Happy Beginning Captain Swan

With Love and Care

After Killian's shift at the sheriff station Friday evening, Snow White calls him while he was walking home. "Hello, Snow."
"Hi, Killian. I just wanted to thank you for taking Leo for the night."
"It is no problem at all."
"The reason I called, is that I want you to know why Leo is staying over for the night. Please do not tell Emma. I and the rest of the town are planning her a surprise baby shower."
"Emma does not like surprises."
"I know, I know but I want to throw her a baby shower which she deserves. She did not have one when she was expecting Henry. I want to show her the love and support that she has from all over Storybrooke."
"Aye, I think that is a great idea. She may not like it at first but I do think she needs to know that she is not alone this time. I know she knows but showing the support will make a difference. I always remind her that I am never leaving her, Henry or our babe."
"I know. Is there anything that you need for the baby? What you have already bought?"
"Well, we have the baby's crib that I personally bought for the wee one, a lot of onesies, burp towels, bibs, and blankets."
"Did you get any baby furniture? Like changing table?"
"Not yet. After you and Charming pick up Leo tomorrow Emma wants us to go shopping for the baby's furniture."
"Let me know what you ending up buying and I can make the baby registry for all of the guests to know what they can get for Emma and the baby."
"Sure. I will see you when you drop off Leo."
"Oh, Charming dropped him off with Emma."
"Ah, I better get home then just in case Emma needs my help with him.Bye." He rushes home to find Emma and Leo coloring in the kitchen. "Hello love."
Emma slowly gets up from her stool. "Hi, honey." She hugs and kisses him on the lips. "How was work?"
"It was good love. How is Leo?"
"He is doing good. Leo look who is home?"
Leo jumps off of the stool and gives Killian a big hug. "Hi, Killy."
"Hi little prince. Did you give your big sister a hard time?"
"Are you being gentle with her? You know that there is a baby in there tummy right?"
"Yes, and Daddy told me to listen to Sissy so I will not cause Emma any trouble."
"That my boy. How about we go play pirates in the living room?"
"Yes!!" Emma giggles. "I will make him chicken nuggets for his dinner. What do you want to have?"
"I can cook our dinner love, I made a stop to the grocery store on the way home."
"Leo, after you play pirates I can help you to do your homework, okay?"
"Yes, Emma."
Killian played with Leo for a little bit until Henry came over for the weekend. "Hi, Mom."
"Hi, Henry. Can you watch Leo in a little while so Killian can cook dinner for us? Also, watch the oven for Leo's chicken nuggets. I have to use the bathroom."
"Sure." Emma waddles to the closest bathroom.
"Hi, there son."
"Hi, Dad."
"Can you play with your little uncle while I cook?"
"Sure."
Leo attacks Henry. "Hi, Henry."
"Hi, Leo. You want to play with me?"
"Yes! What about Killy?"
"He has to cook dinner."
Killian made roast beef, mash potatoes, and string beans. Emma returned to the kitchen. "Do you need some help?"
He turns around and puts his hands on her baby bump. "I am good at the moment. How is our little lass?"
"Our little duckling is moving and kicking a lot. I can feel her feet on my ribs.I am peeing like every five minutes. I still get out of breath whenever I walk but other than that doing pretty well for 7 months pregnant."
"We are almost there meeting her."
Emma smiled and moved her hands on her bump, "Yes, I know. I know you will help me with her once she comes."
"Aye, I will. I cannot wait to be a Daddy."
"I cannot wait to be a Mommy again from the beginning this time."
"You will be great. She is going to love you."
"You are going to have this little girl's fingers wrapped around your hook."
"She is going to love us both."
"Yes, she will. Oh, the food."
Killian checks the roast beef in the oven. "Aye, nothing is burned, love. Henry is playing with Leo."
"Good. He will calm down and we can put him to bed early enough. Can you help me give him a bath?"
"Aye, I can do that. You can read him a bedtime story."
"That sounds good. I do not think I can sit by the tub with this baby bump." She giggles.
"Yea, swan. I think our little duckling is in the way."
"I will let you cook. I have to help Leo with his homework." She waddles to the living room, where Henry and Leo are playing. "Leo, it is time to do your homework. Henry do you have homework?"
