Lost Boy

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Emma drove herself, Killian and Hope, to the sheriff station after dropping off Henry at Regina's office. Killian noticed something was wrong with his wife, she was not herself this morning and has a feeling why. "Emma..." He held his wife's hand. "What is wrong? I know something is on your mind.""It is nothing." "Mommy." Emma gets Hope from her carseat avoiding answering her husband."Hopey, you are going to be my little sheriff today." Hope babbles. Emma carried Hope in, Lily and Mulan were talking. "Emma, Gary is the only lost boy left, there is a situation.""What is it?""Gary's parents abandoned him.""They are not his parents. They are his foster parents, we helped lost boys fund foster parents when they helped us find Henry. I will talk to him knowing from experience being abandoned more than once." She kisses Hope on the head and hands her to Killian. Emma goes into Gary's cell, he was crying and facing the wall. "Hi, Gary." "Leave me alone..." "I remember you Gary from Neverland when I was there to rescue Henry, my son." He did not respond. "You were the one who told me about Peter Pan was...his thinking tree." Gary turned around and faced Emma. "You helped me to get my son back. You were the only lost boy who helped us. I promised you to take you away from Neverland which I did. What happened after I brought you to Storybrooke?" "The foster family that Regina put me in was bad...I was neglected and abused...which is why I turned my anger on Henry even though Snow White was telling us how much she hates him...I have bruises.""You could have come to me so I can take out of that awful home. I was in so many awful homes, I had no one to turn to for help or to get out of awful foster homes. I was a lost girl just like you. I am going to help you to get you a loving home. Can you please tell me who your foster parents?""Horace and his wife..."Emma was mad. "His son bullied Henry.""He also bullied me...when you arrested him, you took him away. Then his wife continued to abuse me..." Gary began to cry. Emma hugs him. "You are not going to be in that home ever again. I promise you that I will find you another home.""I want to go back to my family...""You were in Neverland for too long.""No, I wasn't. I want to go home back to my family in the Enchanted Forest. Please. I am sorry for hurting Henry.""You do not deserve to be here." "You are going to help me? Even if I hurt your son?""Yes, even though you bullied to the point he had to be homeschooled. You need a safer home with parents who love you." Emma lets Gary out of the cell and took pictures of his bruises of the abused her endured in the foster home. Emma hates seeing the proof the same as she had as a child. She guides him into her office finding Killian playing with Hope. "Killian?" Killian stops playing with Hope."Emma?""I am going to need your help finding Gary a new foster home. He needs a better family than Horace's mother.""Aye, I see. Lad, we are going to find you a better home in Storybrooke. Love, I will take Hope to my desk." "Mommy.""Hopey." Emma kisses Hope on the cheek and heads out of her office to find Mulan."Mulan, I need your help. Find Mrs.Horace and arrest her. She has been causing Gary abuse to him. I need to have the photo proof, can you get his stuff out of that house and pictures? He cannot go back there.""I am on it sheriff." Emma turns to Lily."Lily, I need your research help, Gary said he was from the Enchanted Forest, I need to know if his parents are still alive.""I can do that Emma. My Mom is still living in her castle in the Enchanted Forest.""Great." Mulan and Lily both leave the sheriff's station. Emma calls Regina to update her on the case. "Hi, Emma.""Hi, Regina. Is Henry at your office still?""Yes, he is working on his online school work.""Great...""Emma? What is it?""One of the bullies, Gary, the one who helped us in Neverland by telling us where Pan was... his foster home here was Horace Sr and his wife, they both were abusing him. They kicked him out.""Oh my gosh.""Mulan arresting his foster mom as we speak. Lily is searching for his biological parents in the Enchanted Forest if they are alive or not. Also, Snow White was involved telling him how much she hates him.""Where is he now?""In my office out of the jail cell. I have to find him a foster home now.""I will keep Henry here. Keep me updated.""Thanks, Regina." Killian knows Emma takes it hard whenever a lost boy or lost girl comes into her life from her past. "Emma." She hugs her husband. "You are doing an amazing swan job. I am so proud of you." "I have not helped him yet. I have to find a foster home for him or if his parents are still alive in the Enchanted Forest." Killian rubbed her hands. "You are not alone, Emma. I am right here helping you.""Thank you." She hugs him. "I cannot believe there are parents in Storybrooke who would abuse their foster children...here..." "You are helping Gary, Emma. You are going to find his home." She finds Gary playing with Hope. "Gary...""Emma, Hope is fun. Can I play with her?"Emma smiles. "Yes, you can." She faces her daughter. "Hope, you can play with Gary while I find him