Ruby had just closed up the diner when she bumped into Hook at the end of the walk. “Hey! Better get inside quick it’s about to start rai- raining.” She said as it suddenly began to pour.
The crisp, cool night's air did wonders for the helping Killian to settle his mind. With all that was going on in this town, the loss of the only home he'd known for centuries, and the impending threat of Rumpelstiltskin holding his recent misdeeds over his head, there was a lot weighing on his mind and conscience, but none so much as the threat to the few people's lives who he'd come to care for in this short time.
The jostle from accidentally running into someone snapped him out of his daze, and without any thought, he reached out with his hand to steady Ruby.
❝ It seems we're both a little too late for that, now aren't we? ❞ His words were followed with a mirthful half-grin.