The next morning Emma decided that although she had planned to go back to work she couldn't face her father just yet. She was still furious at him for the way he'd reacted and he hadn't spoken a word to her since she told her parents her news. Instead she decided to call her Doctors office and get herself booked in to see a midwife for that afternoon then tidy the apartment up as Henry would be coming back home after school. She'd not seen Henry in five days now and really missed him. Luckily they had been able to text and facetime to keep in touch.

'Good morning beautiful' she heard from behind her and instinctively turned to face her handsome pirate. It was only then when she saw his swollen and bruised face that she remembered the full events of the night. 'Oh god Killian!' she exclaimed when she saw, reaching her hand up to softly touch the bruise and gauge how bad it was. 'It's worse than it looks love, I promise' he said wincing as her fingers brushed against the tender skin. 'You should have left the peas on longer' Emma said moving her hand away so as not to hurt him any more. 'Aye, and your father would still be down The Rabbit Hole lass' he replied trying to cheer her up. 'It's fine love, honestly. It will heal'

'No Killian it's not fine I can't believe he hit you'

'I can, I'd have done the same. Or worse'

Emma shot him a look told him he better shut up if he didn't want another fist in his face and moved in closer to him so she could feel his warmth more. As always he was naked under the sheets (something that seldom surprised her any more)but they were doing nothing to hide his very hard bulging penis. 'seriously how can you be so aroused right now?' she asked him with a slight nod to his nether regions. 'Swan, I don't think I could wake up next to you and not be aroused love' he replied breathily. Shaking her head Emma got out of bed and pulled on his shirt then crossed the room to call the doctors office.

'My appointment is 1.30pm will you be coming?' Emma asked Killian.

'Of course I will love but hadn't you better get going to work? You're already late' he replied after glancing at the clock.

'I'm not going in, I can't face David just yet and I've got a few things to do around here anyway. Henry will be home tonight and there's no groceries in plus the place could do with a tidy'

Killian looked around noting that there was nothing untidy about the apartment but deciding not to bring it up, he got out of bed and headed for the shower. 'Then I guess I'll go to the station love. make sure your fathers still alive after last night. Meet me at Granny's for lunch at 12?' Emma agreed and turned to ready herself for the day.

On his way to the Sheriff's station Killian decided to stop by Granny's to pick David some coffee up, he figured he'd need it.

*knock knock knock* Killian rapped lightly on the door to the office. When he looked in he saw David with his head on the desk and his arms thrown over his head as if to shield out all the light he could.

David looked up at the noise expecting to see Emma walking towards her desk but was surprised to find Killian standing there awkwardly holding two cups in his hand.

'I took the liberty of picking you up some coffee. Figured you'd need it this morning. It's black' Killian said passing David the hot cup.

'Thanks. Where's Emma?' David asked taking the cup.

'She's not coming in mate. We have a doctor appointment later on and she said she has stuff to do before Henry comes home later'

'So basically she's avoiding me? Can't say I blame her after last night' David replied upon seeing the swelling and bruises spread across Killian's face. 'How's your jaw?'

'It'll heal'

'I'm sorry'

'Don't worry about it'

'Oh my head won't stop spinning it's so sore. How come you're not hungover?'

'Pirate, mate' Killian replied taking a sip of his own coffee.

'Anyway I figured I'd give you a hand with that missing person's case you have or whatever you're doing today while Emma's not here' Killian said casually.

David wasn't sure why but he accepted the pirates offer of help. God knows he could do with it the state he was in and he wasn't that bad company either. If David was completely honest with himself he couldn't find a fault with Hook. Ever since they'd returned from Neverland he had noticed him and his daughter getting closer and he knew there was more to the relationship than they were letting on. He'd suspected there was more to the relationship than even they knew themselves but had ignored it and decided it was Emma's life. He actually liked Hook and he could tell from the way he looked at Emma that he wouldn't hurt her but as her father it was his job to be protective. It was hard being a father to a 30 year old woman who you had only known for two years but he was slowly learning.

