If Only They Knew

Chapter 6

In the morning, Killian woke up before Emma. He decided to contact some of their friends to go out for drinks that night. Their group was long overdue for a night out, so they all agreed pretty quickly. When Emma woke up she came from his room and went to sit on his lap.

He smiled a little and kissed her. "Good morning, Love. I was just messaging some of our friends about going out tonight with Liam and Elsa."

She kissed him softly, and leaned her head against his shoulder. "Oh.. Who did you talk to?" She asked softly.

"I talked to Ruby, Regina, Graham, Belle.. I figured you'd want to invite your brother and Mary Margaret, but I think that's up to you, Love. Maybe you should consider telling him? Liam knows and I don't think he would appreciate accidentally finding out from someone else." He said softly, holding her close.

She nodded a little. "We should invite them.. I think it would be good.. And I'm sure David would like to see your brother again.." She sighed. "And.. Damn it, why do you have be so logical about this?" She said softly. "We'll tell them. But separately from the group."

He nodded. "Aye, Love. I agree." He looked into her green eyes. "And happy anniversary, Emma. This has been an amazing year together." He could not help but grin at her.

She smiled back. "Happy anniversary, Killian. This has been the best year of my life, because I had you. Thank you for putting up with me.." She wrapped her arms around his neck and hugged him tightly.

He nodded. "Do you want to go out for lunch with your brother? So that we can talk with them, and there won't be unnecessary pressure from our friends." He kissed her nose.

"I'll go call him in a minute. I'd like to just enjoy a moment with my perfect boyfriend." She said softly. "Could we make breakfast?" He gave her a look that said 'we cook?' and she laughed a little. "Fine, you cook me breakfast." She rolled her eyes.

He nodded. "Aye, I believe you were promised chocolate chip pancakes." He grinned at her.

"Definitely. And hot chocolate." She grinned like a little kid, moving off his lap so he could get up.

"With cinnamon. I know, Love." He smiled and went to the kitchen.

She grabbed his speaker and put on some music, before sitting herself on the counter by him. "Thank you for putting up with everything for this long. I love you so much, Killian." She smiled.

He hummed along to the music and looked up at her. "I wasn't putting up with you, Emma. I love you more than anything. I just wanted to make you happy. And I'll keep doing what I can to make you happy for as long as you let me."

She played with the sleeves of his shirt that she had on. "It still means a lot to me. Ruby says I'm prickly.. I guess after Neal, and Walsh.. And.. Everything.. Maybe I am, but you don't care about that.." She said softly.

He stopped in front of her and kissed her softly. "I love all of you. Even your prickliness. But I don't believe you to be prickly, I just had to get past your walls." He smiled softly. "I'm a fan of every part of you. I hope you know that by now."

She kissed back and brushed his hair back from his eyes. "I still can't believe you chose me. You could have your choice of any woman, ones much prettier and smarter than I am..." She shook her head. "I don't deserve you, you're too good for me."

He shook his head and moved to cook the pancakes."Liam tried to tell me you weren't good enough for me last night. But I told him he was a bloody git, and that if anyone wasn't good enough for the other it was me." He admitted softly.

Emma frowned at him, and sighed. "Killian, you're definitely too good for me. And I'm glad you stood up to Liam for me, I know sometimes it's hard since he is the one who raised you."