Missing Year

Backwards

Emma was in the hospital, snuggling with Ian. She was enjoying her quiet time with her newborn son. "You are my sunshine My only sunshine,You make me happy, When sky's are grey, You'll never know, dear, How much I love you, Please don't take my sunshine away. Ian fell asleep on her chest with a monitor monitoring his breathing on his own. "I love you so much, Ian. Mama is here." She felt some pain on her stomach.

A nurse comes by. "Mrs.Jones." She sees blood covering Emma's shirt. "You need to see Dr.Peirce." The nurse sets baby Ian in his incubator.

"I think my stitches came out." Emma hunches over in pain. "My son."

"Your son is staying right here." A nurse arrives with a wheelchair and escorts her out of the NICU.

Killian was at home,he was on a Facetime call with Ariel and Prince Eric, "Has anyone heard from anyone in Storybrooke?"

"No, Killian, why?"

"What is wrong?"

"Emma..." He sighs.

Henry returns home with Allison. "Dad, what is wrong? Mom seems upset." He sees the Facetime. "Hi, Ariel!"

"Hi, Henry."

"Killian, what is wrong?"

"Emma told me before she went back to the hospital to be with Ian, that she does not want to fight the battle."

"What?"

"Mom, really said that?"

"Yes."

Prince Eric, "We have not heard from anyone in Storybrooke."

"She is the savior."

"She is also your mother, son. She does not want to leave you again and the little ones."

Allison, "She is struggling physically and mentally. She had a traumatic birth and in recovery. Her son is in the hospital. She has a lot on her plate now. She needs to heal."

"Aye, I agree with you, Allison. As long as no one hears from Sotrybrooke, Emma must focus on herself and our family."

"How is baby Ian?"

"He is off the oxygen machine and being monitored in the hospital." Killian gets another call. "Ariel, I will call you back." He quickly finished his Facetime call and answered his incoming all. It was his swan. "Emma?"

"Is this Killian Jones?"

"Yes."

"This is New York University Hospital. Your wife Emma is in the emergency room. Her stitches pooped out."

"I am on my way." He hangs up.

"What is going on with Mom?"

"Her stitches popped out."

"Dad, I can be with Ian."

He goes to Hope's room and carried her. "Killian, I will drive you there." Everyone rushed to the car. Allison drove the family back to her work.

"Dad,can I stay with Ian? He will be afraid. He will be alone."

"You can stay with Ian. He won't be alone."

They arrived to the hospital. Henry went to the NICU, as everyone else went to the emergency room to Emma. Allison carried sleeping Hope as Killian rushed to his wife's side. He finds her in blood IV donated in her bloodstream and she was covered in her own blood. Her eyes was closed.

Killian sat down and waited for his wife to wake up. Emma was dreaming of close to dying, losing all of her blood, and fighting to live. She felt this power around her and woke up.

"Emma!"

"Killian!"

He hugged his wife. "I am right here, love. Are you okay?"

"I lost blood. My stitches popped out. I been overdoing it."

"You are going to rest now, love."

"Emma, this is your sign to rest, your body is still in recovery from cesarean section." Hope wakes up. "Hopey."

"Mama." She reached out to her Mama. Allison set Hope next to her best friend. "Boo-boo."

"I am going to be okay, sweetie." She began tearing up. Hope hugged her Mama.

He hugged his wife. "Swan, Henry is with Ian, he is not alone. He is going to be okay. You are going to be okay."

Allison examined Emma's stitches as Killian had Hope on his lap. "Your stitches are infected and a few popped out."

"This is why they are so painful and few are missing."

"Yes. You need to take it easy."

"Ian is here, Hope and Henry they need me."

"Emma, you have me and Allison to help while you recover. Our children are not going to be alone, love."

"Tay mama." He sets his daughter next to his swan on the bed. "Mama."

"You are staying with me, baby girl."

"Emma, I will go check on your sons." Allison went to a different floor.

Killian wrapped his arm around his swan. "You are safe here, love. I am right here. I am not going to leave you."

"Me too!"

Emma chuckles. "My recovery is now backwards."

"You are in good hands with me, love. You just need your body to rest. I am going to take care of our children. Especially our baby pirate who is breathing on this own."

"Dada!"Hope showed her daddy her Pluto doll.

"I see your Pluto little love."

Allison returns, "Hi, Emma. Ian is doing great." She faced her almost 2-year-old niece. "Hope, do you want to see your baby brother?"

"Baby Ian!"

Allison takes Hope from the bed, "We will be back soon." She carried Hope out of the emergency room leaving the couple alone together. They arrived in NICU, Ian was with Henry.

"Boys!"

"Ian, Hope is here. Hopey, Ian is awake."

Allison positioned Hope to see her baby brother. "Hi, Ian!" Ian coos and moves around.Hope laughs.

"He said hi to you!"

"Yes, he is very happy to see his big sister."

Killian hugged his wife. "Seeing the blood scared me, love."

"I am getting donated blood in me."

"You are getting better. I am going to take good care of you."

"I had a weird dream."

"What about it?"

"I was in darkness, fighting the darkness...then I went through it by waking up."

"That is a sign that you will defeat this battle."

"I am not in shape for this battle. I am recovering backwards."

"Let's not think of the final battle now. I am here to take care of you." He kissed his swan on the head. All he wants is his true love to be better not just being the savior.

"I love you so much."

"I love you, more." They kiss. Emma fell asleep in her husband's arms. He knows his swan has a battle to fight, all he cares about now is for his wife to get better and be there for their children.