Happy Once day everybody! We have made it through the hiatus! This chapter has a lot of dialogue in it. I just couldn't stop writing! I hope you enjoy and please leave me reviews/comments!

Emma and Henry slid into their booth both sitting across from Killian who was already waiting. Killian greeted them both "Good morning Swan, Henry."

Emma gave him a smile as she said good morning and Henry nodded at him "Mom says you got a boat Killian. Maybe sometime you can show it to me?"

"Aye lad, maybe we could start up those lessons again. I'm going to need a first mate for my crew." He said, flashing Emma a wink and a smile.

"Cool" said Henry.

Ruby brought out three mugs of cocoa with cinnamon and placed it on the table and started drumming her pen on her notepad of paper. "I see your family breakfasts have grown by a person Emma" giving her a sly smile "what will it be this morning?"

Emma and Henry ordered their usual, Killian just said that he would have what they are having with a smile directed at Emma. Ruby rolled her eyes and went back to the kitchen placing their order.

"So, uh, Henry, when you have some time maybe we can go down to the docks later? I still have a lot of work to be done on my ship, and I'd be happy to have some assistance." Said Killian, giving the boy a big smile.

"Yeah that sounds great! Except… mom and I have plans tonight." Henry looked over at his mom who wrapped her arm around his shoulders.

"Yeah, Henry and I have a date tonight."

"A date?" Said Killian with a puzzled look on his face.

"Yeah, Henry and I haven't had a lot of time to spend together lately. So we're going to get dinner and watch a movie at the loft. Oh and Henry, I already texted Mary-Margaret. She and David plan to be out for a good part of the evening, so we'll have the loft to ourselves."

"Awesome. As much as I love my baby uncle, it really does get annoying listening to him cry when you are trying to watch TV."

Emma laughed and hugged her son closer to her. Ruby arrived with three plates of food and the three of them did not hesitate to dig in.

Killian couldn't help but watch his Swan as she and Henry began talking about their plans for the evening. The way her face would light up and laugh when Henry would say something funny. It made him smile to watch his Swan and her son bond together. He also couldn't help but feel a tinge of guilt knowing that he took away so much of her time away from her son. He knew what it felt like to be abandoned by his parents. He definitely did not want that feeling for Henry.

"Killian?" Emma's voice broke him out of his trance "what's wrong? You aren't eating."

"I was just thinking. No worries."

Emma gave him a knowing look, meaning that they will talk later. Henry stuffed his last bit of pancake into his mouth and downed the rest of his cocoa. "Well, I've got to get going. I promised my other mom that I'd stop over and see her today and I told Belle I'd help out at the shop. I'll see you tonight Mom. Killian, I hope you'll join us for breakfast again soon. I can't wait to see your ship!" Emma slid out of the booth to allow Henry to get out, grabbed him by the shoulders and planted a kiss at the top of his forehead. "I'll see you tonight Henry. Have a good day!"

Emma watched as Henry practically flew through the door. She shook her head and smiled. He was getting to be so big. She looked back down at Killian who was moving pieces of egg around with his fork and staring down. She sat back down in the booth and her leg found his as she brushed her foot against him.

That got his attention. "Sorry love. I was just thinking again." Killian said, finally scooping up some of his eggs and taking a bite.

Emma grabbed his hand and leaned over the table. "What have you been thinking about?"

"Oh. Just some things…"He scratched behind his ear and glanced around at the busy diner. "I'd rather not talk about it here though Swan. Let's just enjoy the rest of our breakfast."

"Mmm. But you know, you can talk to me about it right?"

Killian nodded and the two of them finished their breakfast in silence. Occasionally Emma would look up to see Killian staring off, obviously thinking about something. Her instincts told her that something weighed heavily on his mind. She couldn't think of what it would be, considering they had a pleasant meal with Henry. Was he bothered that she was having a date with him tonight? No, of course not. That couldn't be it. When they had both finished their meals Emma stood up and put her coat on and reached down for Killian's hand and pulled him up until he was standing. He followed her out the door. Once they were outside Emma said "What's bothering you Killian?"

Killian closed his eyes and let out a sigh. He reached for her hand again and they started walking. He wasn't really sure where they were walking to, but he just knew he wanted to be away from other people. "Swan" He finally said and Emma looked up at him, "I was just thinking and feeling a little guilty over taking up so much of your time. Time away from Henry. If I had it my way I'd spend every waking minute with you. But I know that isn't fair. And lately I haven't wanted to let you go."

