I don't own any of these characters. They all belong to Adam Horowitz and Edward Kitsis, the creators of Once Upon a Time.
"I have to say, Emma, your work has been much better recently."
Emma was sitting in front of her boss. When she had been called into his office she thought she was going to get fired.
"Oh. Well thank you," Emma said.
"Continue doing what you're doing and you may see a promotion coming your way," Emma's boss smiled at her and at that Emma got up and left the room.
Instead of going straight back to her desk she made a detour to Ruby's desk. She hadn't spoken to Ruby since before her date with Killian. That had been three days ago.
"Hey," Emma said. She was slightly nervous to see what her friends reaction would be to not being told how the date went.
"Emma!" Ruby said. She had a smile on her face which was good thing. "How did the date go?"
Emma let out a sigh of relief, "Yeah, it went really well."
"What did you guys talk about?" Ruby asked.
"Nothing to deep. We mostly just told each other funny stories and things like that," Emma said. She hadn't seen Killian since the date. They had only texted a couple of times since he had been really busy with work.
"I heard Killian is doing a new movie, did you find out anything about it?" asked Ruby.
"No! I've been asking him for ages but he won't let anything spill. Not even a tiny detail about his costume," Emma replied.
Ruby sighed, "Bummer, I really want to find out. So what about after the date?" Ruby rose her eyebrows and smirked.
Emma scowled and crossed her arms, "Ruby, stop it."
"So something did happen," Ruby squealed.
"No, Ruby, nothing happened. He drove me back to my apartment, we said goodnight and he left." Emma said.
Ruby pouted, "Not even a goodnight kiss?"
"No, I don't kiss on first dates," Emma explained.
"But what about that one time with-"
Emma cut her off, "Ruby, I was drunk."
"Fair enough," Ruby huffed. She sat back in her chair and started lightly swivelling it with her foot. Ruby had a slight frown on her face.
"What's wrong?" Emma asked.
"It's nothing."
"It obviously is."
"Nope."
"Ruby, what are you not telling me?."
"Nothing, I swear."
"Ruby."
Ruby sighed and sat up straight again, "I just don't understand why you didn't call me afterwards."
Emma uncrossed her arms, "I was tired."
"You could have called me the next day," Ruby said. She was challenging Emma to lie to her. Emma hated it.
"I was busy," Emma said
"Why are you so determined to keep this whole thing a secret? I only want to help!" Ruby exploded.
"I know you only want to help but I have grown used to not telling anyone anything about myself. I'm sorry, okay," Emma said.
"Okay," Ruby gave her a faint smile. "If you really want to make it up to me you would go out tonight? It's just me and a few other friends."
Emma considered for a moment. She could lie and say she was busy or she could stop telling lies.
"Sure. Why not? I haven't been out with you guys in a while," Emma said.
/
"So, Killian. How's the new movie coming along?" the interviewer asked.
Killian had been doing interviews almost all day and this was the last one. He was sure that he would go insane if he heard the same questions being asked again in this interview.
Brushing his thoughts away, Killian smiled, "The movie is going great."
"Any spoilers for us?" the interviewer asked.
"None yet, I'm afraid. But the trailer is coming out next weekend," Killian said.
"Good! There are so many people that cannot wait for this movie even though they know nothing about it," the interviewer laughed. "But tell me, Killian, who is this pretty blonde girl we have seen you with?"
Killian tensed. That was a question that none of the other reporters had asked. The other reporters had only made slight comments about her.
"She is just a friend," Killian replied.
"Just a friend? I didn't realise you took friends to fancy restaurants on Friday evenings," the interviewer said, raising an eyebrow.
Killian felt himself getting angrier, "She is a friend and that's all you need to know on the matter."
The interviewer held his hands up in defence, "Woah woah, okay."
When the interview concluded ten minutes later, Killian left as soon as he could. He really wanted to get home.
Want to do something fun tonight?
It was Graham. As much as he wanted to get home, Killian hadn't been out in a while and it would probably be fun.
Sure. Usual place?
Yeah, see you in an hour?
See you in an hour.