"Mom, I did my homework at my other home before I came."
"Alright, can you help Dad with dinner."
"Sure."
"Leo after you clean up the mess. Can you please get your backpack. We can do your homework in here."
"Yes, Sissy." Once he finished cleaning, Emma sat next to Lep and helped him with his homework, coloring the letters. Making sure that Leo knows them. Killian watched them towards the end of his cooking. He thought, "She is going to be amazing with our little Hope." "Dinner is ready."
Leo put his homework away and Emma slowly got up from the couch. "What are you staring at?"
"You with your brother. You are great with him. You are going to be amazing with our lass."
"I think we can handle our little girl. She is part you and parts me."
"Aye. She is going to be our special little lass."
"Yes, we will. Can we eat now? I am hungry."
"Yes, we can."
Killian, Henry, Emma, and Leo had dinner together. "Leo, it is time for your bath."
"Killy, I do not want to take a bath."
"You have to the little prince. You don't want to be smelly."
"No."
Emma became serious. "Leo, listen to me. You need to take a bath. Or I will Dad that you are not listening to me."
"I will take a bath." Killian and Leo go upstairs together.
"So Henry, how is school going?"
"It is going well. I am enjoying art class. Here are the pictures." He showed Emma the pictures on his phone.
"Wow, they are really great. The best ones are the murals you did in your sister's room."
"Yes, they are my favorite. I love to do paintings. I want to teach my sister to paint."
"I am sure you will be a great art teacher. She will follow you."
"Mom, she will be a little pirate- princess sword fighter and she will love art like her big brother."
"She will be like her mom, grandma and you."
'Mom, she will be like all of us."
After Killian gave Leo a bubble bath. Emma gives Leo a bedtime story. Emma lies next to Leo and tells him the story of Snow and Charming. She makes sure Leo can read the easy words.
"Sissy, is it weird to have a baby in your tummy?"
"Not really, Leo. She is moving do you want to feel?"
"Yes!" Emma put her hand on her baby bump on where baby Hope was moving. Leo's eyes popped open. "Wow, Sissy. There really is a baby in there."
Emma chuckles. "Yes, there is. My little girl is growing in there."
"Was Henry in your tummy?"
"Yes, he was. He grew in my tummy and Regina raised him."
"Why?"
"I was very young when I had Henry. I was not ready to be a Mommy. I wanted to but I could not."
"I am happy you can be a Mommy now with Henry and the new baby."
"Yes, I am happy to Leo. Now, little prince, it is time for bed." She tickles him.
"Night, sissy. I love you."
"I love you too, Leo."
Emma waddles to her room. She pauses and holds her belly. "Whoa...I forgot what Braxton hicks feel like."
"Emma, are you alright?" He comes to comfort her.
"Yes. I just experienced my first Braxton hicks contraction. I totally forgot how the real ones are painful. Braxton hicks help my body for the real labor."
Killian leads her to their bedroom to let her relax. Emma began to have another one. She just breathes in slowly, "Can you get me a glass of water?"
"Sure love." He rushed downstairs to the kitchen and rushes upstairs.
"How are you feeling love?" He sits next to her on the bed.
Emma took a moment to answer. "Braxton hicks hurt. My whole stomach hurts all at the same time." He handed her water. She drinks the glass of water. "Since I am almost 8 months. Braxton hicks are going to happen more often."
"When are you going to be on maternity relieve?"
"I am thinking soon. So we can start preparing for the baby and I can rest. The bigger I get, the harder time I will have to move around. She is coming very soon though." She rubs her baby bump.
Henry comes into their room. "Is everything alright? I heard Killian running down and up the stairs."
"I just had a few Braxton hicks contractions."
"Mom, are you having the baby?"
"Henry, I am not. Not yet. Braxton hicks help my body to prepare for the real labor which will not happen until April."
"Oh good. Let me know if you need anything."
"Thanks, kid. I will let you know."
The next morning, Leo woke up first and went to his sister's room. "Hi, Killy!"
"Shh. Lad your big sister is sleeping. Come on, let's go in the kitchen and make some pancakes."
