The Ring
Emma knew it was Killian sending her things. She knew there was a chance it wasn't him at the same time. But Charms were starting to make sense now that she had the idea of it being Killian. The bean? The Tree? It all made sense. She felt Stupid for having taken so much time to get to this point but now that she was here, she planned to turn the tables on Killian. If she could get Henry to spill first.
They had been sitting in the kitchen having a staring contest. She tried bribing him but when that failed, she took to just staring at him hoping he would break. After a few minutes she groaned before blinking.
"Come on kid! We both know that it's Killian. Just tell me what he has in plan for the rest and why he hid it for so long?" Emma said looking at them. Henry just smiled before he took a drink of his juice.
"Who says I know anything at all? I was just eating my breakfast and then you came along and started asking me questions about something." He said, putting on his poker face. Emma sighed in frustration looking at henry.
"You are evil you know that. You take after him way too much." She told him turning to get some more coffee. Killian walked in to the room winking to Henry before he kissed Emma's head.
"Why is he evil?" He asked her as he moved to get something from the fridge enjoying this a little more than he should.
"Because you are a bad influence." She teased Killian moving to sit down. She wanted to ask him about the charms but she wondered if she could make him tell her.
"That may be true, but you still love me." He told her as he sat down eating his cereal. Killian knew from the look on her face she had an idea in mind. What it was regarding, he had no idea. But he knew it wouldn't be too long until he found out.
"You know, I got another charm last night. And a note." Emma said, looking to him out the corner of her eye.
"You don't say? What was it this time?" He asked her trying to keep from smirking. But the smirk on Henrys face told him that Emma knew it was Killian.
"A heart. Plus the letter told me this person loves me. You may have real competition. I plan to go around to the different men today and question them. You, Dad, and Henry are out because you guys have been with me when I got them. Gold has Belle so he's out. Whale and Ruby are starting something so I think I can rule him out as well. That leaves a good chunk of the town. Neal included." Emma said watching Killian stiffen.
"You think that after all the problems we had, it would be Neal?" Killian asked putting his dish in the sink, helping Henry wash them. Emma shrugged knowing he wouldn't he happy with her for this but she needed to to give in and tell her.
Though the fear of it not being Killian washed over her for a moment. She kept her face clear as she gave him a smile.
"I don't know. But I'll find out today." She said as she put her cup in the sink before she headed up stairs to get something from her room. Once she was out of sight, and hopefully ear shot, Killian looked to Henry.
"This is not good Lad." Killian said wiping his hands of before handing the towel to Henry who did the same.
"You are telling me. She was just trying to get me to tell her what I knew about it and now she doesn't think it's you anymore?" He said putting the towel away. Killian smirked looking to Henry.
"This is perfect Lad. It means she knows it's me, but refuses to say anything first. You know your mom. Shes as stubborn as you are." Killian said laughing, starting to relax. He would need to step up his game but he knew he didn't need to stress any more.
"I am not stubborn. And when are you giving her the next one?" Henry asked moving to get his shoes on, Killian following to do the same.
"Soon. I have to talk to some one first." He said as he slipped his jacket on. Emma made her way down stairs smiling.
"Ready boys?" She asked as she pulled her jacket on grabbing the keys from the hook on the wall. Henry lead them out of the apartment and Killian followed. Smirking Emma locked the door and followed them down smiling. The walk to the bus stop didn't take too long and they were soon joined by Jefferson and Grace.
"Hey Jefferson, I need to ask you something." Emma said, getting the attention of both Killian and Jefferson.
"Sure Emma. What is it?" He asked her wondering what it could be. Though at the same time, he worried what he was getting himself in too.
"You haven't been sending me charms have you?" She asked him, trying her best to keep the smirk off her face. Jefferson looked to Killian, whose face was blank, before looking back to Emma.
"You've been getting charms from some on that's not Killian? Now there is a fight waiting to happen." He said laughing. "No it wasn't me. But when you find out who it is, let me be there. I want to see that." He said as the bus pulled up. Once the kids were on it, Jefferson headed away from them and Emma turned to Killian.
"Im going to head to the station before I start looking for the sender." She said giving him a kiss before she headed away from him and towards the station. Killian wasted no time in grabbing his phone pressing one of the numbers.
"Hey it's me. And we have a problem." He said in to the phone before he turned and started walking the other way. Emma wouldn't go around talking to different men in town would she? He glanced over his shoulder and saw her talking to Smee and knew she would. Fuck he needed to make this right and soon.
Emma knew Killian would be watching her until she was out of sight. But running in to Smee was just too perfect to pass up. She asked how he was doing and spoke with him for a moment before she turned and headed towards the station.
Walking in she gave her dad a smile, listening to him on the phone.
