Just a kiss
Recap of Chapter 5 ending scene
Julian heard the door jingle then turned to see a beautiful woman with short brown hair wearing a white sweater with jeans and brown boots walk inside.
"Hello!" The beautiful girl greeted him surprised with a dazzling smile as he smiled back at her.
"Hello. How are you tonight?" He asked her while she sat down at the bar a few stools away from him.
"I am good. Welcome to Storybrooke. I'm Mary Margaret." She said introducing herself as she held out her hand to him.
"It's nice to meet you Mary Margaret. I'm Julian. You really must not get very many visitors here." He replied shaking her hand. Julian smiled at his luck running into Emma's roommate on his first day in town.
"We hardly ever get any visitors." Mary Margaret told him. Julian was trying not to stare at her too intently but there was something about her that reminded him of Emma.
"Can I get you anything, Mary Margaret?" Ruby asked walking out from the back.
"I would love a glass of white wine." She said to her then turned back to Julian. "What do you think of Storybrooke so far?" She asked him.
"I like it. It is a nice change of pace from life in LA." He told her before taking a drink.
"Wow, you are far from home." Mary Margaret replied to him when Ruby sat the glass of wine in front of her. "Thanks Ruby."
"I am actually going to be relocating here permanently. My son lives here in Storybrooke. I believe he is in your class." He said to her as she took a drink of her wine.
"Oh really, what's his name?" Mary Margaret grinned at him picking up the glass of wine.
"Henry Mills." Julian answered Margaret with smile. This chapter is named after the Sia song I'm in here. It is one of my favorite songs. I hope you guys like this chapter.
Chapter 6: I'm in here
Mary Margaret's eyes grew large with surprise staring at Julian for a few moments stunned Julian was Henry's father. She remembered earlier when Emma called her to reassure her that she and Graham were ok that she sounded strange.
"You were at the Mayor's house tonight." Mary Margaret stated Julian. She knew that something had happened tonight to really freak out Emma but had no idea until now. "Did Regina call you into town? Or did you decide to show up all on your own?" She asked him crossing her arms over her chest turning on her stool to face him.
"I'm not sure what Emma has told you about us but I came here to do the right thing. I didn't know that I had a son until a couple months ago. The choice to be in Henry's life was taken from me. A parent should have the right to know their kid." Julian said to Margaret before taking a drink.
"You're good." Mary Margaret said to him with a smile as Julian looked at her confused. "Oh come on don't give me that innocent act. I know that I look naïve but I am not stupid. I have spent enough time around to Regina to be able to see you for what you really are. "Mary Margaret told him taking money out of her wallet putting it on the bar. "I wish I could tell you to stay away from Henry but I don't have the right to do that. But you are going to stay away from Emma." She finished then turned to Ruby smiling at her. "Good night Ruby." She said to her then left the diner in a rush.
Julian looked behind the bar at Ruby, "Did I say something wrong?" He asked her confused.
"No, I am not sure what got into her. I have never seen her like that before but she has seemed a little different lately." Ruby told him glancing at the door for a moment then back at him. "I'm sure she will cool down once Emma gets home tomorrow. She will see Emma is cool with you being in town."
"You saw Emma tonight?" He asked her leaning forward on the bar.
"They were in here playing darts and drinking beer. I have never seen either of them so happy." Ruby said to him leaning back against the wall behind the counter. "People tend to freak when someone new comes into town since it never really happens. I'm sure it will pass."
"Thanks." He told her handing her a twenty. "Keep the change. Have a good night, Ruby."
"Thank you! See you around." Ruby said to him smiling. She checked out Julian from the back as he made his way to the door then left the diner. "Damn." She muttered before going back to work.
Graham's apartment
Graham managed to get his front door unlocked with Emma pressed up against him and the door. She stood with her back against it nipping at his bottom lip before giving him a slow sensual kiss that made him moan loudly into her mouth. He took his keys out of the door throwing them into the apartment pulling him and Emma inside. Graham walked them over to couch as the front door slammed closed. Emma pushed Graham's coat off his shoulders while he began to take her coat off. Graham kissed his way down her neck as Emma's hands went for the buttons on his green button up shirt. She unbuttoned it very quickly pushing it down his shoulders and arms causing it to fall to the floor.
Graham pulled away from her lips to smirk at her, "You have some serious skills, Ms. Swan."
