So I will probably forget this, but I do not own any of the Frozen characters! This idea has been nagging at me so.. here it is.

I let out a groan as I stared down at the newspaper that was shaking gently in my hand. A few tears escaped and I shut my eyes tightly. This was not how I was going to live my life as a free woman. It seemed that every place I attempted to work at rejected me.

I tried my hand at a few places, but by week two, the boss always told me not to come back as he handed me my check. I was twenty-three and being out-worked by seventeen year olds! Maybe starting over in this little town was a mistake. There wasn't anything left for me in Weasleton, he made absolutely sure of that.

I looked around the sleepy little town of Arendelle, there wasn't much here and I liked it like that. The people were nice and didn't look down at me as they saw me drive to the same places every day. I didn't have a place to sleep except for my car. When I first got here, almost two months ago, I tried looking into empty apartments and rent houses, but everything was taken and had been for quite sometimes. Newcomers didn't happen often around here.

My routine was simple. I would wake early in the morning and drive to the campgrounds from the rest station that I had been staying at. There I would shower and fix my hair. If my clothes needed to by washed, I would go to the laundry mat and sit there, spending the day doing laundry. Despite having money stashed from my life before and the few paychecks I had received while being here, I was going to run out eventually.

My luck these past two weeks had turned to absolute shit. I turned in every app I could to as many places possible, one look and they were telling me that they had already filled position, even though the 'Help Wanted' poster still sat in their window. I knew I was clumsy and sometimes a little forgetful, but they didn't give me a chance.

With a sigh, I got out of my car and headed into a little diner. When I first got here, I asked here first but they told me that it was family owned and operated. Walking inside, I headed straight to the counter and sat down. A moment later a short, stocky woman came out from the back. She looked as though she was about to say something but one look at me and she decided to not.

Instead, walking over, she locked the door and shut the blinds after switching the sign to closed. I felt bad instantly and I jumped up from the stool. "I-I'm sorry, I should of checked to see what time it was." I proclaimed and the woman chuckled. "It's alright honey. You look like you could use a piece of cake. Like chocolate?" She asked with a grin and my mouth watered. It had been so long since I had chocolate cake. I nodded my headed quickly and followed her back into the kitchen.

Grabbing two plates, she cut two pieces from the half-eaten cake and then grabbed some silver ware. Headed back to the front, she set the plates down and took a seat. "I don't think I've seen you around." She stated as I sat down next to her and I felt my cheeks grow hot. "I got here about two months ago, my name's Anna Westergard." The woman's brows knitted together at the last name.

"Which one are you shackled too?" She asked with a snort and I frowned.

"The youngest; Hans. Not for too much longer though." I replied with a grin.

She patted my hand gently. "It's nice to meet you, Anna. My name is Bulda Stein."

I smiled to her as I dug my fork into the cake before me and took a bite. It was rather dry and it felt as though it was stuck in my throat.

"Wow that is some dry cake." I choked out after I swallowed it and she laughed. "You have some good taste buds, say, how are you at cooking and possibly baking?" Her question threw my off guard but I answered honestly. "Well, cooking and baking is something I'm good at. I come from a family of artist; I can decorate cakes as well."

I guess that was what she wanted to hear because she held out her hand and I shook it. "Welcome aboard." I was confused. "I asked here two months ago if you were hiring and the waitress said that this was strictly a family business." That caused Bulda to laugh. It was addicting, her laugh, and her generosity. "It is, but there is something in you dear. I like you, and you have a pretty face. Come on, I'll show you around the kitchen and get you familiar with the menu."

I nodded and followed behind her. This could be my time to shine! I loved cooking with a passion and all the other places I had worked, everything had been frozen and fatty foods. Here though, an actual restaurant, that was totally different. I paid close attention to her as she spoke, showing me where the utensils were kept and the cleaning supplies.

When she got around to showing me the menu, I was shocked at how little the variety was. "Is.. this all of it?" I asked as my eyes scanned over it. There were limited choices for everything. I understand the town is small, but I'm sure people want something other than the three breakfast choices that were on this menu. My question made her cheeks redden and she let out a nervous laugh. "Yeah, the cook I had, my daughter-in-law, she really didn't like to cook all that much." I shook my head. "There are so many choices you could have." I stated and I felt her push a notebook and pen into my hand.

"Take that with you, make up some new ideas, maybe a special for Monday-Friday, and bring it to me tomorrow. I'll look it over and we will go from there! Tomorrow will be a slow day; Sunday's most people are at church. See you in the morning. The hours are on the back of the menu." She held up a hand and then disappeared into a back office, when she came back, she held out a set of keys to me. "My daughter Elliana will be in around six-thirty. She will help you out in the morning."

