Emma needed to calm down. Her heart was racing as she paced the floors of her room in the loft she shared with her parents and she felt like she couldn't breathe. How could she when, in the past twenty-four hours she had been locked in a tower doomed to be the only person who knew the truth, met an alternate version of everyone she knew and loved, and watched her father kill the love of her life.
When she had rushed to the loft after returning to Storybrooke and Killian wasn't where he was supposed to be, her heart had stopped beating, thinking that she and Henry were wrong, that not quite everything could be undone from their time trapped inside the pages of Issac's book, Heroes and Villains.
Every moment they had ever spent together-good or bad, loving or hating, as friends or as foes-flashed before her eyes in that moment. She saw it all. Every time she had wanted to punch him right in his beautiful face, every adventure, every flirtatious raise of his eyebrow, every suggestive comment and every single kiss they had ever shared flashed in front of her mind's eye as she stood in the middle of the Killian-less loft.
Just as she began to feel her heart break in two, Killian's deep, sultry voice filled the room and healed all of the pain Emma had felt in the moments she believed she had lost him.
He was alive. Her Killian was alive, even though Emma couldn't believe it. No matter how many times he told her he was a survivor, there was still that voice in the back of her head telling her that anyone she loves dies.
She loved him. She couldn't deny that she, Emma Swan, loved Killian Jones more than she thought she could love another man. Neal had been the great love of her life, but the love she felt for Killian surpassed every ounce of love she had had for Neal ten fold.
So, why couldn't she admit it out loud? Emma had watched Killian die and when she found him alive and well, she couldn't tell him that she loved him more than words could describe.
With a frustrated sigh, Emma plopped down on the edge of her bed and rested her elbows on her knees. She ran her hands through her long, blonde waves, noting that she needed to spend some time with a brush to get the tangles out of it before she even entertained the idea of sleeping tonight. Her eyes were trained on her boot-covered feet when another pair of boots entered her sight. When she lifted her head, the most beautiful blue eyes that looked like the ocean he loved so much, were staring down at her. Killian wore that smirk he saved just for her, but when he saw the trouble and frustration in Emma's eyes, his face softened.
"I thought you were all going to Granny's," Emma mumbled as Killian cupped her cheek with his good hand and she leaned into his touch, savoring the feel of his hand on her skin that proved he was, in fact, still alive. He was still with her.
"I thought you were going to join us," Killian countered with a raised eyebrow. Emma tried to break away from his stare, but his hand on her cheek kept her firmly in place. "I was worried about you, love."
"I'm fine." Emma assured him with a smile he knew was fake. "I'm just tired and not in the mood for celebrating another villain vanquished right now."
Killian sat down next to Emma on the edge of her bed and wrapped his hooked arm around her and took her hand in his, lacing their fingers together. She instinctively rested her head on his shoulder, where it fit perfectly, naturally, like they were made for each other.
"Emma, darling, what's wrong," Killian asked, pressing his lips against her hair.
"You died, Killian," Emma muttered, letting the feel of Killian's thumb running along her knuckles give her the strength she needed to go on. "I watched you die and all of my greatest fears became reality. All of my reasons for pushing you away and denying how I felt about you suddenly became valid and I felt like my heart was literally breaking and would never heal."
"Emma," he whispered as their hands separated and he cupped her cheek once more, turning her head so he could stare into her beautiful green eyes that reminded him of the sea on a stormy day. "I didn't die. I'm right here, love, and I'm not going anywhere."
Emma nodded and leaned forward to rest her forehead against his, reveling in the soft caress of his thumb on her cheek. When she closed her eyes, she realized that even if her heart ended up broken in the end, a life without Killian, her pirate, her Captain Hook, wouldn't be worth living.
With a deep breath, she dipped her head and pressed her lips against Killian's, quickly deepening the kiss, pouring as much passion and love into it as she could. The arm around her waist tightened, encouraging her to fling her leg around to straddle him. With one leg on either side of his hips, Emma kissed Killian as she held his face in her hands, loving the feel of his scratchy stubble against her soft palms. Killian's good hand wound into her hair while the injured arm pressed into her lower back, keeping her firmly against him.
Emma removed her mouth from Killian's reluctantly as she panted for breath. With her forehead pressed against his again and her fingers rubbing the soft skin of his ears, playing with the stud earring he still wore, she whispered against his lips, "I love you," before claiming his mouth in another searing kiss.
Their tongues pushed against each other, battling for power before Killian finally surrendered. He let her take what she needed, knowing she had just admitted her deepest feelings and that she might be in need of a distraction. He hadn't said the words in certain terms, but he knew Emma had no doubt of his feelings for her. He hadn't wanted to scare her off with declarations of love, but hearing the words pass her lips was the greatest moment of Killian's life.
He rejoiced in the fact that he didn't have to keep his true feelings hidden and he couldn't keep them in any longer. Wrenching his lips from Emma's, he trailed kisses along her jaw and down her neck before sucking lightly on her pulse, causing her to hum low in her throat. Killian smiled against her skin, loving that he could have such an affect on her. Lifting his head, Killian brought his hand to her cheek and stared into her eyes for a moment. Emma's cheeks were flushed, her lips swollen from his kisses and her eyes brimmed with unshed tears.
"Emma Swan, my love," Killian whispered, barely loud enough for Emma to hear. "I do love you so, more than I thought possible after so many years of living a loveless existence. You make me want to be a hero. I would follow you to the ends of the earth and every passing moment that you're in my arms, I give you just a little more of my heart. Now, you own it. It is yours and it will always belong to you. You are my happy ending."
Tears were streaming down Emma's face in a way he had never seen. He swiped at them with his thumb as they continued to stare at each other.
Just as Emma was leaning in to resume what had been started earlier, the door to the loft swung open as Henry and her parents entered. Her shoulders slumped as she grunted and dropped her head onto Killian's shoulder as he chuckled, wrapping his arms around her and running his hand up and down her back.
"I seriously need to get my own place," Emma mumbled into Killian's shoulder. Killian ran his hand down the back of her head as he pressed his lips to the top of her head.
"We best get downstairs, love," Killian muttered as Emma lifted her head from his shoulder. "Before they come looking for us. I don't think your father would appreciate the position we are currently in."
Emma smiled brightly as she kissed him almost too quickly on the lips and pushed off of his lap, taking his hand in hers, lacing their fingers together. Killian walked ahead of her and started down the steps before Emma pulled on his hand, forcing him to stop and turn to look at her. She ran her hand through his hair and grasped the back of his head, pulling his lips to hers once more before they had to face her parents and son.
When the kiss ended, Emma smiled down at Killian and said, " You're my happy ending."
Thanks for reading! This is my first OUAT fic so please tell me what you think! :)
