Surprise relations
bluerose921 asked for a oneshot of Emma and Neal being married before returning to Storybrooke. They- Emma and Snowing- find out Rumple is Emma's father in law. For ease of writing I'll be pretending Henry wasn't born for this chapter.
"No, that can't be true!" Charming said, pulling Emma behind him. He may not have known his daughter for very long, but he knew the imp well enough to know that he didn't want Emma having anything to do with him let alone have him be her father in law. Snow too stood protectively in front of Emma, both she and Charming glowering dangerously at Rumplestiltskin. Neal was standing in the middle of the two groups looking torn. Emma was just in shock. What was going on? Who was this man her parents were so furious with? Her dad had a tight grip on her forearm and by the looks of things was refusing to let go.
"I knew you weren't to be trusted!" Charming spat at Neal. "You're the son of the Dark One. You're not coming anywhere near Emma…"
"Dad we're married! We're also adults, you can't just forbid us from seeing each other…."
"Like heck I can't." Charming snapped.
"I didn't even know he was here!" Neal defended himself. "I left the Enchanted Forest to get away from him and his darkness. I left years ago. I would be long dead if I hadn't stopped off in Neverland for a while. I assumed someone would have killed my dad like he did the last Dark One…"
"Hold on." Snow interrupted him, a worried look on her face. "How old are you exactly Neal? And I don't mean physically. I mean how many years have you lived." Neal looked sheepish. This was something he had neglected to tell Emma.
"About two hundred and sixty seven." He said, barely loudly enough for them all to hear. Emma nearly collapsed in shock. Both her parents now felt quite queasy at the thought of someone so old being with their daughter. The only thing holding Charming back from beating him was that he was holding onto Emma.
"It's not my boy's fault…"
"Don't speak for me!" Neal yelled at his dad without even turning to look at him. "Don't ever speak for me! I am not your boy. I haven't been your boy since you abandoned me. I disowned you years ago, take the hint. I don't want you in my life or my wife's." Neal looked over to Emma. She nodded, confirming she'd stand by him. He wasn't really hundreds of years old, like her parents his age had been frozen…just for a lot longer. Rumplestiltskin could see now was not the time to try and reconnect with Bae. He understood, Bae had every right to be angry with him. He could only hope in time he would allow him to be a father again. Nodding sadly, Rumple limped away. Emma fought herself from her dad's grasp and quickly stepped out in front of her parents before they had a chance to pull her back again.
"Regardless of the circumstances or his dad, Neal is my husband and the man I love. That won't ever change. If we're ever going to have any kind of relationship ourselves you're going to have to respect that." Emma said firmly, taking Neal's now clammy hand. Snow and Charming looked at each other. They had one of their silent conversations only they understood before turning and nodding at the couple.
"I guess we can work with it." Snow confirmed their nods. Emma rushed towards them, creating a group hug. As Charming placed his arm around Emma's waist to return the hug his eyes locked onto Neal's, the message there quite clear. If you ever hurt her, there will be no more second chances.