Epilogue

Five Years Later

"Killian!"

"What?" he groaned into his pillow.

"Liv…Wendy's trying to Skype you."

"Then get Felix," he called back through his pillow before mumbling to himself, "It's probably his bloody girlfriend."

"Felix!"

"Coming! I'm coming!" The boy had a toothbrush in his mouth as he sprinted down the hall.

"Killian!" Emma said, coming to stand in his doorway, "You need to get up. It's not my fault you decided to go out until two this morning. Besides, it's ten. You've had eight hours sleep, and now you have four hours to get ready, and what the hell are you doing?"

The minute Emma had entered his room, Killian had almost jumped in shock and rolled off the bed, pulling his doona with him.

"It's bad luck for the groom to see the bride before the wedding!"

"Oh God, Killian," Emma rolled her eyes before walking into the hallway. "Now you start trying to be a gentleman?"

"I'm always a gentlemen!" he yelled back, affronted. Her laugh travelled back to meet him as he groaned.

"My hair appointment's at 10.30 so I'm going to head out."

"Are you taking my car?"

"Careful now Mr. Jones," her voice was close now, and he ducked again as she spoke from the doorway. "In four hours that car will also be mine."

"Registration's in my name."

"Doesn't matter, what's yours is mine."

"Like that's ever stopped you before," Killian muttered to himself.

"I heard that!"

Killian groaned and tried to pull the covers back over his head, blocking out the light that really wasn't helpful. Trust Jefferson, August, Smee and Watson to throw him the bachelor party of the century. The night before his wedding.

"Jones! Wendy wants a word."

"Of course she bloody well does," he murmured before embracing the sunlight and hobbling out of his room and into the study.

"How's Australia?" Killian asked wearily when he met the group there. Wendy and Jane's faces were staring at the boys through the screen, both of the girls extremely tanned.

"Sunny."

"There's a fair bit of that going around," Killian muttered, and Felix merely gave him a self-satisfied grin before Killian shooed them.

"Alright lovebirds, go have phone sex or something."

Wendy's and Felix's eyes widened but Jane merely gave Killian a mock salute and vanished from the picture.

"You're incorrigible Killian Jones!" Wendy said.

"From what I hear, you're the one who gave them your mark of approval five years ago."

"Yes, but that's…" Wendy trailed off, speechless. "Shut up, Jones."

"Ooh, Olivia Zana. Speechless," he chuckled. "What words of wisdom do you have for me?"

"Don't sleep with your students."

Killian nodded sarcastically, "Thank you for that. I didn't get over that little fantasy five years ago or anything."

"Don't be a prick."

"That's a given," he answered.

"And don't ever come to me for advice again," Wendy smiled. "You're asking the girl who had a baby with a psycho-killer to give you advice on your wedding day? You're insane Killian."

"I guess…" he trailed off.

"Killian Jones," Wendy said sternly, suddenly reverting into the woman he'd first come to know. "You've been Emma Swan's since the moment you laid eyes on her. I think it's about time you get over the fact that you made some mistakes in the past, and think of how amazing it's going to be to spend the rest of your life with her."

"You're right, Wendy," he said, a small smile creeping at the corner of his mouth. "You know, you probably should have been my best man."

"Well, who knows," she said with a wide grin, "I might surprise you…"

"Wendy…"

But she was already reaching for the mouse to end the call and waving her mysterious goodbye.

Bitch.

xxx

"Emma! You look so beautiful!" Milah came rushing in, carrying each of the bridesmaid's dresses delicately across her arms. The minute she had draped them on Emma's bed, Ruby went in search of hers and Milah turned to Emma with a flushed excitement on her face.

"Bae called the driver and he says there's a slight delay. So no need to rush, take your time…"

"Milah," Emma said worriedly, "Calm down and sit down before you go into premature labour."

