Chapter 1 Because
Graham
"What do you care how I look at you?"
Graham didn't even know how to answer this himself but ever since Emma had come to Storybrooke he had felt a connection to her that he just didn't understand. Every time he saw her he wanted to impress her and show her that he was a good guy. He couldn't get her out of his head no matter how hard he tried. Spending time with her at the station was the best part of his day and he wished he could be with her all the time. But he couldn't say that to her now because he knew she had a wall up that would take a while to break down.
So all he ended up saying was "because."
Emma
"What?" Emma was very confused but also a little worried because even though she wouldn't admit it she did care about Graham. He had been acting weird lately and she didn't know what was wrong with him.
But before she could say another word Graham had grabbed her face and kissed her. His lips were so soft and she loved the feel of his hands caressing her face. As she closed her eyes she was ready to give in but she realized this wasn't the way this should happen.
So she pushed him back before it was too late. "What the hell was that?" She had to pretend that she didn't enjoy it when she really did.
"Did you see that?"
Emma had no idea what he was talking about but she knew she had to leave before she changed her mind. And even though she was worried about him she couldn't stay there. So she left him there standing on the sidewalk never looking back once even though she was tempted to.
Graham
Graham didn't know what he just saw but it felt like a memory or a past life. He didn't know how but he thought it was because he kissed Emma, there was just something magical about her that he couldn't explain. And when he kissed her he felt a surge of energy flow from her to him and it just felt like they were connected on every level. It was like their lips were perfect matches and even though it only lasted for a little bit he felt like he could have stayed like that forever.
He thought about going to Regina's to take his mind off of everything but Emma kept popping up in his head and the thought of her judging him made him decide to just go home. He never wanted her to look at him like she did when she saw him leave Regina's. A combination of disappointment and pity, and he loved to think a little bit of jealousy but he could only hope for that.
So he walked home thinking about what he had just saw, what it meant and what Emma had to do with it.
Emma
She was walking home and it felt like the longest walk ever. Every emotion and thought was running through her mind. She knew she had feelings for Graham and they had been growing the more time they had spent together. But seeing him leave Regina's the other night hurt her and she thought her feelings for him would go away. She felt bad for Graham she knew he really had no feelings for Regina but he was just stuck in that relationship and she knew what that was like. Then he kissed her which made her feel even more confused because she liked it even after all she knew about Graham and Regina. Kissing him just felt right kind of like it was always meant to be.
But she knew she should just forget about him because he would just end up breaking her heart like every other guy she trusted. But even thinking that didn't make sense because she knew Graham was a good guy and that he would never do anything to hurt her. She was at the street where if she turned left it would lead to her house and if she turned right she didn't know where it would lead. So she just stood there thinking about what she should do and what she wanted to do.
Graham
He knew he had ruined his chances with Emma. Kissing her was uncalled for and he knew it probably just pushed her even further away than she already was. He never thought that she had feelings for him but he definitely thought they were friends. He thought if he would have let things develop they may have become more than that at some point. But now he believed that would never happen and that he had also lost a good friend.
Just as he was ready to call it a night he heard a knock at the door. It was around 12 midnight and he had no idea who it could have been but he knew it probably wasn't good. The knock was becoming more frantic so he rushed to the door. When he opened the door he never would have expected who would be at his door.