Thanks for all the support for part two so far! Here is the first flashback chapter. Our flashback chapters will not always go in chronological order, so we will try and help you keep the time straight when we have one. This chapter goes back to Storybrooke about five months before Kendra and Liam are born, two months before everyone in Storybrooke returns to The Enchanted Forest. Enjoy!


CHAPTER THREE-Storybrooke, Two months ago

"Killian! Get your stuff together! Let's go…NOW!" Emma yelled from across the house.

The sound of ceramics breaking echoed in the kitchen. "Bloody hell, Emma! You made me drop the plates! What do you mean get my stuff together? Are you alright? Is it the baby?"

"You were supposed to remember that I have a doctor's appointment today! Now we are late!"

"Sorry, Swan. I forgot. I can clean up the kitchen when I get back. Let's go check up on our little love."

Emma drove her yellow Volkswagen Beetle to the hospital. "Killian, you need to learn how to drive."

"I know, love. Your father said he would teach me." Killian had learned to just agree with Emma at this point. Her hormones had made for the worst mood swings and he did not want to get caught in the crossfire. "What exactly are you going to the doctor for? You have tried avoiding it thus far."

"I talked to Whale on the phone and he insisted that I needed at least one appointment to make sure things are going smoothly. He also said we might be able to tell if we are having a boy or a girl today. It never really mattered when I was pregnant with Henry…"

"You want to find out to make it seem more real."

"Yeah. Right now it is just hard to think of being a mother from the start. I have the fake memories that Regina gave me from the missing year tucked away, but that's exactly what they are, fake. I think once I can start thinking of the baby as a boy or girl, not just as an it, start thinking of names, and other stuff like that, I will be able to really believe that this is all happening."

"I would like that, Emma. It will make things easier when we have to think of names."

"You can't tell anyone the gender though." Emma glanced at Killian.

"You have my word, love." He was grinning from ear to ear.

They arrived at the hospital and checked in at the front desk. They sat down in the waiting room and Killian watched Emma nervously twist her wedding ring around her finger. He took Emma's hand into his.

"Everything will be alright."

"I know. I'm just anxious." Emma smiled at Killian and laid her head on his shoulder.

"Emma Jones, Dr. Whale will see you now." The nurse led Emma and Killian into the exam room and had her sit down on the table. Dr. Whale soon entered the room.

"Emma, Killian, it's good to see you. We will just be doing a basic ultrasound exam today. Do you have any questions before we get started? You did want to find out the gender if that is possible today, correct?"

"Yes. We want to find out." Emma laid herself down on the table.

"Okay then. Killian, you can have a seat right here by me so you can see."

"See what?" Killian looked at Whale, confused.

"See your child. This machine allows us to be able to see the baby. The image shows up on the screen here," Whale explained to Killian.

"What kind of bloody magic is that?" Years had passed by and Killian still was met with surprise by some of the advancements of this realm.

"Killian!"

"It's fine Emma. He's not the first father to be a bit on the edge in here, including your own. Let's see here…" Whale put the gel on Emma's stomach, which already had a small bump. "Four months? You might be a bit further along than we originally thought." An image was forming on the screen. Whale glanced at it and frowned. "Could you two excuse me for a second? I need to check something."

"Is something wrong?" There was panic in Emma's voice.

"I will be right back." Whale left Emma and Killian in the room.

"Killian…" Emma's voice was cracking.

"I'm sure everything is okay, love. You needn't worry yourself." He wiped the tears from her cheeks.

"What if…" Emma was on the verge of breaking down. She couldn't lose this baby.

After what seemed like an eternity, the door clicked open and Whale reentered the room. He sat down and looked Emma in the eyes. "Sorry if I upset you. It's just…Emma, there are two. You are having twins."

"I'm having what?" Emma was stunned.

Killian opened his mouth to say something, but no words came out.

"Twins, and if you still want, you can know both of their genders as well."

"Might as well. I don't think I can be surprised any further today." Emma choked out. Killian sat in his chair, still silent, biting his lip, a thousand thoughts running through his head.

Whale pointed to the screen at a shape on the left. "This one here is a boy," he moved his hand to the shape on the right, "and this one is a girl. You get one of each. They are both healthy and should do perfectly fine. It's a bit harder to say an exact due date with twins, but I would say early to mid-July is where we are looking. Any questions before I send you on your way?" He handed Emma a towel to wipe the gel off.

"Twins…father…bloody hell…July…son…daughter…I…" Killian's muttering was barely audible. His eyes shifted back and forth between Emma, her stomach, the monitor, and his hook, which he suddenly found very interesting at this particular moment.

"Well, I will get you a picture printed out at the front desk. I will leave out the genders because I figured you wanted to keep it a secret."

"Um, yeah, thanks." She stood up and followed him to the desk, Killian dragging behind, still talking to himself. Whale took the photos from the printer, put them in an envelope and handed them to her.

"Good luck to both of you. If you want another appointment, which I strongly encourage especially with two on the way, or have any questions feel free to call."

"Okay. Come on Killian, we have some extra work to do in the nursery now."

Killian had finally snapped out of it. "I believe we do, love."


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