The rest of the week went by slow for Emma. She couldn't wait to announce the names of her babies. She, Killian, Henry, and the babies had settled into their house a day after they were released from the hospital. Regina helped get their stuff into the house with her magic, something Emma still had yet to learn. Emma walked out of the nursery quietly, leaving the door slightly cracked as she tiptoed away, clipping the baby monitor to her belt. Of course, that was when the doorbell rang. Emma flinched, waiting for the cries of her newborns, but to her surprise, no crying came.
"Man," Emma whispered to herself, "those kids sleep really well." Emma walked down the stairs to the front door where Henry had already let her parents in. Killian was in the kitchen, cooking something while he tried out his new/old hand.
David walked to the kitchen with a dish and froze.
"Is that-" David started as he sat the dish down.
"Oh yeah," Killian said raising his hand, "I suppose in all the excitement of seeing your grandchildren you didn't notice my new hand."
"I thought it didn't work or something." Snow said looking at it confused.
"That's a long story for another time." Killian said, stepping into the dining room.
Emma hugged her mother who was carrying a sleeping Neal in his car seat. Snow walked to the living room and sat the sleeping baby down next to the couch and draped a thin blanket over the seat. Emma had already changed into the dress her mother had given her, feeling slightly awkward. Emma smoothed her hands over the dress and looked down at it self-consciously.
"It looks great on you." Snow said, walking over and hugging her.
"I have a question." Emma said, "No one ever told me what Ursula wanted with the twins." Emma looked from her mother to her father for answers.
"There was a curse-" Her mother started.
"Of course there was." Emma interrupted, "How am I not surprised."
"But it wasn't because they were your children, "David said, "It was because they were Killian's." David looked at Killian with a grim look.
"What? Why?" Killian said, looking around the room.
"They needed the child of someone who had been to Neverland." Snow said, "Something about your children having magic from you because you lived there?"
"Well," Killian said, cocking an eyebrow.
"I-I don't need to hear about anything else that's magical." David said, putting his hands up.
Everyone laughed as Emma walked towards the kitchen to see what Killian had been cooking.
"What are you making?" Emma asked lifting the lid of the pot on the stove, "It smells really good."
"Aye," Killian said walking back into the kitchen from the dining room, "Before I lost my hand, I wasn't just the ships Captain." Killian walked up behind her, wrapping both of this hands around her. "It should be nearly done, " he said in her ear.
Just then, a cry rang out through the baby monitor, followed by another one.
"Feeding time," Emma said, breaking free of Killian's embrace and making her way upstairs.
"Do you need any help?" Snow ask, "Don't be afraid to ask for it, you do have twins after all."
"Uh, yeah, sure, I could use an extra pair of arms while Killian is cooking." Emma said, walking up the stairs, Snow following behind her.
Once in the room, Emma picked up the closest baby, which was Johanna. Her mother entered the room behind her, scooping up Liam and soothing him with ease as she bounced and swayed. Emma still had yet to get the mom of a baby thing down. Emma sat in the rocking chair Marco had made for her and grabbed the thin blanket draped over the back and began nursing and rocking Johanna.
"Do you have names picked yet?" Snow asked, sitting in a matching rocking chair made for Killian.
"Yes, but not telling." Emma said smiling.
"Ah," Snow said, "This is what payback feels like." Snow and Emma giggled.
"Yeah," Emma said laughing.
Once both babies were fed, Emma and Snow took the babies down to the men and Emma went back up to pack the diaper bag. She lifted a small dress up, looking at the lace and frills. She never thought she would have a daughter, or even another baby for that matter and now she had two.
Emma finished putting diapers, wipes, and other things in the bag and walked down. Everyone was ready to go with food in containers and jackets on. The babies slept peacefully in their infant car seats as they were lifted and put into the car. Shortly after they got there, the party went into full swing. All the women cooed over the babies and all the men congratulated Emma and Killian.
After everyone got settled, David walked over to Emma from across the room.
"So, are we going to hear the names of our new grandchildren?" David said, sitting next to Snow who was across the table with Neal. Emma picked up Johanna and Killian picked up Liam and they walked to the middle of the room.
"We gave the names of our babies a lot of thought," Emma said, "We wanted their names to mean something, to be named for people important in our family." Emma looked at her mother, "I know it's not tradition in the Enchanted Forest to have middle names, but I was having a hard time choosing who to honor, so…" Emma looked out towards the rest of the diner, "Everyone, meet Princess Johanna Ruth Jones and Prince Liam Leo Jones." Everyone cheered as Emma looked back to her parents who now had tears in their eyes.
Snow stood up and hugged Emma, placing a hand on Johanna's head and kissing it gently, then moving to Liam and doing the same.
"Nice to meet you, Johanna and Liam." Snow said, through her happy tears. David reached his hand to meet Johanna's and her little fingers wrapped around his index finger.
"They're perfect names, Emma." He said, smiling and kissing Emma on the forehead.