How is it you? (Henry Mills)

Part 3 Chapter 35

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Day 6: Afternoon

•Christian's POV•

The sound of men's boasting laughter causes me to stir. How long had I been sleep?

While opening my eyes and sitting up in a groggy state, Julia still fast asleep rolled over, back turned to me. We are in a wooden cart being pushed by the horses we were ridding on our journey.

"Oy, Mate!" Killian acknowledges that I have woken. "Glad to see you're finally up. We're about half way there, should be there by night time tomorrow!"

"What?" I ask. "How have we made it this far? How long have I been asleep?"

"Half the ride." One pirate remarks while the others began to laugh again.

"About 12 hours, mate." He hands me a leather jug of water and a bowl of oatmeal. "You're probably hungry."

I take it with gratitude, putting the jug down and scooping a giant spoonful into my mouth. "Easy there." He chuckles with a smile.

"Thanks again for coming to help." I say.

"Anything for Anna." He sighs while furrowing his eyebrows with the start of a new thought. "Speaking of, how are you two?"

"How'd you know I liked her?"

"The way you looked at her. The way you cared for her. I had hopped you two would stick together. Though I imagine it's hard knowing who her real true love is."

"She's choosing to keep me around." I half smile.

"Just don't break each other's hearts, lad." 

"You know that's impossible." I tell him while taking another spoon into my mouth. It's the most bland taste anybody could ever have in their mouth but I'm so hungry it doesn't matter to me. "It's just that both of us have chosen to love each other regardless of what the turn out could be. We know we won't last forever but I think it just makes me cherish what I have with her even more. It's more special." I explain.

"I hope she sees it that way too." He shakes his head. "You know...I feel like being much older allows me to offer some advice on this stuff but love makes everyone stupid. I can't fault you for that."

"Was loving Emma stupid?" I ask.

"I don't love Emma." He gets defensive.

"We both know that's not true." I whisper closer to him. "Anna knows that's too."

His jaw locks but decides to change the subject as I have made it even taking about his feelings rather than mine. "Tell me more about the girl." He nudges his head in Julia's direction.