Magical Once Upon A Time

The Truth

10 years later
Emma's POV
Since Baelfire and I got married, we now have a ten-year-old son, Prince Henry.
Today was my 28th birthday and there was going to be a ball. Another big ball like there always was for the last 27 years since I was born.
But before the ball, I remembered there was something I needed to talk to my parents about.
"Mom. Dad. Can I have a word?" I ask
"What is it, Sweetheart?" My mom asked.
"Before the wedding, you said 'we had no choice!' What does that mean?" I ask
"It's time you know the truth." Dad said
"The truth about what? Did you set me up to marry the dark one's son?" I ask
My parents nodded and the looks on their faces told me everything right away.
"It was true. You set me up? I was set up to marry the dark one's son? But why?" I say
There was silence for a very long moment.
"We made a deal with Rumplestiskin that you would marry his son, if not you would die." Dad explained
"Me? Why would I die?" I ask
"Because he wanted to take over our kingdom and now that you're his wife, he'll be king of the Enchanted Forest." Mom said.
"Why didn't you tell me this before the wedding or after?" I ask
Again, there was silence.
"We didn't want to spoil your happy day." Mom said
"You may didn't want to spoil my wedding day, but you did spoil my birthday." I said
"We're sorry, Emma." Dad said
"Please, Emma, please attend the ball." Mom says
"I will, but I'm afraid it'll be my last ball." I say
"Why your last?" My mom asked.
"Because I'm married to the dark one's son!" I answer
"My dad's the Dark One's son?!" A voice called. We turned our heads to the door. It was Henry.
"Henry?" I say.
He'll, did he hear our conversation about the truth and his father?
He looked at us and ran off. "Henry..." I call but he disappeared down the hall, he must have went to his room. I looked back at my parents, "he must have heard you talk about his dad," my dad said and I just left the room.

Henry's POV
I could not believe what I heard. My dad is the son of the Dark One, Rumplestiskin. Rumplestiskin is my grandpa?
I don't want to see anyone, except my mom. I first heard my mom and her parents conversation when I was walking down the hall to find my mom and i heard her say
"It was true! You set me up? I was set up to marry the Dark One's son? But why?"
I heard the rest of it from there and she married my dad because Rumple was going to kill her so he could rule the kingdom.
It doesn't feel good to know that I'm the Dark One's grandson. Prince Henry? The Dark One's grandson? People would be scared of me.
Today on my mom's birthday, she hears the truth about how she married my dad and I find out who my dad really is.

But one thing I still don't get; how did my mom fall in love with my dad when she already knew who he was?

Then there was a knock on my door, "Henry? Honey? Are you there?" It was my mom.
"Come in, Mom." I say.
Mom came in and she looked worried.
"So, my dad's the Dark One's son?" I say
"Yes, I'm sorry I didn't tell you. I was set up to marry him." She says.
"I know, I heard your conversation with Grandma and Grandpa outside in the hall." I say
"How much did you hear?" Mom asks.
"Everything. Starting with when you said 'it's true. You set me up to marry the Dark One's son?' Do you love Dad?" I ask
"Henry, as your mother I love you. But I don't know if I love your dad." She says.
"How did you fall in love?" I ask.

Emma's POV
"How did you fall in love?"
I did not expect him to ask me that.
How? I don't know. But I can't answer 'I don't know' to a question like that to him. I also can't lie. But I can tell him the story about when he proposed.
"When your dad proposed, my heart was pounding and there were butterflies in my stomach and I felt so stupid to say yes." I say
"Why stupid?" He asked.
"I guess... I just couldn't say no I front of my parents or his father." I said
"What about his mother? Dad's mom? Grandma?" Henry asked.
"I don't know, I never meet his mother. She was never around. But I know her name was Milah." I answered
"What was she doing?" Henry asked again
"I don't know, but don't ask your father." I said
"I won't, I don't feel like seeing him." Henry said.
Then I got an idea.
"Henry?"
"Yeah, Mom?"
"Pack a bag, we're leaving tonight." I say.