Charming pulled back from the hug and looked at me, his eyes tearing up. "Why did you ask me here Red? Are you okay?" I heard the pain in his voice, as if his heart broken at the tought of me being in pain. I looked up at him "It's just... Snow... I can't stop thinking about her. Why would anyone do this to her?" I stuttered. Charming pulled me in a hug again and held me close. I closed my eyes and inhaled the familiar scent of his after shave. Love the word from his text allready haunted me. But why? We had called each other love so many times and it never had this effect on me. It would only have this effect on me if I had feelings for him, but that was impossible. He was my best friends husband.
Charming and I talked for hours inside the dinner, Granny didn't even come up to tell me I had to get back to work. I did notice her glancing at us a couple of times, like she knew something we didn't. I told Charming that I didn't think Regina was the killer, that a knife just wasn't her style. Charming nodded slowly as I told him my theory. "But we can't put her off the subjects list completly" Charming said when I was done. I nodded in response.
"It isn't Regina, I can feel it. Something is not right"
"My wife is murdered, ofcourse it isn't right!" Charming suddenly snapped. My eyes widened in suprise, Charming had never shouted at me before in his life. I felt my eyes tearing up, I never got upset when people shouted at me. Why was I getting upset now? Probably because Charming wasn't just somebody. He wasn't special because he was a prince, he was special because he was Charming. He was the most beautiful and kind hearted man on earth, he was my best friend. He was probably the only man that would be friends with a werewolf and not even think she is a monster. That werewolf is me by the way, every full moon I turned into a giant black wolf.
I stepped back when he shouted at me, tears in my eyes "I-I am sorry" I stuttered quietly. Charming sighed and put his head in his hands, "I'm sorry Ruby..." he started. "I didn't mean it like that, I would never be mad at you. And how could someone be mad at you? You are beautiful and wonderful and the nicest person ever. And I.. I.." He ranted.
I stopped him before he could go on "It's okay Charming, It's okay"
"No. Red, let me finish. Please..." I nodded in response and he continued. "You are the most beautiful and wonderful and nicest person ever. And I love you, I know I shouldn't and that I should love Snow. But I love you Red. You."
I gasped for air and jumped up. "I.. I can't" I stuttered and ran out of the dinner.