Chapter 18

Hello my lovely readers! HAPPY ONCE DAY! I'm kind of mad about this episode but also kind a see why they did what they did (I won't spoil it) but I also loved the ending. Also, we FINALLY got some good daddy charming moments! I'm nervous for what the rest of the season holds. Until than, here is another chapter.

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Zoe reached into Emma's purse and pulled out her phone. Under the circumstances she wasn't allowed to have one of her own.

"Hello Love"

"Hey Killian, it's Zoe"

"Well if it isn't my other love. Did you and Emma have fun shopping"

His remark made Zoe blush, She still wasn't fully used to the pet names "Yea, we did. Um, we're going to pick up dinner, did you have any requests?"

"Well Emma knows what I like but I guess I'll just take a burger from wherever you two decide to stop"

"Okay, anything else?"

"Why don't you grab a large fry and a couple of milkshakes as well" He added knowing that Emma wouldn't want him ordering that.

"Okay. We'll be home soon than" Zoe said

"Alright lass, I'll probably be getting home around the same time as you lot"

"Sounds good…bye" and with that she hung up the phone.

"So what did Killian order or do I even want to know?" Emma said as soon as she hung up

"Well, He wants a burger"

"Typical, but I know that's not all he wants" She said giving Zoe a small smile. She was realizing now that he was truly out to spoil her plan to eat healthy.

"Yea…he ordered a large fry and a couple of milkshakes for us to share"

"That's so Killian. I swear, if I wasn't around he would weigh 300 pounds!" She laughed. Zoe couldn't hold back her own laughter at this point. The idea of Killian as a 300 pound man was quite the picture. Maybe Emma was right to try and curve his eating habits a bit, even if he did try to fight her at every turn.

"That would be…interesting" Zoe added through her own laughter.

"Alright. Let's stop by the diner and grab that and than we'll head home. Did he mention when he would be there?"

"Yea, he said he would be there around the same time as us"

"Perfect! We can all just relax and play a game" Emma said. She really wanted to try and make up for her over reaction in the parking garage at the mall. She knew that they were probably going to have to talk about it with Killian, but until than, she was going to try and act like they were a normal Mother and Daughter.

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Killian hung up the phone after talking with Zoe. He thought it was so cute the way that she still wasn't fully sure how to act around him and that she always ended up trying to abruptly end a conversation or interaction when she didn't know what to do. There was something about it that he knew he would miss when she did eventually get comfortable.

"Sargent" Came one of his officers breaking his train of thought.

"Yea?"

"This just came in. Apparently there has been some mob activity in neighboring states and all signs point to it coming our way next" His officer explained handing him the report. Killian looked it over and saw the string of robberies and shootings that were all linked to the mob in one way or another. His heart fell into his stomach. He really hoped that this didn't mean that they were coming for Zoe.

"Thanks Nelson. I'll get in contact with these departments and see what information we may need to combat this. Thanks you" He said dismissing the officer. He than shut his office door and called David.

"Killian, I figured you would be calling. I just got the same memo"

"How worried should we be?"

"Honestly? I'm not quite sure yet. However it wouldn't be a good idea to let Zoe be out and about or on her own."

"Aye, after the sister incident, we don't have any plans of doing that."

"I know that gave you guys a scare but I think you handled it really well. I know that couldn't have been easy. By the way, how you are you both feeling about everything?"

"Now that the sister issue has passed I think we're finally catching our stride. I don't know how Zoe feels but Emma and I already think of her as our daughter"

"That's good to hear. Say, Mary and I were thinking about coming down for a visit. We want to get to know Zoe a bit more and also prep her for the upcoming trial"

"We'd love to have you mate. Speaking of the trial, do we have a date for that?"

"Not quite yet. His arraignment isn't for another two weeks"

"You guys are that behind?"

