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I'm thinking of asking a certain lady to dinner tonight. Any tips on how to do so?

Emma glanced down a her phone to see that Killian had texted her. She was still at work filing through the mountains of paper on her desk.

You could always just ask her. Who is this 'lady'?

Emma knew he was talking about her but she was curious to see where this would go.

Well, she has long blonde hair, green eyes and she can be quite rude sometimes.

She doesn't sound to great a person then.

I'm willing to take the chance. I'll pick you up at eight?

Sure.

When she placed her phone back down on her desk she suddenly felt happiness spread through her. She was excited.

"Something has put a smile on your face and I'm presuming it's not the paper towers you have over here," Ruby said.

"I'm not smiling so I have no idea what you are talking about," Emma glowered at her friend.

Ruby tried to hold back her smile, "Have you got a date or something tonight?"

Emma started scraping for excuses. She was a good liar but not this good.

"No," Emma said, crossing her arms. "Why are you asking?"

"I saw you pick up your phone and the second after it was unlocked you had a huge smile on your face. After you put the phone down your face looked as if there was only a smile on it and nothing else," Ruby smirked. "Who is he? Or she if tha-"

"Ruby I'm not a lesbian," Emma said, cutting her short.

"So who is this mysterious guy you are hiding from me?"

"No one," Emma answered, maybe to quickly.

"So there definitely is someone. I knew it! Where's he taking you?" Ruby questioned. "I'll help you with what to wear."

"I don't know where he's taking me Ruby but I'm guessing it's somewhere nice. And stop looking at me like that! We are just friends," Emma said. She felt her cheeks reddening.

"So if he's taking you somewhere nice that must mean he has money." If Ruby kept asking her questions like this Emma was going to explode.

"RUBY. It doesn't matter if he's rich."

"Fine. When's he picking you up?" Ruby asked.

"Eight and you will not be there for it," Emma said. She gave Ruby a glare.

"Okay I'll leave before he comes to pick you up but I am coming over to help you with what you're wearing," Ruby said.

"Fine," Emma huffed.

When Ruby walked away, Emma uncrossed her arms and started getting more work done. Every so often she kept glancing at the clock, wishing that time would go faster.

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"Ruby, no."

"Yes."

"Ruby, no."

"Emma put the god damn dress on."

"No. It's too revealing."

"So what? You have nice legs. And a nice ass."

"Ruby."

"Emma."

They had been arguing over the dress for about ten minutes. Emma thought the dress was too short. Ruby thought it made her look hot.

"Ruby, I don't understand what the big deal is. We are just friends," Emma explained.

"I know that," Ruby said.

"Wait, how?" said Emma in a panicky voice.

"Because you have told me that at least a dozen times."

Emma let out a breath she hadn't realised she was holding. She didn't know why she wanted to keep Killian a secret for now but she was going to make sure Ruby didn't find out.

"So, are you going to wear the dress or not?" Ruby asked.

Emma let out a defeated sigh, "I suppose so but I would much rather wear something a bit more, I don't know, casual."

Emma relentlessly took the dress off the chair and pulled it on.

"Tough luck. Now turn round so I can do the zipper," Ruby said.

As Emma turned round she spotted the magazine she had recently purchased sitting on a chair in the corner of her room. It was only then that she realised that she had picked up the magazine because there was a picture of her and Killian on the cover. Without thinking, Emma immediately darted across the room to grab the magazine.

"EMMA SWAN WHAT ARE YOU DOING?" Ruby shouted.

"Nothing. I just had to check my phone," Emma lied.

"Uh huh," Ruby said suspiciously. "What's behind your back?"

Emma's cheeks started to go red, "Nothing."

"Hold out you hands then."

"Why should I?"

"Because I said so."

"That's not a reason."

"It is now. Show me."

"I have nothing to show."

Without warning, Ruby ran across the room to where Emma was standing and grabbed the magazine out of Emma's hands.

"Why are you holding a-OH MY GOD IS THAT KILLIAN JONES." Ruby screamed. Emma covered her ears with her hands.

"Yes," Emma said quietly.

"WHY DID YOU NOT TELL ME?" Ruby asked.

"I was trying to keep it a secret because I didn't want you to get all freaked out over something that's not really there," Emma explained.

Ruby sighed, "Emma, it's not that big of a deal. I'm just more annoyed at the fact you didn't tell me that you had met someone."

"It's not like that, Ruby, we're just friends," Emma said. Her cheeks were bright red now.

"Okay. Fine I believe you. But you need to finish getting ready," Ruby said smiling.

"Okay."

Ruby zipped up the rest of her dress and brought out a pair of heels from Emma's wardrobe.

"Do I have to wear heels?" Emma complained.

"Yes. You do."

Slipping on the heels, Emma heard a knock at the door and almost fell over. She was nervous. Really nervous. Ruby shoved a bag into her hands and pushed her out the bedroom door.

"Do you want me to wait in here?" Ruby asked.

"Yeah, if that's okay with you," Emma said. She felt bad for being a terrible friend.

"I mean it's not exactly okay because I know I'm really near Killian Jones but I guess I'll make an exception," Ruby said. "Have fun!"

Emma shut the bedroom door behind her and walked towards the door to her apartment. She opened the door to a smiling Killian.

"Hello, love. You look stunning," Killian said.

"Hi," Emma said. She looked him up and down before saying, "You look..."

"I know," Killian said. This earned him a punch in the arm. "Are you ready to go, Swan?"

"Yes," Emma said and she shut the door behind her.

Hi friends! I know I only uploaded a chapter yesterday but I felt like giving you lovely people another one just for the sake of it. The next chapter will be centred about the date. Thanks again for all the reviews/follows/favourites! You have no idea how much they mean to me and they also show me that some of you are enjoying this fic. Reviews would be amazing xx