The Picture

The Picture Part 1

Emma was nine months pregnant with their daughter Hope. She can barely move anymore and love feeling Hope kicking around inside of her and getting bigger every day. Killian was out getting her recent food craving grilled cheese with onion rings, which their baby girl wanted and Killian loves pampering his beautiful Emma. Emma was bored sitting in her bedroom watching Netflix. She slowly got out of bed and rubs her baby bump, "Hope, you are getting so big inside of my belly. You are almost running out of room in there. I love you." She slowly waddles to Hope's room, Henry painted murals of her and Killian's love story all over the room so Hope will know their family history and she loves the hooks, ships and swan crib which Killian made for their daughter and rest of the room had swan and pirate theme. She cannot wait to read to Hope in here and teaching her how to crawl and walk in here. She cannot wait to be a Mom from the very beginning, her second chance of being a Mom with her adoring Killian on her side parenting together. Emma waddles downstairs and reads library books while sitting on the couch and feeling Hope moving around her. After reading a book, she goes to the fireplace and looks at the mantle with so many framed pictures that she and her family were creating moments together, Emma and Henry's at Granny's drinking cinnamon hot cocoa when he was ten, Killian and her wedding day, their first dance as husband and wife, a picture of her and Henry on her wedding day, to Killian teaching Henry how to sail on the Jolly Roger their second home, to the recent sonogram pictures of their little Hope on the way. She sees a favorite picture of her and Killian in their living room. She holds a framed picture of herself and Killian, her hair was in a messy bun and wearing a light black sweater covering her soon to be baby bump and lying on top of Killian who was wearing a dark navy long sleeve shirt. She sits back down on the couch and remembers the moment. This photo was taken when she was two months pregnant, a few months ago which felt a long time ago now. Emma was at home in the living room when Henry arrived home for the weekend to spend time with them. Emma needed to tell Henry about her pregnancy he was the first one to know and she was six weeks along. "Henry, I need to talk to you."
Henry joined his Mom on the couch. "Mom, is everything okay?"
"Yes. Why?"
"The last time I was over here, you weren't yourself."
Emma smiles. "There is a reason that I was not myself..." She moving her hands.
"Mom, are you sick?"
"No..nothing like that. I...Killian and I...are...I am six weeks pregnant with your baby brother or sister..."
Henry smiles so big and hugged his Mom right away, Emma knew he was beyond thrilled about the baby. "Mom, you are really are pregnant?"
"Yes, Henry. I am having a baby!"
"Congratulations, Mom. I am going to be a big brother!"
"Yes, you are Henry."
"Even if I am 15 years older than the baby?"
"The age gap between you and your brother or sister is a smaller age gap, than me and your uncle Neal who is thirty years younger than me. No matter how old you are, your brother or sister will love you. I know you are going to be an amazing big brother to the baby."
Henry hugs his Mom. "Mom, you are going to be an amazing Mom from the very beginning. I just know you and Dad are going to be great parents. I can help babysit and teach him or her how to read, draw, write and play. I will protect him or her."
Emma smiles. "I know you are going to be a great big brother, kid." She takes out an extra copy of her sonogram that she had this morning, "This is our baby. Killian and I had a sonogram appointment to confirm my pregnancy."
"This is my little sister or brother?"
"Yes, Henry. Do you want to have a brother or sister?"
Henry thought about it, "I want a sister. I want to protect her from bullies and be there for her."
"I know you will be a great brother, kid." She hugs her son.
"You are going to be a great Mom from the very beginning, you are brave strong, kind caring and patient and will be great with the baby." He kisses his Mom's belly. "Little sister or brother this is your big brother Henry. Our mommy told me about you, I really am looking forward to meeting you and preparing for your arrival. I am going to teach you how to write, draw and read to you all the time from my special storybook. Most important of all our amazing, strong, kind-hearted Mommy will always be there for you with our Dad raising you from the start."
"Henry.."
"I really am happy for you, Mom. You get to raise the baby from the very beginning with Dad and in a home where Dad and I helped you choose the house. I am going to be here to help whenever you need me." Emma was in tears while she was hugging her son. Killian returns home from the sheriff station. "Love."
"Killian, Henry and I are in the living room."
"Hello, love."
"Hi, honey." They kiss. He sits next to his swan and wrapped his around her. "I told Henry about the baby."
Killian smiles. "Aye, I had a feeling you told Henry first since you told me I want to tell Henry today." Emma giggles and leans onto her husband.
"Dad, I cannot wait to be a big brother. After all the curses and villains it is about time that we have a normal life."
"Aye, I cannot agree with more on that son."
"Mom, do you want cinnamon hot chocolate?"
"Yes, Henry with chocolate chip cookies on the side."
Henry hugs his Mom. "Coming right up." Henry goes into the kitchen. Killian lets his wife lay on him, lying her blonde head on his shoulder as he rubs her soon to be baby bump. "How are you, I should say how are you two feeling?"
Emma smiles big looking at her husband, "I am feeling very happy. I thought Henry will be jealous of the baby but he was really excited once I told him the news of our little pirate or princess on the way."
"Aye, I know the lad did not want to be an only child forever." Emma smiles. "Seeing the little lad or lass on the screen was...how should I say this the most amazing thing I saw on a screen." Emma was still in awe of how excited daddy to be Killian was. She knows that he will be an amazing daddy to their little baby on the way since he is an amazing stepdad to Henry for almost a year now after they returned from the Underworld , he treats Henry as if he is his biological son, always there for him, teach him how to sail, give him advice and teach him to be a man. He is going to be an amazing caring father from the very beginning to their baby on the way. Killian smiles."What is it, Emma?"
