Chapter 2 Running

Graham

"Mary Margaret, what are you doing here this late?"

Mary Margaret looked very concerned and Graham didn't know what was wrong or why she was at his house.

"It's Emma she didn't come home and I checked at Granny's and they said you two left together so I was wondering if you knew where she was."

Shit, just what he was afraid of. She was running away because he freaked her out by kissing her. He wasn't going to tell Mary Margaret about that because he didn't know how she would react.

"Yeah we did leave together but she didn't come home with me, did you check her car?"

"Yeah it's gone and I have checked everywhere, I need you to help me find her."

"Alright wait right here I'll be right out."

Graham grabbed his jacket and the keys to his cars and rushed out the door. They drove around town for a little bit looking everywhere to see if they could find her. They went to the playground, the library and back to Granny's again but she was nowhere to be found.

"Graham I don't understand where she could be or what could have happened to make her just disappear. Everything was going good with Henry, she had a job and a place to stay with people who care about her."

Graham knew he was going to have to tell Mary Margaret. So for the next few minutes he explained the feelings he had been having for Emma, his relationship with Regina and how it made him feel and the kiss he shared with Emma but he left out the part where he had a flash of a memory or passed life, he didn't want to freak her out. Mary Margaret was quiet for a little bit but she didn't look shocked.

"I knew you had feelings for her Graham and you might not believe this but she has feelings for you too even if she doesn't say or show it she does." This made Graham smile inside to know that Emma's closest friend believed she had feelings for her.

Then it looked like something popped into her head. "I know where she is, she's running away."

"To where?"

"She's going to leave Storybrooke, you better hurry before it's too late."

Graham immediately stepped on the gas and headed towards the entrance to Storybrooke. Graham was feeling so much guilt because he knew this was his fault and Henry would lose his mother because of him. It was like Mary Margaret could read his mind because she gently placed her hand on his shoulder giving him a reassuring look to tell him it wasn't his fault. He gave her a small smile back as a thank you for her kindness. They were getting close to the town line when they saw some lights right next to the Storybrooke sign. It was Emma's car but she wasn't running; she was just sitting there. Graham stopped the car and put it in park.

"I think you should go talk to her I already screwed up tonight I am the last person she probably wants to see."

"No I think you are exactly who she wants to see. Just go talk to her."

He wasn't sure she was right but he was going to at least try. He slowly got out of the car and headed to Emma's car. Emma's windows were up so he lightly tapped on the window to get her attention. Emma immediately looked up startled but once she saw it was Graham she relaxed and began to roll down the window.

"License and registration ma'am."

Graham thought that this would be funny but immediately regretted it.

"Sorry that was stupid and not funny."

"No it wasn't that bad officer." A small smile crept onto Emma's face which made Graham feel less nervous.

"I'm so sorry Emma; I shouldn't have kissed you, I don't know what I was thinking."

"It's ok Graham you don't have to apologize this is just my defense mechanism, when people care about me I run and everything has been going so good so I had to go and mess it up."

"You cant leave Emma there are too many people here that need you, including me. You're a good deputy and a great friend and I don't want to lose that. I will never kiss you again unless you ask me I promise." Graham thought he detected a little disappointment when he said this but he chalked it up to his imagination.

"Alright I guess that's fair. I wasn't really going to leave I just had to get away and think about everything."

"Good I'm glad I didn't want to have to hold onto to your car to make you stay. So are you ready to head home."

"Yeah but will you ask Mary Margaret if she will drive home with me?"

"Yeah I will go get her. I guess I'll see ya tomorrow."

"Yeah see ya tomorrow sheriff."

Graham walked to the car with a smile on his face knowing that he didn't lose Emma forever. He told Mary Margaret that Emma wanted to drive home with her so she hugged Graham and headed to Emma's car. They drove off leaving Graham there to ponder the day's events and as he got in his car to leave he couldn't help but have some hope about the future.

Emma

They drove home in complete silence. Emma figured that Graham had told Mary Margaret everything and that's why she had been so quiet. She didn't know how to explain her feelings to herself let alone to someone else. They finally got home and Emma went straight to her room. She knew at some point she would explain everything to Mary Margaret but for now she just needed to be alone and she knew Mary Margaret would understand. Mary Margaret was a good friend and she understood Emma better than anyone she ever knew. And even though they had only known each other for a little while Emma knew she could trust her.

She could hear Mary Margaret get into bed and she knew she was sleeping when she heard her snoring. Emma was truly alone with her thoughts now but she still couldn't figure them out. She started to doze off and she stared out her window wondering what the next day would bring.

Graham

Graham had just gotten home and he was so exhausted he could barely even stand. It was close to 2 am and he had to get up at 7 for work tomorrow. Work wasn't going to be fun tomorrow he was going to have to drink 5 cups of coffee to even stay awake. He also didn't know if he would have help because he didn't know if Emma was going to show up after everything that had happened but he hoped she would.

He laid down on the couch because he knew he wouldn't make it up the stairs. His eyes were closing and he was just about to fall asleep when he heard a knock at his door. He shot straight up, he thought to himself not again. Emma must have really decided to leave this time.

"I'm coming Mary Margaret."

But when he opened the door he saw someone he never expected to see.

"Well this is unexpected!"