Just something to tide you over until I get my new chap done... Regina comes to talk to Jade, actually, start a fight with Jade. How would you handle it if you found out your biological mother, who didn't even try to find you, fires you, and knows you know about her being your mother, oh, and punched a little boy you really cared about?

There was a knock at the door. Getting up from the table, Jade went to get it.

"Who could that be?"

Jade lost her enthusiasm of curiousity when she saw who was on the other side of the door.

It was the mayor.

""Oh my, if it isn't the queen on Storybrooke? What can I do for you? Jade looked down at her watch, and then back to her.

"At 12:35 on a Saturday?" Her tone bitter. "God…the nerve of that woman appearing on my doorstep, she has so much…nerve."

"I'd like to speak with you and give you your last check," Regina said.

"Hyyymmm," was all Jade said, tucking a lock of hair behind her ear. She noticed the Mayor giving her outfit , consisting only of jeans and a belly revealing crop halter top, a judgmental once over.

"What has gotten into that woman, she is nearly looking like a whore, behaving like a jerk, does she know? " the mayor wondered.

After what seemed like an eternal stare down, in reality was only 6 seconds, the Mayor re composed herself, handing Jade the check. Jade looked at her, about to say something, but the mayor beat her to it.

"If I could come in just for a moment, i'd like to speak with you…this will not be regarding Henry, or our past professional connection, but it does involve us-" Jade then cut her off.

"Hymm, penny for your thoughts"- she started to say when opening the check. Jade raised a brow when she saw there were four hundred dollars written on the check instead of her regular 200.

"Oh, ok, 400.00 for your thoughts, Miss Mayor?" The Mayor wasn't sure how to even handle her riddling statement.

Jade's vibant eyes looked at her with disgust.

"I am to busy at the moment. I have a book lying on my table that requires my attention. Why do you ask why I prefer to direct my attention to a book, you wonder? Well, it's simple…I have more respect for the book. It doesn't beat children, fire a teacher over their own personal problems, and lie! Jade laughed at her silly anology.

Let me make this clear, I know everything now, about our "association," and I am not referring to the professional one either mayor. You seem like a somewhat intelligent woman, you'll figure it out. I do not want you around, for nothing. To late."

Jade laughed, ripping up the check near to confetti sized pieces, throwing the peices back at the Mayor.

Regina stood there, her face red with anger, yet she managed to somehow hold some grace.

"You are making a mistake Miss. Miller, I think you will would want to hear what I have to say, do not mock me, you do not want to be on my bad side." Jade looked up, then back at the woman.

"Eh…no. I don't think I do. You do realized I am not scared of you. Iv'e dealt with worse. Youv'e been scarcely around for quite some time in my life, and I prefer it that way. Good-bye, and keep your money." Jade slammed the door in the mayors face. Then laughing as she walked back to finish her lunch.

Eversince the last meeting with Mr. Gold, anything and anyone was so easy to tackle. Something great took over her, making her feel so confident and brave, lately.