The Other Sister

Apology

Sera/Rose's POV then 3rd POV, back to Sera/Rose

"Rose?!" Ivy calls from the foyer of our mother's house.

I was in the study I had to do something to make it up for mazing Zelena and Regina. So I decided to have Zelena's daughter come home to her mother. "What are you doing, Rose?!" Ivy demands as she peers over my shoulder.

I turned around and handed her my resignation, "Ivy, I need to do this…"

"Fine!" she sighs. "So who do you have in mind?"

I grabbed my phone and started dialing, it rang four times before somebody answered. "Hi may I please speak to Ms. Margo West?"

"Speaking …" said a voice that was familiar.

"Um hi, Ms. West. This is Rose Belfrey from Belfrey Towers and I see here you've worked here but quit…"

"Uhuh?"

"Before you hang up, hear me out first, ok?" I waited for three seconds before speaking again. "My mother died and the tower is under new management, my sister, Ivy, now runs it and an assistant job has opened up. Are you interested?"

"Oh yes!"

"Great! I'll send you a plane ticket and will be expecting you by tomorrow… I'll be sending a car to the airport to pick you up."

"Thank you so much."

"Hmmph." I sent the plane ticket through email. "See you tomorrow at 9:15 am."

Ivy looked at me, "What is that all about?"

"I need to apologize to Zelena and this is the only way… I'll have Henry pick her up."

3rd POV

Margo ran around the pub trying to gather her things… she was excited to finally come home.

"Mar, where are you going?" a brunette lady about mid to late twenties asked in a thick German accent.

Margo kissed the brunette on the lips, "I'm going home, my love."

"Home? You mean the apartment?"

"No, home back to America."

"Leave now and never come back!"

Margo shook her head not understanding why her girlfriend of six years is now starting to want to control her… she was always controlling  but never like this. Margo shrugged her shoulder, she didn't really loved the woman not the same love she felt with Tilly.

Margo left the pub. Maybe her mother was right… it might be time for her to grow up and living with a woman one doesn't even love out of necessity is not really the grown up  thing to do.

She rode the plane without looking back. Margo knew that by leaving she just gave up her relationship with the woman at the bar but she didn't care.

Rose/Sera POV

Eight hours have passed, "Please!" I beg Henry, "I just need you to pick her up from the airport and bring her here. Please!"

"What's in it for me?" he questions.

"A story about this town and all you have to do is pick her up, drive her here, and not tell Roni or Kelly. Will you do it?"

"Fine, but your paying for my gas and snacks."

"Done."

About three hours later, Henry and Margo drove up to the townline. I smiled, "Ms. Greene, I pressume?"

Margo looked over her dark circular rimmed glasses, "Ms. Belfrey?"

"Please call me, Rose." I offer my hand.

She smirked, "Margo."

"Let's go to the local bar." I jump in the back seat.

As we came up to Roni's, Jacinda was sweeping the front of the bar. "Ivy, told me you quit, Rosie!"

"I see word travels fast." I sigh. "Anyways, this is Margo West. Margo my stepsis, Jacinda."

"Margo?" Jacinda questions. "Like—"

"Will you excuse us?" I grabbed Jacinda's arm and dragged her inside the establishment, "Look J, Kelly doesn't know and neither does Roni." She opens her mouth to say something but I interrupt. "I need you to pinky swear that you won't tell your bosses until I say so…"

"Ok fine, I swear!" Jacinda pinky swore.

"Ok what time does Kelly arrive?"

"In half an hour."

"Ok…" I exit, "Margo let's go get something to eat I haven't had breakfast yet."

We ate and drank coffee in the bar til, Kelly enters the bar.

"Mom?" Margo sighs.

"Margo?!" Kelly gasps. "What are you doing here?"

I cleared my throat, "I called her a job for Ivy's assistant opened."

"Wait please tell me that what your sister said isn't true." Kelly looks at me, "You didn't quit, did you?"

I smiled.

"Oh my God! You did?! Why?!"

"I just don't want to work for my sister… and I saw this help hiring sign at the door I already talked to Roni and I start on Sunday." Oh God the irony of that sentence.