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As Belle creeps out the bathroom, Gold see's her tears trickling down her face. Her eyes are over flowing with water and sorrow. Her bottom lip is trembling and her fingers are knotted together. She then looks up at Gold and shakes her head. Their eyes interlock with each other. Belle breaks, leaping into Gold's strong and comforting arms. She sniffles and gasps from crying so much.
When Belle places her head on Gold's shoulders he can feel her head shaking from crying so much. Her arms are tight around his strong body and his around her delicate one.
Gold has never seen her like this, so distraught and so disappointed. If Belle let him use magic, he would take the bad feelings away in a heartbeat, or at lest reduce the pain.
"Hush dearie, It's going to be okay. Everything is going to be okay", Gold whispers into Belle tiny ear. Belle answer's with a loud and heart shattering gasps.
Gold hate's seeing Belle like this, every time she cries, his heart sinks a little. He knows it is his fault that they are having trouble trying to get pregnant. After all, he is getting quite old for this. This is now the fourth time that they have gone though this and each time it gets more and more painful than the last.
He is not even sure that he can handle a baby, but he knows that this time he would not let what happened to Baelfire happen to the next. Not only that, but Belle would never let it happen again, as she knows how to keep him grounded.
She would be a wonderful mother and bring the child up to the fullest potential it has. She would give their child every opportunity to live their dreams and teach them right from wrong. That is if she would ever get the chance.
"Shhh." Gold say's again, in an attempt to calm her. "It's okay, we can keep trying and do what ever it take.", he whispers while kissing her on the top of her head. Belle pulls away from him. He see's the look on Belle's face and kills him inside.
"What if it never happens?", she says while trying her best to hold back the tears. "What if I never get the family I have always dreamed of having? I just, I- I just..." She try's to finished her sentence, but the tears start to run down her face once again.
Gold pulls her back in again to embrace her and says "You will, of course you will dearie!" Gold rubs one of her arms with a warm hand. "Is there anything I can do too make you feel better?", Gold asks with his lips pressed on top of Belle's head.
She pulls her head back and looks him directly in his eyes. She looks calm now, but still distraught. They look at each other for a while, then Belle cracks a smile and says "I would really love a hot chocolate with marshmallows"
Gold smiles and brings his hand up to whip her tears off her cheek. He finds her skin so soft and so beautiful. He can't help but marvel over the beauty in this moment, her wonderful blue eyes, the way her hair settles over her face and her fine, kissable lips. He starts to feel a little guilty that he may not be able to give her what she wants and really deserves.
"Anything for you love", Gold says.
He kisses her on the cheek, turns on his heel and makes his way to the kitchen.
Belle slowly follows behind him, looking down at her knotted fingers.
Gold puts the kettle on the stove, turns it on, get to mugs out and fills them with hot chocolate powder. Belle is just watching every move he makes. She loves doing this, studying him. It makes her feel closer to him, it remind's her that this is real, that they are together.
She just hopes that they won't get split apart again.
She creeps up behind him and wraps her short arms around him. hugging his back and squishing his ribs a little. She places her head on his back and the tears start to surface again.
They are silent for a minute, listening to the roaring kettle. Suddenly Gold says "You know Belle, there is other way to do this, if this doesn't go as planned."
Belle lifts her head and starts to shake it. "No, no magic. What if it goes wrong?"
"No not that, science dearie", Gold corrects her.
Belle waits for more of a description.
"I mean fertility treatments. if I am in fact the problem, it may mean we need a sperm donor", Gold explained.
Belle has never heard of any of this before, being quite new in this world. She had been locked up for over twenty-eight years of her time here. She knows what that will mean though, Gold would not be the father.
"No, you - I want a baby with you and no one else", Belle sternly says. The kettle is now whistling, Gold removes it from the stove and Belle moves to stands next to him.
"I will still be the father Belle, just not the biological father", Gold tells her. Belle starts to shake her head again. Belle exclaims, "No, we can do this with out all that stuff, I know we can!"
"Okay dearie, it's your choice." Gold says while pouring the water.
Hours later, Gold is running his fingers though Belle's hair, as she rests her head on his lap. Her eyes flickering to stay awake and watch the TV. Gold can't help but find this incredibly cute.
He starts picturing their baby doing this, their bright blue eyes looking tired and sleepy, their small hand wrapped around Gold's long index finger and Belle stroking the baby's brown and curly hair.
The toddler's first steps, first day at a nursery, first bike ride, first school day and its first time cooking. So many firsts that Belle may miss out on because of him. He knows very well that he doesn't deserve a second chance, but that should not stop Belle from getting her first.
With a soft "I love you Belle", he closes his eyes
"I love you too Rumpelstiltskin", Belle replies, just loud enough to hear, then she stops fighting to watch the TV and just relaxes.
Then they both drift off into a long, peaceful and well deserved sleep.
