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He wasn't sure when it happened. When he left Baelfire behind. When he left happy ever after and magic behind. He missed home. He was on that island for so long he had forgotten what real company felt like. It wasn't the small little hut he missed. It was his papa. But even with his anger at his father, he did wish for his father to be happy. To be able to live the rest of his life happy. When Baelfire returned to the land without magic, it was even scarier than when he first got there and he had hoped he would end up in the place called England. But this time he was in a place called the United States. He had been on the streets for a few years before he met her. After he met Emma, he had been happier than he had been in years. The last time he had felt this at home was his father in that small hut. He felt for her when he learned her story. She had grown up in this world. She didn't believe in magic but she believed in him, in them. He hadn't had anyone but his father believes in him in years. They worked together and he promised her he would take care of her. Then they decided to go find their own home and then after they got to their apartment in Tallahassee, they found out she was pregnant. He was going to be a father. He was going to be a papa. He told Emma that they would be okay and he meant it. They had been living in Tallahassee for a while now and Emma had the baby. They had a little boy. Emma and he had taken the time to find a name for him. Emma brought up the name Henry. She stated that it was a good name for him because Henry meant home and they had both found their home with each other.
Henry was about 8 months old now. Emma stayed home with him while Neal worked to bring food onto the table and to keep a roof over their head. Neal felt that Emma and Henry deserved a big house, with good things but Emma seemed happy enough with the little they had. Neal had stopped having nightmares about portals, now they were about losing Emma and Henry and he couldn't do that. They were his whole world.
Neal shook himself out of his reverie when he looked up, he was in front of the apartment door. He smiled when he heard Emma's voice crooning to Henry. The favorite part of his day was coming home to his two favorite people. He stepped into the house and saw Emma was trying to convince Henry to eat some sweet potatoes.
"Hey Baby, how was your day?" Neal asked Emma as he put down his bag and came to give Emma a kiss on the lips and then he dropped his lips to Henry's head.
Emma looked up when she saw Neal "HI, your home. It was good, but much better now that you're back." Emma said before returning Neal's kiss.
Henry just babbled to Neal as if he was telling Neal bout what him and mama had done.