"Are you following me?" Emma asked turning to face the former sheriff.
"Actually yes, I am" he confessed now standing next to her " you're avoiding me, and not just me, your father, Captain Jones, Ruby… lot of people"
"I am not avoiding them, I'm just giving my full attention to my family"
Graham frowned " then why you're avoiding David?"
"He and Hook lied to us" she said absolutely hurt.
"Then why did you ask him to stay?"
Emma blinked confused "how?"
"He told me"
" what are you? Mates now?"
"I prefer us to be called friends, but it's not important"
"Hook doesn't have friends"
"and yet you're his friend"
that shut her up for a while, as she kept walking down street towards the house she and Neil now owned.
"I know that my chance with you is well gone, but that does not mean, you can ruin hope for my friend" Graham, told her as they walked.
"What on earth are you taking about now Graham?" she asked confused, and anger building up inside of her.
"I'm talking about Killian, you know how he laid out his heart to you, you friednzoned him, that's something a guy…" Emma interrupted him.
"Listen Graham, I got it you both are mates, but really, what happens between me and Hook, or any other man on this land, does not mean you have to be here to babysit me, or them" she said and walked off roughly. Leaving Graham alone with his own thoughts.
Latter that night Emma curled up in her favorite armchair, watching the man across from her, reading book to their son, the only thought on her mind was - was this something she really wanted, or was she just playing happy families with Neal, and Henry.
Emma got up, and mumbed something about needing fresh air, as she left the house. She was glad Neal didn't dare to follow her. Emmas legs led her down to the docks, to the very same bench she used to share with August, as they were trying to find out who was framing up Mary Margaret. She sat down on the bench and closed her eyes listening into the dark, hering voises somewhere behind herself. Few men laughing.
Emma opened her eyes, unwillingly overhearing their conversation.
"but then again, what ever makes her happy" Emma frowned for a moment, but then guessing who's voice it was – Hook's
"I guess you're right about that" another voice said - Graham.
"isn't it like your motto, to fight forwhat you want, or else you'll get what you deserve?" asked another voice, Emma couldn't distinguish.
"I don't want to ruin that poor family again" Hook admited slowly.
"it was what? 300 years ago?" asked the voice Emma couldn't recognize.
"Bea is like a son to me"
"and so is Henry" added Graham.
"Don't... okay...it's enough, of this... she knows how I feel, and obviously, we know how much it means to her, beside's her lad, need a proper father in his life, not bad influence of one handed pirate with drinking problem" Hook said rather sadly.
"you still hold into what Pan said?" asked the mysterious voice.
"Can we please just drop this subject?" Hook begged to his friends.
Graham, groaned a little "I got it, I'm very much of dead man walking to her, but you, why are you giving up?"
they all were silent for a while, till Graham spoke up" I should get going, gonna be tested like a lab rat tomorrow"
Emma quickly hid so Graham wouldn't see her, she felt guilty, by ruining so many lives, it felt like heavy rock, burried dwn in ehr stomach, bad, very bad.
Emma was about to return to ehr spot, when she saw Herny walking towards the pirate's ship. She frowned, on why the boy was out here and all alone.
Hook had also spotted "Oi! Lad, shouldn't you be in bed and home?"
Henry shook his head " not when my mom is missing"
"Emma is missing?!" said the mysterious voice, which now meant everything to Emma - it was her own father.
"well not exactly like missing, she left home for /walk/ almost two hours ago" Henry explained, sounding worry.
"Where is your father Lad?" Hook asked handing Henry blanket, as it was getting cold tonight.
"Home, asleep, I think he haven't noticed, how long she's away"
David frowned "I'm sure she'll be back soon, after all she's walking, and not driving, right?"
Henry nodded " can I stay here?"
there was an awkward silence between Hook and David, when Emma decided to come out from her hiding spot, and head towards the ship.
"HENRY!" she said rather sharply, hoping they'll buy on the fact that she'd just came to this place out of nowhere.