Killian and Leo made pancakes. Leo helped Killian to make the batter. Emma slowly comes downstairs to the kitchen and sees her husband and her little brother cooking together. Emma moves her hands onto her baby bump and coos, "Pretty soon that will be you cooking with your Daddy baby girl."
Emma, Killian, Leo, and Henry eat breakfast together. "Dad, can we go sailing today?"
"Not today lad. Your mom and I have to go shopping for the babe. We can do your sailing lessons tomorrow."
"Sure, it is going to be warmer tomorrow."
There is a knock on the door. Henry stood up, "I will go get it." He opens the door and it was his grandpa. "Gramps."
"Hi, Henry. How was Leo last night?"
"He gave some trouble to Mom and Killian about not taking a bath, but mom convinced him."
Charming went to give Emma a hug, "Hi, Emma. How are you? Did your little brother give you a hard time last night?"
'Hi, Dad. Join us. I am better than last night. I started to have Braxton hicks last night."
"Oh really, are you okay?"
"Yes. This baby is coming before I know it and it is getting real." She ate some pancakes. "Leo listened most of the time, until bathtime."
"Sissy!"
"Leo, you gave me and Killian a hard time last night but you listen most of the time." Charming had some pancakes with them. Leo gave Emma a big hug before he left. "I cannot hug you."
"Yes, you can. Come on my lap." She hugs him as best as she could. "I can give you a big hug after the baby is born."
"Thank you for watching him, Emma."
"Your welcome. Why did you need him to spend the night with us?"
"We just wanted you to have some bonding time with your brother before your baby comes."
Emma hesitated. "Okay? Oh, I am going to be on maternity relief soon."
"Do not worry Emma. Killian and I have a plan when you take your maternity relief before and after the baby comes."
"Great." After Leo and Charming left, "What do you want to do now?"
"I need to get dressed and I want to go furniture shopping for this baby girl. Henry, want to come with us?"
"I have homework to do."
"Okay."
Killian drove the yellow bug with Emma to the baby store. "So, Swan what do we need for the babe?"
"We need a rocking chair, changing table, a breast pump..."
"What is a breast pump?"
"It is a machine that will help me relieve my breast from breast milk. I am not sure how long I am going to breastfeed her? I want to since I could not do the bonding with Henry."
Emma chose a changing table for the baby's room. They tried on several rocking chairs and eventually chosen a cream color rocking chair that is comfy for them to sit in for long periods of time. They have chosen a changing table and got a diaper genie. Most of the furniture will be delivered to their house. After their shopping trip, Emma was craving for grilled cheese. "Can we have lunch at Granny's? This little girl wants a grilled cheese and onion rings."
"Oh, really. Is the babe wants a grilled cheese and onion rings or you love?"
"Well, the both of us." She giggles.
"Let's go to Granny's."
They sat in their regular booth. "Hi, Emma and Killian."
"Hi, Granny."
"What can I get you both?"
"I will have a grilled cheese and a side of onion rings."
"Aye, will get a cheeseburger and fries."
"How are you doing Emma?"
'I am doing pretty good except for feeling huge and constantly going to the bathroom but I am happy. How is Ruby?"
"From the last time I heard from Ruby she and Dorothy are happily living together in OZ."
"Yes, my mom witnessed them their true love kiss after the underworld."
Granny brought out their food. Emma ate her grilled cheese. "Mhm. This is making me and our little girl very happy."
"Aye, Swan. I am pretty sure you both wanted the grilled cheese."
"Yes, we are. When I was pregnant with Henry I was not able to have my cravings because the prison food smell was awful and tasted horrible. Now this time, I am very happy. When you and Henry got me the sweets on my moody day, I was very grateful because I knew that I was cared for and able to have cravings this time."
"You deserve everything your heart desires Emma. Our little duckling is happy in your tummy with all of your cravings."
"I know, she moves around when I eat the cravings. I especially love when you buy the blackberries, raspberries, they are so sweet and juicy."
"I will buy them more often for your love."
"Your so sweet you know that?"
"Aye, yes I know."
Emma and Killian enjoyed their meal and enjoyed their time together.