"Maybe it's destiny"

Darkness has a price

"No..."
That was the only thing Emma managed to say while stuttering. Truth hit her like a hard slap on her face.
"Oh yes. I have no reason to lie to you."
Gold smiled proudly and tapped her shoulder. He stood up and grabbed his walking stick looking at emma with a broad smile on his face.

You can clearly see that he's the kind of man that doesn't really get sad or upset over someone's shitty life. The former sheriff bowed down her head holding it with both of her trembling hands shocked.

"This can't be happening... you're telling me that she saved my ass... and that I..."
Gold interrupted her.
"And you were about to ruin her life yes! That's exactly what I'm saying!"

"And why the hell didn't you tell me earlier?"
She snapped with tears forming at the corners of her eyes.
"That would have ruined all the fun."
He winked playfully and tittered.

"You're a fucking animal! Such an arrogant, and rotten inside! Belle is not that stupid to stay with you, even if you managed to hide your wicked deeds!"
She chanted annoyed and pointed her finger towards him.

"Get out of my way! Get out of my life! Don't you ever dare come near my family ever again!!!"
Her eyes wide open and her cheeks burning in anger.
"What family?"
He raised an eyebrow looking at her with an intimidating look on his face as an evil smirk spread on his face. He finished his phrase and immediately walked away limping slightly. He always had the last word... not the kind of man that would let you have the last say on a conversation especially on a fight.

She sighted shrugging her shoulders and run her fingers through her hair as a few tears slipped down her burning cheeks. She was at wit's end with worry and embarrassment... she managed to ruin her life for once again. Maybe it was never about what Regina did at the hotel.

She was rational enough to realise that Regina hiding such information from her was just an honest mistake that any kind of person who hesitated would have made. Nope... it wasn't Regina's actions in Paris and now she certainly knew about it. What bothered her the most and led her all the way here was her broken heart.

She was in love with that woman, and the very thought that she couldn't get her out of her head drove her insane. Losing her after Paris was obviously her own decision. Breaking Regina's heart by trying to move on with that girl back then was her own decision as well...

"What on earth did you do?"
David rushed over snow grabbing her shoulder and pulled her closer to him looking at him with a pained look on his face. He clearly expected emma reacting in the worst way... snow just pressed her lips together confidently before she spoke.

"You know exactly what I did David! I did the right thing!"
She run her fingers through her hair looking around the room to see that Emma nowhere to be seen. She had probably left.
"You promised! You promised that you had her back! You fucking promised to support her snow! This is our daughter for fuck's sake! I can't fucking lose her again! I can't take this madness anymore!"

He barked through greeted teeth as the tears in baby blue eyes were slowly forming and wanting out. He bit his lips in despair and anger as he shook Snow's shoulders.
"I had no choice! I lied! I lied okay? What was I supposed to say? That I was clearly planning to help Regina from the beginning??"

"And lying to her is supposed to be better considering you did not hurt her all along..."
He mumbled ironically.
"No... but I couldn't risk losing my chance. In case I told her my opinion straight forward she wouldn't let me come... and I wouldn't be able to help Regina."

She finally admitted and took a deep breath finally being able to look inside his eyes. She raised her hand and slowly cupped her husband's burning cheeks lovingly.
"I wouldn't be able to sleep at night ever again if I helped the judges sentence Regina. She doesn't deserve any more pain."