Part 10

A Sort of a Family Affair

Statuesque, with ice-blue eyes, chiseled cheekbones and dark black hair, the captain presented a most formidable demeanor in his long black leather coat and red velvet vest. Emma's mouth fell slightly open as she stared at the man. He definitely looked a lot different as he sauntered closer to her and slightly dipped his head as his eyes slowly traveled up her body. His eyes latched onto the green ones, the corner of his mouth curved slightly as did the minor crinkle to the right of his eye and his dark eyebrow slowly arched up from finally seeing the woman he dreamt about for years.

The smile on the man was provocative. "I've been waiting a long time to see you again Miss Swan." He said in a very sensual deep voice.

Oh hell….Emma looked at the man curiously and was almost afraid to say anything. Is this really the same man? Shit I think I was drunker that night than I realized. "You have?" She muttered.

Captain Hook laughed without the humor, and the blonde was aware of the bitterness underlying it. "Funny, and I was hoping you were waiting just as long for me." He said coldness etching his voice as he stepped closer.

The sheriff flinched back, and as she did his lightning reflexes grabbed a forceful hold on her. "Where do you think you're going?" He snarled bringing her body flush with his, and Emma cringed as his rum filled breath scorched her senses.

Snow watched in shock and didn't understand any of their conversation, but as soon as the captain fiercely took hold of her daughter she rushed forward on instinct and shoved the man away from her. "Don't you touch her!" She said forcefully and glared at him.

The disturbing small laugh that scratched its way from his throat chilled Snow right to her core, and his intense blue eyes matched his derisive grin. "Oh Lassie, you think that I haven't had that already?" He said icily as he glared between both women.

Mary Margret glanced at her daughter then back to Hook. "You wish." She hissed.

The captain shook his head. "She is here now….so it won't be long until I have her in my captain's quarters yet again." He smirked at the brunette then his eyes went back to Emma's. "You will be mine, and I will have my son."

Snow White turned now confused. "Emma?"

The harsh rugged laughter was back. "Blimey! She didn't tell you either?"

Sadness in Mary Margret's eyes made the blonde frown. "I just…I didn't…" the sheriff stumbled over her words.

Snow regarded her, her forehead fell and her expression was heartbreaking, suddenly realizing what was going on. "Oh Emma," she cried.

"Well shiver me timbers." He mocked. "Welcome aboard mom."

Snow's insides screamed and all she could do was stare at her daughter as a lonely tear fell down her cheek, and the sheriff knew she disappointed her mother. "Mary, you don't know the whole story." Emma said trying to make her understand.

The captain came in between them and grabbed Emma's wrist. "C'mere me beauty. No time for that now." He said yanking her toward him, then yelling toward the door. "Smee, get your ass in here!"

An older man with a beard came barging through the door. "Aye Captain."

"Take this wench and tie her back up. Then have the crew weigh anchor and hoist the mizzen!" He barked as he pushed the brunette toward him. "I have a feeling we're in for bumpy seas."

"And what about her?" the old man asked glancing at the blonde.

Captain Hook grinned. "I'll take care of her."

"Please please let me have a few minutes with Snow….Please." Emma begged.

The dark haired man took a moment contemplating her request then relented with a rigid sigh. "Fine, only because I do have to get the ship ready." He said motioning to Smee to let go of the brunette.

"Thank you." The blonde said faintly.

The captain had a sensual grin as he drew the sheriff close to him once more. He brought his lips right next to her own letting his breath tickle across them and she swore he was going to kiss her. But his sharp grip released a hold of her arms and he was gone.

Snow White had remained silent as she read every expression that crossed the young woman's face during the exchange between the captain. Finally she moved close to her daughter and drew her into her arms. "So is it true?" She whispered.

The blonde nodded against her mother's shoulder. "Yes, I mean I think so." She muttered feeling troubled as she now questioned all of this.

Mary Margret released her and when she wiped the tears from her cheek gently, that's when Emma realized she was crying. She cleared her throat and took a step back. Snow smiled even though her own eyes glistened with tears. "So what makes you think that he is Henry's father?"