"Okay snow. I promise it will happen tonight. I love you too… Bye." He hung up smiling putting his phone in to his pocket. He gave Emma a smile as he started going through the papers on his desk.
"Everything okay with mom?" Emma asked as she hung her jacket up and sat down. She knew she should go do a round, check on the town, but she wanted to take a moment to think before she did that.
"Yeah. I promised her I would get the guest room set up but I didn't think she would want it so soon." He said shaking his head. Emma laughed letting the conversation die out as they worked on different things, letting the day pass between them slowly.
Killian, along with the help of Ruby, was able to get everything set up for that night. He hoped Charming would fall through on his word to keep Emma distracted for the day. The apartment was decorated in sparkling lights, a few roses were sitting in a vase on the table, and most of the furniture was moved from the room. It was going to scare Killian when he saw Emma come in. But he knew he had time to relax before it happened.
Ruby helped Killian add in the final details before she headed to the diner, wishing him good luck. Killian took a moment before he texted, something he was still getting used too, Charming and told him everything was ready. Now he hoped Emma would enjoy her surprise.
Snow pulled Henry aside at school and told him what charming had told her when he called at Lunch. Ruby came and got Henry, telling snow what time to be at the apartment. Now they needed to get a distraction to keep Emma busy for a few hours. And they all knew who to call.
5 o clock came faster than Killian thought and the apartment was starting to freak him out. Did he really want to do this? He knew that this was a big step for him and Emma. They were both once two broken people who didn't know what real love could be like. He hoped that once this was done, things would be even better between them.
He paced the kitchen, dressed in a suit and red tie, listening to Charming and Snow try to calm him down. Why was he letting his fears get to his head? What were his fears at this point?
Sure he was scared she would say no, or change her mind later on. Or he was scared that this would all be a dream and he would wake up from it. He had no idea what he was even doing half the time, relationships were all new to him. But he was willing to learn and be the best he could for Emma.
Henry walked in to the room, dressed in his own suit and red tie, before he moved to stand in front of Killian to stop the pacing.
"Dad, calm down. Mom will be here soon. Jefferson and Ruby can't keep her distracted that long. Just breath." Henry said looking up at Killian. Killian looked down at Henry before he pulled him in to a hug.
"Ill calm down lad. Im just so nervous." He said as he looked to Henry. This needed to go right. It had too. Killian sat down and started talking with Charming and Snow, hoping to keep his mind clear.
Snow's phone chirped three times, letting her know that Ruby was on her way up with Emma. The message told her that she was dressed in the dress Snow picked out but wasn't too happy. Snow, Henry, and Charming moved to get hidden, wanting to be there when she got there but not wanting to be seen.
Killian moved to the middle of the room and turned his back to the door wanting to have a few seconds to breathe. He knew the second she walked in that door he wouldn't be able to breathe.
Emma was pissed. No pissed wasn't the right word. She was furious. Ruby stopped her on her way home and told her that Jefferson had taken something from the diner and needed Emma's help. She should have known it was all a set up. She hadn't seen Jefferson in the diner ever before. But she went along and figured she would help. 4 hours later, she finally got it out of Jefferson that it was all a ruse to get her to stay away from the apartment for a few hours. Why? She didn't know and Jefferson wouldn't tell her.
Then, on her way home Ruby stopped her and asked her to try on a dress so it could be fitted for Ruby's date with Whale. That itself should have been a red flag. But she agreed and helped Ruby try on the stupid dress. The dress was pretty, there was no denying that. It was knee length and a pretty red, but it was still stupid.
The same stupid dress she was wearing now with stupid high heels. It didn't help that Ruby did her hair or make up, to know what looked good for her date of course. She should have known. Stupid Ruby.
The apartment seemed Quiet and Emma hoped Killian and Henry would be home. She wanted just a few minutes with her men before Henry went to bed.
Walking in, she stopped seeing the lights sparkling around the apartment and Killian standing in the middle of them all.
"What's going on here?" She asked setting her jacket down. Killian turned around and Emma's breath caught in her throat. He looked over her smiling as he did. She was perfect.
"Come here a moment beautiful." He said smiling as he looked to her. Emma carefully made her way towards him giving him a smile. His fingers brushed over the charms smiling.
"A little lad told me you tried getting him to give you more information on the sender." He said with a small smile looking at her.
"Of course I did. I know he knows something." She said her eyes moving down to the charms smiling.
"When did you know it was me?" He asked her curiously as he looked to her, still smiling. Emma smiled before shrugging some.
"When I read the letter last night. Well I Kinda thought it would be you when I got the swan charm. No one would dare call me swan but you. But in the letter you said 'my princess.' That was a dead giveaway. It was possessive and true." She said smiling. "Something you would say to me all the time." She teased smiling. Killian laughed nodding.
