The Heart
For the last three weeks, Emma didn't receive any notes or charms. She was glad the sender stuck to their word because she was busy trying to deal with Neal.
He would show up at Henrys bus stop and stay there until Henry was on the bus and Killian had walked Emma to work. It wasn't bothering Killian as much as Emma thought. She knew he wasn't happy having Neal practically stalking them. But since no law was being broken, she couldn't do anything to change it.
But Henry wasn't taking it as easy as Killian and Emma though. His nightmares were coming back and he was having a hard time sleeping alone. Most nights he would crawl in to bed with Killian and Emma, or they would end up sleeping on his floor. David and Killian spent most of the evenings after Family dinners trying to keep Henry from thinking about it but they knew it was on his mind.
Emma, sitting at the station with her dad, was doing her best to keep from crying over it all. The man she thought she once loved was now stalking her family. She wanted to reach out to gold and see about having him help, but she knew that wouldn't work. But something else would.
"Dad, I need to run an errand. If Killian comes by, let him know I'll be back." She said kissing her dads head before she headed out to the yellow bug and got in. The drive was enough to make her nervous but this was for Henry, this was to keep him safe.
Knocking on the door, she took a deep breath, praying this would work. As the door opened she put a smile on her face looking to the person on the other side.
"I need your help. It's about Henry." She said before she was welcomed in to the house.
Killian stood outside the school, hoping Neal wouldn't show up. Henry was back to his scared ways and it killed Killian. He wanted to protect his son but he couldn't when Neal was behaving like this. As he took a seat on the bench he put his hands in the leather jacket he was wearing and let a sigh out. His hatred towards this man only grew more and he hoped if it came to it, no one would judge him for hurting his family.
"Long time no see." A voice said before sitting down beside Killian. Killian glanced to his side before letting a small laugh out.
"Jefferson, I heard you were in town. Heard you also held my girl hostage a while back." He said with a small laugh, knowing how crazy Jefferson was.
"Hey don't blame me. I was going insane then." Jefferson fired back, though smiling none the less.
"I'll forgive it this time. But next time..." He trailed off teasing. They sat and talked for a few minutes, Killian glad he knew one person in town from before. The question that wasn't asked hung in the air and Killian knew it would drive him insane until Jefferson asked.
"Alright, out with it." Killian said glancing over to Jefferson before looking back to the school.
"I'm just trying to figure out how the Famous, womanizer Captain Hook finally settled down and now has a family. I mean after Milah, I didn't think you would ever dare date again." Jefferson said looking to Killian.
"It's not every day that a woman like Emma comes along and bests you. Not once but a few times." Killian said smiling at the memory.
Jefferson laughed shaking his head. Killian was something else, yet still the same Pirate he had befriended long ago. They went back to talking about things, everything random and nothing serious. It wasn't until Jefferson saw Emma that he shut up.
"I wasn't causing any harm officer." He teased putting his hands up. Killian laughed pulling Emma in to his lap kissing her head.
"You better not be. Because I still want to kick your ass for what you did to me and my mom." She told him smiling as she rested back against Killian.
"No offence Hook, but I think I'm more scared of Emma now than I am of you." Jefferson teased before he stood up. He told Killian he would see him later and headed away from the pair. Emma kissed Killian's head softly, before moving to sit on the bench beside him.
"You trust me right?" Emma asked looking to Killian, scared to tell him what she did this morning.
"Of course I do. Why wouldn't I?" He asked her turning his upper body to face her better.
"I did something this morning to protect Henry and I don't want you thinking any less of me for it." She told him softly looking to her hands. She knew he would always love her but she hoped he would support her choice.
"What did you do to protect him?" Killian asked, figuring he would keep his mind open and hear her out.
"I went to Regina, And asked her to help me train my magic." She said looking to Killian before looking down. She knew he didn't like magic too much. She didn't blame him really. But when it came to Henry, she would do whatever she could to protect her family. Killian sighed shaking his head. His open mind went out the window and fast.
"No. You cannot use magic to fix this. Please Emma." He pleaded with her. He couldn't be with someone who was going to use magic, Even if it was to save their son and protect him. Emma looked to him shaking her head. Why couldn't he see she was doing what was best for them? She just wanted to protect their family. Before she could try and convince him other wise, He was standing up and putting his hands in his pockets.
"Tell Henry I will see him at dinner tonight." He said before he turned and made his way back towards town. Emma knew being with a pirate was going to be hard, But she didn't think they would be fighting this much. Shaking her head she made her way towards the school smiling as she saw henry, though her mind was on what Killian could be up too.
Killian made his way to the Inn and didn't say anything as he spoke to Ruby. She stood behind the desk and wondered if something was going on between him and Emma. But she gave him what he asked for and watched him upstairs before reaching towards the phone and calling Snow. If something was wrong, she wanted to help fix it.
Killian knocked twice on the door, crossing his arms over his chest as it opened.
"Why are you here?" Neal asked, looking at the pirate. He didn't think he had much to worry about, but he still didn't like the pirate showing up at his door.
"Let's talk for a moment. But not here. My ship, ten minutes. If you don't show up, I will not hesitate to hurt you." Killian told Neal before he turned and headed down stairs, thanking Ruby before he made his way out the door and down to the docks.
Eleven minutes later, Neal showed up on the ship looking over to Killian.
