I can’t wait to see how this plays out when Neal tries to explain himself. August might want dismantle all the woodchippers in storybrooke before Neal shows up…
Neal may be the only kinda-sorta-friend August will have in town. If they’ve been in this together from the start, once Emma finds out about that, she’ll probably tell them they can have each other. And anyone who hurt Emma won’t be popular with the majority of the SB residents. Maybe they’ll get bromantic if they end up having to shack up together on the outskirts of town.