The sheriff stifled a sigh as she fretted how she was going to tell her mother all about her little jaunt with the mayor. "Uh," Emma murmured.

Sensing her daughter's turmoil Snow warmly placed a hand across Emma's. "It's okay, you can tell me anything." She offered gently, then added "we talk lots and lots, hell I've told you things like my own dumb one night stand with Whale of all people. So no matter what you think that I'm thinking, just remember I love you."

Emma lowered her head as she frowned. One night stand with him is one thing, but how do I explain Regina to her….. She did try to kill her. "Well one yeah I'm pretty sure I slept with that man years ago, but yes I was really drunk." She quietly tried to explain.

"I understand, and I promise we will figure this all out." Snow reassured.

"Oh but what I've got to tell you I'm pretty sure you won't."

Snow dipped her head with a hopeful smile. "Oh Emma no….you can tell me anything." She said softly as she carefully held the blonde's face.

The sheriff stared into the soft blue eyes, shuddering as she drew in a breath, one after another. "It's Regina." She said.

"Huh?" Snow's voice was clearly shocked. "What does she have to do with any of this?"

"Nothing…everything….." she trailed off forcing a breath through her clenched teeth. "Promise me if something happens to me and you get away somehow, I need you to not hurt her in any way….. and let Henry see her."

"Emma what… why?" Was her uncertain response.

"Please just do what I ask…..please." The blonde asked quietly.

"You are putting Henry first I get that, but Regina come on."

"She is not the same okay."

Snow blinked. "Oh sweetie, don't be fooled by her." She paused as her eyes became sharp trying to present her daughter with the truth. "You can't trust her. Did something happen to make you think otherwise?"

"Yes," Emma said looking at her mother trying not to burst into tears. "Please just trust me."

Shaking her head Mary Margret frowned. "Okay, I won't hurt her, but if she tries anything I will not hesitate…."

Just then the door flung open and the bearded man came in and grabbed Emma. "The captain wants to see you." He smirked.

"No I won't go." She growled and pushed the man off of her.

"Like you have a choice," he said, and then looked at her harshly and went to yank her toward the door yet again, but the sheriff moved quickly and darted from the pudgy man's hands.

"I do have a choice and I'm not going anywhere with you."

Smee shook his head and smirked. "Robert, Alf and Ed." He yelled.

Suddenly three more loathsome men appeared. "Grab the blonde," Smee barked. "Hook wants her in his cabin."

Emma struggled and fought as the smelly men took a strong hold of her. She twisted and kicked but then the feeling of sharp agony punched its way right to the back of her head. Terror slowly gripped her body as pain flared in her eyes for a second and then dizziness filled her brain. Instantly she felt weak closing her eyes descending slowly to the darkness.

With frightened disbelief Snow watched helplessly as the big man took hold of her. She cried out as the men knocked her daughter out then one heaved her over his shoulder and whisked her away. She was left with tied hands and alone with just her thoughts yet again in the musky room.

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Emma emerged in an unpleasant chill, a vague discharge filled her mouth and she swallowed against it trying desperately to make it go away. Her head felt foggy as she tried to open her eyes. She took a deep breath, moving her pain filled body and as she did, a warmth surrounded her and the feel of a damp cloth tenderly floated across her skin. Her instinct was to fight, but for some reason the more she tried the more the pain drove in.

"I told them not to harm you." The thick rough voice cut through her deep haze, she fought hard against it and little by little she blinked her eyes open.

The room spun around, and she couldn't make out her surroundings. "Where am I?" She whispered queasily.

"Where else, but in my quarters."

It only took her two seconds to realize through her comatose brain where she was. "Shit," she heaved. "What the hell did they hit me with?"

"The hilt of their sword."

She slowly rose up in the bed and that's when she realized that he was next to her. "What do you want?"

He grinned. "You haven't figured that out yet?"

"I don't want you, can't you see that?"

Laughing the captain stood to his feet. "Oh but I don't think you know what you want."

Emma wanted to roll her eyes but her head hurt too much to even try. "Please just let me go."

"Fine," he said sharply. "On one condition."

