Author's notes: So this is after Season 4 Episode 2 "White Out". There are some spoilers. I do not own anything.

Belle nervously knocked on the Charmings' door with her heart pounding and her knees buckling. She held her breath then exhaled when the knob twists. The person she wanted to talk to –Snow—opened the door holding baby Neal.

"Oh, hi, Belle?" Snow White greets with surprise.

"Hi, Snow," Belle smiled and rocks back and forth from her heels to the balls of her feet. She was about to say something until Snow blurted out:

"Wow…." exhaled Snow looking at Belle in awe.

"What?" Belle laughed and tucked her hair behind her ear.

"It's just that I don't think I have ever seen you here in my house before. Wow, oh um, come in, come inside."

Belle obeyed and walked in with her heels clicking to the floor. She waves at Neal and talks to him in her motherly voice, "Hello, Neal. You are growing more handsome each day." Neal smiled and giggled, as the queens giggled back.

Snow offered Belle some tea but Belle insisted that she would do it considering that she is too busy with Neal. Snow takes the offer and sits in the dining room. Belle arrives with the tea and sits down across from her on the dining table.

Belle takes a sip and Snow asks, "Congratulations on your marriage. How are you, Belle?"

Belle answers, "Thank you! It's been wonderful. What about you?"

"Oh, well I been busy with Neal while my husband is busy too with looking for Elsa's sister."

"I never had a sister but I can tell they were very close."

"Oh, yeah," Snow agrees to the obvious truth, "She's the one that turned off the power just to find her sister. So much love those two must have."

Neal cries really loudly all of a sudden and it makes Belle jump. Snow picks up Neal and held him close. He quiets down and Snow asks, "So how are you and Rumpelstiltskin?"

"Oh, well we are happy as can be. But I actually came to talk about something else." Belle puts down her tea and folds her hands together on her crossed knees and says "I was wondering since you are too busy with the baby to be the mayor in office right now, I was thinking, just for temporary, that I could be—"

"Be mayor?" Snow finished Belle's sentence.

Belle looked down at her knees and regretted ever bringing it up. It was a stupid idea for Snow to think I could be in charge. I shouldn't have come here, Belle thought as she squeezed her knuckles, hiding her embarrassment. She was going to take it all back until she saw Snow's face. Her face was not disapproved but happy and proud. Belle's attitude rose and she laughed. She cried, "Oh, yes, yes. That's what I was going to say."

"Oh, Belle you do not know how much I appreciate this. I know you will make a fine mayor until I am ready. The black-out was too much stress for me and the baby. Having someone like you in charge would be so beneficial for the town."

"Oh, wow, thank you so much," Belle went around the table and hugged Snow tightly "I promise I'll make a worthy mayor until you return." She smiled stroked Neal's head. "Did you hear that Neal? I am going to help out your mum in office while she spends more time with you"

Town Meeting

Belle is behind the curtains waiting for her time to go on stage. Snow is going to announce the new temporary mayor and soon Belle will be in charge.

"People of Storybrooke, I would like to reveal our wonderful, trustworthy temporary mayor, Mrs. Belle Gold!"

Belle doesn't walk through the curtains until the crowd—the town—cheers for her. Belle appears in a yellow suit with a diagonal skirt, smiling wide as ever. She hugged Snow and stood up at the podium gripping the edges then out of pure excitement and adrenaline, she shot her fists up to the air and wooed for herself with the crowd.

The town screamed louder and Ruby held up a premade sigh that said: BELLE GOLD FOR THE WIN!

Belle was excited with the crowd then asked them all to settle down. They obeyed politely then Grumpy had the last word: "You go, Sister!"

Belle giggled and spoke, "Thank you everyone for your support and even though this is temporary, I promise to take care of this town to the fullest."

Everyone was smiling and cheering except for one: Gold.

Mr. Gold was not happy.