This, frankly, is a bit of a filler chapter. I intended to write the conflict into this chapter but I decided it deserved it's own chapter, so that will be coming soon. This is not my favorite chapter and not my best work (I think), but I hope you guys are okay with it.

Chapter 12

She was quiet as she and Ruby left Whale's office, only texting Killian to let him know they were on their way back. Emma was infinitely glad that Ruby didn't try to make her talk about what they just learned. As they sat at a red light, Ruby finally spoke.

"Emma-"

"Don't worry. I'm going to tell him."

"Good."

"I just have to find out when."

"And why is tonight not a good idea?"

"We still have some time before production is over. It's a stressful time. He denies it, but I can tell. I mean, if it's pretty busy for us, how's it got to be for him? I'll tell him when we finish."

"You're just trying to run away from this."

"I'm really not. Killian loves me and I love him. He even said he's going to buy a place in Boston for the two of us…and I couldn't be happier about it."

Ruby just stared at her like she was crazy.

"Stop looking at me like that." Ruby just laughed and accelerated once the light changed. "I mean it. I'm finally happier than I've ever been. I've got my parents back and they never meant to leave me, I've got Killian, I've got August, and now…I've got this little sailor. I just hope it all goes okay." She placed her hand on her still flat stomach.

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"Emma…the rest of the tests that I've requested will help us determine how far along you are", said Whale.

"I'm pretty sure it's about a month or so." Emma's cheeks reddened when she thought about that night and a little smile crept onto her face. Luckily Whale ignored it.

"Still…I'd like to be very sure. After I get the results and we go over them, we'll get you set up with an OBGYN. I'll start looking for the best here in Dublin."

"I'm going home to Boston after."

"I'll be getting the results tomorrow or the day after at the very latest, so you'll be seeing the doctor at the end of the week. I've actually got friends in Boston, so I'll check around and see who we can find for you there."

"Thanks Dr. Whale."

"Call me Victor, please. Anything for a friend."

"Um…one last thing."

"Yes Emma?"

"I had a miscarriage before. It's been a few years. Will that affect this pregnancy?"

"I would love to say it wouldn't, but I can't. I'm also not an obstetrician, so it's not my specialty. You'll have to ask the doctor you see later in the week."

"Okay, thanks again Victor."

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Emma managed to convince Ruby to keep her mouth shut until she told Killian and her brother. She'd be telling her parents when she went to Boston because she thought they'd enjoy the news better that way. Ruby only agreed after Emma threatened her with not being one of the baby's godmothers.

They went back to the studio (Victor had said that as long as she took it easy and wore a mask if she worked with anything that created fumes, she was more than okay to keep working) and were met at the costume tent by an anxious looking Mr. Smee, who was holding a rather large bouquet of buttercups.

"Hey Smee."

"Emma. How are you?"

"Much better now that I know what's up." She nodded towards the flowers. "Care to explain those?"

"His way of apologizing that he was unable to be here to meet you after getting back from seeing the doctor." Smee handed over the bouquet and a small note. "I'll be at your place tonight around 6:30."

"I'll see you then. Thank you Smee." He turned almost as red as the beanie he always wore and retreated. Emma set the flowers down in the tent and opened the note.

My Dearest,

I hope you're okay and it is not something as serious as before. I apologize for not being able to be there to greet you and pull you into my arms, but duty calls. I cannot wait to see you this evening. Tink is back in town and she can't wait to see you as well.

I love you,

Killian

Emma was placing the note in a special wooden box where she kept all the notes Killian had ever sent her when Graham and August came in.

"So what's wrong with you now little sister?"

"Younger sister."

"Sure. Seriously though, are you okay? This one here-" August pointed over to Graham, "-said you were pretty sick." Emma looked over at Ruby, giving her a look that said Should I tell them? and Ruby returned with her own look of It's up to you. "Emma, tell us what the doctor said."

"Sit down." Graham and August sat across from her, leaving Ruby standing behind her. "Make sure no one is listening", Emma said to her. Her friend nodded and went to make sure.

"You're good to go." August and Graham gave Emma pleading looks, to please tell them what had happened.

"Victor took some blood and other samples. After I told him what I'd been feeling for the better part of a week now and along with the results of one of his tests, he determined I had a parasite…at least that's what he called it." Both men looked confused and Ruby was laughing quietly to herself.

