A/N: So it has been SUCH a long time for this last chapter. I wanted to finish it to give it some kind of closure. I'd like to start another that's more relevant to the current story line!

It was dark when she woke again. No light filtered through the heavy curtains of the captain's majestic bed. His head was resting on her chest and he was snoring softly. She played with his hair while her mind wandered to the ramifications of her actions. No one would understand how she, the saviour could be with a pirate. He was a villain after all, thankfully not the one she read about as a child. More and more she was questioning the archetypes of villain and hero. Regina, who had caused so much pain and destruction, was trying to change for Henry. Emma herself was supposed to be a hero – the Saviour – but she hadn't exactly lived the hero's life. Love seemed to be the answer. The people she knew who had love in their hearts were happiest.

He stirred in her arms, interrupting her thoughts, "Mmmm, evening, Love." The groggy pirate proceeded to trace designs on her bare stomach.

"Good evening." She felt so at peace. She decided in that moment that it didn't matter what anyone else would think, so long as she could just keep feeling this way.

"Are you hungry, Lass? I've worked up quite an appetite." She nodded but then had to tell him yes through the darkness. He disentangled his body from hers, groaning at the strain – he was terribly sore but had no regrets – and crawled out through the curtains. She lay there feeling instantly lonely. She never wanted to leave his arms.

Flickering orange light filled the cabin. Emma peeked through the curtains to catch a glimpse of a naked Killian Jones lighting candles all around the room. The candlelight danced across his skin and again, Emma couldn't help but stare. She pulled herself out of bed and walked up to him from behind, encircling her arms around his middle and laying her head against his back.

"I just met you, and yet I feel like you've been missing from me my whole life." she said quietly to the glowing room, not really expecting an answer, "How's that possible?" He turned slowly, wrapping his arms around her slender body and tipping her chin with his hand so she could look into his eyes.

"And I feel like everything I've ever done has led me here to you. Tell me, how does the evil pirate captain end up with such a glorious woman naked in his arms?" The first part was sincere, but she saw the flicker of mischief in his eyes as he smiled down at her.

"I really couldn't tell you, but I'm glad your story brought you here." She planted a gentle kiss on his lips and he pulled her even closer. He sank down in the chair behind him and she straddled his lap, careful not to hurt him.

As he kissed her he slipped his hand between them and began toying with that nub of nerves he could work so well. In just moments she was soaking wet and shaking in his lap. She too reached between them and took hold of the pulsing shaft that had been growing harder against her leg. She stroked him slowly at first, then rose up so she could sink down onto him. She felt so full as she began to rock her hips into him, grinding and moaning into his kisses. His good hand rested on her hip, urging her on while his hooked arm wrapped around her back to keep her steady. The cool metal grazed her skin, sending a chill up her spine and intensifying every feeling.

Killian's face was buried in Emma's neck, every time his teeth grazed her skin she lost her breath and felt herself tighten. The tightness of her core was not lost on Killian, who had all but mastered his self restraint over the last few hundred years. She was wound so tight and he loved letting her take control. When she found she couldn't keep pace with her body's frantic demands he swooped her up and pressed her against the wall, meeting her lips with hungry kisses as he pounded the last few strokes she needed into her. Her orgasm washed over her but the pirate was relentless, driving into her and sending her crashing harder with every trust. She was crying out now, in ecstasy. His name on her lips all but drove him mad. He found his release and the pair slid down to the floor, panting. They were now officially starving.

~o~

Instead of going back to Granny's, the pair went to Emma's apartment. Mary Margaret and David were just sitting down to dinner when they walked through the door. Although they both looked surprised, Mary Margaret wore a knowing smile. She set out two more places for them and continued to smile as they piled food onto their plates.

"I know what you're thinking." Emma began, "We only just met. But I feel... happy."

"Who are we to judge," David offered, "I fell in love with your mother after she robbed me! Some of the most beautiful things have the unlikeliest of beginnings."

The rest of the dinner involved more approval, awkward parental advice and the continued peaceful feeling Emma had hoped for.

Henry returned from Regina's the next morning. Killian had stayed the night – Emma finally found comfort in sleeping in someone else's arms. Emma was in her room and Killian was standing in the kitchen, trying to make sense of their stove when Henry walked in. He ran to his room and returned with his wooden sword that David had made him for practice. Emma was back in the kitchen when her son rounded the corner and attempted to lunge at the pirate.

"Emma, look out!" Henry cried. Hook managed to dodge the attack and the boy fell flat on his stomach.

"Whoa, Kid, it's okay. He's our friend!"

"He's captain hook!"

"And your mother is the Evil Queen." Emma reasoned. With that he softened. If anyone could see the good in Hook it would be Henry. He stood up and reached out his hand, shaking with the pirate.

"I'll have to teach you how to really use that thing." Killian offered with his usual mischievous grin and devilish twinkle in his eye. Henry's face lit up at the prospect.

"Definitely."

A/N: Also, I'd like to point out how upset I am that Hook's kiss did nothing for Emma at the end of the last episode ('Going Home'). Does this mean he's not her true love? Also how upset I am that I have to wait until March 9th for the next episode! Thanks for all of the support and reviews, they actually mean a lot. I'm glad I can finally put this story to bed!