A/N: Happy Birthday Anna 3! A little short and sweet chapter that I hope you guys will like! Enjoy!


One Week Later

Anna-Maria sat there in 's office silently, she stared at the ground in front of her, then sat up straight with her hands in her lap, her head held high. After what felt like hours he finally let her go since she had not spoken once throughout the encounter. Regina had come to pick her up, Anna-Maria said nothing to her mother but sat in the car and waited.

"She's very peculiar, she didn't speak a single word, her posture suggested that she was willing to sit there for awhile, she is very stubborn. But I know in time she will want to speak." Dr. Hopper tells Regina.

"Thank you, I apologize for her behavior." Regina said softly

"It's alright Regina, I know she's been through a lot, just keep reassuring her that you are there for her." He said walking her out.

"I will, thank you." Regina said, she got into the car and started it up and headed home, the ride was silent, Regina glanced over at Anna-Maria she had her gaze lowered but Regina could see the tension on Anna-Maria's jaw. Regina gripped the steering wheel a little tighter as they pulled into their driveway.

"Baby, I just wish you'd talk to me, I love you so much mi amour, you are my light, my whole heart, I'm not doing this out of malice, I'm doing this to protect you." Regina said, Anna-Maria's eyes instantly fill with tears.

"How is throwing me back to some shrink helping me? You won't even listen to what I have to say! You just yell at me and say you know best but look at us now!" Anna-Maria yelled back at her mother.

"I am not giving up on you." Regina shouted

"Well save yourself the heartache and do so." Anna-Maria hissed, she doesn't mean it but she says it anyway to hurt her mother, it only makes her feel worse inside and the look on her mother's face breaks her heart. She's turned into a monster. Regina gasps her hands shoots up to cover her mouth, her eyes full of hurt.

"Mom-" Anna-Maria started to say, "I-I I'm sorry, I just, I don't know how to deal with this." Her eyes finally reflecting what she's been hiding from her mother the whole time.

Regina reaches for her daughter's hand and squeezes it reassuringly, she sighs deeply.

"I know you didn't mean it, and I know it's hard baby." Regina says looking into deep blue pools of constant hurt, "But you aren't alone, I will always be here for you mi amour, forever and always." Regina says bringing her hand to cup her daughters cheek, she leans over and kisses her forehead.

As the pair head inside the house, Regina has her arm around her daughter shoulders as Anna-Maria holds onto her mother and leans her head on her.

"How about you and I take a trip soon to the big apple, like how we used to?" Regina asked, Anna-Maria smiled.

"I'd love to mom." She said happily.


Mason slapped his face a couple of times and rolled his head to crack his neck, he really needed this job to make ends meet. He knew finishing up high school and trying to maintain a job to provide for himself would be tough but it had to be done. He adjusted his suit he chose for the interview and walked into an Italian restaurant called Amore Proibito just 20 minutes out of Storybrooke in a neighboring thriving town.

"Hello, how many?" a tall woman asked

"Oh, I'm here actually for an interview" Mason informed her

"Great! Its your lucky day the owner is actually here today, he will be conducting your interview. Right this was please." The woman said leading Mason to the back of the restaurant, he couldn't help but let his eyes wander, this place was absolutely stunning and the food smelt great.

"Right through those doors, don't worry about knocking he's expecting you." She told him before returning to the front.

He stood in front of a set of doors taking a deep breath and pushed it open. The first thing he saw was a man with his back facing him, he was an average looking man at least from the back, he kept his brunette hair short and professional, he was wearing some dark pants and a white button up, he was looking out of the windows that showed off the beauty of the dock that they were situated on. Mason unsure of how to pull the man's attention away from the scenic landscape he was obviously transfixed with, cleared his throat, making the said man turn to look at him.

"Hello sir, I am Mason James, I'm here for an interview for a cook position." Mason had said politely still standing quite some ways from the man.

"Please come have a seat." The man said with a bright dimpled smile, Mason moved towards a huge desk with two seats in front and took the seat directly in front of the now seated stranger. After about fifteen minutes of basic interview questions and details of what the restaurant's standards where it was time for Mason to ask a question.

"So that is what we do here at Amore Probito, do you have any questions?" the man asked, Mason thought deeply he knew that jobs always liked when asked a question at the end of the interview, it showed interest in the job you were applying for. He thought about his parents and the many times they traveled to Italy when he was really young, he knew what Amore Probito meant but he wondered why this restaurant was called that. He cleared his throat before answering

"Amore Probito, It means forbidden love, why name a restaurant forbidden love?" Mason asked curiously, the man smiled at him.

"Excellent question, believe me as I say this but we haven't got the time for that story today. Perhaps say Saturday? Can you start at 3pm?" Mason's eyes widened, had he just got the job?

"Yes! I can start at 3pm on Saturday, thank you so much sir!" Mason said

"Please, call me Robin." Robin said smiling at the young boy, he saw great potentially in him, just by looking at his resume he was honestly overqualified to be just a cook, at such a young age this man had racked up some serious names in the food industry, this young man could be the sous chef he had been looking for but his age. Robin wondered if that would be a huge factor. He needed to replace his old sous chef soon, the others he had considered were incompetent in his opinion. If this young man backed up what his resume claimed he'd be able to train him to be a potential sous chef in time.

"Thank you Robin, I won't let you down!" Mason said with a megawatt smile.

"I sure hope you don't Mr. James." Robin said shaking the young man's hand.


A/N: ENTER ROBIN. What do you guys think? Let me know! A little fanfic magic with Mason's resume, I just liked the idea of Mason getting to know Robin first, I don't plan on revealing Robin's connections quite yet.

Xoxo, RM