The Swan
Ever since they said the I love you, things between Emma and Killian had been amazing. He moved in to the apartment, making both Henry and Emma happy, and they had their routine down. They would wake up and do breakfast, take Henry to school, walk Emma to work, then Killian would go do whatever Pirates did during the day. Emma did want to ask but she trusted him. As scary as that was she did. Killian would pick up Henry from the bus at 3 and then they would get Emma before going home and working on home work thane dinner.
Emma loved their little family and knew Killian loved it too. Henry had asked her about her and Killian, and Emma was honest with him.
Emma woke that morning with a strange feeling in her stomach. Like something wasn't right or something was going to go wrong. She couldn't figure out what but she hoped soon she would know. She felt Killian's side of the bed Empty and figured he was down stairs making breakfast. And after her shower and getting dressed, that's just where she found him with Henry.
Killian and Henry were sitting at the counter together, eating breakfast like most mornings. But Henry was doing more of the talking than Killian. Emma hadn't heard much, but what she did hear was enough to break her heart.
"So are you planning to ask mom to marry you?" Henry asked, looking at Killian hopefully. He liked having Killian around. He felt safe, like nothing was going to harm him. Plus it was like having a dad that didn't leave when it got hard.
"I have thought about it lad. But I don't think we are at that stage right now. I just won her heart over. It will be some time." Killian answered Henry before he started cleaning the kitchen up.
"I hope you do. I know Neal wanted to get back with my mom but she didn't seem to happy at that idea. On the ship, he told me he would do anything to win her back. But you wouldn't let her go easily would you?" Henry asked a little nervous. He liked seeing his mom happy and with Killian. "Can I ask you something serious?" He asked putting his dish in the sink, standing beside Killian. Killian nodded kneeling down so he was eye level with Henry.
"I promise lad, I won't let her go easily. I'll fight till my last breath for her." He said, his words making Henry smile. They were true and Emma's breath caught in her throat hearing them. "You can ask me anything." Killian said smiling to Henry. Henry took a deep breath before speaking.
"What do I call you? Cause some times I want to call you dad but I don't want to upset mom. But it feels right cause you have been like a dad to me. But I don't want it to scare you off cause Grandma said sometimes it scares guys off." Henry said looking at Killian. Emma didn't know if she wanted to hear Killian's answer, she was scared herself of what he would say.
"You can call me anything you want. If you want to call me dad, I am more than okay with that." He said smiling. Henry broke out in to a grin and hugged Killian, taking the pirate by surprise. Emma's heart broke seeing the scene and she moved back to her room trying to contain her tears. She couldn't believe she found someone so amazing. She never thought Killian would be this perfect. She wiped her tears away and took a moment to calm down before she headed down stairs.
"What are you too doing on the floor?" She asked grinning. Killian looked up at his girlfriend, his arms around Henry.
"It seems we have fallen. Wanna join us?" He asked her, grinning. Emma moved to the floor and kissed their heads before laying beside them. They laid there wrapped up in each other before Henry started laughing
"We look like dorks don't we?" He asked looking at his parents. Emma and Killian laughed nodding.
"Yes, but we are a family of dorks." Killian said earning a smile from both of them. At the sound of someone knocking on the door, Henry said he would get it and jumped up moving towards it, leaving Killian and Emma still on the floor.
"You heard this morning huh?" Killian asked as he sat up, pulling Emma in to his lap. She nodded, tucking her face in to his neck.
"I couldn't help myself. But I am glad I listened. It made me fall even more in love with you." She told him as she kissed his neck softly. Killian wrapped his arms tight around her holding her close.
"The floor Emma? Really?" Snow asked as she moved in to the kitchen, laughing as she saw them. Emma smiled up at her mom shrugging.
"Blame Henry." Emma teased as she stood up and helped Killian up. Snow and Emma talked for a few before Henry and David came in.
"Mom this was left for you on the steps." Henry said holding up the charm box Emma had once loved seeing. Sighing she took it from him and thanked him.
"Whoever is giving these to me needs to stop. I'm not even sure why they are still giving me things when I'm in a relationship with Killian." Emma said setting it down on the counter moving to the fridge. Killian and Henry looked at each other, unsure what to do now. Snow looked to Killian and gave him a smile.
"Why don't you have Ruby and I help you find out who it is? I'm sure the three of us could come up with some ideas." Snow said smiling to her daughter, Killian relaxing some. He knew it would buy him some time to get the last charm ordered in and he hoped she could accept the last few.
"That works for me. I'm just wanting this person to stop. I mean it was nice when I wasn't with Killian but Im with him now and I only want him to give me things so sweet." She said kissing Killian's shoulder before she moved to grab her jacket. Killian smiled at her statement, wondering how she would react to getting the gifts.
