Sidney Glass poked his head in through the crack in the mayor's home office door. He announced his presence with the clearing of his throat. Regina looked up from her computer screen and greeted him with a small, tight smile.
"Sidney," she said, waving the man in, "what brings you here?"
Sidney took a few steps into the room, and Regina eyed him suspiciously. His hands were clasped behind his back, and he was obviously hiding something.
"What's that?" Regina asked, craning her neck a little to get a peek at what Sidney was keeping out of sight.
"Uh, special delivery for you, Madame Mayor," Sidney answered, smiling. He moved his hands from behind his back, producing a small glass vase that contained a bouquet of a dozen or so brightly colored flowers.
Regina's eyes widened a little. "Who are they from?" she asked.
Sidney crossed the room and set the vase down on Regina's desk. "There's a card. I've been told to instruct you not to read it until after I've left the room," he said.
Regina looked surprised and somewhat confused, but she obeyed. She waited for Sidney to leave, and then she pulled the flowers forward, combing through them gently until she found the little white card that was tucked down in the center of the bouquet. On the front of the card, Regina's name was scrawled in beautiful, elegant handwriting, and when she turned the card over, she found the same pencraft, only smaller so as to fit in the limited space.
Regina,
These are for you, to apologize for anything I may have done wrong the other night. I hope you're not upset with me. I had a great time with you. I enjoyed getting to know you a little better, and I know there were some small issues that we didn't quite get around to discussing, but I'd really like to see you again. I'm not above saying please.
Ruby xx
Regina set the card down on her desk and studied it for a moment, dark eyes tracing over each curve of each letter as she tried to steady her breathing. She hadn't been expecting this. It brought about far too many questions that Regina didn't have the answers to and that irked her to no end. Letting out a sigh, Regina placed the card into the top drawer of her desk and then picked up the vase. She grabbed her coat from the hook and left her house, and set off in the direction of the Sheriff's Office.