AN: Sorry for taking so long with an update. Between running TEAs over on Tumblr and starting a new job I just haven't had any free time. I will try to start updating regularly again!
Regina Mills stalked after Jones, glaring daggers the whole way. Today was not going well. The Gold brat had been bitching all day about how he missed his dad. He actually had the gall to demand to see him. He claimed that it was his right. Obviously he didn't realize that the only rights he had was to eat or not to eat and to sleep or not to sleep. He didn't get to make demands from her. She could have dealt with any of this,s he had been dealing with it for three years, but right before she left to get lunch he had thrown that damn information packet that Blue kept forcing on him at her. It had barely touched her but still! She treated the little bastard nice! She fed him, made sure he had clothes that fit, helped him with the work Blue gave him, even gave him extra paper to draw on because she knew he liked to draw. She was almost sisterly to the cretin. She was nice to him and this is how he repaid her? Well if he wanted an evil host she would show him one.
Regina followed Jones over to a quiet corner of the room, their combined presence being enough to keep people away from them. Jones leaned against the walk and to most he would appear calm and collected but she had worked with him enough to notice the nervous glint in his eye and annoyed twitching of his beloved hook. "What's the matter Jones? Gold didn't enjoy your little beat down?"
"He wants to see the kid."
She rolled her eyes. "What else is new? Of course he wants to see Bae. Tell him to shut it and get back to work."
"You don't think I did that already Regina? This isn't my first day on the job you know. Remember I was hand picked for this job, I didn't just rely on Mommy dearest to give me whatever I wanted."
Regina noted the manic look in Jones eyes and raised an eyebrow. Apparently that was a bit of a sore subject for him. She'd file that away for later. "Well what's the problem then?"
"He's refusing to work unless he gets to see the kid."
"No dice. Tell him if he wants Bae to stay safe he'll work."
"I did that. But he claims he knows we wouldn't really hurt the boy because then we'd have no leverage."
Regina leaned back against the wall, her stiletto tapping against the tiled floor. Well it appeared that Gold was going to cause some problems. She knew she could go ask mother but she had left the matter of Baelfire and Gold to them. She really didn't want to deal with Cora's "I'm disappointed" spiel. It looked like it was up to her to decide what to do.
"Alright. We'll set up a meet. Tomorrow night at the cabin. I'll bring Bae, you make sure Gold know where he stands with us. We may not be able to kill Bae, but it doesn't me we can't hurt the little bastard. This is a one time thing."
"Alright my queen."
"Don't call me that. Now get out of here."
Jones gave a sarcastic bow and took off. Regina glanced around the room once, finding no one was watching or listening in, before she too took off. It looked like she had some things to set up.
Belle stepped away from the outcropping she had been hiding behind and watched Regina's figure retreat. It looked like she found some interesting new after all. If only she knew what any of it meant.
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