Chapter 5

Emma was shivering in the conference room, this group home was always so cold. It's about 8, so they're gonna be stuck there for another hour at least. "Em, for the 5th time, pleasetake my jacket. You're freezing."

"I'm fine."

Baelfire rolled his eyes, then smirked. "Princess Emma, I insist." Emma glared at him. "Maybe I'll just keep calling you princess until you take it." He told her. "Princess Emma. Has a nice ring to it."

She groaned. "Give me the stupid jacket." She put the jacket on and leaned against Baelfire. "You're warm." She started coughing. "Damn asthma." She said and pulled out her inhaler.

"You okay?" He asked her and she nodded. He used his finger to lift her chin up so she was looking at him. "Are you sure?"

She smiled. "I'm okay Bae. I swear." She told him, looking into his eyes. She brushed a bit of his hair out of his face. "You grew your hair out." She noticed.

He mirrored her smile. "Yeah." He breathed out. Emma leaned up and kissed him, he kissed back. Emma smiled and lied her head on his shoulder.

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"Come on Em, time to go."

Emma nodded, still shivering and got up. "How are you not cold?" She whispered on their way out of the building.

He chuckled. "Which car is his?"

She pointed to a car. "That's his rental." They both ran towards the car and Emma got in the back.

"Papa." Baelfire greeted. "Take us someplace warm she's freezing. Go to the diner, it's just down the road." He told his father and got in.

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"You've got 2 minutes to explain." Baelfire told his father.

Gold nodded. "I was scared Bae. I wanted to go with you, but I was a coward." He told his son. "I tried getting another magic bean. I searched for years Bae. I don't need magic. I need you, I need my son."

Baelfire was trying not to cry. "Papa, I've been through so much, too much. It hurt so much that you chose magic over me." He told his father.

"Bae, please. Give me another chance. Let me prove to you that I can change."

Baelfire nodded. "Fine. I'll come with. But no more chances, if you screw up, that's it."

Emma smiled at the thought of Bae in Storybrooke, then her phone started ringing. She answered it.

"Hey mom."

"Hey honey. How are you feeling? I checked the forecast in New York, it's pretty cold. Did you remember your jacket?"

"Oh my God mom. Seriously?"

"Did you?"

Emma groaned. "No." She admitted sheepishly. "I'm fine though."

"Okay." MM sighed. "Henry wants to talk to you." MM handed the phone to Henry- who walked into a seperate room- and Emma started coughing.

"Hey kid." She said after coughing.

"Dude, you're in so much trouble." He told his sister. "I heard mom and dad talking about how long to ground you." He informed her.

Emma groaned. "What's the verdict?" She asked her brother.

"I think they decided on 6 weeks, but I can't be sure."

"6 weeks?" She whined, getting the attention of Baelfire and Mr. Gold. "Thanks for the heads up bud. See you tomorrow." Emma ended the call.

Emma dropped her head on the table. "I'm gonna die." She whined.

"What's the matter Em?" Bae asked, placing a hand on her back.

Emma sat up. "Your father got me grounded for 6 weeks." She told him glaring at Mr. Gold.

"Grounded?" He asked confused. "For making a deal with him?"

Emma nodded. "That and I snuck out at like 11 last night. I left them a note telling them that I would be in New York for a few days and left." Baelfire's eyes widened. "They never would've let me come." She defended.

After paying they all got up and left the diner, when they were in the car, she was hit with a bad coughing fit. "Dammit." She said and puffed her inhaler.

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Emma was asleep on Baelfire's shoulder on the plane. He was worried about how out of she had been all morning. He decided to feel her head to check for a fever. "Shoot." He muttered.

"What is it Bae?" His father asked him.

Baelfire sighed. "I think she's got a fever."

Just then an announcement came on over the PA, waking Emma. "Attention everyone. We'll be landing soon. Everyone buckle your seatbelts. Thank you. I hope you enjoyed your flight."

Emma groggily buckled her seatbelt. "I don't know why I'm so tired." She said.

"It's because you're sick Em. I felt your head, you're hot."

Emma saw an opening and took it. She smirked. "Oh Bae. You think I'm hot? I'm-" She was cut off by a coughing fit. "I'm touched." She finished.

"I'm serious Emma."

Emma groaned. "I know. Don't tell my parents. They aresoover-dramatic." She told him. "I'm hoping they just won't notice."

"I'm sure that'll work out wonderfully." Gold quipped.

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Emma fell asleep almost immediately after getting her dad's truck. He was the only one that came to pick her up, because MM was with Henry.

"Em, we're here." She stirred a bit, but was still asleep. "Emma." David placed his hand on her shoulder and he could practically feel the heat radiating off of her, he moved his hand up to her forehead. "Oh Emma." He sighed. He got out and opened the passenger side door. "Emma." He said a bit louder than before, while stroking her cheek.

Her eyes snapped open. "I'm up."

He swallowed a chuckle. "Come on Em. Let's get you up to bed."

"What?" She asked somewhat disoriented. "I'm fine." She got out of the truck, shooing away her father's hand when he tried to help her.

She was hit with a sudden rush of dizziness, she almost fell, but David caught her. "Yeah. Yourfine." He deadpanned.

She groaned, but was cut off by her coughing. "I am. I'm fine." She retorted. She leaned against her father and they walked to the door. "I'm always fine." She mumbled quietly, although not quiet enough for David not to hear.

They stopped at the door. "Em."

"Hm?"

"You don't always have to be fine." Emma just shrugged and David opened the door and they went inside.

Emma and David walked inside. "Emma! You're home!" MM yelled and ran up to them, roping Emma into a hug. Emma just laid her head on her mother's shoulder and MM sensed something was wrong. "Honey are you okay?" She asked breaking the hug, then she felt Emma's head. "You're burning up Em!"

Emma just leaned back on her dad. "I'm fine." She muttered, half asleep.

"Maybe we should put her down here in our bed." MM said. "She looks too tired to make it up the stairs."

Henry- upon noticing the quiet voices- came over. "Are you okay Em?" He asked her.

Emma stood upright after hearing the worry in Henry's voice. "I'm fine buddy." She told him.

"You always say that."

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