Funny How Fast Life Changes

A Big Case

Emma took a sip of her coffee as she listened to Mary Margaret talk about her week. They hadn't seen each other in so long. Emma wasn't sure about coming here today but Killian had convinced her that he could handle things in the morning at the office and encouraged her to spend the morning with her best friend. Sitting here and listening to Mary Margaret made her glad she came. She missed her. Talking on the phone just didn't feel the same.

"So what about you? How've you been?"Mary Margaret asked after she had finished talking.

"Solving cases like always." Emma answered.

"What about Killian? Still annoying?"

Emma shook her head. "Surprisingly no. I mean he hasn't messed up anything lately so that's good and we have solved every case so far." Emma raised her eyebrow slightly.

"What was that?" Mary Margaret said noticing Emma's little twitch.

"What was what?" Emma asked confused.

"You raised your eyebrow a bit there. I know you. That means something." Mary Margaret eyed her and her lips were coming up on one side in a smug smile.

"What- I- It's nothing really. He's just not what I expected him to be."

"Annoying, arrogant and stuck up?"

"Yes exactly. He's none of those things."

"So what is he like?" Mary Margaret was curious now.

"I don't know. Silly. Random. Easy going. I'd even say he's fun."

Mary Margaret put down the coffee she was drinking.

"Fun? Woah. Didn't think you'd ever call anyone fun."

"Yeah, although it does get in the way of work." Emma tilted her head.

Mary Margaret took Emma's hand. "Hey. It's okay to have fun sometimes while on the job." She knew how much time Emma spent working. Emma never stopped to think about fun and that worried Mary Margaret sometimes.

Emma finished up her coffee quickly.

"Speaking of job I should probably get back to it."

"Same. Alright. Don't wait too long to call me or meet up next time."

"Don't worry I'll make sure to call."

Emma hugged her and as she was letting go Mary Margaret laughed.

"Now go have some fun with Killian."

Emma rolled her eyes and waved goodbye.

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Emma pushed the button to the elevator and waited patiently until a ding revealed opened doors. She pressed floor level 4 and walked into her office. Killian was sitting at her desk looking intently at the screen.

"Hey. Anything new?" Emma asked as she was putting her stuff down.

Killian looked up from the computer and smiled at her.

"Well I did just finally beat the computer at chess. At the easy level, but I still beat it."

Emma chuckled. "Impressive."

Killian waved his hand motioning her to come closer and Emma took a seat and leaned closer.

"I think Ryan over there has a crush on you. He kept asking me when you'd be back."

Emma smirked. "Why are you jealous?" It was getting a lot easier to tease Killian since she was starting to trust and feel comfortable with him.

"Well if Ryan's planning on stealing my work partner then I think I should keep my eye on him." Killian whispered back.

Emma reached for a folder in her messenger bag. It was labeled Ryan.

"Or it could be that he asked me to help him organize his references and help him with his resume." She handed Killian her bag as she handed the folder to Ryan, who smiled and thanked her in a long paragraph.

Watching this Killian raised his eyebrows and spun his seat around to face the computer. When Emma returned Killian was busy playing solitaire.

"I thought you hated that game." She said sitting in her own seat.

"I thought I'd give it a try." He responded nonchalantly.

Emma waited until he finished the game so she could ask him to play chess. Emma won of course. After the game they were going to to go on a help run to see if anyone needed assistance with a case but Mr. Jones secretary stopped them.

She placed a huge stack of folders on Emma's desk. The stack landed with a thud,

Killian's eyes widen at the thick load of folders. He ran through his fingers through it. There had to be about 50 folders.

Emma looked like she was going to laugh. "Okay what is that?"

Mr. Jones' secretary looked at her sternly. "That...that is what you will be working on for the next few weeks."

"I don't mean to be rude...but why?" Killian asked. 

"The case came into today. We've never gotten such big of a case and he said you two were the only ones he trusted with a case like this." The secretary responded and left them as they stared at the stack.

Emma raised an eyebrow at Killian and picked up the first folder while handing him one. "Well...let's get working."

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Emma was sick. She could not believe what she was reading.

Killian and Emma were sitting in her living room now. They had been reading the files all day and were now at Emma's home trying to finish up.

But she hated everything she read. This man had committed so many crimes it didn't even seem possible. He had gotten away with so much. Theft, drunk driving, drug use, abuse, you name it. It made Emma sick to her stomach to realize this guy was still out there. The worse part was that he got called into trial but they didn't find him guilty and he was left to roam on this earth free. It was all just terrible and it made Emma angrier with each new page she read. At one point Emma dropped the folder and sighed loudly.

Killian noticed this and put his folder down, stood up and offered her a hand.

"Come on. Let's go sit out on your balcony."

Emma gave him a look. What was he doing this time?

"You've overworked yourself, love. Let's enjoy the beautiful night."  Emma followed him out to her wide balcony where two chairs were placed. She didn't even remember putting them out here.

They took their seats and Killian reached out into his jacket and pulled out a brown leather covered flask, placed it on the table and slid it towards her.

"What's this?"

He smiled. "It's rum and I think you're in bloody need of it."

Emma shrugged and tilted the bottle to take a drink. Then slid it back towards him. 

"Do you sit out here often?" Killian asked Emma as he drank from the flask.

Emma looked at the wonderful bright lights. They looked like stars shining. It made everything look so pretty. However ever since she got the apartment she didn't do much in it. Her apartment was mostly a place for her to just sleep. She didn't have much time for leisure.

"No. I think I only stood out here once."

"You're missing the most beautiful view. I like sitting in high places. The city lights give me serenity. Trust me if you just sit here and just relax you'll get this amazing feeling"

Emma glanced at Killian and smiled. She was already feeling the magic of the city lights.

That is all I have for today but stay tuned. Sorry it was short. Don't be afraid to leave a comment :)