Emma Swan and Mr. Gold now to say that was a complicated relationship would be an understatement. Mr. Gold was a 47-year-old man who owned a town and kept a tight lock on everything and everyone in that town, where as Emma was a young 26-year-old woman with a son she was just getting to know. Emma was a smart girl, and she was aware of all the things Gold had pulled over the years with countless people but that did not matter to her. Nothing in her life made any sense ever since she stepped foot in Storybrooke, she was the daughter of Snow White and Prince Charming. That in itself was a crazy thing to admit, but on top of all that everyone in town was a story book character. Mr. Gold was actually Rumpelstiltskin which she laughed about for the first couple weeks of the curse being officially broken. Emma was in a good place in her life now, she had gotten Henry away from Regina and she was in a nice new relationship even if nobody really approved or understood it. All that mattered to Emma was that Henry got a long with Gold because if not then how could she be with a man her son hated. Henry was eight years old and at first he thought Gold was the bad guy working with the Evil Queen which he was but he had changed since he met Emma. Henry saw that and had started to come around to the idea of him being around a lot more, and that lifted a lot of stress from Emma's life. The only people who were still giving her hell were his parents, and there was nothing she could do to change their minds. It was tough but Emma didn't want to hide her relationship with Gold even though she got lots of stares from everyone in town but she got a few of them on her side so she wasn't completely alone.
One day Gold was walking with Emma to take Henry to school, and it was as if everyone got out of bed every morning just to see them together. Henry was busy talking about all the cool things he's been learing since the curse broke, and how cool it was that he had royal blood in him. Emma couldn't help but feel insecure about all the towns folk staring and whispering about them. So she just wrapped her hand with Gold's and continued to walk on. Once they dropped Henry off they started walking to the station so Emma could start her work day.
"So what's bothering you today dearie?" Gold asked
"I'm really getting tired of everybody's stares already. It's been months since the curse broke, and I just want to have a normal relationship with you and with Henry." Emma admitted
"Emma we knew it would take time for people to get use to this relationship. All that matters to me is that you, and Henry are happy people didn't like me before the curse so I'm fine with them hating me." Gold said seriously
"Yeah well I do care, and I don't want the people who are supposed to be my friends act like jerks every time I walk down the street with you." Emma said in anger
"Emma don't let them get you dear we have our lives, and nobody will understand that for a long while but we can make this work. I know how much it bothers you but you have to be strong, and just ignore them for now." Gold said seriously
"I know I just don't want them to ruin what we have." Emma said
"Emma the only way they could ruin us is if we let them." Gold said reassuringly
"Okay I promise I will try to not let them get to me. Well I have to get to work so I will see you later tonight, and are you sure you're okay to watch Henry after school?" Emma asked
"Yes Emma everything will be fine I promise. Now get to work, and Henry and I will see you after work." Gold said giving her a light kiss
Emma walked inside the station and went to her office she sat down and started looking over the files on her desk. She was in the middle of reading the recent complaints from Regina when the Evil witch herself walked in.
"Sheriff Swan I see you're hard at work reading my complaints this morning." Regina said
"Yeah I am and I can tell you there is not much I can do Regina. I can get people to stop vandalizing your property but as for people just not being nice that is entirely up to them." Emma said
"Well Miss Swan I do hope you do everything in your power to control the members of this town." Regina said
"You know Regina I will do my best if you leave my office right this minute. I have work to finish if I want to make it out of here in time for dinner" Emma said
"Oh that is right you have a nice little family now, too bad your parents hate your boyfriend." Regina said
"Well I like him, and Henry gets a long with him great that is all that matters to me." Emma said
"Just be careful Miss Swan Rumpelstiltskin is not someone who can be in a relationship. He has done things that you could only imagine, and he has killed so many people, and he has been responsible for so many crimes against your parents and their closest friends. Is that the kind of man you want to be with?" Regina said
"No it's not but good thing he isn't like that anymore,he is trying to change Regina which is a hell of a lot more than we can all say for you. Gold is trying to make up for what he did,and that is all I can ask for. He is good with Henry, and he is one of the better men I have ever dated in my life." Emma said defensively
"I think it's best if you watch your back." Regina said leaving the station
Emma sighed and sat back down in her chair to finish looking at the many complaints from the Mayor. She kept on with work until lunch time, and she walked over to Granny's where Red already had her order ready. Emma went in and paid for her food and walked out running into her father who smiled down at her.
