Board Thread:Spoilers!/@comment-7189500-20130506223508/@comment-5235494-20130811000844

I think Hook is actually Baelfire's biological father, explaining why he was so close to the youngest recruit of the Jolly Rodger, and also why Neal's supposed death hit him hard. If you can recall back to when Rumple was a soldier in the Ogre Wars, it is not specifically stated how long he was away from home for, meaning that Milah could have been having an affair with Hook during Rumple's time away. Only when Rumple returned injured and disgraced did Milah give birth to Bae, which means that he was still away during her time of pregnancy. In this gap of time, a lot could have occured between Milah and Hook. In addition, when Bae was grown into a younger boy, Milah was still seeing Hook, to the point where she actually fled with him, leaving Bae and Rumple behind before his time as the new Dark One. Many years later, when Bae first arrived in Neverland after a time staying with the Darling family, Hook revealed that he and Milah had plans to take Baelfire and live a life as a family together at sea. Hook was also exceptionally affectionate toward Bae, showing a loving side to his personality when he allowed him to steer the ship and, while Bae was laughing, tug on his shirt with his hook to draw him closer.