A/N: Finally a new chapter! I am so, so sorry about taking so long to post this! It's completely my fault. It started with me sending the wrong chapter to my friend R. (the one that is so kind to check my horrible mistakes 3) and by the time we figured that out her school started again and I told her that school is more important than my silly fanfiction.

Anyways, if there is still any grammar mistake in this chapter than I'm the one to blame!

I do not own any of the characters and the show

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Chapter 14

"Of course you can stay with us for a few days Emma. You know that you are always welcome for as long as you want." Emma finally found the courage to go to her friends and ask if she could stay there. Right now she hugged Mary Margaret, thankful for her kindness and her friendship. Her and David are the only two people she has right now. Of course she "has" Killian as well but then more in a different way.

He texted her this morning before leaving to New York for a few days which she was happy with. Now she had the space to become better and spend some time with her friends. She takes a sip from her strawberry flavored tea and smiles at her friends.

"Thank you guys, you are the best. I don't know what I would do without the two of you." David lays his hand on top of Emma's and gives it a little squeeze. "Mary Margaret is right, you can stay here as long as you like. After all we're a sort of family." "Thank you David, it really means a lot to me."

"I am just struggling with so much right now. I just need to get out of the house for a few days. When can I come?" She looks at her friends with a slight embarrassment. She hates asking this but she knows she has to. "Emma, you can stay now if you'd like. You know how we think of it. And me and David have rented a movie so you can watch it with us if you want. It'll take your mind of things." Mary Margaret said.

She said goodbye to her friends and drives home to get some of her stuff. She would only stay for a few days so she doesn't have to bring much. As she packs her bag, her phone beeps. The display said she got a text from Killian.

I hope everything is okay over there. I just landed and was thinking about you. Take care, love. I'll be back in five days. K

She smiled at her phone, so sweet of him to check if everything is fine.

Everything okay, glad you landed safely. I'll be staying at Mary Margaret and David's for a few days. Thinking about you too.

She puts her phone in the back pocket of her jeans and continues packing. The bag is not even half full but that's nothing new. She never had much stuff in case she would be gone soon, again. She might think about getting some more stuff but now, that was just not what she wanted to think about.

Later that night after dinner, Mary Margaret cooked some delicious spaghetti, the three of them sat down on the couch to watch Once Upon A Time. It's a movie about villains and hero's and happy endings and such but after half an hour Emma lost track of who is related to who, so she takes out her book.

Then her phone starts to buzz, another text from Killian.

At Time Square right now, hope I can show it to you one day. K

She chuckles, he remembered her love for New York City. She hesitates, should she reply? After all, she was here to take her mind off of things. And that included Killian as well. Still, it was very hard not to think about him. An image of Killian pops up in her mind, his bright blue eyes staring at her. A flirtatious smile on his face and him scratching behind his ears. She thinks about sleeping beside him, in his arms, and she can feel her cheeks turning red.

"Everything alright Emma?" David suddenly asks. She jumps up out of her thought. Her cheeks turning more red as she feels caught. "Yeah, sorry. I was just thinking about something." "Looks more like you were thinking about someone instead of something." Mary Margaret jokes.

"Actually, I was thinking about someone." She says nervous. "And that someone would be Killian?" Emma shouldn't be surprised Mary Margaret knows exactly who she is talking about. Nobody knows her better than Mary Margaret. "Good guess." She sits up, getting more nervous now. Because now they want to talk about him. "What's going on with you and Killian anyway?" David asks with his big brother voice. "Are you sure you want to know David?" She chuckles. "Depends on what's to come. I'm not looking for any details!" She sees in his face that he wants to leave, worried there might be things coming that he definitely never wants to know off.

"Relax David, it's nothing like that. Yes, we kissed a few times. I kind of confessed to him that I'm in love with him but that I need some time and he has spent one night with me." The look on David's face says it all right now, he is not happy with what she just said. "Oh stop it David, I asked him to stay with me until I fell asleep. He can't help it that he fell asleep as well."

David only looks more furious while Mary Margaret is getting more happy by the second. "You asked him what? And he fell asleep? I can not believe what I am hearing. What were you thinking Emma? You don't know him and you ask him to stay with you?" David raises his voice, she should have not said those things with him around. Those were details only Mary Margaret should know. But now, damage has been done.

Emma looks at Mary Margaret, hoping her friend will back her up on this. "David, relax. Nothing happened. There is no need to be mad at Emma or Killian. We might not know him that well but I trust Emma. If she feels comfortable enough around him then the decision is up to her." David looks at his girlfriend and after a while his eyes soften.

