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Chapter 9

When it was time to get out of bed, all Emma could feel was numbness. It felt like she slept 30 minutes which was exactly the time she had slept that night. She had been lying awake, thinking about herself, Neal and even Killian has been wandering around in her mind.

Since she had plenty of time before she had to be at work, she decides to drive to Mary Margaret's place. On Friday nights her and David usually sleep at Mary's place. Wishing her friend would be at home, she drove off.

"Emma, hi! We were just about to have some lunch at Granny's. Do you want to join us?" David asked when he opened the door for her. Her stomach made some noise to let her know it wants to be fed so she nodded. "Great, come on in. I think Mary is about ready." David stepped aside to let her in and when Emma steps into the living room she finds her friend getting ready to go. "Hey Mary." Emma says before giving her friend a tight hug. "Woah Emma, what's that for? Is everything alright?" Mary looked at David as if he knows the answer but he shrugged. "I told Neal yesterday that I need some space. He took his stuff and left." When Emma looks from Mary Margaret to David she sees the relief in both of their eyes. "You know what Emma, I'll buy you lunch and we'll talk about it, okay?" "You don't have to buy me lunch guys, I can take care of myself." David chuckles and Emma raises her eyebrow. "Don't make fun of me Nolan." She said as she pointed to him with her finger. "I wouldn't dare,Swan. I don't want you to kick my ass." All three of them laughed and left the house.

It felt good, being around her friends and to laugh again. It doesn't mean that she isn't sad about all that happened lately, it felt as if she finally could breath again. She wasn't sure if she remembered the last time she felt like this. Like last night she is starting to question the love between her and Neal and if it ever was real. Not just in the bad times but in the good times as well. Sitting in the backseat, staring out the window, her mind starts to think about Killian.

He definitely made her feel fire in her body, something Neal never made her feel. When she was around him it felt as if...she was complete. As if he was the last piece of the puzzle. Emma grinned and shakes her head. "What's so funny Emma? Care to share that inside joke of yours?" Mary Margaret turned around and looked at her friend. On her face was a big smile that Emma hasn't seen in awhile on her friend. "You look great Emma." Emma busted into laughter. "Are you kidding me? I feel like a mess so I suppose I look like crap as well." Emma made eye contact with David through the rearview mirror, he smiled at her to encourage her to receive Mary's compliment. "But thank you for thinking otherwise." She said and Mary gave her a wink.

David parked the car, opened the door for Emma to get out and walked around to open the door for Mary Margaret. As he holds the door to Granny's Emma walked inside and heard Mary Margaret say "what a Prince Charming you are".

There were a few people at Granny's which surprised Emma, usually around this time the place was filled with people. Granny didn't seem to mind less costumers as she was reading the newspaper at the bar. Mary Margaret and David sat down at a table by the window and Emma walked towards Granny to say hello. "Emma! It's good to see you again, it's been awhile since you've had breakfast here." Granny said while closing the newspaper. She got up and gave Emma a hug. "What can I do for you Emma?" "I'm here with some friends for lunch. We just got in so no need to rush out orders. But we would like two hot cocoa's and one coffee please." Granny walked around the counter and started making their drinks already. "No problem. Just sit down, relax and I will bring your drinks shortly. It's really good to see you again, you look great." Emma smiled to the lady she's known for years and walked back to her friends.

"I got us some drinks, they should be here any second." Emma said while sitting down. "Thank you Emma. Shall we see what we want for lunch and then talk about what happened?" Mary Margaret said to her and she sighed. She really didn't want to talk about it but she knows her friends doesn't give up easy. After a short time Granny brought them their drinks and they ordered some food.

When they were eating, David asked her what happened last night. "I think I finally came to senses with this relationship. I felt like I needed space so I told him that when I got home." She took a bite of her club sandwich so she wouldn't reveal her "secret" about meeting Killian yesterday. She didn't want to tell them that he kind of helped her with making the decision to tell Neal how she feels.

"And how did he reacted to that?" Mary Margaret asked. "Better then I expected to be honest. Not that he took off without saying anything but he didn't punch me in the face either." She meant it as a joke but her friends weren't laughing at all. "And where is he now?" David asked before finishing his own sandwich. "I have no idea where he is. He packed a suitcase and took off. I hope he didn't but I have the feeling he's at August's his drinking buddy's house. If that's the case then I'm done with him." David nodded with agreement. "And what about his parents?"

David hasn't known Neal that long and if had known him longer, he didn't want to know everything about him. David and Mary Margaret started dating six months after Emma and Neal and from the moment he met Neal he wasn't very fond of him. He never told that directly to Emma but she had seen the looks in his eyes when they hung out with them. When it comes to Emma David liked her from the start. She had the feeling David sees her as a sort of sister he never had. He had a brother, James, who disappeared when he was 12. They never found him again. Just when Emma wanted to tell them about Neal's parents, the door opened and Killian came in.

He saw her right away and when she met his eyes she saw the sparkle lighten up in his eyes. She doesn't know why but her cheeks turned red and she looked away. She had seen the look of David and Mary Margaret from the corner of her eye, they know something's up. When she looked at Killian again she saw him standing at the bar, ordering lunch. He stands there with his legs crossed in a tight jeans that really showed his well formed behind. When she thinks back to the night they shared a kiss and her placing her hands on that lovely ass, her cheeks turned even more red. She looked away quickly when Killian turned his head around and winked at her.

"What's going on between you and Killian?" Mary Margaret finally asked. "Nothing." Emma quickly said, way too quickly because her friends didn't believe her at all. "You can tell me otherwise but there is definitely something going on between the two of you. There's a look in your eyes that I have never seen but I know what that look represents, it's called lust." Emma was shocked that Mary Margaret figured it all out so soon. Or maybe she wasn't hiding her feelings very well. "To be honest, I have no idea what is going on. I told him to give me space as well. I really don't know what to feel about him." Emma tells them about their meeting yesterday and she also told them about their passionate, wanting kiss the other night.

Apparently Killian ordered his lunch as to go, since he came walking by with a brown bag. Before opening the door to walk outside her turned his head to her and gave her a little smile. She smiled back at him and suddenly she wanted to go after him. She said she would be back to her friends, got up and quickly walked to the door. "Killian! Wait!" She said to make him stop. Instantly he stopped walking and turned around.

"Anything wrong, love?" He asked. "I...I said to Neal that I need space and time. He left yesterday evening." She said, not knowing why she even told him that. What she did know was that somehow she wanted to be in his arms, wanted to feel safe. And she knows he would keep her safe so before even thinking it through she throws herself into his arms, tightly wrapping her hands around his waist. "Woah Emma, what are you doing?" He said as he was blown away with her throwing herself at him. "I don't know what I'm doing anymore Killian." She sobbed against his chest. "It's okay Emma, let it all out." He wrapped his arms around her and gave her a little kiss on the crown of her head. They stood there for a minute or two when suddenly Emma let go of him.

"I don't know what to do. I told Neal to go but I'm afraid to actually leave him. I'm afraid Killian." She said with actual fear in her eyes and all Killian did was place his arms around her again. "It's okay Emma, I will protect you."


So proud of Emma and that she told Neal to go,she should have done that way sooner! Of course Killian will protect her, he will Always protect her. Because he's always a gentleman 3