Emma was disappointed the following day when she woke up in the open with Will and Anastasia there with them. Killian had gotten out of bed and hadn't disturbed her at all in her early morning slumber. She missed the morning touches and desires he would regularly stoke in her and then satisfy before he went off to his day's work on the ship.

As she rose and began gathering their bed role, she noticed Anastasia lying in bed looking ill. "Are you alright?" Emma asked.

Letting out a long, calming breath, Anastasia said, "I will be. My morning sickness is always bad before I eat anything." This was mentioned as Will dug through his bag, looking for fruits and nuts that Anastasia could eat immediately.

Killian returned a short time later with a rabbit he'd managed to catch. Once he had it prepared, he began roasting it on the fire.

Emma watched him as he prepared some food for breakfast and tried to discern his mood. She suspected she was worrying too much, assuming he was mad at her over the whole princess thing. Everything she knew of him made her believe he would accept anything about her she threw his way, no matter how unfair it was.

Still, she couldn't help herself. She had to know what was on his mind. Emma walked over to him by the fire and wrapped her arms around him from behind. "What has you so preoccupied, my love?"

He leaned back against her, pressing himself to her more, and replied, "A prison break with a pregnant woman… How does this work? It's not like we can leave her behind in the forest either."

Emma wanted to laugh over how far off her guess had been. Instead, she said, "Will's clever, and he's very protective of her. It's not your dilemma to solve on your own. Sorry, but here in the woods, you're not the Captain. Solve this problem together."

Stirring the embers to make the fire hotter, Killian said, "He hasn't had time to prove himself to me." Usually, he had proof of a man's competence before he worked with him.

She teasingly pinched his stomach and said, "You have my word he's capable. Can you act on your trust in my judgment?"

Emma had him there, and he knew he would do just that, but he couldn't help teasing her. "You have terrible judgment with people! You fell in love with Captain Hook! I seriously question your sanity."

Rolling her eyes, she gently shook her head. "When you're ready to be serious, talk to him. And despite my falling for a villain, you must admit he's at least clever."

"And devilishly good-looking," he amended.

During breakfast, Killian brought up the issue to Will. He asked, "How do we want to do this with Anastasia being pregnant? We can't really leave her behind."

"Why would we leave her behind?" Will asked with his mouth full of food.

"Because she's pregnant," Killian pressed.

Will said, "She's early on in her pregnancy. Sure, she gets tired easily, but she can handle this."

Killian looked at him like he had two heads. "Aren't you worried about her getting hurt?"

"Why?" Will replied.

Wanting to strangle the other man for being so dense, Killian said, "Again, she's pregnant! Don't you worry about her?"

Will rolled his eyes and tossed one of the rabbit bones into the fire. "No. She's smart and wickedly capable, plus I'm there to protect her. On top of that, we have Emma with her magic, and from what I hear, you're an exceptional fighter. Why would I worry?"

Killian looked over at Emma and spoke directly to her. "Why is he acting like I'm crazy?!"

Instead of answering him, Emma pointed at Will and asked Anastasia, "How long did that take?"

Anastasia snorted in amusement and said, "Years and a lot of yelling."

"Hungh?" Killian grunted, not following.

Emma explained, "He doesn't question her on her ability to handle things if she says she is capable. If she didn't think she could do this, she would have been honest and told him."

"Aren't all men protective of their pregnant wives?" Killian asked, not accepting that response.

Will chucked, "Emma's coming. I believe this will be easy."

Anastasia wiped her greasy fingers from the rabbit in the grass and added, "Same thought here. I normally wouldn't attempt something like this with nausea without Emma."

That got Killian to smile. It wasn't that Will wasn't careful of his pregnant wife. It was that he believed in Emma that much. That was something Killian could accept.

He nodded and moved on to the next topic, asking, "Okay. All-out assault or stealthy prison break?"

Anastasia frowned and said, "The non-fun one. It's wiser."

"And which one is that, Love?" Killian asked.

"Stealthy prison break," Will replied with pride shining in his eyes. He loved Anastasia's daring side and her conceding to him to make things safer.

"Oh, I like you, Lass," Killian praised. Then, to Emma, he said, "I like your friends. They're violent."

"Who else did you meet?" Will asked.

"Merida," Emma replied quickly. "The first thing she did was aim an arrow at him."

"She reminds me of your mother," Anastasia commented.

"Is it the bow and arrow, or her attack first and ask questions maybe attitude that reminds you of her?" Emma questioned, smiling.

"Both," Anastasia responded. "That and I get the impression your mother wasn't looking for love either. She just ended up attacking it." That comment got both girls laughing.

Will smiled at the scene and added, "Your father is a bit of a masochist, Emma. He fell in love with his thief, one who also beaned him in the head with a rock."

Killian raised one eyebrow and said, "I meant Emma, and the first thing she did was pull my own sword on me. I get the appeal."

Will let out a low whistle. "Wow. I knew you were good, but you got Captain Hook's sword from him?!"

Smirking, Killian said, "She aimed it at my throat. Of course, she also said she didn't have sex with men she could disarm so easily. I proved her wrong on that one."

Emma shrugged and smirked at him, "Turned out you had charms I couldn't resist."

With smoldering eyes, Killian said, "Aye, Love. You can't resist me."

Wishing that her friends were miles away or that they at least had a room she and Killian could sneak off to, she blushed and fidgeted with her hands. "I c-can't."

Killian stood abruptly and said, "Let's get the campsite cleaned up, and the fire put out. It's time to go rescue your parents and their group so I can get cock blocked by even more people," he joked.

Will Scarlet thought Killian's idea sucked. He crossed his arms in defiance and said, "Like hell!" With Killian the only one looking at his outburst in confusion, the rest expected it. He said, "There is a lot of outdoor space. After things are sorted here," he then pointed towards the river, "I'm taking Anastasia off to the river bank and having sex with her. Then, we can head out on our rescue mission. I assume you can make use of that time, too. Although I suspect it won't take you as long," Will taunted.

Killian was confused when neither Anastasia nor Emma objected to the idea. "Emma?" he asked, trying to understand.

"Sounds good to me," she replied. "What?" She then teased. "You don't want them to know we're having sex? Sorry, but the cat's out of the bag on that one."

He shook his head, realizing that questioning this was stupid. He wanted Emma; here was the perfect opportunity to do something about it.

Thirty minutes later, after the work was done, he had her against a large oak tree with his cock buried deep inside of her. "Wrap your legs around me," he commanded.

He then made love to Emma with the sounds of nature and their coupling mixed together, driving him wild. He loved watching her come undone sexually with the bright sunlight pouring down through the trees.