Chapter 15: Remember me

Emma felt like crushing her boyfriend's phone right away as she was still holding the electronic device, "Do I need to repeat the question, Killian?"

"It's just a friend from when I lived in New York, really Emma please don't worry." Killian tried to stay gentle and nice, he knew how he messed up big time.

"Oh? What's your little secret , hah?"

"It doesn't really matter anymore, it was something about the past and it's long gone now."

Emma pushed his phone in his hands, "I don't believe one bloody word of what you're saying Jones. Don't test me, you know we had this conversation earlier this year. So I will ask you again." She took a short break, "Who the hell is M?"

"Emma…"

"No Killian! No excuses, gosh!" She turned around to face the kitchen wall.

"It was Milah… We kissed in the locker room and I walked away as it's not right."

Emma was still faced the other way and giggled , "Not right, hah?" she turned around and hit her flat hand right in his face.

"What the hell did you think? That I was stupid?" Emma rushed her hands through her long blonde hair, what fell over her shoulders right after.

"No Emma, I was going to tell you but you're too smart for any secret so it didn't matter." He held his cheek with one of his hands.

"It didn't matter you say? Hah, it didn't matter. Of course it didn't Killian, and you know why? Because you didn't change for a bit. You are still the old drunk pirate, making out with all those women in the bar." She turned around as she yelled, "King of the alcohol and games!"

"You know, you are the only one I ever told the truth about that. Don't bloody tell me what I did and did not wrong." There was a silence for a bit, and Emma still didn't face the man she used to love so much.

"Get out."

"Swan…"

"GET OUT!" Emma yelled through the apartment. It made herself scared, so she placed her hand on her mouth as a reaction. It was quiet. It had never been so quiet before within a conversation. Emma shivered as tears slid down her rosy cheeks.

"Hey Emma, it didn't mean anything. Emma please I love you…" He reached out his hand to place on her arm.

"Don't you dare to touch me." She stepped backwards as the front door opened up.

Henry walked in, "Hey what are we having for din-" he broke his own words, "Is everything alright?"

"Yes Henry, I'm fine." Emma went down and sat on her knees in front of her son, "We'll discuss dinner in a bit okay honey?"

"Um okay… I thought Killian and I could go and get take away noodles?" Henry smiled and it broke his mom's heart.

"Killian was about to leave kid, he has some stuff to figure out." Emma stood back up as she saw Killian's eyes drown in pain. He swallowed and walked out of the door, not daring to say anything.

Weeks went by. Killian called a million times, but Emma never picked up the phone. She was able to work at the police station again, instead of being home all the time. Emma seemed to grow stronger every day, but did not forget about Killian. She boxed up his clothes, but never dared to throw them away. She and Henry didn't speak about him, even though the little boy wanted to. He truly missed him, his big buddy is what he used to call Killian. He was like a mix of a dad and a big brother. Just, amazing. Whenever he tried to ask his mom about him, she changed the subject or just pretended not to hear her son. And even though she didn't seem to care, he heard her crying in her bedroom sometimes.

Emma had an office day at the police station, even though she was still wearing her uniform, she stayed inside all day. She never talked to Milah, and how she would love to punch her right in her face… she didn´t do anything. She grew over it, and it became a habit to ignore her. Laura and David seemed to hang out more and more, they seemed more than friends even though they couldn't. Laura would stare in his big blue eyes, and would dream away in a sea of pearls.

"Miss Swan?" Miss Mills walked into the small office where Emma was settled, taking place on the edge of the wooden desk.

"Yes, miss Mills?"

Her boss handed her over a note, "The hospital just called in, your partner Mr. Jones...-"

"I'm sorry, but we are not together anymore." Emma said with a cold stone voice.

"If you'd let me finish please, Miss Swan." She swallowed, "You are set as his emergency person, so the hospital called in to the main office asking for you. Mr. Jones ended up in a car crash, he is in the hospital."

Emma swallowed, "How… how bad?"

"They didn't give any details Miss Swan. But you have permission to leave work early." Miss Mills walked over to the doorway, but stopped walking right before she walked out, and turned around. "Look, Emma… This is not my business and to be honest I wouldn't even care that much. But I do know how it feels to lose someone who is dear to you. Your facial expression already shows that he still is, you should see him."

Miss Mills had never called her Emma before, she was the kind of strict person who rather kept personality and work separated, big time. But she actually helped Emma with out of work business now.

Emma drove home, and picked up Henry, telling him they would grab noodles for take away.

"Mom, why are we driving the other way home?"

"Because we need to deliver a box of noodles to someone, kid."

"Who?"

Emma stopped her yellow bug in a parking spot right in front of the hospital, "Henry… Killian is in the hospital and I don't know how bad it is but they told my boss that the ended up in a car accident."

"So we're gonna see him?" Henry's excitement went all up.

"Yes… Yes we are."

Emma and Henry both walked over, though the glass doors, right to the main desk. Emma told the young lady behind the desk that she was Killian's emergency contact, and Henry was her kid. The both of them were allowed to walk in.

"This is his room, please don't raise your voice of anything close. Mr. Jones is having a hard time." The nurse said.

Emma nodded and walked in with her son. The room was dark, and only a small light beside his bed was on. "Killian?" she said slowly.

Killian turned his face to the blonde, "Excuse me… Do I know you?"

Henry and Emma's eyes grew big as they stared at each other. Emma didn't know what to say, or to do. She froze to the floor, like she was paralyzed.

"It's… It's-" she took a short breath as her voice was shaky, "It's Emma… Emma Swan."

"Who is Emma…" his eyes closed slowly, and he fell asleep right away.

A nurse came in, taking Emma and Henry out. They both drove home, not talking to each other for the whole ride. Henry hugged his mom tightly before he went to bed, saying it was going to be okay. Emma went to bed right after, but she wasn't able to sleep as tears kept streaming out of her eyes. He asked her who Emma was… She was Emma. But he forgot, she wondered if he would ever remember her.