another home for him.""Yes." "Lad, how about we get you some ice cream with Hope.""Okay." "Dada." Killian gets Hope from the floor. "Henwy." "Henry is at Regina's office, little love." "Hope, you will play with Henry later, sweetie. You are going to the ice cream shop with Gary and Daddy." "Henwy.""You can bring ice cream to Henry at Regina's office afterward.""Henwy!" She reaches out to her brother."Hi, little sis.""Hey, kid." Emma hugs Henry."Hi, Mom. Hopey." Henry gets his sister from their Dad. "My other Mom told me about the case.""Henry...""Gary." He holds Hope protectively and steps away from him."Henry, I am not going to hurt you or your sister. I am sorry for bullying you in school. I really am. I...I was...I was abused by my foster family...I really am sorry that I took out my stress on you...I really am sorry for stripping you in front of everyone...and locking you inside the locker.""Thanks to you, I am the laughing stock of the entire school..." Henry relaxed a little bit. He can see how sorry Gary was and knowing his family they forgive others who make mistakes. "I forgive you. The foster family parents are the cause of your pain, I know my parents will find you the right home. My mom went through hell in the foster system, she will get you the right home." Mulan returns with Regina. "Mulan..""Emma, I found her, Lily is with her in the patrol car."Emma turns around to Gary, "Gary, stay in my office." "Mom, I can watch Hope. I finished my school work for the day.""Ina.""Hi, Hope."Henry turns around seeing his other Mom. "Mom, what are you doing here?""Mulan called me for help, I had to threaten Horace's mother to come out with a few fireballs aiming at her.""Wait..." He turns to Gary. "Horace's family is your foster family?" Gary nods his head. "I am sorry." "Henwy!" Hope babbles and reached out to Gary. He knew Hope trusts him and likes him which is a good sign coming from his little sister."Your sister is fun.""Yes, she is awesome. Hope, did you make a new friend?""Yes." Henry smiles if Hope likes Gary, they can get along. "Do you want to get ice cream with us?""Sure." Emma and Killian smile at each for their son becoming friends with his bully and wanting to support him since they were both abused by the same family."Mom, Dad, Hope will be with me and Gary.""Thanks, kid." He hugs her son. Henry, Hope, and Gary left the station. "Mulan after the kids leave, Lily can bring her in. I am going to interrogate her myself." "Emma, I found these in the home, I took pictures.""Text me the proof. I can add it to the case against her.""Emma, it is really bad.""The more proof we have the longer she stays in prison." Emma was in her office starting to search for foster homes for Gary. Lily brought Horace's wife in. Emma was fuming seeing the wife of the man causing her miscarriage with her third child and almost killing herself and her children on purpose. She went charging at her."Emma..." Killian knew his wife was not herself and seeing this villain was making her madder. "I am going to yell at her for making Gary going through hell."Killian gets hold of his wife. "Emma. I am furious at Horace's wife as much as you are but you need to breathe before you interrogate her, love. Before you came into the station today, I knew something was on your mind.""I am fine." Emma walks away from Killian."I know it has been a year today..." Emma stops walking knowing and turns to her husband. "I know you are in a lot of pain, Emma.""I need to help Gary." Emma heads to the interrogation room knowing her husband was right but did not want to admit he was then, she wanted to focus on the case. Regina went to Killian. "What is wrong with Emma?"Killian spoke softly, "It has been a year since...her first...m-miscarriage."Regina closed her eyes. "A year already? Killian, I can find Gary a better foster home if Emma needs a break after she interrogates Horace's wife. If I cannot find a foster home, he can stay at my house as a temporary placement.""That will be great. Now, I have to make sure my wife does not harm Horace's wife." They both rush to the interrogation room. Emma entered the room. "Well, isn't the savior." "You know me?""Yes, everyone knows the savior ." She laughed. "I know of your family because your son bullied my son Henry." She faces the evil lady. "Your husband almost rammed me and my children in our car trying to kill us with his truck.""My husband is in prison because of you."Emma pushed this mean woman against the wall with all her might. "It was Zelena's fault, not mine. Your son does the exact same thing to my son. Your whole family is mean and cruel who loves hurting people. You abused your foster son so bad he is covered with bruises. That is awful! You are going to prison and never see Horace Sr. and Horace Jr. ever again. Your whole family causes pain." She squeezed her throat. Killian rushes in right behind him was Regina."Emma, let her go. She is going to prison where she belongs. Swan.." Emma let her go. Horace's wife hysterically laughs. Emma punches the lady square in the haw to shut her up and leaves the room. He handcuffs her with Regina's magic handcuffs. Killian kneels to the woman."You and your family