Where We Belong

My Best Friend

I don't know where I'd be

Without you here with me

Life with you makes perfect sense

You're my best friend

By: Tim McGraw

 

Emma and Mary Margaret shortly arrived at the park. They both grew worried when they reached David where he was holding Evie in his lap nursing what appeared to be a skinned knee. Mary Margaret immediately went down on her knees and put her hands to her daughter's face.

"Are you alright, sweetie?"

"I'm okay, Mommy," Evie told her mother.

Mary Margaret then looked up to her husband and asked, "What happened?"

"Her and Anna Elizabeth had just got off of the seesaw when she saw you coming. So she started running over and she fell. I think she'll be alright," David said as he ran his fingers through his daughter's shoulder length brunette hair.

Just then Anna Elizabeth bounded up in between David and Killian and asked David, "Is Evie okay?"

"She's fine, sweetheart," David answered.

He then looked to Mary Margaret and asked, "You ready to go?"

Mary Margaret nodded then took her daughter's hand as Evie said, "Bye, Anna Lizabeth."

"Bye Evie!"

As Mary Margaret, David, and Evie started walking off, Anna Elizabeth turned around to Killian and asked, "Uncle Killian, can I go play some more?"

"Of course, love. We're not going fishing for a couple more hours." Anna Elizabeth then turned and ran back toward the playground.

"Does she ever get tired?" Emma asked as she sat down beside Killian.

"She can go all day – I don't know where she gets all that energy," Killian answered, smiling as he watched his niece play.

"Well, I think she may take after Anna in that aspect. She was involved in everything in high school," Emma said.

"Oh, I believe you," Killian began, "at Liam and Elsa's wedding, her and Kristoff danced for every song," he finished, laughing.

"Yeah, it makes me wonder how Elsa kept up with her as kids. And how Kristoff does now, especially now that they have a kid of their own," Emma replied.

"Kids will wear you out. I never quite realized how much before," Killian said.

"Or maybe you're just, you know, getting old," Emma said, smiling.

"Swan, I'm only six months older than you," Killian replied matter-of-factly.

"Older being the key word here," Emma teased.

"Well, love, maybe you should try spending all day with a hyperactive four-year old. You'd be tired, too," Killian teasingly replied back.

"Well, love, I've babysat both Jamie and Evie all day. And I've also helped you with Anna Elizabeth, so I have an idea – but I still didn't complain as much," Emma said.

"You're enjoying this aren't you, Swan?" Killian asked.

"Maybe a little," Emma smiled back at him before replying, "I can't let you have all the fun." She then started giggling as Killian shook his head and rolled his eyes.

As her green eyes lit up with laughter, Killian was reminded of the first time he saw them.

Killian walked in to Liam and Elsa's open kitchen door and said, "Hello, love. How are you and my nephew doing?"