Time for the fall out after the news that Milah could be alive!

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Killian walked back into the house and shut the door.
"Dad, where's Emma, Henry, and Kathryn!" Liam asked innocently.
His father sighed, "Um, we have to figure some stuff out before they can move in. You'll see them soon, don't worry. Why don't you go check out your new room?"
"Ok!" Liam ran upstairs, Killian watched until he was out of sight then turned to Robin, "What the fuck? How could Milah be alive? I buried her! I talked to the bloody coroner!" He said in a hushed whisper.
Robin swallowed, and held up his hands, "Killian I swear to god I knew nothing about this until Regina came to me a couple weeks ago..."
"A COUPLE WEEKS AGO?! You didn't think it was important to tell me my wife was alive?! That I'd been lied to this whole time? If I knew I would have waited to ask Emma to move in with me until we got this figured out, how am I supposed to explain this to her?!" Killian finally sat down; the weight of the situation taking its toll on him.
Robin cleared his throat, "Regina didn't want me saying anything until she had proof. She didn't want to give you false hope."
"Hope?" Killian said sadly, "When Milah died a part of me died with her! You know what I was like! I loved Milah, more than anything! I would have given anything to bring her back."
He shook his head in disbelief. "Why didn't she contact me? Why did she leave Liam and me? What proof did Regina find?" With every question he asked, five more popped into his head.
"Regina is going to come straight here and tell you everything she knows." Robin assured him, "Look Killian, it's fucked up, really fucked up, and the timing couldn't be worse for you. I'm so sorry! We're here for you no matter what! What are you going to tell Liam?"
"Nothing yet!" Killian couldn't even imagine what that conversation would be like!

Regina arrived a few moments later with another officer.
"Regina." Killian said, he felt numb.
"Killian, I'm sorry but I'm here on official business, I need to ask you some questions."
"What about my questions, Regina? Are you going to answer those?" Regina winced at the coldness of his tone.
"Killian I know this is hard, but it is an ongoing investigation, I'll answer what I can." She said softly.
"Ok, how about...let's see...shall we start with who did I bury? Whose grave have I been going to and pouring my heart out to?"
Regina took a deep breath. "That's part of the reason why I'm here; I need to ask you if we can exhume the body." Killian shook his head in disbelief, this whole situation was unreal, "How sure are you that she is in Seattle?" He asked, starting to feel sick at the thought of digging up her grave.
"We have eye witness sightings, and we found a motel room booked in her name, paid in cash, with her DNA inside."
Killian ran his hand through his hair in exasperation, he thought for a moment, fighting an internal battle about what he should do. Finally he sat up, "Do it!"
"Are you sure?" Robin asked his friend.
Killian nodded determinedly, "I need to know!" He explained.
Regina looked at Killian sympathetically, "Ok, I'll give the order and let you know what I find!"
She placed her hand on her friends shoulder, "I'm so sorry Killian; we'll figure this out, I promise!"

Emma sat out on her hotel balcony; glass of soda water in hand, looking at the pier. She thought about the date they had there, if you could call it a date, they were technically just friends back then. Their relationship escalated so quickly and now it was potentially over. That thought left a bitter taste in her mouth; she looked down at a magazine she picked up in the hotel lobby, Killian was front and centre! It contained a slanderous story about Killian knowing his wife was alive all along but playing the sympathy card for popularity. It also claimed he was sleeping with his nanny while Milah was forced to live in another city. Emma shook her head angrily then read the name of the reporter, Gold again! What was his issue with Killian? She took a deep breath and sipped her drink, she wish she knew what was going on. How could Milah be alive and Killian not know? Why would she fake her death? Why would she leave Killian and Liam? She had so many questions; she could imagine what Killian must be feeling. Emma wondered what she'd do if she found out Neal was alive...she struggled to get her head around the thought. She'd loved him deeply, and missed him terribly, but she had found a way to move on with Killian, she loved him in a way she'd never loved before. And now they had this, she looked at the plastic stick that lay on the balcony table, any other day she would have been thrilled by those two pink lines displayed but today they taunted her, complicating an already complicated situation. Her thoughts were interrupted by her phone ringing. Killian's name flashed on the screen, he'd called a few times but she couldn't talk to him about this in front of the kids, she thought about calling him back when they fell asleep but she didn't know what to say...
She picked up her phone.
"Killian...are you ok?"
"Not really love, I...I'm so sorry you're caught up in this..."
"You couldn't have known this would happen. Is...is it true, is she...?"
"Alive? I don't know, they are digging her up tomorrow." Killian's voice was shaky.
"God, I'm so sorry Killian, that's awful!"
Silence. Emma could hear his breathing, she knew he was crying.

"Killian...what can I do?"
She heard a sniffle then he cleared his throat.
"I've no right to ask anything of you right now but...I...I just need someone to talk to...if I get Ashley to watch Liam can I come see you?"
Emma paused and thought about it, the pain in his voice broke her heart, she was hurting too, she had no idea what this would mean for them, if she was losing him, what he'd think of her current condition. Maybe him coming round was a bad idea...but back before they were a couple they were a support system and she didn't feel she could turn her back on that.
"You can come over; I'm at Granny's, room 26."
"Emma..."
"Yes?"
"Thank you..."
She hung up.

A few minutes later there was a knock at her door. "That was quick?" She thought, she opened it expecting to see Killian, instead there was a sinister looking man in a trench coat standing there smiling wickedly, he grabbed her, covering her nose and mouth with a damp cloth, she tried to fight back but her limbs quickly became heavy and she only managed to knock over the small table by the door, within seconds everything went black.

For the first time since he heard the news Killian felt some sort of relief. Emma agreed to see him! She was his anchor, she'd helped him deal with Milah's death and now she selflessly agreed to help him through this, whatever this was! He still didn't know if Milah was alive or not, but he knew his love for Emma was real, she was his future, nothing could change that!

He made his way up the stairs at Granny's his pace slowed as he reached her room and saw the door was lying open, he frowned and stepped inside, he saw the overturned table and lamp on the floor, "Emma?" He called tentatively. He looked at the beds, the kids were fast asleep, and he checked the bathroom, no sign of Emma. Something was wrong. He pulled out his phone and called Regina,
"Killian?" She answered.
"Regina, I need you to come to Granny's straight away, Emma's in trouble..."
He stopped, slowly dropping the phone from his hand,
"Killian? Killian are you there?"
He couldn't hear the muffled sound of Regina calling out to him down the phone, he just stood there frozen, staring at the pregnancy test on the balcony table.