Bae was slowly woken up by a sound he couldn't recognize. He blinked his eyes and as he was rubbing them he heard his mother scream.
"NO! Adam, Adam, please, Adam come back to me!" He bolted up and saw that his father's heart rate was a flat line. By this time everyone was up. Belle was shaking Adam slightly as if trying to wake him up, Hannah and turned and buried her face in Henry's chest, Bria and Lucas were staring not believing at their father's still form, and Charlotte was wrapped in Bria's arms clinging to her neck hiding her face. Bae walked over to Belle and grabbed her arms holding them down. "No! Adam, please, Adam, I love you! Come back to me! Please!" Bae held her to him and he too cried. Nurses and doctors rushed in but the family knew it was too late. Adam Gold was dead. Ruby grabbed a glass and threw it at wall and watched it shatter and fall to the ground. Her husband of three years, Archie, wrapped her up in his arms even though he knew it was not going to make a difference. Ruby had lost the two people she loved the most, Granny and now Adam.
The funeral was a small affair. Just Belle, Bae, Hannah, Bria, Lucas, Charlotte, Ruby, Archie, Emma, Graham, Henry, Mary Margret, and David. None of them said a word throughout the service. Belle and each of the kids laid a rose on top of the coffin before it was lowered into the ground. Belle looked up to heavens as she let the tears fall. Later at the house, Belle laid in bed facing Adam's side. She grabbed his pillow and held it to her nose. It still smelled like him. She got up and went over to his closet. All his suits still perfectly hung up as he left it. She ran her hands over them as she travelled into the closet. She spotted a shoe box which she thought was weird because he never kept the shoe boxes. She knelt down and opened it. It was a memory box. It had a piece of hair in a bag that was labeled Bae's first haircut. She noticed there were five bags of the same thing for each of his kids. She also found their kids' hospital bracelets from when they were born. She found the newspaper clippings from their birth announcements as well as one from their wedding announcement. She smiled as she picked up different items. She found a frame that was turn face down and picked up. When she turned it over, she smiled sadly. It was picture of their wedding day. Adam had his arms around Belle's waist and Belle had her hands on his. She traced her finger over Adam's face and held the picture close to her chest. She finally let all the tears she held in around the kids fall. She got up with the picture still with her and left the closet. She set the picture on the nightstand.
"I love you Adam. I always have and I always will." She laid on the bed and grabbed his pillow once again. As much as she was grieving, she knew her kids were as well. She knew she had to be strong for them. She wiped her tears and got up. She put Adam's pillow back in its place and left the room. She first went to check on Charlotte. She opened her youngest's bedroom door and saw she was in her bed sleeping. Belle draped the blankets over her little body and kissed her forehead. She left the room and went to check on her twins. She found them sitting on Lucas's bed. She went over and knelt in front of them. "What's going through your minds?"
"How unfair it is." Bria said.
"How much I hate Miranda and I'm happy she's dead." Lucas said with fury in his eyes. Belle cupped his cheeks and made him look at him.
"I know you're hurting but you should never be happy someone is dead. What she did was wrong and I know you hate her. I hate her too but you should never be happy someone is dead. Your father and I raised you better than that."
"Raised?! I'm only twelve! There's still a lot more raising that needs be done that Dad won't get to do!" Lucas said as tears spilled over his eyes. Belle stood up and hugged her son to her and let him cry. "I hate her! I hate her! I want my dad back!" Belle felt the tears fill her eyes again and tried to keep them at bay. She looked at Bria and opened an arm for her as well.
"I know you do. I want him back too. But you what, he's still here with us. We just can't see him. He's in our hearts and he always will be. He'll be watching us now and he'd want us to be happy. It's okay to miss him, I miss him too. It will get easier. We'll never forget him but we will be able to live our lives. I'll be here for you I promise." Lucas slowed his sobs and pulled back. Bria slowly did as well.
"I'm sorry."
"Don't be. You don't have to be. We'll get back at a sense of normality soon." Belle kissed both of their heads before leaving. She went to Hannah's room but she wasn't there. She figured she would be in Bae's room. As Belle got closer she heard her son and daughter talking.
"What's going to happen to me?" Hannah asked.
"What do you mean?"
"I'm an orphan. Both my parents are dead. I'm going to be put into the foster system?"
"Of course not! You're going to stay right here with us."
"Am I going to put into your care?"
"No you're going to stay in Belle's care."
"But Belle's not my real mom. How will I stay with her?"
"Hannah, right before your second birthday, Belle signed the adoption papers for us. She's legally our mother." Hannah sighed in relief. "I can't believe you didn't know that."
"Shut up!" Hannah said and snuggled up to Bae. Belle opened the door and walked in.
"Hey, how are you two doing?" They just shrugged. "Is there anything you guys want to talk about?"
"Do you still love us?" Hannah asked. "I mean now that Dad's… not here you don't have to love us anymore."
"Of course I still love you guys. Hannah, even before your father and I were together I loved you two. Nothing will ever change that."
"Even if you find someone else to love?"
"I don't even want to think of that right now. I highly doubt I could ever find someone to love as much as I love your father."
"You mean 'loved'." Bae said.
"No, I mean 'love'. I've always loved your father and I always will. Not even death and take away my love." Belle sat down on the bed with them. "I know this is hard on you guys but I'm here for you if you need me."
"We know and we love you too." Bae said. Belle smiled and kissed their heads. She got up to leave but turn back at the door.
"I heard what you said Hannah. As long as I'm alive I'll always be your mother. I'll never let you go into the foster system." Belle left the room and closed the door. She went into the kitchen and gripped the sink. She could feel everything coming back. She heard a knock at the door and wiped the tears and composed herself. She opened the door and stood frozen.
"Hello honey."
"Papa?"
So there it is. Adam Gold had died. I know a bunch of you want to kill me but this what I've been planning since the very beginning. Adam was always going to die. Believe me I didn't want to do it but I thought it would be the way to end the series. On unrelated note: What do you guys think Moe is here for? Do you guys want to see Belle talk to him or slam the door in his face? Let know :)