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CS AU Week Day 6 – Another Time Period

Future CS family fluff. Follows canon through 5A finale and then goes into future AU territory. Killian’s not above eavesdropping but he can’t ignore what Emma just said.

rated: t for the tiniest bit of swearing
word count: 2,185

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Killian stepped out of the bathroom, hair still wet and feet bare, wearing jeans and a faded shirt. The house was quiet – Henry was spending the afternoon with a classmate building a volcano (the why still escaped Killian) – but he heard Emma’s voice.

He closed the door midway, enough to allow the shower steam to seep into the hallway but not so wide that the smoke detector’s shrill alarm would pierce the air. Killian walked down the hallway but stopped outside their bedroom door. Her words carried clearly through the hallway.

“I don’t know. We never talked about it.”

From the silence, Killian assumed she was on the phone. He waited. Eavesdropping was hardly an offense to his sensibilities (not after years of piracy) and his curiosity was piqued.

“It’s a baby.” Emma let out a heavy sigh, but Killian’s ears were ringing so loudly that he didn’t hear another word.

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