When you were in the loop you spent a lot of time with Emma and you started to have feelings for her and apparently she did too. After what happened with Miss Peregrine and the hollows, thanks to which you discovered your quirk, Emma and the others went back into a loop.

On your birthday, Abe gave you a map along with money so that you could begin your travels just as he had done. Without thinking twice you started a search to find Miss Peregrine's loop and after a long time you found it, it was on a ship, you quickly headed towards it, looking for Emma throughout the ship. When you found her you approached her and started talking quickly

“You have no idea how long it took me to get here. The closest loop was in the California desert, I used that to get to the Tokyo loop and that took me to the closest loop in 1942 where I joined the navy, don't ask. Then I spent two months in London, they try–“ you didn't finish speaking since Emma had interrupted you by giving you a soft kiss