I nodded as I slipped the key into my pocket and threw my arms around the woman before me. "Thank you so much, Mrs. Stein for giving me this opportunity. I needed this more than you know." I whispered to her, my voice breaking slightly. She seemed to understand there was a double meaning to my words and nodded as she hugged me back. "Call me Bulda, baby. I'll see you in the morning Anna. I'm sure you'll meet the family tomorrow; they like to come in when there isn't anyone here. It can get a bit.. rowdy with them all."

I smiled to her. "I can't wait to meet them!" That caused her to laugh but she didn't respond, just gave me a gentle push towards the door. "Goodnight baby." She called as I headed out the door. "Goodnight Bulda!" I replied as I headed outside and locked the door with the key she gave me.

Clutching the notebook and menu to my chest, I grinned. This was it, this was my do-over in life and I was not going to screw this up!

The next morning I made sure to be in, notebook in hand, before Bulda and Elliana were in. I was beat, staying up the night before to make up fifteen new items for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Specials were also included and I was suddenly very nervous as too whether Bulda would like the ideas or not. I bit my bottom lip gently, a nervous tick I had, and then sighed. One way to find out.

I made my way around the kitchen, getting myself familiar with everything. I still had the menu in my hand and I ran my eyes over it so many times that I could recite it in my sleep already. I heard voices coming from the back office and the sound of a door closing and I walked over and poked my head out into the hallway to see Bulda and Elliana heading towards me. Elliana looked at me in surprise, had her mom not told her I was going to be here? Her surprised look changed into a genuine happy one. "Hello, good to meet you! If I had known mom would hire you, I wouldn't have told you that we weren't hiring." She chuckled and gave her mom a pointed look, which she was not even paying attention.

Elliana held out her hand and I took it, a smile on my lips. "I'm Elliana James, and you are?" My eyes fell on the wedding set that rested on her left hand and suddenly my own left hand felt so naked.

"Anna Westergard." The surprise on her face made me wonder what people thought of them. "It's being changed back to my maiden name, Johnson soon." I quickly added.

"Which one were you shackled too?" She questioned, her question echoing her mother's from the night before.

I sighed before answering. "The youngest, Hans."

She patted my shoulder, "I'm sorry to hear that, none of them are all that pleasant people." I laughed, she had no idea.

Elliana gave me a small smile and then headed off to get ready for her shift. "Anything I can help with?" I finally asked after standing there awkwardly for a moment. Elliana looked over at me from the register and looked around. "Sure, can you get the chairs off of the tables?" I nodded and walked over, taking the chairs down and pushing them under the tables one by one.

"Mom tell you about our huge family?" Elliana asked and I turned to look at her as I put the last chair down under the table. "No, I mean, yes kind of." I rubbed a hand over my face. "She just said it would get rowdy in here, not that your family was huge. How huge are we talking?" Elliana grinned. "You are in for a surprise! There are eight of us. All of us girls are Bulda and Cliff's biological children. The boys are all adopted." I nodded, I respected people who adopted other's children and actually took wonderful care of them.

"I'll introduce you as they come in. There are only three grandchildren though. My sister Maria and her husband, Jesse, have a daughter named Katie. Then there is my oldest brother, Kristoff, he was two twin boys, Tyler and Austin. Tyler is the quiet one; he has green eyes and Austin talks nonstop and has brown eyes. That's how we tell them apart."

I smiled and nodded. Kristoff, that was an odd name I thought to myself. Elliana looked up at the clock and began to scribble on her notepad. "Here, everyone orders the same thing every Sunday so I pretty much have it down pat." She told me as she handed me the ticket and I looked it over. "Do Tyler and Austin like any characters? Maybe Katie like any princesses?" Elliana raised a brow at my question but answered anyway without questioning. "The boys like Spider-Man and Katie loves Cinderella." I grinned, I had both of those! "Think they would like waffles in the shape of their favorite characters?"

That caused Elliana to laugh. "You are going to be their favorite after today is over with!" I was still grinning as I walked into the kitchen and hung the ticket up and the headed outside though the back to my car. I grabbed my waffle and pancake griddle and all the accessories that went with them and headed back inside. I began cooking, a cloud of uncertainty washed away as I cooked. Cooking used to be the one thing I enjoyed about married life. The greatest gift Hans ever gave me was letting me attended a whole summer of cooking classes. Elliana made her way into the kitchen at hearing me come back inside. Leaning against the door frame, she watched me as I began getting the orders ready to cook. "So.. are we just not going to talk about why you had those in your car?" Her question was innocent and it made me laugh.

