Stay with me, baby stay with me

Tonight don't leave me alone

She fell asleep in his arms as they sat on a bench by the docks. She hadn't been ready to talk yet, so he didn't push her, just holding her hand and rubbing his thumb across her palm in an easy silence, occasionally wiping aside a tear from her cheek, until he looked over at her, mouth open to say something, and found her with her eyes shut, dozing against his shoulder. He smiled as he watched all the lines on her face smooth out as sleep eased her worry and pain. He let her stay like that for a few minutes until he was sure she was completely asleep, and then he slid one arm under her knees, the other behind her shoulders and lifted her up, carrying her to his cabin in the Jolly Roger. He laid her down carefully, pushing the hair out of her face, but as he moved to pull away, her thin fingers wrapped around his wrist.

"Killian?" she rasped sleepily. "Don't leave."

"I'm not, love. Just going to grab another blanket. I'll be right back." She sighed lightly and loosened her grip, and he brushed his lips against her forehead before he moved to the hallway, finding his way to the closet in the dark with ease and pulling out a second blanket and pillow for himself. He sent David a message on his way back to his quarters, letting him know that Emma was safe.

When he got back to his small room, Emma was fast asleep on the bed, and he arranged his blanket on the ground and lay down. At some point during the night, she must have sought out his hand, because when she awoke, her arm was hanging off the side of the bed, fingers wrapped tightly around the cool metal of his hook.

"Killian?" she said, poking him gently as a smile pulled at the corners of her lips.

"Aye, love?" he grumbled sleepily, not even opening his eyes.

"Why are you sleeping on the floor?"

"You asked me to stay, Swan. Couldn't sleep in the bed, that would be bad form, what with you out cold, so I slept here." He opened one eye and grinned at her, and she couldn't help but smile back at him.

"Come here, pirate," she said, tugging on his hook until he crawled into the bed next to her. "For future reference, Killian, you are always welcome to share the bed with me."

"As you wish, love," he replied, and snuggled his face into her neck.