Operation: Parent Trap - A Captain Swan Story

Part 1/7

Note: This story is set in the future and was written in July 2015.

Title: Operation: Parent Trap

Author: Steph aka CaptainSwanLuver
Rating: PG

Pairing: Killian/Emma

Characters: Killian, Emma

Category: Romance/Drama

Summary: Set 14 years in the future, Emma and Killian have been married 12 years, but are on the brink of divorce. Determined to reunite their parents, their 10 year old twins devise a plan to have them relive important moments in their love story.

...Operation: Parent Trap - Part 1/7...

Emma Swan-Jones stared at the divorce papers in front of her, the words blurring through the tears in her eyes. She had received them three weeks ago, but hadn't been able to bring herself to sign them.

It seemed so wrong. More than 12 years of marriage ended with a flick of the wrist. She didn't even know how they had gotten to this point. She and Killian had so many happy years together. Then life happened, her job got in the way, being the savior weighed heavily on them. Before they knew it, they started looking at each other like strangers.

They had always been able to be open and honest with each other. They could spend hours talking about anything under the sun. Now, unless it involved their 10 year old twins, they didn't seem to have anything to say to each other. Any issues they had remained unspoken and never dealt with. She would have almost preferred to have arguments with him. Then at least they would be communicating.

Six months ago, they had mutually agreed to separate. Killian had moved out and found an apartment down the street. Their ten year old twins were splitting their time between their parents, but were devastated by the news. Emma was actually happy that Henry was living in California working as a writer. He had come to think of Killian as a father. She didn't think she could stand to look into one more of her children's eyes and see the pain this was causing them.

This was the hardest thing either of them had ever done and they were still picking up the pieces of their shattered life together.

Emma sighed, gathered up the papers, and stuffed them in a drawer in her nightstand.

"Mom!" Ella called from the living room.

"In my bedroom," Emma answered.

Ella appeared in the doorway. These days, her twins actually made her heart ache every time she looked at them. They reminded her so much of Killian. Ella had blond hair like her, but sparkling blue eyes like her father. Her twin, Liam, had dark hair and a smile just like his father's.

"What's for dinner?" Ella asked.

Emma sighed. She had forgotten to stop at the store and they currently had nothing but mustard in the refrigerator.

"Um, take out?" Emma replied.

Ella shook her head. "How about we go out to eat? We haven't been to Lino's in forever."

Emma smiled sadly. She knew exactly how long it had been. Six months and four days. It was their last family dinner and then they had gone home to tell the twins they were separating.

Lino's is where she and Killian had gone on their first date. It had always held happy memories for her. Now, that restaurant would also hold sad memories.

"Actually, I think I'm in the mood for Chinese."

Ella wrinkled her nose. "I really feel like Italian. Come on, Mom, please?"