She considered herself a tolerant woman. True she still slipped up on occasion but that was mostly other people being annoying than her sliding back into her more Wicked self. But this. This was pushing at anything she'd ever had to deal with both as herself or during her time cursed to be Kelly, 'I teach peddling and dress like a hippie' West.
"Come on love pick up. Pick up." Zelena grumbled drumming her fingers on the steering wheel when the call went right to voice mail.
You've reached Margot sorry I can't come to the phone but either I've let the battery die again, or I'm….
Wondering around Wonderland?
Zelena gasped at the teasing voice joining her daughters on her answering message. She'd known both from her cursed memories as well as her own that this recording was a new one seeing as Zelena had memorized the previous version from all her calls trying to get her little girl to come home once she'd regained her memories.
Sshh I'm trying to record a new message….shoot where was I?
*Tilly laughs moving closer to the phone followed by what could be considered either a kiss or just muffled talking being exchanged between the pair before she whispers 'dead phone battery love'*
*Margot giggles but recovers quickly* Oh yeah either my phone died, or I'm working and didn't hear it ringing. Leave me a message thanks bye.
It takes a second for Zelena to compose herself after the computer tone chimes in warning her about leaving a message at the tone.
"Ro…. Margot, it's your mother calling again darling please call me as soon as you get this I just want to be sure you're alright darling." The worried parent told the massager before quickly ending the call once the traffic started moving again. She'd tried everyone Regina, Henry, Lucy even Rogers, and Weaver but the detectives had been out of the office when she'd called and the other three all were taking her daughter's lead in not answering her calls.
Her worry only growing when she pulls up in front of the bar only to find that instead of the steady stream of afternoon customers coming in and out of the door as she had inspected the place was closed. Getting out of the car on shaking legs Zelena couldn't help but remember all to vividly the last time her sister's bar was closed in the middle of the workday but she soon shook those thoughts out of her head knowing that Regina would have called her right away if anything like that had happened again.
Everything seemed normal when Zelena eased the door open but the sight of the neatly swept and closed up bar did nothing to ease the mother's worry especially when she heard a muffled thumping sound from the apartments above making her first reach for the bat that was no longer in it hiding place behind the bar making the concerned parent improvise with the next best thing she could lay her hands on.
"….get you my pretty and your little rabbit too…" But soon the high-pitched threat chocked off in a giggling coughing fit "man this is actually really gross." The cougher added just as Zelena peeked around the little alcove at the top of the steps opening into the apartment.
The room was dark save for the glow of the tv that Zelena didn't really bothering to look at to see just what was playing when soft steps coming from the kitchen pulled her attention.
"Yeah but it's also really cool." Another mellower voice answered moving closer to the top of the steps and giving the crouching woman time to strike. Or to try to strike at least when the first touch of her hand against the strange sounding intruder's shoulder was met with a hard growl that ended with the former Wicked Witch flat on her back as the lights clicked on reveling a glaring blue-eyed blonde over her with the improvised weapon the russet-haired woman had been armed with pressed against her own neck instead.
"A pool noodle really?" Margot scoffed looking at them over the back of the sofa her voice a mix between her own at the higher pitched helium tone Zelena had heard earlier as she looked between the pair.
They seemed to both be alright Margot's glasses were a bit lopsided on her nose and both girl's hair was a mess as if they'd been rubbing the balloon Margot had been holding against their heads as well as using the air inside to change their voices. "I told you that you should have called her sooner love." Tilly joked pushing away from the puzzled mother and helping her to her feet.
"Welcome back." She smiled leaning back against the back of the sofa feeling Robin already resting her chin against her shoulder.
"Hey, cuz would you and Alice be…..Aunt Zelena?" Henry had stopped at the top of the steps staring at the three women in surprise.
Zelena just let out a shaky gasp at her real name. Her eyes filling with tears when her gaze moved from Henry's to Alice's then over to the stormy green of her daughter's now without the glare of her glasses to get in the way. "Robin." The former villain whispered only to be met with an annoyed "Mother." From her daughter. "What's up Henry?" Robin wondered still wrapped around Alice as tightly as she could be with an audience watching them and a couch between them.
"Are you not…." The author started to say but a raised eyebrow glare from Robin made him drop the question and hurry on with why he was there. "Mom wanted to take Lucy, Ella and I out for lunch and since the carnival just started up downtown we just wanted to see if you guys wanted to come along." He admitted
"What do you think Tower Girl?" Robin wondered pressing a kiss against the side of Alice's head as she asked still giving her mother a rather cold-shouldered glance. "Sounds like fun." Alice shrugged knowing that while she might be acting distant because of the now obvious fact that Zelena had been awake ever since Margot came back to the Heights her archer was actually happy Zelena was back in town. "We'll be down in five just let us get changed." The blonde decided nodding in quiet agreement when Henry sent a glance in Zelena's direction who was still trying to catch Robin's gaze again even when the archer stubbornly hid her face against Alice's shoulder refusing to meet her eyes.
"Come on Aunt Zelena I'm sure Ella and Regina will want to know your back." Henry announced putting an arm across Zelena's shoulders guiding her back to the stairs.