are evil, lass. Now you are going to get the same treatment as them." He pushes her against the wall. Emma finds Mulan. "Mulan book her in prison and make sure she does not have her family in the same prison.""Yes, Emma. She won't be in the same prison as her husband. I will make sure of it.""Thank you, Mulan." Mulan leads her out of the room. Killian quickly goes to find his wife, the window was closed by the blinds of her office. He enters his wife's office who was calling foster parents for Gary, none won't take him in because they know that he hurt Henry. Emma was frustrated. "How can we find a home for him if no one let him in?!" She threw papers all over her office. "Emma, you need a break." He rubs his wife's back which she shrugged off."No! I have to find him a home." She shows him the pictures of the bruises. "All I could think about is these pictures...of his abuse in that horrible home. All the abuse he has gone through over the years, I could have helped him even during curses to get him out of that home...I failed him..." She showed him more photos, "Mulan took these when she searched the home. The home was dirty and filthy. His room was in the attic. She brought his stuff from Horace's home. I cannot believe that Horace's family has done this hurting our family and Gary." Emma kicked her desk in anger. "I failed him, Killian." "Emma, listen to me you did not fail him. You are helping him right now.""No, I know what it was like being stuck in an awful home and have no way out of that foster home. I waited and begged for help no one believed me...I want to help him when he needed me the most." She began to cry. Killian hugged his wife and kisses her on the head and she gripped him tight. "You are helping him, Emma, right now. You got him to talk and out of that bloody awful house for good. He is safe now. I see it the passionate and care in your eyes right now wanting to get him everything he should have in that home which did not happen. You are helping him, now, Swan. You are my brave strong caring wife doing everything for those in need especially lost boys and anyone in town in danger. " She cried into him as he rubbed her back. "You did not fail him, love. He is out of that house. You are going to find him a home where he will be safe and loved." Emma stopped crying. "I have to find him a home." She continued her search.Regina knocks on the door. "Emma..." Emma wiped her tears away. "Yes? Come in, Regina." Regina enters the office. "I can take Gary in at my house. We do have a spare room. I spoke to Robin about it, he is happy to help out a former lost boy."Emma was surprised. "Really Regina?""Yes, Robin is making his room already for him.""That is great, Regina. No one I called so far, would even let me finish since they know of him bullying Henry." She showed Regina the pictures. "This is what Horace and his wife did to him. Neglecting him abusing him and not a clean home. He is going to need to feel safe and protected."Regina was surprised and felt bad since she placed him in that home in the first place. "Oh my gosh. I can make sure he can feel safe. He knows that I have magic...""I do not know about this...He only opened up to me. He has been through hell already.""Emma, I have two children at home younger than him. I know that Robin and he will get along. He needs a normal family, he also does not know about Zelena and Rowand which will be awkward to tell him. I want to do this, to foster Gary.""This is going to be temporary, Lily is finding out from Maleficent if his parents are back in the Enchanted Forest, alive or not.""If his parents are alive, I will give him back to his family.""Thank you for doing this Regina.""You are welcome, Emma.""Have you told Henry about this?""Not yet.""We have no phone calls from Henry, so I think Henry and Gary are getting along.""Which is a good sign.""Yes." Snow White enters the sheriff's station marches straight to Regina. "Regina!!" "Snow White!!" Snow White faces her stepmother. "Why did you have me transferred to middle school!!""Because you were telling your students about your hate of Henry making them bully him to the point that he is the laughing stock of the entire school!!""He is not in school anymore!!""Yes, all because of you!! It was either transferring you or firing you." Snow White stopped talking. Emma was happy that Regina was on her side about their son and about her mother. "You and your son are causing your family and citizens of Storybrooke so much pain, Snow White. You are becoming more like the evil side of me.""No, I am not.""Yes, you are Mary-Margaret."Snow White turns to her daughter. "Emma, I am not evil.""You are acting like you are evil. What kind of mother does that and shows it to her son and encourages his bad behavior?! That is not a parent.""How should you know?""I am a much better parent than you are since I did not have any as a child. You had a chance to be my parent but you chose not to raise me! I know what it is like to have brutal foster parents who abuse foster children and used them for money. I am nothing like those people who abused me and neglected me. I learned not to be nothing like them which is why I give my children