Chapter 36:
"Morning. How is your face?" Emma asked when she saw Jefferson sitting at the kitchen counter.
"Hurts like hell." He answered, showing Emma the bruises on his face.
"Does it hurt?" She asked, poking one of the bruises and he growled.
"Yes, what kind of question is that?" He said, making Emma giggle.
"Emma. Come here." Killian said from the dining room, Emma rolled her eyes and poked Jefferson one more time before walking over to Killian.
"Good morning." She said, picking up a bagel as she sat down in the chair next to him.
"Morning, love." Killian lead over and gave Emma a kiss. She smiled and chewed on her bagel, she enjoyed these rare quiet mornings.
"I am going to have to leave today, you will be with Graham today." Killian said, reading the newspaper.
"Could I stay with Jefferson?" Emma asked, she jumped when he suddenly stabbed his knife into the table. It dug in so deep that it stood up on its own when Killian released it.
"That is mahogany!" Ariel yelled from the kitchen, she glared Killian but he just stared at Emma.
"I don't want you to be alone with Jefferson ever again." He said, glaring at her with darkness. Emma slammed down her bagel and glared at him.
"Why not? He is one of your best friends." Emma said, she looked over to the kitchen but saw that Jefferson had disappeared.
"You left with him. You are getting to close with him, you are mine and mine alone." He responded, folding his newspaper.
"I am yours. But I need someone to talk to." Emma said, leaning back with her arms across her chest.
"You can talk to me." He growled, his darkness growing with every moment.
"When I don't want to talk to you, I feel comfortable with Jefferson. He is like a big brother to me." Emma said, getting more annoyed with every passing second.
"I don't want you alone with him. If you want someone to talk to then call Ruby." Killian growled, he stood up and walked out of the dining room. Emma huffed and followed him, she was not ready to end this conversation.
"Killian! Don't walk away from me!" Emma yelled, making Killian freeze on the staircase. He turned around and rushed down the stairs, grabbing her arm and slamming her into the wall.
"Listen to me, and listen closely. You may think things are back to normal but it isn't. I may have allowed Jefferson to live but I see the way you look at him, you should be looking at me like that." He growled, pressing against Emma.
"He is a friend, you are my future husband. I love you and I love Jefferson but in completely different ways." Emma responded, trying to ignore Killian rubbing against her. He was trying to distract her and it was beginning to work.
"Please, Emma. Just drop this fight, you will lose." Killian whispered into her ear, he sucked on the ear lobe till Emma let out a soft moan. "Good girl." He whispered after he release her lobe, then he captured Emma's lips. His tongue ran over her lips, begging for access. She sighed and gave him access, their tongues fought for dominance. Suddenly there was a cough behind them.
"It's time to go." Jefferson said, standing in front of the elevator. Killian groaned and placed his forehead to Emma's.
"Stay out of trouble." Emma said, looking into Killian's blue eyes. He winked and gave her a quick kiss before leaving the apartment with Jefferson. Graham came out of the kitchen and Emma gave him a hug.
"It is good to have you back." Graham said as they sat down on the couch.
"Same here. This definitely beats the old motel." Emma said, making Graham chuckle.
"I am sorry for what went down, boss." Jefferson said, looking at Killian while they drove back to the apartment. They had spent the day looking for a new arms dealer but came up empty handed.
"You aren't sorry." Killian said, staring at his phone.
"I am sorry. I know that I should have called you to tell you she was ok but she need to be alone. Emma needed time to think about everything, I was just there for protection." Jefferson said, looking at his oldest friend when they pulled to a red light.
"You have to understand that she is mine, and mine alone." He growled, looking at him.
"I understand that but you have to understand that she needs a friend."
"Ruby and Snow are her friends, you are just a man that lives in the same apartment." Jefferson resumed driving, his knuckles turning white as he held onto the wheel.
"Ruby and Snow do not understand her history. I have been with her since the beginning, she trusts me." Killian slammed his fist into the dashboard, making Jefferson jump.
"I should be the only one that she trusts." He yelled.
"She trusts you but everyone needs more than one person to trust. I am not saying that you should leave me alone with Emma but I am saying that you shouldn't keep holding this against me." Jefferson responded, keeping a calm voice as he drove into the parking garage. Killian sighed and got out, heading towards the elevator.
"I want her to trust me like she trusts you. I want to be her best friend along with being her lover." Killian said, typing the code into the keypad.
"Show her that she can trust you like she trusts me."
"How can I do that?" Killian looked at his friend as they stood in the elevator.
"Dinner. Give her a romantic evening, no fighting and no one else in the apartment." Jefferson offered, watching him think about it.
"Do you think she would like it?"
"She will love anything you do because she loves you." He said right before the doors opened. Killian smiled and looked at Jefferson right before he walked over to where Emma was sitting.
"Thank you, old friend."