Captain Swan One Shots

Proposal Interrupted

Summary: Killian's attempts to propose to Emma keep getting interrupted by Grumpy, so he decides to take matters into his own hands.

Rating: G

Note: So this story was inspired by the BTS photo of Emma and Killian in a garden with Grumpy nearby. We were joking on Tumblr that Grumpy ruins everything, so this story popped into my head. Contains some general season 6 spoilers, mostly new character related. Hope you enjoy it! ~Steph

...Proposal Interrupted: Part 1/1...

Killian slowly placed Emma back on the ground, as his forehead came to rest against hers.

"I love you, too," he whispered. He pulled back, his tongue lashing at his lips. "Actually, love, there's something I would like to say to you as well."

Emma's eyes focused on him. "What is it?"

He took her hand in his and was just about to kneel down, when Grumpy came running towards them.

"She's back! She's back!" he yelled.

Killian squeezed his eyes closed and threw his head back.

"Bloody hell," he muttered.

"Who?" Emma asked.

"The Evil Queen! She just appeared out of nowhere!"

Grumpy waved his arm to his left and then ran toward the docks.

Emma's eyes widened as she turned to look at Killian. She gave him a weary look and a shake of her head, before she took off running.

He sighed heavily and mumbled, "Certainly glad we took advantage of that fleeting normal moment while we had the chance."

He then ran in the direction Emma had just gone.

...

Two weeks later, Emma and Killian were eating lunch on the patio at Granny's. Regina had managed to get a serum from Jekyll that allowed her to put the Evil Queen back inside of her. She admitted that it had been a mistake to try to rid herself of that side of her. Hyde was laying low right now while Emma tried to figure out what his next move would be.

Emma watched as Killian pushed his French fries around his plate. "Aren't you hungry?" she asked, as she chomped on an onion ring.

Killian met her eyes and swallowed roughly. He hadn't been nervous two weeks earlier when he had tried to propose. It had been spontaneous and he hadn't had time to consider that she might actually reject him. But he'd had a lot of time to think over the last two weeks. He had immediately moved into the house he had chosen for them. And living with Emma was even better than he expected. He knew Emma needed to do things in her own time and he didn't want to pressure her by moving too fast. But he also knew that time was precious and tomorrow wasn't promised to any of them. He had been given a second chance at a future with her. And he wanted that future to start now. Proposing marriage was a risk he knew he had to take.

So, he went ring shopping and found what he believed to be the perfect ring for Emma. It was an antique 1 ½ carat princess cut diamond ring. He had been carrying it around with him for the last few days, trying to gain the courage to propose. Killian wanted it to be perfect, but he knew that quiet moments between the two of them were few and far between. He soon realized he would just have to take advantage of a perfect moment whenever one happened to occur. As they sat there eating lunch, he realized proposing here on the patio at Granny's where they'd shared their first real kiss would be perfect.

"Hey," Emma said, reaching out and covering his hand with hers, as her brow furrowed in concern. "What's wrong?"

Killian felt a smile pull at his lips. "Nothing's wrong, love. Everything is quite right. Our cohabitation has been a success. And it's made me see the kind of future we can have together. I don't want to waste anymore time."