Funny How Fast Life Changes

Meet my son, Killian Jones

(AU setting in which Emma Swan is a criminal private investigator. Her life takes a turn when her boss tells her she must now work with a man named Killian Jones who doesn't even have a clue what a private investigator does.)

Emma Swan rushed into the kitchen grabbing her thermos. She went into the fridge and quickly took out the lunch she had prepared the day before plus an apple and stuffed it in her bag. She scanned the large apartment making sure she hadn't forgotten anything and noticed the folder on the coffee table.

"Dammit. Almost forgot that."

She ran to get it, grabbed her car keys hanging near the door and shut the door behind her.

Emma didn't usually wake up late, but she was up all night putting the finishing touches on her project proposal for her boss so she slept through her alarm. Emma paid no attention to speed limits hoping she would not be stopped by a cop. She could not be late today.

At 7:56 she was rushing into the building.

"Just in time." She whispered, proud that she was able to make it before 8:00.

She ran up the stairs instead of waiting for the elevator, placed her stuff on her desk and quickly walked into conference room her folder in hand.

"Emma! I knew you wouldn't be late," her boss exclaimed as soon as she walked through the door.

Emma nodded. "Couldn't miss such an important meeting." She took a seat next to her coworkers.

Robert Jones, her boss, was a nice man who cared a lot about work production. That is why he liked Emma so much. Out of all her coworkers she had been the one to solve the most cases in the past year. If you asked anyone else working in the company they probably might tell you that Robert Jones liked Emma like a daughter. He trusted Emma with the toughest and delicate cases and Emma had never let him down. For this reason, Emma was 100 percent positive that the folder in her hand would please him.

Mr. Jones had asked all his employees to come up with an innovative idea that would improve the company. He had given them all a month, but Emma had already been planning an idea long before that. Four months of coffee driven late nights laid in the folder in front of her. Today was going to show all her coworkers that she did deserve all the praise given to her by Mr.Jones. This was her chance to show them of the greater things she could achieve. 

Mr.Jones took a seat and started talking again. "Well now that we're all here, it's time to make an announcement. As you know I have asked you all to come up with an idea to bring something new to this company. We've gathered all here to share our ideas, but there's been a change of plans."

Emma panicked. She hated when there was change especially when she didn't expect it.

"I realized that I'm getting very old and that means that I can't run this company forever, but I do hope to keep it within the family. That is why today I'd like to introduce you all to my son." He signaled towards the door behind him.

"Killian, come in."

Through the door walked in a dark haired man, blue eyes and a stubble beard. The first thing that Emma noticed were his dark clothes. Black dress shirt, leather jacket, black jeans and black dress shoes. Emma didn't know Mr. Jones had a son. Mr. Jones never mentioned him, not that he said much about his private life and Killian had never been at any of the companies parties or social gatherings. This man certainly looked nothing like, Mr. Jones. Instead of Mr. Jones' kind eyes this man had fierce eyes and instead of a welcoming smile he had a forced smile and a smug look.

"Hello everyone." Killian greeted with an accent as his eyes darted across the conference room. He didn't look happy to be here.

Mr. Jones put his arm around his son. "Killian here will be sort of like your vice president. He has no experience yet, but in good time I'm sure he'll learn everything he needs to know about Jones and Co. Here's the even most exciting part. After he's got everything under control he will be picking one of the ideas that you have brought with you today."