Chapter 9:
After Killian waited a while until he was sure Audrey was asleep before he went downstairs. He left a note for her to meet him at his apartment when she woke up.
"How are things down here going?" Hook asked Emma.
"Overwhelming; I don't know how Audrey did all this. She's like a superhero."
"She's definitely been overworking herself," he agreed. He helped Emma organize the library until he had to go back to the police station. When he got there he greeted David and poured himself a cup of coffee.
"Hey, Hook. How are things?" David asked him politely.
"Fine, mate; but I think Audrey has been stressed lately. I wish there was something I could do for her, show her how much we appreciate her."
"When's her birthday again?"
"Um… November 16."
"We should throw her a birthday party for her. She'll be twenty two, right?"
"Yes, and that's a brilliant idea! I'll start calling people. Thanks." Hook immediately started planning the party. He called Granny and reserved Granny's for the sixteenth and Granny said she would cater for the party as well. Than he and Charming called friends of Audrey's. They called Emma, Henry, Regina, Mary Margaret, etc.
"Should we call Belle?" David asked Killian. "She's been treating Audrey pretty terrible lately but Audrey will probably want her there."
"Yeah, we should invite her. The only problem is if we invite Belle, she will bring Rumplestilskin along as well. I don't want her to have anxiety at her party."
"Maybe you should talk to Belle. Tell her about Audrey." Hook thought about it, it wasn't a terrible idea. Audrey might be upset though.
"Yeah, maybe I will. We should get back to work; I'm going to visit Audrey at lunch." David nodded and they filled out paperwork. Around noon Killian grabbed some lunch from Granny's and headed to the library.
"Hey Emma, how's the library?" Killian questioned.
"Doing okay, not horribly busy, but I couldn't do this every day like Audrey does." Emma said as she looked a little overwhelmed. Killian laughed.
"Did Audrey wake up?" Emma shook her head. He walked into Audrey's apartment and saw her asleep on her bed.
"Audrey, darling, wake up," Killian gently told her. She moaned a bit and then stood up.
"Hi." She told him sleepily. He smiled at her appearance. Her brown hair was messed up a bit and her clothes were ruffled from sleeping in them. He thought she looked beautiful.
"I brought lunch," he told her. She smiled at him and made room for him on her bed.
"I'm comfy here, do you mind if we eat here? And thank you for lunch, you didn't have to." He just shook his head and plopped himself next to his girlfriend. They sat and ate lunch on her bed and talked.
"So, are you ready for your birthday?"
"Huh? Oh I've never celebrate my birthday. In the Enchanted Forest I was with Rumplestilskin and the only present I would get was a double batch of potions to try out. And when I was in Storybrooke I was in the Asylum so no birthdays there."
"Well, how about you and I go out on a birthday date on your birthday?"
She just shrugged her shoulders, "Sure. But no gifts okay? You already do so much for me."
"No promises."
"Killian!" she said in mock anger.
"You're pretty, and a pretty girl deserves a nice gift." He said as if it's the most obvious thing in the world.
"Do I have any chance of actually winning this argument?"
He pretended to ponder, "Nope."
"Fine, just don't make a huge deal with the gift, just something small."
"Okay. I should be getting back to the station."
"Yeah, I should get downstairs. Let Emma out of her misery."
"No, you stay and relax."
"Killian…"
"No, today's Friday so take the rest of the day off. Tomorrow I will come and help you with the library."
"You don't have to. The library's only open for a few hours tomorrow. I can handle it."
"Yes, but you shouldn't have to handle it on your own. Will Belle be here tomorrow?"
"No, she can't work on Saturday's. She's busy being a newlywed."
"I'm coming. Rest and I'll see you tomorrow."
"Alright, see you tomorrow. Tell David and Emma I say hi."
"I will."
A/N: Done! Next chapter is the party. Please review
