Chapter 4:
Emma sat in front of the vanity, tears rolling down her face as Killian brushed her hair.
"Now, now, Swan. You are ruining your makeup." His fingers reached around to brush the tears away, but Emma jerked her head away.
"Don't touch me, pirate." She stood up and walked over to the window, looking at New York City, suddenly wishing she could fly. Killian came up behind her, looking at her but surprisingly keeping his hands to himself.
"Pirate. I like the sound of that. The swan and the pirate." He leaned in closer to Emma, taking a whiff of her hair. "You smell amazing, and look amazing as well." Emma stiffened and moved away from him, trying to move as far away him as she could but he just kept moving closer. Just before Killian could reach out and grab her to pull her closer, there was a knock at the door.
"The Brothers are here. Now I will make a speech about Walsh and how they should behave around you. To help with them keep their hands off you, it would be in your best interest for you act like you like me even just a little bit." Killian held out his hand and waited for Emma to make a decision. She stood in silence, looking at the arm like it was a nuclear bomb.
"Come on, Swan. It is best not to keep them waiting. I promise I won't bite." He smiled at her, trying to warm her up to him. Finally, Emma wrapped her arm around his but kept some distance between him.
"At least not yet." He whispered into her ear, pulling her closer so she was pressed against his side. He placed a kiss to her cheek as they walked out of the room, as they exited the room, Emma heard a bunch of men talking and laughing.
"Relax, my Swan. I promise they wouldn't touch a single hair on your head." Killian whispered as they arrived to the stairs, Emma looked out into the living room and saw at least thirty men packed into the apartment. She tightened her grip on Killian as they traveled down the stairs, she didn't enjoy the way some of the men were looking at her. When they came to the bottom of the stairs, the apartment fell quiet, all eyes were on Killian and the mystery lady.
"Welcome Brothers of Darkness. Y'all may be wondering why I called you here today. I would first like to say that the mole has been exterminated!" The crowd erupted with cheers, Emma flinched at the excitement. Killian smiled at his Brothers, while placing a comforting hand on Emma's back.
"Second order of business. I am to be married, my lovely Swan here has accepted my hand in marriage. If any of y'all touch her or even look at her wrong, you will be spending a long time in the dirt." Emma looked up at Killian, shaking a little when she saw the darkness in his eyes. The crowd was silent, not sure whether it was ok to cheer for their leader or not.
"Now, let's celebrate that that old bastard is finally getting hitched." Jefferson yelled, raising his beer bottle towards Killian. The crowd cheered and mirrored Jefferson, Killian nodded and placed a kiss on Emma's cheek. Music started to play and people separated a little, some going to other rooms while others came up to give their congratulations.
"Congrats, Killian! I didn't think you would ever settle down. I'm sorry, miss, I don't think I caught your name?" A blonde hair man approached Emma and Killian, bowing a little to Killian then kissing the top of Emma's hand. A beautiful brunette stood next to him, she looked at Emma and smiled.
"Emma Swan, and you are?" Emma looked away from the brunette and back at the blonde.
"Victor Whale and this is my lovely wife, Ruby." Emma nodded to the brunette and Killian kissed her hand.
"It was lovely to meet you, and I hope that you and Ruby can get together sometime." Victor nodded a goodbye and they disappeared into the crowd.
"Was that one of the�" Emma whispered to Killian, giving him a questioning look. He chuckled and looked at her.
"No. A couple of my men have settled down, the only thing that they have to agree to before adding them to the Brothers is that they can't have kids."
"That's horrible!" Emma hissed at him, making him growl a little as a warning.
"It's not horrible. The business we are involved will use any weakness we have against us, kids are one of the biggest weakness you can have." Emma fell silent, Killian lead her to the kitchen.
"I like the name Emma. It suits you even though I like Swan a little bit better." Killian whispered in her ear as he passed her a glass of champagne. She shivered and tried to pull away but another couple came up to them.
"Welcome to the family! My name is Mary Margaret but you can call me Snow. And this is David." Another lady came up to Emma, pulling her into a surprise hug. Emma stiffen at the sudden connect and looked at Killian, confused. When Snow pulled away, David came up and bowed to Killian before kissing Emma's hand, the same as Victor.
"Nice to see you again, Snow." Killian said as he kissed her hand. "And you as well as, David." He nodded to David, who was very silent.
"Killian, please tell me that you will let Emma come out with me and Ruby." Snow gave him a pleading look that made him chuckle and nod.
"I will look into it. It was nice seeing you again." Killian and Emma nodded their goodbyes before heading back into the living room. Emma was greeted by all the men at the party as well as some of the women. From what she found out from Killian was that only Ruby and Mary Margaret were wives, the other women were the hookers. Suddenly Killian pulled Emma against him, looked deep into her eyes.
"I have a meeting to go to, Swan. Go upstairs with Ruby and Snow, I will be done in about an hour then you and I will have our own party." He kissed her on the forehead then released her, leading all the men into a meeting room. Emma headed upstairs with Ruby and Snow close behind, the other women stayed downstairs in the living room.
"I think we should go on a shopping day." Snow announced as soon as they were in the bedroom. Emma collapsed on the bed, covering her face with a pillow.
"Ok, how just getting our nails done?" Snow looked at Ruby then Emma, confused. Emma sat up and looked at the two girls before her.
"What is the meeting about?" Ruby and Snow shared looks then looked back Emma.
"We don't get to know. Basically we are just supposed to look good and not ask questions." Ruby explained, making Emma jump with anger.
"And you're ok with that?! I don't understand!" She shouted, making Ruby and Snow jump.
"No, we aren't ok with it but the least we know, the better off we are."
