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[If everyone knew or not, Lucy feels like she has to say it. In case some of Emma's friends didn't know, they should. she has cried a lot over this, and while it does get a bit easier each day...she does miss her grandma a lot. She misses her family a whole lot, but one thing at a time. When she turns on the feed, it's just her voice. Not as chipper as she was before, more somber and softer.]

If anyone was friends with Emma Swan, I'm sorry to say...she's gone back to her home world.

[Which, thinking about it, would either dropped her off at Storybrooke or the Enchanted Forest, but that's not the main point.]

She would've said goodbye if she had the chance, so please don't hold that against her.

[Done. At least people know now....and hopefully she did the right thing.]

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I didn’t know that.

Maybe....someone could easily guess the code word.

Can I help with moving?

We can think of something very difficult to guess.

Of course. Will you be all right with James helping, too?

But if someone reads their mind, they could know...

...I guess.

You really like him don’t you?

If they're that determined to come in our house that they read a person's mind, then I'd let them in. They earned it.

I really do.

Including someone evil?

He’s going to be around a lot...isn’t he?

Practice optimism, Lucy. You can't assume people are evil or want to do you harm. Look at me. I'm not a good person, but you saw me as good.

I'm hoping so.

No...not everyone is evil.

But you are a good person, I could tell that right away.

[ So no matter what Lucy says, Jim will come over a lot. Then why ask? ]

I cant do anything then. You’re the adult.

[he rolls his eyes. They'll work on it]

I'll be home tonight. Think of what you want to have for dinner.

[ uh-huh. ]

okay.

[ She won’t think of anything, just hiding in his place, ]

[not a lot of places to hide, even with all the stuff he has to recreate his lab. He takes off his tie and shoes before hunting her down]

Come on, let's have dinner and talk about the code word. I thought up a good one in honor of your dad.

[Well, if Victor and Lucy had more books, she could've hid behind them. Made herself seem like she was part of a book stack. When she's fond she peaks up at him and nods her head. She hasn't thought of anything for dinner.]

Like what?

[What code word did he think of? Operation Cobra? Mongoose?]

[he has lots of books, and will have more when the house is ready, but good that there aren’t enough to hide behind yet]

Operation Cobra. It’s what Henry called the first curse.

[ They could build a book fort, made from nothing but books. Way better than a castle. ]

I remember. I didn’t think he told anyone but Emma that.

[ And saying Emma’s name makes her heart sink a little. ]

Doctor Hopper and August knew, and I overheard. Unless you want to choose a new animal and it can be our Operation?

Oh. [ She didn’t know he knew Doctor Hopper—then again, small town where everyone knew of everyone else. Same with August. Learning more about them might lift her spirits a little.

But something different...something else. ]

Maybe not an animal but....an item. Operation Glass Slupper?

For your mother. All right, that will be the code. And only those who know it can come in our house. Agreed?

[ Lucy thinks it over for a moment, okay with the concept but...they need something just in case. ]

But what if they over heard the code word? Like you did with August. Can we have a back up one? Just in case?

[ Not pessimistic, but cautious. Wasn’t that what most adults want for their kids? Be happy and cautious? ]

Ask them what it means. They’ll have to know it’s your mother, not just referencing Cinderella.

That’ll work....

Okay. I’ll agree to it.

[ So code words and explanations have been set in place. She feels a little bit better. ]

I know a lot changed for you very quickly, but if you bear with me, we’ll get through it.

[ A slow nod of her head.]

Do things have to keep changing?

[ Moving, she understands. Jim on the other hand....she kind of gets that to, but still doesn’t like it too much. ]

That's the whole point of life, Lucy. If things didn't change, you'd never see a butterfly or flowers growing. Or you can think of it this way: if there was no change, we would all still be under that first curse, because there was no change in Storybrooke before then.

[he gets down on her level] Not all change is good, but you can't pick and choose, Lucy. You have to take it all. Believe me, this change scares me, too. I haven't cared for someone at quite this level since my brother, and James... I've never had something like that before. It's new and unfamiliar, but it's also exciting and amazing.

I know a man who once said, "We keep moving forward, opening up new doors and doing new things, because we're curious and curiosity keeps leading us down new paths." Try this new thing with me, Lucy, and let's see where it leads us.

[ Lucy makes eye contact with Victor,listening to his words and trying to take them to heart. He was right. Change moved them forward. Change wasn’t always bad—in this case it was, but things could get better. Things could also get worse but...they could try. He had a point—without change, the first curse would still be in effect. Her parents wouldn’t have gotten together and she wouldn’t have met so many people.

She starts to break eye contact, looking away and started to play with the hem of her shirt. Thinking things over and trying to place her trust and faith in Victor.]

I can try. It’s hard—difficult and painful right now with Emma gone...but I can try. I just...

[ She looks up at him again. ]

I don’t want to be taken away from you. Like the curse did with everyone and with my dad. I don’t want to lose you.

[he lets her think through it without interruption. When she voices her concerns, his expression turns serious]

Lucy, I promise you that as much as it is within my power, I won't let anyone or anything take you away from me.

[Lucy weighs Victor's words, staring back at him with uncertainty in her brown eyes. She has to be strong, she has to be brave...that's what her parents would've wanted.]

I believe you.

[she moves in to hug him tightly, sealing the promise he just made.]

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