A/N: Just to clarify some stuff, in this story, Emma is 26, Ruby is 29, Belle is 32, Rumple is 46, Neal (Bae) is 27, Henry was born and is 8, MM and David are 44, Regina is in the story later, she is 45, Robin is also in it, he is 42, not sure if Roland is in it yet but if he is he is 1, same uncertainty about Marian but if she is she is 40, Hook is 39. I hope that makes stuff make more sense. Don't burn me at the stake please.
Emma, Belle, and Ruby met in their apartment after the work day was over.
"So", Emma began the meeting. "Any strange happenings to report."
"Yes", Belle said. "I have something on Mr. Gold."
"The businessman lawyer politician?", Ruby asked, surprised.
"Yes. He came into the library where I work and checked out a book on fairytales."
"Fairytales?"
"Yes. And not the original tales. The children's version."
"Like Disney?"
"Yeah, roughly that level of child-ification."
"Any idea why?"
"None."
"Huh. We'll have to start keeping a watch on him. I got nothing. Ruby, you got anything?"
"Well nothing suspicious, but something related to you."
"To me?"
"Yeah, a woman in the diner today ordered her hot chocolate with cinnamon."
"And..."
"That's really uncommon. And you do it too."
"Ok."
"Emma, maybe she's related to you."
"Um... doubt it, Ruby."
"Can we at least keep tabs on her?"
Emma rolled her eyes. "Sure."
Emma was walking in town the next night, which was Saturday night, doing some shopping, when she sensed someone following her. She turned around, and she couldn't believe what she saw. "Oh my god."
"Emma!"
She shook her head. "Neal Cassidy. What the hell are you doing here?"