Belle walked into the office for her first day on the job with confidence. She walked into the office to find her boss arguing angrily with someone on the phone. He angrily slammed down the phone and turned his chair around, now facing her. "What do you want?" he said angrily.
"I'm Belle French, your new secretary." Belle reached out her hand for him to shake it. He reluctantly shook her hand.
"I see. You will be responsible for organizing clients and schedules. Is that understood?"
"Yes sir." Belle walked to her area and sat at her desk. He explained how to work the programs on her computer and then went back to his desk. Mr. Gold and Belle both kept busy at the law firm all day. He mainly sat in the office dealing with paper work for the day, while she answered clients' phone calls and arranged schedules. When the day was close to being over, Belle got ready to go for the day. Mr. Gold informed her that he wanted her to bring him tea the next day before she left. Belle took that into account and went home. She felt very relaxed when she got back to her apartment, since the first day went well.
Mr. Gold was somewhat relieved that his secretary seemed professional and able to perform her duties; however, he was stressed as usual. He called his son to see if he was still joining him for dinner. His son said that he forgot about it, and that he had other plans to take his girlfriend, Emma out. Mr. Gold was angered by this. His son offered to bring the girl with him, and Mr. Gold reluctantly agreed.
His son, Neal brought Emma with him to dinner. They all sat down at the table, and looked at their menus.
"How's work going?" his son asked.
"I have a new assistant that is hopefully better than the last one."
"What happened with the last one?" Emma inquired.
"Zelena was very unprofessional and tried to make sexual advances at work." he told her with agitation from the memory. Emma laughed, and Neal cracked a grin but turned serious again quickly.
"Well let us know how the new assistant goes," Neal said to his father.
"Sure. And what do you do for a living, Ms. Swan?" Neal's father asked.
"I'm a bail bonds person." Emma replied. Mr. Gold forced a polite smile and nod to be cordial. Mr. Gold was actually quite appalled at the thought of his son wanting to date someone lower than him. His son had just started law school and was dating some bail bonds person. He wanted his son to excel in life and focus on his career. He decided not to mention his thoughts, until he was alone with his son. As he sat their thinking, he watched Neal and Emma engage in chatter and laughs. His son did seem happy with her, he thought to himself. Mr. Gold asked his son about law school, and they both talked about law school, while Emma listened. The arrival of their food put an end to the conversation. Soon the evening was at an end, and Mr. Gold said goodbye to Neal and Emma. He watched his son walk the girl to her car holding her hand, and he saw how happy his son's face was. He listened to their laughter fading, as he walked to his own car. He remembered being young and in love with his ex-wife Milah. The painful memories of Milah rushed back to his brain. He hoped his son would never have to experience that. He wished his son would just focus on school and avoid the heart break.