Broken

Chapter 15: Fast

"Will you marry me"

Emma stares at him in complete shock. She takes a step back and starts talking extremely fast.

"Killian are you crazy, we've been dating not even a year. This is too fast I don't even know you. I mean what if something goes wrong what if you end up hating me. Things shouldn't change this is just"

Killian stands up and grasps her forearms.

"Emma calm down. I knew who I was proposing too. Just take a breath"

Emma calms her breathing and stares at him in the eyes

"I do love you. You know that right"

"I know. How about this. I'll go stay at my parents tonight and come back home after my night shift at the bar. You can have the whole day to think about it okay?"

She smiles at him. He pecks her lips and he walks home. Emma stays at the ice cream shop for a couple minutes because she needs to be alone. The man who she loves just asked her to marry her and she couldn't bring herself to say yes. Why can't she let these stupid walls down. After some time Emma proceeds home. She takes a shower and gets comfortable in bed. So many thoughts run through her head. First of all she thinks about the conversation she had with Rose at dinner. Then she remembers that Killian reminded her that it's been one year since she walked into that shop. So tomorrow is her 28th birthday, she didn't tell Killian because she didn't really want to celebrate. But she didn't want to be alone either. She drifts off to sleep thinking about Killian.

Emma wakes up at 8:15 am to an unsettling feeling in her stomach. She darts to the bathroom and throws up a couple times. She flushes the toilet and leans back against the wall. She lets a few tears escape down her face until her phone rings. She gets up slowly and makes it to her cellphone on the last ring. She picks it up

"Hello?"

"Emma it's Mr. Humbert. We are swamped this month with cases. I need you to take one today. It shouldn't take you more than a day."

"Okay just fax it over here. I'll have it to you by tomorrow"

"Thank you Emma I'll be expecting your call"

Emma sighs. What a great way to spend her birthday. She washes her face and gets dressed. She makes some toast since her stomach is upset. She starts to think about her conversation with Rose again. She gets up and drives to the pharmacy. She picks up a couple pregnancy tests and runs home. She opens them and pees on all three of them. She leaves them on the bathroom sink because she hears the papers come through the fax machine. She goes over and reads the file.

"This shouldn't take to long" Emma says to herself

Emma sits on the couch with her laptop and types vigorously. She researches this guys file and the first place she finds him is on tinder. So she makes a fake profile and swipes right on his photo. She sets up a date with him for tonight. Eventually she finds this guys license plate and all the other essential information she needs. She drives to Mr. Humbert's office and they spend an hour or so talking about the case. Emma leaves and gets her cop friend on the line for tonight. She doesn't have much time before her date so she quickly puts on a dress that she knows shows off her body. It's a tight pink dress that Killian is very fond of. She curls her hair slightly and applies some makeup. She puts on some high black heels and drives to the restaurant. She walks inside and sees a guy who stands up as soon as he sees her. She approaches his table.

"Ryan?"

"Emma, you look just like your photo"

"Yeah some photos are fake or stolen from a Victoria secret catalog"

He chuckles and they sit down

"So tell me something about yourself Emma"

"Well today's my birthday"

"And your spending it with me. What about the family"

"No family to love"

"And friends?"

"I'm kind of a loner"

"Well you Emma are sexiest friendless orphan I've ever met"

"Now let me guess something about you." Emma says flirtatiously. "You seem like the guy who is nice, sexy. The kind of guy, now stop me if I get it wrong. Embezzled from his employer skipped town to avoid bail"

"What"

"And worst of all is your wife and kids. They love you so much and how do you repay that. You're on a date"

"Who are you"

"The chick who put up the rest of the money"

"Bails bondsmen"

"Bails bonds person"

He flips the tables and runs out of the restaurant. The wine drips onto the dress. Emma walks confidently outside and crosses the street to Ryan's car. He tries to drive away but Emma had already put a boot on the car. She approaches his car window.

"Look I have money" he says

"No you don't and if you did you should give it to your wife to help pay for your family"

"What the hell do you know about family"

Emma slams his head against the steering wheel, knocking him out.

"Nothing"

She hands the case over to the cops from there. She drives home but stops at a bakery first. She gets home and kicks off her heels. The cupcake is placed on her table and she lights a candle.

"Another banner year"

She blows out the candle. Then hears a knock at the door Emma thinks out loud

"Crap, Killian's here."

Emma had been conflicted about what to say. She forgot that he was coming back tonight. She tried to ignore it by burying herself in work. She quickly hides the cupcake but leaves the candles on the table. There is another knock. She opens the door and finds a boy standing there.

"Umm can I help you"

"Are you Emma Swan"

"Yeah"

"I'm Henry I'm your son"

Emma is stunned for a minute and Henry walks into her apartment.

"Whoa whoa kid I don't have a son. Where are your parents?"

"10 years ago, did you give up a baby for adoption......That was me"

"Give me a minute"

Emma runs inside the bathroom. She places her hands on the counter and starts breathing heavily. Her son is here, her son. Emma glances down and notices the pregnancy tests on the sink top.

"Shit!" She says

She looks at all three of them and they're positive. Emma has too many things to think about right now. She wants to tell her boyfriend that she wants to marry him but she's afraid. She is now pregnant and her son is here. She hears Henry talking outside. Eventually she gathers enough courage to go outside and talk to him.