'Do you think she will forgive me?' He asked Killian a few hours later whilst they were sat in the midst of a huge pile of paperwork, luckily Killian had helped Emma many times in the past and knew what he was doing.

'Course she will mate, I'm meeting her at Granny's for lunch in 20 minutes why don't you come with me? You could do with getting some food down you'

David agreed and started to put their work away then set about locking up. Luckily it had been a quiet day so far and the coffee had cleared his head enough for him to drive.

They arrived at Granny's ten minutes early and were putting their orders in when Emma pulled up in her yellow bug.

She was unsure about going to Granny's, she knew her and Ruby would know she was pregnant already because surely her scent had changed over the past couple of months but she couldn't avoid it forever and decided there is no time like the present. Stepping inside she saw Killian in a booth with her father. Rather than walking up to them she approached the counter to put her order in, a hot chocolate with cream and cinnamon and a burger and fries with extra cheese. She was hungry today and would be seeing the doctor soon, she didn't want to arrive there looking as terrible as she felt.

David saw his daughter walk into the diner, he tried to catch her eye but could tell she'd purposely avoided him. He gave her a minute to put her order in and went up to the counter to talk to her.

'Mind if I sit here?' He asked taking the seat next to her.

Emma didn't reply, instead she looked over her shoulder to Killian, who gave her a small encouraging smile then she turned back to face the counter.

'Emma love, I'm sorry. I really am I don't know what got into me last night. I just freaked out. It's so hard trying to be your father when I have no idea how to do it. I wasn't there for you and every day that passes I regret that but it makes it so much harder when the big things happen. I feel like I might lose you again and when you told us your news I just felt like you were slipping through my fingers again. It's hard Emma but I'm trying. Watching you putting your life and heart in Hooks hands is hard for me as your father. I can't help that' David said looking at his daughter and hoping she could forgive him.

'His name is Killian. And have you apologised to him?' Emma asked.

'I apologised last night in the pub then again this morning when he showed up at the station and looked like death. I am sorry Emma'. David said moving towards his daughter to give her hug.

Emma let her father hug her and relaxed a little, life was so much more bareable when she had her parents on her side.

'So I'm going to be a grandpa again?' He said quietly with a smile on his face. Emma rolled her eyes at her fathers sudden excitement and headed towards Killian in their booth.

After that the rest of the lunch went quite well. It was as if the night before had never happened. Once they finished their food they all stood up to leave, Emma and Killian had their appointment and David needed to get back to the station to finish the rest of the paperwork. Just as they were about to get in their separate cars David called Killian over to have a word with him.

'Hoo...Umm... Killian can I have a word please'

'I'll be right back love' Killian said to Emma as she got into the car

'Is everything okay mate?'

David sighed. 'Everything's fine I was just wondering if you wanted to take on some shifts at the station, permanently? Emma's not going to be able to do the more dangerous things this town usually throws at us and I can't carry on doing it alone. I'm barely getting any sleep at the minute between work, the baby and Snow'

'Are you sure you you can work with me mate?'

'Well we did alright this morning didn't we? Besides you're not so bad, if you weren't dating my daughter I might actually like you' David said chuckling

'I'll see you tomorrow then prince'

'I'll see you tomorrow, and stop with the prince stuff. Call me David'

'Well, David, I'll see you tomorrow' Killian replied as he walked back towards the yellow bug..

'What was that all about? Another protective father speech?' Emma asked half joking.

'That was your father offering me a job love' Killian replied

'Hmmm and I thought I was the Sheriff round here'

'Apparently the Sheriff has been neglecting her duty so the Deputy decided to take it upon himself to employ another Deputy. Is that going to be a problem for you Swan?'

'Not at all captain'

'Good because I start tomorrow'

Ten minutes later they were walking hand in hand through the hospital to the antenatal clinic. StoryBrooke was a small town so getting appointments and treatments usually had a much shorter wait than most places Emma had lived in. When they reached the reception at the antenatal clinic Emma gave her details to the receptionist and sat down in the empty waiting area. She had silently hoped and expected it to be empty and was thankful she was right. She didn't want Henry to find out the news from someone else before she had a chance to tell him herself.