"I'll show you skills, Sheriff." She told him smiling seductively pushing him down on the couch. She knelt down in front of him then unbuttoned and unzipped his jeans slowly staring into his eyes before looking down at him. She raised a brow at him, "Huh, I'm not to wear underwear either." She told him with a smile before lowering her head to his lap.
"Emma." He groaned out as Graham's head fell back against the couch.
The next morning
Emma rolled over in the bed to snuggle up to Graham but found the other side of the bed empty causing her eyes to fly open. She couldn't help but feel panicked that Graham wasn't beside her. The dream that she had of his death a few days ago was something at that she couldn't shake. "Graham." She called out sitting up in the bed looking around the room but there was no answer. Emma went to get out of the bed putting one foot on the floor.
"Emma, do not even think about get out of that bed." Graham called out to her from the other room causing her get back under the covers. He appeared in the doorway with a tray in his hands smiling at her. "I have your breakfast, my Princess Emma." He said her. Emma rolled her eyes at him but she was smiling when she did it. Graham walked over to the bed wearing a pair only a pair of red pajama pants.
"Mm, that looks and smells amazing." Emma told him as he sat the tray over her lap on the bed. Graham leaned down kissing her on the lips. "Good morning." She said to him before pulling him into another kiss.
"It's a great morning." He replied to her walking over to the other side of the bed to get back under the covers.
"Ah, hold it right there." Emma called out him putting her hand out signaling him to stop. He looked at her with confusion in his eyes. "You are overdressed. Take it off." She told him pointing to his pajama bottoms.
"If that is what your majesty wants then I will obey." He teased her bowing forward then took off his pants before climbing into bed underneath the covers. Graham watched Emma take a bite of her pancakes closing her eyes as she chewed them with a smile on her face. "Good?" He asked her laying next her on his side with hand propping up his head.
"Well let's just put it this way. I can't decide if I should lock you up in my kitchen or my bed." Emma replied to him grinning.
"It might be a little awkward being locked in your kitchen with your mother around." Graham said to her. Emma just shook her head at him putting a fork full of pancakes up to his mouth feeding it to him.
Emma watched him smiling then took a deep breath, "Graham, I'm glad that you didn't listen to me that night you first kissed me coming back to find me. I know I wouldn't have let you get close to me. I think that I could have lost you if you wouldn't have come after me." She told him with a worry all over her face.
"Hey, you aren't going to lose me." Graham said to her moving over closer to her to pull her into his arms. "No matter what happens they aren't coming to come in between us. You are stuck with me, Emma." He told her leaning in to kiss her on her shoulder blade looking up at her with devotion in his eyes.
"I don't know what I would do without you and that scares the hell out of me." Emma confessed to him while he smiled at her.
"Me neither. I never really had a heart until you came into my life." He said to her then kissed softly on the lips. "You are my heart." He whispered resting his forehead against hers.
Emma took a deep breath, "I feel like I didn't have one either until Henry came to my door. He lead me here to meet Mary Margaret" She paused for a moment "and you." Graham smiled at her pulling her into a passionate kiss. She kissed him back for a minute before pushing him away. "Save it for after I finish my breakfast. It's a good thing you cook because I only microwave" She told him taking another bite.
Julian's room
Julian is lying on his bed holding a picture of him and Emma in his hand staring at it. His thumb brushed over Emma's smiling face in the picture. He remembered the day that she came in to take him up on his offer to pay her dry cleaning bill.
Flashback
Julian was walking up towards the lobby with a pack of cigarettes in his hand when he heard Emma's voice.
"Fine, if you won't call Mr. Julian Thomas to tell him that I am here then can I just leave a message here for him." Emma said to the receptionist. "Please may I have a pen and paper?" Julian looked around the corner to see Stephanie the temporary receptionist shoving a pen and paper at her rudely before going back to work. "Thanks." Emma muttered before starting to write. Julian watched as Emma leaned over the counter wearing a pair of jeans and a white tank top with flip flops.
"Emma." Julian called out walking into the lobby causing Emma to look up at him. "It's good to see you." He said walking over to stand next to her at the front of the reception desk.
"I was going to leave you a note since you are obviously really busy." Emma told him looking down at the pack of cigarettes in his hand. "You told me to bring this by so here." She handed him the dry cleaning bill.
Julian looked down at it, "Did the coffee stains come out of your clothes?" He asked her as his green eyes looked up from the bill at her. Emma shook her head at him making him frown. "Did you get the job?" he asked her.
"No, I didn't make the best impression showing up late with stained clothes. They told me that they were looking for somebody more professional." She told him as Stephanie giggled from behind the desk making Emma glare at her. Julian turned his attention away from Emma annoyed with the temp.
