Neal Cassidy drove into Storybrooke, Maine about noon after stopping at a small diner called Granny's for something to eat he stopped his waitress a petite brunette woman named Ruby and asked if Emma Swan was in town.
"Go check the Sheriff's station." Ruby said so that's what Neal did he didn't expect to see a man in his late twenties to be sitting at a desk.
"Um hi... is Emma Swan around?" Neal asked the guy looked him up and down once and said:
"Depends. Who's asking?"
"A friend" Neal said the guy glared
"Yeah here's the thing, I'm not buying it." He said
"Who the hell are you her husband?" Neal asked
"Close, I'm her father." Neal stared this guy had to be crazy he couldn't be more than a few months older than Emma, they didn't give crazy people guns did they?
"Impossible. Emma's an orphan," Neal said
"Yes, and every orphan had parents"
"Look is Emma here or not?" Neal asked annoyed beyond all possible measure
"Not. Telling." Neal glared at the guy, the guy glared at Neal the silence between the two was only broken when they heard a voice say
"Hey Gramps I'm back from school!" Neal turned to see a boy about ten or so with brown hair and Emma's green eyes.
"Um… who are you?" The kid asked unsure when he saw Neal.
"Henry" the boy saw his grandfather and retreated to his side never taking his eyes off Neal,
"Who are you?" The boy asked again once his grandfather's arm was safely around his shoulders Neal smiled.
"Hey kid, I'm a friend of your mom's we go way back."
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