One year. That's how long it had been since your husband disappeared. No trace had been found and everyone believed him dead. At first, you were devastated. As time went on, however, you began to realize that there has always been something missing in your relationship. Eventually you found that missing something in someone new. Jefferson. You'd met him about six months ago after you'd gotten lost walking in the wooded areas around Storybrooke.

After weeks of talking and an occasional cup of tea, Jefferson finally asked you out on a date to which you readily agreed. After all, the man was gorgeous. He had bright sapphire eyes that sparkled with mischief and maybe a hint of madness. He had brunette locks that looked so soft and you wanted nothing more than to reach out and touch it. He also had this...intensity about him that you couldn't place but found it attractive all the same.

That night, Jefferson took you to a nice restaurant and then the two of you decided to take a walk around the town. You were standing just outside of Granny's when Jefferson stopped you. "What is it, Jefferson?" you asked confused. He was looking at you so intently, you felt your face flush. "Y/N, I've really enjoyed tonight. M-may I kiss you?" His brilliant eyes met your (e/c) ones. You couldn't seem to find your words, so you nodded. As you leaned in to meet his lips, you heard someone call your name.

You both turned your heads to see a man running toward you. He was caked in dirt and he was unshaven, but you recognized him immediately. "John?" you whispered. The man turned to Jefferson. "What are you doing with my wife?" Jefferson paled for a moment, but then a look you couldn't identify came over him. "I'm just going to go," he said shortly and started walking away. "Jefferson, wait!" you called, but he kept walking. "Jefferson!"

*Later in the Mayor's office*

"How could you do this?!" Jefferson bellowed at Regina. Regina looked up from her papers with a smirk. "What exactly is it you think I did?" Jefferson glared at the Evil Queen. "First you take my daughter, then when I have a chance to be happy here, you take my wife from me yet again! Where has her husband been all this time, huh?" Regina gave him her classic sneer. "What do you mean? He's been missing."

"Then why, after been gone for an entire year did he just happen to show up on the night I asked Y/N out? Why did you have to take everything?!" Jefferson screamed before storming out of the office. He'd had lost you once in the Enchanted Forest. In fact, he was certain you were dead. That is until he saw you in Storybrooke. His heart leapt in his chest when he saw you and he had run over to you and the man next to you. His heart broke when he realized that you didn't remember him.

When he found you in the woods just outside his home, he rejoiced at the chance to reconnect with you and possibly fall in love with you again. Now, once again,you were taken from him. He wanted nothing more than to run over to your house and beg you to leave with him. Jefferson was beginning to understand that until the curse was broken, he would never be reunited with you and your daughter Grace. He understood that, until the Savior was in Storybrooke, he was going to be alone.