Opposites Attract (CS AU)

Moving Forward

3 years later....

Killian's POV

"Emma, love, we're only going to the park for a few hours, not 2 weeks," I reminded with a heavy sigh. "Does the little lad really need all this stuff?"

She already had one bag jam packed, and was working on stuffing another.

"I want to make sure we have absolutely everything for him," she defended as she shoved more stuff into the bag. "What if we forget something and that's the one thing he needs?"

I knew Emma wasn't just referring to all of Henry's toys and clothes she was packing. She wanted our son to have everything that she never had. She was determined to give him the best childhood imaginable.

I just nodded and smiled at my beautiful wife as I walked over to give her forehead a kiss. I wasn't going to argue further with her.

If lugging around all this unnecessary junk with us wherever we went was Emma's way of doing that, than that's what I was going to let her do.

It only took Emma about 5 minutes, maybe even less, to get Henry dressed before we headed down to the car. How the bloody hell was she able to do that so quickly? It felt like it took me a good hour just to get his shoes on.

Henry would always be a little rascal and fling 1 off when I went to put the other on. He'd always laugh at me as I struggled to keep them on his feet. He was such a brat, just like his mother. The thought made me smile.

I still couldn't believe my son was already 3 years old. I'd been a father for 3 years, and loving every moment of it.

Now that I'd been promoted to president of the company, the highest position after Ed's, I was able to have more freedom and choose my hours. I left for work early in the mornings so I could get back home by lunchtime.

I refused to be one of those workaholic fathers who didn't have time for his child like my father had been. He'd always been so busy pumping people up with Botox that he never really had anytime for me or Liam. As his kids, we should've been his 1st priority, not work.

Emma and Henry were definitely mine. They were my whole world. I hated being away from them for any longer than necessary. That's why I wasn't too thrilled with Ed for making me go on this damn business trip for 3 weeks.

I was leaving in 4 days, so I'd been spending as much time with Emma and Henry as I could. I'd begged Ed to choose someone else to go, but he wouldn't budge. Not only was the trip almost a month long, but it was all the way on the other side of the world in China.

We were doing business with one of the largest advertising companies in Hong Kong. Quickly making my way through the ranks and becoming president wasn't as glamorous as it might sound. Sure, it was double the money and a nicer office, but it meant a great deal of traveling.

Emma was well aware of that, and surprisingly very supportive. She knew how much I hated being away from her and the little lad, and that if I had a choice, I'd never leave them. She'd been assuring me that I had nothing to worry numerous times to no prevail.

I didn't want to miss a moment of my son's life, whether it was a day or a month. But Emma reminded me that I had a responsibility to the company. And basically to suck it up and stop whining like a baby. I needed that tough ass little attitude of hers.