Despite the strange behavior going on around town, and whatever feelings for Emma he felt rushing forward upon entering, Neal needed to see Tamara. Maybe to convince himself it was nostalgia or something like that. To find any sort of explanation that didn’t prove he was falling for the blonde all over again or to be more precise, still in love with her.
Neal decided not to come to Storybrooke after receiving the postcard August sent. He could have easily turned away from the life he was building and maybe would’ve if not for Tamara. They were getting married and in truth, he wanted to spend his life with her. The was no questioning his choices, New York was his home and so was she. Yes, matters were more complicated now, with Emma, Henry and his father to consider, but they just needed to talk and reach level ground.
“What do you mean you want nothing to do with me?” Confusion set in immediacy, Tamara’s overall personality seeming to shift. “I know I’ve asked a lot of you to lately, but we can work through this.” Neal came over, taking her hand in his. “If I did something to get you mad, I’m sorry. As soon as everything settles down, we can go back home if that’s what you want.”
Tamara scoffed as she watched him take hold of her hand. “How stupid are you? Really?” She laughed, pulling her hand back from his grip, and pacing the room as she shook her head in amusement. “Do you really think what we’ve had this past year was real? It wasn’t. I don’t love you.” While it was strange for Tamara to be so open with Neal, she didn’t question it for she knew it had to be due to a curse. She hated magic, acted like it didn’t exist in this world, and knowing that a curse was probably behind her being so honest? Tamara hit the mother-load of magic and once she found Greg in town, the two would have an easy way of wiping it off the map. “I never did love you. You can’t be dumb enough to think I did? I’m not a fool, Neal. I can see you never got over your blonde girl in town. Emma’s her name, right? The Savior? I’d hate to be you right now.”