He wants so badly to grab her and pull her in for a hug and never let go (or at least for an hour) but he seems to realize that it has to her that moves first. Given the way she reacts to Snow reaching for her, when she goes stiff and wide eyed like a cornered animal that's scared and doesn't know if it should fight or run, it's obvious she doesn't trust them. He hates seeing that kind of look on his daughter's face. He hates that they weren't there to shower her with the love that she deserved.
They've got time to change it. Gotta focus on that.]
We have been looking for you for a long time. [Time is also relative when you've spent the last eight years under a curse with no memory of who you really are. Emma has always been on Charming's mind and that's as close to the truth as it gets right now.]
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He wants so badly to grab her and pull her in for a hug and never let go (or at least for an hour) but he seems to realize that it has to her that moves first. Given the way she reacts to Snow reaching for her, when she goes stiff and wide eyed like a cornered animal that's scared and doesn't know if it should fight or run, it's obvious she doesn't trust them. He hates seeing that kind of look on his daughter's face. He hates that they weren't there to shower her with the love that she deserved.
They've got time to change it. Gotta focus on that.]
We have been looking for you for a long time. [Time is also relative when you've spent the last eight years under a curse with no memory of who you really are. Emma has always been on Charming's mind and that's as close to the truth as it gets right now.]
We're so sorry it took us so long.