"Storybrooke's Annual Charity Auction?" Emma read out loud before looking at the ten year old. She had just been named sheriff, and after a very vivid talk with the woman that was supposed to be her mother, Mary Margaret, she had decided to give it a go and settle down in Storybrooke. And that included being part of Storybrooke's traditions, Henry had told her. "What's that about?"
"I can't believe you convinced me to do this." the blonde told her son as she sat on the chair. She was on the first row of seats, watching Sidney announce the next bidding. After many men and women that had been 'sold' for romantic dinners or dates, Ruby stood up and happily walked onstage, wearing one of her shortest outfits— Emma couldn't help but glance up and down her body for a few seconds. Soon the bids were higher than they had been all night, all of them made by men— Emma didn't know all of them, too much of a stranger in this town, but found herself disgusted by every single one. Fairytale characters my ass, they are all perverts, she thought as finally Whale won the bid and Ruby winked at him and giggled. He was the winner of a weekend with the girl, and they both seemed pretty happy about it. Sidney hit the wooden surface with the gavel and Ruby walked down the stage.
"And now… Oh, look at that. Lucky men of Storybrooke, the next and last bidding of the night is to get a wonderful weekend in a cabin in the woods with our new Sheriff, Emma Swan." he smiled, making a sign for her to walk on the stage. She stood and glanced at Henry before walking forward and stepping on the stage. She heard a few people whispering and saw two or three men smirking. "Well, well, bid starts at fifty dollars! Do I hear sixty dollars?" A few hands were raised, and the bidding went on and on. Sixty, seventy, eighty. At a ninety, just one hand was raised. The man grinned at Emma, making her squirm and look around with worry. Please, please, someone fucking help me. I am not spending a weekend with him in any kind of cabin in the woods. She was biting down her lip, hearing Sidney question if anyone would pay a hundred dollars for her company. Where is Graham when you need him?!
"A hundred." she finally heard a voice say. But not just a voice. A female voice actually, but that wasn't the surrpise.. A female voice that despite only have been in the city for a short time, she knew perfectly. Her green eyes met brown ones, that quickly looked away. Was Regina blushing? She smiled for a second before turning to look at Sidney, who was just as surprised as everyone in the room. Everyone was whispering, looking at both with surprise.
"Going once... Going twice... Sold to our dear Mayor." the man spoke, hitting the wooden surface with the gavel once more and then looked at Emma. The blonde walked off the stage and went back to her seat, eyes set on the brunette that sat a few meters away from her. The silence reigned once again in the room as Sidney finished the bidding. "Well, dear friends of Storybrooke, the bidding has come to an end. This year's total sum is of… a thousand and five hundred with sixty dollars, that will be destined to the construction of a new gym for the school."
People clapped, and soon everyone was standing and laughing, slowly walking out of the town hall as they talked about the bidding. Emma went to find the woman, smiling at her and making the man that was talking to the mayor leave. "Well thanks for bidding on me, ma'am mayor." she started, not knowing what else to say. "Are you jealous?"
"Oh, come on miss Swan. The only thing that makes me jealous of him is that he has a shop next to the town's main square." the woman replied with annoyance. "And you seemed pretty disgusted with that man's bid. Also, the cabin in the woods is my property, I decided I do not want to have him sleeping in my bed."
"Oh wow, are you always business first, ma'am Mills?"
"I'll pick you up at seven in the morning. If you are not coming, don't be at the door. But if you are, don't be late."
To be continued?