Firstly I would like to apologise to all my wonderful readers for baring with me, I still get notifications every few days for this fic and it's been on my mind for a while that I need to update it but I ended up getting myself into a bit of a rut reading fic instead of writing it and I kind of lost my jam. Due to that this chapter is much shorter than the rest are, I don't want to compromise the story by just writing willy nilly so I'm hoping that some shorter chapters will help me get back on track for now.

Thank you so much to all my readers out there!

He sat there worried, his mind lost in the thought he might lose the woman who is his whole world, might lose those precious babies he already loved so much. All he could think is that he didn't know how he could go on with her. Without them. He didn't notice when David and Mary Margaret arrived. He didn't even hear their voices until Mary Margaret sat in front of him and shook him out of his daze. She needed to know what had happened to her daughter but he was afraid to even look at her.

"Where's Emma, Killian?" She had asked him softly.

"I don't know, they took her straight through and wouldn't let me go with her"

"Has anyone been out to let you know what is going on?"

"No. they wouldn't let me stay with her"

"Killian you're covered in blood"

"It's not mine...there was so much"

Mary Margaret looked at him with concern on her face. She could tell be he was lost to his worry but she had no answers to console him. She was just as worried as he was.

"How long have you been here Killian?"

'I don't know. We got here about half an hour after I called you and the ambulance"

"Probably been about an hour then. We had to call Granny to babysit"

"She's a fighter mate. She will be alright. They all will" David added.

"They have to be" was all Killian could reply.

The three of them sat in silence each thinking the worst and wondering how they could go on without Emma in their lives. All lost in thought so deep that it took a few moments for them to realise when a doctor had come in to the room.

"Excuse me, I'm sorry to bother you but is anyone here the next of kin of a Miss Emma Swan?"

All three jumped up at once eager to know what had happened.

"That would be us" David replied to the doctor.

"But Killian is her partner and the father to those babies, he deserves to know what's going on as much as us. More so even." Mary Margaret said putting her arm around him reassuringly.

"Please. I need to know, are they okay?" Killian asked not even attempting to hide the desperation in his voice.

"Miss Swan is out of theatre now but she will be asleep for a while still. We were concerned there was a placenta abruption when she arrived and the babies' lives were at risk but once we got her in there we quickly found that wasn't the case. We can't be sure what caused the bleeding but there is some internal bruising as well as outer bruising. Babies and mother are doing fine though and there is no immediate danger. That said, I'd still like to keep Miss Swan in for a couple of days just to keep an eye on her and make sure she isn't too active. She needs rest right now."

"Thank you Doctor" David replied while they all showed visible signs of relief washing over them.

"I need to see her" Killian stated.

"Of course sir, follow me"

Killian started to follow the doctor out the door and down the corridor without a second glance to the couple but he knew David and Mary Margaret were hot on his heels to see their daughter.

The doctor stopped outside a door and reminded them that Emma would be asleep for a few hours yet before bidding them goodbye with the promise a nurse would be by in a short while to check her over.

Opening the door Killian saw Emma lay in a bed with wires coming out of her arms. Her face was so pale, gone was the permanent blush in her cheeks and the sparkle that was in her eyes that usually enchanted her face. He took the seat next to her bed, kissing her on her head and picked up her hand gently kissing her fingers. It took him a minute to even remember the other two people in the room. When he heard a low sob he turned around to see Mary Margaret in the arms of her husband and tears falling heavily dow her cheeks. He imagined they were they tears of joy, relief, sadness, anger and love. He knew this because it's exactly how he felt. He took his hand and stroked Emma's bump through the blankets that were resting on her. She was 22 weeks pregnant now and her bump was pretty big, something she often complained about no matter how much he told her she was beautiful, especially with a bump, she never listened.

Mary Margaret and David each kissed their daughter and sat with her for a while all in complete silence until Mary Margaret fell asleep and Killian took the opportunity to tell them to go home.

"Dave, go home mate. The missus needs her sleep. There's nothing you can do now and Emma won't wake up for a while yet"

David looked down in his arms where his beautiful wife was sleeping. He really wanted to stay and be with his daughter but Killian was right, Snow needed her sleep and they had a babysitter to relieve.

"What about you?"

"I'm staying. I can't leave her"

"She won't wake for a while you could do with some sleep"

"I wouldn't even be able to sleep mate. I'd be much more relaxed just sat here with her. I know she won't wake but I just need to be with her. Even if she doesn't know it."

"I understand"

There was silence for a few minutes while both men watched as Emma breathed in and out evenly, watching her bump rise with each breath she took.

"I nearly lost my family before I even had it. What would I have done? I honestly don't think I could have gone on. I lost someone I loved once and it made me a man I never want to be again and that wasn't even true love. If I lost Emma...I just don't know how I could go on. If I lost those babies...I love them so much already. More than I knew was possible. More every day. If I lost them..."

