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Yay. Time to tell the family, or rather his family. And there's some surprises along the way.

Amelia had Neal's hand very tight in hers, almost cutting off his circulation. She knew he needed the reinforcements, a reminder. They were doing this, together.

They entered Granny's diner and saw Gold and Belle in a booth. Gold had his back to the door They caught the tail end of the conversation. "You know; you try it with ketchup. Condiments are this world's powerful magic."

"I think it's a bottle of whiskey, but to each their own." Amelia said in ways of a greeting. She sat down next to Belle, Neal stood uncomfortable before heaving a heavy sigh and pulling up a chair next to his father.

"Baelfire…?" Mr. Gold was almost lost for words.

"We are not discussing it, not now at least." Neal said quietly. He was not ready for that conversation.

"We have something else to share." Amelia started to say, not even trying to hide the smile growing on her face. "Neal asked me a very important question and…" Belle turned to her, matching her smile. Amelia placed her hand on the table; the emerald ring stared up at the four people at the table. "I said yes."

Belle almost screamed and pulled Amelia into a tight hug. Mr. Gold even managed to send her a small smile. That was all she expected from him.

"Congratulations, to both of you. I wish you both years of happiness." He said to both his son and his future daughter in law.

"Thank you." She was honest and beaming.

"How excited are you?" Belle asked, holding onto Amelia's hand and looking at the ring with an eye of wonder.

"Very, though I am also scared." Amelia answered honestly.

Neal reached across the table to take her hand. "Don't be scared, I got your back." Mr. Gold just stared, very impressed at his son.

"Good, I just normally get nice things." She turned back to Mr. Gold and Belle and finally realized what they were doing in Granny's. "Oh, are we interrupting a date? I am sorry! I had no idea."

"No, you had good news and you wanted to share it." Belle told them.

"We really should leave you two to your lunch…" Before Amelia and Neal were able to stand up, Regina entered the diner. She walked up the table where Mr. Gold, Belle, Amelia and Neal sat.

"We need to talk." Her statement was directed at Gold. She paid little attention to the other people at the table.

"Do we?" Gold was keeping his calm. Regina was interrupting a date after all.

Granny saw the oncoming battle and quickly intervened. Nothing good could come when both the Evil Queen and the Dark One were in the same room and on opposite sides. "Folks, I think I may have to close early. Everyone out."

But Regina quickly defended herself. "It's okay. We're civil."

Amelia didn't believe a word and either did Gold. "Yeah, for now, Belle, you remember the woman who locked you up for twenty-eight years?"

Wonderful way to make the situation more awkward. Belle shifted in her seat. "Uh, I should probably just…" She wanted to leave but she was between the wall and Amelia. And Amelia wanted to know what was going on.

"No, no. Please, stay where you are. Whatever she had to say won't be a secret from you. Whatever she wants, she won't get." Gold sounded very confident.

"I'm actually coming about the one thing that night unite us." Regina stated.

"And what on earth can that be?"

"Cora." Regina said. Amelia noticed Mr. Gold flinched ever so slightly. "She's coming from our land. I need your help to stop her."

"But you said she was dead. You told me you saw a body." Gold tried to see logic.

"Apparently, you taught her well. She's not and she's on her way. And I don't think I need to remind you, how most unpleasant that would be for the both of us."

"For you. I can handle Cora."

"That's not how she tells the story."

This kept getting more interesting by the second. Amelia was all ears, maybe not even worried like Neal and Belle were.

"I won in the end." Gold stated.

"Maybe. But there's a big difference this time. This time, you have someone you care about. This time, you have a weakness."

Regina did have a point there. Gold now had two weaknesses, Belle and Neal.

"I'm sorry, who is Cora?" Belle asked.

Before Gold was able to answer, Amelia said. "I have no idea." But she was sure she was going to find out sooner rather than later.

"Someone you'll never meet." Gold said then turned back to Regina. "So you say she's coming. Where is she now?"

"With them."

Them, that must mean Emma and Mary Margaret. So they were alive, the Enchanted Forest was still there. Maybe some people survived the curse. People like Robin and Marian. Only time would tell.

Neither Regina or Mr. Gold spoke highly of Cora, so this had to be a new threat. Did they ever stop coming, was this to be their normal life? Fighting one threat after another one?