love them, accept them for who they are and not in denial of their issues like you do!" "I am not in denial!""Yes, you are just in denial. You and your son hurt my family, Killian, Hope, and Henry." She faces her Mom. "Stay away from my family and keep Leo on that leash. Stop spreading our hate towards my son to your students, if not I am going to put you in prison myself." Emma left the station."Killian, I will update Lily and Mulan.""Thanks, Regina." Killian finds his wife at their special spot crying. Killian sat next to his wife and hugged her who cried into him, she just knew it was him. "Emma, I am right here. I am not going anywhere. I know today is a rough day for you. You got a safe home for Gary, Regina will take good care of him until we find out about his family. You did a great as a sheriff.""I feel better that Gary is going to a home with someone that we know. Seeing his bruises gave me flashbacks in the foster system." Killian gave the edge of his leather jacket to wipe her tears. "He opened up to you, Emma. He trusts you.""I was thinking about taking him in but with Henry, I think it will be too much for him. Knowing that Regina was taking him in, I feel less stressed about his new temporary placement. I know he will get along with Robin, Roland, and Rowand." Emma cried more."Emma..." "You were right about before..." She hugs him tight. "I love you, Emma.""I cannot stop thinking about the miscarriage...and the horrible dilation and cutterage procedure...I can still remember the surgery and our tiny tiny baby...Killian...I remember it all." Killian hugged his wife crying, he remembered the whole process since he was at his swan's side holding her hand and comforting her. "I remembered it too, love. We both do." He helped her in recovery. Luckily for Emma's second miscarriage, the baby was taken out after the car accident. Not going through that awful procedure for the second time. "When you saw Horace's wife, it gave you flashbacks on the accident...""He killed our baby, our fourth baby, the first mis- miscarriage...was our third. Both times, I did not know I was pregnant both times...""Emma, it is not your fault. Not your fault..." Emma cried more. "You are an amazing mother to Henry and Hope, love. You protect them, love them, keeping the town safe for them to live in, and you are always there for them when they need you. You are my amazing wife, Emma. I love all of you. After all, we have been through, you never failed me. You did come to rescue me from the Underworld.""I had to rescue you were tricked by Rumplestiltskin and deserve to be here with me. You are my home, Killian.""You are my home, Emma."Emma hugs her husband. "I love you, Killian. You just know what to say and remember...""I can never forget that bloody awful procedure you had to go through after the mis-miscarriage. I hated seeing you in that pain that I felt bloody awful that I caused you." "Killian, it could have been worse...I was only 2 weeks along..." She sighs. "Women have miscarriages much further along like closer to their due dates. That pain...that awful pain..." She cried more. Killian hugs her tight. "I am right, Emma. I am not going anywhere. I am staying here right next to you." He kisses her on her blonde head. He slowly rocks his swan, he hates seeing her so upset and hurt. Henry, Hope, and Gary went to the ice cream shop, they got to know each other and have much in common with comic books. Hope was walking around the ice cream shop. He gets his sister. "Hopey, you want chocolate?" Hope babbles. "I will get your chocolate. Gary, Hope is allergic to all nuts and peanuts.""I won't get peanuts or any nuts.""Dopey, two chocolate ice creams, one in a cup and one in a cone. Gary?""I will have strawberry ice cream in a cone." "Dopey, please clean the spoons, Hope has a severe nut allergy especially to peanuts." Dopey nods his head and gives them their orders after he cleans the spoons. Henry paid for their ice cream. They sat at a table, Henry spoonfed Hope her ice cream. "You want more?" He lets Hope eat from his cone. Henry smiles. "Next time, I will order two scoops so you can share it with me." Hope holds the ice cream. Gary laughs. Henry takes a picture on his iPhone to show his parents."Little sis, did you steal my ice cream?""No." She puts ice cream on Henry's mouth. "Yummy." He lets his sister eat the ice cream. "Do you like video games?""What are video games?""They are games you can play on controllers that are connected to a system like an Xbox and the game is on the television screen. You control the characters that you choose like Batman and Spiderman. Want to play it at my house?""Sure." After they finished eating ice cream, Henry cleaned Hope up and they walked home. While Hope napped, Henry taught Gary how to play video games and about his family tree. Gary got the hang of playing video games very quickly. Henry paused the game when he heard his sister awake in the baby monitor and went upstairs to Hope's room. She was awake and standing up in her crib. "Henwy.""Hi, Hopey." He takes Hope out of her crib. Hope babbles. He changes Hope's diaper and takes her downstairs. While Hope was playing with blocks, Henry and