Killian

I quickly took out my phone from my pocket. In haste, I texted to Henry.

Henry, is your mother out?

After a short minute, he responded.

She's heading to the exit with Ruby. She's the girl you saw back at the diner.

This is it, mate. I'll take care of Emma, your job is her friend. Agreed?

No fair. I'm small remember.

Fine. Let's do a quick game. Call it. Heads or tails?

Heads.

I reached into my pocket and removed a coin. I tossed it in the air and caught it. I opened my fist to see what side the coin is facing. Tails.

I win. So it's settled I get your mother, you drag her friend away.

Still unfair. But fine. See you outside.

I placed my phone back in my pocket along with the coin. I got out of the car and leaned against it. It didn't take long till the three of them came out. Emma and Ruby were talking to each other for a while until Henry interrupted them. He said something to Ruby and they both excused themselves back in the hospital. Emma just stood there alone. She walked closer to the driveway. This is my chance. With the fresh syringe hidden under my sleeve, I speed walked to where Emma was standing. Everything has to happen fast and quick with no mistake.

Once she took one look at me, she opened her mouth to speak. But I blocked her with a hard kiss, my arms embraced her waist and around her neck. Although I always wanted to this when we were dating, right now I have to focus on injecting her with the syringe still hiding in my sleeve. Her hands started to dig into the front path of my coat and tried to push me away. But I pressed her body more closer to mine and deepened the kiss. I know once she wakes up from this "enchanting sleep" she's going to rip my head off, but this kiss is so worth every minute. While I carefully slid the syringe out of my sleeve with one hand, I opened her mouth and devoured the life inside the one place she sealed so tightly ever since we started to be alone. Forgive me, Emma. I stabbed the end of the needle straight to her back, pressing the end till every last drop of the vial was gone. She didn't slip away to sleep right away, unfortunately.

I lowered her down and lifted her up in bridal style. She looked at me groggily, her head not lifting properly. Her eyes squinted as she stared at my face strangely as if she never seen me before.

She curved an uneasy smile. "Well, hello there stranger. Where are you taking me?"

Dang. This drug is working beautifully.

"Somewhere you never been to." I carried her away to my car. I opened the front door and carefully placed her inside. And I pulled the seat belt out to lock it.

She looked at me with an angry expression suddenly. "Who are you? You little bastard where are you taking me?!" She gripped on to the collar of my shirt.

I padded her lap to calm her. "Emma! It's me! I can't breathe!"

She kicked her legs and shook my head back and forth. But after a while she slowly released me and finally dozed off to sleep. I took a quick breath before getting out. I quickly walked around the car and got in my seat. I started the engine and drove to the front driveway.

Henry ran out the door and got in the back of the car. Ruby was behind shouting Henry's name. But once he closed the door, I quickly drove away.

"Buckle your seat belt, mate."

Henry did so and stuffed his cell phone in his pocket. "Whew. What took you so long?"

"Sorry, mate. It took a bit of while for your mother to fall asleep...By the way, how did you handle her friend back there?"

"I made a excuse that I didn't know where the bathroom is and Ruby agreed to help me. When I was finished I handed Ruby a note and dashed to the exit. But I hid in a corner before I got out because you weren't there."

"What did you write in the note?"

"I just wrote down that me and mom are going to be fine and you're taking care of us. That's all. Oh, and I also wrote down my number too. In case she wants to call me for any reason."

"Okay. Well, are you ready mate for a nice trip?"

"Where are we going anyway? You never told me."

"First we're going to your apartment to pack. Pack enough clothing that will last for one day because we're off to a fine journey on my ship. You up for it, mate?"

"Heck yeah."

~ When I pulled over the car near the apartment, Henry and I rushed inside, leaving Emma in the car to sleep. At first, when we pulled over, I struggled to get the keys out of her pocket without her hands flying in the air madly.

When Henry unlocked the door of his apartment, he immediately ran inside. He opened the closet and pulled out a large black suitcase. He started to toss in a few clothing inside. I just stood there by the open doorway and looked around. This place is big enough for only one person, I can't believe Emma considered to live here with a child, he needs a bigger place, she does too. Inside here is a little cold and dark. I spotted the light switch by the kitchen. I walked over there and flipped the light on. The light bulb doesn't work.

Henry lifted his head. "The light sometimes doesn't really work, and mom and I don't always get warm showers. Our landlord doesn't really like my mom or me. But its mostly my mom he hates."

"Oh really? Why?"

He arranged his clothes neatly inside the suitcase. "Well, it's not something that's easy for me to say...I thought mom might have told you about that. Or at least I thought you might notice there's something wrong by looking at her."

"Excuse me? What do you mean I could tell by just looking at her?"

He looked down at the floor, hesitating to answer the question. "...Mom and our landlord get into fight sometimes. Well, a lot of times. One time, mom went too far and ended up all blue and scratched. The police came after that, thanks to Jimmy and the other neighbors."

Bruises? Scratches? Cranky, no good, dangerous landlord? I can't believe I didn't know about this sooner. How could Emma consider to continue living here under the same roof with such a man? I feel more relieved than ever that I'm taking her away from this horrid place...I'm glad that Jimmy is helping them both and actually know the situation they're going through. At first I didn't like Jimmy, I despised him when he commented so rudely with all the women I ever been with the last time I saw him in person. I guess it is wrong of me to just push away all of those beautiful girls one by one. But then again, I always warn them first - I don't expect or want any long-term relationship, just simply a good time. Some of them understands and go along with it, but others seem to forget my warning and act crazy to have me back for themselves. But those days are over, I'm sure Milah will take care of them and in the end they'll give up and move on. For me, that's a step I also have to take to protect and save a loving mother and her precious child and of course, to prevent myself to make the worst mistake of ever thinking of giving up on both of them.

I went over to him and bend down beside him. "You must had been through a lot to witness all that, mate."

He slowly nodded, his head still remained low.

I placed a hand on his shoulder. "Hey, I promise you that after this one day getaway, you will never have to worry about your mom again. I'll change the bad to make it good, the way that you always wanted and hoped for."

He finally lifted his head. "Killian, that's a big promise. Can I trust you for keeping that?"

"Yes. I promise...Now, what can I help with?"

"Well, I guess you can help me pack my mom's things. I don't know what to pack for her. It could be hot or cold where ever we're going?"

"There's going to be a nice warm sunset during the day, so you should pack your bathing suit. Do you know where your mom's are?"

Henry pointed to a drawer behind his shoulder. "Her bikini is on the top drawer. Mom never wears it but Ruby gave it to her as a birthday present a few years ago."

I whispered a silent and eager "wooo". I stood up and went to the drawer. I opened the top drawer and pulled out a red string bikini behind five folded undergarments.

"This will look great on her." I mumbled.

This will be by far the best trip they both ever been to. The only thing I'm scared about is when she wakes up and end up trying to kill me.