The sheriff slowly tilted her head as she gazed at the man a look of disgust traveled across her face. "You want Henry."

"See, I knew you would catch on."

"You can't have him."

"Then you can't leave." His smile grew. "Plus I've been wronged way too many times. So this time I'm going to get everything I deserve."

Emma gathered a shaky breath. "I will never tell you where he is….ever!"

Hook held her gaze. "You don't have to tell me, I have ways of finding him." He said his voice becoming edged.

"Please just leave him alone."

"You know every son wants to know his father." He snarled. "And have both his parents together."

Now Emma had to roll her eyes. "What fantasy are you living in?"

He jerked forward grabbing both her wrists and pinning her to the bed. "Not a fantasy anymore because look where you are…..right where I've always wanted you."

The blonde tried to wiggle free from his tight grasp but she still felt woozy, and didn't have much fight left in her. "Don't try to fight it, you know you want me. Hell I can still feel your naked flesh against mine." He reminded in a low pleasurable hiss. She felt his hot breath caress over her lips and she managed to fling her head to the left before he pounced on them. So instead of her lips he began to kiss her neck and all she could do was close her eyes and save all her energy for when or if he did let go of his strong grip on her. Element of surprise right, give in let him believe you want him.

"Not like this….remember last time." She grimaced slightly even though she didn't remember it, and tried to put a smile on her face. As Captain Hook peered down at her she nodded trying to get him to let go of her. "Let me go I won't run."

He lowered his brows. "Admit you want me just as much."

Emma inhaled slowly trying to overlook how hard it was to breathe as he had most of his weight on her lungs, plus ignoring the pain that floated along her temples. She dug down deep and slowly nodded and when she did she felt his grasp loosen, but then it got worse as one of his hands gently rasped over her breast. She had no time to wrestle away before his hard lips pressed fiercely on hers.

"Seems I've come at a bad time."

With eyes wide Emma saw the arrogant grin appear on his lips before he pounced himself around and stood to his feet. "Aye you have….but it can wait."

The glare the blonde received from the other woman was like a dagger to her heart. "No need carry on." She said with venom, finally tearing her gaze from the sheriff to the captain.

The smugness of the man didn't hinder the heated stare she gave him. "I've been waiting a long time to see you."

An old anger flashed in her eyes. "Funny, because I've never wanted to see you."

A muscle jumped in Hook's jaw. "No I doubt it with sending me out to sea like you did."

"Too bad someone broke the curse or you'd still be out there." Now she directed that poisonous glare back to the blonde.

The comment swept a flash of blinding rage through the sheriff, but she didn't speak, instead she took a breath to allow the anger to clear from her vision. She knew that the brunette had witnessed their kiss and what it looked like to her. She grimaced from the pain as she slowly moved from the bed, and as she found her footing she drew her head up, and when green eyes locked onto brown she smiled trying to secretly relay everything to her with it. Whoa what is she wearing? And I thought those business suits were hot…wow.

The evil queen smiled faintly back, an unpleasant, provocative smile. "You know something." She said silkily. "I think I should just go and let you have your way with that filth over there."

Shock laced Emma's eyes. Had her mother been right all along? So maybe the thought of Regina coming to rescue her wasn't at all as she thought. Yup maybe she just came to gloat that she had won, and she and Henry will live happily ever after without her.

The captain offered his best thin lipped smile. "You're not going anywhere."

The brunette stared at him for a long moment then her eyes flashed back to the sheriff's before a humorless grin ghosted across her ruby lips. "Are you going to stop me?" she laughed.

Hook slowly drew his sword, and that's when the queen realized something. "I see you got your hand back."

"I made a deal." He grinned.

"So should I still call you Hook?" She asked slowly raising her eyebrow. "Or Killian Jones?"

"Wait a second." Emma muttered as she stumbled closer. "You said your name was Jim."

Keeping his steel drawn his gaze sauntered back to the blonde. "I thought that was my name. Every time I went to port my name was Jim Matthews. It was like I forgot who I was unless I was at sea." He informed her. "And it's all her fault." He said harshly anger rising in his dark blue eyes. "Like I said revenge will be mine."