Gary were playing video games. Hope was walking around tripped on her toys and fell onto the ground and began to nonstop crying. Henry stopped the game and held his sister. He saw blood on her head and used his shirt to stop the bleeding. "Hopey." He kisses Hope on the head. "Gary call my Mom." He gives Gary his iPhone. "Hope, you are going to be okay. I am right here."Emma and Killian were still hugging at their special spot. Emma gets a phone call from Henry. "Henry...Gary...""Hope fell and she is bleeding. We are at your house.""We are on the way home." She ended her phone call. "Hope is hurt." They ran home. They can hear their daughter wailing and found Henry holding Hope. "Henry, Hope." She scoops Hope into her arms with Henry's sleeve covering Hope's cut."Mommy...""Hopey, Mommy is here." She kisses Hope on the head. "Mom, Hope tripped on her toys." "Killian, can you get me a towel?""Aye, I am on it, swan.""Henry, let me see Hope's forehead." Hope was crying. "I know, baby, you are in pain. Mommy is going to make you feel better." Killian returns to clean up Hope's cut which was deep. "Killian, call Allison. Hope needs stitches." Henry presses the towel against Hope's cut."Mommy." "Hope, you are with Mommy, baby girl." "Mom, Hope tripped over her toy...""She tripped over her toy ship, Emma." Killian returns to the living room. "Emma, Allison is coming over." He holds Hope's hand. "Little love, you are going to be alright, little pirate.""Dada." He kisses Hope on the cheek."Dada is here, Hope." "Mommy.""You are staying with your Mommy, little pirate princess. I am going to stay with you and Mommy." They sat on the couch, Hope just wanted her Mommy."Gary, I found you foster home.""Really?""Yes, your new foster home is going to be with Regina and Robin.""Mom? My other Mom is fostering him?""Yes, Henry. She offered to take Gary in.""Awesome." Allison enters the house."Emma, I am here.""Hi, Allison. We are in the living room." Allison enters the room with her medical bag."Aw, Hope. What happened to my little niece?" She rubs Hope's cheek."Auntie.""I see you have a boo-boo, Hope. I will make you feel better, little niece." "Mommy...""Hopey, I am staying with you." "Little sis, Aunt Allison is going to take good care of you. Mom, Gary and I will be up in my room.""Lad, Regina is going to pick up Gary soon.""Okay, before my other Mom comes, Gary, we can read comic books." The boys went upstairs. "Looks like Henry made a new friend.""Yes, he was one of his bullies.""Really?""Yes, now we found out why." Hope cries more. Allison examines Hope's cut."You got a big boo-boo, Hope. I will fix it, Hope." Allison gets her tools out. "Emma, she definitely needs stitches. You can have Hope can sit on your lap. She needs to stay still." Emma puts Hope on her lap, Hope fusses. "Hope, you are staying with me." Killian gives Hope his hook."Dada." "You are being a brave little pirate, Hope. I am right here. You have to stay still for Auntie Allison to fix your cut. Dada is right here, you can hold onto my hook." He kisses Hope on the head. Allison cleaned Hope's cut first and gave Hope stitches, Hope was crying and screaming.Emma hates seeing Hope in pain and crying in pain. "Hopey, you are almost done, baby girl."Killian was helping Emma keeping Hope staying still. "Little love. You are almost done, Hope. I know you are in pain." Hope cried louder. Henry hates hearing his sister in pain. "Gary, I will be right back." Henry leaves the house. Back downstairs, Allison finishes up Hope's stitches. "Hope, I am done. You were such a good girl. My favorite little patient. " Emma hugged her daughter. "Hope, you did a great job.""Mommy.""We can snuggle sweetie." She gave Hope kisses on her head. "Hope, you did a great job, for your Auntie Allison." He kisses Hope on the head. "Hope, I got you something for being such a brave little girl." Allison takes out a small Barney doll dressed up as a pirate. "Hope, look what Auntie Allison has for you. Barney." Hope stopped crying, Auntie Allison gave Hope her new toy. "Wawa."Allison smiles. "Yes, little niece, a pirate Barney just for you." Hope hugs her pirate Barney. "I am glad you like it.""Dada...wawa..." Hope shows her Daddy her new Barney doll. "Aye, your new Barney is a pirate." Hope babbles. "You want to put it in your treasure chest in the Jolly Roger when we go sailing?" "Yes!""Aye, you can bring your pirate Barney on our next pirate adventure." He gave Hope kisses on her cheek. "Allison, we have a treasure chest in our captain quarters, it is for Hope. We put toys in her treasure chest. Whenever we sail Hope has her toys with her.""It was Killian's idea. He wanted Hope to have her toys on our second home so Hope will always have toys to play with which I love. Hopey, say thank you to Auntie Allison for your new Barney doll.""You...Auntie.""You are welcome home." Hope reaches out to Allison. Allison holds Hope and hugs her.Gary comes down. "Emma, how is Hope?""She got stitches on her head but Allison gave her a gift.""Auntie." Allison gave Hope kisses and tickles her on her belly."Where is Henry?""He went out. I do not know where to. He did look upset." Emma was worried.Henry went into town to buy