The people of Storybrooke knew that Granny held her gossip club at the bar of her diner from noon to closing time daily. It drew everyone from the oldest woodcarver, to the sweetest school girl (the youngest member was the ten year old daughter of Gretal Tillman while the oldest was Gepetto who was getting well into his eighties.) And it seemed that the club's favorite subject of discussion was the Charming family, or more specifically the three Charming girls first there was Emma, the eldest daughter, the savior, the sheriff, mother to thirty year old Henry and ten year old Gemma, happily married to Deputy Graham Humbert Emma was rumored to be carrying another child. Second there was Moira, her mother's dopple gänger Moira was a sweet, gentle soul. She was engaged to her childhood sweetheart John Darling. She was twenty now but respectively held the title of the first baby born after the curse, and finally there was Tara, the youngest Charming daughter at only fifteen she was her father's jewel with her mother's face and sweet disposition and her father's striking blue eyes and leadership. Her father forbade her to date, though rumors were circulating that there had been several flirtations between the young princess and boys in her class. The most popular being Prince Michael son of Queen Odette and King Derek. The club was animatedly discussing whether Deputy Graham knew his wife was pregnant when the entire royal family came in and crammed themselves into a booth. Henry and his young bride Grace were practically sitting in each other's laps but they fit.
"Hey guys! What can I get'cha?" Red asked they all ordered hot chocolate and cinnamon except for John who ordered a burger. Red went to fill their orders while the group watched with rapt attention. Tara pulled out her phone and started to text someone with a goofy grin on her face.
"Who are you texting?" Her father asked noticing her
"Nobody" Tara said a little to quickly, Prince James' eyebrows raised almost to his hair line
"A boy?" He asked his youngest daughter flushed scarlet
"Charming, she's fifteen" Snow said trying to save her youngest daughter.
"I don't care she's to young to date" Prince James replied.
"Emma and Moira get to date!" Tara argued
"Emma's married and Moira's engaged" James said
"It's not fair!" Tara argued
"Come on Dad she's fifteen, I was dating when I was fifteen" Emma said
"Only because I wasn't there to stop you" Snow shot her husband a look.
"Stop me? I would've loved to see you try. Tara's a Charming just like me and Moira and if there's one thing I know about us Charming girls. Once we hit our teenage years we're boy crazy, you have to marry us to tame us." James gave his eldest daughter a steely look.
"I've had enough of this conversation." James said. He turned to his youngest.
"You, young lady are too young to date and that is final." That was the end of the discussion at the Charming table. But it gave plenty for the gossip club, who had watched the whole ordeal, to speculate and mall over, Red rolled her eyes good-naturedly.
"Y'all look like you're watching a tennis match."
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