"Hi Emma we haven't seen you in a couple of days." David said
"Yeah sorry about that we've been busy setting up Henry's room, he had to very certain about the paint color." Emma explained
"Oh well that is good that he has his own room now that he can decorate anyway he wants. Emma I want to apologize I know I'm not too accepting to your current relationship with Rumpelstiltskin but I want to try to come around to the idea." David explained
"Thank you. I know this isn't exactly the person you wanted to see your only daughter with but I'm happy with him, and he's not as evil as everybody remembers him to be." Emma defended
"Well it's a little hard to just forget all the crap he has pulled on us in the past. I am glad that he makes you happy, it's just going to be difficult to accept it all at once. That doesn't mean we won't try." David said sincerely
"Well thank you for trying to understand this whole thing, I would actually really like for you and Mom to come over this Friday for dinner. Henry wants to help make me a birthday dinner so he's all excited." Emma said sweetly
"That will be great it will be nice to celebrate together." David Said
"Even if Gold is right there with me?" Emma asked
"Yes even if he is there with you." David smiled
Emma just hugged David tightly, she never expected him to come around to this idea. When she told him that they had been dating he was less than thrilled and then he yelled at her but Mary Margaret was okay with this whole thing as long as Emma was healthy and back in her life for good. David told her that he would see her for her birthday which she was actually looking forward to this year, mostly because Gold was going to take her to New Jersey to visit some old friends of hers. She was very excited, and she was glad that he decided to take her as a gift. She walked back into the station and she was surprised to see Gold and Henry sitting there, and Henry with tears in his eyes. Emma rushed over to her son and knelt to his level.
"What happened?" Emma asked looking up at Gold
"Regina showed up at the school today and she told Henry that she was planning to take him back home with her as soon as she won. Then she told him now that you found someone else to care about and love that it was only a matter of time till you forgot about him and had a new child with me." Gold explained
"Oh Henry that is not going to happen. I love you kid and we are not going to have a baby, even if we did it would never replace you. Regina just got hurt and she doesn't like when that happens so she is lashing out but she shouldn't be concerning you in this mess. Don't listen to her okay?" Emma said
"You're not going to replace me?" Henry asked
"No Henry okay nobody else in my life will ever replace you." Emma said
"Not even Mr. Gold?" Henry asked
"Henry he's in my heart but you will always come first and he knows that. I need you to know that too, no matter what you come first to me." Emma explained
"Okay now why don't you go sit in my office for a minute I have to talk to Gold for a minute." Emma said
Henry nodded and then went into his mother's office to read his book. Emma closed the door and turned to her boyfriend and gave a weak smile.
"So the school called you to go pick up Henry?" Emma said
"Yes when they couldn't get a hold of you, you're mother decided to call me to come pick him up. I hope that's okay." Gold explained
"It's more than okay I think it's kind of cute actually." Emma smiled
"Cute?" Gold asked
"Yeah cute I like seeing you being a father especially to my son." Emma said
"Well good because I don't intend on going anywhere." Gold said
Emma went over and hugged him and just took in his unique scent.
"So on the way over here Henry asked me a lot of questions about me, and you having kids. I didn't quite know how to answer." Gold said
"Oh well did you ever want more kids? I mean you're so close to finding your son I just didn't think you would want to have anymore children." Emma explained
"Well yeah I'm close to finding out where my son is but I never really gave thought to more kids till now. Do you want to have more kids?" Gold asked
"I don't know. I'm really just enjoying being with you, and learning who we are together. I'm not saying no to kids because I think we would have an awesome kid together but I'm just not sure it's what I want now." Emma explained
"Yeah that makes sense we're still a new couple and a kid now would just complicate everything especially with Henry feeling so sensitive to the idea of another baby around." Gold agreed
"Okay well I'm glad we had this little talk, it cleared things up." Emma said
Gold hugged her again and then went into Emma's office to get Henry to take him home for the day. They said goodbye to Emma and she went back to work when she wanted nothing more than to go home with them.
As the afternoon went on Emma got most of her work done for the day, and she was about ready to head home to the day. That was until she heard someone walk into the station, and when she looked up she saw the face of Henry's father.
"Neal?" Was all Emma could get out.
"Hi Emma I want to see my son." Neal demanded
Emma just stood there shocked, Henry thought of him as dead. She was going to have to put off going home to her family even longer.
