A New Beginning

Chapter 10

My alarm went off at 6am. I groaned and stretched. I start my job today. Sheriff of Storybrooke. If someone asked me when I was 15 where I thought I would be in life in about 10/15 years, I would have said in jail or probably dead. But here I am. I have a good life going and the future only looks brighter. I yawn and get out of bed and start the coffee. I jump into the shower while that's going. Then get dressed, fix a cup of coffee and sit on my couch and watch the morning news. I have to meet Regina at the town hall at 9 so I have plenty of time. She is really great. I talked to her for an hour last night after she put Henry to bed. We talked a bit about the date I asked her out on. She said she would ask a friend to watch Henry and we decided that Wednesday we would go out. Sitting here daydreaming I lost track of time. It's now 8:45. So I jump up, shut the tv off, grab my stuff and head towards the town hall. I get there just in time. Good thing it's a small town and everything is close by. I follow the signs up to Reginas office and walk up to her secretary and give her my name. She smiles and says "Oh yes, you are the new sheriff. I'm Ashley. Nice to meet you". She holds out her hand and I shake it. She seems like a nice girl. "Just give me a second to let the mayor know you are here". I nod and she picks up the phone. "You can go right in Sheriff". "Thanks". I walk in and see Regina sitting behind her desk. Man she's gorgeous. Her desk has an open front to it so I can see her sexy legs. "Good morning Ms Swan. It's nice to see you again". She says while standing and walking over to me. She looks so hot in that little black dress that fits her perfectly. She leans in and kisses me and I almost lost my breath. "Hey". I say in a shy tone. She takes my hand and leads me to a chair in front of her desk. "Let's get started on the paperwork shall we?"  She walks back to her chair and we both sit down. We went over all the standard forms. She gave me a book of rules and regulations and everything I need to know about the laws and procedures of Storybrooke. It's mandatory that I attend all town meetings plus the occasional school committee meeting. Weekly sheriffs office paperwork is due no later than Tuesday. "I would prefer it on Monday but I'm willing to stretch it to Tuesday, any later and I can't approve a budget or even equipment for the department. Can you understand that Sheriff?" "Yes, absolutely. No problem Madame Mayor". "Good. So that's just about it for my end of things. I've asked the under sheriff to come by so he can give you the tour of the department and basically show you the ins and outs ". "That sounds great. Thank you". She hands me my new badge and I stand up and hook it on my belt. "That looks good on you...Sheriff". She said in a low sexy voice that gave me shivers. She stands up and gingerly walks to me and rubs her index finger over the gold star. She leans in and gives me a kiss that becomes a passionate one very easily. A moment later her intercom chimes and she backs away to answer it. "Yes Ashley. Ok thank you. Send him in". "Graham is here". I mumble "that sucks". I hear her chuckle. The door opens and tall bearded man walks in. "Hello Graham. Thank you for coming, This is Emma Swan our new sheriff". We shake hands and exchange pleasantries. "We are all set here Graham so whenever you are ready you can show Ms Swan around". He says ok and I turn to leave with him. I quickly turn to Regina and mouth the words "Call me". She nods and I head out with Graham. It's a few hours later and I'm sitting in my office just looking through a few things. I've met some of the other deputies, they all seem nice so far. I received my service weapon. A nice Glock 43 9mm handgun. One of my favorites. Then we went downstairs to the gun range for my test. A required test every deputy must pass every year. Of course I passed this. It would have been pretty sad if the sheriff couldn't shoot a gun properly. A ding from my phone takes me out of my thoughts. I smile and see a text from Regina. "How is your first day going dear?"  "It's going well. I'm looking forward to this". "That's great sheriff. I was just about to leave for the day and pick up Henry. I was wondering if you'd like to join us for dinner tonight?"  "I'd love to". "Great I'll see you tonight at 6". "Yes 6 it is".