A loud knock rapped on his door, and Captain Hook muttered audibly, "Come in." The pirate was much

surprised to see the lanky and beautiful blond, Emma. His sea blue eyes widened as he lay calmly in bed,

and she shut the door behind with her back, sighing, her eyes closed. "Something the matter love?"

Hook asked, and he saw the Savior open her stormy eyes at his voice. "It's Neil. I swear, everywhere I go,

he's there, asking me on a date or some junk-," she stopped short and then said at his amused

expression, "I probably shouldn't be telling this to you." The blue-eyed pirate said cockily to her, "Well,

then why did you come to me?" Emma's eyes narrowed at the sick pirated, "Well, Snow's doing this

annoying comfort lecture thing with me, and David's Prince Charming, and you're-," she stopped again,

and his eyebrows raised up. She continued in a soft voice," The only one I can actually talk to." He gave

her a smile, one without the sarcasm. She blinked, and then sat down on the bed across from him. The

Jolly Roger rocked gently in the water, soothing her anger against Neil, but not curing it. "How do you

feel?" she asked quietly. The pirate smiled at her again. "Better now."