[after catching Hook about to burn a dreamcatcher containing his memories of killing David's father] How could you do this?
I've been asking myself the same question, and all I can say is that I was a broken man for a very long time, and I did horrendous things.
I'm not talking about that. I'm talking about this. You were about to burn your own memories. Why would you do that?
Because I was ashamed, Emma, and scared of losing you and everything that matters to me.
And you really think that would happen after everything we've been through?
You tell me. How am I supposed to sit across from your mother and father at the table and look them in the eye after what I've done?
I'm not saying it would be easy. You know them. You know they would forgive you. That's who they are.
This isn't just about them. This is about me. I already destroyed my own family once, and that was hard enough, but knowing that I destroyed yours, too, I just ... I didn't know how I could live with that.
You come to me, Hook, and you lean on me and you trust me. We have to stop hiding things from each other. The man I fell in love with would know that. You would know that we would do things together.
Emma...
That is what I agreed to marry. That is what I thought that we were together. Until you're ready for that ... [takes off her engagement ring and hands it back to Hook] Then we can talk.
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