Chapter 30

The Interview…!

"I see" David was looking over Regina's resume with such careful gaze that it made Regina feel uncomfortable. To her these few minutes were feeling like she's been here for about two or more hours. On top of that the silent replies she was getting for her answers were making her feel anxious over and over again. Mrs. Nolan was not in the room when she entered and wondered why that was since it was scheduled it going to be both of them who were going to interview her.

"Everything seems excellent" David said with a nod and put the papers down to look at Regina.

"I expect that you are aware that this situation and this job you are taking up for is sensitive" David said with a stern voice. Regina looked at him and gave a small nod.

"Yes, I am very well aware, and I know it might make other perceive this situation in a wrong way but I am only here to do the job and be professional about it. I have no other agenda or any intentions of taking advantage out of anything" Regina responded with confidence. She felt that Mr. Nolan was trying to test her but she was not going to back down.

"Good, Good…" David said as he leaned back on his chair to relax. "That's all we need from you, to be professional about this and nothing else…..but before I approve you for this job, I would like for you to sign a non-disclosure agreement form".

"Yes of course" Regina replied with a smile. Things seemed to be working out of her. Soon she heard the door click open behind her both Regina and David looked towards the door to see a woman entering the room and closing the door behind her.

"Mary, I was just about to call for you" David said with a smile. He then noticed Mary looking at Regina. "Ah yes this is Regina Mills, she will be working with our son as his secretary, I have already checked all her creditably and everything seems fine" David informed Mary. Regina got up to shake Mary's hand.

"Oh I see" Mary finally spoke, as she got around the table to sit on the chair beside David's chair. She did the same and sat back on her chair. For the next few minutes, Regina sat in silence looking at Mary with a nervous expression as she noticed that Mary was going over her resume as well like David was several minutes earlier.

"Well then, Ms Mills everything seems to be in order. Congratulations!" Mary offered with a sweet smile on her face.

"Thank you Mrs. Nolan" Regina replied with a content smile of her own.

"Now then, you will be working with our manager, Elsa, for a week at least to learn about the things you need to know as our son's secretary, if you like you can start today and meet your boss as well by the end of the day. So what do you say Miss Mills" asked Mary.

As Regina got out of the office, Belle came running up to her with a serious expression on her face. "So…how did it go?"

"Well…" Regina said with a downward expression. Belle saw it and became even more worried but then was confused when she saw her friend giving her a smile. "I got the job!" Regina finally blurted out. "And I can start today and start working with the Manager, Elsa"

"Oh thank god, you scared me there for a second Regina, by the way congratulations, I am so happy for you" Belle said with a smile and hugged her friend.

"Okay lets get you to meet Elsa, I know where she is" with that they both left the waiting area.

Once they reached Elsa who was few floors down, Belle introduced Regina to Elsa and they talked for a bit before Belle decided it was time for her to go back to her work as well. Regina noticed Elsa was quite beautiful with blonde hair that reached her shoulders and a tall slender figure, blue eyes and pale skin with few subtle freckles. She also couldn't help notice the attire that Elsa was in; white button up shirt with a black blazer and matching color trousers with closed flat shoes.

"So….were you nervous meeting Mr and Mrs Nolan for the interview?" asked Elsa, getting Regina out of her daze.

"I suppose, but I couldn't let my emotions ruin this for me, besides I need the job for various reasons" Regina vaguely informed.

"Hmm" was Elsa's response. "Well let's get you acquainted with everyone you need to know and then you can finally meet Mr. Swan, your boss".

"Mr. Swan?" asked Regina with confusion. "Does he not refer to himself as a Nolan?!"

"Uh yeah…that's the thing with him, he prefers it that way and before you ask….I myself have no clue as to why" Elsa said stopping Regina's curiosity.

"Oh and you will be working here at the office for a week or so to learn about the company and acquire all the skills you need before you are moved with Mr. Swan. The job itself is not stressful compared to the person you are going to be working for….lets just say Mr. Swan can be pretty intimidating at times and likes to push people beyond there limits of course depending on the moods he's in…" Elsa added with sincere concern for Regina. When Regina didn't answer Elsa continued again. "Look I am not trying to make you back out of this…I am just letting you know what you might be expecting".