"Well, you wanted to talk. Start talking." He said putting his hands on his hips, keeping the space between them. He knew Killian would kill him in a heartbeat and honestly, he didn't want that to happen.
"You remember the last time you were on my ship?" Killian asked, looking over the water before he looked back over to Neal. "You were young and scared the night you came aboard. I went against everything in me to want to keep you, protect you." He said before he started making his way towards Neal. "I promised Milah that one day we would be a family. And part of me wished to believe it. But I knew it would never happen. Something in me told me I would never be a father." Killian said as he stopped a few feet in front of Neal.
"Henry is my son. Mine." Neal said as he looked to Killian finally letting the angry act down. Sure he was pissed off. But things Killian was saying, were almost making sense. Almost.
"Yes, he is your son. But only in DNA. Lad, Henry has been through hell and back. You really want to continue putting him there? He is hurting every time you come near. He hasn't slept in days. If he does sleep, the night mares wake him up and he screams for hours on end. It's painful to watch someone I love go through that. I am sorry that you are hurting as well. But it is henrys choice. You have to respect that." Killian said, hoping his words were going to get through to the man. He wanted to keep his family save and part of him hoped it would work.
"I didn't- I didn't think I was putting him through all that." Neal said moving to sit down. Killian moved and sat down beside him, looking at him.
"Please back off him. Let him have some time to come around because the pain is hurting him. If you want to have a relationship with him one day you need to trust that he will come around." Killian said softly. Neal nodded and let a sigh out.
"It pains me to say you are right but you are. I just don't want to hurt him anymore. I will back off I promise. Can I ask something about my mom?" Neal asked looking to Killian. Killian nodded, waiting for the question.
"Everyone said you kidnapped her and killed her. That's not what happened is it?" Neal asked, almost hating the answer that could come.
"Aye, it's not what happened. But it's not my place to say. You will need to talk to your father, when the time is right." Killian said as he stood up. "I hate to cut this cute moment short, But I have to fix something with Emma." Killian said giving Neal a smile. "Thank you, for agreeing to back off Henry. If you would like, I can put in a good word. Every child needs to know their father, no matter who they call dad." He said before Neal nodded, thanking Killian. They headed off the ship and down the dock, feeling calm and at ease for once.
Emma paced the living room arguing with herself. She shouldn't have gone behind Killian's back twice to do something. First his hand and now this? She wouldn't be surprised if he left her. That thought alone caused her stomach to drop and her mind to go in to over drive.
Henry, sitting on the stairs watching his mom and got an idea. He jumped up and headed to his room grabbing one of the black boxes, tied in a red ribbon of course, and headed back to the living room.
"Hey mom, This was on my window seal." He said looking at her before he held out the box. Emma jumped at the sound of his voice, before putting her hand to her heart freaked out.
"Again?" She said shaking his head. Damn this box always got her heart racing, and not in a good way. Taking it from Henry, she sat down n the couch and opened it. A note fell out first before she saw the charm. A small heart, with what looked like a ship carved on to it.
She unfolded the note and set the box down before she started reading it.
"Long ago, I never thought I would have someone like you in my life. I had been through hell and back, fought more people than I wanted too and lost things that meant more to me than anything.
But then, this blonde walks in to my life and I can't help but want her. She was something else and I loved it. You do more to me than you will ever know. You woke my dead heart; you make me fall in love with you every time I look at you. You made me want to be a better man not only for you but for our son.
I hope that one day we add to our family. I hope to make you my wife. I hope you know how much I love you my princess.
XXX"
Emma looked at the note trying to figure it out. She knew it had to be someone she is around a lot but right now, no one came to mind. Hearing the door open, henry was the first to jump up and run to the door.
"Dad your home!" He said smiling as he hugged Killian, relieved he was home. Killian smiling hugging Henry, kissing his head.
"I couldn't stay away long. How was school?" Killian asked as they moved towards the living room. Henry talked about school and his friends before he headed to his room to grab something. Emma dropped the note and the box before she got up and moved to Killian pulling him to her.
"I'm sorry. I'm so so so sorry." She said in to his chest shaking her head. "I kept fucking this up. I do things without talking to you and I'm sorry." She said looking up to him. Killian kissed her forehead holding her to him.
"I fucked up many times before this became real love. It's what we do." He told her with a small smile. "But I must tell you I did something behind your back." He told her wondering what she would say to him. Emma nodded, wanting him to continue.
"I went to the Inn and talked to Neal. Though it was brief because I made him come to the ship. We talked things over and He isn't that stupid. He agreed to back off. I promised him to talk to Henry, Later on." He said looking at Emma.
How did he do it? How did he manage to put years of revenge and anger behind him for her and Henry? Yet he didn't get upset over some one sending her personal gifts. Something in her head clicked. But she wanted to wait, Make sure she had it right before she said anything.
"Thank you. For being amazing and still being you." She said smiling kissing him again. Henry walked in to the room groaning, though still smiling.
"Gross!" He said looking at them. Killian smirked looking at Henry before looking back to Emma.
"Love, I think my pirate roots are coming back." He teased before he took off after Henry laughing. They ran from the apartment, Emma following smirking as she did. Now it was her turn to flip the gifts on Killian.
A|N: I wrote this 4 times before I settled on this version. The other ones were not working for me. Haha Alright, the talk between Jefferson and Killian?! What did you think about that? And the talk between Neal and Killian? I loved writing these. Oh right, what do you think about Emma FINALLY figuring it out?!
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