Chapter 3
Lady of the Lake
David had told Henry to go to school but being the inquisitive boy that he was he wanted to know more about the stranger that had arrived the previous day before going up to Granny's he noticed Paige/Grace alone.
"Hey Paige," Henry said giving her a faint smile they had been friends in school.
"Hey Henry," she smiled "why are you not a school?" She asked not in school herself.
"The new stranger in town I want to find out about him. You?" Henry said with a shrug.
"I'm still looking for my father, he hasn't come to look for me yet." Paige said.
Henry frowned "I'll talk to him later since he kind of owes us." Henry said before leaving to sneak up to Granny's.
He reached Granny's and had gone up to the rooms noticing the stranger his name was Neal he thought heading into his room.
"Excuse me?" Henry said catching up with him Neal looked over at Henry.
"Why aren't you at school?" Neal asked.
In reply Henry gave a shrug "my teachers not around so I came here."
"You don't know me kid I could be a pervert," He said echoing the words that Emma said when they first met.
"You could be, but why would you say that if you were." Henry asked.
"You're not going to leave even if I want you too," Neal sighed.
"Nope," Henry said with a smile.
Neal let Henry inside, Henry decided to introduce himself "I'm Henry I saw you last night talking to my… the acting Sheriff." Henry said changing what he said quickly.
"I arrived last night after being told by a mutual friend that Emma was in town," Neal explained it was the truth even if August wasn't a friend.
"Why aren't you in contact with my Mum anymore?" Henry asked which made Neal freeze.
Emma had a kid he looked quite young, Neal wanted to ask how old he was but he had a sinking feeling he knew already.
"This friend came to me and told me she had to be alone for her future," Neal explained when he was able to speak again.
"He explained this town and you believed?" Henry asked adding up that this stranger not only knew his mother but knew about the curse also.
"He told me about the curse yes and I believed him because I was from there also," Neal told Henry.
He knew it would come out eventually and to someone he hoped didn't speak with his father too often.
"Who were you?" He asked.
Henry Had brought the book with him and gave it to him there were only a few people he hadn't connected yet.
Neal found a page with a pre dark one version of his father and him before showing Neal "I was Baelfire," Neal said to which Henry nodded.
"But you don't want to see your father, you don't think he deserves to see you." Henry said to witch neal gave a faint smile.
"I wouldn't want to see him even if he did." Neal explained knowing Rumple wanted to see him.
"Did you know my dad Emma hasn't told me much about him apart from that they met in a diner and he was a fireman." Henry said.
Neal raised an eyebrow getting more suspicious that Henry might be his which made him regret letting her go to jail even more. "How old are you?" He asked him.
"I'm 11." Henry said to which he nodded Emma could tell him the truth herself it wasn't up to him.
"Yeah I knew your father I worked in the diner with her." He said keeping with Emma's lie. To which Henry smiled being able to talk to someone while Emma was gone.
Henry left soon after and as promised had gone to find Jefferson and told him to go to Paige before being found by his Gramps who then took him to school he didn't tell him anything about what he had found out from Neal about his past but could be found later that night reading Baelfire's story.
Meanwhile that night Neal had taken the word about fathers and this new found son to heart and had gone for a walk he hadn't realised he had stopped outside Mr Gold or his father's shop until it was too late.
"Excuse me are you just looking or is there something you want?" He heard his father's voice and froze turning to see but before being able to speak he heard the voice again.
"You're the stranger that came into town yesterday." His father said recognising him from when he went to the town line.
"Yeah, sorry I was just lost in my thoughts," Neal said unsure what to say he didn't want to talk to him and now seeing him made it worse.
"Well I'm sure I will see you around I'm Mr Gold." He said at least he now knew what to call him.
"Neal Cassidy I'm sorry again," Neal said before leaving He had learnt about Henry today he needed to talk to August before he spoke to his father.
An important chapter and a lot happened Neal now knows He left Emma pregnant although he does not know Henry was adopted and has spoken to his father. Henry also thinks he has someone to talk to about his father other than Emma please tell me what you think and if too much happened but since this episode had a lot about fathers I decided to place it here. I Relised After writing it that i missed the whole plot with him finding Regina's vault but image that happening after speaking with Jefferson in the show.
The next Episode is The crocodile where Neal Meets Belle.