Rumplestiltskin smashed his cane against the wall. Belle awoke with a start at the sound, pushing herself off the couch and rushing over to him.
"Rumple!" She placed her hand on his arm to stop him from damaging the rest of Neal's old apartment. When Hades threatened to take their baby, they left Storybrooke to escape his reach. They settled in New York City, but once their daughter grew older they planned on traveling the world.
"Was it the traffic again?" Belle guessed.
"If only it was just the traffic," Rumple groaned, pulling his jacket off so fast she was scared he would rip it.
"You need to learn to control your temper," Belle murmured, leading him over to their couch. "Tell me what happened."
"First I see someone had the nerve to open an antique shop right across from me. Then some kids tried to steal that damn genie's lamp. And then a tourist dropped a teacup and now the whole set is ruined!"
"Isn't it just a-"
"It's not just a cup, Belle. That set was worth hundreds of dollars. We could use that for diapers or the rent or nice shoes for you."
Belle put her hand on his back, rubbing soothingly through his shirt. "We can afford all that stuff just fine."
"Now we can, but what about in a few months? We're in a new city and I'm unable to provide for you without my-" he stopped himself.
"Without your magic? Rumple you don't need any of that. You have your savings and soon I'll hopefully be working again. Even if that doesn't work, we just need each other. We'll be fine."
"I'm scared, Belle," he confessed.
"Of what?" Belle asked, though she probably knew the answer.
"Of being unable to provide for you and our daughter. I've been unable to provide for my family once before and it ended awfully. We're not in Storybrooke anymore and I'm glad of that and I know you are, too, but I miss the security of knowing I had power."
"Well I'm not afraid. And maybe that's foolish to say since I never lived in poverty like you, but I know who I married. As long as you come home at the end of that day, that would be enough."
Rumple's lips seized hers, the excitement running through her body still the same as the first time their lips touched. They started out living in a land without running water, but now they were living in the greatest city in this realm with a beautiful daughter. They would be fine.