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Emma awoke the next morning with a start as her hand found Killian lying shirtless with her under the covers. She moved slowly as she rested her head on his chest, putting her hand next to her head. Emma sighed as she closed her eyes, listening to his heart continue rhythmically. His heart began to beat faster as he started to stir. Emma looked up to see him looking at her, love in his eyes.
"Oh, I-I just," Emma started as she began sitting up.
"I know," Killian said, guiding Emma's head back to his chest. "Believe me, love, it feels just as good feeling it in there as it does for you to listen." Emma stroked his chest hairs as she continued listening to his heartbeat.
"Killian," Emma said swirling her finger around, "What do you think we should do?"
"What do you mean, love," Killian said lifting her head with his finger on her chin.
"Well," Emma said sitting up, "We are going to have a baby together. Maybe we should figure out what we want to do before the baby gets here."
"Aye," Killian said, sitting up on his bad arm, "Like if we want to live together or something." Killian got up and grabbed a newspaper from the night stand, "I have been looking at a dwelling for myself, I'm sure I could look for one with a few more bedrooms."
"A-A few?" Emma said, "How many babies do you think I'm having?" Emma laughed as she stood up, the swimming in her head finally gone.
"Y-You don't know?" Killian said walking towards Emma and grabbing her hands, "Those bloody doctors really need to learn a few things about good form."
"Killian?" Emma asked warily as she looked at his grinning face, "What are you talking about?"
"W-Well maybe we should go in the living room," Killian said, "I may need some defensive backup for this one."
"Killian, just tell me," Emma said loudly, causing her mother to burst into the room.
"What's going on?" Snow said concerned.
"I-I, well," Killian started, "It seems I'm the only one those bloody doctors told then."
"What?!" Snow and Emma both shouted.
"You're to have twins, Swan." Killian said putting his arms up in defense. Emma felt as if all the air in the room was sucked out as she sat on the bed, eyes wide and mouth hanging open. She looked up to her mother who was smiling from ear to ear. Then Henry and David came into the room.
"What's going on?" David said, looking from Snow to Emma to Killian, "What did you do?" He said to Killian accusingly.
"I-I'm having twins," Emma said as she looked at her father in a daze. Henry ran to Emma and hugged her hard.
"This is awesome!" Henry said, "I get two new siblings." Henry was grinning from ear to ear and in that moment resembled his grandmother so much. Emma stood up once he let go. Walking slowly to the bathroom.
"I'm glad you're excited, kid," Emma said looking at him and faking a smile," I-I'm just gonna need a little time to get used to this."
Emma walked as everyone watched her, concerned. She went into the bathroom and shut the door gently. Emma walked to the toilet and sat on the closed lid, putting her head in her hands as her elbows rested on her knees. Two babies? Two new lives that she was responsible for? Two more lives that she would have to protect from the never-ending villains that seemed to always find her and her family.
The tears began to fall before she even knew what was happening. A light knock fell on the door as Emma sat crying, creaking open before she had a chance to answer. Emma looked up to see a sympathetic look from her mother. Emma tried to stop crying and wipe the tears from her eyes, but the tears continued to fall without her permission. Snow kneeled down next to Emma, pushing hair behind her ears.
"Emma," Snow said, a motherly tone in her voice, "I know it's scary and a lot to take in, but this is amazing news."
"Amazing?" Emma said laughing sarcastically, "I can barely keep Henry safe, how can I do that with two babies? Two babies were taken from you minutes after birth, I-I just-." Emma looked down at her hands.
Snow moved to look at Emma directly in the eyes, "And then good won, Emma. I know it took awhile with you," Snow grabbed Emma's hands and squeezed, "but I got both of my babies back. Good always wins." Snow said, sounding an awful lot like Henry.
Emma squeezed Snow's hands back, smiling through her tears, "You're right." Emma said looking down at her and her mother's hands.
Snow stood and lifted Emma's head by her chin, "You should probably go talk to Killian." Snow said as she removed her hand from Emma's chin and went to the door, "He's beating himself up because he thinks this is his fault."
"Oh, I-I didn't mean," Emma started as she wiped the tears from her eyes and took a deep breath, "I should go talk to him." Snow grabbed Emma's hand as they walked out together. Killian was sitting at the dining table, a cup of hot cocoa with whipped cream and cinnamon sitting in front of him, an extra one sitting next to it. Emma cleared her throat, causing Killian to turn his head to her.
"Th-This ones for you," Killian said pushing it towards her, "You can have cocoa right?" Emma giggled at his worried look, causing Killian to relax.
"Yeah, I can have cocoa," Emma said sitting next to him and grabbing his hand, "I'm sorry I freaked out, I-I was just scared."
"But you feel better now, love?" Killian asked, turning to her.
"Yeah," She said looking at her mother who was now rocking a fussing Neal in her room. A sentimental smile crept along Emma's mouth as she looked back to Killian, "I feel much better."
