A groan was elicited from Emma, her head was throbbing. There was a small ding from her phone, still with her eyes closed she fumbled out with her hand trying to reach from her sofa to her coffee table which was where her mobile was. Reluctantly she opened her eyes and looked at the screen of her phone : Hurry up and buzz me in. It was from Ruby. Emma rolled herself off her sofa and to her intercom where she buzzed Ruby in.

Emma was back on her sofa with her blanket wrapped around her when Ruby walked in. "What the hell happened to you Em?" Ruby demanded. "Victor told me you turned up in the hospital needing stitches!"

"Just in the wrong place at the wrong time,"

"You're an idiot," Ruby told her as she slumped down next to Emma and pulled her into a hug. "Do you know how worried I was when you weren't answering?"

"I was sleeping,"

"Well you could have been dead,"

"Sorry,"

"Too right, you better be sorry," Ruby told her and punched her lightly in the arm.

"What's in the bag?"

"Not that you deserve it, but I bought you some ice-cream, to make you feel better. But if I give it to you, I want you to tell me about that injury to your head." Ruby went off to get spoons.

The two women were snuggled up on the sofa the blanket over both their laps, both enjoying the ice-cream that Ruby had brought with her when there was a knock on the door. Emma's head fell onto Ruby's shoulder she batted her eyelashes "Will you get that for me. My head still hurts," Emma gave Ruby a pout.

"You're milking it now," Ruby said but she was smiling.

Emma took another spoonful of ice-cream as Ruby opened the door. "Woah!" said Ruby as she opened it. "Can I help you?"

"Aye, I'm sorry I didn't buzz up I knew Emma wouldn't let me up. So I had one of your neighbours do it. Is she in?" the man spoke in a hushed voice so only Ruby could hear. Ruby turned to look at Emma who gave her a questioning look.

"Who are you?" Ruby asked turning back to the attractive man at the door.

"I want to apologise to her about her head," he whispered quietly,

"You did that to her!"

"No, I didn't but it was partly my fault," he gave her an embarrassed smile. Ruby was completely mesmerised by the man's blue eyes and his voice was truly entrancing. "We got into an argument, we fought a little, she pushed me away and then sprinted off, tripped, did that to her head. But she wouldn't let me help her."

"So who are you?"

"I'm her boyfriend," he stated as if it were the most obvious thing in the world. "Has she not? She hasn't mentioned me has she? Typical."

"You're her?" Ruby turned her head to look at Emma and shouted at her "Why did you not tell me you had a boyfriend?"

"I don't" Emma shouted back.

"Then who is this dashing man at the door then," Ruby stepped back and Hook stepped into Emma's flat. He gave her a smirk and winked at from behind Ruby's back and shut the door behind her.

"Oh, love," he said suddenly and hurried past Ruby towards Emma. "You should have called me. Look, I'm sorry, our argument was stupid and petty. I could have taken you to hospital why do you have to be so stubborn,"

Emma was too startled and confused by the whole scenario to even say anything. But was even more startled when Hook walked around the sofa and sat down next to her. She noticed he was wearing a fake hand – why didn't he just shape shift himself an actual hand? - his real hand came up and cupped her face. He brought his face to her and kissed her.

Emma pushed him back forcefully but not too forcefully, she had to keep her super-strength in check around Ruby. "I guess you're still angry at me then," he sighed and stood up and quickly stepped away from Emma. He turned to Ruby, "I'm Killian Jones by the way. Thank you so much for taking care of her. I was going out of my mind with worry,"

"So how long have you two been dating? And why haven't you told me anything of your hot boyfriend Emma,"

"He is not my boyfriend!" she snapped finally finding her voice as she jumped up off the sofa,

"Oh, come on, love, our fight wasn't that big!"

"Stop calling me love!"

"You've never minded before Emma,"

"What the hell is going on!" shouted Emma. "Get out of my flat,"

"I came to check you were alright and that we weren't over. I know I spooked you by telling you that I loved you, but you have to understand, we've been dating for months now Emma, and I can't help falling for you. I just wanted you to know."