I took a deep breath, my story was still my own and I wasn't ready to tell it yet. "When I left, I took it with me." I answered honestly, shrugging slightly. She must of realized there was more, but decided not to push. Instead, she just nodded, smacking the door frame as she signal that she was leaving. I didn't even glance up, instead I just focused on the task ahead of me.

People began to trickle in; it must have been family only because of the way Elliana and Bulda spoke to them. I finished up all the orders and set them up on the window, dinging the bell for Elliana to pick them up. Turning her attention towards me, she walked over and began to grab all the plates, holding six of them expertly and walking over, setting them down and then repeating the process until all the plates were set down, some at empty spots. Probably for the ones that were still to come.

I suddenly felt self-conscious and did a double take of myself. My hair was pulled into a low pony-tail and I looked down at my green plaid button up and my jeans. Nope, no food was on me and then I checked my butt. Nope, no hand prints on my butt. Slinging the towel I held in my hand over my shoulder, I emerged from the kitchen and over to the counter where Elliana was rolling silverware. "Can I help?" I asked quietly and she nodded.

"Here, line them up, then you fold these two corners in, yes, and then roll! Ta-da!" I watched her closely and smiled to myself as I finished the first silverware roll. I was working on my second one when the door jingled, signaling that someone was entering. "Can you get me some more tea please?" Elliana asked, handing me her cup and I nodded, I was closest to the machines anyway. As I rounded the corner, two little boys ran right into me and then looked up at me with rather rude expressions, which seemed to soften immediately.

I set the cup down and knelt down to get eye level with them. They must be Tyler and Austin. "Hello there! My name is Anna; you two cuties must be Austin and Tyler?" I said, pointing to the boys as I recognized them from eye color. They nodded and then Austin smiled at me. "I think you're pretty Miss Anna." I grinned, "Well thank you honey! I think you are rather handsome yourself. And you too!" I said, gently poking Tyler's nose. That caused him to blush and giggle. Laughing, I stood up and got Elliana's tea, the boys finished their mission to get to Aunt Ellie and as I turned around, I ran right into a brick wall.

Thankfully, I didn't spill any on myself or the man but I was annoyed at his presence being so close. He turned around and I realized this must be Kristoff, despite being well built, he was handsome and suddenly, I forgot my name. He smiled at me, the corners of his lips curling up and making him even more handsome then imaginable. "Hi, I'm Kristoff, I'm sure Elliana has told you about me."

I stare at him for a moment longer before shaking my head and setting her glass down. "Uh, yeah, just a little, I mean, that you had boys that was all she said." I stuttered out and he gave me a puzzled look. I closed my eyes and let out a breathy laugh. Why was I so nervous! Opening my eyes I sighed. "Sorry, yes, she told me about the boys and how to tell them apart. The rest of your life story is safe though, for now anyways. I'm Anna by the way." I held my hand out to him and he shook it.

The warmth of his large hand covering mine sent shivers down my spine and when he let go of my hand, I kind of missed the feel of his skin against my own. His hands were large and rough, years of hard work wearing callouses on them. I took in the sight of him and almost laughed. He too was wearing a plaid button up except his was blue. Both of our shirts were rolled up to our elbows. He wore jeans and boots and I could see the outline of his arm muscles.

My thoughts turned naughty and I blushed, here I was, daydreaming about a man I literally just met. Taking a deep breath, I watched as he walked over to his table, boys in tow and I laughed as they exclaimed happy things about their 'awesome Spider-Man waffles'. They were certain that they were so much better than regular waffles. Kristoff smiled at them and then mouthed a 'Thank you' to me and I just smiled in return. Elliana walked up next to me, making me jump.

"Do you have the hots for my brother?" I stared at her in horror. "No." I replied quickly. "I mean, he's cute, like, really cute and his boys are absolutely adorable, but I just met him. No I don't have the hots for him." I rambled out and during my rambling; I didn't hear the scrape of a chair and the footsteps coming up to where we were standing. A laugh came from beside me, making me jump slightly and I looked up to see Kristoff grinning down at me. "You have the hots for me?" I blinked several times before turning and covering my face. "NO! I said you were cute, ugh! I'm going to go die now." I replied as I headed into the kitchen. I was pretty sure I was never going to live that down.

Please let me know what you think! Continue or not? Cute Kristanna moments will be in the next chapter, if you guys want me to continue that is. R&R

-EW