[Simple and straightforward. No guilt intended, but there's rare honesty there instead of the usual shying away from feelings. There are certain things that aren't worth pretending over anymore, and that's one of them. Whatever else happens, whatever resentments and uncertainties hang between them, Neal is her family. He means something to her, and so does his well-being.
But then his gaze travels to the ring, even as she anxiously reaches to turn it on her finger with the other hand, though her expression remains momentarily unreadable, carefully blank.
She hasn't wanted to talk about this at all since he showed up. Really, she hasn't wanted to talk about it with Hook, either -- Hook who's been content to pick up right where they left off with no discussion, and she can't even blame him for that, because why shouldn't he? But Neal being alive again changes things.
She's just not sure how yet.
She exhales slowly, looking at him squarely.]
A lot's happened since you and I last saw each other, Neal. Before Wonderland, I mean. Yeah, I said I would.
[And by normal standards, it wouldn't have meant much, but Neal knew Emma. He knew it meant a whole lot for her to say that.]
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[Simple and straightforward. No guilt intended, but there's rare honesty there instead of the usual shying away from feelings. There are certain things that aren't worth pretending over anymore, and that's one of them. Whatever else happens, whatever resentments and uncertainties hang between them, Neal is her family. He means something to her, and so does his well-being.
But then his gaze travels to the ring, even as she anxiously reaches to turn it on her finger with the other hand, though her expression remains momentarily unreadable, carefully blank.
She hasn't wanted to talk about this at all since he showed up. Really, she hasn't wanted to talk about it with Hook, either -- Hook who's been content to pick up right where they left off with no discussion, and she can't even blame him for that, because why shouldn't he? But Neal being alive again changes things.
She's just not sure how yet.
She exhales slowly, looking at him squarely.]
A lot's happened since you and I last saw each other, Neal. Before Wonderland, I mean. Yeah, I said I would.
[And by normal standards, it wouldn't have meant much, but Neal knew Emma. He knew it meant a whole lot for her to say that.]
I didn't think I was ever gonna see you again.