Chapter 2

They approached the ticket booth line slowly so that they could examine the options that were before them. Killian looked up at the titles and was instantly confused as to what the hell was going on. Emma looked over and saw the confusion on his face. He suddenly felt the soft skin of her hand gently touch his calloused one as she entwined their fingers together. Killian looked over at her and locked his ocean blue eyes to her steel ones. She offered him an encouraging smile, which he returned.

Somewhere along the way to this moment, Killian had gotten used to her touching him because she wanted to. She wanted to show him and the world how much she cared for him. It had been strange at first, especially since when he first showed his face in Storybrooke, he had been pretty positive that she hated him and wanted him dead. Quite honestly, any love Emma showed him completely stunned him. He didn't know why she loved him, but she did despite him being unworthy of her. Killian was only just starting to get used to that fact.

However, it completely took him by surprise when Henry grabbed his hook. He looked over at the boy in astonishment. Henry simply grinned and nodded in confirmation, Killian could get through this without causing a scene. Hand in hand, as a family, they advanced to the ticket box.

"Emma..."Killian began in a whisper so only his two loved ones could hear. "What in the world is a Hobbit?"


Emma sent her boys into the theater a head of her to look for seats while she purchased their popcorn and drinks. Killian suggested seeing Les Miserables that evening, and Henry had agreed it looked like a good one. Emma had explained to Killian, after explaining what a musical was, that this was based on a musical and so it would not be like your average movie, there would be a lot of singing. This seemed to excite him even more.

Henry guided Killian to, what he called, the "good seats", which were "not too close, not too far, and not behind a bunch of tall people." He gently tugged on his hook, which they had covered with a glove for this outing. Emma was the only other person unafraid to touch his weapon of a limb. Killian couldn't help but smile as the child, who had lately taken to calling him "Dad", lead him up and down the aisle in search of the perfect seats, chattering away about how he would simply love movies after this.

Killian had never planned to have children, never really wanted to have them really. But he had started to change his mind after he found out that Emma had a son. He did not want to be the kind of parent that the Lost Boys had been born to. That he had. He had been convinced that all parents ended up like that, and he did not care to do so. But hearing Emma speak of her son, seeing how much she cared for, loved, and worried about her boy had slightly warmed his cold heart towards having children. She was the kind of parent that he wanted to be, if he could, and she proved that it was possible. Meeting Henry, however, was what had completely done him in. He was so welcoming and trusting, even when his mother was not, that it completely melted his heart. He wanted to be a father figure for this boy, to be his role model and the one who taught him about life. He had even begun thinking about talking to Emma about having their own child, give Henry a few siblings to play with. But that was another topic for another day.

Emma joined them right after they had taken their seats. She ruffled Henry's hair as she passed him his candy and drink. She then turned to Killian and gave him a peck on the cheek.

"No matter what happens tonight, I just want for you to know how incredibly proud I am that you're doing this," she whispered in his ear. "That you're trying to adapt. I know it can't be easy, but I love that you're trying, for Henry and I. I love you."

"I love you too, Swan, but, please have a little faith," He smiled as the lights went down around them. "I'll be fine." He kissed her passionately, but briefly, as the previews began. "I love you too," he murmured again as he gave her one last kiss on her jaw before giving his attention to the screen in front of him.

The show had begun.

That's it for Chapter 2! Chapter 3 is on it's way!