"Stacy. I would really appreciate it if I have a visitor if you announce that they are here before turning them away." He said to her causing Stephanie's face to turn red with embarrassment and anger. He wanted to put her in her place for laughing at Emma.
"I'm sorry, Mr. Thomas. My name is Stacy." The young brunette girl apologized to him looking down at her desk embarrassed.
"Don't let it happen again." He said to her before turning back to Emma. "Do you want to go get a cup of coffee? I promise that I won't spill it on you." He asked her looking at her hopefully.
Emma looked at him for a few moments before she replied, "Ok" She agreed making him grin at her.
"If anyone calls for me, tell them I am in an important meeting." Julian told Stephanie before he and Emma headed to the exit. "Would you like a cigarette?" He asked her as they walked outside of the building holding out the pack.
"I would love one." Emma answered taking a cigarette out of the pack putting it up to her lips. Julian pulled a lighter out of his pocket lighting her cigarette before pulling out a cigarette for him and lighting it. "Your receptionist sucks." Emma told him after taking a drag her cigarette as they walked down the sidewalk.
"Our receptionist moved to Las Vegas so we are stuck using a temp until we find a permanent person to fill the job." Julian told her then thought for a moment. "Wait, I need a receptionist and you need a job." He said to her as they stopped in front of Starbuck's to finish their cigarettes before going inside.
"You know nothing about me or my work experience and you just are going to offer me a job." Emma said to him immediately becoming angry. "I am not going to sleep with you to get a job if that's what you think." She told him turning to walk away but Julian grabbed her arm stopping her. "Let go of me now." Emma warned him staring in down with fury in her eyes.
"Emma, I'm just offering you a job. I caused you to lose a job by spilling my coffee all over you while not paying attention as I was talking on my cell phone. You don't want to interview for the job?" He asked her causing her to calm down and he let go of her arm.
"I didn't say that. I just want to make it clear that I don't take charity nor do I sleep my way into any job." She told him putting out her cigarette in the ashtray.
"I respect that, Emma. What do you say we go inside? You can tell me about yourself and your work experience. I will tell you about the job." He said to her as she stared at him for a few moments before walking over the front door opening it. Julian put his cigarette out in the ashtray then they went inside.
They didn't speak to each other again until after they both had their coffee and were seated at a table. Julian smiled at her for a minute before she began to talk, "Ok, fine I'll go first. I'm Emma Swan and I'm eighteen. I just graduated from high school this summer. I have been working as a waitress since I was fifteen. It really sucks but it pays the bills." She told him.
"Don't your parents help you out?" He asked her after taking a drink of his coffee. Emma raised an eyebrow at him. "Sorry, it's none of my business."
"No, I rather get it out of the way. I have never met my parents. I grew up in foster homes all my life so I have been pretty much on my own all of my life." Emma said to him then added. "Now you know about me tell me about the job."
"You would be responsible for answering the phones and helping all of our visitors of course. There might be times where we need you to run a few errands or help us set up for meetings. We need someone that is able to multitask and is good under pressure. Our law firm usually is very busy. You may have to deal with some real assholes." He said to her honestly.
"You're in luck. I am great at dealing with difficult people." Emma said to him making him chuckle.
"I bet you are. The job is yours if you want it. The hours are normally 8:00 to 5:00 but sometimes we may need you to come in early or stay late. The pay is eleven dollars an hour." He offered her holding out his hand to her. Emma stared at him for a few moments before shaking it. "Great! Can you start Monday?" He asked her.
"I will be there." Emma said to him as he pulled out a ten dollar bill from his wallet handing it to her along with her dry cleaning bill. "Thank you."
"It was the least I could do." Julian told her standing up. "I better get back to work. See you on Monday." He walked away from the table to the door looking back at her to see she was looking at him but she turned away with flushed cheeks the moment their eyes met. Julian turned back around leaving the restaurant with a smile on his face.
End of Flashback
Julian looked at the clock in his room to see that it was already ten am. He put the picture down on his nightstand then headed to the bathroom to take a shower. Michael was supposed to be in town around eleven thirty then he had to be at Regina's by one pm.
The Police Station
Graham walked over sitting on the edge of the desk Emma was sitting behind, "I think that we should hire someone else to work here with us. We can take turn trading off on the day shift with them. They work two nights in a row then we work two nights."
