A/N Very short chapter that has little to do with the actual episode but I hope you enjoy it anyway.

Tessa sat at the counter of Granny's Diner, eating a plate of fries while Ruby did her waitressing rounds. She looked up as Emma walked in. Emma waved to her and then sat down next to Mary Margaret.

"So how's you day going?" Emma asked her.

"Henry's fine."

"That's not what I asked you." Tessa rolled her eyes and turned around.

"That's exactly what you asked." She informed her. Emma looked at her hopefully. She grabbed her plate and moved to sit down at their table.

"Henry's fine. He leads a horde of hyper children against me on a daily basis." She assured Emma. Both Mary Margaret and Emma laughed at that. The Diner bell jingled as a blonde woman walked in.

"Hey!" She greeted Emma and Mary Margaret. Mary Margaret smiled.

"Hi, Ashley! Ashley, this is Tessa. Tessa, Ashley." Ashley and Tessa shook hands as Ashley pulled up a chair.

"How's it going?" Emma asked.

"It's uh… I mean, the baby's great. But we really haven't had time to do the whole getting married thing, so… that's been rough. And Sean's been working double shifts at the cannery."

"Well, he has to work." Mary Margaret reminded her.

"On Valentine's day? He couldn't get out of it." Ashley explained.

"Just consider yourself lucky you have a boyfriend. I haven't had a boyfriend since… Oh, wait… No, I've never had a boyfriend." Tessa told her. All three girls looked at her.

"Never?" They repeated in unison, as if it was some horrible crime. Tessa shrugged.

"Nope. But Ruby makes up for it. She's been with enough guys that you could split the number down the middle, give half to me, and she'd still have a record."

"HEY!" Ruby's voice carried across the diner and everyone could detect the mixture of anger and amusement in her tone. Ruby hurried over to them.

"Why don't we go out on a girl's night? We can all go! Ashley, Tessa, Mary Margaret. Emma, too, if you leave the badge at home." Ruby suggested.

"I'm not really in the party mood, but you guys go have fun." Emma told her. Her phone rang and she walked away to answer it. Ruby nudged Tessa with a huge grin on her face.

"Tonight gonna be amazing!"

At The Rabbit Hole, Ashley and Ruby were downing shots as fast as they could. Mary Margaret looked at them over her own drink and Tessa sipped her coke calmly, as if she saw Ruby do this every day. Mary Margaret didn't doubt that she had.

"Pace yourself, Ashley." Mary Margaret warned.

"I am! This is my first night out since I've had the baby. I'm making up for lost time!" She downed another shot.

"Have you ever heard of alcohol poisoning?" Tessa teased her. Ashley laughed but then took another shot. Ruby looked at some guys at the bar.

"Oooh! Ash, check out those guys."

"Oh, honey, I'm still with Sean."

"You're not married and he's not here."

"He's working."

"He's always working. Have fun moping!" Ruby took her drink and went over to the guys.

"She's right. He is always working. I thought love would be different." Ashley complained.

"Me, too."

"Me… Oh, wait, I wouldn't know." Tessa said, shrugging. Everyone laughed again. Then Ashley frowned and sighed.

"I need a 'be with my guy night' not a girls night." She complained. Both Mary Margaret and Tessa kept quiet.

"Look, this is a bad idea… I should go home." She started to stand up.

"Ashley." Sean walked over to her.

"Sean?" He held out a bunch of roses to her.

"Hey."

"I thought you were working tonight."

"I am. It's my break and… I had to see you. And ask you something." He got down on one knee and pulled a ring out of his pocket.

"Will you marry me?" Ashley just stood there, looking shocked.

"I only have a twenty minute break, so… uh, anytime now." Sean added.

"Yes!" He put the ring on her finger while everyone applauded for them.

"My truck's outside if you want to take a ride before I head back to work. It's not much of a date…"

"It's the best date!" They kissed each other before Sean motioned towards the door.

"Then your carriage awaits." They happily left. Mary Margaret looked upset as she gathered her purse and jacket.

"Are you leaving too?" Tessa asked.

"Yeah… I should get home. School tomorrow, you know." She said. Tessa nodded and looked at Ruby at the bar.

"And I have to get my best friend back to Granny before she passes out or Granny comes looking for her with a gun."

Tessa led Ruby into Granny's Bed and Breakfast. Granny looked up from the counter and raised an eyebrow.

"So… Girls night went well." Tessa said with a laugh. Ruby was half asleep her feet. Tessa shoved Ruby into her and Granny's apartment-like home off the main room and then pulled her into her bedroom.

"Okay. You have had too many shots tonight." Tessa told her as she shoved her down onto the bed.

"I'm leaving now." She announced, heading for the door. She walked out, said goodnight to Granny and then went onto the sidewalk. She ran her hand through her hair and then started for home.