Love & Lies: A Captain Swan Fanfic

Part 7/11

The next couple of weeks proved difficult. The Internet wouldn't let go of the notion that Emma and Killian were having an affair. They both spotted paparazzi from various soap sites following them around, hoping to get a picture they could twist to support their rumor. But Killian and Emma made sure to stay away from each other outside of work. And Emma was doing a good job avoiding him at work too. She took to spending all of her time in Belle's and August's dressing rooms. She only saw Killian on set.

Unfortunately for her, she couldn't avoid him much longer. The show had been invited to Fashion Week in New York. Normally, Emma's character would participate in Fashion Week on the show, but they would simply pretend they were in New York. This time, they would be able to shoot on the runway and behind the scenes. They could even shoot a bit around New York. Emma, Killian, and a few more actors who play models would be going, along with some of the crew.

Their time in New York would also feature a pivotal moment in the relationship between Emma and Killian's characters. Emma's character, Eva, had not yet slept with Killian's character, Tyler. They had kissed many times, but Eva would always stop it from going any further. She would insist that she loved her husband and that this had to stop. But invariably it would happen again. In New York, Eva and Tyler would be celebrating after the runway show. They would take their celebration up to Eva's hotel room and have sex for the first time.

Emma was dreading the entire scene. She didn't know how she was supposed to make it through a scene where she was pretending to have sex with Killian when her attraction to him and feelings for him were so incredibly strong.

They had shot their scenes in New York that day and Emma had gone up to her hotel room early. She was jetlagged and wanted nothing more than to take a hot bath and curl up with a good book. She had her robe on and was just about to get into the tub when she heard a knock at the door. She momentarily considered ignoring it since the water in the tub was nice and warm and the bubbles looked so inviting. But she thought better of it, deciding that it could be important.

She went to the door and threw it open, surprised to find Killian standing behind it. His eyes washed over her figure, which was still clad only in her robe. She grew self-conscious and pulled her robe closed more and tightened the belt.

"What are you doing here, Killian?" she asked.

"I wanted to see you, Emma. You've been avoiding me, love."

"Yes, I have and for good reason. I don't want to give the Internet any more ammunition for their scandalous stories. And showing up at my hotel room really isn't helping."

"Can I please come in?"

"I really don't think that's a good idea," she said.

"The longer I stand out here, the greater chance there is of a fan seeing us."

Emma groaned and reluctantly stepped aside, allowing him entrance. She closed the door behind him, but not before quickly checking that the hallway was empty.

Emma turned around and found Killian sitting on the end of the bed. She took a deep breath before sitting down beside him.

"Why are you here, Killian?" she finally asked after several awkward moments of silence passed.

Killian swallowed hard, as he met her gaze. "Because I've been lying in my bed down the hall, staring up at the ceiling and thinking about nothing else but you."

Emma dropped her eyes. "Killian," she said softly.

"I can't stop thinking about you." He paused before whispering, "I want you, Emma."

"Please, don't," she said, tears now filling her eyes.

Killian lifted his hand to her chin and gently tilted her head upwards so that their eyes met again.