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I  think you're really missing the point. A verbal "No" means "No." But when YOU'RE kissing HIM and YOU'RE flirting with HIM, and every time you look at him you're giving him yearning looks and doey eyes, you're giving him the go-ahead to pursue you. She never said "No." She never even said "Leave me alone, or Don't pursue me or Don't bother." Those words never came out of her mouth. And every physical signal she was giving him said just the opposite. Even trusting him to help Henry with Neal's death said a lot to him.

Others have written eloquently on this thread about Emma's abandonment issues and how Hook consistently showed her that he would never leave her. Hook didn't pursue Emma for sex. He loves her. He knew she needed to be shown that he could be depended on. He romanced her for over a year. Because she needed to see him hang in there, to not give up on her like Neal did. She needed him to be a good guy, not like Walsh was. She needed him to give her a home, one she never had growing up.

If you can't see all of this, maybe you're watching the wrong show.