Prompted by arisonarobbinz on tumblr: "Gremma's first dance together on a porch under the stars...
AU Graham never died. Takes place while Kathryn is missing. I don't own the lyrics to Kiss Me by Sixpence None the Richer, obviously, just as I don't own OUAT.
"Graham, what are we doing on David Nolan's porch?" Emma asks, wary, as her boyfriend drags her up the steps.
"You're too stressed, Em," he smirks back at her, "We're having a little fun."
"Here?" she raises an eyebrow, incredulous. Seriously, of all the places in town…
Kiss Me
"Our apartment doesn't exactly have a porch. David's living at Granny's, so with Kathryn missing there's no one here right now. Meaning no one's going to bug us," he shrugs.
Out of the bearded barley
"What are you planning Sheriff?" she crosses her arms. He smiles, gesturing to a CD player that he's got set up.
Nightly
"We're going to sit on the Nolans' front porch and listen to music?"
Beside the green, green grass
"Not quite the plan," he shakes his head, turning and pressing play. She recognizes the melody that starts playing and gives him a soft smile.
Swing, swing
"Graham…"
Swing the spinning step
"Come on. Dance with me. Just this once," he holds out his hands to her.
You wear those shoes and I will wear that dress
She takes them, laughing a bit as he pulls her close.
Oh kiss me
Neither of them is much of a dancer. They're really not doing much more than swaying in time to the music.
Beneath the milky twilight
She's pressed up against him, happy despite - or perhaps because of - the sheer silliness of what they're doing.
Lead me
It's just- Honest, lighthearted fun. Graham brings out that side of her, a side she didn't even know existed, at least not anymore.
Out on the moonlit floor
If she believed in that sort of thing, she might say they were just meant to be. She had brought out the… Fight, in him, the will to be more than just Regina's lapdog, and he brought out this softer side of her… And they… They're just so happy around each other and she can't understand it. She didn't think it was possible for her to be as genuinely happy as she is with him and Henry in her life.
Lift your open hand
"Better?" he asks as the song starts to wind down. She smirks at him mischievously and shakes her head no before leaning up and pressing her lips to his.
Strike up the band and make the fireflies dance
"Now, I'm better," she smiles as they part, "And honestly, with that song on, how did you forget the most important part?"
Silver moon sparkling
"I just hadn't gotten there yet," he answers, pulling her in for another.
So kiss me…