Captain Swan One Shots

The Way You Look Tonight

So I am finally done posting my old one shots, so any one shots after this are new ones.  This was actually my very first CS fic.  I have some other multi-part stories I will be posting in separate posts.  Thanks for your responses to my  one shots!
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Title: The Way You Look Tonight

Author: Steph aka CaptainSwanLuver

Rating: T

Pairing: Hook/Emma

Category: Romance

Summary: Hook and Emma prepare for and go on their first date. (My version of how I would have loved for their first date to go and it is interruption-free!)

Note: Written October 2014. Picks up after 4x02 before their date aired.

-The Way You Look Tonight: Part 1/1-

Emma sat on Hook's couch in his room above Granny's. She was curled up next to him, his arm draped around her. He looked down at her, worry still shining in his eyes.

"Are you sure you're alright, love? You're not cold anymore?"

Emma smiled up at him and snuggled even closer, reveling in the warmth of his body. "How could I still be cold when I have you here to warm me up?"

Hook dropped his gaze from hers and Emma's brow furrowed.

"Oh, come on. I set you up perfectly. You're not going to even try to make a comment laced with sexual innuendo?"

Hook's lips curled downward. "I'm glad you find this amusing, but I certainly don't. You could've died, Emma."

"But I didn't. I'm fine."

Hook swallowed against the lump in his throat. "I thought I was going to lose you."

Emma brought her hand up, her thumb caressing his chin and lifting his head so his gaze met hers again. "It's going to take a lot more than a little cold to keep me away from you."

Hook let out a breath he didn't know he'd been holding. "I felt so helpless standing outside that huge ice wall that was keeping me from you. I tried chipping away at it with my hook but it was of no use. There was nothing I could do. I've only felt that helpless twice in my life. Both times, I had to watch the person I love die in my arms."

Emma entwined her fingers with his, as her gaze flickered across his face, unshed tears shining in his eyes.

His voice grew thick with emotion. "I don't know what I'd do if I lost you, Emma. As you may have gathered, I don't exactly respond well to grief. When I lost my brother, I became a pirate. When I lost Milah, I became consumed with revenge. I was really frightened last night. I kept thinking I would never see you alive again and that we had wasted so much time."

Emma's voice softened. "I was scared too, but I am right here, Killian. I am here with you. I'm not going anywhere."

Hook sighed. "I know you told me to be patient and this will likely sound ridiculous coming from someone who has lived for centuries, but life is short, Emma. You, more than anyone, should know that we aren't guaranteed tomorrow."

Emma nodded. "I know. I did a lot of thinking while I was in there. Our lives are constantly in danger. We never know what could happen next. We never know if this moment could be our last. You were right that I need to live my life even during all of the chaos." She paused. "I want to go on a real date with you, Killian. No snow monsters. No ice walls. Just you and me."

A smile spread across his lips and then he cocked a brow. "Well, I'll have to check my schedule. You know I am an extremely busy lad."

Emma gently swatted his chest. "Not funny."