The Proposal

Chapter 16

The next day Henry went into work with them. Emma gave him a tour of the office and introduced him to a few people. Ruby was the last person they saw.

"Who is this, Em?" She asked curiously.

"Um.. Ruby, this is Henry. Henry, this is Ruby one of my good friends." Emma smiled.

Henry nodded and offered his hand to shake. "Hi.."

Ruby shook his hand and nodded. "Hello, Henry. It's nice to meet you."

He smiled at her. "It's nice to meet you too Ruby.." He then looked up at Emma. "Mom, where's Killian?"

Ruby was surprised that he called her 'Mom'. Emma ran her fingers through his hair gently.

"I believe Killian is in talking to Liam." Ruby chimed in, eyeing Emma skeptically. "Why did he call you 'Mom'?" She asked.

"Oh, um.. Because he's my biological son.." Emma said softly, nervously tucking her hair behind her ear. "He was adopted by my mom's step-sister.. But he's here spending a few weeks with Killian and I for the summer."

Ruby nodded. "Well, I can see how he looks like you.." She smiled a little. "I won't keep you any longer, I'm sure you've got work to get done.. Go find that husband of yours." She teased.

Ruby was one of the biggest supporters of Emma and Killian's relationship. Emma nodded and they said bye to Ruby before going to Liam's office to find Killian. Henry knocked on the door, and they heard Liam tell them to come in.

Killian looked up from the paper he was reading and smiled at his wife. "Hello, Love. Henry."

"Hey, we just wanted to say hello to Liam, then we'll go.. I can meet you in your office to finish up that contract." Emma told Killian, as she stood next to him and played with his hair gently.

Killian nodded and Liam smiled, talking to Henry. "Liam is just trying to convince me that I should take my part of the company, and help him run it.." Killian told Emma.

"I mean.. I kind of agree with him." She said softly.

"You do, Love?" He asked softly. "I just.. I'm good at what I do, and I don't want to ruin the company."

Emma nodded. "Of course.. You work really hard, and while you're good at what you do, you should have the opportunity to do more. Your brother knows what he's doing, he's not going to let you fail."

"You should listen to your wife.. She's a smart lass. I'll still let you work with her some, but I want to teach you how to do more. You've got a family now, I want to give you more responsibility." Liam told his brother.

Killian sighed and nodded. "Alright, alright.. As long as I still get to do some of the same work.. I never needed the power or money, I just like working with the clients and making sure my wife is fair in the negotiations." He teased Emma.

She kissed the top of his head and grinned. "I'm so proud of you. Continue this conversation with him, and I'll take Henry to my office and I'll get to work."

Henry followed Emma to her office and sat down in one of her chairs. "So Liam owns this place?" He asked curiously.

"Yeah, he does.. And Killian does too technically. But Liam is the boss right now.." She shrugged. "Do you want some water or a snack, Kid? I've got to answer a few emails, but I promise I won't let you be bored all day."

"I'm good, Mom.. I know you've got work. I'm just glad I get to stay with you.. I brought my book, and my gameboy." He gave her a smile.

She smiled at him and did some work for a while. Henry was content with his book, and after a couple of hours Killian knocked on the door frame.