Last night was… wow. I'm still in shock. I guess for the next few months we're going to have to rely on re runs and fan fics. I plan to update a lot. Hope you all join me.

Anyway, this is a little something that I think should have been added to last night's epi. Hope you enjoy!

In Our Hearts

Everyone was gathered at the town line. Time was running out. The green smoke could been seen down the road.

A million thoughts were running through Emma's mind. The price of having her son to herself, of having her memories altered, of believing he was always her, it meant losing the rest of her family.

Henry ran to his father for a last hug as tears took Emma's vision. She looked to her parents, her expression pleading for help.

Snow parted from her husband and hurried to her daughter.

"It's okay, sweetheart," Snow said, a teary smile on her face as she cupped Emma's cheeks in her hands. "You'll be okay."

Emma shook her head in argument as drops of salty water fell from her eyes.

"Yes, yes you will be," Snow insisted. "You'll have Henry. It will be as if you never gave him away… that's the life you've always wanted and now you'll have it."

"But I'm... losing you," Emma argued between sobs.

"Just for now. It's just for now," Snow stressed

"You don't … know that," Emma cried.

"Yes I do," Snow said, her smile growing. "Because we are family. And our family always finds each other."

"What I said before," Emma started before taking a breath, trying to gather herself" about wishing… I never gave Henry up… that's true but… not like this. Not at the cost of… losing the rest of my family… I spent my whole life… looking for you… and now-"

"Oh, honey," Snow murmured while wiping away her daughter's tears. "No matter where we are, no matter for how long we are separated, I will always be searching for you. You will always be in my heart."

Those words only caused more tears to fall my Emma's eyes. She put her arms around her mother, her chin resting on Snow's shoulder. Squeezing her eyes shut, she wished for this all to go away. For Pan's curse to just… vanish. For everything to be okay… but it wasn't that easy. It never is.

"I can't do this," Emma whispered.

Snow felt tears falling from her eyes at her daughter's words of struggle. Still, she said, "you have to. For Henry."

"Come with us. Please."

"Oh, Emma, if I could I would. In a heartbeat. You have to know that… all I want, all I've ever wanted is to be with you."

"There isn't much time," Regina's voice reminded them, her words gentle, but full of warning.

Snow forced herself to pull away from her daughter. She met Emma's eyes, her palms holding Emma's cheeks. "I love you, Emma. More than anything."

"I love you too." Emma returned, not bothering to try and stop her tears.

"Your father and I will find you. And we will bring you home," Snow promised.

"But-"

"No buts," Snow said while taking her wedding ring from her finger.

Emma's brows furrowed in confusion when her mother told her to take her necklace off.

"What are you doing?"

"I'll have your baby blanket. It will come with us. But for now, you hold on to this," Snow said while slipping the ring David gave her around Emma's chain. She then put the chain back around her daughter's neck.

Emma looked to the ring that dangled above her heart.

"It belonged to your grandmother. David's mother. He proposed to me and ever since then, even through the curse, I've never taken it off… I know you won't remember us, but you will always have a piece of us. Right over your heart."

"Thank you," Emma murmured, unable to take her eyes from the ring.

"No, thank you. Thank you for finding us. Thank you for breaking the curse… thank you for giving me my daughter… I won't forget you, Emma. Not ever again."

Emma looked up to Regina. "They'll remember me?"

Regina nodded. "Yes."

"See?" Snow said. "Now go. Take Henry somewhere safe. Live your lives together and before you know it, we will find you."

"We will always find you," David echoed.

Emma looked up to her father.

"I love you, Emma," David said while running over to her. He embraced his daughter in a fierce hug. "Someday soon, my sword, the one you used to kill the dragon, it will be yours again."

Emma couldn't help a small, teary laugh.

Snow turned to see the green smoke getting closer. "Go. Before it's too late," she urged.

"Next time I see you," Emma said while putting her arm around her son's shoulder. "if there's a way I can remember again-"

"there will be. I promise," Snow interrupted, wanting to leave Emma with no doubts.

"I won't hesitate… you'll be mom and dad. That's who are you. That's what I'll call you."

Hearing that made Snow want to take her daughter and just hold onto her forever. But Snow took a breath. She took the words as motivation.

"That day will come," David vowed.

"Go, sweetheart. Please," Snow begged.

Emma closed her eyes for the briefest moment before turning around and hurrying to her car, Henry doing the same.

Emma looked up in the rearview mirror, finding her mother's watery smile.

"We'll find them again," Henry promised. "They're our family."

"I know, kid," Emma murmured quietly.

Emma watched as Regina performed her magic, as she turned the green smoke to purple. As the curse enveloped her family, she pushed on the gas, forcing herself to cross the town line. For good.

TBC...

Thoughts before you go? Please and thank you!