A New Chance

12

Chapter 12

I walked into the house and I see Neal in the living room just looking down. I walked up to him and he looks up giving me a soft smile. "I can feel on my right side." I nodded and put my bag down on the couch. "Are you going somewhere?" I asked as I looked back at him.

"Actually I was waiting on you." I scoff. "What do you want Neal?" He sighs. "I don't have anyone, everybody who I thought was my friend had turned their back on me and it hurts." I cross my arms and stayed quiet. "But not nearly as much as what I've done to you." I continued to stay quiet.

"You're a good woman, Emma, and a good person, so don't be like me." I continued to give him a straight face and stayed quiet. "Even though, I almost destroyed it, I know you still have a heart." I uncrossed my arms and walked up to him.

"For everything, everything, that I have ever done wrong to you, I'm sorry." I was in shock. I didn't know how to react. Neal apologized to me and it felt sincere. "I am so sorry Emma." I turned to the side and I felt tears filling in my eyes. I nodded and half smiled at him when I looked back at him.

He's right I'm not like him which meant that I was done torturing him and while I was legally still his wife, I can help him get back on his feet.

Days and days passed and I was helping him with his daily routine, getting dressed, going to therapy, helping him walk, everything. He seemed to have changed and I was happy for that. But I noticed the way he was looking at me changed and I was not liking it.

I told him various times that we were never going to be intimate again. He understood but did not lay a hand on me. Like I had said before days passed and Neal was becoming stronger and stronger and eventually he just needed a cane to walk which was a big thing.

Today I was going to take him to the store because he wanted me to cook his favorite dinner. As I was checking my wallet for something a picture fell out of it. I picked it up and it was a picture of Killian and I. My heart dropped. My love, my Killian. I know I was so heartbroken when he left me at the restaurant but I couldn't do anything about it.

I just hope he can forgive me for breaking his heart but like I said to him back then, it's for the best I'm here right now even if I'm dying to be back in his arms.

Killian's POV
It's been 6 weeks since I left Emma at the bar. God I love her so much but if that's the life we are meant to have it's best to let her go. If she only trusted me enough but I can't force her to be with me.

I was so deep in thought that I didn't hear Regina calling my name. "Sorry what?" She shakes her head as she stops the ambulance at the red light. "Killian, still thinking about Emma?" I nod. "You don't deserve her if she hasn't contacted you since then." I sighed.

"Yeah that's what I was thinking." She sighs. "I'm sorry Killian, I know you really loved her." I nod. "Yeah I guess I wasn't meant to love again." She shakes her head. "Yes you are, you're an amazing guy and I'm sure someone ten times better than Emma will come into your life."

I nodded. If only Regina knew that I will not let anyone in after Emma. Emma thought she was the only one opening up but it took everything for me to open up as well. That's when we get a call about a crash, 7 min from our location. Regina turned on the sirens and rushed to the location.

This is what I'm going to focus on, saving people, and just forget about Emma. I mean she didn't even want to marry me, so it's best to just let her go. I mean she probably went back to Neal. Even though I know she's not happy I wish her the best.