/
Emma had decided to not go all out on her outfit. She didn't see a point. She wore a simple dress and flats. She and her friends were currently sitting in a booth in the corner of a bar. Emma actually discovered she was having fun.
"I'm going to get another drink. I'll be right back," Emma said. She made her way out of the booth and towards the bar when her eyes landed on Killian. He looked as though he had just arrived. Instead of going straight to the bar, Emma made her way over to him.
"Hello, Jones," Emma said.
"Hello, Swan. I didn't imagine I would see you tonight," Killian said.
"Well, I do need a night out sometimes. Are you taking a breather from work as well?" Emma asked.
Killian scratched behind his ear, "Yeah. I had a lot of interviews today and sometimes they can get a little too personal."
"They weren't asking about me, were they?" Emma asked.
"Sadly, they were, lass," Killian sighed.
Emma blushed, "You look as though you need a drink. I was just going to the bar. Are you coming?"
Killian smiled, "Sure."
As they made their way to the bar, Emma asked, "Did you come alone?"
"No. My co-worker slash mate came with me," Killian explained.
After receiving their drinks, they started talking. It was only small talk but both Emma and Killian were completely fine with it.
"Dance with me," Killian blurted out.
"Huh?"
Killian grabbed her hand, about to drag her into the midst of dancers, but paused. He swore he felt sparks flying of their hands. He looked up at Emma and by the looks of it, she had felt it too.
"Come and dance with me."
Emma hopped off the bar stool and led them both to the middle of the bar where other people were dancing. They danced together and when Killian spun her round, her hair circled round her head like a halo. Killian stood still for a moment just looking at how beautiful she was. When Emma came back to face him after her spin, their faces were inches apart. Killian was about to lean in when he heard someone shout.
"Killian! Over here!"
Killian frantically looked around and saw a small group of people with their phones out taking pictures of him and Emma.
"Bloody paparazzi," Killian muttered. He pulled away from Emma and pulled her back towards their seats at the bar.
"I'm sorry, lass, I don't know how they always find me," Killian explained.
"It's fine. Honestly," Emma said with a smile. "I'm hoping you said nice things about me in those interviews?"
Killian laughed, "I refused to say anything about you. I didn't want the whole world knowing everything about you."
"Thank you," Emma said.
Killian was about to say something back when a woman came up to Emma.
"Emma, can I talk to you?" Ruby asked.
Emma looked between her friend and Killian, "Uh, yeah sure." As Emma was dragged away she looked back to Killian and mouthed an apology.
"Killian I have been looking for you all night," Graham said.
"I've been here," Killian said bluntly.
"If you say so."
/
"Emma, I thought you came out tonight for a girl's night." Ruby said.
Emma blushed, "I did. I just didn't expect to see him."
Ruby crossed her arms. They were standing in a hallway in the back of the bar and had been for the past ten minutes or so.
"You could of at least said something. We didn't know where you were. We had all thought that you had left," Ruby said. This was turning into a lecture but for once, it wasn't Emma lecturing Ruby.
"I was going to. I just forgot because I was enjoying his company," Emma explained.
Ruby softened a bit, "I'm sorry. I guess I'm just not used to you having a guy around."
"It's okay but I think I'm just going to head home," Emma said.
"Do you want me to go with you?" Ruby asked.
"No it's okay. I'll see you later," Emma said.
When Emma got home she made herself a hot cocoa with cinnamon. It was a guilty pleasure. She flicked on the television and saw Killian's face appear. Emma watched the interview and when her name was mentioned she saw Killian tense up. When he defended their privacy she smiled and picked up her phone.
Thank you for not spilling my business to that interview guy.
It took him about thirty seconds to reply.
It's quite all right, Swan.
Emma smiled and dragged herself to bed.
Hi friends! I'm really sorry for not uploading in a couple of days but I hope this is okay. The next chapter should be up on either Saturday or Sunday as I am going away for a few days - sorry! Thank you for reviews/favourites/follows, I love you all. Reviews make my day xx
P.S. I'm sorry if there are typos in this fic, I type fast and I'm not a great proof reader x