Much to Henry's sadness, Lux refused to kiss him. The young boy thought that with all they had been through and the bond they had always had, he would have a real chance with her. He had followed the advice of his two mothers to be the way he is, but he thought that was not enough.
Meanwhile, the young girl was trying as hard as she could to help the dark one. She recognized herself a little in him with his mother the black fairy who did not want him and who had abandoned him.
« Sorry to disappoint you, young lady, but we have nothing in common. My mother didn't even give me a name, but you did. »
« So don't trust her, you're better than that. She tortured your son and she wants to kill Emma, he's a monster. »
She recognized that there were mothers worse than hers. She told herself that maybe in a few years, she would be able to forgive her.
Henry found her at her father's house. August opened the door with a big smile.
« Henry, good to see you, are you okay? You wanna see Luxe, I bet » he grimaced
« I see you know about it », he said with a slight calm
« Since your lunch this afternoon, her head has been elsewhere and then suddenly she went to see Rumplestilskin, it was very strange, but she refused to talk to me about all this. I want to leave her alone at the moment. So much has happened for her this month between the magic, my brief split with Regina, and everything going on with the dark fairy. She's not yet very comfortable. »
« Yes I understand, I'll come back later. It was not a good idea. »
As he decided to look away from August, a soft, feminine voice called out to him, August turned around
« Henry wait » made the young girl feel as she left her room.
She looked at her father, worried
« It's true you're right I'm not quite in my place with all this yet but Henry has been there for me, to help me and support me. »
She nodded at him to tell him to step out of the door and led him over to her grandfather's large bed. She led him to sit next to her on the bed. August was standing in front of them, he wasn't sure if he should leave them or stay but his daughter gave him a worried look that forced him to listen to their conversation. The girl turned to her friend.
« Henry, it's not your fault or what's going on right now that refused to kiss you, that's all that happened to me. »
She told them about the episode of her sexual harassment and her loathing after it all. She doesn't tell them that Regina knew about it so that her father wouldn't blame her for keeping it from her. August put his hands to his face, completely dejected and knelt in front of his daughter
« My body, my lips, all of this traumatizes me and I'm afraid of desiring someone. I still have both superficial and moral scars. I know you are a good person Henry and I really like you but I need some time to try to get over it »
« Damn, that's not true, I have no words. Lux I'm so sorry
August took his daughter's head and put it on his shoulder, still dejected and distraught
« No dad, I don't want you to be », she said pulling away from him,
« I'm fine now, really, I love you both »
She took Henry's hand in her right hand and in the left hand the hand of her father
« I know here as I knew with Hook and Rumple or even Regina and Snow White, you like revenge, so promise me you won't sue him, he's not worth it »
August kissed her on the forehead.
