Last A/N: Hey guys! This is the epilogue for this little story :) I'm really sorry It took so long to post but I didn't want to post it until the first chapter of the new story will be ready. It is now, obviously, so I'm posting it :D It's called "I Am No Man" (yes, yes, I most definitally am a LOTR type of nerd) and it's a Prince!Killian AU. I hope you'll check it out!
Weeks after, the nightmares from the sleeping curse stopped coming. She helped, always awake for him when needed, but it's not until she was completely sure his nightmares were gone that she confessed about having some of her own, mostly about her dead husband. When she told him that he felt as if he would happily spend the rest of his nights awake for her.
He used to listen to the stories she told Claire about her adventures on the high seas and be amazed every single time anew by her bravery. When he saw them like this, and especially when she was showing affection towards the girl, he was sorry they could never have children of their own. He didn't tell her that. He loved her too much to do so.
She wakes up in his arms almost every night, screaming at first, then relaxing in his tightened embrace, and sometimes going back to sleep. She stops screaming after a while, surely because she doesn't want to wake him up, but he can feel her body tensing, her breath becoming uneven, and that's always enough to wake him up immediately. He can hear the secret plea in her shaking "go back to sleep", and stays awake, sometimes throughout the entire night.
One night, she woke up screaming. He hushed her gently and held her close.
"He killed you." She whispered after a while.
He tightened his grip on her. A wave of sudden love washed over him, shocking and shaking him. He loved her so, so much. Enough to cause pain in his chest, as if his heart wanted to burst out and unite with hers.
"Marry me." He whispered.
He felt her stiffening in his arms. "What?" She blurted out.
"Marry me, Emma." He said, his voice low and husky.
Her eyes shone in the darkness of the room, fixing on his. "Okay."
He smiled widely and kissed her. "Remind me to propose properly tomorrow." He asked her when they pulled apart. She laughed.
"Okay."
They were happy.
I just want you to know how greatful I am for the support I got, and the follows, and the favorites, and the reviews... Thank you all so so much! Goodbye :3