When in the wake of a messy breakup Emma makes the impulsive decision to return home to her parent's ranch in the Rockies, she certainly doesn't expect to find a strange Irish guy living in what was once her apartment over the garage, and she definitely doesn't imagine that the home she couldn't wait to be rid of five long years ago would be the very place her heart begins to heal.

Our heroes have returned from their successful rescue mission from Neverland. The Charmings have thrown a celebratory bash, and all of Storybrooke is invited. But not everyone is having a good time. And as life returns to what passes for normal in Storybrooke, there is always another dreaded gathering in the offing. What are two loners to do? Captain Swan. Canon Divergence.