Toxin

Desire With a Hint of Lust

Emma sat in a booth at Granny's Diner for lunch. She had ordered her usual, grilled cheese with extra fries. She looked up from the magazine she was reading when she heard the bell on the door.

Her eyes locked with Killian's as he entered the diner. He broke the stare when he turned to Ruby.

"Two coffees to go." He said as he handed her a ten dollar bill.

When he turned back around, Emma gestured toward the empty seat in front of her. He sighed and walked over, sitting down across from her.

"What?" He asked as he raised an eyebrow.

"Nothing, just thought I would invite you to sit." Emma replied as she set her magazine to the side.

Killian shook his head as he began to get up. Emma placed one of her hands on his leg,

"No, don't go." She said as she felt his bottom half lower itself back down onto the seat.
"Sorry I didn't mean to get all touchy feely, but I just wanted to give you a little gratitude considering that you saved my life when you obviously didn't have to." She added as she gave him a shy smile.

Her touch had sent a shiver up his spine. He sighed and massaged his temples with the pads of his fingertips.

"Listen, love. I'm glad that you're alive, but I told my employer that I wouldn't take part in selling you any of the drugs. So you'll have to find someone else to partake in your little plan of trying to take the syndicate down." He said as he got up and retrieved his coffee, walking out the door.

Emma left her things, pulling her coat on and following him outside,

"What makes you think that that's the only reason why I talked to you? Maybe I just want human interaction like the rest of the damn planet." She said as she placed her hands on her hips and looked at him.

Killian chuckled under his breath at her forwardness.

"You're an open book, lass." He replied as he set the coffee cups on the hood of his car as he searched his pockets for his car keys.

Emma ran down the sidewalk and blocked the driver side door with her small body.

"Go out with me tonight and I will show you that i'm the furthest thing from an open book." Emma said as she gave him a devilish smile.

"I admire your audacity Emma, but that's not going to happen. Now get out of the way, that's the only time i'm going to ask nicely." He threatened as he pressed the unlock button.

Emma quickly snatched the keys from his hand and stuffed them down the front of her shirt.

"Now, do we have a deal?" Emma asked.

"You little...what makes you think that I won't just reach in there and retrieve what is mine?" He asked as he pinned her against the car.

"Same reason I know you'll go out with me tonight to get back what is yours." She simply stated as she quickly twisted out of his grasp.

"Fine. Deal." He said with an aggravated tone.

She smiled triumphantly,

"Good. Meet me back here at 7:00." Emma ordered as she walked back into Granny's.

•••

Killian waited outside of Granny's. He wore a pair of jeans, a black t-shirt, and his usual red hoodie. He looked down at his watch which read '7:10'

'Where the hell is she?' He asked himself.

Seconds later, Emma approached him. She had her blonde hair pinned back into a ponytail. She wore a white v-neck with jeans, and a red leather jacket.

"I'm actually surprised that you came." She stated as she stood in front of him.

"Well, I sort of want my car keys back." He said plainly as he shrugged his shoulders.

She pursed her lips and smiled at him. He gave her a fake cheesy smile in return.

"Let's get this over with. Where do you want to go?" He asked as he looked down at her.

"Follow me and you'll find out." She said mysteriously and she turned on her heel and began to walk down Main Street.

He sighed, following her down the street. She turned the corner and entered the local arcade.

"Seriously?" He asked as he rolled his eyes.

"Why wouldn't I be serious? This place is amazing." She said cheerfully as she pulled him in.

The arcade was pretty basic, there were your regular games (i.e. Pacman), but there was also skeet ball, and whack-a-mole.

•••

After about two hours of playing all of the classic games, Emma pulled Killian over to play skeet ball. Killian was exhausted and was ready to get his car keys back and then go home.

Emma handed the first ball to him and smiled,

"You're up." She said as she leaned back against one of the tables and watched as he rolled almost all of the balls into the center hole.

"Jesus, I could play this with my eyes closed." He said noting the simplicity of the game.

However, this game was not so simple for Emma. Every time she would roll the ball it would either roll into the ten point hole, or it wouldn't even enter the circle.

Killian practically burst out laughing.

"Oh, shut up." Emma said as she tossed another one of the balls into the ten point hole.

"My gods woman, you're terrible." He laughed as he placed another quarter in to play again.

He placed the ball in Emma's hand and got behind her,

"Here, i'll show you how it's done." He informed her as he placed his hand on hers.

He pulled her hand back and then moved it forward quickly, the ball landing in the fifty points hole.

"There you go!" He encouraged, "Here, one more time." He said as he pressed his body against hers.

He pulled her arm back and then moved it forward. The ball landing in the center hole. Emma smiled brightly. The two of them not even noticing that they had remained in the same position for at least a minute.

Killian swallowed a lump in his throat, not very sure of what to do. Emma turned her head slightly, before pressing her lips to his. It took him a few moments to begin to kiss her back. One of his hands was cradling her chin, while his other arm was wrapped around her waist.

Emma couldn't help but smile when she felt him become aroused on her side. He noticed this and immediately pulled away. He cleared his throat before he spoke,

"Well, if that's all I would like my car keys back." He said as he stuffed his hands in his pockets.

Emma nodded and pulled his car keys out of the jacket she had brought with her. He grabbed them from her hand and turned on his heel.

"Goodnight Emma Nolan." He said before he exited the arcade.

"Goodnight Killian Jones." Emma replied as she smiled widely and collected her things.

•••

By the time Emma had left the arcade, Killian was out of sight. She felt like she had an endless pit in her stomach, but that wasn't necessarily bad. This feeling could only be categorized as one thing, desire with a hint of lust.