"I almost didn't throw that in. But I figured we would end up going on for years if I didn't." He teased her before took a deep breath. "So I guess you want to know what each one mean?" He asked her, watching her nod.
"I have an idea but I want to know what they mean to you." She told him, her free hand moving to his cheek smiling. Killian kissed her palm before he cleared his throat.
"The bean is our first adventure together. The tree, the first time you tied me up, the moment I knew you were something else too. Something I wanted. The Sword, the moment I wanted to make you mine plus when you bested me. Though one day I want a rematch." He teased her before continued. "The Handcuff, when you chained me up, but the time I let my guard down with you. It felt right and Natural." He explained to her. "The star for the time on the ship when you let your guard down and let me in more. Plus for that saying you would say to get through getting there. Second star to the right and straight on till morning. I'll never forget that. And the heart for the fact that you will always hold mine." He said as he smiling to her. Emma hadn't realized she had tears in her eyes until she felt them slipping down her cheek. She pulled him close and kissed him, whispering an 'I love you' against his lips. He wiped her tears kissing her back.
"I'm not done yet my princess." He said smiling before he pulled back from her. He gave her a smile before he got down on one knee, watching her face change in to a look of shock.
"Killian what are you doing?" She asked him clearing her throat nervous. She wasn't expecting this.
"Emma, I had spent 300 years wishing for revenge. Then you came along. This blonde princess that was hell on heels came along and bested me. I didn't know what had happened and I didn't know what I was going to do. But I knew I wanted to make you mine. I wanted to hold you and kiss you and love you for as long as I lived. I love that you welcomed me in to your life here, that you let me get close to Henry. I will never be able to thank you enough for loving me and showing me the kind o life I was missing by wanting revenge. You are my everything love. You mean more to me than I will ever know. You gave me a new look on life, my hand back, and the chance at a real family. For that, I want to know one thing." He said giving her a smile before he realized he rambled a lot but he didn't care. He knelt down on one need looking to her.
Grabbing out a black box, Emma chocked back a laugh loving it. Now it seemed so unreal that he was the one that was sending things to her. He opened the box to show a ring that was unlike any Emma had seen before. The diamond in the middle was a light blue, one that made Emma think of Killians eyes when he laughed. It had a simple silver band cover in small white diamonds. It was perfect.
"Emma Swan, will you do me the honor of becoming my wife?" He asked her smiling. He was nervous and worried she would say no. But he knew he wouldn't give up asking her until she said yes. And he figured Emma knew that too. Henry looked at them from his spot in hiding smiling. He was excited for his mom and dad and hoped Emma would say yes.
Emma tried harder to stop the tears wanting to have a chance to say yes without crying. She smiled and nodded looking to him.
"Yes! Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes." She said smiling. Killian wasted no time in slipping the ring on her finger before he stood up. His hands went to his cheeks and he pulled her close to him kissing her.
Snow, Charming and Henry all cheered coming out of their hiding spots. Emma grinned looking to her fiancé then to her family wiping the tears that were missed.
"I should have known you all knew." She said laughing as she hugged her mom and then her dad before holding Henry close to her. They all laughed and talked for a while before Charming and Snow headed home, snow promising to help Emma plan the wedding soon. Henry helped clean up and headed to bed still excited.
Emma sat on the counter, now in Killian's shirt and shorts, looking at her ring. God she loved knowing he was hers.
So much of her life was flipped upside down and it still shocked her that she was here. Living with her son, her parents down the road, have roots set down somewhere, and have the world's best fiancé. She never wanted to be married before. She gave up on love and thought that it wasn't for her. But it was. She was excited to stand up in front of their friends and say I do and make Killian hers.
Killian made his way over to Emma and stood in between her legs smiling.
"I knew it would look great on you." He said kissing her again smiling. Emma kissed him back holding him close.
"Thank you Killian. For everything. But I do have a question. What was the X's at the end of the letters?" She asked laughing.
"Henry said Pirates like X's because it is where they find treasure. That and he said Xs are kisses." He said smiling as he kissed her again. Emma laughed against his lips, pulling him closer to her.
"You are something else my pirate." She said laughing before she got off the counter smirking. "Let's go see if you can place more X's on me." She said smirking before she headed towards the bed room. She pulled the shirt of his she was wearing and tossed it at him, before she ran to the bedroom laughing as she heard his footsteps behind her. Life couldn't be better right now.
A|N: Ta-da! What did you think? I got carried away writing it but I couldn't help myself. It was fun to write. I plan on doing one more chapter and maybe a sequel. But I don't know yet. The last chapter will be set in the future and Done soon! Let me know what you thought of this chapter! Thanks again for reading.
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