So I was asked about the time line, the curse went for 28years before it was broken. She had Henry for ten and three years before that, she was Eva the trauma surgeon before her disappearance making Chris what 13yrs older. In my head he's aged a little, a few grey hairs here and there but not much. He's pretty fit and keeps in good shape, and I think contains a little magic in him which will be explained later. I hope that clears something's up for you. Anyway I hope youse enjoy, this might be the last update for a bit as I have a lot of exams coming up, but will try to update when I can.
"So kid" Emma said to Henry as she looked back over to the back seat "this your place?".
The boy didn't reply instead he just looked at her blankly.
"I'll take that as a yes then" she said as she turned around to face the front taking the keys out of the ignition. She stepped outside of her bug before pulling the lever on her seat moving it forward and allowing Henry to exit the bug. "Remind me dear" Chris said as he to exited the yellow bug nearly hitting his head "why did we decide to take this car?".
"What, you don't like my car?" Emma asked.
"I'm just saying its embarrassing to be seen in, And I don't know about you but there's a spring hitting me right in the buttocks".
"And remind me why I put up with you".
"Well because I'm dashingly handsome" he said as he shut the door.
"Why, aren't you up yourself".
"It's all part of my charm dear". Emma rolled her eyes to his response almost instantaneously as Henry did over the couples banter "come on" she said to Henry.
"Wait?" Henry said "please don't make me go back there" he begged as Emma opened the gate leading to the front door.
"I'm sure your parents are worried sick about you".
"I don't have parents just a mum, but she's evil"
"Evil, that's a bit extreme, don't you think kid" Chris said interjecting.
"It's true, she doesn't love me, she only pretends to". Henry replied.
"Look" Emma said as she bent down to his height "I'm sure that's not true".
Henry looked down to his feet before looking back up "my book I forgot my book".
"Don't worry" Chris said reassuringly as he to knelt down to Henry's height "I'll get it, while you let your mother know that you're ok and end the heart attack she must be having, ok?"
"Ok" Henry said reluctantly.
"Good" Chris replied as he straightened his posture before walking back to the car. Emma walked up to the door with Henry by her side before knocking on it, the door was swung opened by a man dressed up in what looked like a sherifs uniform. She could see a woman in the background who she presumed to be Henry's mother pacing back and forwards. "Can I help you" he went to say before noticing the boy "Henry?". Regina instantly spun on her heels at the sound of his name "Henry?"she said as she ran up to the door, the man in the uniform stepped to the side as Regina came and hugged her son "Henry are you ok? where have you been?" she said worriedly.
"I found my real mother" he replied before slipping past her.
She straightened her posture before saying "you're Henry's birth mother?".
"Hi" Emma said not knowing what else to say.
Chris grabbed the book from inside of the car, he walked up to the front door to see that it was still open. He slipped past the entrance before entering the the house to see a large room with a spiral staircase that led upstairs. 'Wow' he thought to himself, it was quite the house, he was startled by the sound of another mans voice "excuse me, who are you?"
Chris spun around to the sound of the voice to see a man standing a few stairs up on the staircase. "I'm Chris, Emma's fiancé" he introduced himself "Henry forgot his book".
"Sherif graham" the other man replied as he joined Chris at the bottom of the stairs.
"Will you be able to give this to Henry?" Chris asked as he handed over the book.
"Sure" graham replied friendly as he took the book from his hand.
Chris waited outside the main entrance as Emma talked to Henry's mother, he fiddled around with the car keys as he thought of what Henry had told him. 'Impossible' he thought 'mayor, no way, Eva would never give up life as a surgeon for a job behind as desk, no matter how fancy it was'. He tilted his head up as he watched one of the doors leading into the room open. "Well who's this?" Regina asked as she entered the main entrance with Miss Swan.
"This is Chris, my fiancé" Emma said introducing him.
Chris's face turned pale white as mixed emotions ran through his head. His hands started to shake nearly cause him to drop the keys.
"Why dear" Regina said "you like you've seen a ghost".
"You could say that" he replied as he swallowed the lump that had formed in his throat.
"I'm sorry dear, but I do not follow?"
"You just look like someone I used to know".
"What was their name?".she asked
"Eva" he replied "Eva was her name".
"I'm sorry for your loss dear, but I do not know of this Eva you speak of".
"Of course not, that would be impossible, she's long gone"
"Well it was good meeting you"
"You, to, Madame mayor" he replied.
"Was it her?" Emma asked as they both stepped outside of the door, his right arm wrapped around her waist with her head resting against his shoulder. "No, I mean she looks and sounds exactly the same, even the words she uses, it's the same as Eva but"
"But what" Emma replied.
"Eva was a surgeon through and through, there's no way she would have given up surgery for a job behind a desk".
"Maybe things changed".
"I highly doubt that, surgery was her life, it was what always interfered with"
"With youse, you loved her didn't you?" Emma said interjecting.
"you know what, never mind, that's the past and my present is with you"
"Chris" She said concerned.
"can we now go home now" he asked.
"Sure" she replied "lets go home".