"I'm fine, really, I'm…"

Emma had to forcibly push the pregnant woman towards the couch before she would sit down. "Okay," Milah finally relented. "Thank you. Weddings make me nervous. I almost vomited before I walked down the aisle."

"And Graham would've held your hair whilst you were doing it."

"He was doing that enough at home," Milah answered with a smile before placing her hand on her protruding belly, "At least this one hasn't given me so much morning sickness."

"Where is my little flower girl by the way?"

"Probably with the ring boy," Ruby called from the other side of the room, throwing the two women a large wink. Emma merely rolled her eyes.

"Lena and Henry," Milah sighed. "Maybe if this one's a girl she'll have competition for your son's affections."

"Oh, I don't know," Emma mused. "Last year when we told him about the wedding he described to me in vivid detail when and where he and Lena were going to get married."

"At what age?"

" 'Well of course not anytime soon, Mom'," Emma said, mimicking Henry, " 'We have to wait until we're at least finished school'. "

"Thankfully, that's no expense out of my pocket for another fourteen years," Milah laughed before hauling herself to her feet and reaching for her dress.

"Ruby," Milah admitted, "I'm gonna need some help."

"Godmother is on her way."

"If you keep hinting at that, Rubes, no one is going to name you Godmother of their child."

"Milah promised!"

Emma's eyes widened and Milah looked back at her sheepishly. "I caved! I'm sorry!"

"Well, who's going to look after my child now?"

"Your child is ten years old with two doting grandparents who…oh."

Ruby cleared her throat when she caught sight of Emma's expression. Her face fell open in surprise before happiness overcame everything else.

"There's a little life growing inside of you!" Ruby jumped across the room, almost forgetting that she was in a dark red floor length dress and leant down and hugged Emma's stomach before jumping up and exclaiming, "I'm going to be a Godmother!"

"Twice," Milah reminded her with a smile, looking over at Emma with her eyes wide. "You're pregnant?"

"Only seven weeks," Emma smiled softly, "I only found out yesterday, and with Killian's party and everything…"

"He doesn't know?"

"I figured it could be a honeymoon present," Emma shrugged.

"If I could hug you right now without squishing my child, then I would be squeezing you like a bear, Emma Swan."

"Okay, okay," Emma said, calming her two best friends, "Let's get these two pregnant woman into their dresses okay, Ruby?"

"Aye aye, Captain."

xxx

Killian was fidgeting nervously as he stood beside his groomsmen. Felix and David were laughing with each other and really weren't making him feel any better. The wind was making him on edge and the fact that the wedding was supposed to have started fifteen minutes ago had him breathing heavily, indeed.

"Calm down, Killian," Felix said finally, his hand on his shoulders. "If Emma walks down the aisle and sees Captain Sweatypants she's going to freak."

"Captain Sweatypants?" Killian looked at Felix incredulously. "Who are you…Henry?"

"Actually, the kids just over there if you were looking for him. And aww, look, isn't that cute? He's giving Lena flowers."

Killian's eyes stared at the scene before he shrugged, "He could do worse."

"Dad!" Henry seemed to have realised Killian was talking about him and decided to turn around and run towards him. Leaning down to his height, Henry whispered in his ear, "Lena said that she heard Uncle Graham on the phone. They're only five minutes away."

"Thanks, lad. You'd better get your girlfriend up the aisle then."

"Daaad," Henry drew out the word in a whine, but Killian merely grinned and shooed him down the aisle. Henry caught sight of Neal in the back row and took him by the hand stating, "Family sits up the front, Dad."

"I will never get used to this family," Killian whispered into David's ear.

"You and me both, Jones." David patted the man on the shoulder and left to go and find his daughter. The string quartet started up and that was the moment that the mother of the bride began crying. Snow would attribute it to post pregnancy hormones, but the truth was, with a son newly born in her arms and a daughter about to get married to the man she'd made sure was Emma's true love with the help of the blue fairy, Snow was going to be a blubbering mess throughout the entire day.

