Back to Reality

After leaving Wonderland, happy and proud to have reunited a Father with his daughter and to have given them their happy endings, the happy couple slowly made their way back to their own realm, to see their own family and to get back to reality. Before they went home though, they made a quick stop in the Enchanted Forest to check on Robin and the Evil Queen, to make sure they were happy and that things were going well for them. After all, the Evil Queen had risked her life to give her parents and friends time to get to her for the final battle.

They didn't stay long though, after congratulating them on their engagement and giving the Queen recent pictures of Henry and a mirror to contact him if she wanted, they finally took a portal back home, eager to see their friends and family again and to tell them all about their travels, the friends they had met up with and the new friends they had made.

When the Jolly Roger entered Storybrooke again, their friends and family were waiting for them with a large "Welcome Back" banner.

"I can't believe our honeymoon is already over... I didn't see time pass." Emma told him.

"I know, me neither, but we had fun." he smiled.

"Yes, we did. We had a lot of fun." She replied, thinking especially about all the time they had spent in their bed, before they left the ship to hug their families.

They went to eat all together at Granny's and, there, Emma and Killian told everyone what they had seen and done during their honeymoon.

"And after seeing his older self from the wish Realm, Killian stopped drinking rum and he started exercising. He even immediately ordered a salad for his lunch." Emma told Regina with a chuckle.

"Can you blame me? I don't want to end up like him!" Killian argued.

"You won't. He was driven to this by sadness and loss. I already told you that you didn't have to worry." Emma told him.

"I know, Love, but I'm still going to be more careful. For me and for you." Killian winked at her, making Henry chuckle.

"Are they ever going to visit us? Alice and Old Hook?" Henry asked.

"Maybe, who knows? What matters now is that they're back together and happy." Emma smiled.

"Anyway, the two of you look happy, that's what's important." Snow smiled.

"Yes, we are." Emma nodded.

"And tomorrow, back to work." David told her.

"Yes. Believe it or not, I'm looking forward to it. A new normal." Killian smiled.

The evening went well and they all ended up going back home. Killian made sure to carry Emma to enter their house and they settled back in, still a bit in their honeymoon bubble.

During dinner, they had given their friends and family the few presents they had brought back from their trips. It wasn't much, most realms didn't have souvenir shops, but they still managed to find a little something for everyone. Gold was especially happy to get a rare and powerful plant that they had brought back for him.

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The next morning, Henry came over from Regina's house before school to have breakfast with his mother and new step father. Then, they dropped him off at school and went to the station, ready to get back to their normal everyday lives, as a married couple.

That day, Emma had lunch with Lilly while Killian had lunch with Smee and, after work, they went home with Henry, cooked dinner together, and watched a movie, all three of them, as a family.

"So, is it too soon for me to ask when you'll start working on a baby sibling for me?" Henry asked them at the end of the movie.

"We're working on it, kid." Emma smiled.

"Good, because I want a little brother or a little sister before I'm done with high school." He insisted.

"What, you're going to start an Operation Swan-Jones baby?" Killian asked Henry with an amused smile.

"Operation Captain Savior baby sounds better, doesn't it?" Emma added, amused.

"Operation Mini Captain Swan. I thought about it, but there's not much I could do to help." Henry winked at them, making Emma blush and Killian chuckle.

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Emma and Killian's first week back went by without any major problem. Of course it was weird sometimes not being all alone together all the time, they had gotten used to it quite fast, but they had all night together and they enjoyed being in each others arms. They managed to find the perfect balance in their life between work, friends, magical problems and family.

They knew that if they spent all day together, at work and at home, things could get hard after a time so they took turn going on patrol and made a point in eating lunch with other people at least 2 a week, if not more.

As for the baby sibling they had promised Henry with, they were more than happy to work on it, eager to create a little life of their own.

I hope you liked this little Christmas present from me to you. I'm sorry this chapter is the shortest, but it's Christmas Eve and this time you have more time for your family ;-)

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Merry Christmas

Lorelei Candice Black