"I am just happy. Happy to have a white picket fence life you, Henry and our little baby Swan-Jones." She places her hand on her abdominal. "We are raising Henry and going to be parents to our baby...everything is falling into place."
"Aye, love this is our life together as a married couple, you, me Henry and our little love on the way." Emma smiles hearing her Killian nickname for their baby already. "Our life together falling together as it should be. No more fighting curses or saving the town from another evil villain. Now we have a quiet normal life being parents to our little love and Henry. You are going to be an amazing Mommy and I am going to a daddy"
"That is right, my pirate. We are going to be parents together."
"I love you, Emma."
"I love you, Killian." They kiss.
"Mom, Dad. Smile." Emma wrapped her arm around her husband's neck and head to head together. Henry took a picture of his parents on his iPhone on the day of the news about becoming a big brother and seeing how happy his Mom is being Mom from the very beginning.
Back to the present, Emma rubs her big baby bump where her daughter was growing inside of her. "Hope, you have no idea how much you made everyone happy that day when Mommy and Daddy saw you on the sonogram for the very first time and when I told Henry..." Hope kicks every time she hears her brother's name. Emma smiles."I told Henry that he is going to be a big brother to you and he was thrilled when he found out that you were coming along. We all cannot wait to meet you."
Killian returns home from Granny's, "Emma, where are you?"
"I am in the living room." He saw his wife sitting on the couch with her swollen legs on the coffee. "Hi, swan. I bought your craving." Emma stands up. "Love, stay seated. I got your food for you." He places the to-go bag on the table and sits next to his wife and they kiss. He sees the framed photo.
"I love this photo."
"Aye, me too. Henry took the picture of us snuggling after you told him about the little lass."
Emma smiles. "That is right." He placed his hook hand on Emma's swollen belly. "Hope moved."
"Aye, every time she hears her big brother's name and she knows her Daddy's hook."
"That is right, captain." She rubs her baby bump. "Hopey, Mommy loves you. We love you baby girl. We cannot wait to give you hugs and spoil you when you arrive."
"Aye her due date is on our anniversary."
"That is right who knew our baby girl might have a birthday on our wedding anniversary."
Killian smiles and wrapped his arm around his love. "It will be a great double holiday." Emma smiles. Killian leans his head on his wife's baby bump. "Hi, little love. This is your Daddy. Are you being a good little lass for your Mommy today? Oh, really, she read to you so many stories and she told you a story about when Henry.." Hope kicks. "Your big brother found out you were coming. Aye, that is a great story." Emma smiles knowing he is going to be a very hands-on Dad when Hope arrives and knows Hope is going to have her hands wrapped around his hook.
"Hope, you are going to have so many storytellers in your family to tell you stories all the time. You and I are going to have Mommy and Hope time a lot because I love you so much and you are my special little girl." Emma felt off, "Whoa..." She holds her baby bump.
He read Emma's face, "Love, are you alright?"
Emma felt wet and looks down at the soaked couch. "Killian... she is not coming on our first wedding anniversary...Hope is on her way now. My water broke."
Killian smiled big and held his wife's hands. "Emma, I will get the car started, your hospital bag is in the car." Killian helps his wife stand up and rushes outside to run the car and breathes in for a quick moment, thinking Emma and himself were going to be parents very very soon. He texts Henry that Emma was in labor and meet them at the hospital, Henry was in school. Killian rushes back to his wife who was gripping the couch during the middle of a contraction. "Emma. I am right here." Killian holds his wife and rubs her back as she was moaning and trying to take deep breathes. "You are doing great, love."
The contraction was done. "I forgot how much pain those contractions are."
"Emma, are you able to walk?"
"Only if you hold my hand."
"Aye, I can do that. I will always be on your side."
"Killian.." He looks at his beautiful wife smiling. "We are going to be parents very soon. Hope is on her way."
"Aye, Hope is on her way because she heard us talking about her and wants to meet her Mommy." They kiss.
Emma smiles and holds onto Killian as she was having another contraction. "Another one.." She slowly took deep breathes.
"Just breath in and out, love. You are doing great." She was happy to have Killian coaching her during her labor since she was alone the last time. After the contraction, "Killian, we need to go now. I know my labor with Hope will be faster than with Henry. My contractions are not too far apart and I am leaking." Killian held onto his wife who was waddling to the car, she still had her frames photo. "Killian, the photo." Killian placed the photograph back to it's place on the mantle and rushes back to his wife. Emma waddles to the car and Killian helped her sit down on the passenger seat. Killian drove to Storybrooke Hospital. "Love, hold my hook when you get a contraction."
"Thank you. Hope wants to meet us."
"Aye, of course love. Hope already knows that she has the best parents in all of the realms." Emma smiles. "Hope is going to be the most beautiful little lass in all of the realms and cannot wait to meet her Mommy, Daddy, and Henry; who is getting picked up from school by Regina and meeting us at the hospital."
"You are on top of everything..."
"I will do anything for my loved ones especially for my love and little love. I just want you to only to focus on your labor. I am doing my job to help you." Emma was in awe knowing he is staying with them and not leaving them.
"Thank you for everything."
"You are more than welcome, love." They kiss. She is the luckiest woman in the world having a home, a job, a caring husband and son and their daughter who wants to meet her family very badly. "Killian..."
"Yes, Emma?"
"I love you."

"I love you, too." They kiss and stop when she has another contraction. Killian quickly drove to the hospital. Emma thought about the picture she was looking in between contractions, the next photo will be the whole family together on the mantle in the hospital bedroom holding their blonde hair and blue eyes baby Hope lying safe in her arms and sitting next to her will be her son, Henry and on the other side will be her husband. Her family will be completed in a matter of hours and cannot wait for the new chapter of her life as a Mommy from the very beginning with Killian on her side.Part 2 is coming soon. :)