Chapter Three

Alice sat across from the woman whose name she learned was Emma, in the little food place she called a diner. They had just ordered food and now all was left was for them to talk.

Alice could finally get some answers.

"You're in a land without magic called the real world." Emma told Alice, "And This town is called Storybrooke." Alice nodded still not fully understanding what Emma said, "Now can I ask you a couple questions?" Emma asked. Alice just shrugged at her, which Emma took as yes.

"What do you what to know?" Alice asked.

"Your name would be great for starts." Emma replied, "Then how you get here and where you came from." Alice sighed before saying.

"My name is Alice. I been locked in a tower for 18 years in another realm and finally escaped using a magic bean I grew." Emma stared at Alice for a second.

"How did you know how to grow magic beans?" Emma asked, "And who locked you in the tower?"

"My papa gave me a book showing me how to grow them." Alice said answering the first question, but hesitated to answer the second, "He's wanted me to leave that tower for years. "Alice added thinking about her father.

"Well, maybe now you can go back and be with him," Emma suggested ignoring the fact that Alice didn't answer her second question. Emma knew it was probably too painful.

"I can't." Alice replied shaking her head, "The person who locked me in the tower put a curse on his heart." She explained to Emma, "We can never be together." Alice sighed, then Emma lead toward her and said hopefully.

"Hey. If I've learned anything about curses while living here, it's that there's always a way to break them." Alice's eyes flickered up at Emma and a grin formed on her face, "You'll be reunited with your father again, Alice." Emma reassured her, making Alice's grin turn into a kind smile.

"Thank you, Emma."

"For now, you're welcome to stay with me and my husband." She offered to Alice, "It's a pretty big house just for the two of us." Alice smiled even bigger at Emma and nodded.

"That would be fantastic." Alice replied, "You're very kind." Emma gave Alice another kind smile just before Granny came over with their food.

Once they finished at Granny's, Emma and Alice headed to Emma's house. Emma opened the door and they both slipped inside. Alice looked around in amazement at the inside of Emma's house. It was most beautiful house she had ever seen.

The only house she had ever seen.

"This is…spectacular," Alice told Emma as she walked into the living room, "You really live here?" She asked facing Emma.

"Yeah," Emma replied, shrugging like it was no big deal. Emma had been living in this house for years, along with her husband, ever since Henry left Storybrooke. She had always hoped one day, she would get a second chance to raise her kid and that day was upon her, but she didn't know it yet, "It's been a few years." Emma added just before she saw headlights shining through the windows and turned her head smiling. Alice noticed her smile and assumed it was Emma's husband had come home, but still, she asked.

"Your husband?"

"Yeah." Emma answered, then looked over at Alice, "Come on, I'll introduce him to you." Alice grinned at Emma, then rushed her before they both went outside onto Emma's porch. The porch light was on, which lit up the porch and most of the some of the front yard. Emma and Alice walked down the porch steps as the lights turned off and the car door opened, then slammed shut. Alice couldn't see Emma's husband very well until he stepped into the light. Alice's eyes widen in fear as she saw who Emma's husband was, most importantly the man's hook.

"No," Alice whispered, shaking her head. Emma, who was now standing next to her husband, noticed Alice's expression change and looked at her concerned.

"Alice, you okay?" Emma asked before her husband could say anything.

"I-I need to go." Alice said taking a few steps back, "I can't be here."

"Alice, what are you-"

"I'm sorry," Alice said cutting Emma off, then quickly turned around and ran off towards the woods, afraid of hurting her father.