Alooooha! I'm sorry for the long wait, but here's a brand spanking new chapter for you folks!

Hope you all had a good Thanksgiving and good luck on your Christmas shopping, my list is kind of short so I'm good in that area hehe.

Anyway, how about we get away from all the craziness of Holiday stuff and yeah!

Happy reading!


Granny's Diner:

Both women walk in to the diner, arms linked and giggling like high school girls talking about their crush, and in Ruby's case, she's been talking to her.

Granny watched the two with her own tiny smile. She can say that she has never seen her grand-daughter so happy, "Alright you two, it's very nice of you to grace us with your presence, and I'm sure there are customers who will be just as happy. Now get to it."

Just as quickly, Tasia removes her arm around Ruby's and makes her way to her apron, putting it on before heading off to the nearest table. Ruby crosses her arms, "Really Granny?"

"She is just like any other waitress in this diner, so she will be treated as such. Just like you, now move child," the elder woman says with a playful whip of her cloth to her grand-daughter's rear.

Ruby jumps away to avoid the whip with a glare to her grandmother, then makes her way to another table.

Emma walks into the diner with Henry at her side, "Hi Tasia!" Henry waves over to his housemate as they sit at the bar.

"Hey man, how's it going?" Tasia walks up to them.

"Great! How's your day been?"

"It's been good kid, thanks for asking."

"Regina says, you've advance in your elements lesson today," Emma says with a smile, "It took even me awhile to do the tiniest flame."


The Charmings came in soon after Emma and Henry got their food. The mother and son, grabbed their food from the bar and moved to joined the rest of their family at a booth.

"Hey folks," Tasia greets cheerfully, "you ready to order?"

With smiles on their faces, David and Snow placed their order.

When Tasia come back after giving Granny the Charmings' order, she took notice of the stroller next to Snow, "Oh my goodness! Who's this little guy? He's so adorable!"

Snow and David chuckles, "This is our son Neil."

"Aww, he's just the cutest thing. May I hold him please?"

The pixie haired brunette smiles softly and takes her son out of his stroller, gently placing him in the younger woman's arms.

The tiny bundle looks up at the new face and gives her a big gummy smile.

"Oh, he smiles," Tasia coos.


At the bar Ruby watches the interaction between the little prince and her imprint, she couldn't help but wonder to herself about making a family with the younger brunette.

Snow looked over to her best friend and furrows her brows in confusion seeing the look of love and adoration in those blue eyes, what shocked the White princess is that this look coming from the she-wolf is directed towards the young woman holding her son.

Ruby has the feeling of being watched, so she moves her eyes slightly to catch the brown eyes of her best friend. The waitress stands up straight as she sees the suspicious look pointed at her, so she starts wiping down the already spotless bar to avoid the brunette's gaze; "I don't want to pry," Snow speaks, taking her attention away from Ruby to the young apprentice, "But are you and Ruby involved?" with the blush appearing on Tasia's cheeks Snow spoke again, "Not that I have any problem, we all know that my daughter and Regina are in a relationship. I'm not judging you or anything."

Tasia puts Neil back into his stroller, shaking off some embarrassment from her cheeks, "I got out of a relationship just yesterday, so I'm not ready to love someone for a year then decide they don't love me anymore," the younger brunette blinks away the upcoming tears not allowing them to fall in front of the family seated in front of her then smiles unsteadily, "I'm sorry, your food must be ready by now, I'll go get them," Tasia coos at the baby once more, "it was so nice to meet you handsome!" then leaves to booth towards the ordering window.

Snow watches the younger brunette walk away as Ruby makes her way over to the booth with a glare towards her best friend.

"Ruby! Hi!" Snow greets nervously.

"Do you enjoy meddling into people's business?"

"I was being a concerned friend, I saw the looks you've been giving her and I know them all too well, don't deny that you care for her as more than an acquaintance."

The red-streaked haired woman sighs and looks over her shoulder to where her imprint is now waiting on another table then back to the Charming family, "None of you cannot say anything to anyone," blue eyes moves to the blonde woman and smiles shyly, "Regina knows, so you don't have to worry about keeping it from her."

Emma grins with a nod, "That's cool, but you do know that my mom can't keep a secret for shit right?"

