Chapter Twelve

Decisions

"Henry," Emma breathed out.

Henry rushed over to Emma's side. "Mom, you're okay!"

Emma nodded. "Yeah, I'm okay; but look at you! You've grown so tall."
Henry laughed "I saw you two months ago."

"And that gave you plenty of time to grow," Emma laughed.

Henry nodded. "Yeah."

Killian walked in, holding Harper's hand. He was carrying four to-go cups from Granny's: three regular sized and one small size for Harper. "You're awake."

Emma nodded. "Yeah, and I see you woke Harper up." She laughed.

Killian shook his head. "Oh, no. She woke me up."

Emma laughed and looked at Harper. "Is that so?"

Harper giggled. "Maybe."

The four of them enjoyed some hot chocolate while they listened to Henry talk about his college adventures until, finally, Regina showed up.

"How are you doing?" Regina asked Emma.

"I'm doing alright," Emma said.

Regina smiled. "Congrats on the baby, by the way."

Emma smiled. "Thanks."

"I found some stuff about how to get the magic out of you," Regina explained.

Emma nodded. "How?"
Regina shifted. "Well, it's rather risky-"

"No," Killian said. "We can't do anything risky. We can't risk hurting Emma or the baby."

Emma put her hand on Killian's arm. "It's okay, Killian. I'll be okay."

Killian looked at her. "We can't risk it."

"You don't even know what it is yet," Regina said.

"What is it, then?" Killian asked.

"Well, someone with magic, which will be me, has to extract the potions out of Emma, and possibly your baby, using magic," Regina explained.

Emma nodded. "Okay, how is it risky?"

"Magic is always risky, and I… I haven't ever done this spell before. Plus, I don't know how the magic will affect your baby," Regina sighed. "I'll give you two time to decide." Regina gestured for Henry to follow her out of the room.

Henry picked up Harper. "Come on, we gotta give Mom and Dad time to talk."

Harper nodded reluctantly. "Okay, but be quick!"

Emma sighed when the door closed and it was only her and Killian in the room. She covered her face with her hands. "Why did this have to happen?"

Killian rubbed Emma's arm. "I'm sorry, Emma."

Emma pulled her hands away from her face and sat up. She looked at Killian. "For what?"

"You had to go through all of that sorrow and pain the past few days while you were alone and pregnant. I should've been there," Killian said.

"You couldn't have known that I was going to be kidnapped. This is not your fault." Emma put her hand on Killian's cheek. "Okay?"

Killian nodded. "What do you want to do, love?"

Emma sighed and pulled her hand down and rested it on her stomach. "I want our baby to be safe."

Killian nodded. "Aye, love. I do to."

"I think the only way to do that is by letting Regina do it."

Killian shook his head. "I don't want to risk you or the baby getting hurt." He looked down at Emma's stomach.
"Hey, look at me," Emma said. Killian looked up at his wife. "I'm going to by fine and so is the baby."

Killian nodded. "I know, but not this way."

"Killian, please."

Killian shook his head. "I'll tell Regina 'no.'"

The door opened and Dr. Whale walked in. "Just checking up again. Anything happen?"

Emma shook her head. "No. Nothing." She watched as Killian walked out of the room and called Regina, Henry, and Harper back in.

"You ready?" Regina asked.

"Ready for what?" Whale asked.

"Um… well… Regina's going to take the magic from the potions out of me," Emma said.

"No, she's not," Killian argued.

"You shouldn't do that until the baby is born," Whale said.

"We don't have nine months," Regina said. "We need to do this now."

Whale shook his head. "I know that magic is your speciality, Regina, but if something goes wrong… you could hurt or maybe kill the baby."

Emma squeezed her eyes closed and let out a shaky breath.

Killian looked at her. "Are you alright, Emma?"

Emma shook her head. "I… can't… breath," she got out.

"Whale!" Killian yelled.

Whale looked over. He checked Emma's monitor. "She's losing oxygen!" Whale pushed Killian aside and grabbed an oxygen mask.

Emma gasped for breath as Whale put the oxygen mask in place. She finally relaxed when she could take normal breaths.

Killian pushed Whale away and rushed over to Emma's side. "Are you alright?"

Emma nodded slowly. She closed her eyes.

"Emma! What's happening?" Killian shouted.

"She's falling asleep, Hook," Whale said. "Don't worry."

"Don't worry? My wife almost died!" Killian yelled.

"Is Mommy okay?" Harper asked. She came up to Killian and tugged on the bottom of his jacket.

Killian looked down at her and picked her up. "Mommy will be okay. Why don't we get you to school. You're late."

Harper shook her head. "I want to stay with Mommy."

"Mommy has to take a nap. You can see her after school," Killian explained. "Aunt Regina can take you to school."

Regina nodded and reached her arms out. "Yeah, I can. Come on, sweetie."

Harper shook her head and held onto Killian. "I don't want to go."

Killian rubbed her back. "Please, love."

"No, Daddy. I want to stay here with you and Mommy."

Killian sighed. "Alright. You can stay."

"Thank you, Daddy." Harper smiled.

When Emma woke up, the oxygen mask was off and she felt perfectly fine. She looked to her side and saw Harper sleeping in Killian's arms and Killian was looking at her with love in his eyes.

"Hey, pirate," Emma said quietly.

Killian looked up at Emma. "Hey, love. How are you feeling?"

Emma shrugged.

Killian stood up and gently placed Harper back on the armchair that they were sitting down in. He walked over to Emma and kissed her head. "And the baby?"

"Completely fine," Emma assured. "Well, as far as I know."

Killian nodded. "Good."

"Is Harper doing okay?" Emma asked.

"She won't leave this room if it means she has to be away from you. I couldn't get her to go to school this morning."
Emma sighed. "She's so young. She shouldn't have had to deal with being separated from her mother."

Killian nodded. "I agree."

"I agree to, but sadly, she'll just have to deal with it," a voice said.

Emma and Killian looked up.

"What do you want?" Killian growled.

"Your baby's magic," King George said with a laugh.

Sorry that this chapter was a little shorter than the rest. Let me know what you thought about the chapter!