I know, I know I'm late and I'm really, really sorry, but I had so many test the last 2 weeks and so much home work. Please forgive me. I hope this chapter will make up for it.

Emma woke up to the sound of her phone ringing. She groaned as she blindly reached for her phone. She forced her eyes open to see who it was and to her surprise, it was Killia. She quickly answered, worried if something happened.

"Morning , love. I was wondering when the sleeping beauty was going to finally wake up." Even though she couldn't see him, she could feel him smirk.

"Shut up. You're the freak who wakes up the second the sun comes up", she grumbled

"Well it's definitely better than risking being late"

"What do you mean risking being la-" She looked at her clock and saw that it was 7:40. " Oh my God, I'm gonna be LATE". She practically threw her sheets on the other side of the room and jumped out as she heard Killian chuckle.

She rushed to Henry's room, still holding the phone, to wake him up, but didn't find him there. "Henry?" When she didn't hear a reply she yelled louder, "HENRY?"

"Mom, mom I'm here" Emma sighed in relief. "I made you breakfast, but I going to be late, so bye." He kissed her cheek and rushed out the apartment.

"Well the lad certainly knows a thing or two about waking up early.", Killian chuckled on the other end.

Emma grumbeled. "What do you want?", she asked, annoyed as she made her way to the bathroom.

"Nothing, love. I was just calling to make sure you get up early instead of having Gold yell at you.", he replied sincerely.

"Well you did a great job", she mumbled as she brushed her teeth.

"Hey, I called you at least a dozen times"

Emma spit out the remainder of the toothpaste. "What?"

"You heard me. Well anyways, now that the sleeping swan woke up, my mission is accomplished. I have to get going, love"

"Bye"

Killian hung up and left Emma to change. Emma looked at he phone and saw that Killian had indded called her 15 times. She didn't know why, but she had a smile that seemed glued on to her face all the while that she changed.

xxCSxx

Emma arrived at the building ten minutes late after her crazy morning. However, to her surprise, she did not find the usual smug in front of her. Instead she found a very enraged Killian and a Mr. Gold who was very….. well she couldn't tell since his back was facing her. Many staff members were also outside, also shocked to see Killian this angry. His expression was so sevre, it even seemed to make Gold's hands shake.. She froze in her spot , not knowing whether she should walk up to Killian and calm him down or leave him in his spot to cool down himself. Apparently she didn't need to do either when Killian noticed her and visibly calmed down a bit. noticed that Killian wasn't looking at him anymore and turned around to face Emma.

"Ahh, Miss Swan. How nice of you to join us. Mr. Jones and I were just having friendly chat.", sneered.

"I think I have to disagree, Gold. That was anything , but friendly. Now if you'd excuse me, I have work to do", Killian replied coldly. He walked past Emma, eyes fixed on his office door.

"And I assume that you too have work to do", snarled to the rest of the staff members.

Everyone began walking back to their offices, but Emma stayed frozen in her spot. She was still shocked about Killian's behaviour. It was obvious to anyone that Killian and Gold didn't exactly see eye to eye, but Killian was always composed no matter what Mr. Gold did to him. So what could've he possibly done to push his Killian's buttons? She yearned to help Killian, but she knew Gold was watching her every move , so she decided against it. She would go comfort him when the coast was clear.

xxCSxx

Emma found herself staring blankly at the screen once again. How the hell could she focus on her work when her best friend was upset and angry? Gold had done many things to anger her, but this was the definitely the worst thing he had ever done. Who did he think he was running around and filling people with hatred and rage without a second thought? The worst part was that the man enjoyed it.

Emma looked up at her clock and saw that it had been exactly 1 hour and 17 minutes since Gold pissed off Killian. She knew Gold was watching her each and every step, wanting her to make a mistake. Emma didn't want risking going to KIllian. It wasn't only going to put her job on the line, but Killian's too. Who knows what Gold would accuse him of.

If only I had an excuse.

Since she couldn't focus on her work, she decided to organize her papers. She reached for her stapler, but found out she had run out of staples. She groaned as she made her way to the supply storage room, not wanting to get up. As she reached for her doorknob, she heard a fellow staff member grumble about not having any more staples in the supply storage room. The corners of her lips lifted as she made her way to Killian's office.

xxCSxx

Killian sat in his office, gaing outside the window. He wished he had some rum to clear his mind, but he wasn't that man anymore. Not after he met…..It didn't matter now, he wasn't that man anymore and that's it. Old had always tried to piss him off, but Killian always made sure that Gold would be the one to end up with anger. This time, however, Gold had pushed the line severely. Who was he to…...No he couldn't let Gold get what he wanted.

A knock on his door made him jump in his seat. Emma's smiling head popped through the small crack and he immediately returned the smile. He would never tire from her beauty.

"Are you trying to give me a heart attack, Swan?", he teased.

"Just returning the favour", she replied playfully. She sat in front of Killian and looked up at him, her eyes' playfulness replaced with seriousness. He understood what she wanted without her uttering a single word.

