Funny How Fast Life Changes

Advancements

"You slept with your boss' son?!?" Mary Margaret said from the other side of the phone call.

Emma made a face as she ran to her phone to take it off speakerphone. She was trying to get ready for work but she decided to call Mary Margaret before heading there. Clearly it was a bad idea.

"Could you not yell that so loudly," Emma snarked. "And I did not sleep with him. Well not in the way you're making it sound... I said we were talking out on the balcony and fell asleep..."

"That still counts. You woke up in his arms." Mary Margaret laughed.

"Only because he was comforting me since I was crying." Emma replied defensively.

"Fine. That was a pretty big step. You told him some pretty deep stuff"

"Yeah, I don't know. I just felt like I could tell him anything last night."

"Where is he now?"

"Oh he left a while ago. Said I would meet him there." Emma said stuffing in some folders in her messenger bag.

"What? No driving in together like a cute couple." Mary Maragret teased.

"We're not a couple. You're unbelievable."  Emma shook her head and laughed at how ridiculous it sounded.

Minutes later Emma was driving into the parking lot and heading up to the office.

"Here. I brought you coffee." Killian said holding up a cup as soon as Emma walked through the door. Emma looked around at the bored faces of her coworkers as they started their tasks for the day. Only Killian's face was wide awake and smiling brightly.

Emma took the cup and smiled. "Thanks." For a moment she felt awkward. This guy knew her scars now and they had accidentally fallen asleep together. She panicked not knowing if he was going to bring up last night so she quickly said, "Let's get to work.''

Killian and Emma spent the next few hours reorganizing the paperwork they had been given for their new case. Soon their new criminal's crimes were piled up by date committed to the very latest place he had been seen.

Killian took the top folder. "This street isn't that far away. You thinking what I'm thinking?"

Emma nodded. "Stakeout"

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They had found a perfectly good spot on the street. A place where they were somewhat hidden but could still see everything going on.

Killian talked about his ship and Emma teased him in how much he loved it, but after that it had mostly been a silent stakeout. As Emma stared at the people passing around and she thought about anyone encountering the man they were looking for. Would this man come to roam these streets again?

Killian noticed her worried look. "We're going to find him, love. He'll pay for his dirty work." He gave her a reassuring smile.

Emma smiled back then her eyes moved down to a notepad in his hand.

"What are you doing?"

"Drawing. I'll show it to you when I'm done."

"Have you been drawing this whole time."

Killian shook his head. "Not the whole time. Just every 5 minutes."

"Do you a draw a lot ever since you know...gave up?" Emma asked.

He shrugged. "Not really but I have recently. I've been feeling a bit inspired." He chuckled to himself. His new muse was the reason behind his recent drawings.