"Emma, should I leave?" Ruby said slowly edging her way to her coat. "Let you sort everything out. Then perhaps you can tell me about your boyfriend tomorrow?"

"He is not my boyfriend!" Emma shouted. "Ruby you stay here. Hoo-Jones you get out."

"I want to fix this," he told her. "I know I can't take back what I said, but I just don't want you freaking out. I know you feel like I can't love you,"

"I'm just going to go," Ruby said awkwardly as she put her coat on. "Glad to see you are alright Ems. Nice to meet you Killian. I'll speak to you tomorrow Emma, once you've sorted everything out with your boyfriend."

"I'm so sorry, lass," Killian said to Ruby. "I didn't mean to ruin your evening. I should probably be the one to go,"

"No, no," insisted Ruby, "You guys obviously have some things to sort out. I'll just go." Ruby gave them a quick smile before leaving and shutting the door behind her.

"Ruby, wait!" Emma shouted after her but she had already gone. She turned to glare at Hook she wasted no time in using her full strength to punch him in the arm. He yelped from the pain but was still smirking at her.

"Seriously love, you need to control this anger of yours."He flopped down on the sofa and picked up Emma's ice-cream and began to eat it. "Sorry about your head. I'm all up for you punishing me though, a bit of spanking won't go amiss."

Emma slapped the ice-cream out of his hand.

"You look adorable with that blanket around you. Can't say I have ever seen you look so domesticated before. Whatever you wear does something for me Swan. I hope one day I shall get to see you without anything on."

"Get out, or I will throw you out!"

"We need to talk,"

"No we don't, get out," she hissed at him. "Or I will take great pleasure in causing you intense, excruciating pain before throwing your ass in prison,"

"You'd make a great Villain, Swan. I could really see you going places if you swapped professions," he smiled. "But I am not here to talk about your career path or to just flirt with you. I am here for a very serious matter. Please sit."

Emma looked at the man with a "what" look upon her face. She sighed and slowly perched herself on the edge of her sofa. She hated the fact that her sofa was so small it meant she couldn't really sit far away from him. It was then Emma realised how normal he too looked. He wasn't wearing his usual garb, but just a flannel shirt, jeans and long black coat. It worked for him.

"Thanks," he smiled.

"Stop reading my mind,"

"I can't help it love, after all you were thinking about me," he winked at her before turning serious. "It's about the Hatter, he's gotten out. He'll be heading here,"

"So you came here to warn me? Couldn't you have just text me?"

"I came here to help you,"

"Please, I don't need the help,"

"Smee knocked you out. I think you do,"

"I've put him in jail once, I'll put him there again," she said ignoring is comment.

"He's after the hat. You have it. If he gets it then he goes back in time and changes it. I cease to exist and then your problems will be ten times bigger. Will you please just believe me,"

"Who said I didn't?" she posed "Anyway since when have you wanted to protect me. You and I are enemies we want each other dead,"

"I wouldn't go that far," Killian stated. "Anyway I need your help. I wouldn't ask for it if there was any other way. You and I don't see eye to eye,"

"That's an understatement but continue,"

"But I need your help. I want to live, Swan, and the technology I stole yesterday, is useless, complete crap, won't be of any help. The only thing that can travel into the past, into other worlds is that hat. And he's gotten out, I'm in danger,"

"Wouldn't it be easier to just kill you...? Ah, if he changed the past then he gets his daughter back, but he wouldn't be a villain then," the realisation slowly dawned on Emma. "Each of you villains have a reason as to why you became a villain. His is that you killed his daughter

"I didn't kill her!"

"He goes back in time kills you in the past then he gets his daughter. He never becomes a villain. Tell me again why this is a bad thing?"

"I die," Hook exclaimed. "And what would you be without me. What is a hero without a villain?"

He didn't get an answer from Emma as the door to her flat was suddenly knocked down off its hinges.