(That was such a nice way to find out things don't go exactly over the same way.)
WARNING: Language :P
(MELINA/ROSE)
The sound of a telephone ringing could be heard from the far end of the orchard.
A woman with long blonde hair had been tending to her usual daily tasks, not giving much thought to anything else.
Melina wiped the dirt from her hands the best she could as she quickly went up to the small outdoor counter.
Why she was the only person working there never crossed her mind.
"What is it, what do you want?" she picked up the older styled headset answering in her usual tone, dark blue eyes taking in her surroundings.
"Um, yes this is Rene. Did you forget your usual-"
"No I didn't, fuckin… why do you do that?" Melina clicked her tongue at the woman on the other end, not letting her finish the repetitive call.
"Why do I do what? You know most people would find my calling lovely." hearing the way Rene spoke always seemed to bother Melina in a way she didn't want to deal with.
"I don't deliver."
"Maybe you should? Someone as gorgeous as you-"
"Stop, fucking hell call Mary-Margret. I'm busy." Melina hung up the phone, not wanting the conversation to go any further. That woman was much too.. something for her own good.
(RENE/ESTER)
Staring at her cell phone Rene frowned seeing the call ended. 'Typical.' rolling her grey-blue eyes she scrolled down her contact list and dialed another number.
This time after a few rings another voice answered.
"Rene, now really isn't a good time." now that wasn't something that ever happened before.
"Mary-Margret, are you perhaps on a date?" Rene twirled a strand of her dyed blonde hair, feeling a wave of excitement at this new situation. 'She never says that!'
"What?! I- No. That's really not what... Henry didn't come to school today." nodding Rene recognized that name to be the Mayor's son.
"And? That's not unheard of. Maybe he has a cold."
"He asked me some strange questions just yesterday..." the sound of worry was clear in the slightly older woman's voice.
"Mhm, well... You rest up hon. The Mayor can take care of her own son. You've got enough children to deal with. We wouldn't want you getting wrinkles now would we?" Rene's words earned her a small laugh on the other end.
"Rene would you get off the phone? I need you in room three." at the sound of her boss's voice the young woman jumped
"Oh I've really got to-"
"I heard, we can talk later." Mary-Margret could be heard giggling a bit as she clearly heard Dr. Whale trying to keep his nurse doing her job.
(MELINA)
Early the next morning Melina pushed open the door to Granny's Diner, instantly inwardly groaning as she saw who was at the counter.
'With Rene there, Ruby cant do her job properly.' thinking that she stepped closer anyway.
"So Ruby, this coffee is more then delicious now but.. when are you going to tell me the secret to that tea you've made before?"
'here it comes' rubbing her temples, Melina couldn't hold back an audible sigh.
"If I told you all of my secrets, where would that leave me?" Ruby goes along with their chat,
leaning onto the counter a little too much seeing as how her uniform shows enough skin as it was.
"There's nothing wrong with letting me know your… secrets. Maybe I'd let you know some of mine." Rene starts to grin in a way everyone hearing this knows shes doing it again.
"Oh my GOD can you-" Melina started to speak when the sound of a coffee mug being set down
-hard-
against the table behind the two caused everyone in the diner to startle.
"Shameless! The both of you! It is too early in the morning AND even if it weren't, there is no excuse for such behavior in public!" Mother Superior,
the nun, had been within hearing distance.
'Now that woman can be scary' Melina made sure to step to the side so the clearly disheveled mother could leave.
Ruby grinned to herself not surprised by that, and as always when this happened Rene sighed in a dreamily fashion staring after the direction in which Mother Superior left.
"She is so.. wonderful isn't she?" not asking anyone in particular Rene sipped her coffee.
(EMMA-1st POV)
Sitting in a both I had ordered some coffee not long before things started picking up.
First, a woman wearing navy blue scrubs came in. I didn't think anything of it at first.
But as she started talking to Ruby, the waitress who took my order, I couldn't help but hear their conversation.
Ruby with her red streaked hair chatting with the woman with dyed blonde hair was admittedly a sight that stood out but..
"Your looking as beautiful as always Ruby, would you mind terribly sweetening my coffee? Not that it isn't sweet already just by you being the one to pour it.."
I almost spit out the bit of my own coffee I had been trying to drink.
She cant be serious?
"Unless you want half a cup of sugar, I don't see how I could make it any sweeter." Ruby had set down everything in her hands as if she forgot she was working.
'That's extreme.' So far everyone I this town is extreme in one way or another.
Although I can think even they aren't as bad as her.
My son's adoptive mom.
Regina.
My thoughts started to think back to last night...
As bitchy as she came off- the woman with her dark brown hair and dark brown eyes was one word-
beautiful.
'well, more then just one. Bitchy was a definite second.'
BANG
'Holy- what was that?!'
Looking towards the sound I see a woman wearing a rather conservative outfit, and auburn hair up in a neat bun- glare at Ruby and the nurse.
"Shameless! The both of you! It is too early in the morning AND even if it weren't, there is no excuse for such behavior in public!"
My eyebrows shoot up amazed at how explosive that was.
And as that woman leaves I see I'm not the only one clearly feeling uncomfortable.
My hazel eyes connect with darker blue.
I didn't notice this woman come in but by her expression now she hadn't noticed me here till now.
She has long blonde hair a shade darker then my own but... Now I'm wondering if I took her seat because that is definitely not a friendly look.
As this woman walks up to my booth it draws the other two's attention to us.
"Who the fuck are you?"
AUTHOR NOTE:
(That was fun!)