"Killian, stop. You're doing yourself no favours thinking like this. I know it's hard. I sat out there in that waiting room praying to the gods to give me more time with my daughter. The baby girl I held in my arms for all of two minutes before I had to send her in a magical wardrobe and lose her for twenty eight years. All I could think is that I'd only had her for two years and that she was still my sweet, precious little baby and I couldn't lose her. Not again. But we haven't. Not this time at least. She's still there. The babies are still there. She's a fighter. And let's be honest those babies are half Emma and half you. Their blood is all about fighting" David said with a small chuckle. "Stop thinking like that and thank the gods how lucky you are that they are safe and then when she wakes give her an earful for not getting checked over when she got hurt. That's my plan anyway"

"Your right mate. I just can't help it. They're all I've got"

David looked at him incredulously and raised an eyebrow at the comment.

"All you've got? What about the rest of us? Me, Mary Margaret, Henry, Neal, you. We're a family. Emma or no Emma. We're a family. And we're here for you too"

"Dave mate you're just-"

"No I'm not just saying that it's the truth and you're lucky Mary Margaret is asleep because I'm sure she'd have some choice words to say about how you feel. You're actually my best friend you know"

"Bet you never thought you'd say that" Killian replied trying to lighten the mood.

"You know, nothing surprises me any more. We've gone through too much crazy stuff. The biggest surprises are when normal things happen"

"I know that feeling"

"I'm trusting you to look after them. I know you would anyway. I can see how much you love her but I just want you to know that it's your job now. She doesn't need me now. She needs you."

"Come on Dave, she'll always need you"

"She will, just not in the way I need her. She's a grown woman and I'm not the only man in life any more. I can live with that as long as I know she's well looked after and loved. And I do know that."

"Aye"

David glances at his watch.

"It's 4am, I better get her home. Granny is probably out of her mind with worry. Call us if she wakes up"

"Of course mate. And thanks for everything"

"Any time. Mary Margaret come on love lets get you home."

A few minutes later Killian was left alone with Emma, the nurse had been to check up on her bringing a cup of tea and some toast for Killian since he refused to go home but he barely touched it. He knew what the doctors told him and he didn't distrust them but until he saw it with his own eyes he couldn't relax so he just sat there holding her hand and talking to her, willing her to wake up.

It was just gone 6am when he felt her hand twitch in his. At first he thought it was his tired imagination and squeezed her gently but when she squeezed back hope began to rise in his chest.

"Emma love, wake up"

Silence

"Emma I'm here just open your eyes. Please."

Silence

"Come on love open your eyes"

"Mmmm" she groaned as she fought to open her eyes.

'Gods love, you scared me" Killian said as her eyes finally opened and found his.

"Killian where am I?"

"In hospital love. You lost a lot of blood"

"Hospital? Blood? I don't remember"

"You were asleep or so I thought. When I went to bed you were lay in a pool of blood. Scared the life out of me"

"Blood? The babies?" She asked fearfully, moving her hands to her bump.

"They're both fine love. I promise. You have some internal bruising but they couldn't find the cause of the bleeding. Everything serious has been ruled out though. You've been ordered to bed rest for a while"

Emma nodded, relief washing over her face. She wouldn't even put up a fight about the bed rest. In fact, right now she welcomed it.

"How are you feeling love?"

"I've been better. How are you? Why are you not at home at this time?"

"Why am I not at home? Emma I've not left your side since I found you in bed unconscious and covered in blood. You scared me. I couldn't leave you. I wouldn't. I was terrified. What would I have done without you?"

"Killian I'm fine. The babies are fine. It's okay" She replied reaching over to him and running her fingers down his face.

"It's not okay. You should have got checked over right away. Your mother has been crying her eyes out all night because she's blaming herself that she never forced you to go with the paramedics"

"She was here?"

"Where else would she have been Swan? They were both here, they're your parents. In fact it's not been long since I made them leave"

"I'm sorry I shouldn't have been so reckless it's just hard to turn it off. It's instinct to me to chase the bad guys. It's what I do"

"I know love but you need to remember it's not just about you any more. These two need your focus now. Let others do the running for a while" Killian said putting his hand over her bump.

"You're right. I'm sorry for scaring you"

"Emma I was terrified. I thought I'd lost you. I was sat there in that waiting room for hours wondering how the hell I would be able to go on without you and I knew I just couldn't. You, these babies, Henry. You're my life. I nearly lost my family before I even had it"

"Killian, stop it. Please. We're okay and I promise I won't do anything like that again. Come here and get in the bed with me" Emma said moving over to give him room. Killian didn't hesitate to be closer to Emma, he got in the bed and immediately put his arm around her bump as he always did.

"I love you Emma" he said kissing her temple and tightening his embrace.

"I know" she replied before they both fell asleep.