What would of happened if Henry didn't go help find Baelfire? What if the gate in the apartment was open? What if Baelfire didn't escape through the fire escape and opened the door to Emma and his father?

Author's note: Just a random thought which I had to write it down thinking what would of happened if Emma ended up face to face with Neal? Please tell me if I have made any mistakes, I am not the best writer. But please review and tell me what you think!

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Emma sat next to Rumplestiltskin in the back of a New York City taxi. He looked really nervous. She was just glad that this favour was finally going to be paid off. They were looking for his son Baelfire. Emma had decided to leave Henry behind, she believed that her parents would take care of him. She still had a few doubts with Cora, Hook and Regina roaming around Storybrooke. She looked back at Gold, she had never seen him so scared and nervous. Baelfire must not be expecting him. Emma sat back and made herself more comfortable. She wondered what Baelfire would look like. Would he be 14, or older? From reading about him in Henry's book, he was the reason why Gold had cast the curse in the first place after abandoning him. But that was about 300 years ago! How would he stay young this long? Emma's thoughts were interrupted when the taxi stopped in front of an apartment block. Gold paid the taxi driver and hobbled out as Emma followed. His cane was shaking almost violently.

"This is the place?" Emma asked, she still didn't know how he managed to work that globe ball thing. It apparently points to this apartment block, in New York City.

"This is where Baelfire is." He replied with a tint of fear in his voice.

"Let me guess, his not expecting you." Gold stood staring still up at the apartment block. "Well, who doesn't love a surprise?"

Emma started walking up to the apartment block as Gold followed. To Emma's surprise the gate was open. She started looking at all the names. No Baelfire.

"Would that magic globe of yours given an apartment number?" Gold now stood next to Emma looking closely at the names then at the open gate.

"No it didn't." Emma looked closely at each number and the names next to it. All had a name except for one. "There's your boy Gold. 407."

"How do you know?"

"Tracking people is what I do. People who don't want to be found don't leave their name even on an apartment." Gold then started walking through the gate. "Hey Gold what do you think you are doing?"

Without even looking back at Emma he replied, "As you said, 407. I am going to meet my son."

"Shouldn't we make sure he is actually home?" There is a reason for the gate. So that strangers don't walk into people's apartments.

"If we let him know I am here there is a chance he will try to run, like jump down the fire escape or something. I am not sure if my son wants to see me Miss Swan, but I want to see him." Gold kept on walking up the stairs and Emma ran after him. She didn't need him to be braking the law or anything. I don't think the police will believe us if we said we came from Storybrooke. Emma followed Gold unknowingly leaving the gate open.

"This is it, 407." Mr Gold looked at the door, turned around on his heels and looked down. He looked nervous. I was admittedly excited to see who this Baelfire was.

"Miss Swan could you please knock on the door, I don't think I could do it." Okay, Emma had never seen Rumplestiltkin so nervous in her life. She did what he asked and knocked on the door. She could hear footsteps on the other side of the door coming closer. Emma stepped back a bit as the door opened. A man was looking down at a dream catcher trying to fix it as he looked up... No, no, no, no. It can't be. "No." He looked as shocked as I did,
"Emma?" he said. Gold turned around with a confusing look.

"No." I repeated, oh God if he was Gold's son this was one confusing family tree. "Neal?!" He still hadn't realised his father next to me.

"Emma?"

"Bae?" At that word his face fell as he looked over to Gold for the first time.

"Papa?!" Emma was still panicking inside.

Neal was Baelfire.