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And to my beta, MoreColourfulMoniker and to sandra70 for constantly inspire me to write this.
Chapter 3 – The Cover
I disappeared in you
You disappeared from me
So cruel, U2
"Swan?" He said breathless and it was his voice. His low, dark, raspy voice.
"Hook?!" She replied in awe.
"What the hell were you doing?!" He yelled at her.
"What am I doing? You ran into me!" She yelled back.
And it was all she could manage to say before she heard steps behind her.
"Police! Don't move and put your hands up where we can see them!"
She did as she was told; lifting her hands in the air and showing she was being collaborative. She looked at Hook, who paid no attention to the police instructions.
"Hook, lift your hands! These guys have guns; they will shoot you if you don't respond, they'll think you are a threat."
He ignored her as he slowly started to push up from the floor, with all the intention of getting up. He looked at her, there was surprise in his eyes but there was also something else she could not pinpoint.
She could hear the police approaching them, yelling at them, "Do not MOVE!"
She started to panic, Hook was not listening to them and they'd probably think he was armed -was he armed?- and they'd shoot him.
"Hook, please listen to me. These guys won't hesitate, please, please don't move!" She pleaded, her eyes filling with tears.
He smirked at her.
The police surrounded them. "Get up slowly. Hands where we can see them."
She slowly started to get up, her eyes never leaving Hook, who was sitting on the floor by now, an arm over the knee on his drawn leg, not caring about the situation. She feared for him again.
And then one of the officers spoke directly to him, "Are you OK, Detective?" The officer asked as he offered a hand to Hook.
"Aye." Hook replied as he took the hand and stood up. "I'm fine, sergeant, thank you."
Emma looked at him shocked. Detective? Detective?!
"Detective?!" She exclaimed surprised.
Hook lifted his head, smirking at her, standing proud and tall in that daring stance she knew so well.
"Detective Killian Jones, New Jersey State Police. At your service, milady."