Killian and Alice team up to exasperate Uncle Liam! Â
Set vaguely in the Captain William Jewell verse, Â after the curse breaks! Â Because this verse might be the only Lena safe thing Iâve ever written this one is for you @lenfazâ and for all my other knightrook / navalrook people!
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The day his conference call ran over, making him late for their lunch, she snuck into the station and replaced the name card on his office with a pocket watch. The old watch hung from a bright blue thumbtack in the center of his door and Liam looked around, half expecting to see her giggling face peering around a corner. Liam hadnât a clue how sheâd managed to get past the conference room without him catching sight of her. He had been watching out of the corner of his eye after the hands of his own watch slid past 1pm. Â
He pulled the thumbtack from his door with a groan of mild irritation at the damage but chuckled at the timepiece.  One of her thrift store treasures, likely enough⊠or so he hoped. He flipped it open and discovered a picture of Alice taped inside the cover, she was pointing at her wrist with a stern look on her face, but her eyes crinkled joyfully and his own smile grew to match the one she was hiding.Â
He pocketed the watch carefully and made his way to Killianâs desk. Â
âHow long ago did Alice leave?â
âAlice?â Â Killian asked in a tone that Liam knew immidiately was too innocent. Â âOh, thatâs right, Â you were to have lunch today.â
âNot you too,â Liam groaned, Â noting with a raised eyebrow the box of thumbtacks hastily covered with a file. Â He pulled out his phone to text her and found a message waiting for him. Â
âAre you pinching my things again?â Liam called up to Alice when he reached the troll statue. Â She still liked it here, even after their memories had returned. Â
âIt was more of a trade-â Alice called back, jumping down from high enough up that Liamâs heart clenched.
âBloody hell, lass, Iâve asked you not to do that!â
âPapa said the rigging he used to climb was much higher then this.â Â
âAye,  and your papa scared the hell out of me then too  For the sake of my poor heart which is rather older then it was then,  stop jumping off roofs and statues and bloody cars.â Â