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"Come on, Ems! Tonight is going to be so much fun, I promise." Ruby assured her for what felt like the millionth time that night. "This guy is really sweet and super hot, I know you two will get along well!"

Emma groaned, she hated when her friends tried to set her up on dates. They were all happy in their relationships and wanted that for Emma, but she wasn't having it. "If I had known you were going to try to set me up tonight, I wouldn't have shown up.." She mumbled.

Ruby rolled her eyes. "Which is exactly why I didn't tell you, Emma. You need to meet people, and if you don't get along with him, I won't set you up with anyone for at least a month."

"Make it two, and I'll stay." Emma sighed.

"Deal!" Ruby grinned. "He and Dorothy should be here soon. He's a new professor at the university, he just moved back into town to teach. Oh, he's got an accent too, Emma." She winked at her.

Emma had stopped listening to Ruby when the door to the bar opened and in walked the last person she ever wanted to see. "Fuck.. Rubes, I can't stay.. I'm sorry, it's a.. a work thing, I just got a text.."

"Bull shit. Don't lie to me, Emma. You haven't looked at your phone since we got here." She rolled her eyes.

Emma quickly slid her arms into her red leather jacket. "Look, I can't explain, but I can't stay here either. I'm sorry, Rubes.."

Emma grabbed her phone and wallet before hurrying to the door hoping he wouldn't notice her and she'd be able to leave quickly. She wasn't paying attention to where she was walking, and instead ran into a solid body, their arms quickly coming around her to keep her on her feet.

"Bloody hell, I'm so sorry, Lass." He spoke gently. "I didn't see you there."

She had to take a breath before she looked up and into the eyes of Killian Jones, someone she hadn't thought she'd ever see again. "It's fine." She mumbled, pulling herself away from him to run before he could say anything further.

"Swan, wait!" He called after her as she pushed herself the rest of the way out of the bar. He brought his hand up to run his fingers through his hair, the hurt and shock in Emma's eyes permanently etched into his brain.

Dorothy came up behind him. "Killian? Is everything okay? I expected you to have found Ruby and Em already.." She frowned when she looked at him. "You look like you've seen a ghost.."

He chuckled dryly at her observation. "Well, Lass.. In a way I suppose I have seen a ghost.. But it's fine, let's go find your lovely girlfriend and this mysterious Em I've heard about." He gave her a smile.

Dorothy kissed her girlfriend. "Where's Emma, Babe?" She asked as she wrapped her arm around her waist.

"She left.. I don't really know what happened, I'm sorry, Killian. Just all of a sudden she got up and rushed out." She shrugged. "I promise I will get you two into the same room, I really think you'd be good together."

"It's quite alright, Lass.. How about I buy you both a drink before I take my leave and let you have time alone?" He asked.

"That's sweet of you, Jones. But you don't have to.." Dorothy smiled and gave him their drink orders.

"Nonsense, Dorothy. You don't want me hanging around." He bought them and brought them back to the table. "Care to tell me more about this mysterious Emma?"

Ruby smiled a little. "She's a social worker, and a damn good one. She's gorgeous, blonde.. She can be a bit prickly, but she's amazing once she lets you in. She's been my best friend for a few years now. We bonded over relationship issues, but now I have Dorothy.. and she's still alone, so I try to help her out."

Killian nodded. He couldn't help but compare this Emma to his Emma, they sounded so alike. But it couldn't be, could it? His new friend couldn't be setting him up with the one woman his heart has been stuck on since he left her.

"I'm really sorry she left, Killian.. You probably feel like this is a waste of your time.." Dorothy frowned.

"I don't.. If I'm honest with you, I'm not a huge fan of set ups either, but I agreed because I thought it might be nice to meet some new people. Though I've lived in Boston before, I'm not certain the people I knew are still around.." Or willing to talk to him after the way he and Emma ended things.

"Well, you've got us. And we'll eventually get you to meet our friends." Dorothy smiled.

He nodded. "Aye, Lass. I'd like that." Killian told them goodbye before leaving the bar. He had no desire to stay as the odd man out to Dorothy and Ruby.

Emma headed to her brother's apartment from the bar, not wanting to be alone after seeing Killian. Mary Margaret ushered her in and made her a hot chocolate.

"Alright, Sweetie.. What has you so spooked?" She asked, as David came in and hugged his little sister.

"I um.. I saw him." Emma mumbled, holding onto David tightly.

"Him.. As in, him.. Killian?" Mary Margaret asked softly.

She nodded. "The one and only.. I was waiting at the Rabbit Hole with Ruby for Dorothy and someone they were trying to set me up with. I saw him, and then as I was trying to leave I literally crashed into him and.. I just can't, M.. I can't."

"Want me to find him, and threaten him a little?" David asked, holding his sister tighter.

"No, David.. It's fine, I'm just a little shaken by this.. I thought he had left for London for good, and here he is.. I know what our agreement was, and that he was just adhering to that, but.. I.. I don't know what to do.." She sighed.

"We'll just have to take it as it comes, Emma.. If you see him again, maybe you should just talk to him. He was at one point an important part of your life. But everything is going to be alright, I promise you that. David and I will not let him hurt you, if that's what you're worried about." Mary Margaret told her softly.

Emma nodded. "Right, yeah.. Thanks, I'm sorry to have interrupted your date night. I just didn't want to be alone."

"We understand, you're always welcome here. Your brother and I were just watching a movie tonight, since Leo is upstairs.. And we just want you to be happy."

Emma stayed with her brother and sister-in-law for a few more hours that night before heading home. She was still shaken by seeing Killian, but being with the only two people who knew about her relationship with him helped calm her down a little.