Another two weeks had passed and Regina still hadn't heard a word from her mother. That was really setting Gold on edge. Belle had tried to talk to him more about this Cora person, but he just kept blowing her off. She was trying to respect his choice to not tell her anything, but it was becoming difficult.
So Belle decided she would just have to force the truth out of him. She made an excuse to leave the shop early so she could go and sneak into his house to set up everything. She wanted to be a bit childish and transform the living room into one giant sheet fort. She raided his linen closet, finally appreciating that he actually had one. She pulled out several sets of impossibly soft silk sheets of various shades of gold and amber.
She hid the coffee table and lamps in one of the guest bedrooms. Then she strategically placed candles throughout the room. She started up the fire place and made sure all the blinds and windows were completely shut. Then she went through each bedroom and collected every single pillow. Once the fort was ready, she went to get changed.
She wanted to be alluring, but she didn't want him to just jump her the second he walked through the door either. She slipped on a powder blue negligee that was trimmed with a slightly darker blue lace. She also had a matching robe and she put that on as well, tying the sash tightly before going back downstairs to prepare their drinks.
Belle also went to the store beforehand to buy some fresh strawberries, and instead of chocolate she decided to make her own whipped cream. She put everything on a plate and placed it in the fort. She poured two glasses of scotch and just as the clock struck eight, Gold walked through the door, right on schedule. He saw the scantily clad Belle standing there in the doorway with the two glasses. "This is quite the lovely surprise." He took one of the glasses and gave Belle a long, slow kiss. "What's the occasion?" he asked sipping at his scotch.
Belle slipped her hands into his suit jacket and helped him slip it off. "Well," she grabbed the end of his tie, pulling him towards the living room. "I was thinking it's been a while since I had thoroughly seduced you." He grinned at her.
"And, um, after you seduce me... do I get to, return the favor?" She licked her lips putting her scotch down on the nearest flat surface. Her fingers went to work undoing his tie, and then the buttons on his shirt. He placed his glass next to hers, intending to undo the dreadful knot holding her robe together.
She swatted his hand away. "None of that now." she told him. After she had his shirt off she ran her hands up his bare chest, enjoying the feeling of his skin. Then she pulled away abruptly, falling into the giant mountain of pillows she had made. "Come sit with me?" she beckoned him. He leaned his cane against the couch and eased his way down on the floor and crawled into Belle's little fort, wrapping his arms around her and pulling her down to him.
She smiled lovingly at him, running a hand through his hair. Belle could see the happiness in his eyes and she only hoped that it would still be there after this conversation ended. "I've only had one other serious boyfriend." The statement took Gold by surprise but he didn't pull away from her. "His name was Gaston. I met him while I was in France and he came with me on most of my other adventures." She stopped to take in Gold's expression. He didn't look angry just confused, but he didn't say anything so she continued. "He wasn't particularly bright, but he was handsome and had moments when he was sweet and tender. He was my first, everything. But we didn't really have anything in common. All he really cared about was sex and having someone good-looking draped on his arm. So I broke it of and left him stranded in Florence."
Gold kept his hold on her, searching for something to say. "Why are you telling me this?" he asked her.
Belle bit her bottom lip, "Because Gaston was part of my past. I was with him for nearly a year. How can we really know each other without knowing each other's pasts?"
Gold let out a deep breath, pulling from her slightly, now aware of what she was looking to get from him. "Please don't pull away from me," she begged him. "I just want to know you, even if it's not something I really want to hear."
He looked at her, seeing the desperation in her eyes. She loved him. He had to remind himself of that. If she truly loved him than he shouldn't be afraid of losing her. 'She's not going to leave,' he told himself. 'Let her in. Let her know you' he told himself. "Who was better in bed, me or that Gaston fellow?" She laughed at his question, the fear in her eyes vanishing.
"You definitely take first prize in that category" she assured him with a kiss.
"What about the other categories?" he asked raising an eyebrow.
"Well, sex was the only category Gaston made it into so..." She smiled down at him as she swung her leg over his torso she was straddling him. She leaned down to kiss his chin, then his cheeks and forehead and nose. "What about me?" she asked him, nibbling on his ear lobe.
He groaned, grinding his hips up against hers. She gasped at the sensation. "It's not even a competition love. You'll always be the best." He rolled her over so he was laying over her. "You sure you want to know?" he asked her, making sure she was prepared for it. She nodded, looking up at him with wonder, wrapping her legs around him.
"It's not my place to tell you about Regina's relationship with her mother." Belle nodded understanding. "It was right after my divorce was finalized that I became 'involved' with Cora. I don't mean, sexually. I mean, there were a few nights but it was never anything more than that. She was really just someone that I could talk to. She wasn't afraid of me like the rest of the town. She was more of a friend than anything. But, she was just using me. Cora has always lusted after power. When she found out that I had some she began lusting after me. When she told me that she wanted more than friendship, I turned her down. Bae was only five and I had just went through the divorce, I didn't want a relationship. She wasn't too pleased. Ended up trying to buy the town from me. We got into a nasty battle. I won, naturally, and she left. I suspect she went to build up a small fortune so she could come back and gain her revenge on me." Belle was still beneath him, listening intently to every word he spoke. "You have to understand Belle, this woman, is pure evil. She'll stop at nothing to get what she wants. She even threatened my five year old son. She's going to find out that you're with me, and she's gonna come after you. You're my weakness now, Belle."
Belle was silent for a moment. Then she looked up at her love. He looked nervous, probably since she hadn't said a word since he finished his story. Realizing she wouldn't be able to find anything to say any time soon, she soothed his worries with a kiss. She let him untie the sash to her robe and pull the fabric from her. He toyed with the lace hemming of her negligee as he kissed and licked his way down her neck.
Belle's breathing was starting to become labored. Gold wasn't holding anything back. He pinched her nipple through the silky fabric and she arched into his hand. Belle clung to his shoulders. Then without warning, Gold pulled back. He sat up, staring down at Belle, taking in her swollen lips and her erect nipples showing through her negligee. He reached down to palm her breasts and again, she arched into him. Then he grabbed the material and summoning all of hist strength ripped the garment in half, exposing Belle fully to him.
The sound of fabric ripping was enough to have Belle trembling. