OUAT X Reader - Wicked Love

Chapter 7 ~ Emotions

Reader's Pov

"Come on! I'm tired of just sitting here waiting for you to 'Scout the area'." You say as you quote Killian with air quotes. He rolls his eyes as he says, "I'm sorry would you like to check for Ogres or just go forth guns blazing?"

You groan in annoyance as you say, "But I'm bored, please tell me we are almost there."

"Sorry to disappoint you Princess but it's still a ways away."

"Damn,"

"Yes; so if you don't mind, shut it."

You raise an eyebrow at the pirate as you think to yourself, 'Did he really just tell me to shut up?' You make a mental note to get him back for it later. Folding your arms over your chest you hear something a few feet away from you and turning ready a shocking orb for whoever was in the woods.

"Hook?" You say as quiet as you could but it was no use he was too far ahead of you now. "Shit," you say as you take a deep breath and turn back toward the direction the noise had originated. Your heart starts to race as you hear the footsteps getting closer to you. Biting your lip you look around you and quickly hide behind a tree. Holding your breath you glance around the trunk of the tree to see two men.

At first you think about trying your shot at slowly slipping away but then a familiar voice causes you to freeze in your steps.

"So tell me again why the queen would send her only daughter here?"

"I'm not sure, I know Regina and she wouldn't let ______ out of her sight for more than a day so something has to be wrong."

Jefferson... why was he following you? Your heart clenches at the sudden nearness of its other half making your breath catch. He was the last person you wanted to see or even talk too.

"So if you don't mind me asking how do the two of you know each other?" The other male says and you suddenly realize that it was Robin Hood.

Jefferson sighs as he pauses and instantly leans up against the other side of the tree you were hiding behind. You could basically feel his body against yours as he spoke, his words etching at the wall you had placed all your feelings for him behind.

"I messed up," He says as he pulls his hat off his head and gently runs his fingers over velvet trim. "I was angry about something she had nothing to do with and I took my anger out on her." He lifts the hat up as he continues, "This was destroyed, and she gave up a very important part of herself to repair it. I was going to apologize to her but she showed up with this and throwing it at me told me to leave and never come back. So I packed up all my things and grabbing Grace came back here."

"And you just left her without as much as a goodbye?"

"She didn't want me to stay she made that very clear."

"Women always say things they don't mean. My wife Marion, god rest her soul, was a saint; but she had her moments. One day she herself told me she never wanted to see me again, but I was stubborn and went after her. Turns out she was just scared because she was pregnant with Roland and didn't think I would be happy."

"But you love Roland."

"That I do, and perhaps your princess has been waiting for you to come back into her life."

"Perhaps," Jefferson places his hat back on his head as he says, "There's only one way to find out."

Your heart drops as you think about Jefferson wanting to find you. Why now? Why did he want to talk to you now? And why didn't he ever tell you he was going to apologize for being a complete ass. You hear footsteps again and turn to look ahead of you to see Hook walking back toward you and with a wave of your hand freeze him in his footsteps as so he won't alarm Jefferson to your whereabouts.