Killian Jones couldn't help but smile as Lena and Henry came up the aisle followed by the bridesmaids. Ruby, looking as sleek as she usually did, and Milah looking very heavily pregnant.

And then he saw her.

Despite the frenzy he'd been in all day because he hadn't seen her, it was all worth it for this moment. The moment when he saw her walking through the sand in a simple white dress, glowing with a hint of a smile on her face. Because, of course, everyone cried at weddings. And even he was fighting back the relieved tears that threatened his eyes.

He couldn't take them away from her, even as David placed Emma's hand on his and he felt her warmth. David went to stand beside Felix and the ceremony continued. And as it drew closer to the moment, Killian's heart began to beat erratically. He barely heard the words before, but he heard the ones he needed perfectly clearly.

"I do."

"And do you –"

"I do."

The blue fairy looked at the two of them strangely before Killian gave in response, not at all embarrassed. "I'm a pirate. I'm not exactly known for being patient."

"And yet it took you five years…" he thought he heard Blue say before throwing her hands up, " I now pronounce you man and wife. You may kiss the bride!"

A resounding cheer went up amongst the people there that continued long into the reception of the late afternoon and early evening. Everyone was surprised when Wendy and Jane turned up, Felix running to spin his girlfriend in his arms and proceed to make out in a secluded corner, whilst Wendy came to offer her congratulations to the bride and groom.

"But how did you get here…"

"You do realise time difference exists, right?"

"Yeah."

"We weren't in Australia this morning. We were in New York."

"Right," Killian sighed. "At least now I understand what you were saying this morning."

"I've still got that mystery thing going," she said smugly before leaving them to go and find her old friends.

Sitting at the bridal party table, Killian held Emma's hand beneath the table, content and happy after their perilous five year journey.

"I love you, Princess," Killian murmured, leaning over and rubbing his nose against hers.

"I love you, Pirate," she answered before smirking as she whispered in his ear. "I've got a surprise for you."

"Here, love?" his eyes widened cockily and he grinned.

"No," she answered, bringing his hand to her stomach and placing it on the still flat surface, "Here."

"What do you…" His furrowed brow turned into shock before an indescribable joy filled his face. "You're…"

"One more little pirate of the way, Mr. Jones," Emma said with a grin.

"I think I could live with that Mrs. Jones," he said before placing a soft passionate kiss on her lips. "I definitely think I could live with that."

fin.

I just wanna say, you guys have been so supportive and I love you all and thank you for reading and following and favouriting and reviewing and just being awesome people and...yeah.

And now, here's the song list for the entire fic.

So if you don't wanna read it, I'll say tata now!

Much love!

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1. Alight - Bring Your Own Rainbow

2. Help I'm Alive - Metric

3. The Boys are Back - Corbin Bleu and Zac Efron

4. Black and Gold - Sam Sparro

5. Under the Stars - Morning Parade

6. I Need Your Love - Ellie Goulding

7. Closer to Love - Mat Kearney

8. Black Coffee - Ella Fitzgerald

9. Enjoy the Silence - Depeche Mode

10. Falling Slowly - The Swell Season

11. Burn - Ellie Goulding

12. Back in Time - V.V. Brown

13. Oblivion - Bastille

14. Inevitable - Anberlin

15. Family Tree - Matthew West

16. Enough for Now - The Fray

17. Safe and Sound - Taylor Swift ft. The Civil Wars

18. Ignorance - Paramore

19. Ashes and Wine - A Fine Frenzy

20. Love's to Blame - for King & Country

21. Lights - Ellie Goulding

22. I See You - Leona Lewis

23. All This Time - OneRepublic

24. Glowing - The Script

25. Deciphering Me - Brooke Fraser

26. Different as Can Be - StarKid Company

27. A Day Late - Anberlin

28. I Won't Give Up - Jason Mraz

29. At the Beginning - Donna Lewis and Richard Marx