Chapter 15: A Little Slip Up

David and Mary Margaret came up their family and Neal.

"How's it going," Mary Margaret asked.

Emma looked at Neal, "Well I haven't killed him yet."

"That's good to know," Mary Margaret replied with a smile.

Neal smirked at Emma, "And you're not going to."

Emma shrugged, "We'll see. Neal, you remember Mary Margaret and David, my parents."

Neal nodded, "We haven't officially met," he said extending a hand to Mary Margaret and then David, "but of course, I remember."

David nodded at Neal and then turned to Henry, "You ready to go kid?"

Henry stood up and grabbed his bag that was hanging over his chair. "Ready," he replied.

"Where're you off to," Neal asked.

"Have to go take care of my horse," Henry answered.

"You have a horse?" Neal said looking at Henry and then Emma.

"Hey don't look at me," she said to him, "David got it for him while I was back in Fairytale Land."

Emma stood up and Neal followed suit.

"Henry," she said to her boy, "I'll pick you up later. And I have to get to work."

"So you really are the sheriff," said Neal.

"What did you think me throwing you in jail, the squad car, was all for kicks?"

"No I just find it hard to believe that the thieving orphan* has gotten on the right side of the law."

Emma gave Neal a smirk.

"How did that happen anyways," Neal asked.

Emma just shrugged, "A position opened up and I took it."

"But don't you have to be elected for that kind of stuff?"

Emma took a deep breath. She really wasn't in the mood to get into how she got the job.

Mary Margaret took the helm on this one instead, "Emma was the deputy for a while but when the previous sheriff died the town held elections and Emma won."

"He didn't just die," Henry said his own tone getting harsh. "He was killed by my mom."

Neal froze. Emma killed him? There was no way she could do such a thing. How could she kill someone and still be the sheriff. What kind of town was this?

"Not Emma," said Henry before Emma could defend herself, "My adoptive mom."

"Okay kid," Emma said stopping Henry as Neal looked at her in shock before Henry could add anything more, "You and David should probably get going. And now I really need to head to the office."

Emma walked out of Granny's and Neal called out to her, "Emma, wait a minute!" he said following her.

David took a deep breath and slightly smiled, "Things sure are going to get interesting around here aren't they?"

"As if they weren't all ready," said Mary Margaret.

David shook his head and placed a hand on Henry's back, "Come on Henry, let's go."

"But what about Emma," Henry asked.

"We should probably let her handle this one on her own."

Henry simply sighed as he and David walked out. Mary Margaret smiled at the boys and made her way over to the counter to chat with Ruby for a bit.

Outside of the diner Emma stood on the driver's side of the squad car.

"Aren't we going to talk about this?" Neal asked.

"Talk about what?"

"You know what."

"I have to get to work, are you getting in or not?"'

"That depends, do I go in the front or in the back?"

"Neal, just get in the damn car."

Henry looked at David, "Are you sure they won't need backup?" he asked as they watched Emma along with Neal drive away, having caught the tail end of their conversation.

"Trust me Henry, its better that we stay out of this one."

Author's Note: Another reference to my Emma/Neal fic, 'A Little Quirk of Mine'. Don't know why I keep making references to previous fics.