Chapter 4: Step out of the comfort zone

Emma stood in the middle of an incredibly large ballroom filled with sparkling lights.She wore awhite dress,the dress was so big that she couldn't even see her own feet.Her hair wastightly curledand fell down past her shoulders. A little piece of hair was stuck in a braid and was pinned from her left side to the back of her head.Shelooked like aprincess.
Killian was also present, standing on the other side of the ballroom, all alone.He was wearing averynice suitandwalked towards Emma with a red rose in his right hand. He gave the rose to the lovely lady and as time went on all the petals of the rose fell and laid around them in a beautiful display.They danced until the sun came up, as time wasn't important to them anymore.

Boston; Wednesday; 10:30 AM

Emma opened her eyes looking at the face of the man she had spent the night with, the same man who always walked with her up the stairs to her apartment, the same man who played video games with her son.
She stepped out of bed without making any sound, so to make sure that he wouldn't wake up. She made her way to the bathroom, where she hung up a large towel and got in the shower which she turned on to a warm temperature.

However, before she could even grab the soap, she heard a knock on the door, "Swan?" was the only thing she heard. Emma took the towel and put it around her body, she shivered from the cold after she had stepped out from the warm shower. The door wasn't locked but Killian still knocked, what a gentleman. She opened the door and saw Killian with only his boxer shorts on standing in front of her, just as he was last night when he laid next to her in the cozy bed.

Killian watched her as Emma stood in the doorway with only a towel wrapped precariously around her body. The wet hair fell over the towel and her almost naked body gleamed in the bathroom light.

"I already know what you're going to ask." Emma took a short breath and watched Killian's face grow disappointed "And the answer is yes." Emma said with a wink. He stepped into the bathroom in a flash, and not long after they were standing together under the warm water of the shower which flowed down their bodies. She stood with her back against his chest, as if that was where she belonged. It was scary really, she had hardly even known him for a week.

Later that morning he had fried an egg for the both of them and put some tea in front of Emma's nose who was settled on the dining table. She wore a dark pair of denim jeans with a white almost transparent top and a black leather jacket, her hair was curled and hang down her face as she drank the tea while the steam of the hot drink made its way up along Emma's gorgeous face.

"So, I want to ask you something. If I may." Killian asked as he looked at the most beautiful girl he has ever seen in life.

"And that would be?" Emma replied as she gave him an inquisitive look.

"Where… Where is Henry's father?"

Emma swallowed and threw a piercing gaze at him. It was like she had frozen forever and couldn't give an answer, no words coming out of her mouth.

"Sorry, it wasn't right for me to ask you." Killian said as he drank his tea, even though it was much too hot for him.

"No it's okay, I should've have told you already, I guess." Emma paused briefly, "Henry's father died... Two years ago."

Killian didn't know what to say to that, he wanted to reply, but he just couldn't. The only thing he could think was Bloody hell I fucking messed this thing up.

"His name was Neal, Henry and I don't talk about it much anymore. It was um… Hard for the kid."

"What was Henry's father like? I mean what was Neal like?" Killian asked.

Emma smiled, "Loving, caring, smart, helpful... He should've never died... He uh, he got into a car accident on his way home. I remember he called me, he said that we would be home in an hour as he was about to start driving. But he never came home."

Killian took Emma's hand and squeezed it gently, "Don't think about all the bad times too much, You deserve a good life Emma and so you need to focus on the good things in life."

Emma smiled and together they spent the rest of the day at the apartment. Well, until they left and got into the car to pick up Henry from school.

A bit later…

Children from small to large walked out of the school, all parents looking judgmentally at Emma as she stood with Killian Jones. Who was not officially her boyfriend, what was she meant to say? "Yes this is Killian, I know him, I think for about four days and I have slept with him." No way was that coming out of her mouth so she remained silent.

"Mom!" Henry said as he walked across the schoolyard to his mother "Hi Killian!"

"Hey kid." Killian said, and he smiled at Henry.

"Are you coming home Henry? Killian would probably join us for dinner." Emma said and looked at the good looking man.

"Will we play video games?" Henry couldn't get his smile off his face.

"If you think you can beat me." Killian said as he winked at Henry and the three of them walked back towards the car.

Late in the evening…

"So am I welcome again tomorrow, miss Swan?"

Killian and Emma were stood outside the apartment building. It was late, and Henry was getting ready to go to bed.

"This time we will do it differently." Emma took a short breath, "This time we go somewhere, where I wanna go to." she smiled at him, her eyes seemed like gemstones, so beautifully they shone.

"That's a deal love." Killian said and grabbed Emma's hand, kissing it gently.

"Oh come on." Emma replied as she pulled on his coat so that his body would be against hers and she kissed him. As if it was the last she would ever get from him. She took a step back with a smile as she pulled back, his eyes opened and he stood frozen on the sidewalk.

"Pick me up at 11 AM, sharp." She smiled at him and walked into the apartment building. Killian slowly began walking as she disappeared out of sight, and touched his lips with the tips of his fingers. What a woman, he thought. He got into his car and drove home to wait for the next day which he would spend with Emma, Emma Glorious Swan.