Emma's pov

"Your past has given you the strength and wisdom you have today. So celebrate it. Don't let it haunt you. The past is just a story and once you realize this it has no power over you. It is okay to look back, just don't stare. Forget the things that hurt you, but never forget what it taught you."

'Good morning beautiful' he said as he entered the bedroom.

I slowly opened my eyes. A smile appeared on my face as I saw his handsome features in the morning light. 'A very good morning. Why aren't you still in bed?'

He sat down on the edge of the bed and caressed my cheek with his thumb. 'I am a morning person love. I didn't want to wake you up after our... interesting and tiring events last night'

'You didn't want a second round, Captain?'

He pressed his lips to my forehead before he stood up. 'I want thousands of rounds, Swan. You should know by now'

He slowly unbuttoned his shirt. 'What are you doing? Changed your mind about the second round?'

A smirk appeared on his face. 'I need to take a shower, love' he said as he took off his brace and placed it on his nightstand.

'Why did you pick a hook?' I blurted out

He turned around and faced me. The look in his eyes becoming sad.

'I'm sorry. You don't have to tell me'

He sat down on the edge of the bed again. 'It's okay. No secrets, remember?'

My hand slid over the scruff on his face. 'I know your past isn't pretty. You don't have to tell me everything if you don't want to'

'Before the crocodile killed Milah he chained me up to my ship...' He sighed deeply before he continued. 'With this hook'

My eyes widened. 'So the hook you're wearing every single day is the hook that kept you from saving her?'

A faint smile appeared on his face. 'Well, it wasn't the hook that kept me from saving her. His magic did'

'But why are you wearing it when it's a constant reminder?'

'Because losing my hand already is a constant reminder. The hook doesn't change anything about it'

I stared to his hook. 'Sometimes I forget what you have been through'

He lifted my chin with his thumb. 'Hey... it's not about the past'

'It made you who you are, Killian. I want to know more about your beginnings'

'I had two people I loved in my life and they both died in my arms and I didn't do anything. There's nothing more to say about my life'

I sat up behind him and wrapped my arms around him. 'Don't talk like that. You didn't do anything because there was nothing you could do to stop it'

I slid his shirt over his shoulders, leaving his upper body bared. The scars of his past were still visible on his body. 'You're a wonderful person, Killian. Never forget about that'

He smiled as I let my hands discover his muscular body. 'They loved you, just like I do' I pressed my lips against his cheek and grabbed the wrist of his good hand. 'And you loved them' I said as my thumb slid over his tattoo.

He stared at his tattoo. 'Aye, that I did'

My fingers caressed a deep scar on his body. 'How did you get this one?'

He turned around and grabbed my face with his hand. His stump pulled me firmly against him. 'You're quite the curious lass, aren't you Swan?'

I wrapped my arms around his neck as I sat down in his lap, pouting my lip. 'I just want to know every part of you'

'Someone stabbed me with a sword when I tried to plunder a village. As you can see, it was a pretty bad cut but I survived'

'Like you always do' I said before pressing my lips to his.

He groaned uncomfortably as I slowly moved in his lap.

'What's wrong, Captain?'

He pressed his soft lips to my cheek and smiled. 'My beautiful wife who seems to be addicted'

I shrugged my shoulders as I slowly pushed him back into the mattress. 'You talk like that's a problem.'

He wrapped his strong arms around me and pulled me firmly against his body. I rested my head on his chest. 'Like I said, I want thousands of rounds with you' he whispered in my hair.

We lay on the bed like that for a while. I started to shiver as I felt his stump circling over my spine.

'I'm sorry' he whispered

I lifted myself up a bit and stared into his eyes. 'You think I find your stump disgusting?'

'I would understand if you did'

I grabbed his stump and pressed a kiss to it. 'I love every part of you Killian. Even your scars and flaws.'

'I'm sorry for doubting, love'

My hands slid over his perfect face. 'I know that you're insecure even though you never show it, but trust me when I say that I love you just the way you are'

A grin appeared on his face as he covered one of my hands on his face with his. 'What exactly do you love then?'

I gazed into his perfect blue eyes. 'I love how you take care of me even though I have my magic to protect myself. I love how you keep working to be a better man, even on days when I fail to be a better woman for you.'

'You're a perfect woman, Swan'

I smiled as my lips found his again. 'And I forgot to mention your eternal love and sweet words'

'You're all I have left. I'll always be grateful that you gave me your heart and trust me with it'

I curled my fingers through his messy hair. 'When I met you I was so tired of being alone but so frightened to let someone into my heart again. You knew how to melt down my walls and you showed me that true love isn't just a fairytale. I want you to know that I'll always be there for you, Killian. You'll never be lonely again'

He pressed his lips to my forehead. 'I promise you that no matter who enters your life, I will love you more than any of them'

I felt his hand sliding down my spine and resting it on my ass which he squeezed gently. Our hips found a rhythm grinding into each other as our tongues were dueling.

'Join me in the shower, Mrs Jones'