Nobody looked up when we entered, and I was grateful for small mercies. I plunked down across from Emma, sitting next to the cute kid. The both looked at me in surprise, and when Emma saw who it was she grinned. "Jenna! I thought said you couldn't make it!" I shrugged, and put on an air of self-pity. "Yes, well, my client backed out at the last minute. Something about a death in the family? I suppose they just weren't in much of a partying mood." I turned to the kid next to me and held out my hand. "I'm Jenna Swan. Emma and I go way back." The kid grinned and shook my proffered hand. "Henry. Emma's son." I blinked and then looked up to Emma. She was watching us closely. "You found him?" She grinned a little. "He found me."
We spent the next two hours talking about all that had happened in the months that she'd been here. I was impressed. For such a small town, it certainly was exciting. "It was boring until Emma came here." Henry said, as if reading my mind. "She's making things interesting again. She's going to break the curse." Emma shot him a glance and I gave a confused smile. "Curse?" Emma groaned good naturedly and Henry grinned up at me. Another hour was spent discussing the curse and who the various townspeople were. I believed that Henry was telling the truth, or at least that he thought that he was. He believed in this, and that was what mattered. I was a little skeptic about parts of it, but a good chunk made sense, in a twisted way.
The bell to the diner went off and I looked up to see a man and a woman enter. My eyes skimmed the woman –tall-ish, with black… well, everything –and then riveted on the man next to her. Tall –definitely taller than my five-six anyway, and sexy. He was wearing a black suit. I could see a white shirt and red tie underneath his jacket. The fact that he limped with a cane only added to the unexpected attraction I felt. They had stopped in the door and were looking around, searching for us probably. I turned to Emma when they headed our way. "Madame Mayor and Mr. Gold. Brace yourself, it's never pleasant to be in the company of both at the same time." My gaze lifted and I saw the woman stop a pace in front of Mr. Gold. She gave me a sickeningly honeyed smile and extended her hand. "Hi, I'm Regina, the mayor. This-" she motioned behind her –"is Mr. Gold. We wanted to welcome you to Storybrooke. It's not often that we get new arrivals. I see you've already made the acquaintance of our Sheriff. How long will you be staying?" I smiled back at her. "I've known Emma for years, Madame Mayor. As for how long I'll be staying I am unsure. For the holidays, at least. I do have things to attend to back in Boston, and my schedule is only clear for three weeks." Her smile had grown forced, now that she knew I had befriended Emma quite some time ago. Perhaps she saw me as a trouble maker. Emma certainly was! "Well, I'm sure that something unexpected will come up back home. Feel free to give me a call if you need any assistance getting back to Boston." I gave a confused little frown, and Mr. Gold cleared his throat. "I believe that our Mayor is trying to offer her assistance in anything you might require during your brief stay in Storybrooke." I took no longer than a split second to inwardly swoon at his voice and responded, "That's very kind of you, thank you Regina. I may have to take you up on that." She nodded and turned to stiffly walk away. Mr. Gold gave me a parting smirk, looking as if he'd triumphed over something, and then followed. I looked out the window where I could see them part of the way down the street. Regina was in his face, spitting venom. Mr. Gold was looking very smug and responded with something that shut her up instantly. I grinned at Emma. "Wow, I thought you said it'd be bad?" Emma shook her head in bewilderment. "They hate each other. I'm surprised they were quite that civil. Usually it's thinly veiled threats from her and openly spoken promises from him. Not good promises, mind you." I laughed. "Emma, our walking lie detector, missed that? Regina was threatening me, and Mr. Gold turned the tables on her so that it made it seem as if she was offering to be my pageboy." Emma grinned back sheepishly. "I did miss it, I was a little spacey."
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Soo, another chapter. I hope I didn't make anybody to OC ish. I tried to fit them in character.
Still doesn't belong to me, so for now I must content myself with fanfiction.
