"Mom, you can trust him," said Henry. "I'll be fine."
Emma glanced over at the pirate. She still wasn't quite sure about him. He obviously loved her very much if he thought something as preposterous as True Love's Kiss would work on her. And her son trusted him.
It was enough for her. She hugged her son, and kissed his forehead. "I'll see you soon, Henry. I love you."
Killian flashed her a cheeky grin. "What, no goodbye for me?" he joked.
Emma rolled her eyes. "You wish," she said.
"Aye, that I do," he replied.
"Take care of him," she warned.
"As you wish, my lady," he said with a grin, his blue eyes flashing.
Emma blinked. Where had she heard that before? Other than in the Princess Bride, of course. "Okay, I'll be gone for an hour at most. It's just drinks." Emma said before leaving the apartment.
She was meeting her foster brother, Christopher Swan. It was a yearly tradition of hers. Normally she would have cancelled, but she really needed to talk to someone about the mysterious Killian Jones.
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"So, you're in love with my mom, aren't you," said Henry, as soon as Emma was out of the apartment.
"Excuse me?" said Killian, feigning ignorance.
"Don't try and deny it. It's written all over your face when you look at her."
"You're quite perceptive, lad," he admitted.
"Yes, I am," said Henry, "but it doesn't take a genius to figure it out. The better question is, where did you come from? You look like you stepped right out of a pirate movie, and you're wearing a glove on one of your hands. Is it fake?"
Killian blinked. How had he guessed?
Henry's eyes widened. "Are you Captain Hook?"
Killian gulped. "Well, I don't have my hook at the moment," he said.
"I'm right? Are you from the Enchanted Forest? Is it real?"
"Slow down, lad. I'll explain."
Henry nodded, and looked at him expectantly.
Killian gave a brief version of what had happened since he met Emma. He ended with an explanation of a the new curse. "I have a potion that I need her to drink, and you as well. It will restore your memories."
"Okay," said Henry. "I trust you."
"You do?"
"Of course. Anyway, every time we watch Peter Pan, I always get a weird feeling. My mom also has always had a thing for Captain Hook. It must be faint traces of our old memories."
"Your ability to believe is amazing, lad. But that shouldn't surprise me."
"Where's the potion?" asked Henry.
"Here," said Killian, withdrawing it from his coat pocket, handing it to the boy.
Henry uncorked the bottle and drank the potion. All of it.
The magic worked immediately. "I remember everything," said Henry, opening his eyes.
Killian grinned at the boy. "Glad to have you back, young sir, but why did you drink the whole potion? How are we going to get your mother to believe?"
"True Love's Kiss, of course," said Henry, as if it was the most obvious answer in the world.
"I already tried it, lad," said Killian, trying to mask the hurt in his eyes.
"True Love's Kiss doesn't work when one person can't remember the other. The same thing happened with Snow and Charming, and Rumplestiltskin and Belle. You have to show her how you feel. Actions speak louder than words."
Killian's eyes widened as he was suddenly filled with hope. He knew Emma was his True Love, and he hoped she would know it soon as well. "I see, but how shall I do it? I already spent a year trying to find her, and I would do anything for your mother, but she doesn't remember me, or what we've been through together."
"Don't worry, Captain," said Henry with a grin. "She will, and it will be because you helped her remember who she is. It's time to put Operation True Love's Kiss into action."
"Isn't that a bit obvious for a code name," asked Killian, with a grin and a raised eyebrow.
"That's the point. My mom doesn't believe in it yet, so she won't be worried," said Henry. Then he surprised Killian by throwing his arms around him.
Killian stiffened for a moment. No one had hugged him like this in a long time, especially not a child.
Henry stepped away with a sheepish grin on his face. "Thank you, Captain," said Henry.
"For what?"
"For helping to save me in Neverland. My family couldn't have done it without you. And thank you for coming to save my mom and me. Thanks for not giving up. Sure, we were happy, but it wasn't real."
Killian stared down at the boy. He had grown up so much in the course of a year. "I will never stop fighting for Emma."
"Good," said Henry, "You're a hero, Killian Jones, which is good, because it takes a hero to break curses and win the heart of a princess."
Killian fought back a single tear. No one had ever called him a hero before, and the fact that it was Henry Mills, the most important person in Emma's life, made it all the more special. "Thank you lad. Your belief in me means a lot. Let's hope that we'll get your mother to believe as well."
"Oh we will. True Love's Kiss can break any curse."