"Who do you suggest we hire? I don't think there is anyone that we can trust beside Mary Margaret and I can't see her wanting the job." Emma asked him leaning back in her chair. She was honestly relieved that he wasn't proposing that they work separately. Emma had never thought of herself to be the clingy type but she had only been in only one other relationship with Julian. She and Graham had barely sent any time apart since the night he kissed her for the first time.
"We could hire David Nolan. Kathryn might be Regina's friend but we can trust him. He was always known for his honesty and loyalty before the curse. He would never do anything to hurt you or Mary Margaret. He loves her. We need to reunite them to help break the curse. It's the best way to do it without Regina getting in the way." Graham said to her. "Would you be ok with David working here?"
"I hate that David hurt Mary Margaret but I think you are right to trust him." Emma replied trying to push aside the fact he hurt Mary Margaret. "We should offer him the job today to see if he is interested."
"I'll go over the shelter and talk to him." Graham said to her getting a stern look from Emma. He leaned down putting his hands on her cheeks. "It was just a dream, Emma." He assured her as she shook her head at him.
"I know but it felt so real." Emma told him as he leaned in kissing her on the forehead. "I appreciate that you didn't press me last night about Julian. I wasn't ready to talk about it but now I am." Graham pulled back slightly so he could look into her eyes.
"Are you sure? There is no rush." He asked her staring into her eyes with a sincerity that made Emma's heart melt. She nodded at him standing up to stand in front of him taking his hands in hers.
"Julian and I met like he said last night. I was broke and hated my job as a waitress. When I went to his work to get the money for my dry cleaning bill, he ended up offering me a job as the receptionist. My first reaction was to turn it down because I didn't trust him or anyone for that matter. I really needed a job that paid well so I took it." Emma began to explain to him. "We got involved after I had been there for a month. We hid the relationship because he was one of my bosses. I thought that I loved him at the time that I found out he was married. His wife was living and working in New York so I didn't find out until she came in one afternoon while I was working." She explained to him.
Flashback
"Hi welcome to Thomas and Anderson. How can I help you?" Emma asked the beautiful woman with long brown wavy hair wearing a sparkling gold dress that was cut in a low v in the front with strappy gold shoes.
"Hi, I was hoping that you could help me out." The woman said to her smiling at Emma. "Today is my husband and I's ninth wedding anniversary. I flew in from New York and I really want to surprise him. Do you think that maybe you could tell him to come to the lobby without giving me away? I am going to kidnap him for the rest of the day and evening."
"Congratulations. Of course I can get him down here and he won't suspect a thing." Emma told her smiling. "Who's your husband? I will call him." Emma asked her reaching for the phone.
"Thank you so much! His name is Julian Thomas. I'm Claire Thomas." She said to Emma grinning at her. Emma felt like someone had punched her in the stomach but she managed to keep her face neutral. She was grateful that she learned to hide her emotions so well.
"I'm Emma Swan." She said to her making herself smile at Claire. Emma wasn't sure if she wanted to cry or scream but she felt like her world was falling around her. She hadn't ever let anyone in before Julian because she was terrified they would hurt her or leave. Now here she was looking her boyfriend's wife that he never once mentioned. Emma pushed all of her hurt down deep only letting herself feel the rage she had for Julian. "I call him right now." She told her picking up the phone calling Julian.
"Emma, I was hoping that you would call me." Julian said to her picking up the phone. "I know that spent all last night together but I miss you already." He told her smiling into the phone.
"Julian. I need you to come down to the lobby. There is some Fed Ex guy saying that you scheduled a pick up and he won't leave until you come down here." She said to him in a strictly business manner.
"Oh, I see there are other people around. I will be right down, baby." He told her before hanging up the phone.
"He will be right down." Emma said to her as Claire's brown eyes sparkled with happiness. Emma wanted to hate her for being married to the man that she was in love with but she found herself hating herself and Julian instead. She wondered how she could have been so stupid to think a guy as smart, good looking and rich as Julian would actually want more than sex on the side from her. Emma Swan wasn't the girl that you wanted to marry or take home to your family.
"Thank you, Emma." Claire told her then took a step back. "Do you think this dress is too much? I really wanted to look good for him tonight."
"No, you look beautiful." Emma honestly told her making Claire beam at her. "Maybe you should hide over there to the side so can really surprise him. He won't see you until he is all the way in the lobby." She suggested to Claire pointing to a corner seat that she knew that people coming around the corner couldn't see.
"Yes, thanks again." Claire said to her hurrying over to sit in the seat unable to keep her smile off her face.
