"And how can we help you?" David asked, looking at Hook. "Might I come in?" He asked. David stepped aside and let Hook in. "What can we do for you Hook?" Snow smiled. Hook stared at Emma, "Is that...is that Emma?" He was amazed. "Yes. That is our daughter. She's 20 right now, about to turn 21. But that doesn't answer my wife's question. What can we do for you?" David was getting a tad agitated at Hook for staring at Emma.
"My apologies. I came because Regina told me about Emma but I had to see for my own eyes. Plus, I wanted to talk to her." David looked at Snow, hoping to find the right words to say from her expression. Emma was looking at Hook and started blushing. Henry's eyes glanced back and forth from looking at Emma and Hook, trying to figure out what was going on. "Well, if Emma wants to talk to you, by all means you can." Snow answered. David didn't like what Snow said but when he saw how Emma was looking at Hook and how they were just looking at each other in this trance, he snapped his fingers. "Hey! Snap out of it." "Dad! Don't be rude. So what did you want to talk about Mr. Hook?" Emma brushed her hair behind her ear smiling.
"Please, call me Hook. And uh, is there anyway we can talk in private?" "No!" David yelled. "Dad, c'mon. Please?" "Fine, right out in the hallway. Don't go any further." Emma smiled, "Okay." She grabbed Hook's hand and took him out in the hall. "So what did you want to talk to me about?" Emma stood on the wall and Hook was in front of her. David and Henry had their ears pressed up against the wall, "Try to hear as much as you can." David instructed Henry. "Really? You two should be ashamed!" Snow said. "Sshh!" David and Henry wanted to make sure Hook didn't do anything to Emma. "Well Emma, from the first time we encountered each other, I was quite fond of your pretty smile, your beautiful face, and that spunky attitude of yours." Emma turned 21 and she started blushing again. "Oh really? Well from the moment we met I was fond of your cute face and your ability to lie so easily really amazed me." Hook laughed and stepped closer to Emma, so close a toothpick wouldn't fit between their bodies.
Emma's and Hook's eyes were staring into one anothers. "So you think I'm cute?" Hook smiled, but their eyes remained locked. "You think I'm beautiful?" Emma grinned. Hook leaned closer with his hand placed on the wall. Their bodies were pressed up against each other and Hook kissed Emma. He wrapped his arm around her waist and pulled her on him. They continued kissing. David thought it was too quiet out there so he banged on the wall, hoping to startle them.
They stopped and looked around, "What the hell was that?" Hook asked. "I think my protective father in there." Emma leaned back on the wall with her foot pressed against it. "Ah, that makes sense." Hook grinned at Emma. She licked her bottom lip, trying to figure out what that taste was, "What do you have on your lips? Tastes like cinnamon." Hook touched his lips, "Oh, Regina had given me some cinnamon sugar toast earlier. Hope you like cinnamon." "Actually, I do." She looked down smiling. Hook got closer again, "Well my dear, this was a wonderful talk, hope to do it again soon." He kissed her once more but it was quick. "You enjoy the rest of your day. It should be fun." Hook disappeared around the corner. Emma remained against the wall, just smiling, thinking about what just happened. She opened the door and walked inside, just smiling, and sat down at the table. Her eyes were sparkling and she was just staring ahead, not saying anything. "Snow, what's wrong with our daughter?" David said, trying to examine his daughter. Snow looked into her eyes and started laughing, "You don't recognize that look? She's in love. And from the looks of it, they must have been kissing outside." David hit his hand on the table, "Emma Swan! Did he kiss you?" Emma just sighed happily. Snow was laughing in the background, "That means yes." "Eeeww!" Henry went back to cleaning.
"Ew is right. I'm going to give that Hook a piece of my mind!" David yelled. "Dad!" Emma stood up. "David, no!" Snow stopped him. She grabbed him and pulled him aside, "I told you this would happen. Now you can't go beating up on Hook because he kissed our daughter. As you can see, she enjoyed it, and hurting him will make her angry at you. And we both know you don't want that." David tried to look away but Snow turned his head back to her, "But Snow, she's our daughter. Our only daughter. It's my job to protect you both at any cost." "Yes, but she wasn't harmed in any way. She came in here smiling." David looked at his daughter and saw her staring out the window smiling. "Alright! Alright. She can have her crush, but I'm keeping my eyes on Hook." Snow grinned at David and kissed him, "That's what fathers do. Now, let's finish cleaning and maybe watch a movie with our daughter and grandson." Snow handed David a towel. "Emma?" Henry walked over to Emma who was still gazing outside. She turned around and saw Henry, "What's up kid?" "Is Hook your new boyfriend?" He shyly asked, not trying to pry. Snow and David were listening, trying not to make it obvious that they were. "Oh, uhm, no. He's just a friend. Why do you ask?" "Because, the look in your eyes had me worried for a bit. Hook is dangerous so please be careful. You never know what he has up his sleeve. Remember that." Henry went back to mopping. Emma sat and let what Henry said sink in. David and Snow looked at each other and read each other's eyes. "You don't think?" David asked. Snow shook her head, "No...He wouldn't dare." "What if he did?" She looked at Emma, "If he did, we'll soon find out."
