How is it you? (Henry Mills)

Part 3 Chapter 42

*Anna's POV*

The alarm on my phone sings me awake for my opening shift this morning. Feeling oddly rested, I slip from bed with grace and pick out today's outfit. Nothing elaborate as I'm working all day today.

Just a simple light blue button up with dark blue jeans. My white sneakers and a black hair tire to keep my hair in a pony tail.

Granny and Red meet me down in the diner with the cook to do the opening check list before doors open.

"Good morning." I chime

"It's such a good day!" Red gleams back.

"What's going on?"

Granny and Red share a look before Granny responds in a hushed tone. "Emma and Henry are back."

"What!? Where!?" My heart begins to flutter with joy at the news. I feel oddly panicked for some reason. "Do they remember us?"

"Emma does, Henry doesn't. Hook only had one vial of memory position when he went to get them." Granny tells me.

"Hook is here!?" This time I can't stop my smile from spreading. I must see him as soon as possible!

"Yes, but he doesn't seem to know much about the curse, unfortunately." Red frowns.

Then it comes to me. That's who got the loft last night. They had been so close to me and I didn't even know it.

"I know you want to go run and go talk to them but, we have to act like this is a normal place and that we are normal people." Granny narrows her eyes down at me and my heart sinks a little. "Hook and Emma may know us but Henry doesn't."

"Right. Okay." I sigh. "Normal Annalynn the orphan than works the diner."

"Exactly." Granny pats the note pad in her hands and gives it to me as the first customer comes in for me to take their order.

An hour passes by, Henry and Emma have not emerged from the room yet and my impatience and eagerness to see them grows with every second passing.

Customer after customer I serviced until finally, Emma and Henry walk though the hall and pick the big table by the door and windows.

I try to keep myself calm, taking a breath before going over to take an order.

Henry doesn't know me. He doesn't know who he is to me. I should be upset about it but for some reason I feel like this may be a good way for us to get a good start.

"Good morning." I have to stop myself from practically skipping over to the table. "What can I get started for you this morning?"

Emma looks up at me, a smile on her face as she also holds back an overreaction. "I'll have a coffee, light sugar and cream." It's so good to hear her voice again!

"Okay, and you?" I turn to Henry who looks right through as he gives me his usual order of hot coco. I notice his voice is deeper since I've last saw him. "I'll have that right out."

I turn to go get the drinks, being sure to prepare the coco with whipped Creme and cinnamon.

Hurrying back I give Emma her coffee first before laying Henry's on front of him. "Here you go." I say with a smile before hurrying off, not wanting to hover and make it weird.

"Hey." He calls out. "Cinnamon....how'd you know?"

"Oh...uh...It's the regular here." I respond before turning away again, only to hear Charming and Snow walk in.

I watch at a distance as Emma introduces them to Henry, no doubt lying about how they all know each other.

Of course she would have seen them first thing last night.