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In my story Ruby is a year older than Sofia.

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When the three Mills and lone Swan entered the diner, it suddenly grew silent, and all the patrons turned to look at the four new comers with shock upon their faces, all surprised to see the Sheriff and the Mayor out together, but even more surprised to see a now teenage Sofia Mills after seven years of her absence.

Nobody moves for a good two minutes before Granny decides to break through the silence and stop the gawking.

"Alright everyone, quit ya starin and get back to ya food, or ya can get on going"

The four, simultaneously let out a sigh of relief, all sending a grateful glance towards Granny, as the patrons of the diner look away and go back to their meals.

Regina is the first to make a move, heading to her usual secluded booth at the back of the diner, quickly followed by the remaining three.

Henry slips into the booth beside his mother, leaving Emma and Sofia to sit opposite.

The four sit in a blissful silence, each examining the contents of a menu that they all know by heart, it not having changed in over two decades.

"I can't believe everything is still the same as I remember it to be." Sofia comments, as she looks over her menu.

"Yes dear, that's small town life for you" Regina muses, smirking at her daughter over the top at of her menu.

"Bet the food will be just as good as you remember, but nothing compared to your mom's cooking" Emma says, nudging Sofia's shoulder with her own.

"And how prey tell, Sheriff would you know how my cooking is?"

"Oh you know, just a few rumours of how divine and to die for it is" Emma glances between the Mills siblings, who are both giving her matching smirks.

Regina narrows her eyes at the three, but before she can open her mouth and comment on the looks their giving one another they are interrupted by Ruby, who has come to take their orders.

"Hey, what can I get you guys?" Ruby says, not looking up from her pad and pen, ready to note down their orders.

"I'll have the lasagne, with a salad, and a hot chocolate with whipped cream and a sprinkle of cinnamon" Sofia orders first.

That's funny. Ruby muses Mayor Mills sounded exactly like Sofia then. She thinks with a fond smile of long lost friend.

Ruby notes down the order and then finally looks up, her eyes lock on to her best friend whom she hadn't laid eyes upon in seven years.

"Sofia" she gasps.

Sofia smiles up at her long lost friend, before sliding from the booth to greet her.

"Ruby" she smiles.

Once Sofia is on her feet Ruby wraps her arms around her, bringing her into a bone crushing hug, which is quickly returned.

"I missed you so much, Sof" Ruby whispers into the shorter girls hair.

"I missed you too, Rubes"

After standing in their tight embrace for over five minutes they are interrupted by a not so subtle clearing of a throat from the booth, where three sets of eyes remain looking up at the reuniting friends.

They quickly untangle themselves from each other, with a promise to catch up soon, before Sofia slips back into the booth beside Emma, who is smiling widely at her with an 'I told you so' look in her eyes.

"I'll have the same as Sofia, but with a black coffee"

"I'll have a burger and fries, with a hot chocolate with whipped cream and cinnamon please, Ruby" Emma tells Ruby, as she puts away her menu on the stand.

"And I'll have the same as Emma" Henry says with a huge smile, hoping his mother won't interject and make him go for the healthy option. He chances a look at her and she looks as though she is going to abject, but changes her mind, simply shaking her head and letting at a sigh at her sons choice, making him chuckle.

Ruby notes down their orders and quickly scurries off to give them to Granny in the kitchen.

"So...I was thinking...if your not too busy, that maybe we could go shopping tomorrow while munchkin is in school" Sofia says to her mother, with big hope filled eyes and a wide smile.

"Of course I'm not too busy. I'm never too busy for one of my children" Regina offers her a warm, reassuring smile, and Sofia lets out a breath she didn't realise she was holding in.

Ruby comes back with their drinks at that moment, and they settle back into a blissful silence.

The four fall into easy conversation, usually about Henry, not wanting to go into Sofia's kidnapping and ruin their outing, than could wait, for now they could be happy in their ignorance until her or Emma enlighten the mother and son of what happened while the brunette teen was away.

They are again interrupted by Ruby, who brings over there meals.

The conversation continues between bites of lasagne and burgers.

Emma offers Regina a playful glare when she reaches over to steal some of her fries.

The four finish there meals with laughter and smiles on their faces, enjoying the moment, blissfully unaware of the strange glances they are receiving from the other customers at the diner, seeing their Mayor and Sheriff enjoying a family dinner, rather than at each others throats as was usual.

TBC