"Parasite? Did he give you something to get rid of it?" August leaned forward and took Emma's hands in his.

"With this kind, I really can't. There are ways, sure, but I would never do that." Like Ruby at the doctor's office earlier, Graham came to the realization first.

"Lass…are you really?"

"I am." He jumped from his seat and pulled Emma into a hug. August huffed.

"What are you two talking about?!"

"August W. Booth, I love you but sometimes you can be downright dense. Your sister is trying to tell you that she's having a baby." Three sets of eyes turned to stare at August, to see how he took the news.

"You are?" Emma nodded and August joined the now group hug. "I'm so happy for you two. When are you going to tell him? Are you going to tell him?"

"God, you and Ruby. Of course I will! Like I told her, I'm going to tell him when we finish in a few weeks. By then, I should be past the point of miscarriage danger. I'm not sure when it is, maybe 10 weeks?"

"How far along are you?"

"Victor is doing the tests on my blood right now to figure that out. But I'm pretty sure it's around six or seven weeks."

"Have you found an obstetrician?" her brother asked.

"Victor will have one for me when I go see him in a couple of days."

"Can I go with you? I think we have that day off."

"Of course." Ruby cleared her throat. "What?"

"How are you going to tell him?"

"I'm just going to come out and say it I guess."

"Lame. We'll think of something."

"We?" Ruby ignored her and barreled on.

"I think you should tell him at that masquerade thing we're doing for the wrap party."

"I'm not telling Killian I'm having his baby at a masquerade party in front of everyone!"

"Then how?" Ruby whined, "Just coming out and saying it is just so boring."

"I'll think of something then run it by you."

"Good. Anyways, I have to get back to work."

Ruby leaned over and kissed Emma on the head then left. After a few more minutes of conversation, Graham and August left to get back to work as well, leaving Emma to her thoughts. How was she going to tell Killian that she was having a baby? Would he be happy? She knew that she was happy and that her little sailor would have so many people who would love him or her. Emma hoped that Killian would be happy when he learned the news, but a part of her worried that he wouldn't be.

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When she walked into his house that night, the first person she saw was Tink.

"Big brother says you're sick. It's not like last time is it?" she asked with her hands on her hips and Emma couldn't help but laugh.

"No, I don't have a super strong strain of swine flu again." Emma debated whether she should tell Tink, and decided to wait. Killian's sister would probably make her tell him immediately and that's not what she wanted.

"Then what is it?" Tink crossed her arms across her chest.

"Just a little parasite. It should be gone soon, nothing to worry about."

"Good. Now go on, I know you want to see him."

"Where's he gone to?"

"He's outside brooding or whatever. He was worried about you." Emma hugged Tink and made her way out to the porch and saw Killian standing out the water's edge. He looked like he was staring at something in his hand.

"Killian?" She saw him shove his hand in his pocket and then he turned around, a big smile on his face. In that moment, there was so much happiness in her heart, she took off running and jumped into his arms. He spun her around as he kissed her passionately.

"Darling, how are you feeling? I've been worried all day." He set her down and took her face in his hands.

"I'm actually feeling great. Whale said it was just a small parasite. I'm going back at the end of the week to make sure everything's okay."

"So you're going to be fine then my love?"

"Yup. I'll be just fine in the end." He kissed her again.

"How about…we go celebrate your recovery with more enjoyable activities?" He smiled at her and waggled his eyebrows. Emma hesitated just a few seconds…Would that be okay for the baby? Would it cause something to happen? She let it go and gave in to Killian's kiss. She jumped up into his arms again and wrapped her legs around his waist. He walked them up the outside stairs to the balcony and through the open doors to his bedroom.

He braced himself above and looked into her eyes.

"Is everything ok love?" She laughed, knowing he'd realize something was up. "Emma?"

"Everything is perfect."

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After seeing the OB that Whale recommended, Dr. Elsa Nordegren, it was determined that she was six weeks along, just like she suspected. Dr. Nordegren was more than happy to assuage Emma's fears about the potential for a miscarriage.

"Well Miss Swan-"

"Emma, please." August, who'd joined her, held her hand as the doctor talked to them.

"Well then, Emma, I received the files faxed from the prison hospital in Phoenix and from what I determined, your Progesterone levels were very low at the time. This is a factor in first trimester miscarriage. According to the tests done by Dr. Whale, your levels are perfectly fine and normal."