She had barely sat down when a doctor had called them through to his room. Killian, unable to sit through nerves took to standing instead.

'So Miss Swan. I take it congratulations are in order?' The Doctor said with a smile

'Um yeah I guess, thank you'

'So tell me about the pregnancy so far Miss Swan'

Emma went on to tell the doctor how she had missed at least two periods, was constantly tired, always nauseas and barely keeping any food down.

'And I did a few tests too. They were positive. I'm not sure how far along I will be though. At least 8 weeks I guess' Emma went on.

'Well it certainly sounds to me like you're pregnant Miss Swan but just to be sure I can do an ultrasound if you like? I don't have any other appointments this afternoon and there is a machine set up in the next room'

Emma looked over at Killian and instantly saw the how frightened he looked.

'What's an ultrasound? Will it hurt the baby?' He asked frowning.

Emma still had trouble remembering he wasn't from this world and went on to explain.

'It's a machine they use to look through and check everything is okay with the baby. It doesn't hurt me or the baby. They just put a bit of gel on my stomach and press a wand through the gel to get a better image of what's going on in there then the picture comes up on the screen. You get to see it moving around and it's body parts too' She said hoping to relax him.

'So like the magic picture box?' He asked.

'Not quite, you'll see. Come on' she said taking Killian's hand and leading them to the next room where the doctor was already waiting for them.

Emma got up onto the bed and pulled her tank top up and her jeans down slightly so the doctor would be able to get a thorough look. Killian was still standing but this time he held onto Emma's hand and she could see he was still worried about what was going to happen. She hoped the scan woud give him some relief.

She let the doctor put the gel on her stomach, the instant coldness of the feeling taking her back to when she had her scans alone when pregnant with Henry. As if on cue Killian gave her hand a small squeeze to let her know he was there for her. It's was comforting yet scary how well he knew her. She let the doctor look at the screen first, from her past experiences (and lets be honest it's been nearly 13 years) the doctors like to check everything first before turning the screen to the expectant parents. She wasn't wrong. After a couple of minutes she heard the doctor clear his throat.

'I think you should sit down sir' He said to Killian who hadn't taken his eyes off Emma's stomach since the gel had been put on. He didn't hear him.

'Why? What's wrong?' Emma said her head snapping up towards the monitor facing away from her.

Emma's questioning must have brought Killian back to realise where he was as he suddenly heard her.

'Is something wrong with the baby?' He asked almost snarling at the doctor.

'There is nothing wrong with the baby I can assure you, please sit sir' the doctor said hoping Killian would listen. After a few seconds it became evident that Killian would not be heeding the doctors advice and continued to stand. The doctor gave up and carried on.

'Or rather, should I say, there is nothing wrong with the babies' The doctor continued turning the screen to face them.

'Babies?!' Emma asked starting to feel nauseas again.

'Yes Miss Swan babies. Congratulations you are expecting twins'

There was a loud thud almost at the exact time Emma noticed Killian's hand had left hers and she turned to see he was passed out on the floor.

'This is why I asked him to sit down' The doctor said shaking his head.

Jumping up off the table Emma bent down to help revive Killian. It took a couple of minutes but he came around in the end and the doctor passed her a glass of water for him.

'You okay Killian? You scared me! I swear you do that to me again and I will kill you myself!'

Killian sat up rubbing his head, in the past day he'd gotten a broken jaw and passed out. Great. He stood up trying to shake off and telling Emma he was fine, though he felt anything but.

'Twins huh?' was all he could manage.

After they had decided that Killian was fine they turned back to give the doctor their attention and Emma got up on the bed again where they got to see their babies.

Emma tried pointing the babies' heads and limbs out to Killian but he couldn't really see anything. It turned out Emma was 11 weeks pregnant and the babies were both growing perfectly. The doctor then told them that they were expecting identical twins as they shared a placenta.

After their appointment the receptionist booked them back in for a 16 week scan as the doctor said there are more complications in twin pregnancies and would like to keep a closer eye on her, then they left the hospital and headed back to the car armed with scan pictures to show her family.