Hope a present, he felt sorry Hope had to go through that pain and wanted to make his sister feel better. He found a gift for his sister to cheer her up. As he was walking out of the store, he spotted his other Mom. "Hi, Mom.""Hi, Henry. Are you okay?""I am fine...""Henry.."Henry hugs his Mom. "It is my fault of Hope getting hurt..." "Henry...""Gary and I were playing video games. I was not watching her when she fell down." Regina sees blood on his shirt. "I know you were taking good care of her, I see blood on your shirt.""As soon as she fell down, I went to her and checked on her. I covered her cut with my shirt to stop the bleeding. I hate hearing Hope screaming and crying when she was getting her stitches. Mom and Dad are going to be so mad at me.""Henry, Emma and Killian are not going to be mad at you.""Yes, they are." "Are you mad at me for fostering Gary?""No, I think it is a great idea. I know you will give him a better home than Horace's family. Horace Jr bullied me and Horace Sr tried to kill Hope Mom and me.""Yes, I will take care of him because Horace's whole family is evil. It is getting late, I will give you a ride home. I do need to pick up my new foster son.""Gary and I will be foster brother's awesome. We both like comic books, like the Wolverine and Spiderman. I taught him how to play videogames." Regina smiles while she drives her car. "Henry, I know that Emma and Killian are not going to be mad at you.""Yes, they will.""Emma had a rough day before she saw Horace's wife. She interrogated her pretty badly. Killian had to calm her down.""I had a feeling something was wrong...""Killian told me what it was but let's just say Emma is not going to be mad at you." Henry returned home, Emma and Allison were talking with Hope in between them. Emma saw her son and rushed him to give him a hug. "Henry, where have you been? I was getting worried.""I...I went into town to get Hope a gift. I am sorry Mom, it is my fault that Hope got hurt, I was not watching her when Gary and I were playing video games. She fell..." Emma hugs her son."Henry, Hope is alright. Babies fall a lot. Your aunt gave Hope stitches but she is going to be okay. She is not seriously injured. I am not mad at you.""I am sorry, Mom.""You are forgiven, Henry. I love you, Henry." They hug.Hope was crying in Allison's arms. "Hope, don't cry. Mommy is with Henry." "Your sister is going to be okay, Henry. I know Hope loves you."Henry hugs his Mom and approaches Hope and Aunt Allison. "Aunt Allison, how is my sister?""She has stitches but she will be alright." She gave Hope a kiss on her cheek."Henwy!" "Hi, Hope. Is that a Barney pirate?" "Auntie.""Awesome! Aunt Allison, you got her a pirate Barney doll? "Yes, I did. I found it on e-bay and bought it. I thought it would be perfect for Hope. I cleaned it up and fixed it up and it was good as new.""Mom, Hope is starting to have a Barney collection, thanks to Aunt Allison." Emma giggles. " Yes, you are right, Henry. Your Aunt Allison started the collection after I got Hope into the show." "Emma, we are in teamwork with that.""Yes." Allison and Emma both laughed."Where is Dad?""He is with Gary, in the backyard. I will go get them." Emma heads to the backyard."Henwy.""Hopey." He takes his sister from their aunt. "I am sorry, Hope for not watching you.""Luv you, Henwy." Henry kisses Hope on the head, "I love you, Hope." Both Allison and Regina were in awe."Henry, Hope is not mad at you.""Ina!""Hi, Hope. I like your new toy. Do you love Henry?" Hope screams. Regina laughs. "I will take that as a yes." Emma returns with Gary and Killian."Regina, I have someone for you to meet. Gary, this is Regina. Regina, this is Gary." Regina remembers him from Neverland, the dark brown curly hair kid, wanting a family. "You are going to stay with her at her house.""Hi, Gary." They shook hands. "You are going to stay at my house. No one is going to hurt you there.""I remember you from Neverland, you were with Emma and Hook."Killian makes a noise. "It is Killian, lad." Emma smiles and nudges her husband. "I remember you too, Gary. You helped us to find Pan and to defeat him." Henry was impressed he was the one who told his family where Pan was to rescue him. "You helped my family in Neverland?""Yes. Emma promised us to take us out of that horrible place after we helped your family to find Pan.""Awesome. Gary, you can come over to play video games anytime." Emma and was smiling that her son made a new friend the one who helped them rescuing Henry. Gary smiles. "Does that include comic books?""Yes. I do have Wolverine comics at my other house. You can keep them.""Yes!""Henry, you know when to visit me.""Yes, at your office." They hug. Emma faces Gary. "Gary, if anything happens you can call me or come down to the station for help, okay?""Thank you, Emma, for getting me out of that house and into a better home.""You are welcome. I have a feeling I will see you here often playing video games with Henry.""You got that right."Regina and Gary leave the Swan-Jones house, Emma and Killian hug. "You did great today, swan.""Thank you. Do you think he will be okay?""Aye, he will get along with Regina, Robin, Roland, and Rowand.""I am going to