"Really? I'm okay?" She smiled at August and then at the doctor.

"As long as you take your prenatal vitamins and eat right and stay away from things that could hurt you like alcohol and caffeine, you should be fine." Emma pulled the doctor into a hug.

"Thank you so much."

"You're very welcome. I'll see you again in a few weeks before you leave and I'll give you Dr. Whale's recommendation for the doctor in Boston."

"Thanks Dr. Nordegren."

"No problem Emma."

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The following two weeks were the hardest for Emma to get through. She was still fighting through morning sickness and she had to try her hardest to hide it from Killian and Tink (who'd started moving her things to Killian's house. She was ecstatic that he'd planned to follow Emma to the States). August, Graham, and Ruby helped her when she got sick and were there to hold her hair.

The day they wrapped the film, Emma went on set to see Killian's final scene. She hung by Graham as he did his last work. When he was done the entire crew started clapping and the director, Gold, called cut.

"And that's a wrap for our star! Killian is done!" Emma saw him take a very formal looking bow as his eyes scoured the crowd around him. She knew the moment he saw her because his face lit up like when she told him she loved him. He jumped down from the set and jogged through the crowd to where she stood and pulled her into a kiss. The entire group broke out in laughter and cheers.

He laced his fingers with hers and led her off to his trailer. Emma took a seat on the couch as he changed out of his costume and washed up. When he finished, he dressed in a red button up and dark jeans, with black Converse and his leather jacket.

"Excited about the party tonight my Swan?" he asked.

"Normally, I'm not a big party person, but yeah, tonight I am excited." She'd decided to tell him tonight. It was June, and after talking with Graham, who assured her that Father's Day was indeed celebrated in Ireland, Emma had bought a card for him. It was a movie themed card with a movie poster on the front that said "DAD, YOU'RE MY #1 STAR!" and on the inside had a blank movie poster where she wrote "COMING ATTRACTION: JONES BABY JANUARY 2016". Ruby approved of the whole thing.

Smee stopped by Graham's house where they dropped off Emma, much to Killian's chagrin.

"Will you at least tell me what you'll be masked as love? You've been keeping it as a surprise."

"If you tell me your costume."

"Pirate of course." Emma rolled her eyes.

"Why did I even ask?" She laughed and shook her head. "I'll be there as your Swan Princess." She kissed him quickly and left the car. "I'll see you tonight."

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Emma looked at herself in the mirror in the dress that August had had made for her: it was an ivory/cream-ish color, pleated with empire waist, tiered floor-length gown. She'd done up her hair in a chignon with a simple jeweled headband. She picked up her mask and tied it on, taking a picture and emailing it to her parents, who she knew would have loved to have been able to see her off to her first 'ball'.

Graham called up to her just then.

"EMMA! The car is here! Let's go!"

"COMING!" Emma grabbed her clutch and made sure the card for Killian was in it along with her phone and vitamins she had to take with dinner and made her way downstairs.

"Emma, you look beautiful." August smiled at her and offered his elbow.

"Thanks Auggie."

"I have to agree with him Emma, you look amazing. That man of yours won't know what hit him", said Graham. "He's going to be so happy with your news."

"I hope so."

Graham got in the car and Emma followed. August was about to get in when he snapped his fingers.

"Forgot my mask! I'll be right back." They watched as he jogged back into the house. Emma looked back at Graham, who'd pulled out a small box from the inside pocket of his jacket. He popped it open and inside was a silver Claddagh ring.

"Are you doing it tonight?"

"Yeah. I'm going to pull him aside at some point and do it. I don't want to cause a scene or anything. Besides, I didn't want to steal your thunder with Killian." Emma smacked her (hopefully) future brother-in-law in the shoulder.

"I'm not telling him until we head back to his place tonight, so no thunder will be stolen. Besides, it's someone else's turn to be in the spotlight." They heard the front door of the house slam shut, so Graham quickly shoved the ring box back in his jacket as August got in the car.

He gave both of them a Look, as if he knew they were hiding something.

"Are you guys okay?"

"Sure! Why wouldn't we be?" they both replied at the same time.

I'm already at work on Chp.13, so y'all should be getting it soon. I've had this bit in my mind since the beginning, so that should help getting it done quickly. I will warn you however: harden up and get ready to set sail mates, there's bumpy seas ahead! (angst...there will be angst.)