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Chapter 7 Town

"Mom? You know Captain Hook?" Henry asks Regina. "Uhh, we're acquainted," she nods. "We're old friends lad, what's your name?" Killian asks. 

"I'm Henry," the boy answers. "This is Samantha, perhaps I could speak to your mum a moment?" Killian asks, gesturing to step away from younger ears. 

"How old is that boy?" Killian asks. "Not your business, you can't just show up here and ask me about my son," Regina snaps. Killian furrows his brows, "Was just making chit chat, and I think you know we're more than acquaintances," He winked. 

"Okay, why are you here? And how did you even know about this place?" Regina demands. 

"Your mother," he states. "What?" Regina scowls. "Of course you didn't kill her did you!?" Regina snaps. 

"Well I have now, better late than never," He smirks. "It's a bit difficult to explain, considering we haven't seen each other in thirty years," he mused.

"That's why I started asking casually about your son," Killian said. "Well he's adopted, I adopted him as a baby," Regina says. "I see, because of the curse, time not moving, all that?" Killian shrugs. 

"So you just know everything about the curse?" Regina asks. "Most of it, I was frozen in your mother's little bubble, so I retained my youthful glow as well, as did Samantha," Killian said. 

"That child hasn't grown in thirty years?" Regina startles. "Believe me, she's not too pleased about it either. She's also adopted," Killian said. "I remember you mentioned a child in the Enchanted Forest, I didn't expect her to still be with you and still small," Regina said. 

"Well, here we are," he shrugs. "I also didn't know she was adopted, you just took in a baby?" She asks. "She was five actually at the time, now she's 6 plus the thirty years," He said. 

"And I think you owe me a thank you," Killian said. "Why?" she scoffs. "Because of me your mother isn't here, wreaking havoc," He says. 

"And why did you even choose to be with her in the first place?" Regina asks. "Because your bloody dark curse could have separated me from Samantha," he scolds. "Not if you played your cards right," Regina huffs. 

"What?" He confuses. "If you were on my side, I could have kept you with her," She stares at him. "Bloody hell, your mother is a piece of work," he shakes his head. "Was, according to you," Regina rolls her eyes. 

"So you're not going to play nice with me like in the enchanted forest then?" He grins playfully. 

Regina puts her hands on her hips, "Careful pirate, and just be aware Rumple has his magic here, and I'm sure you're not a welcomed guest by him."

"But you won't let anything happen to me," he smiles mischievously. "Oh I won't?" she scoffed. "I have a child, come on, I think you have a soft spot for that," he smirked. 

Regina looks over towards Henry and the little girl, Samantha. She notices the child putting her hands on her own hips. Killian looks back and forth between the former Queen and little Samantha, noticing the obvious similarity. 

"She's six you said?" Regina asks. "Mmhmm," He nods. "Oh, okay, well, I guess it's not a huge problem if you stay, you could pose useful maybe," she sighs. "Mmm, for?" he bites his lip.

"Easy pirate," she scolds. "You have a lot of explaining to do," she adds.

"So tell me, does the town hate you?" he asks. "Well no, not now, we're sort of on okay terms, Henry's birth mother and I are, getting along," Regina said. 

"I see, and who's she?" He asks. "The savior, the one who broke the curse, and Snow White's daughter," Regina rambled. 

"Well, that is complicated," He says. "I'm surprised you didn't blow anyone up," Killian jokes. "I almost did, and Henry's father makes things more complicated, being Rumple's son," Regina said. 

"What?" Killian's eyes expand ten sizes. 

"You know Rumple's son?" Regina asks. "Uhh, I did, when he was a boy, his mother was... with me," he says. "Well look at us learning more about each other in five minutes than we did on a one night stand," Regina mused.

"I learned plenty about you that night actually," he grinned. Regina rolls her eyes, but can't hide a small smile. 

"Papa, I'm hungry," Samantha calls to him. "Ah, well, Regina here will show us where we can eat," Killian smiles. 

"You're a Queen? Or a princess?" Samantha asks. "Well, I was the Queen, in the enchanted forest," Regina says. 

"Were you the one they said was Evil?" Samantha asks. Regina sighs, "You told her that?" Regina asks. "No, remember what I said Sam?" Killian adds.

"Papa said that you probably had a rule like bedtime that people didn't like, so they said Evil." Samantha said.

"Oh... well, I also had magic," Regina said. "Papa said not all magic is bad," Samantha said. "I have magic," she announces. 

"You do?" Regina asks. "Yeah she does, she hasn't done anything yet, just has it," Killian said. "I see," Regina nods. 

"Papa," Samantha tugs his arm, "I know, you're hungry," he picks her up. "Uhh Granny's is where most people eat," Regina states, "I'll lead you I guess," she gently guides Henry. 

Walking through the town, people look at the guests, the obvious pirate captain and the little girl in his arm. 

Entering Granny's, eyes greet them of course. "Uhh, Captain Hook?" Emma Swan approached them first. "Ah so you've heard of me," he smirks. 

"Emma Swan, this is obviously, Captain Hook, this is Henry's birth mother," Regina said. "Oh I see," Killian nods. 

"Uhh what do you want to eat Sam?" Killian placed the child on a stool at the counter. "I don't know," Samantha shrugs. "I'll get her something, she'll eat it," Granny offers. 

"Uhh thank you," Killian nods. "What's Captain Hook doing here?" Emma asks. "That's a long story, but it had to do with my mother, someone you definitely don't want to meet," Regina said. 

"And where is she now?" Emma asks. "Hook killed her," Regina blurts. "AH, well okay," the savior nods. 

"Hey there you are," Neal pops in the door. "Uhhh is that who I think it is?" He points to Killian at the counter. "Captain Hook," Emma states. 

"Yep," Neal sighs. "What?" Emma asks. "He was kind of with my mother, my father cut off his hand," Neal said. 

"Well town just got more interesting," Emma sighed. 

"You have no idea," Regina mused staring at Killian catering to little Samantha, and feeling a somewhat peaceful satisfaction just watching them. 

She wasn't sure why.