A/N - This is not one of my best chapters and for that I'm sorry. So no yelling at me!

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Once the officers were gone and Rose was headed back to her cabin, Emily stood with her date's son in her arms and Aaron's arms around her shoulders, all their eyes casted on Jack. "So will everything be alright now?"

Jack nodded as he finished lacing his boots, standing just before the railing the redhead had fallen over only a few minutes before. "Everything's gonna be just fine, Em. Rose is safe with her fiancée and I'm not arrested." He smiled to the brunette as he watched her curly hair begin to blow with the wind. "I think I've had enough drama for one day."

Emily visibly flinched at the word 'drama' come from his mouth, knowing exactly the events he was speaking of. "Jack, you know I'm so-"

"There's no need to be sorry, Emily. It's not your fault and you know it." He walked up to the small looking 'family' and softly kissed his friend's cheek. "I'll meet you for breakfast, alright?"

Emily nodded and watched as her friend walked away, his featuring slowly growing darker and darker as he retreated from the deck. She felt Aaron's eyes on her once his arms unwrapped themselves from her shoulders, and she softly shut her eyes. "Please don't even ask."

Aaron shook his head before taking his son from the brunette's arms. "Emily, nothing that happens between you and your friends is my business. I only met you this morning. In no way do I have permission to even inquire why you and Jack are the way you are."

Emily's dark eyes sadly looked to the taller man, her fingers tugging on the lapels of his jacket that warmed her body. "Aaron…I like you. I want to be honest with you."

The older brunette looked down to the woman beside him, nodding as he lifted his tired son onto his hip. "Alright. If you want to talk, I will listen."

"That's the problem. I do want to tell you, but then again I don't."

"No matter what your choices are, I will always stand with you on them."

Emily looked shocked as the couple began to slowly walk across the deck. "Aaron, we just met today. Why are you already so willing to do what I do? Think what I think? Stand beside me no matter what?"

Aaron smiled as he looked straight ahead, feeling the eyes of the smaller brunette on him as they walked. "Emily, you are truly the most beautiful woman I have ever laid my eyes on. Your beauty was the first attraction, but now I see you're not just looks. You're intelligent and have the most amazing personality and outlook on life. No matter what is thrown your way, I know you'll make the greatest outcome possible."

Emily's eyes softened as she stopped in her tracks, her brown orbs looking up to the pale man. "You have no idea how sweet you are, do you?"

The older man chuckled as he turned to look Emily's way. "I've heard that once or twice. I'm glad you think so too."

"I want to tell you, Aaron." She eyed the young boy in Aaron's arms and gave the softest smile, her finger brushing his hair from his sleepy eyes. "But maybe we should get this little one into bed first. He looks awfully tired."

Aaron nodded his head before shifting his son onto his opposite hip, taking Emily's hand in his and leading her back into the ship's surroundings. Their feet moved quickly as the warmth took their bodies captive, the older man's eyes searching out his room as they made their way down separate halls.

Emily's eyes widened as she watched the cabin's small door swing open and they made their way inside. The room was dark with a subtle green mixed into the color of the walls, the lamps glowing slightly and creating shadows on the wall. When her eyes hit a corner of the room, they slowly studied the golden embroidery that laid in a soft metal from the ceiling to the floor. The floor was littered with suitcases and shoes, but that didn't seem to take away from the beautiful furniture seated there, it's colors glistening in the young woman's eyes. "Aaron, this cabin is magnificent."

Aaron smiled at the brunette. "I bet it looks just like yours, Em." He felt his son's head drop onto his shoulder, and he gave a sigh. "Stay here for one moment while I tuck him in, ok? You can make yourself at home."

Emily nodded as she watched the older man walk down a hallway. She heard a door close in the distance as she settled herself on a small red couch, her fingers taking her date's jacket from her shoulders and setting it down on the coffee table in front of her. Her hands fiddled in her lap as her eyes relentlessly roaming the room before they laid on a tired looking Aaron walking back to the room. "Hi."