"Are you going to open it mom?" Henry asked moving to get his jacket and shoes on, knowing he needed to leave for school soon.
"Sure. Ill open it." Emma said as she grabbed the box and opened it taking out the small charm. It was a golden swan and honestly it confused her. What could this one mean? Her last name was swan but that wasn't it was it? Killian was the only person who dared to call her swan. She wondered who it could have been from and shook it off as she put the charm in the box and set the box on the counter before turning to her family.
"Alright let's head out." She said as Killian pulled his jacket on and opened the door. They headed out of the apartment and down the road, all of them hanging out at the bus stop, talking and planning the picnic the next day.
"Hey dad, Will you teach me to sail one day?" Henry asked, Snow and Charming taken back when Henry called Killian dad. Killian nodded.
"Of course. I would be the worse Pirate father if I didn't." He said smiling Henry.
"Too bad you aren't his father." A voice from behind them spoke up. Emma stilled that feeling back in her stomach. They all turned around and Killian moved to stand in front of Emma and Henry, David standing right beside him. They would protect their family even if it was just from Neal.
"What, angry I said the truth?" Neal said watching the defensive stance Killian and Charming took.
"What truth? Killian's my dad. That's the truth." Henry spoke up, making both Emma and Killian proud but Neal angry.
"You are my son." Neal said moving closer, Killian ready to kill him.
"No he is my son. Mine and Killian's." Emma said shaking her head. There was no way she was going to let Neal hurt Henry like that. He didn't need someone in his life who was going to hurt him and tell him he was wrong.
"Snow, take Henry to school, please." Killian said not wanting his son to be hurt any more by this excuse of a man.
"Are you going to let him boss your wife around like that Prince Charming?" Neal asked in a bitter tone, watching Snow and Henry hurry off.
"Bossing her around? It was the same thing I was thinking." Charming said looking to Neal, his hand ready to grab his gun if needed. For once, Killian wished he still wore his sword.
"Guys, can we please behave like adults here?" Emma asked them sighing. She knew Killian and her dad were just trying t protect her but it was driving her insane. Neal wasn't making her list of favorite people right now either.
"What is going on here?" Gold asked, coming up behind Emma.
"Don't worry Papa, I have it covered." Neal said looking at his dad over Killian's shoulder.
"Bae, leave them alone. Walk away now." Gold told his son, leaving a shocked Killian and David turning to look at him. What was going on here? Emma pulled Killian towards her wanting to get out of there. It was all too much for her to handle, first the talk between Henry and Killian, then the gift and now this? She just wanted to have the day over with already.
"Fine. But keep in mind Emma, I'm the best choice for you, and this pirate will only leave you in the end." Neal said looking at Emma holding on to Killian.
"Like you left her? I wouldn't dare leave my Princess alone. I love her. Nothing you say will change that." Killian asked, wrapping his arms around Emma. Neal moved forward, Charming stopping him.
"I never wanted to leave her! I had no choice." He said, though it sounded pathetic even to him.
"You had a choice! You could have stayed there and taken the fall yourself. Instead you behaved like a child and left my child alone!" David said angry. All the anger over everything, not being there as Emma grew up, the curse, almost losing his family, was just finally coming out. "You could have been a man instead you acted like a child!" David said before he punched Neal. Emma didn't know if she should have been proud of her dad or upset at him for punching someone in public. Gold shook his head and moved towards Neal, who looked ready to kill someone.
"Go home now Neal. This isn't the time." Gold said pulling Neal away from the trio wanting this over with. Emma thanked gold, making note to talk to him some more tomorrow.
Letting go of Killian Emma moved to Charming and hugged him, telling her dad she loved him. She had never felt so protected and loved that not only did she have Killian to protect her, she had her dad too.
Emma pulled back from hugging her dad and wiped her face, both her and Charming letting a small laugh out.
"Thank you dad." She said before kissing his cheek. Charming gave her a smile and told them he would see her at the Station before he headed off to work. Emma made her way back to Killian and wrapped her arms around him kissing him softly.
"Thank you. For being amazing and standing up to protect me." She said smiling as she looked at him. "Even though I didn't need you too thank you." She added in before taking his hand in hers.
"You are welcome my princess. I meant what I said too. I won't leave you. Nothing can happen to make me." He said to her as he kissed her hand walking with her to the station. Emma couldn't help the smile that she wore on her face that day, knowing she got lucky with amazing parents, a perfect son and a wonderful boyfriend.
A|N: So the next chapter will be more of a continuation of this one. But I broke it up so it wasn't super long. But what do you think of Neal being back so far?! I was a little nervous to have him come back but the muses took over and I think it worked out nicely. The next chapter will be Ruby, Snow and Emma meeting up to figure out who is sending the gifts and the men doing something special for Emma. Let me know what you thought! Thanks again for reading, I hope to update soon!