"Unfortunately yes but I'll let you know if we can move that up"

"Thanks mate. Well I have to head out and meet the girls at home for dinner but I'll let them know you said hi"

"Thanks Killian, I'll get back to you on when we can come down"

"Sounds good. Talk to you later"

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Emma and Elizabeth pulled into the small diner and went in to order their food and were quickly out the door with the bags and cups in hand. They pulled into their drive way at the same time as Killian.

"Well that was good timing. How was work?" Emma said as Killian came around to her side of the car.

"It was fine, nothing much to report. Do you lovelies need help carrying things in?"

"I think we have the food if you want to grab the clothes" Emma said giving him a quick peck

"Oh that's right, how did you…I guess you did really well" He said as he opened the trunk and saw the mirage of different bags

"Sorry…I don't Emma I didn't need that much" Zoe said coming around the back of the car. She was worried that he was mad that they had bought too much.

"Oh no love" He quickly countered putting a hand on her shoulder "I'm so happy you were able to find a lot of things that you liked! I'm always just amazed at the large variety of woman's clothing" He joked "Seriously, I will buy you as many clothes as you want if it makes you happy" He said sealing in his approval.

"Well I think these will be enough for quite a while" Zoe said feeling a bit relived.

"Well as long as your happy. Now lets get inside he said grabbing the last bag and hanging it off his wrist before shutting the trunk.

The three of them enjoyed what could only be described as a normal family evening. They ate and shared and joked while playing the game of life. Eventually they all realized their own exhaustion and headed to bed.

"Love, I need to tell you something" Killian said as he slid into bed

"What?" Emma said turning around with her toothbrush in her mouth still

"Something came in at work. There have been a series of crimes that have been credited to the mob…the same group that is after Zoe"

Emma stopped brushing her teeth and quickly spit out the foam into the sink "Killian what are you saying?"

"I'm not saying anything. We have no idea if this is linked to Zoe or not but, it's something we should be aware of"

"Are they coming for her?"

"I don't know. I just wanted to keep you informed because we agreed that we would be honest with each other. I did call your dad and he said that we shouldn't let up on our watch but that we don't need to be to worried"

"Well someone around here knows who she is" Emma said sitting down on the bed

"What?" Killian said sitting up in the bed and looking her in the eye

"When we went to the mall a young man came up calling her Elizabeth. I told him he needed to back off and that we didn't know any Elizabeth. He started trying to talk to Zoe and I told him that you were the sarget and I would get him charged with harassment and that's when he finally left"

"Did Zoe know him?"

"Yea, it's one of her foster brothers. She was pretty upset that I wouldn't let her talk to him and we ended up shouting at each other."

"Emma" Killian said reaching out and placing his hand on hers

"It's okay. As soon as we started yelling I stopped and we talked it out and she understands but, it's those kind of things that make me paranoid."

"I know, I know" he said wrapping her into his arms and gently stoking her hair. He hated seeing Emma this worried about Zoe. "She is going to be safe. I promise. We are not going to let anything happen to her, but Emma" He paused as he took her face into his hands. "I need you to believe that. If you are always worried and thinking about the what if's of our situation, you are never going to be able to just enjoy being with Zoe, and she needs that as much as she neds our protection"

"What did I do to deserve you?"

"It's I who don't deserve you love"

"You always know what to say to help me see things straight. I hadn't really thought about how my anxiety was making Zoe feel"

"I know love, because you wouldn't never do anything to hurt her in any way" He said before kissing her forehead.

"I really do love her. I know we haven't been a family long, but she has made her way into my heart in a way I can't describe"

"I know, I feel the same way. We're going to be just fine" he said as they finally laid down with Emma's head on his chest "Speaking of family, your dad said he and your mom would like to come for a visit"

"Really? I guess that would be nice"

"He said they want to get to know Zoe but they also want to help prep her for the trial"

"I totally forgot about that. I hope she's going to be okay with all of that"

"That's why they want to come love. We're going to make sure she is as comfortable as possible" He than kissed the top of her head "Now let's get some sleep, it's been a long day" and with that he reached over and turned off the light.