Regina just smiled at her not letting her concerns show on her face. "Don't worry….I will try my best to handle Mr. Swan". 'He can't be worse than my mother…..can he?!' Regina questioned herself.

"That right there!" Elsa said with a big smile that got Regina out of her thoughts to look at what Elsa was talking about. "Your confidence is what I love…it will help you a great deal" Elsa finished, giving a sweet smile to Regina. Regina just smiled back at her. The day was turning out to be good.

Even though she wasn't doing any hard-core physical labor but walking around all day meeting several people and trying to keep up with what they represented for the company was starting to take a toll on Regina. There were some who she liked and they liked her back but mostly from the higher levels tried to look down on her but she was not going to let them have any effect on her. When afternoon came around Elsa and Belle invited her to lunch separately but she decided to go with Elsa in the office cafeteria because Elsa still wanted to discuss few things about what her work could expect from her. After lunch however, Elsa finally went into the whole thing about being a secretary and how she was going to be dealing with people as 'Mr. Swan's' secretary.

Belle & Ruben during lunch…..

"Regina's going to be having lunch with Elsa" Belle said with a sad face. Ruben couldn't help but feel sad himself for his love…but then his eyes went wide with shock.

"Wait…wait…did you just say Regina?" Belle nodded at him. 'Please tell me its not the same Regina….'

"Uhmm….your friend doesn't happen to be Regina Mills now does she?" Ruben asked with a nervous smile.

At the mention of her friend Belle gave Ruben a smile and confirmed his doubt with a nod. Ruben internally groaned at himself. 'Seriously! You have to be kidding me! Out of all the girls my love is friends with the same girl Emmett seemed to dislike….Oh oh why is this happening to me?!" Ruben asked himself as he looked up at the sky.

"Ruben…are you alright?" Belle asked, concerned when Ruben didn't say anything back and was now holding a expression that made him look like he was in pain.

"Is something hurting you, you look like you are in pain?" Belle asked again. Ruben tried his best to smile and nod at Belle. "Yeah I am all right and don't worry you have me for lunch today so don't be sad" Ruben said while trying to cover up his own worries. Belle just smiled at him confirming that nothing was wrong when she noticed Ruben was back in his previous mood and nodded back at him. They then both went to their favorite café.

'What should I do?' was Ruben's thought before he closed door behind his back as they went inside the café.

It was now 5 pm. Elsa was alone in her office when she heard a loud noise and saw someone burst into her office. "Whoa easy there tiger" Elsa said with a seductive voice when she saw who it was. She got up from her chain and went up to the person and circled her arms around his neck. "I always liked your wild side…Ruben" Elsa purred in Ruben's ears.

Ruben grabbed both of her arms and took it off of him. "I am not here for this Elsa. I need to see Regina…I was told that she was with you for the day" Ruben said while giving Elsa a glare to make her back off.

"Hmm….that's right but…what will I get in return for telling you about her whereabouts…hmm"

"DAMN IT ELSA!….I don't have time for this so just tell me where she at…RIGHT NOW!" Ruben finally yelled in frustration. He's been going around the whole building trying to crash into them at any of the departments but with no luck that didn't happen so when he received a call that Elsa had come into her office he was Belle whose place was very far away from Elsa's office so he left in a rush to again try his luck to catch them.

"Geez..you don't have to yell….I received a call letting me know that Mr. Swan was about to come into the office so I told her to wait in his office…so hopefully she there waiting" Elsa informed, she was trying to be playful with Ruben like they had been in the past but she never imagined he would yelling at her for it. "Is everything alright with you?"

"Uh..Yeah" Ruben answered her. He let the information sink in and was wondering if he would be able to make it to Emmett's office before a disaster could happen. "I am sorry about yelling…its just…uh…nevermind..i have to go…I'll uh….thanks" Ruben said while he rushed out of the room leaving Elsa confused as to what just happened.

Guys I just wanted to let you know…I'm not completely following the plot line of every single episode of the show….I am replacing some of scenes from the show with my own plot line…but majority of the story will be similar to the show. Thank you guys for reading.