The icy laughter that spilled out of Regina worried the sheriff. "Bring it on because you don't stand a chance."

The words rang true because with just a toss of her hands she flew the captain against the back wall with a loud thud. His head fell against the solid wood plank hard and landed him unconscious.

Emma blinked in relief, but when the wicked smile appeared on the queen she swallowed. "Uh um." Was all she could muster as the evil glare was now directed at her. "Regina," she muttered hoarsely.

The mayor stared at the blonde like she had never seen her before. "So I see why you left me."

"No, I didn't….okay yes I did." She stuttered, "I didn't want anything to happen to you."

A Bellow of laughter shot out from Regina's throat, and she narrowed an icy glare in at the blonde. "Do you really think I'm going to fall for that?" She moved in swiftly and came nose to nose with the other woman. "Do you see your boyfriend there?"

"That's nonsense, and you know it." She thundered back.

"What is nonsense is that you didn't trust me or in my abilities to protect you." The brunette said her voice harsh.

Emma met her gaze squarely. "Okay yes you're right." Then she sucked in her lower lip as she got her thoughts together. "I guess I couldn't risk it….I couldn't risk losing you, okay?" She could see that the queen was breathing heavily; obviously reining in her temper and the sheriff regarded her sadly and placed a hand gently to her arm.

Regina flinched back. "I don't believe you," malice edging her tone. "Don't come any closer, or I will…"

Emma stopped her and moved in within the queen's personal space. "What? You will what? Kill me?" She asked her throat full and tight but dared to move her hand once more and lightly touched the mayor's.

"Don't." The voice was raw, graveled, and unbelievably sad and the blonde had to do a double take to make sure it came from the queen.

"Regina," Emma whispered. "Please, believe me and believe that I only want you." She frowned. "Not him," she swallowed against the bile in her throat.

As her breath finally evened out and the anger slowly dwindled down she could see the pained dark circles around the green eyes in front of her. Finally conceding to the twinge in her own her heart. "You don't look so good." She said softly looking at the other woman with dismay.

Emma slightly smiled in a half sigh. "I bet I don't," she frowned.

The mayor opened her mouth to answer, stopped and thought about it. "I didn't mean that you don't look beautiful it's just you look…." Her mouth snapped shut as she realized what she said and jerked away.

But the sheriff heard her and stepped close to the brunette again. "I'm so glad you came and I was so wrong to just leave you like that."

The mayor's forehead furrowed as she glanced toward the lifeless man on the floor. "When I saw you with him, I thought I had lost you." Emma caught her breath as she heard the ragged note in the voice and saw that she now wouldn't look at her.

So the blonde carefully slid her arms around the mayor's waist and leaned her heavy head against her shoulder in a sideways sort of hug. "Never," she whispered. "But we need to get out of here before he wakes up and calls in his thugs."

Regina sighed inwardly from the feel of her arms around her. "He will be out for quite some time." She closed her eyes and caught herself leaning toward the other woman. "So you said never?" she asked her voice unsteady.

"Yes I did, and I mean it." She felt the mayor's sharp intake of breath then and the warmth of her body moved closer. Emotionally exhausted Emma leaned forward, trusting Regina to catch her and she was right, the queen wrapped her strong arms around the other woman and held her.

"I'm sorry for thinking you were with him." She whispered, "I should have known better, did he hurt you?"

"No, not really," Emma responded quietly, hugging her gently. "But I don't think he will ever give up. He wants Henry."

"By the look of things he wants you too."

The blonde sighed. "He can't have me." She drew back and noticed the frown creasing the brunette's forehead.

"He about did."

Emma shook her head. "By force maybe, but he will never have my heart."

The queen smiled. "And why is that dear?" She asked gently.

"Regina," she said, pulling the other woman close and whispering sincerely in her ear. "I don't know if you can believe this yet, because everything is happening so fast…..it's you, Regina, you alone. What I'm saying is…" she pulled back to gaze into the moist eyes across from her own. "I'm giving you my heart freely no magic or force will be necessary. But the question is… do you want it?"

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