The older brunette smiled at his date, letting her breathy greeting soak into his veins. "Hi Emily." He quickly sat down beside her, turning to turn on the lamp that sat next to the couch. "There. I think that's better, is it not?"

"It's just fine, Aaron." Her teeth gnawed into her bottom lip as she shifted slightly under Aaron's gaze. "Aaron, I would like to tell you now. I want to be honest because that's what makes a good relationship."

Aaron nodded to the younger woman, his eyes gazing softly as he thought back to his previous relationships. "I can already tell that you're everything my first wife was not, Emily."

Emily looked up from her lap with hope in her eyes, her smile wide. "How so?"

"You're gorgeous in so many ways, you can have a conversation for more than five minutes, you don't mind being with a child." His voice softened as he watched her shoulders stiffen slightly. "You love honesty and generosity because you're a true woman."

Emily's eyes hit Aaron's with a brief gaze of passion, their hearts beating fast as their eyes darkened and hands touched. "That means so much to me, Aaron. It really does."

Aaron smiled to the younger woman, his tongue coming out to lick his lips. "Please tell me now, Emily. You've gotten me willing and now I'd like to hear. Please?"

The younger woman gave a slow nod, her eyes staring down at her right hand clasped in his left, laid directly on his left thigh. She felt his heat radiate throughout her and quickly make its way to her heart, filling her soul with love and desire. "You remember when I met Jack? Down on the boarding dock?"

Aaron nodded.

"He and I have become very close in the shortest amount of time. It hasn't even been a full day and I consider him a great friend. But sometimes things can get…sticky." She looked up and watched as Aaron's eyes grew wide with curiosity. "When I left dinner to go and change back in my room, I bumped into him in the hallway. And to fit the dress on me, I needed to wear a corset that I obviously couldn't put on by myself. So, he agreed to help me with it in my cabin." She felt her throat tighten as she looked back down to her lap, her voice softening. "He kissed me, Aaron."

The older man looked at the brunette with sincerity in his eyes as he heard her almost tearful voice. "Emily…"

Emily quickly shook her head. "Well it wasn't even a kiss! It was an almost-kiss and it didn't mean a thing! It was just one of those 'heat of the moment' things, you know? And besides, I've never even really kissed a man before so technically there's nothing to really worry about!"

"Emily slow down!"

The younger woman smiled shyly as she took her hand away from his, rubbing her fingers along her knees. "Sorry."

Aaron shook his head as his fingers went to the brunette's soft cheeks. "You've never kissed a man?"

Emily immediately cursed herself as she shrunk under his gaze, her cheeks becoming as red as her loving blood. "No I haven't. Is that bad?"

"Oh Emily, not at all. I think it's sweet."

Her eyes shot up to his as they widened. "Sweet? You think that's sweet? It's sad and pathetic! I'm in my twenties, Aaron. I should be married by now."

"So you're saying you would like to be married?"

"Well no, not so soon. But in our society, I am expected to have a husband by the time I reach legal age. I'm twenty-two. That's pregnant years!"

Aaron chuckled slightly as he shook his head, turning on the couch and putting his hands on the younger lady's shoulders. "Emily?"

Emily looked into the brunette's eyes, her heart racing as he leaned closer to her, his face just inches away as his breath made its way to her lips. "Yes?"

"Shush."

The younger brunette's eyes fluttered closed, her eyelashes tickling her cheeks as Aaron's lips made their way to hers. Her breath hitched in her throat as the older man's hands tightened on her shoulders and her fingers slowly inched their way into his hair.

When his lips parted from hers, Emily let her hands run down to his chest, her fingers playing with his tie as her breath evened out. "Aaron?"

"Yes darling?"

Her eyes opened and she looked into his, shifting on the couch so her knees were touching his. "Kiss me again."

Aaron smiled wide before dipping in again, his lips lovingly touching hers. "Anything for you, Emiliana."