I Believe In You

Chapter18: Good always wins...or not?

The night before, they all decided that the stress they had been through was enough for one day. Fortunately, everything was alright now. No one wanted to think even the possibility of Henry being in danger again. So, they appreciated the fact that they had him right in front of them, excited to describe his adventure.

Some hours later they had started to wake up one by one. The first thing Liam noticed was that Killian hadn't got up yet. He used to wake up the same time every day and the fact that he didn't saw his brother at the cough as usual made him worry.

He knocked the door and all he was given as an answer was a small growl. He opened it to find Killian relayed on the back of his bed. His body still hidden under the blankets.

"What happened little brother? Is heroes' work that exhausted?" He asked smiling.

Killian rolled his eyes and then looked at his brother boringly. "That's exactly why I excused myself quickly last night. I'm not a hero Liam. And it's younger brother!" He reminded him.

Liam left a small laugh at his tenacity. "Then why did you give up on your waking up early habit?" He asked more considerately and sat at the edge of the bed.

"I just don't feel in the mood of getting up yet." He said, lifting his shoulders causally.

"You seem like there's something you want to avoid." Liam narrowed his eyes when he saw his brother looking everywhere else apart from him.

"Nothing like that." He replied stubbornly.

"Oh, and I thought it was about that thing of you and Emma waking up at the same time." He answered and he looked at him with a significant look.

Killian's mouth dropped open as he was trying to find an excuse for his actions. "I... I was..."

"I get it." Liam interrupted him smiling.

"She wakes up at the same time every day and she walks in to fulfil her routines." He confessed, looking down.

"Which have become yours too." Liam added. He was trying to hide the satisfaction from his face.

"I know. I know... I just like to sit out there observing her." His good hand was playing nervously with his Hook. His eyes locked on the metal item.

"So you're a stalker?" Liam joked and Killian looked up at him with widened eyes.

"You!" She shouted. This man who had appeared from nowhere the day before and kissed her was now sitting at her date's chair.

"I can explain!" He rushed to say. His hand lifted up.

"You are a stalker!" She blamed him with widened eyes.

"Don't scream. Just hear me out." He advised her and she placed her phone to the table with wild eyes.

"No!" He complained but his big brother's look made him blush a little. "Not really... Maybe a little bit." He corrected. "I mean; it's not like I'm following her. I just know that she spends her mornings with Henry or her parents, dawdles a little with this book of hers, then talks to Regina and the crocodile to make their next plans and then you're usually all gone." He said with a breath.

"Oh is that all?" Liam asked ironically. This time he couldn't hide his big smile and he was grateful he had the opportunity to see his brother like this.

"At the nights she sleeps 17 minutes after she has lied down. I can't get her out of my head." He replied desperately.

Liam couldn't help but let a small laugh escape his mouth at Killian's last words. He pushed the blankets away from his body with a quick move.