I hear the preacher say,
"Speak now or forever hold your peace,"
There's a silence, there's my last chance,
I stand up with shaking hands,
All eyes on me,
Horrified looks from everyone in the room,
But I'm only lookin' at you
I am not the kind of girl,
Who should be rudely bargin' in on a white veil occasion,
But you are not the kind of boy,
Who should be marryin' the wrong girl
- Speak Now by Taylor Swift
My hands are shaking terribly as I get off the plane and Ruby and I start to run towards the taxis, which can drive us back to Storybrooke. Saying, that we need to hurry is almost an understatement since we only have thirty minutes left until the wedding starts and the way to Storybrooke is at least twenty minutes long. I hope nothing goes wrong, because if that's the case, we'll never going to make it in time.
I almost lose it, when there's a tree on the road due to the storm, that's terrorizing the state. It's almost like the weather is reflecting my emotions. Ruby tells me to calm down and have hope, that everything will be okay, but that doesn't stop my anxiety. I can't lose Killian to someone else. Not now that Ruby has given me hope, that he still loves me.
Ruby really has spent too much time with my parents. They're always all about hope and now they've infected Ruby with it, too. I'm officially outnumbered and that isn't fun.
…
Once we finally reach Storybrooke after forty minutes in the taxi, I jump out of it and run towards Granny's, while Ruby stays to pay. But as I storm through the front door I realize, that we're too late. The wedding is already happening. There is a small 'alter' by the jukebox and a preacher, Killian and Milah are standing in front of it. Milah is currently going through her vows and I can see that some of the guests have tissues in their hands. I could actually use some of them. I feel like crying, too, but probably for other reasons.
Ruby wasn't lying, when she said the ceremony was small. I don't see any familiar faces except for Robin, who's standing next to Killian as the best man. He stares at me with confusion, but luckily no one else spotted me yet. The rest of the audience must be Milah's family. Her parents and probably her grandparents. A sister, maybe. And her best friend as the bridesmaid. That's all. They're all wearing stupid pastel colours and look far too happy – I could punch each of them in the face.
It makes me sad, that besides Robin there's no one here for Killian. This just isn't right. He deserves better than this and it's even more upsetting, that this is probably all my fault. My parents are very popular in this town, so everyone loves me and tends to be a little overprotective at times. The majority of town probably stopped interacting with Killian after we broke up, assuming like Ruby that he broke my heart. I hate all of this. I wish I could take back what I did. Then I wouldn't lose Killian right now – right in front of my eyes. It feels almost like having to watch him die even if that sounds a tad overdramatic.
Preacher: "Speak now or forever hold your peace."
And that's the moment I realize, that I haven't quite lost Killian yet. There's still a chance for us and I have to take it even if that is going to hurt Milah a lot. But I just can't let him make this mistake. Ruby already pointed it out, that he could never love her the way he loves me and I think she's right about that. Or at least I want to believe that.
So, I walk further into the room with shaking hands. I'm aware that Milah's family sends me horrified looks, but that doesn't matter right now. All that matters is Killian.
His eyes meet mine and it's in that moment, that I have confirmation of Ruby's theory. He does still love me, otherwise he wouldn't look at me like that, while he's in the process of marrying someone else.
Killian: "Emma? What are you doing here? Is everything alright?"
Emma: "Yeah. Everything's fine."
I approach him further, until I'm standing right in front of him. I then look up into his ocean blue eyes and smile.
Emma: "I'm sorry about everything that happened between us, Killian. You deserve to be happy, even if it's not with me. But I just needed you to know something before you do this."
I point around the room towards the decorations and the altar.
Emma: "I never stopped loving you and there hasn't been a single day, that I haven't deeply regretted breaking your heart. I just thought you deserved to know that."
Tears are streaming down my face and I kiss Killian on the cheek, before turning around and approaching the exit of Granny's. If he wants to answer me, he'll find me. I'm sure of that. And this place definitely wouldn't be the right place. I might not know Milah, but I still wouldn't hurt her more than I already have to. And I can understand well enough how it feels to see the person you love with someone else. I wouldn't wish that pain on my worst enemy and much less someone I don't even know – who has never done anything to offend me besides being in love with the love of my life.
So, I leave Granny's behind me and approach the docks. It's a place, that Killian will try, if he does come looking for me. We've sat here quite often, when we had important conversations. He always loved the water because it calmed him.
…
It doesn't take long for Killian to find me at the docks. I sit on a bench facing the ocean, when he suddenly knees in front of me, so that we're on the same level. He places his hands on each side of my face and smiles brightly at me.
Killian: "I love you, too, my Swan."
We then kiss shortly, having to pull away because we both can't stop smiling extremely.
Emma: "I missed you."
Killian: "And I missed you."
I hug him tightly and he lifts me up the ground, while spinning me around. I never thought I could be this happy again, so I'm very glad for the first time about being wrong. I still don't understand how I could be dumb enough to break up with him in the first place.
My parents, especially my mother, always referred to Killian as my true love and I'm sure they're right about that – I've never been surer of anything in my life.
I know there's still a lot Killian and I have to talk about before we can resume our relationship, but all that doesn't matter right now. We're just happy, that we're back in each other's arms and nothing else is more important.