"Emma!"

"I'm just saying."

Ruby glares at the pixie-cut brunette, "I need you to please keep this one quiet until I'm ready. I'm trusting all of you right here on this table, and I'm going to need some time to explain this to her when that time does come okay?"

Both Charmings along with Emma and Henry nods their heads in agreement.

"She's my imprint."
"Your what?" Emma says confused.

"I read about that in my Twilight Saga," Henry speaks up in excitement, moving his eyes between his family and the waitress, "it's like love at first sight. A werewolf will look into someone's eyes and an instant connection forms between them. It feels like gravity takes a hold of you. You'll want to do everything and anything to protect, provide, and love your imprint. Nobody else in the world will matter because a werewolf's imprint is their world."

Everyone at the table including Ruby stares at the youngest of the family with open jaws just before all eyes moves over to the waitress for confirmation.

The red-streaked haired shakes her head, impressed with the young prince and smiles at him, "that pretty much sums it up kid."

"Wow. Now this is a mind blower," Emma says, leaning back against her seat.

"How do you know she's your imprint?" Snow asks.

"She just knows grandma," Henry says giving his grandmother a look that says, 'were you not listening to a word I said?'

"But you just met her yesterday didn't you?" David speaks, throwing in his two cents for the first time since this conversation started.

"Jacob imprinted on a new born baby," Henry defends the blue-eyed she-wolf.

"Henry, that's just a fiction novel," David says, giving his grandson a pointed look.

"Funny, that's what they said about you guys," Emma says, eyeing up her parents.

Snow straightens herself up in her seat and smiles up at her friend, "In that case, best of luck to you Red. I see how important this means to you, so I won't interfere."

"Yeah Rubes, your secret's safe with us!" Henry flashes his boyish grin.

"What secret?"

Everyone in the booth jumps in surprise as Ruby moves to the side, revealing Storybrooke's Mayor in her modernized regal beauty. With sighs of relief, everyone smiles in greeting.

"Hi Mom."

"Regina."

"Hello Madam Mayor."

"Hi babe!"

"Hello, so what's this I hear about a secret?"

"Imprint," Ruby says, moving out of the way so Regina could sit with the rest of the family.

The older woman sits then sees that the topic of their discussion is making her way over with their trays and nods in understanding before taking her seat next to Henry while Ruby walks away to help other customers, ending the talk of the day.

"Hey Regina! Got to catch up on everything you needed to do today?" Tasia smiles, passing everyone's food down on the table.

Regina smiles back, "Yes, I did dear. I figured if I let you rest, it would give me enough time to catch up on my work."

"Thank you for that."

"Of course, you used up quite a lot of energy for your first day."

"Well, here you go ma'am. Emma ordered for you," the younger brunette lays out Regina's tray in front of her.

"Thank you dear."


The Charming-Swan-Mills family left as soon as they all finished their dinner and it was time to close up the diner, "Okay girlie, you can go home," Granny says addressing to her newest waitress.

"Are you sure? I really can stay and clean up."

The elder woman shakes her head smiling gratefully, "No my girl, I heard about you lesson with our Mayor, and I already know how that goes. You should get yourself some sleep."

Tasia sighs in defeat not wanting to argue with her boss, nor does she really have the energy to do so, she nods and hangs up her apron. Ruby then walks up to her imprint, smiling, "I'll walk you to your truck."

The younger woman smiles back and links her arm around her friend's, "I'd like that," and they both walked out.


At Tasia's truck, both women smiles at each other shyly.

"I had a good time today," Ruby says, tucking a loose strand of raven hair behind her ear.

"I did too," Tasia replies, "Thank you for being there for me."

Blue eyes sparkles with delight, "Of course. I'll always be there if I can help it."

Tasia smiles up at the raven haired woman and unlocks her truck, "I'll see you tomorrow?"

Ruby smiles with a nod, "I'll see you tomorrow."

The younger woman hops up in her truck and drives off as Ruby spins on her toes, walking back into the diner with a bounce to each step.


A/N: and there you have it….whatever it is.

Hope you folks enjoy this new chapter and I definitely hope to read your comments, so please leave me a review will ya? Lol. You all have a gooday/night.

A hui hou!-T