Killian strolled out onto deck, a grin on his face. Since the four women had left the fifth behind, it left him an open opportunity to take that fifth, most beautiful woman and put her to good use… hopefully in a few different aspects of this journey. His grin turned into a smirk, but then fell from his lips.
He couldn't help but feel a bit guilty for leading her into it this way.
Obviously he found her attractive, and it was clear to him that she found him attractive as well.
"Captain Jones," her voice cut through his thoughts like a sword through the air. He turned to meet the blade of her sword.
"Remember how I said not to be rash?" he said calmly, searching her gaze.
"How could you?" she whispered, brown eyes not as warm as they had been before he made the split second decision to steal her away.
"Do you want to do this in front of the crew?" he said lowly, stepping closer. "How did you get out?"
"Give me an answer." She replied immediately. "Don't treat me like an imbecile, Killian. I'm just as much a pirate captain as you."
"Ah," Killian grinned, swiftly moving to grab the sword from her hand. But, she was too quick, backing him against the rail of the ship. His eyes widened, but his smirk didn't waver. "What are you going to do, Holly?" he asked, eyes shifting to her lips. "Kill me in front of my entire crew?"
"I want to." She hissed through gritted teeth. "Give me one reason I shouldn't."
"I know what you want… and we're going to get it… together." Killian whispered carefully. "Everything you want can be yours as long as you let me help you."
"And what's in it for you?" she countered, clearly skeptical.
"We want the same thing, Holly. It's obvious what's in it for me." He answered.
Holly loosened her grip on him just a bit, studying his face. Killian reached up and pushed a loose hair back behind her ear, then ran his knuckle down her tense jawline. "Trust me, please." He whispered gently. "We can do this together."
"How am I supposed to trust you after this? I made the deal with Snow and Emma, not you." Holly informed him, feeling herself begin to entertain the thought of finishing out her revenge with Killian at her side.
"I did this for your own good. The only way we can get our revenge is if we broke away from the group." He admitted to her.
"At least with Emma and Snow's case they had to get back to their family, Killian. One good deed may redeem a woman for the dastardly one that she would commit in the future." She said quietly, looking away. Slowly, her grip released him and she stepped away. "Not that I have any choice at this point… My mind has been made up for me." Without another glance at the man in front of her, Holly headed back towards the captain's quarters and held back her tears.