Accidentally in Love: A Captain Swan Story

Part 12/13

~I'm a fan of every part of you.~

The next month was the happiest of Emma and Killian's lives. They made up for lost time by spending every moment they could together. As they did, they started learning all of the little things about each other that you can only learn in time. She learned he loved peas. He learned she hated them. He learned she hogged the covers on the bed and she learned he had cold feet. Killian learned Emma was rather messy and she learned he was a neat freak. Everything they learned about each other made them feel closer. Somehow, they fell even more in love.

Emma's parents had invited them over for dinner that night. Friday night dinners had become an accidental tradition with them over the last month and Emma liked the routine of it.

Killian had been spending so much time at Emma's that she had cleaned out a drawer for him and made some space in the closet. She sat on the bed now, watching him get ready. For once, she was waiting for him. She smiled, as his tongue snaked out and he struggled with his tie. She came up behind him, wrapping her arms around his waist and laying her head against his back.

He grinned at her touch, his hands stilling. "Uh, love, I hate to complain, but this isn't helping matters."

Emma smiled and came around to stand in front of him, as she reached up to do his tie. "How is it that you were able to do a tie every time you went over my parents during the ruse?"

He shrugged. "I got Martha to do it."

Emma laughed and then yanked his tie so that his lips lowered to hers in a kiss. The kiss quickly grew heated and Killian had to force himself to part from her.

"We're going to be late again," he breathed, his tongue running across his lower lip, still tasting her.

Emma brought her lips to his neck and began sucking. "I think my parents have come to expect that from us. We wouldn't want to disappoint them."

Killian closed his eyes, reveling in the feel of her, as he trailed his hands down her back. He shook his head and sucked in a breath, taking a step back from her.

"You are so bloody hard to resist," he whispered.

She smiled, her eyes darkening with desire for him. "Then don't."

But he knew something she didn't. Tonight was going to be a night to remember and they needed to be on time.

"Love, as much as I would like nothing more than to spend the entire evening doing this...and so much more...with you, we can't be late."

Emma eyed him suspiciously. "And why not?"

He swallowed hard. "Because it's quite rude."

Emma arched an eyebrow. "Since when are you concerned about being late to my parents? You are usually the one distracting me and causing our tardiness. Is something going on?"

Killian shook his head, but didn't meet her eyes. "Of course not. Just trying to be respectful to your parents. I wouldn't want them to dislike me after I worked so hard to win them over."

Emma brought her hand up to cup his cheek. "Who could ever dislike you?"

Killian laughed heartily. "I seem to remember that you weren't too fond of me when we first met."

Emma tilted her head. "You were trying to steal from me."

"Aye, that I was," he said with a nod. "But you tore up the information sheet that I had written about myself. I figured you had no interest in ever knowing the true me."

Emma chewed on her lower lip. "Yeah, sorry about that. I think I was just trying to protect myself. Killian, I think the moment I saw you I knew you could change my life and that scared me. So, I figured if I didn't learn about the real you then maybe that wouldn't happen."