"You're right Mary. It's just…I don't want someone to hurt Emma again. She's been hurt enough, she deserves so much more than that." "I know David, that's why she is here. To figure out what to do with him. Besides, she can't chose the person she falls in love with." Emma looks at Mary and mimes a "Thank you" to her. "I'm sorry if I scared you David, that was not my intention. But I do believe that Killian is a good person. It's just that I don't want to rush things."

"That are very wise words Emma. Sorry for talking like that about him. Just be careful, okay?" "Of course I'll be carefull David. If it is okay with you guys. I'd like to go to bed." She puts away her book and stands up. "Goodnight guys. And thanks again for letting me stay here." "Goodnight Emma, sleep well." She hugs Mary Margaret and David gives her a kiss on her forehead. She smiles at him and then walks upstairs.

Once she's in bed she decides to text Killian back.

Would love to go to New York someday and walk in Times Square together. Maybe one day, when everything is better. In bed right now, feel like I could sleep forever. E

She knows the text is lame and he'll probably won't even text back. She is surprised when not even a minute later he sends a text back.

Everything will be better, Swan. It just takes time. Don't sleep forever, I won't be able to spend time with you if you sleep all the time! K

She chuckles, she enjoys these stupid conversations with him. She really is tired but instead of sleeping, she keeps texting him back.

We could sleep together forever though…Or you can try to kiss me awake, I'll be sleeping beauty and you'll be my prince. E

You are a real beauty indeed, my princess, and kissing you sounds so great right now. So does sleeping together….What are you doing to me Swan? K

I'm not doing anything right now. I can't control what my words do to you. E

If only you were here, I'd show you what your words do to me, lass. You're not making it any easy on me right now. You're going to pay for that when I get home. K

Is that a threat Mr Jones? E

Not a threat Miss Swan, think of it as a promise. Now go to sleep, you can use the rest. K

She smiles as she puts her phone away. She lays back, closes her eyes and before she falls asleep, an image of Killian pops up again. That night she had one of the best dreams she ever had. The next morning she wakes up with the thought of Killian coming back in a few days. Never has she been as happy as she was now.

Four days later she's back in her own apartment again. She had some time to think about stuff and she's more clear about her future now than she had ever been. She sees herself having a future with Killian, she's even going to quit her job. She likes working in the bar but it's not what she wants to continue doing for the rest of her life. She wants to build up a happy future with Killian and working in a bar does not fit into that.

She also wants to move out of her apartment. Too much stuff had happened here and she does not want to be reminded of that every time she comes home. She had already looked at an apartment but somehow she wanted to talk to Killian about it. If she wasn't mistaking, he should come back in a few hours.

She texted him if he wanted to come over for dinner if he would not be too tired from the flight but so far she didn't get a response back from him. He would probably be up in the plane right now. So to pass the time she started cleaning a bit.

After a while she thought she had heard her phone and when she looks at it she sees that Neal texted her 15 times in 10 minutes. The texts go from "Hey, how are you?" to "Why are you ignoring me?" which followed with a "Are you fucking Killian, bitch?"

She started to freak out, what if he came to her house? She starts wandering around, thinking about what to do. At this point texted Neal back or keep ignoring his texts would not make any difference, he would still be pissed. He's probably drunk again, no way he would do this when he's sober.

Just as she thinks she's going to call somebody there's a knock on her door. She freezes, scared to her bones. It's him, she thinks. Shortly after the first knock the second one sounds, louder and more demanding than the first one. "Emma! Open up! I know you are in there." Neal shouts through her mailbox. "EMMA! OPEN UP YOU STUPID BITCH" He keeps yelling and pounding the door. She still can't move, too afraid to make any noise and hoping he would go away if she just stays where she is.

She jumps up suddenly as the pounding sounds intensifies and it sounds like the door would break any second. She has got to do something, quick! She rushed to the front door, quickly locks it from the inside and rushes back inside again.

She grabs her phone, searches for the right number and hits the dial button.

"Emma, I saw your text but I just landed. Should be at your place in an hour or so." Emma starts to cry, not able to say anything back now that she knows he isn't near here to help. "Emma? Are you alright? What's going on?" She can here the panic boiling up in his voice. "Killian, please hurry up. He's here, Neal is here."

It stays silent at the other end of the phone for a while. Then she hears him curse inside his mouth. "Lock everything, make sure he can't get in the house. I'm going to call Graham, he lives five minutes away from you. Hold on, love. I'll be home as soon as possible."

She doesn't think he noticed that he said "home" and even Emma doesn't hate the sound of that. But she didn't have time to worry about which words Killian chose, Neal was still screaming and pounding on the door. "Go away Neal, please. Please, just leave me alone." She gets down on her knees, her hands in her hair and crying like there is no tomorrow. "Emma, OPEN UP! I'm going to kill you!"

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