"Remind me again why we're here?" Emma asked, watching Henry play on a swing set.

"Because I wanted to talk to you alone." Hook answered.

"About what? Henry, be careful!" She warned as he lost his balance and almost fell.

He smiled at her from afar and shouted, "Okay!"

"Having dinner with me."

She snorted. "I had breakfast with you, that's enough."

Hook rolled his eyes; this woman was incredibly stubborn, but that's what he liked about her. "I'm serious."

"I know." She nodded. "But in case you haven't noticed, Cora and her daughter are both here to wreak havoc on my town and I'm not going to let that happen."

"I'm well aware of that fact, Swan, bu-."

"Then you also know that I'd rather die than let Regina and Cora get their hands on my son."

Hook opened his mouth to protest, but closed it once he took a look at her expression; she was serious. She observed Henry with sad eyes, but she was determined to keep him away from Regina and Cora…even if it meant losing her life.

"I'd never let that happen." He blurted out, surprising both of them.

Emma found herself actually blushing a little bit, something she hadn't really done since she'd been with Neal. "Is the great Captain Hook becoming a softy?"

"No!" He hissed as he started making excuses. "I'm saying for the sake of my own life, I wouldn't let Regina or Cora kill you. The last thing I need is the prince coming after me along with Snow White and a very angry little boy."

She rolled her eyes and held back a laugh, looking in Henry's direction and waving him to her.

"Let's get dinner, kiddo." She patted his shoulder.

"Okay!" Henry exclaimed, feeling the hunger wash over him as he raced to the car.

"Thank you for today, Hook." She said. "Spending a day with you was never something I thought I'd do…but I'm glad I did." She gave him a small smile and walked over to her car.

"Emma!" He called after her, smirking as she faced him. "I still plan on taking you to dinner, remember that."

She rolled her eyes and got into the driver's seat, turning on the car and leaving to Granny's diner.


"Emma, I don't understand why you're actually spending time with Hook." Ruby stated, pouring Henry some soda.

"It was nothing." Emma shrugged, dipping her fry in ketchup and eating it.

"Oh, yeah right." Ruby laughed. "What about you, Henry? Did you like that Hook wormed his way into your mom's plans when she was supposed to spend the day with just you?"

"He was fun." Henry grinned. "He was really cool too. When mom wasn't paying attention, he told me all about his adventures as a pirate."

"He did, did he?" Emma questioned.

Henry just smiled at her, not meaning to tell her that Hook told him about the most dangerous, but exciting sea adventures.

"Careful, Henry." Ruby giggled. "Looks like you might have just gotten yourself and the Captain into a little bit of trouble."

"Looks like." Emma joked with the waitress.

"But, mom!" Henry whined. "It was so cool! And he told me all about how Gold took his hand and-."

"Whoa, whoa, whoa, back it up." Emma interrupted him. "Gold took his hand?"

"Yeah." Henry nodded eagerly. "He ran off with Gold's wife, making him think she was dead, but when Gold found them, he killed her and took Captain Hook's hand."

"Wow." Ruby said. "Well…that's Gold for you. Enjoy, guys." She smiled warmly before walking away from their booth.

"Why do I have a feeling this isn't the last time you want to see Hook?" Emma asked her son.

"Because it's not." Henry grinned. "I think he's a good guy, mom. Deep down, everyone has some good in them. Just like…Regina. She can be a good person…she just has to want to."

Emma felt sympathy as she watched Henry play with his food after mentioning his stepmother; she knew he wanted Regina to change for the better, but Henry knew that she wouldn't want to unless she got him back.

He didn't want that; Emma was his mom, he searched for her, he found her, and he wasn't going to let her go. He loved Regina, he really did and he hoped he could find a way to make her realize all the pain she caused. Henry was aware that Regina would only change for a price, one he wasn't willing to pay.

"Emma!" Snow exclaimed, rushing over and sitting next to her daughter.

"Snow?" Emma questioned. "What are you doing here?"

"Hi, Em." David greeted, sliding in next to Henry.

"Your father and I were taking a walk and we saw you. Where's Hook?" Snow asked as she glanced around the diner.

"I don't know." Emma answered.

"Oh, I just…thought he'd be with you since…"

"Nope." Emma answered quickly, sticking a french fry in her mouth.

"Well, I for one, am glad he's not around." David ruffled Henry's hair and laughed as the little boy grumbled and tried to fix himself.

"You're being unfair, David." Snow snapped at him. "I don't like him much either, but if our daughter has feelings for him, then I'm not going to discourage her!"

"Snow, David, please?!" Emma pleaded. "I'm not a kid anymore, I can deal with this."

"Emma, as your father, I'm allowed to disapprove of your…thing with Hook." David said.

"Yeah, but-."

"And as her mother, I'm allowed to get after you for being so unreasonable." Snow interrupted.

David opened his mouth to throw out another insult about Hook when Belle had run into the diner.

"Emma!" She shouted frantically.

"Belle?" Emma questioned. "What's going on?"

"He's got him!" Belle wheezed, out of breath from running.

"Who's got who?!" Emma stood from the booth after Snow had gotten up. "Belle, calm down and tell me what happened!"

"Hook!" Belle gasped. "Hook, he-he has Rumple! He came in and just stormed the place, Rumple barely had enough time to make an escape for me."

Emma took a step back in shock; after what had just happened today, Hook still went after Gold? Then again, it's not like he ever said he wouldn't go after the man that took his hand, she didn't think it would happen so soon.

"Come on." Emma grabbed her jacket, following Belle out the door with David, Snow, and Henry following.


I'm really just pulling stuff out of my ass, okay, guys?

I haven't been writing this story much and I'm sorry about that. I have serious writer's block right now. I know, it sounds like an excuse but I can assure you, it's not. =/

Oh, and I'm a big review whore xD So, review, review, review please?! Also, can you guys kind of elaborate on your review? Tell me what you'd like to read, tell me if you have ideas, anything really. If you want to talk about the latest Once Upon A Time episode, do it, I'll answer back (: