Finding You Always

Believing is Seeing

Chapter 4: Believing is Seeing

The next morning, Regina barged into Gold's shop bright and early.

"Well, Madam Mayor, to what do I owe this pleasure?" Gold asked, with a hint of sarcasm.

"We have a problem," Regina stated.

"Of course. You wouldn't be here if you didn't," Gold replied.

"We have visitors in town," Regina started, searching his face for any tell.

"Oh yes, I heard a...charming man and his sweet little girl are visiting. I hardly see a problem with a couple of visitors though," he taunted.

"Cut the crap, Gold. This is your doing," Regina growled. She knew it was, she just didn't know how.

"I have no idea what you're talking about. The town having visitors is not against the law," Gold stated. Regina huffed and then her lips curved into a devious smile.

"Perhaps not...for now," Regina said cryptically, as she left the shop. Gold smirked and continued on with his day.

After a pleasant breakfast of pancakes and bacon at Granny's, David and Emma got into his truck and they headed for the school. He had been pleasantly surprised when Granny and Ruby had left a couple articles of clean clothing for them from donated items at the town shelter. David insisted he would pay them back when he got on his feet, but they had only ask him to look at a backed up sink when he returned, which he gladly agreed to. Emma was happily dressed in a clean pair of jeans, a sweater, and her coat. They had managed to find him a clean pair of jeans and a blue button down shirt, which he wore under the leather jacket that the nurse at the hospital said he had been wearing the night he was found.

"Look Daddy...there's Mary Margaret," Emma called, as he parked the truck in front of the school. Emma hopped out and ran to her.

"Good morning Emma," Mary Margaret greeted, before stealing a glance at David. There was that smile again and the return of the butterflies in her stomach. She felt like a silly school girl. One charming grin from him and she felt like melting into a puddle of mush.

"Good morning, thanks for helping us again," David greeted.

"It's no trouble," she insisted, as they went inside and she led them to the office. Mary Margaret steeled herself for what came next. The look on the face of the woman behind the front desk was what could only be described as predatory when she caught sight of David. Zelda Jenkins, the principal's assistant and daughter.

"Can I help you?" she purred. Mary Margaret rolled her eyes. She was practically

undressing David with her eyes.

"We're here to meet with Principal Jenkins to see about enrolling my daughter," David replied.

"Oh...aren't you just a little darling," Zelda gushed. Emma crinkled her nose. She may have only been ten, but she knew when someone was being fake. The woman managed to do her job for the moment and then hung up the phone.

"The principal will see you now, but I don't believe you are needed, Ms. Blanchard," Zelda remarked.

"Emma is going into fifth grade, so I thought I'd help get her settled since she'll be in my class," Mary Margaret retorted, feeling bold at the moment. It was so strange. How could two people she had just met inspire this kind of reaction in her? She felt so strong around David and his little girl and she liked it.

"Fine, this way," she said, throwing David another flirtatious smile.

"Ruby wasn't exaggerating," David said quietly Mary Margaret smiled.