They were all enjoying each other's company sitting on the couch watching tv. Snow was snuggled under David and Emma wrapped her arm around Henry. In the midst of them enjoying their quality time, Snow noticed something, Emma hadn't turned 22 yet. She whispered to David, "Don't be alarmed, don't get excited but Emma hasn't aged in 2 hours." David's eyes got big and he quickly turned to Snow. Emma and Henry sat up, "What's wrong you guys?" "Um. Well. Emma, honey, have you noticed that you haven't aged in 2 hours?" Snow asked, trying to keep everyone calm. Emma thought about it, she jumped up, "You're right! I haven't aged! I'm still 21. How?!" David gritted his teeth, "Hook. I just know he had something to do with this!" "Now David don't jump to conclusions." Snow said. "No, now before he showed up at our door, she was aging just fine. Soon as he comes and kisses her, there's a problem. I'm going pirate hunting." He went to grab his jacket, "Dad, no! Just wait, let's just think about this first." Just then a cloud of purple smoke appeared in front of them and Hook and Regina appeared. "Well, enjoying your youth Ms. Swan?" Regina asked. "You did this! Why Regina?" Snow stood up. "I figure if Ms. Swan stays young, I can have my son back and you can even have some joy out of it." Regina smiled. "How did you put a spell on me?" Emma asked staring angrily at Hook and Regina. "Our dear friend Hook helped with that one. A pausing potion mixed with a little cinnamon for taste placed upon the lips can do wonders." She chuckled. A tear formed in Emma's eyes, "So all that talk about us was just to kiss me? Just so you could help Regina put a spell on me?" Snow hugged her daughter, "I think you two need to leave." "On the contrary, not without my son."
David stepped in front of Henry, "Well you aren't getting him so you can leave." Regina grew angry, "Henry, come along." Henry ran upstairs, "I'm not going anywhere. Everyone leave me alone!" "Well I hope you're happy!" David yelled. Hook stepped closer to David, "You shouldn't raise your voice at a woman, mate." David raised his eyebrow, "If you don't get out of my face, you'll be sorry, mate. Oh and by the way..." David sucker punched Hook. "David!" Snow screamed. David got on Hook and was choking him, "I should kill you for what you did! This may not be reversible." Hook grabbed David's hands and tried to get him off but David punched him again. Emma and Snow tried to get David off and Regina finally, with a wave of her hand, flung David off of Hook. Hook gained breath back and ran over to David and punched him back. Emma wrapped her arm around Hook's neck from behind and pulled him to the ground. "Enough!" Emma screamed. "Kid, come downstairs now! You're going with your mom tonight!" Henry came downstairs confused, everyone was confused really. Regina wanted to smile but was shocked, "Why?" Henry asked. "Because I said so. Now go. I'll come get you tomorrow." She hugged him. Henry went with Regina and in that cloud of smoke, she, Henry, and Hook disappeared. Snow helped David over to the couch, "Why'd you send him with her?" He asked. "We need to try and figure out how to get her spell off and I don't want him running around Storybrooke with us looking for answers. Besides, he should be in bed soon anyway. Are you okay?" Emma looked at David's cut on the side of his face. "Yeah, he only got me once, and it was a lucky shot." She smiled at her parents, "Thanks for protecting me dad." David grabbed Emma's hand, "That's my job. It's why I'm here." Snow put a rag with ice wrapped in it on David's cut, "So do we go to Gold's first?" Snow asked.
"I guess we can head to Gold's right now. Wait, what time is it?" Emma asked. David looked at his watch, "I hate to say this but it's the time when Gold's shop closes." Emma's face frowned, "This early? The sun is still out!" Snow could see her daughter was getting upset, "It's Friday Emma, he always closes early. We'll just have to go first thing in the morning. Til then, let's just relax." Emma looked at her mom with fear in her eyes, "What if I'm stuck at this age?" "Oh honey, no. There's always a way." Snow wrapped her arms around her daughter trying to comfort her. "Now just relax and calm your nerves. I'll order us some food, you two go back to watching tv." Emma sat on the couch and laid her head on her father's shoulder. He kissed her on the head and they both smiled softly. Snow joined them on the couch and sat so that Emma was between the both of them. Meanwhile at Regina's house, Hook was hurt pretty bad. She patched Hook up and let him rest in the guest bedroom. Henry ran up to his room and locked the door. "Henry!" Regina called as she walked to his room. When she got to his door she discovered that it was locked, "Son, open the door." "No! Go away." He yelled, burying his face in his pillow. With a flick of her wrist she was in his room, "Did you really think that would stop me?" She walked over and sat on his bed. "What's wrong Henry? I thought that you would want to spend time with me." He sat up with tears on his face, "Yes but not like this. You can't come and try to steal me whenever you want!" She could see the hurt in his face, "But I didn't steal you. She gave you to me." "Only because they're trying to figure out a way to undo that spell you put on her! Why did you do that?" He tilted his head inquisitively. She looked down at her hands, "I honestly don't know. I just really wanted to spend time with you. You're my son." "I'm her son too. And their grandson. You have to learn to accept that. I'll always be your son no matter what and you'll always be my mom. But this, this madness, has to stop between you guys or you're all going to lose me." He cuddled under his mother. She wrapped her arms tightly around him, "I'm so sorry Henry. From now on, I'll be peaceful with them. For your sake." She rested her chin on his head.
