Emma's POV:
I woke up to a strange knocking sound on the balcony door. I sat up and walked over to it. It was a bird with a letter. I untied the letter. It was from Killian!
We found Smee's home. I'm sorry about the long wait but I will be home in about 2 months. I can't wait to see you again
-Killian
The first thought that entered my mind was: he's safe. That was honestly the most important thing. Then I read on, 2 months?! That was a long time. I'll be 8 months pregnant by then. I sat down on a chair in my room. I put the letter in the desk. I got dressed and went downstairs to let everyone know the wonderful news, Killian was safe.
2 months later
I watched Henry ride. It's what I did most of the time. My stomach was now really big and so was Belle's. She was expected to have her baby any day now. Henry finished up riding and put Cobra back in his stall. The stable boy always took great care of the horses.
We walked back to the castle together. We walked inside and saw my parents with Neal who was now 1 years old.
Snow: "I was about to come and get you guys, look who's here!"
Elsa and Anna came out from behind Charming.
Emma: "Elsa!"
Elsa: "Emma! It's great to see you!"
I smiled and gave her a big hug. I hadn't seen her since she helped Killian teach us how to ride. She pulled back and Anna came and hugged me.
Suddenly Belle and Rumplestiltskin came into the castle. Belle was holding a baby in her arms, I also noticed she no longer had a baby bump.
Emma: "Belle! You had your baby!"
Belle: "Yeah!"
She walked up to us and we all looked at the baby. It was a boy. He was absolutely adorable.
Belle: "Everyone, I'd like you to meet Ethan"
Emma: "Why did you pick that name?"
Rumple: "The origin is Hebrew, it means strong"
Charming: "I'd say that suits him perfectly"
Belle smiled.
Emma: "Can I hold him?"
Belle: "Of course"
She handed him to me. He felt so small and delicate in my arms. I smiled at him, he had Belles eyes. He stared at me for the longest time before I handed him back to Belle. They stayed a while longer before they went back to their castle. I was happy for them, I guess Rumplestiltskin finally found his happily ever after.
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I woke up and quickly changed. I was going to meet Henry for his riding lesson. I wasn't teaching him but I gave him feedback as he practiced. I put on my favourite white dress and put on a white hooded cape. I headed downstairs to the field and found Henry standing beside Cobra. As I walked closer to him he began smiling.
Emma: "Why did you wait for me?"
Henry: "Because when I came to get Cobra from his stall there was someone waiting for me"
Emma: "Who?"
Suddenly I saw Killian walking towards me. I felt so many emotions flow over me. Happiness, joy, relief, and many more. He ran up to me and hugged me. I took in everything, the way he felt, the way he smelled. I was the happiest person in the world. He pulled away and gave me a quick kiss.
Emma: "You're back!"
Killian: "Yes! And I can see I didn't miss anything too exciting"
He put his hand on my stomach.
Henry: "Actually Belle had a boy! His name is Ethan"
Killian: "I'll pay them a visit later"
Emma: "I thought I wasn't going to see you for a long time...I missed you"
Killian: "I missed you too"
Henry: "Now that you're back, can we start lessons again?"
Killian: "Of course!...but first I'm going to go say hello to everyone else, maybe we can start tomorrow?"
Henry: "Yeah!"
Henry went to put Cobra in his stall.
Killian: "I'm sorry, the trip was longer than expected"
Emma: "Im just happy your back!...and in time too"
Killian: "Did you ever doubt I would?"
Emma: "Of course not!"
We laughed and Henry joined us again. Then we headed to the castle. My dad was standing in the library by the fire, my mom was sitting in a chair holding Neal. We walked in and then turned their heads to us. When their eyes locked on Killian their jaws dropped.
Emma: "Guess who's back!"
Snow: "Killian!"
Henry: "He surprised me in the stables"
Charming: "How long a have you been back?"
Killian: "Just this morning, as soon as our ship docked I came right here...then I saw Henry heading towards the stables so I hid in Cobra's stall and surprised him...then Emma"
Snow: "It's good to have you back"
Charming: "Yeah, I was starting to think Emma was going to have that baby without you"
Killian: "We're you doubting me?"
Charming: "Yes"
Killian's smile immediately left his face. I gave my dad a what the hell? Look. Charming: "I'm kidding"
Killian smiled and turned back to me.
Emma: "We are going to spend the day in the village, maybe visit Rumplestiltskin or Regina"
Snow: "Ok, don't be long"
We started walking out of the castle. Two guards followed us close behind in case anyone tried to hurt us or anything like that. As we headed down a path that lead straight into the village. We enjoyed the nice walk around. Then we reached the village, there were kids running around playing.
Killian: "Let's head to the docks first, I'm sure the crew would love to see you!"
Emma: "Sure sounds good"
We started walking towards the docks. As we walked by I heard a familiar laugh. I turned around and saw an old man sitting with other people who's faces I couldn't see. I couldn't see his face very well either so I stopped. Killian, who had been holding my hand, stopped with me. He looked at me confused. Then he followed my gaze to the men sitting at the table.
Killian: "What's wrong?"
Emma: "Nothing, I thought I recognized him"
Killian: "Ok"
We kept walking. I wasn't going to tell him about my nightmare because it was just that. A nightmare. I didn't want him to think it was real or dangerous, I didn't want him to worry like I was. We reached the docks and the crew spotted us. I stepped onto the boat and saw everyone unpacking and cleaning. Smee saw us and ran up to us.
Smee: "Emma! It's great to see you!"
I smiled and he gave me a hug. He pulled back and looked down at my stomach. Two other crew members had been standing close by, the looked down at my stomach too.
Lance: "Wow! You're huge!"
Smee: "Gee I wonder why"
I laughed and used my cape to cover my stomach a bit more. I sometimes felt uncomfortable since I was in fact "huge".
Emma: "How was the trip?"
Smee: "Great!...But the Jolly Roger will always be like my second home"
Lance: "You've been on the Jolly Roger since you were 18 years old!"
Killian:"Aye!...it was your home then, now and forever"
Smee: "Aye Captain!"
I smiled. I didn't know that they cared so much for Killian and the Jolly Roger. The crew was a family and the Jolly Roger was their home.
Emma: "It was great to see you all but I gotta go visit Regina"
Lance: "I heard she got her own castle...yet she not the queen?"
Emma: "No, it's more like a mansion than a castle"
Lance: "But you've got yourself a castle"
Killian: "I'll see you guys later"
Killian must have noticed that it was getting awkward. We said bye to the rest of the crew and left. We walked towards Regina's house.
Killian: "I'm sorry about Lance, he's fairly new and doesn't know what not to say"
Emma: "It's fine...I've had my share of "bad comments"....even if it wasn't about me"
Killian: "Doesn't mean it was ok, I just thought I'd apologize"
Emma: "Well then, apology accepted"
We reached the house and knocked on the door. Regina answered smiling, then she saw Killian and her mouth dropped.
Regina: "You,'re back?!"
Killian: "The question of the day"
Emma: "He arrived this morning"
Regina: "Well come in!"
We walked in and looked around. She had decorated more since I was last here. Robin and Roland turned the corner. Roland and I spent a few days together while Robin and Regina went out. Roland came running and hugged me.
Roland: "EMMA!"
I hugged him back and he pulled away.
Emma: "We spent a few days together...and we had fun huh?"
Roland: "Yeah!...we read all the stories in Henry's storybook!"
Killian: "You must've been together for a lot of days"
Emma: "About 10"
Killian: "10?!"
Emma: "Not as bad as 6 months"
He ignored my comment and went to talk to Robin. After a while of talking we left. Next was Rumplestiltskin's castle.
