May 2006
Two weeks had past since Emma and Killian first met, with everything going on in Emma's life she finally got round to calling Killian to ask him out, they agreed to meet at the local diner Granny's.
When Killian arrived he looked around and saw that Emma was already there, she was surround by books and was wearing, a tank top and jeans and had her glasses on and was sipping on her drink. She was too busy looking at her books to even notice Killian coming in the door. After taking in Emma's beauty, Killian walked over to the booth and sits opposite to her.
"Hello Emma." Killian said.
"Hi Killian." she closed over the book she was reading and took off her glasses to give Killian her full attention.
"I must say I give up hope on you ringing me, then out off nowhere you ring." he told her.
"What can I say Killian I'm full of surprises." She smiled at him. "I'm sorry I never called you sooner just been so busy with classes and studying these past few weeks." she apologised to him.
"It's fine it's just lucky you had a good reason."
Emma picked up her cup of hot coco with cinnamon and took another drink of it. "Would you like a drink of coffee or tea or something else?" she asked Killian.
"Aye I'll order some coffee now." Killian called the waitress over to take his order, and Emma ordered another hot coco with cinnamon.
"What a strange thing to have in you're hot chocolate." Killian said to Emma.
"I told you Killian full of surprises." she laughed. "So Killian where do you work?"
"I work down by the docks mostly night time into morning preparing the fish, so if you smell fish off me I apologise, I did take a shower earlier but sometimes the fish smell just lingers."
"I knew there was something fishy about you the other night." Emma laughed telling her own joke.
"Not the first time I've heard that joke, but I'm glad you find it amusing." he also laughed, but he was laughing at Emma, she was so cute laughing at her own jokes. "I don't intend on working at the docks with fish all my life I've been saving up money for a while now it's been a dream of mine to open a restraint." he added.
"Oh, that would be nice you're own little restaurant." said Emma.
"What about you, judging by all these books I take it you're still at college?" he asked
"Yeah I just have two more years left, and then I'm finished, then I hope to study abroad and then do a bit of travelling, live in a big city and become a lawyer." she told him.
"That's good for me then if I ever get in trouble and need a lawyer I'll call on you then."
"And if I'm ever feeling hungry and Granny's is shut, I can call on you to make me some food." she teased him.
"So which one of you're friends is getting hitched?"
"Mary Margret, the short dark haired girl if you can remember her. She's marrying so young."
Killian sniggered a bit "Young? There is people getting married at sixteen these days!"
"I know that but people have so much more potential to do with there lives before settling down and having kids."
"Well maybe your friend believes she has find the one why miss out on that in life?" added Killian.
"Oh god I've picked a romantic man, and there was me thinking the tight trousers and leather jacket made you seem like a bad boy or maybe even gay." she chuckled.
"I hope our kiss set it straight that I am not gay."
"It did believe me." she replied sounding quite impressed.
"Tell me Emma, for someone who has these big dream to travel and live in a big city, why come study in a small quiet place like Storybrooke?" Killian began to question her, but was interrupted when waitress returned with their drinks. Both of them thanked her and took a sip of their drinks.
Emma put her drink down, "Where do I even begin, went from foster home to foster home, no one cared for me and as I got older it was harder to get placed somewhere, I thought I was never going to find a family. Just before my sixth birthday I ended up with a nice family, and I stayed with them, they could never have a child of their own they eventually adopted me, and they had money saved and told me I could do something with my life, so I thought long and hard about it, and I decided I liked the law and anything to do with it, somehow I settled on wanting to be a lawyer. The money they had wasn't that much but it was enough to get me through all of college in Storybrooke. It also seemed the best choice quiet and no distractions."
"Until now." Killian smirked, he was intrigued by her story.
Emma smiled and added "Yes until now."
"And what about this family do you ever see them much?"
Emma's smiled faded as soon as he asked her the question. "No, they died in a car crash, first year I got here, I was going to give up, but Mary Margret helped me through it all and convinced me to stay."
"I know how it feels to loose the people close to you." he added
Emma decides to change the subject to Killian. "Tell me what's your story then how did you end up in Storybrooke.
"My family we traveled around America a lot, my father was always moving from job to job he needed to earn money to look after my older brother Liam and me. My mother had past away when I was ten." Killian could feel himself getting chocked up her never really opened up about his family to anyone, he felt Emma reach over and grab his hand, which made him feel a bit better.
Killian continued. "I was a mummy's boy as Liam would call me and tease me about it, losing my mother was one of the hardest things to happen to me, I miss her smile she had this wonderful smile that lit up the whole room and made a bad day seem good. Liam became the one who looked after me more, as our father was out working most of the time. Then Liam ended up leaving one day, to join the navy. He was gone a few months when my father received a phone call to say Liam had a heart attack and past away. My father couldn't bare the loss, he began to drink and spend all his earnings, he would hit me sometimes. When I was eighteen I ran away and I ended up in Storybrooke.
"I'm sorry to hear about that, we both know what its like then to struggle in life." Emma said continuing to hold Killian's hand, she was also nearly ready to cry.
Killian straighten up and said "We don't want are first date to be a sad one we need one to remember to tell the grand kids."
Emma let go on Killian's hand and played along. "Oh so we are going to have grand kids together now, how do you know there will be a second date?"
Emma and Killian talked for a few hours ordering more coffee and hot coco, until Emma noticed the time.
"Oh wow, the time I'm late to meet Ruby, I'm going to have to go I'm sorry." she apologised as she started gather her books she had scattered over the table. Killian helped her put them into her bag.
"I just hope I don't have to wait two weeks again to hear from you again." Killian didn't think he could stand two more weeks before waiting to see her again.
Emma stood up and put her bag over her shoulder. Killian was still sitting in the booth when she leaned over and gave him a quick kiss on the lips. She then whispered in his ear. "Maybe I'll make you wait four this time."