eyebrows furl, not saying anything yet as to not upset the family.
Emma explains to her parents that she's fine, that she's been eating well, drinking water, sleeping, etc. trying to ease their parental worries. She says she'll be released within the hour all while mindlessly rubbing her hand over her stomach and her eyes cutting to the door every few seconds anxiously awaiting Killian's return with the doctor.
"And how's our new grandson doing?" David asks, noting Emma's behavior.
"He's…" Emma starts as she sees Killian come back in followed by a nurse, "good." Out of the corner of her eye, she notices that Regina stiffens and her eyes go a little wide, but only for a second. Seeing how crowded the room was becoming, everyone left the room leaving Killian and Emma alone saying they'll meet her back at home.
After they're all gone, Emma lifts her shirt so the nurse can use the ultrasound. Killian returns to his original seat, taking Emma's hand back in his. They turn their heads to the screen to see their son, and after waiting with bated breath, eventually a steady, strong beat fills the room. Emma feels waves of relief wash over her and her eyes water slightly at the sight of her baby boy. Killian feels similar astonishment anytime he sees his son, proof of his and Emma's love and the family he always wanted. He places a kiss in her hair as they both look at the screen, letting it really sink in that they were fine.
Now that she knows for sure her baby is okay, Emma remembers why they were in the situation in the first place. As the nurse leaves the room, she turns to Killian while starting to stand up, which he immediately goes to help her with.
"What did they say was wrong?" she asked as they began to make their way out of the hospital, Hook keeping his arm around his wife's shoulder as she leaned on him for support. The whole day has just left her drained, as if all her energy has been sucked out of her.
Killian looked at her a bit warily and said, "Well, love, they couldn't find anything wrong. All your tests were fine, they figure you might have just been overexerting yourself."
"That doesn't make sense though, it's not like we've been running around chasing any bad guys."
"I don't know, but what I do know is that I will not be letting you out of my sight anytime soon," he says giving her one of his classic smirks that still makes her heart skip after all this time. She leans up and places a soft kiss on his lips before laying her head on his shoulder as they made their way home.
When they arrived home, they found Emma's parents, Henry, and Regina waiting for them in the living room. After assuring her family that she was absolutely fine and having a mug of hot chocolate, she excused herself to go upstairs and rest. She had endured enough excitement that day and she just felt as if her energy was gone. As Killian helped her upstairs, Regina held a look on her face that was an unfortunate mix of confusion and concern.
"She's asleep," Killian says as he makes his way back down the stairs, the eyes of those in the living room going to him. He goes to stand beside Henry placing his hand on his shoulder.
"Lad, perhaps you should go stay with Regina for tonight, I don't believe your mother will be up and about too soon." Henry nods, looking down with concern for his mother. After a few seconds, Snow stands up taking David's hand in hers.
"Well, we'll head home I guess. Killian, please let us know if anything happens or if you need anything at all," Snow says with a small smile and gives her son-in-law a hug.
"Of course, your highness," he responds as the Charmings make their exit.
Regina stands next looking to Henry, "Henry, why don't you go wait in the car? I'll be right out."
"OK Mom. I'll see ya later Dad, tell Mom I love her," he says leaving his Dad with a hug.
"Will do, lad."
After Henry is gone, Regina turns to Killian with a perplexed look on her face.
"Judging by your expression, I'm assuming that whatever it is, is unpleasant. What it is, what's wrong with Emma?"
"It's not Emma I'm worried about…it's the baby," Regina tells him.
Killian immediately feels as if his heart drops. He should have known that having a perfect life with his family was just too good to be true, and right now in this moment he feels as if he could lose it all.
Thanks for reading! Again, please let me know what you think, criticism and encouragement is always great!
I'm on spring break right now so it'll probably be a while before I can update again, so sorry in advance but please bear with me!
