So, here it is, the last chapter...well before the epilog. I hope you like it. I couldn't resist to add my favorite Captain Swan references. (My favorite one is the last line of Killian's vow)
Here we go.
Chapter 13: Happy Ending unexpected
The following Sunday, Killian was just getting ready for his wedding, being a bit nervous. Once he saw his beautiful Emma walk down the aisle to him, he would surely forget his vows.
"May I interrupt?", a voice behind him asked. As he turned he saw Gold standing in the room. "What are you doing here?", Killian asked not so politely.
"Well, as you are becoming my grandson's stepfather today, my lovely wife insisted that I should make amends with you. As we will soon be family." The last word more came out as a disgusted hiss.
"I assure, Crocodile, I'm not anymore happy about this fact than you are. But I do love Henry with all my heart, so there is no way around it. But why are you here?"
Now Gold came closer and Killian saw he had been hiding something behind his back. He put down the jar in front of Killian. "As it is your wedding day, I thought it was the nicest thing for me to do. And the only nice thing I'm willing to do for you. Restore your hand."
As Gold got ready to work his magic, Killian interrupted him. "No, don't." "I can assure you. It is not cursed. I was just messing with you the last time."
Killian just shook his head. "No, I don't need it back. The woman I marry loves me exactly as I am. The last time I wore that fake hand, she was furious. She always says the hook is a part of me just like my right hand. I appreciate the gesture Gold, but there is no need. I'll stay just the way I am. And now excuse me. I have to get married to the woman of my dreams.
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As Emma walked down the aisle in a beautiful white dress on the arm of her father, the little group of people standing at the beach watched her with awe.
Snow sniffed into her tissue and even Ruby, Belle, Zelena, Granny and Regina fought the tears.
The men on the other side, Henry, Robin, Victor and Mr. Smee, who were standing with Killian, just chuckled about Killian's awestruck face.
"Dear friends and family.", Archie started. "Today we are here to witness Killian and Emma being, finally, bound together for the rest of their lifes. They have faced many demons and fought many odds together. But nothing could ever keep them apart. As love is the strongest force. And true love can be kept apart by nothing." He gave Zelena a quick look.
"Now, Emma, you may say your vows to Killian."
"Killian, I could tell you I love you more than anything or some other cliché thing. But our relationship was not really cliché. When I chained you up on top of the beanstalk, it was because I was drawn to you. But I didn't let myself. And when I kissed you in Neverland, I knew that I could fall for you really deep. And when you were getting close to me after Neal's death, I didn't want you to, because I knew that I would love you more than I have ever loved another men before in my life, if I only let myself. But all those times I pushed you away, you just stayed and kept trying to win me. And you did win my heart. You might have to share it with some people, but you did win it. You brought down all my walls. You never left me. When destiny was pulling us apart you found your way back to me. In any time or any universe. So I'll promise that even when I push you away at times, I will never let you out of my heart."
"Emma, the moment I saw you walk down the aisle, I forgot everything I wanted to say." Everyone chuckled. Killian's gaze got more serious and focused only on Emma's.
"When you pulled me out under a pile of dead bodies in the enchanted forest, I was a broken man. A man with no love in his heart but only revenge. But you turned me back into the man I once was. A man who loved. A man with a family. I didn't deserve your trust right from the start. But I somehow felt like I had to get it. That I had to earn and deserve it. When we kissed in Neverland, I thought that I could handle it, but I really couldn't. I had fancied you before that, but the moments our lips touched I was falling for you. And I still am, hopefully for the rest of my days. And when you kissed my past self I punched him in the face because he just didn't deserve you. At times I'm still not sure if I do now. But here, I promise to never stop chasing you and never stop calling you my swan."
After the exchange of the rings and the kiss, Archie proclaimed: "Ladies and Gentlemen, Mr. and Mrs. Jones."
Everyone hugged them, congratulating them. For the party they got to Granny's, where half of Story Brooke was gathered together.
Emma, who had changed into another dress, complained: "And because of you, I can't even drink champagne at my own wedding." She playfully slapped her husband's chest. He just laughed, took her hand and kissed it. "If it makes you feel any better, I can cut out the alcohol with you, my lovely pregnant wife." She just smiled and kissed him. It was the very first time he called her his wife.
"Well, I think you had enough of that at my wedding, Miss…Mrs. Jones.", Regina explained, drinking orange juice too. She and Robin were trying for a baby, after all.
"Oh, Regina, you can still call me Miss Swan. It's alright.", Emma explained. Killian wrapped his arm around her and shot her a naughty smile. "Yes, your majesty. You should be careful about calling her Mrs. Jones." Emma returned his look and gave him a passionate kiss.
"Eeew, gross. Now I know what other kids feel like being embarrassed by their parents making out in public. And I have two pairs of that.", Henry complained, but still obviously happy.
His grandfather David patted his shoulder as Regina began kissing Robin, too, just to annoy him. "Well, my boy, that you do.", Robin said with a grin.
Killian just gave his new stepson a look and countered: "Why don't you go looking for Grace. I'm sure your fair girlfriend is already looking for."
Everyone laughed at Henry's embarrassed blush. But he was so happy that day that he joined in with his family's laughter.
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*three month later*
"Thank you for coming with me. Of course it had to be on the day of the ultrasound we wanted to find out the gender of our baby, that the newest villain had to appear. And as my father and my lovely husband won't let me handle it…" Emma was really annoyed. She and Regina were walking in a corridor of the hospital. In Emma's hand was the picture of her latest ultrasound. They were having a little girl. Killian might have thought it was going to be a boy, but he would surely be thrilled about having a daughter. And Henry had already predicted it would be a girl. Though Emma thought it had been more wishing than predicting.
"No problem, Emma. I'm always happy to help.", she replied a bit tired. Emma looked at her concerned. Regina looked a bit pale. "Are you alright? Maybe we should sit down a bit.", she offered. But Regina turned to her friend and said: "No, really, I'm fine."
However, in that very moment Regina staggered, bend over and vomited right onto Emma's shoes.
"Yeah, I see how fine you are. Let's get you back to Whale and find out, what's wrong with you.", Emma just stated, despite the mess, and dragged Regina back to where they just came from.
After half an hour, Regina waited lying on an examination table, Emma sitting next to her.
"I'm sorry about your shoes.", Regina mumbled embarrassed. Emma just leaned back in her chair, caressing her belly through her first maternity dress. "Nonsense. What matters is, if you're okay."
That was when Victor came to the room with a smile and a clipboard in the hand.
"Well, Madame Mayor, there is nothing to worry about. I'll subscribe you some vitamins. I'm sure you're friend her can give you some advice for the nausea.", he explained. After both woman just looked at him in confusion, he went on: "Congratulations, you're pregnant."
After a moment of shock, Regina shouted with glee. Emma, affected by her own pregnancy hormones, got up to her friend and hugged her with tears.
Then, Emma chuckled. "Well, I guess we're even now."
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Oh my god, Regina is pregnant! Who would have seen this coming...well actually everyone. But it was necessery. I hope in the show she will get that second chance too. In which way ever.
The epilog is actually just filled with pregnant women. Lots of them.
Please tune in a last time *sob*