losttalongthewayy:

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cs + post docks scene

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She woke up to the soft touch of his fingers on her face around
midnight.

Despite their words at the docks earlier, their night didn’t include
rum, Chinese or even a small quiet moment by their fireplace.

Instead Emma got to hug Henry goodnight for a beat or two too long,
before padding into her room —their room, alone. It wouldn’t be until she was
already asleep that Killian joined her in their bed. 

She slept, pitifully, but did so for a few hours. That, until the soft
touch of his fingers running idly circles on her temple and cheeks, slowly
stirred her from her slumber. 

His movements didn’t still, not even after he realized she was awake
—the shift on her breathing pattern subtle, yet enough for her pirate to
notice. 

Emma kept her eyes shut though, relishing the moment in spite of
everything. 

It wasn’t until she heard that faint sniffle in the quiet of the night,
that she decided to open her eyes and speak. 

She shifted slightly, her face angled up just enough to make out
Killian’s in the dark of their bedroom. Emma drew in a breath at the sight of
him, his profile in the dark just as beautiful and precious to her as it was
during the day. 

In a perfect world she could be able to take away his pain —that same
pain she singlehandedly caused. 

“You didn’t hide them, did you?” 

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