Chapter 14
The doorbell rang and Cora stood up, slowly walking towards it she changed into her daughter just before pulling open the door. She smiled when she saw charming standing on the other side of the door.
"David come in, Henry's upstairs." She said stepping away from the door.
"He alright?" David asked looking up at the bottom side of the stairs.
"Of course, he just had homework. But you… Well you won't be." She said smirking as Davis turned slowly to face her.
"Pardon…" He couldn't even finish what he was saying before Cora waved her hand, enveloping him in smoke. As the smoke cleared she saw Henry standing at the bottom of the stairs in horror.
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Emma pulled her jacket tighter around her as she and Neal walked back to the car after dinner. She could feel his hand on her lower back and smiled to herself. When they reached the car she opened her door quickly and slid in out of the cool night air. Neal climbed in the driver's seat and started the car.
"Where to miss?" He asked smirking at her.
She paused for a moment as they pulled onto the road. "Your place." She said quickly, he looked over at her surprised. Earning himself a quick half smile from her.
"Is everything okay Emma?" he asked looking from the road to her.
"I just want to spend my night with you. Like we use too, when everything wasn't so… crazy." Emma said the last part almost a whisper.
"Okay" He said turning on the street leading to Granny's inn.
Emma felt awkward as they walked into the lobby; Granny was working at the front desk and looked up at them.
"Miss. Swan, what a surprise. Please tell me you aren't going to sleep with the dark one's son." The woman was definitely straight forward. Emma took Neal's hand before looking at Granny.
"Us sleeping together is none of your concern."
"I'll tell Mary Margret." She threatened.
"Go ahead; I have a son with him. I think she knows how baby making works." Emma said as they walked to the stairs.
They reached his door and Emma let herself fall against the door jam. Neal unlocked the door; he opened it with one hand as he wrapped his other hand around her waist and pulled her against him. Emma closed her eyes before pushing away, he looked at her confused.
"I don't want to have sex, all I want is to sleep with you and have you near me." Emma said laying her hands on his chest.
"I can do that." He said locking his hands behind her, rested on the small of her back.
He pulled her into the room as he kissed her, really kissed her. Emma smiled against the kiss, letting her fingers run through his hair. She had avoided feeling this way for a long time, not wanting to have her heart broken again; her walls had kept her safe against men who wanted to be with her. It hadn't helped that most men she fell for were no good. But this, being in Neal's arms, made her feels alive and she could feel the walls crumbling around her. She moved her hand and felt behind her for the door pushing it shut. Neal pulled away from her smiling.
"I forgot how much I missed this." He said his arms still around her.
"Me too" She smiled; he let her go and walked over to the bed throwing back the covers.
She watched as he slid off his shirt and jeans, without thinking she threw her jacket on the floor and slipped out of her dress, now only in her lace underwear and bra. She flinched as he through her one of his shirts, remembering how much she liked them. He had pulled on a pair of pajama pants and a tight gray t-shirt making him look even more amazing.
"Are you trying to turn me on?" Emma asked frowning.
"Is it working?" He asked walking over to her, stopping when they were inches apart.
"Yes" She said with a smile, letting herself give in and kiss him.
"Let me show you to the bed." He said laying his forehead against hers, taking her hands.
He stepped back pulling her along with him till he reached the bed. Sitting down he pulled her to his side and laid her down on the bed rolling on top of her, holding himself up with his elbows just out of reach for her kisses. Her hands came up and wrapped around his neck.
"Love me like you use to." She whispered.
Neal smiled bending closer to her, his nose touched hers softly and she slowly closed the distance between their lips.
"I never stopped Emma" He said kissing her again.
"I'm cold." She said shivering under him.
"Well let's fix that" he said rolling off and throwing the blankets over them before he pulled Emma against him. She nestled into his side, laying her head against his shoulder. Her fingers drawing shaped on his chest slowly.
"When I was pregnant with Henry, I use to dream about what our lives could have been like if we had started our life in Tallahassee." Emma admitted looking up at him.
"I wanted to go to prison for you, I've spent the last eleven years regretting that I did that to you, and worrying that you would never forgive me because I had never forgiven myself." Neal said avoiding her gaze. "I know you don't want me to apologize but I need to, I'm sorry, for everything." He said finally looking down at her.
"I'm sorry too, but I do forgive you Neal." She said pushing herself up on her elbow. "I love you" She said hesitantly bending down, their lips met and it was like their first time all over again. She smiled laying her head on his chest, fingers intertwining against the sheets as she let herself fall asleep against him.
Emma woke the next morning feeling cloudy, her eyes burned in the bright light coming through the window. When they adjusted to the light she could make out Neal next to her and quietly got up slipping out of his shirt and into her dress from last night. Pulling a pad of paper from the drawer she wrote him a note and walked out of the room letting the door click behind her.
Mary Margret was pacing in the living room when Emma walked into the apartment. Mary Margret froze, her eyes blood shot.
"What's wrong?" Emma asked dropping her bag. Her heart was pounding.
Tears came fast to Mary Margret and Emma walked to her quickly wrapping Mary Margret in her arms.
Mary Margrets voice sounded broken and muffled against Emma's shoulder.
"David's missing"