Killian sighed. "Love, it's not a big d-"

Emma raised her hand to silence him. "No Killian, it is a big deal and it is important. Look I want to help you in every way possible because you're my best friend. You've helped and supported me and Henry countless time and now for once, I want to do something for you. I know whatever Gold said was really harsh because he's never able to push his buttons, but I just want to help and be here for you even if I you don't want tell what he said. Just promise me you won't deny my help and be a stubborn ass like you always do", she pleaded, her eyes filled with the type of sincerity and honesty he had never seen before.

" I promise that I won't deny your help as long as I long as I am in need of it", he replied, his eyes with the same amount of sincerity. She smiled, satisfied.

"I guess that's the most I'm gonna get out of your stubborn ass"

"And her I thought you were quite fond of my arse, love", he said as he raise his eyebrow, suggestively. Emma rolled her eyes, but smiled happy that her friend was returning to himself. She lifted up her eyes to meet his and he seemed to capture them. Sapphire met emerald and they seemed to be drawing into each other. Like two magnets unable to resist.

A knock on the door made them both jump. Killian smirked at how adorable Emma looked when she was flustered. came into the office, hands on his cane and a face that was the definition of smugness. He walked in as if nothing had happened with him and a certain person in the office.

"Ahh, Miss swan how lovely of you to accompany Mr. Jones here, but might I ask you if you finished your work?", he sneered.

Emma gritted her teeth ansd she could feel Killian clench his jaw. "No", she replied.

"Well what on earth are you doing in Mr. Jones's office. Or has your son's sickness blinded you as well?", he snarled.

It took Emma everything not to punch the man's face. "No, Mr. Gold, my son's sickness did not blind me. I was just here to ask Killian for some staples because I ran out"

"Well Miss Swan, in case you hadn't noticed, but we have a supply storage room. I'm sure it's full of staples of every kind"

"I'm sorry to say that you're wrong on both points. We ran out of staples"

Gold's smug expression faltered and was replaces with an angry defeated one. "Well then I assume you'll take that staples from Mr. Jones and be on your way."

Killian reached into his drawer, never breaking eye contact with Gold. He handed Emma a pack of staples and glared at Gold. Emma felt goosebumps rise at the length of her arms as Killian's thumb brushed Emma's hand. They gave eachother a last smile and Emma walked out of the office throwing Gold a stiff nod.

xxCSxx

Emma reached her apartment tired and angry. She was still pissed off at Gold for doing what he did to Killian. She set her bags on the Kitchen island and called for Henry. When he didn't answer, she found him in the living room, sleeping ,bag of chips on his lap and pen and paper in his hands. She smiled at him and went to remove the items and put him in a comfortable position. She draped a blanket over him and went to take a shower which sounded like heaven at the moment.

Henry had not woken up by the time Emma had finished showering and blow drying her hair. She decided to have a bowl of ice cream since there was no point of making dinner for only one person.

She sat in front of the TV enjoying her ice cream when her phone rang. She lowered the volume as she looked at the caller. It was Killian and heh never usually called this late. She quickly answered worried that something has happened.

"Hello, Killian?"

"Hello, love. Can you tell me which street I'm in?", he asked, his voice raspy like had been crying, but it also sounded strange and there was what sounded like cars honking. Emma's brows furrowed at the question and at the sounds.

"No, I don't know which street your in Killian, why? Where are you?", Emma asked worriedly.

"Well, love I had a glass of rum and went outside and now I don't where I am", he laughed and suddenly it made sense to Emma. Killian had definately drank more than just one glass of rum and now he was outside and drunk, probably in the middle of the streets.

"Oh my god, Killian your drunk, do you know at least where you might be? Where was the last place you've been?", she asked as she rushed to her room to change

"Why do you want to know? Don't I turn you on when I'm drunk?", he asked, his voice turning husk, but still had the drunk tone to it.

"Killian now is not the time for your games. Just tell me where you are and I'll come and get you.", she said struggling with her boots.

"You know, love if you just want me in your bed, you can just ask and I'll be wore than happy to oblige. After all a beauty like you is really hard to resist.", he laughed and the honking increased and she heard some people starting to yell at Killian to get out of the way. Emma knew she had to act fast or who knows what would happen to him. She sighed in frusturation knowing that it was the only way.

She lowered her oice, trying to make it as seductive as possible in a stuation like this. "Yes I do want you in my bed, but I want to get you myself so I can savour every moment, but how would I do that without knowing where you are".

"That's more like it, love. And I believe I'm in main street, but you better come quickly because I have a lot of fans wanting me in their cars.

Yeah, wanting you dead, she thought.

"Okay, I'll be right there.", she hung up and scribbled a note to Henry in case he woke up explaining the situation.

She drove as fast as her old rusty green bug could go. What had Killian done?

Ok guys so this is today's chapter. I litterally was writing this during classes whenever I had the chance, Please, please forgive and don't forget to review. I love it when I see feedback from you guys. Until next time which I hope is gonna be soon. :)