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Chapter 2- Welcome to Storybrooke.

Jessie rushed around swearing loudly. She was late for her meeting with the Mayor, which in turn would make her late for work. And they Mayor and the Sheriff were people you did not want to piss off. She sighed in relief as she reached the Mayor's office and entered quietly, hoping she wouldn't be noticed. Fat chance of that.

'You're late' she heard the Mayor say behind her.

'I'm sorry Regina. My alarm is on the fritz' She said apologetically.

'Jessie, sweetie. You may be my sister, but that does not mean you can laze around' Regina said taking a seat at her desk.

'I know, I know' Jessie said sitting opposite her sister. Over the years she had heard this speech a million times and could probably recite it perfectly. 'What did you need to see me for?' she asked.

'I need you to pick Henry up from school and take him to Archie's today' Regina said.

'But I have work..' Jessie started to argue.

'I have already spoken to Graham and he's given you the afternoon off' Regina cut her off with a smile. Of course she's already spoken to Graham.

'Is that all?' Jessie said as she rose from her seat.

'Yes. I'll see you this evening for dinner' Regina reminded her.

Jessie just walked out and made her way to work. She was one of two cops in this town, and while she had been offered the position of Deputy Sheriff, she had decided to turn it down. She was happy as she was.

Strolling into work, a good half an hour late had earned her a disapproving look from her boos-slash-best friend.

'Don't give me that look. Regina held me up' she said rolling her eyes.

Graham just shook his head and laughed as he made his way over to her desk. 'Not much to do today. A disturbance was called in at this address' he said handing her a piece of paper 'and I need you to check it out. And when you get back. Paperwork.' He instructed her. Nodding she grabbed the paper and headed out.

Pulling up to the house she let out a low whistle. Big house. She stared up at it as she got out of her car.

'Good morning Miss Mills' she heard a voice behind her, and turned to greet them.

'Mr Gold. Good Morning' she replied smiling.

'What brings you all the way out here?' he asked with a curious stare.

'Police stuff. Know who lives here?' She asked pointing up at the house.

'Afraid not dearie' he replied.

'Oh. Well thanks anyway Mr Gold.' she said with a smile.

'Have a good day Miss Mills' he said as he walked away.

She stayed silent as she looked up at the house. It's not usually that someone who lives in a place like this gets home visits from the police. Shaking her head she walked up to the door and knocked, and waited for a few minutes. When no answer came she tried the door, and what do ya know, it was open.

'This feels like the beginning of a horror movie' she whispered to herself as she stepped inside. She couldn't help but feel the creepy vibe this place was giving off.

'Hello? Anybody here?' she called as she wandered through the hall. She came across a door, which seemed to be the only one unlocked, so naturally, she just had to look inside. What she saw, added to the whole creepy-horror-movie-house thing. A room full to the ceiling with hats. Wow.

'Who are you?' a deep voiced asked behind her making her jump. Apparently, people just wanted to sneak up on her today. She slowly turned to face the man, scared he was going to be holding an axe above her head or something. She was relieved when he wasn't.

'I'm sorry sir. My name is Jessie Mills with the Sheriff's department. I'm here about a disturbance called in' She explained.

The man just stood there staring at her. She took this time to look over him. He was dressed in dark colors and he wore a scarf around his neck. She couldn't deny that he was handsome, with his brown eyes, and perfectly styled dark brown hair. But over all, he had a creepy-rich man look about him. It was another minute before the staring had started to creep her out.

'Um...sir?' she asked.

'Oh yes. Sorry. That was just me being clumsy' She said with a charming smile.

'Okay...well try to be careful next time' she said with and awkward smile as she tried to edge around him.

'I will Miss Mills' he said as she walked out of the room and ran to the front door. That whole situation was just too weird for her.

Later that afternoon, after sorting through never ending paperwork, Jessie was stood outside of the school waiting for Henry, her nephew. It had been 10 minutes since the last student had come out and she had begun to panic. Sighing she decided to head inside and speak to his teacher.

'Jessie? What are you doing here?' Mary Margaret asked as she looked up from her desk.

'I was just looking for Henry' she said, hoping she didn't worry the young woman too much.

'He left early. Said he had an appointment with Archie' the teacher said smiling.

'Thanks Mary' she said as she rushed from the room pulling out her cell phone and dialing the doctor.

'Dr Hopper' answered the cheery voice on the end.

'Hey Archie, it's Jessie' She said.

'Jessie. What can I do for you?' the doctor asked.

'I was just wondering id Henry came early for his appointment?'she asked.

'He called an cancelled' Archie replied

'Thank you' she said as she hung up swearing loudly as she started her car.

Rushing into the Sheriff's station she caught Graham's attention.

'Henry's missing.'