Chapter 12

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Me and Henry decide to go out for a picnic. I put on a nice sundress and floppy hat. Then there is a knock on my hotel door.
   I open it expecting Henry to be on the other side, but no. Neal stands there looking a bit shaken. "Emma, I have to tell you..." He seems a bit drunk but I know he's not. There is no smell of liquor. "When we where young, why you loved me. It was because Henry is the one your supposed to be with. He's the one not me. It was no accident you are how old you are and in how old I am. Henry was your love and since I'm his father you thought it was me, but it's not. Go for him. Love him. But please don't hurt him."
   He turned really pail after saying that and strutted something about running out of time then he ran off. "Neal!" He turns. "I love you. You were the closest thing I had to family. In both life's. You were my best friend growing up. I may only just now remember that but you were."
   He smiles at me and says, "take care of him Em, he needs you. I love you, too. And I really loved you when I was younger." Then he disappears around the corner just as Henry walks out of the door.
   "Who was that?" He asks me. He's in tan shorts and a baby blue 3 button up shirt.
   "Wow! You look amazing!" I say smiling at him. His big brown eyes look into mine like they are search my heart. Can they tell the battle that has been going on. My love for bae, my new feeling for him? 
   But he keeps looking down the hall. "It was an old friend. He heard I was in town." I say.
   "Well shall we go? I got a basket of food from granny's and an bottle of," he pauses for affect. "Soda!"
   "Just what I need right now. Come on. I know the best spot." I say and we walk out the door together.
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    We have finished eating. I took him to the place we met. By now I've made a flower crown out of the daises that grow on the sit on. We had put a blanket on the ground and lay side by side staring at the clouds.
   "That one looks like a horse." I say childishly.
   "That one looks like a heart." He says. Then he stops and takes my hand. I'm quite shocked so I just look down at them then up at him. His deep brown eyes look back at me. They have circles of lighter brown inside them. It reminds me of dark and milk chocolate being mixed together. "You look so beautiful right now." He says.
   "Henry, I..." But he cuts me off.
"Emma, I know other guys may not think you are the most beautiful girl in the world. But I do. I've only known you for a few months, bot those few months have felt like a life time! And the 3 days I spent without you felt like an eternity. I Love you, Emma James! I don't care who knows that. Ever since you walked into my class this year I've loved you. And some how, deep down, I feel I've  loved you longer.
   "You are the best thing that has happened in my life. And I know you 'just want to be friends' but maybe, some how, you can find it in your heart that you love me, too. It doesn't have to be today, it doesn't have to be tomorrow, but one day? I love you and I will tell the whole world that. Your my best friend." He takes his hand out of mine and looks down.
   "Sorry, Em, I just ha...." He's cut of as I kiss him on the lips. I didn't know what was happening until it was happening.
   "I love you, too, Henry. I didn't know I did unt..." I'm cut of as well as he kisses me back. I wish it could last forever. But then a cry comes from the woods. We both look over and Emma is coming tears streaking down her cheeks.
   "Henry, I need to speak to you." She says. Hook comes up and wraps his arm around me.
   "Come on, love, I need to talk to you as well." He says and walks with me down the hill.
   Hook takes me back to the hotel and sits me down at a table in the diner. "Ruby? Can I get a sundae please?" He says looking very down. What is troubling him? Why was Emma crying?
   "I know what your thinking, Em, I have something to tell you." I single tear streaks down his cheek but he tries to cover it up. "Baelfire, ER um, Neal. He... We found him," he paused and looked off in the distance. "I just don't know how to,"
   "He's dead isn't he?" I ask. Hook nods. I feel them on my cheek before I know it I'm full out crying.
   "I'm sorry Em, I know you loved him. We all did but you, Daniella, loved him so much."
   "How's Swan taking it?" I ask. Emma I know loved him more than anyone. They had a kid. Now Henry had to grow up with out a dad.
   "I'm not sure." He says looking at his hands.
   "Oh, Henry. When he gets his memories back, he'll be crushed. And what about you? You spent time with him in Neverland. I need to go." I say and I get up, got to my room, close the door, and cry.
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    What feels like hours later Fitz walks in the room. "Em, I'm really sorry. I heard about your friend. They said you two where really close." He says and pats me awkwardly on the back
     I sit up and he hugs me. "He saved my life when I ran away from the orphanage. He was my only friend I had on my 5th birthday. He was Henry's father. Fitz how can he be gone? It's not fair! It's not fair to anyone!" I once again let my emotions get the best of me and all the light bulbs brake in the room.
   "Em, calm down. I don't think this place has enough money to replace everything." I smile a bit at that. "There's that smile I love so much. It feels like I haven't seen it in a while." He says and kisses me on the head.
   Me and Fitz just sit there for a while. His arm around me, me leaning on him, and the next thing I know it's 1Am and Fitz is in his own room. I take this as a chance to see Henry.
   I sneak into the hall and pick the lock on their hotel door. No one is in the living room luckily. I'm no sure which room is his but I'm pretty sure it's the one on the left so I open it slowly. I guessed right!
   I sneak in and place my hand over his mouth. The next thing I know his big chocolate, frightened eyes are starring right at mine. He relaxes when he realizes it's me though so I move my hand. "What are you doing in here?" He whisper/shouts at me.
   "I wanted to talk to you. Can we go for a walk?" I ask and give him the puppy dog eyes.
   He smiles and kisses me on the cheek. "Of course we can. But how did you get in?"
  "I picked the lock, duh. Now come on." I say and grab his waist. We walk out of the hotel and on to the road. "How bout the park?" I say.
   We get to the park and start walking around. "I heard about your dad. I'm really sorry. I lost my dad the same day I found out he was my pops. I know what your going through." I say leaving it open for him to talk.
   "Thanks Em, I guess you understand then, all the what ifs going through my head." He says looking down.  I nod.
   Henry looks at me and takes my hand. The next thing I know his warm lips are smashing into mine. I smile and feel him do the same. "Hey!" I say pulling away from the kiss and he pulls me into a hug. "Just because I kissed you earlier doesn't mean you can go around kissing me all the time." I say smirking at him.
   "Oh? I'm sorry. I should have asked. But does that mean you would be mad if I..." He trails of as he kisses me again. My mind is taken back to when I was Daniella. My memories of Bae come flooding in.
   I pull out of his hug and walk to a bench. The tears start falling and I can't stop them. "Em, I'm sorry. Are you ok?" Henry asks and sits next to me.
   "Not really. I...I knew your dad well, And it's just, I saw him today.... Before our date." Henry puts his arm around me.
   "It's going to be ok." He says trying to make me feel better. I chuckle. "It should really be me comforting you. Ha not you comforting me." Henry laughs a little.
   We sit there for a while, just together, not saying a word. But then we both get cold so we sneak back into the hotel.
   "Well, goodnight." I say and he grabs my hand and gives me a quick kiss on it. I blush. "Henry,"
   "Don't say anything." He says cutting me off and he walks into his hotel room leaving me in the hall.

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