“I love you. I probably always will… but my secret? That this was all a trick — hoping you were dead to not face the same heartbreak all over again.”
Emma felt instant regret and pain upon saying those words to him. When the two fought Tamara before the arrival of a magic bean that took Neal away from her, all of the feelings she had about Neal came rushing back. Neal had betrayed her trust when they were teenagers, and yet she never stopped loving him. When the two finally confessed their feelings, only for Neal to be taken from her, Emma didn’t want to grow close to another soul. She was never good at saying goodbye.
When the cage around Neal disappeared, Emma walked out with her parents and Hook, but she lingered behind with Neal for just a moment. Tears continued to fill her eyes before she quietly wiped them away. “Neal, back what I said in there… I’m glad you’re okay. I really am. But after what was said in Storybrooke to each other, only to lose you, well, I was scared. Hoping this was a trick seemed easier to process the loss. I wish I could change how I feel… but I can’t. I’m sorry.” Even if she could change how she felt, Henry and his well-being were the only pressing things on her mind now. They needed to save Henry and go home.
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