Wow, I'm so happy about the responses to this story. This made me so happy, that I'm posting the next chapter today instead of tommorrow :-)
So this is actually just Captain Cobra fluff. Enjoy :-)
Chapter 6 - Dad
It was already past midnight as Henry sat in the living room staring out in the sky. He sighed.
Tomorrow was the big day. His mother was getting married to her true love, her soulmate. They were officially becoming a family.
And he couldn't help himself, but he didn't feel good.
"Lad, is everything alright?"
Henry turned around and saw Killian standing in the living room. He had obviously gotten up to get something to drink as he held a glass of water in his hand.
"Yeah.", Henry returned in a sad voice. He avoided Killian's suspicious look and gazed back up to the sky.
Killian sat his glass down on the coffee table and sat down next to Henry. "Why are you up so late? Something on your mind?"
Henry didn't answer. He wasn't sure, if he should share his thoughts with Killian. After a moment he sighed.
"Well, mom's wedding is tomorrow." "Aye, and she will most likely have your head if you fall asleep during the ceremony because you stayed up all night." A chuckle escaped Henry.
"Probably." Silence fell again. It was really unusual. Henry was such a happy and positive kid. When he was like this, something very serious was troubling him. This made Killian worry very much. But he knew it would not help the situation if he woke Emma to talk to her son now. He would just give Henry his space and eventually he would tell him what was on his mind.
"My mom is really happy with Robin. She finally got her happy ending, but…" Henry paused and looked down on his hands.
"But you are no longer the only important man in your mother's life.", Killian finished the sentence. As Henry looked at Killian with an irritated look on his face, Killian chuckled. "Your mother is not the only one easy to read. I get it. You have always been Regina's little prince. The only thing important in her life. You never had that with Emma, only with her. But I can assure you, you will still be her little prince." Killian chuckled again. "Even, when you don't want to be."
They both laughed together for a moment remembering Regina, Emma and Snow being a bit over the edge when Henry had his first date.
"Well", Henry responded after a while "It's not that. It is strange to have to share my mom. But I guess I have been doing that for some time now. Robin and Roland basically live with us since they got back from New York. No, it's…"
His gaze turns back to the sky as Killian looks at his face with concern.
"Today, Robin came to me. He said he was happy we were officially becoming a family. And he said…" Henry's voice got weaker and it was no more than a whisper, so that Killian had to concentrate to understand him. "He said, if I wanted to I could call him dad."
Now Killian understood perfectly what had been the problem. Henry had not gotten many chances to call his father, Neal, dad.
"I'm sure Robin will understand if you don't want to call him that."
"That's not the point. Do you think my dad would mind if I would call another man dad? Someone who teaches me stuff, who gives me advice with girls. Someone who is always just there for me. Who loves me like he was my real dad and who I love like he was my dad."
"Henry" Killian laid his hand on his shoulder and make him look him into the eyes. Tears were whelming up in Henrys eyes. "I know your father has loved you. And he would have been so happy if he could have raised you on his own. But he would also be grateful that someone does it, now that he can't. He just wanted you to be happy. That's what we all want.
And he would know that you calling some other man your dad would not mean that you loved him any less or would forget him. You also have two mother I'm sure you both love equally strong. So if you really want to why not have more than one dad. Your father would be happy that you found someone worthy of this title."
Henry gave Killian a smile and pulled him in a hug. "You're right. Thanks, now I think I can sleep."
He got up and walked in the direction of his bedroom.
"Now, will you tell Robin tomorrow that you will call him dad, lad?", Killian shot after him as got up himself and grabbed his glass.
Henry turned as he was standing at his door and flashed Killian a smile.
"Nope." Now the confusion was written over Killian's face.
"I really like Robin, but we are not that close. Maybe someday after we had a bit bonding time. Now, we should really go to sleep." Henry's smile got softer. "Goodnight, dad."
Killian just stood there for a moment after Henry had disappeared into his room. Emotions flooded him. Confusion. Love. Pride.
His thoughts were interrupted as Henry's door flew open again and Henry said with mischievous smile. "Oh, and you better hurry up and give mom that ring that you have been keeping for weeks. I might have told you it's rude to propose right before someone else gets married, but the delaying is off tomorrow. It's a miracle grandpa has managed to keep it from grandma for so long. Better not push your luck."
Still a bit shocked about the situation, he got back to bed. As he carefully drew the covers over himself, Emma turned and cuddle him.
"Where have you been so long?", she mumbled with a sleepy voice.
"The lad had trouble sleeping. But he is alright now.", Killian said thoughtfully. He wrapped his arms around Emma very tightly. Emma would have loved to ask what had troubled Henry, but as he was alright and she was incredibly tired she just decided to fall back to sleep in her pirates strong and loving arms and to ask in the morning about her son's troubles.
Hope you liked it. And next up is finally the wedding. This will be bit. The wedding reception will be in the chapter after that (would be to long, if it was together). And in the next chapter the next pregnancy will be relevealed.
The next chapter should be up tommorrow, maybe late. I have a bit trouble with my Computer. And I planned on just writing 10 chapters and an epilog but now I'm inspired for more. If you'd like that :-)