check on him often just to make sure he is safe.""Aye, I know you will do that, Emma." They entered back inside.Allison was holding Hope. "Dada, Mommy." Emma gets Hope from her best friend. "Hopey, you can snuggle with me tonight." She kisses Hope on the head. "Are you hungry?"Hope nods her head. "Love, we can order in Granny's.""That is a great idea. Allison, do you want to stay over for dinner?""Sure.""Aye, I will get your usual too, Allison. I will pick up our order." Killian leaves the house. Henry hugs his Mom."Hey, Hope is alright, kid." She rubs his back. "Her stitches will heal." Henry kisses Hope on the head. "Hope, I have a gift for you, little sis." Emma sits down with Hope. Henry shows Hope the bag and helped her open the gift which was a Pluto hoodie. "Pluto!" Emma, Allison, and Henry were all smiling."Hope, you like it?" Hope babbles. "I will help you put it on you.""Kid, we have to be careful with her stitches. Hopey arms up!" Hope put her arms up. "Good girl." She carefully puts the hoodie on her daughter which was a little bit big. "You look so cute!" Hope clapped her hands. "Henwy!" She hugs her brother. "You are welcome, Hope." "Emma, I am pretty sure she will grow into that hoodie soon."Emma smiles. "Yes, I am pretty sure Hope think it is a pluto dress for now." They both laughed. "Allison, do you want something to drink?""Sure.""Kid, I am making cinnamon hot cocoa. Do you want some?""Yes, please." Hope babbles. "Hope wants some cinnamon hot cocoa too, right little sis?" Hope babbles.Emma smiles."I will make hot cocoa for all of us." "Mommy!" Hope points to the television. Emma turns on the television."What do you want to watch? Ariel?""Pluto!"Emma chuckles. "Pluto it is!" Emma turns on Mickey Clubhouse. "Mommy...you.""You are welcome, sweetie." She kisses Hope on the cheek."Hope, come here, little sis." Hope walks over to Henry and he puts Hope on his lap. "Mickey, Minnie...""Pluto!" "Yes, Pluto, Hope. He is the best." Emma made cinnamon hot cocoa in the kitchen. "Emma, Hope is getting so big. She is saying more words.""She loves surprising us with her new words. How are you doing, Allison?""I am good. I miss my best friend." Allison hugs Emma. "I am sorry, I have been very busy.""I know, we both have very busy jobs." "Yes, tough jobs. Today was rough. Gary was one of the lost boys that we rescued from Pan when we went there to rescue Henry. We had to find Pan since he took Henry's heart. Gary asked me if I promised him to take them home with us after he told us where Pan was. Gary was the one who told me where Pan was at his thinking tree. Regina, my mom and I found him there. Pan told us that he is Rumplestilsklin's father and Henry's grandfather. My son's family tree is messed up on both sides." "Your Mom's side?""Cora Regina and Zelena's Mom and my grandmother Princess Ava had a past way before Regina and Snow White ever existed.""Henry's father's side is more messed up.""Oh, yes. Definitely." Emma took a sip of cinnamon hot cocoa."I was thinking we can have a girls day, you, Hope, Lizzie and I. We can go shopping and get our nails done either in town or over the town line."Emma smiles. "We do need a girls day soon most likely in town, maybe over the town line. We have not gone shopping or got our nails done together in a while. Maybe next weekend?""Great." They both laughed."I really need a break from being savior and sheriff..." Emma sighs.Allison held Emma's hand. "Hey, you did a great job today as sheriff. You got Gary into a safe home.""I know, it just reminded me of every time I was placed into a bad home. I had no one to help to go to when I was being abused or neglected...I am just disappointed at myself for not taking him out of that home any sooner." "Emma, he is with Regina safe now. We cannot change the past. You are an amazing mommy savior, sheriff, and best friend." They hug. Hope comes into the kitchen. "Mommy.""Baby girl." She scoops Hope into her arms. "You need a diaper change.""No.""Hope, I am only going to change your diaper, not your Pluto hoodie." Hope babbles. "It is a dress? Okay." Allison giggles. Emma takes Hope upstairs to her room and changes her diaper. She faces Hope. "Hope, will you always be my baby girl?"Hope touches her Mommy's face. "Luv you Mommy." Emma smiles."I love you so much, Hope." She holds Hope on her chest and Hope hugs her Mommy. "You will always be my special baby girl. My daughter." She gave Hope kisses on her head. "You make me happen every single day especially today sweetie after a rough day at work and on a sad anniversary." She sits down on the rocking chair. Hope babbles. "Oh, really? You think I am a great sheriff?" Hope babbles. "The best sheriff? Aw, you are so sweet, Hope." Killian returns home finding Henry and Allison talking in the kitchen. He left the food on the counter and went upstairs to find his two loves in Hope's room having their little Mommy and Hope talk while Hope hugging her Mommy, Emma was not letting her go in the rocking chair. There are my two loves.""Hi, honey. Hope and I are just talking and hugging.""Dada.""Hi, little pirate princess." He kisses her on the cheek. "What are you wearing little love?""Hopey, show Dada." Killian