Neither of them said anything the whole ride home, both clearly still in shock and lost for words. Walking into their apartment they both sat down on the couch. Emma took out the pictures to look at them again and Killian moved closer.

'Will you show me love, which bit is the head again?'

After they sat pouring over the pictures, content that Killian now knew each individual part of both babies Emma decided to ask Killian what was on his mind. She knew her pirate too well to know when something was up. He wasn't the silent type he was the 'I'll flirt even in the face of danger type' and it had her worried.

'Killian...' she started, taking his hand in hers and entwining her fingers in his. She reached out to place her hand on the side of his face that wasn't black and blue and looked him in the eyes. She'd know if he was lying. It was her superpower.

'Killian what's wrong? Is it the babies? You're worrying me'

'It's nothing Emma, there's no need to worry love'

'Killian you know that superpower I have? Well the reason I call it a superpower is because I'm very good at knowing when people are lying to me and you're lying to me right now. I want to know why. Is it the babies? Because if it too much for you and you're going to leave do it now'

He sighed and leant into her touch 'Emma I'm not leaving you love, you've got to stop thinking that'

'Then what's wrong?'

Killian pulled his hand away from Emma's and pulled his hook closer to them.

'It's this love' he said waving his hook to show what he meant.

'How can I hold them both? How can I be a good father if I can't even hold my own child? They deserve better than me' Killian said turning away from Emma so he didn't have to look at her reaction.

'Is that what's bothering you Killian that you can't be a good enough father? Because of this?' She said holding onto his hook. 'You're more of a man with this than any other man I've ever met. And for the record they deserve to have their daddy. And no one less. We'll manage Killian I promise' she said putting both hands on his face and looking into his sapphire eyes. She could see he was fighting a battle on the inside but all she could do was was try to assure him things would be fine.

Killian looked into her emerald green eyes and vowed to himself to put it in the back of his mind. For his swans sake. She needed him now.

'Aye love' was all he could say as he bent down to place a soft kiss on her head.

A short while later Killian was making Emma a sandwich while she was flicking through the magic picture box. He came into the lounge to see her watching a birthing program. 'Absolutely not Swan. Maybe something a bit more light hearted for now eh? It's been quite the day and I'm sure we could do without it for now'

'You mean you could do without it. I'm not the one who passed out' she teased him then bit into her sandwich.

'I'm never going to be able to forget that am I?' He said as he sat down next to her.

'Not while I'm around' she winked

'Well then love I hope I never forget' he said kissing the side of her head and leaning back into the couch.

'So...twins eh?' Killian said

'You know, David's a twin, his parents gave up his brother for a deal with Rumplestiltskin. He went on to become a prince. They were identical too'

'How do you even tell identical twins apart?' Killian asked, though it wasn't something he expected answered he knew Emma had just as much clue as he did.

'No idea. Maybe parents just know? Failing that we will get a permanent marker and write their initials on their feet until we can tell them apart' Emma joked.

'You're not drawing on my babies Swan'

'Hey they're my babies too Captain!'

Just then the door opened and Henry walked in, phone in hand clearly engrossed in something on his phone.

'Hey kid! How was school?' Emma said walking over to her son and pulling him into a hug 'I missed you kid' she said ruffling up his hair.

'Missed you too mum. School was alright but I'm glad to be home.'

'I'm glad you're home too. Feels like you've been gone for weeks'

Henry smiled at his mother, he was lucky to have the luxury of having two mums but he always missed them when he was the other.

'Henry can you come and sit down so we can talk?' Emma asked him walking back through to the lounge

'Sure mum, what's up? Oh hey Killian' Henry said when he saw Killian sat on the couch.

'You both better now?' He continued.

'Aye mate thanks for asking'

'Henry can you sit down please so we can talk'

Taking a seat in the chair across from them Henry watched his mum closely but after a while decided to break the silence.

'Look mum I'm 12 I'm not a little kid. I know what you're going to say. You two haven't exactly been hiding it well'

'Hiding what well?'

'That you love each other' Henry replied in a offhand sort of way.

'It's pretty obvious. I'm surprised it's taken you this long'

'And you're not upset?'

