The Final Move

chapter 26

Emma's POV

"To hell with what's best," he said before placing his lips on mine. 

I could taste the alcohol on his lips. I pulled away from his embrace and he looked at me confused and hurt.

"I'm sorry," he said then took a step back. I guess he thought I didn't want to kiss him. That was the farthest thing from the truth.

"How much have you had to drink?" I ask.

He shrugs. "I don't know. I think 6 bottles."

"Killian, you're drunk. I had had to pull away or you might regret it later."

"No I wouldn't. Yeah I've had a few to many beers, but that doesn't mean I don't know what I'm doing. Emma, I don't want you to go. I don't want you to leave. I want you to be mine but it all looked so real in that room and so now I don't know what to freaking do," he argued.

I took a step towards him, he took one back.

"I am yours. What you saw was his doing not mine. I was trying to push him away but that didn't work. I went to knee him but he caught my legs each time I tried and wrapped them around him. Killian, he planned it. I wish you would just believe me. This is what he wants."

He had been staring at the ground the whole time. When he looked up he look exhausted already and then walked the couple of steps that was between us. He reached a hand out and wiped the tears off my cheeks. I didn't even know I was crying. 

"I love you," he said. I was about to reply but then he added, "let's just forget about what happened in the counselors office. I can't be without you, it's torture."

"I love you, too, but yo-"

"No don't say that word. It usually just leads to something bad and I don't thing - no, I know I won't be able to handle anything any worse right now," he interrupted, his voice breaking as he spoke. 

I nodded. "It does normally lead to something bad, you're right so can I finish what I was going to say?" I asked with a slight smile, slowly feeling myself come back.

I guess he seemed to notice it, too, so he nodded. 

"I was going to say, you looked so mad at me in the copy room and also in the counselors office. I thought I completely lost you because of what Graham did. I don't wanna lose you - I can't. I finally found a home but without you, it's incomplete."

"I agree, love," he said then brought me into a hug and kissed my forehead.

We stayed like that for a good 10 minutes. Then he pulled back. My first thought was that he changed his mind, and finally came back to his senses. That he didn't actually want me anymore. When he tilted my head up and kissed me again, I knew that wasn't the case. 

"I guess they made up," was what we heard from behind us, along with claps and cheers. Gosh, what would I do without these crazy friends?

Killian and I pulled away from each other to both look at our friends. We walked towards them, hands intertwined. When we stopped in front of them, they pulled us into a group hug. 

"I love you guys," I said, happy that things were starting to go back to normal. 

Killian grunted. I knew he was being playful, and it was so adorable. 

"Better what it there, Emma. I don't Killian likes that idea very much," Tink said laughing. 

"Dang right," he replied also laughing. Yeah things are back to normal.