HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY! I seriously just wrote this in two day I was so proud lol this chapter does have some inappropriate words and implications so if you aren't mature I don't suggest reading it but other than that enjoy and here is my gift from me to you!
Chapter 4
Emma slid into the booth at the little café they had found after their train had arrived. The nearest train station was almost an hour away from Storybrook and all of them were starving. Neal and Gold sat across from her engaging in a conversation that Emma was trying to ignore.
"So Emma how did you manage to break the curse?" Neal asked pulling her into the conversation.
"Let's just say it was true love's kiss." Emma watched as Neal's face went pale and his smile turned hard as stone.
"Really? True love's kiss? Who was the lucky recipient?" Emma refrained from saying 'Our son'.
"My son, Henry actually, he was poisoned by the sleeping curse."
"Lucky he has you as his mother then… You're pretty amazing… Or so it seems." Neal said quickly remembering that his father was sitting next to him.
"I know you two have a history son, it's quite alright." Gold said looking at Emma.
"Yeah we do. We had some good times her and I." Neal smirked; Emma only rolled her eyes at him.
"Because stealing and sleeping in a car is so much fun." Emma retorted.
She loved how she could be her old self around him.
"As I recall we always made the best of it." Neal said glancing down at her chest and the swan necklace.
"We had to, it was the only way we could justify what all we did." Emma replied ad the waitress came up to take their order.
They didn't talk anymore about the good ol' days and Emma was relieved, she didn't want to think about what life was like with Neal in it. It was all too painful. After they ate Neal excused himself leaving Emma and Gold alone at the table. Emma let out a sigh as they fell into awkward silence.
"What will we do when we get back to Storybrook?" Emma asked after a moment.
"How do you mean?" Gold asked looking at Emma confused.
"Just that people in Storybrook aren't really fans of yours… So I worry how that will affect Neal when he comes in."
"Why does it matter? He's my son and I want to be with him." Gold said coldly.
"It matters because he doesn't deserve to be an outcast before people even begin to know him." I said in a harsh whisper.
"You don't want him to come because you don't want to face your feelings Miss. Swan."
"I can handle my feelings… Listen I know Neal, real world Neal, he isn't anything like you, he doesn't intentionally hurt people. But do you really think that anyone will care about that?" Emma asked.
"Think about what?" Neal asked as he sat back down.
"Emma doesn't think you should come back to Storybrook with us."
"Don't twist my words Gold." Emma barked.
"Why don't you want me to go back with you? Is it because of what happened?" Neal asked.
"I only said that people in Storybrook would miss judge you because of the fact you're his son. It has nothing to do with who you really are. I only want people to see the real you… Like I did." Emma said as Neal smiled sweetly.
"Thank you Em but I think I can handle myself. Besides you fell in love with me why shouldn't everyone in Storybrook. Neal smiled watching Emma closely.
Gold sat frozen as he watched his son and Emma talk. The love in Bae's voice as he spoke. The smile that Emma was trying so hard to hide. They had been in love, his son had been happy once, maybe he was still. Gold may not be the best man around but he only wanted his son to be happy. But could he really let him fall in love with Emma, her parents wanted him dead after all.
Emma hated the fact she wanted to smile so much around him. She tried so hard but her feelings for him were still too strong. She had spent two years in Tallahassee after she had got out of jail waiting for him or hoping to find him, hell she had become a bail bondsman in hopes that she may have more luck but she never had. She hadn't realized it but before Neal left she was a completely different person, she didn't have these walls, she didn't protect her heart. Maybe if she had it wouldn't have been broken. She had giving Neal everything, her virginity, her heart, her soul, everything because she had loved and trusted him. And now that was her dilemma; she loved him but she didn't know if she could trust him. She had lied to Henry about his dad because she didn't want him to go chasing after him and have Neal break his heart. She had done everything out of love. Just like Neal had for her.
He was still so amazed at her utter beauty. The way she smiled at him, the way her hair framed her face so beautifully and how she held herself. Most kids in the system had come out a wreck, like him, but Emma managed to always do the right thing in some way. The watches, she was stealing them back to help him because they wanted to spend the rest of their lives together. Not because she wanted the money. She had a heart of gold and a mind of steel. He couldn't imagine what his son would be like with those genes.
"I can't wait to meet him." Neal said when they were alone finally.
"Who?" Emma asked looking over at him. "Oh, Henry, sorry." She stammered.
"Do you think he will like me?" Neal asked.
"I think so, he knows my past and he accepted me." Emma replied. "But I need to talk to him before you meet."
"I know and that's fine, it will give me some time to get settled." Emma nodded and they fell into silence.
She wasn't paying attention when she felt his hand touch hers. Their fingers touching lightly, she intertwined their fingers letting them lock together like a puzzle. Looking up at him slowly she felt her heart pounding in her chest
"This is the part in a corny movie where our song would start playing in the background." Neal said making Emma laugh.
"You two ready to…" Gold said walking up and seeing the scene before him. Their hands parted quickly and they grabbed their coats.
"Yeah were ready, I want to be back to see Henry before he goes to bed." Emma said as they walked out of the café.
Emma and Neal sat on the couch watching a movie, well kind of watching. His hand ran slowly up and down the inside of her thigh sending chills through her body. Her body tensed as his hand got closer to her waist making it almost impossible to focus. He smirked seeing her obvious announce.
"I love you." He whispered in her ear and she shivered as his breath tickled her skin.
"Don't even think about it." She replied eyes still on the TV.
"Oh I can't help thinking about it." He said running a finger along her waist line.
"Neal, be an adult."
"I am, this is what adults do." He retorted with a half smile.
She turned to face him, her fingers tracing his jaw. He wrapped his arms around her and pulled her closer letting their bodies touch, just enough to drive them both crazy. Their lips met in a slow, soft kiss neither of them wanting to pull away from each other. His hands moved to the bottom of her shirt as he pulled it off letting the feeling of his skin trail along her body. Chills ran down her spine. Her fingers lingered on his buttons as she took off his shirt, running her hands up and down his bare chest.
"Are you sure you want too?" Emma asked, this being her first time with him, with anyone.
"Do you want too?" He asked running his hand from her shoulder to her elbow.
"I think so." She replied leaning in and kissing him as his fingers fumbled with her bra.
Emma was pulled out of her memory by the blearing of a car horn behind them. Gold sighed and sped up obviously having not been paying attention to the now green light. Emma looked at Neal as he stared out the window of the car. She hated that memory but at the same time loved it, it had been amazing with him, she remembered that much about it. She could hardly complain because they had made Henry that night. Damn condom broke. She smiled to herself shaking her head as they crossed the line into Storybrook.
A/N: Well another chapter done and I hope it satisfy's all your fandom needs… Manhattan is Sunday and I had wanted to get it done by then. I won't but I do hope to have ch5 done by then for all of you lovely people. I wanted to thank you all for reading and wish you all a happy Valentine's Day!