'Why would I be upset? You're happy and you love each other and that's all that matters. Plus I think it's great.'

'Does this mean you're going to stop sneaking around in the middle of the night now?' He aimed that one at Killian

'Aye, I suppose it does mate. I guess I need to move all my clothes and stuff into your mothers room'

'Really? I figured they were already there if you sleep there so much'

'Some of them are but most are still in my old room'

Killian replied, the kid didn't need to know he barely had use of clothes behind the doors of their bedroom.

'Henry..' Emma began, 'there's something else we need to tell you' she said taking Killian's hand in both of hers.

'I'm pregnant'

'Really?'

'Yeah'

'So that's why you were sick?' He asked

'Yeah kid'

'Oh that's great! I thought something was wrong. I've been asking mum to make a potion to help you get better!'

'So you're okay about this? You know I'll always love you don't you kid? Nothing will change that'

'Of course I'm okay with it mum! I'm happy! I get to be a big brother and I know you love me and that won't change. Don't worry I understand that things were different when you had me. But this time you get keep the baby' Henry said with a huge grin on his face

'Oh you're going to be the best big brother ever Henry' Emma said hugging her son and crying tears of happiness and relief all at once. What did she do to deserve a child as wonderful and understanding as Henry? For all of Regina's faults Emma was adamant that the one thing she'd done right was Henry.

'So, Killian, I guess you never had a bug then?'

Killian chuckled remembering David saying the exact same thing just the night before.

'You mate, you're just like your grandfather. No I never had a bug but I was looking after your mother'

'Speaking of grandparents why don't we go and visit them and let them know about the doctors appointment we had? I'm sure Mary Margaret will explode if we don't tell her everything soon'

'What happened?' Henry asked curiously.

'Killian passed out' said Emma throwing her pirate his leather jacket and heading out the door.

'No way! Really? Why?'

'He sure did. We'll tell you all about it when we get to David and Mary Margaret's. I'm sure they will want to hear about it too' Emma said grabbing Killian's hand and walking towards the car. There was no chance she'd get Henry to walk now he was waiting to hear the story.

Five minutes later they pulled up outside her old apartment that her parents still lived in. Henry ran ahead to see his grandparents and tell them how excited he was at becoming a big brother.

'Mum said Killian passed out at the doctors office'

They could hear Henry telling her parents as they walked in the room. Emma's mother instantly turned to embrace her daughter as she always did.

'Now tell me. What did the doctor say? And why did you pass out Killian? Are you okay?' Mary Margaret asked of them both.

'Everything was perfect. The doctor even did a scan. I'm 11 weeks pregnant 'Emma said, bracing herself for the kicker.

'Oh did you get to see the baby? How was it?' Her mother continued.

Holding onto Killian's hand tighter she gave a knowing smile before she dropped the second bombshell in less than 24hrs.

'The babies were fine' Emma said making a point to enunciate the word 'babies' as clearly as possible.

They all stared at them. For the second time in 24hrs she'd left her parents speechless.

'I think I have you to thank for this David, identical twins.' Killian said nodding to him and not ignoring the fact that calling Emma's father by his name sounded alien to him.

'Identical twins? Really? Oh my god sweetheart!' Mary Margaret was clearly very excited by the news.

'You're having twins mum? Even better! Did you get pictures? Can I see?' He asked and Emma pulled out the pictures for her family to look at.

'I can see why you passed out now' David said to Killian smiling to himself at the image of it in his head.

'Who would have thought that the fearsome Captain Hook could be knocked out by the prospect of twins eh?' Emma said nudging Killian at the side while he wrapped his arm around her and pulled her closer watching her family enjoy their news.

'I think this causes for a family celebration tonight. Granny's on us' David announced.

A short while later the six of them sat around their regular booth at granny's, Emma, Henry and even baby Neal were sipping milkshakes while Killian and her parents celebrated with some of Granny's finest rum. The conversation around the table was relaxed, everyone talking about the babies or Killian passing out. The atmosphere was perfect, food was delicious and no one was trying to disfigure Killian's face. It was the best night they'd had in a long time.