Emma stopped walking and turned to face Killian. She put her hand on his face and with her thumb traced small circles across his skin. "Hey" she said in a soft voice "you don't have to worry about that. Henry and I talked this morning. That's why we're hanging out tonight. You don't need to feel guilty over wanting to spend time with me. But I just need to be better at dividing my time up between all the people I care about." Her eyes were soft and she gave Killian a smile before she continued. "Besides, I haven't wanted to let you go either." And she wrapped her arms around him and pulled him down for a kiss.

"I don't want the lad to feel like he has lost his mother. I know that feeling all too well and I don't want to be the cause of it. I don't want him to resent me for stealing you away from him."

Emma straightened up and looked at Killian, "Henry has more family than he knows what to do with. He isn't loosing anyone. With Regina being heartbroken over Robin, he is spending as much time every day with her as he can. As much as she will allow. He spends time with David learning how to sword fight and even Mary Margaret sometimes. He loves spending time with his uncle Neal. He still helps out at the shop with Belle. And Killian, he likes spending time with you too. He is so happy that you have a ship and he is thrilled to be out on the water again and learn things from you. You aren't stealing me away from him, Killian. I know Henry…if he ever gets bothered by my lack of spending time with him, he'll just come right out and tell me, like he did today. I'm going to have to figure out times where he and I can just hang out. But I also know that he stays pretty busy too. I might not be able to go out on a date with you every night Killian, but you and I have to spend time together too. We have to get to know one another more if we want this relationship to work. And I do." She pressed herself up closer to him again and stood on her toes to give him a quick peck on his lips.

Killian smiled and gave a quick sigh of relief. Taking Emma's hand in his again, they started walking down the sidewalk again. "Thank you, Love. Are you sure the lad likes me though? Likes the idea of us together?"

"He is coming around to it. And he likes you." She gave his hand a squeeze. "I've got to run to the station quick and check on things, but can we talk later?"

Killian nodded and pulled her into an embrace. He lifted her chin up to him and gave her a slow and passionate kiss.

"It's when you do that that makes it hard to let go." Emma said, practically out of breath.

Killian smiled. "Have fun tonight. I'll talk to you later Swan." He turned and walked back towards the diner. Emma smiled and headed towards the station, not ready to face the mound of paperwork that was still piled up on her desk.

Around five that night Henry came into the station, pulling Emma away from her work. She was happy to be done for the day and grimaced at the stack of papers still left on her desk; she had only managed to plow through half of it. She grabbed her coat and keys and locked up the station.

"So Kid, where do you want to go for dinner?"

"How about pizza? I'm getting kinda tired of Granny's."

Emma laughed, "You got it kid!" and drove to the only pizza place in town. The two of them sat down and waited for their dinner and Henry relayed his entire day to her. Telling her about helping out at the shop and some clues he was finding that might possibly help out with operation mongoose. She asked about Regina and Henry said that she was starting to seem a little bit better. Operation mongoose seemed to put her in better spirits. Emma smiled and told Henry how proud she was of him.

Their pizza arrived and they both dug in. Emma told Henry a few of the funny things she found in some of the cases that she had gone through that day. They both laughed and had a great time. "Hey kid, this pizza isn't that bad. We should come here more often."

"Yeah, this could be our spot."

Emma smiled. "I like it kid. So what movie do you want to watch tonight?"

"Well actually. I really want to watch the Pirates of the Caribbean movies. But I think it would be hilarious to watch those with Killian."

They both laughed. Emma could picture it right now. Killian watching Captain Jack Sparrow. She could barely breathe. "That would be hilarious kid, but tonight is just about the two of us."

"I really don't mind it mom. Just as long as you two don't make out on the couch, I'm okay."

Emma smiled at Henry. "Are you sure kid?"

"Mom just invite your boyfriend over. It'll be fun."

Emma laughed again and began dialing Killian's number on her phone.

"Hey, what are you doing right now?" Emma asked as Killian answered.

"Swan…aren't you with Henry tonight?"

"Yeah I am and we want to invite you over to watch a movie with us." Emma couldn't help but let out a quiet giggle.

"Swan, I thought it was just you and Henry tonight?"

Henry at that point grabbed the phone from Emma "Killian, I am the one who is inviting you over to watch a movie. It's about pirates. You'll like it. Come over!"

Henry hung up and they both started laughing again. They boxed up the rest of their pizza and headed back to the loft.