smiles seeing Hope's new hoodie of Pluto. "Hope, did your Mommy went amazon shopping to buy you this?" Emma chuckles."Henwy." "Ah, Henry bought this for you." Hope smiles."Killian, Hope does not want to take this off. She thinks it is a dress since it is a little big on her.""Aye, it is a dress then." He holds Hope on his hip. "Emma, we got an invitation to Melody's birthday party in Merkingdom next week."Emma smiled big."Hope, you are invited to your first birthday party. We are going to see Melody at her home in her realm. Are you excited?" "Yes!" "Killian, we are going to have a Swan-Jones sailing adventure very soon.""That is right, swan. My captain swan." They kiss. "Now, it is dinner time." They returned to the kitchen together, Henry set up the table. "Mom, dinner is ready.""Thanks, kid. It looks delicious." Killian puts Hope in her high chair and gave Hope her meal. The family enjoyed the meal, Emma and Allison talked a lot. "Allison, we are definitely going to go shopping soon because Hope is invited to her first birthday party. Hope needs to by Melody a birthday present." Hope babbles."Mom, are we invited?""Yes, all four of us are invited.""Yes, another Swan-Jones family sailing adventure. Yes!" "Emma, I will give you a gift for Melody. She is so cute.""I will give it to her and Ariel. I have a feeling that Melody and her parents will be visiting Storybrooke soon.""I have a feeling Lizzie will ask Ariel and Prince Eric a lot of questions." They both laughed. After dinner, Hope fast asleep on the high chair. Emma took a picture of Hope fast asleep. "Emma, I will our little lass up to bed." Killian holds Hope as Emma cleaned her face."Sweet dreams, Hope." She kisses Hope on the head and cleans up the kitchen with HenryAllison kisses Hope on the head. "Auntie will check on you soon, Hope. You are in good hands with your Daddy and Mommy, little niece." Killian carries Hope upstairs. Emma hugs her best friend. "Thank you, for coming on such short notice to give Hope stitches.""You are welcome, Emma. I felt really bad that I had to give her stitches but she needed them.""I have to schedule Hope's next appointment with you for her vaccine shots.""Yes, I will put her on my schedule on February 20th, right after you return from the Merkingdom.""Thank you.""We are going to have a shopping day soon.""Yes, we will." "Aunt Allison will Hope be in pain?""For the first few days yes. You can just keep Hope happy which I know you can do.""I can do that." Henry went up to his room."Emma, for Hope's stitches, keep the bandage on her stitches and not wet it for the first 48 hours. Just make sure she does not bump or hit her head. After the first 48 hours, you can clean her stitches by putting petroleum jelly and a bandage every day until her cut is healed." Allison gets a text from Ted. "I have to go home. Lizzie wants to have one on one time before bed.""Night.""Night." They hug. Allison leaves the house. Emma heads up to Henry's room. "Hey, kid.""Join me, Mom." Emma joins her son on the bed. Henry hugs his Mom."I am so proud of you, Mom.""You are?""Yes, I just knew you had a rough day at work. The case reminds you of your past. You faced your fears to get Gary out of that awful house and got him to a safe home with my other Mom.""Thanks, kid. I hate that he was abused in that house. I just had to do all I can to get him out of that house. I got him to trust me and open up to me." "Mom, he knows that you are a good person, you kept your promise to him by taking him and the rest of the lost boys out of Neverland; which you did.""I told them I was a lost girl looking for my son.""You rescued me, Mom, with the help from Dad.""I lead our family.""Yes, but Dad helped you in Neverland.""That is how I knew your Dad was on my side even though I would not admit it, back then.""I had a feeling you were true love. My bio-Dad was not your true love but Killian is my real Dad, Mom.""I know, Henry." Henry hugs his Mom. "I am sorry that I made you sad. I know it is a sad day for you.""Henry?""Mom, I remember what happened a year ago today, after our winter New York trip." Henry hugs his Mom. "I love you, Mom.""I love you too, kid. You are my first baby." She kisses him on the head. "You are my amazing Mom." "Mommy." Emma turns around seeing Killian carrying Hope."Hopey, what are you doing up baby girl?" "Our little lass wants her Mommy. She woke up knowing you weren't with us." Emma gets Hope from her husband. "Are your stitches hurting you, Hopey?" Hope hugs her Mommy. "Mommy is right here.""Henwy."Killian smiles. "You want Henry and Mommy, little lass?""Henwy...Mommy." "How about we all have a family sleepover in our roomKilian?""Aye, love there will be space or all of us." They went to there room sat and Hope were in between Killian and Henry. Henry told Hope a few stories from his book until she fell asleep. "Thanks, Henry.""You are welcome, Mom." Henry fell asleep next to his Mom and sister. Killian wrapped his arm around his wife. "I love you, Emma.""I love you, Killian." They kiss. Emma fell asleep in her husband's arms feeling safe happy and loved by her husband and her children.

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