Emma took a deep breath to calm down because she was scared that she would punch Julian the moment she saw him. He deserved it and she would be hitting him but just not right now. Claire seemed like a really nice lady and she didn't deserve to find out her husband was cheating bastard on her wedding anniversary. A few moments later Julian walked out to the lobby wearing a blue button up shirt with the blue and grey striped tie that Emma helped him pick out this morning with grey dress pants.
"Emma." He said to her grinning at her as she turned around her chair to look at him. Emma smiled at him but there was a coldness and angry in her eyes that he had never seen before. "Are you ok, Emma?" He asked her worried.
"HAPPY ANNIVERSARY!" He heard his wife's voice call out to him as his green eyes went wide. He looked over to see Claire jumping up out of a chair running over to him throwing her arms around him kissing him. Julian froze up not sure what to do. His wife that he had never told Emma about was here.
"Claire, what are you doing here?" He asked her stunned as he pulled away from her.
"It's our ninth wedding anniversary. You didn't think that I would spend it away for you did you." She told him grinning. "I am kidnapping you for the rest of the day and night. Emma was nice enough to help me surprise you."
"I have meetings all day that I can't miss. You should have called." Julian told her making her frown at him with disappointment.
"Oh, don't worry about that I will take care of that for you. I will tell them there was a family emergency. You two go celebrate your nine years of marriage." Emma interrupted causing the couple to turn and look at her.
"You are the best, Emma. How come you never told me about her?" Claire asked her husband.
"We should go." Julian said taking Claire by the hand leading her to the front door.
"Happy ninth wedding Anniversary, Mr. & Mrs. Thomas!" Emma called out to them waiving at them as Julian turned around giving her a pleading look and Claire grinned at her. She watched them leave the building as her hand began to shake and she fought back the tears that were burning her eyes. Emma pushed them back refusing to let Julian make her cry.
End of Flashback
"I was so hurt and pissed off that day but like an idiot I let me convince me that he loved me and was going to leave her for me. God this is so embarrassing!" Emma said to him putting her head in her hands.
"Hey." He said pulling her head up so he could look in her in the eyes. "You have nothing to be embarrassed about Emma. He lied to you and took advantage of you. Julian is the one that should be embarrassed of his behavior not you." Graham told her as she just looked down at the ground. "You caught me sneaking out of Regina's house which is way worse and yet you still want me."
Emma looked up at him giving him a small smile, "The month's passed by and he kept saying that he was going to leave her but didn't. I started find out more about Julian none of it was good. He was taking payoffs in some of his cases then I found out he was doing drugs. He begged me to stay with him that he would stop taking payoffs and bribes. He said it was all of the pressure his father was putting on him in the practice. I caved but then the night I found out that I was pregnant with Henry I found out he was lying about everything. He was still doing cocaine taking bribes and there were other girls besides me that he was sleeping with. But it was the fact that he was taking bribes from people that were responsible for taking the lives of innocent people that made me leave him and town quick."
"He took advantage of you. There is nothing that you should be embarrassed about. He is the bad guy here not you." Graham reassured her before leaning in to kiss her softly on the lips. "I'm glad that you told me."
"I wanted you to find out from me." Emma explained to him as they heard the door jingle then looked to see Mary Margaret enter in the station. "Mary Margaret. What's going on?" She asked her concerned getting up quickly to walk over to her.
"I met Julian last night at Grannies." She said to Emma causing her to frown. "I heard knew that something was wrong when I talked to you last night. Why didn't you tell me?" She asked her.
"I am going to run some errands." Graham said wanting to give them some privacy. He walked over to Emma kissing her quickly. "I promise that I will be safe." He told her before leaving the station.
"I was going to tell you today but I didn't get the chance yet." Emma said to her sighing.
"He tried to charm me but once I knew who he was I was on to him. You know that Regina has to be responsible for bring him here." Mary Margaret said to Emma.
"I know the timing is way too convenient for it not to be her." Emma told her rubbing her temples feeling a headache coming on.
"I told him that to stay away from you. I wished I could make him stay away from Henry but I can't do that." She said to Emma making her smile.
Julian's room
Julian buttoned his jean then was pulling a grey sweater on when there was a knock at his door. He went over the door opening it surprised to see the Sheriff of Storybrooke standing there.
"Good afternoon, Sheriff. How can I help you?" He asked him smiling at him leaning up against the door. Graham punched him in the face causing Julian to fall to the ground as Graham walked into the room shutting the door behind him.
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