When Henry and Roland stepped off the bus, Hook popped up from the bench that he had been sitting at, having kicked a deep groove into the dirt below him. Henry raised a eyebrow in question, but refrained from commenting. His own expression was growing increasingly sheepish as he walked closer, tugging Roland along at a fast clip.

"Hey Hook!"
"Hello Henry, Roland...did you have a good Valentine's day?" He asked sardonically, as he took in the paper bags in their hands, decorated with crayons and glitter and foam hearts, both filled to bursting with what looked like letters and candy of many shapes and sizes.

Roland still had smudges of what looked like bright green candy staining his bottom lip. He grinned up at Hook with no shame, raising up the bag to show off his haul like any good pirate. Hook couldn't help but beam at him, amused. He ruffled the boys hair affectionately.

Henry scrunched up his nose and said, "Uh yeah...so I just remembered what I forgot to tell you last weekend when you guys dropped me at Mom's..."
"Hmm, yes well, luckily I catch on quick lad..." He admonished with little heat.

"Sorry, I've been busy lately..."
Roland interrupted, "With kissy-facing Grace!", his tone suggesting that this was the grossest thing in this or any realm.
"Hey!"
"Ah I see...well in that case all is forgiven, since you have been...distracted, by the fair Grace" he teased as they began to walk towards Regina's house, earning an eye roll from Henry.

"Seriously though, what are you doing for Emma...do you have a plan?"
"It's a work in progress, but yes I have a few ideas...let's drop off pint size there with Her Majesty and maybe we can hash it out during our lesson."

"I want to be a pirate too!" Roland whined, a pout tugging down his bottom lip.
"Gods, don't let Regina hear you saying things like that! I would like to keep the hand that I have. Maybe some other day when your father is free to come along lad. You are a bit young...and they aren't pirate lessons, they are sailing lessons..."
"Well, they are kind of pirate lessons too..." Henry said, teasing Roland and Hook at the same time.
"I like to think of them as life lessons...and if you tell your mothers that, I will deny it."

Regina met them at the door with a genuine smile on her face.
"What are you boys all giggling about?"
"Hi mom!"
"Hi 'Gina!"
"Ooh hey...look at all the Valentines my handsome men got! Thanks for meeting them and walking them here Hook. Henry, go double check your weekend bag. I don't want any midnight visits by pirates trying to retrieve your allergy Meds...not tonight!" She added with a sneer that held a bit of the darkness that she was known for. Hook smirked back at her, unapologetic.

"What are your plans for the holiday?" He asked a bit awkwardly.
"Why do you ask?" Regina said with a sideways glance.
"Nothing nefarious, I assure you...I only found out about this holiday a few hours ago." He said with some annoyance.

"Oh god, Charming is going to be in trouble...", she chuckled with dark amusement. "Well, you only have a few hours Hook...don't screw it up! I mean, it's only the first Valentines day that you two are spending together as a couple, no pressure!" she said with an exaggerated shrug and an evil smirk.

Hook suddenly felt nauseous. He had not thought about it like that.

"Ah, now I see I have given you the proper motivation..." She laughed, unable to resist taunting him a little.

"So what did Robin do then?"

"Actually, all of my boys snuck downstairs early this morning and made me breakfast in bed. All my food had red sprinkles in it and they didn't burn down my kitchen!", she said with obvious pride and delight.

"And now, if you'll excuse us, I am going to take Roland to the bouncy house for a few hours before I start on our special dinner."

"I get to wear a suit and tie and everything..." Roland said with wide eyes and a grin he went to get ready.

Hook lowered his voice to a whisper and said, "I take it the purpose of the bouncy house visit is to exhaust the lad so that he is comatose for the rest of the evening?"

"Yep, if I plan it right he will start to fade before we even get to dessert and we can tuck him in for the night", she whispered so only Hook and Henry could hear her as she went to grab her coat and purse.

Henry watched her walk away with a soft smile on his face that quirked into a full out grin, he leaned closer to Hook and said, "10 bucks says he interrupts them and ends up spending the rest of the night in the middle of their bed watching cartoons while they sleep."

"No bet mate!" Hook answered quickly with a chuckle, agreeing with him completely, as they went out the front door and started their walk back to the ship.

"So, anyways, I have a card to give Emma tonight, and I made her a CD with all her favorite songs on it for when she's at work. Gramps and Snow ordered her a huge bouquet of flowers to be delivered to the sheriff's station...actually, she probably already received it. So, you can't do any of that...what are you going to do?" Henry said with concern, earnest in his desire to be helpful.

He was very fond of the pirate, having spent increasingly more time with him since he came to New York to bring them back to Storybrooke. And though their friendship had been slow to build, and hard won, they were in a comfortable place now. Hook was Emma's true love after all. No one could deny what had happened on the battlefield, when Emma jumped in front of a curse aimed at Hook and he in turn had broken that curse with True Love's Kiss...least of all the truest believer.

"Well, to do what I want, I am going to need to beg off our sailing lesson, and I may need you to put your "pirate skills" to use, to create a distraction. Also, we have the added challenge that she apparently hates this holiday and told me this morning not to get her anything."

"Oh boy..." Henry said with a wince.
"Indeed."