Regina stormed out of the diner, leaving an uncomfortable silence around the table. Amelia took that as a cue to leave.

"Enjoy the rest of the meal, and I'll see you two around town." She smiled brightly at Belle while Mr. Gold got a knowing glance.

Neal and Amelia walked down the street, arm in arm.

"Well, that actually went better than I thought. Mostly because my father didn't say a word to me. And actually seeing them together, his girlfriend a bit young for him." Neal commented.

"Hey, I'm a bit young for you." She playfully shoved into him. Amelia noticed David down the street, and Henry was nowhere in sight, a perfect chance to share the news with him. "David!" She called out.

David turned around and at least had a smile on his face though it looked like he had barely slept in a while. Amelia could only imagine the stress he was going through.

"Amelia…You two look really happy…" David tried to figure out what was going on.

Amelia couldn't stop the goofy grin from spreading on her face, when was the last time that happened. "We have some news…" She held up her hand, maybe that was how she was going to tell people, let the ring do the talking.

"Oh wow, congratulations." He gave her a tight hug. "So you do believe in true love? I told you so." He had a smile on his face.

"I guess I do, it's all thanks to this one." Amelia put her arm around Neal.

"You love her, I just want to make sure because if you do her wrong, I can't promise they'll won't find a body." David suddenly became serious.

"There won't be much left after she's done with me. She's the most capable, brilliant and scary woman I know." Neal told him.

Amelia stared at him, that was honest and sweet. It was her to a T. They said good bye to David and continued walking down the street.

Amelia left Neal at the apartment and told him she was going to run some errands a few hours later. Actually she need to make a stop at the pawn shop. Sneaking up on the Dark One to ask him questions about his past, not something she ever thought she would do. But then again, never in a million years would she believe that she would be his daughter in law.

She entered the shop and quietly closed the door behind her, turning the sign to closed.

Gold walked into the front of the shop, slightly confused by her presence.

"So who's Cora?" He didn't answer right away; she didn't expect him to. "You don't have to sugar coat the answer for me unlike Belle or Neal. I can handle the truth."

After a moment of thought, he answered her. "Cora is Regina's mother."

Apparently Gold trusted her with that bit of information. "Regina's mother, how far does the apple fall from the tree?" She leaned against the door, comfortable with her distance from him.

"For everyone's safety, not far enough." He told her.

"Are you worried? You seemed a bit…shaken when Regina announced it." Amelia's skill of reading people came in handy.

"I am not worried or shaken, as you word it. A long time ago, I taught Cora everything she knows."

"That could be the case, but you never know. She might have picked up a few new tricks."

"Doubtful." His face was almost unreadable, but Amelia noticed something familiar about it.

"Wait, were you and Cora…lovers?" She almost couldn't get the right words out. "You were, weren't you? How are you not worried?"

"Should I be?" He asked almost casually.

"If my ex had the slightest chance of coming to town, I would be more than slightly worried." Amelia answered casually.

"And exactly why would that be, Miss Hunter?" Gold asked, quite curious.

"Because he would ask questions, demand I explain my motive. He doesn't deserve those answers." She said, feeling uncomfortable speaking about Killian to Gold.

"Speaking of the pirate captain, if he were to show this face in this town, would there be a problem between you and my son?" Gold actually seemed genuinely concerned.

Did he have a reason to be? Was he asking if she would go back to Killian? Would she, given the chance? She wasn't the same woman who ran off with him or even the same woman who fell in love with him. Gods, she was barely the same woman who killed Benjamin.

Amelia Hunter was a reinvented woman in Storybrooke and that was all thanks to Neal.

"Whose ring am I wearing?" She held up her hand.

"It wasn't always that ring. I do recall that until recently you had a gaudy turquoise ring on your finger." Gold almost spat.

"And I do recall saying that it was a lifetime ago. If he does show up there, there wouldn't be any issues. I doubt he would even look for me." Amelia turned to the door but paused. "I don't believe I'm going to say this, but if Cora does come, what do you want me to do?"

"If she comes, protect Baelfire and Belle." Gold told her, maybe no matter what he did trust her to protect people.

Regina's mommy is bad news. Thoughts on Killian being a problem.

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