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Late Afternoon, 10/01, Text

[cursebreaking]

Hey, kid. Got a few minutes to meet? I need to talk to you.

Re: Late Afternoon, 10/01, Text

[henrydaniel]

Nothing good starts with a text like that. I'm at the diner. Want me to come to your room?

[cursebreaking]

Don't worry about it, stay put. I'll come to you.

whoops nothing to see

[henrydaniel]

I'll get you some fries.

[cursebreaking]

[She's trained him well.]

Be there in five.

[She makes good on that; less than five minutes later, she's through the door and heading over to his table, sliding into the booth across from him and making herself comfortable. It's reminiscent of the conversation she'd just had with Neal; the setup is about the same, except for now there's french fries instead of hot chocolate.]

Hey. Thanks for meeting me.

voice;

[alionsheart]

Henry. Do you have a moment to talk?

Re: voice;

[henrydaniel]

[Oh there is a moment before there's a response there, but finally he replies.]

Sure. Where?

[henrydaniel]

[There's fries and ketchup, and Henry has a milkshake.]

No big deal. I ordered you a shake, too. It's coming.

[But really, he just wants to know what's happening. He knows Robin is gone. What else could go wrong, really?]

Is Regina okay?

[alionsheart]

Perhaps your room?

[ He would offer to get burgers and milkshakes with Henry, like they've done so often, but he's under no delusions that the boy will want to spend that sort of time with him right now. At least visiting Henry in his room, it's his safe place, and Robin can walk away when it's clear the conversation has reached its end. ]

[henrydaniel]

Yeah, I'm already here.

[He keeps a small cache of comics and junk food here. He can't stay in his room alone but it is his own private haven.]

See you soon.

[alionsheart]

[ When he gets there, he knocks and waits to be let in. But rather than sitting down, he stands, clearing his throat. ]

I've just returned from Storybrooke, quite a bit of time passed for me there.

[ He knows now, what Henry must know. ]

My...wife, Marian, was returned to me.

[henrydaniel]

[Henry just looks up at Robin, almost not even having to because he's getting so tall - still not as tall as Robin, though. But this is hard. He cares about him, cares about his mom, cares that they were happy and that Robin made her happy. Henry's old enough now to realize that things keep happening to her like this and it isn't fair. But it isn't Robin's fault, and that's always what he believed. It's not Emma's either. It's complicated.]

And you're still married now. Technically.

[alionsheart]

[ A sharp, painful breath tightens in his chest. ]

Yes. And I have to stay true to those vows.

[ It's not what he truly wants, but he can't say that to Henry, or to Regina. That's not fair to either of them. He has to be honorable; it doesn't matter what he really wants. ]

I've spoken with your mother, and I wanted to tell you personally, rather than have you hear it elsewhere.

I know how much you love your mother, Henry, and I would certainly expect your loyalty to remain with her, but...please do not ever doubt how very much I care for you. And your mother.

[henrydaniel]

[There's a frown on Henry's face, but it's more concerned than angry.]

You just got back but this seems like a goodbye. Is that what you told her? Goodbye?

[alionsheart]

I don't particularly want it to be a goodbye at all, lad. I wasn't sure how you might feel about the situation as it is, and I don't at all want you to feel uncomfortable with spending any time with me while your mother and I...try to figure out how best to deal with this situation. It's rather complicated.

[ He takes a deep breath, looking down at the ground. ]

I didn't tell her goodbye, I...told her I need some time to try and sort this through.

[henrydaniel]

I once had to figure out how to spend time with two moms without hurting the other one's feelings. I can handle this. I don't feel bad. It's just...

[Henry looks down a little too, remembering how much his mom had been smiling in Storybrooke, thinking that he hadn't seen her smile like that in a long time.]

It's not fair. To you or my mom. No one did anything wrong. [ That has seriously become his mantra. ]

I just want everyone to be okay.

[alionsheart]

It isn't.

Henry, I do love your mother. Those feelings are quite real. But I have to honor my vows to Marian, I hope you can understand.

[henrydaniel]

I know.

[He does understand, honest. He just knows that now his mom is going to be hurting and how is that fair? It's not fair to anyone but he's old enough now to realize that she keeps getting the bad end of every thing that happens.]

I just wish she could be happy and it stays that way.

[He can try, in any case. He can promise not to go anywhere again. Not for anything bad, anyway. Maybe. He hopes. He'd be breaking that promise just by leaving here again, he realizes.]

[alionsheart]

I wish that, too, Henry. And I'm...sorry I'm the cause of her unhappiness now.

[ It's pure agony. ]

I know you'll take care of her.

[henrydaniel]

I will. And...I don't want to stop hanging out with you. You helped me with a lot.

[Crying against his shoulder being one big thing.]

[alionsheart]

If you'd like that, and your mother feels alright about it, I'd quite enjoy that, Henry. You're a remarkable young lad, and I'd like to know you even better.

[cursebreaking]

You're really on the ball with this, aren't you.

[Despite the bad news she has to deliver, she cracks a smile, just for a moment. It's amazing to think, sometimes, that just a few years ago, she and Henry were strangers. Sometimes it feels like they've always been this way. It fades after a moment, though she nods in response to his question.]

Yeah, she's fine. This isn't about her. It's about Neal -- your dad.

[She's still not used to calling him that.]

He figured out what happens to him. Not the details, but... he knows.

[henrydaniel]

[For a second, Henry just stares hard at the plate of fries, trying to process that his dad knows he's dead. Is he mad because it was kept from him? There's also a little guilt - a weight has been lifted and he doesn't have to pretend anymore.]

Oh.

How...how did he find out?

[henrydaniel]

I still wanna learn the bow.

I still wanna show you different foods. I don't want anything to be over.

But I'm not giving up on anything either. If you love my mom and she loves you, then...I believe in that.

[alionsheart]

Don't let go of that faith, Henry, it'll serve you well, in many regards.

And I do believe we'll find our way through this.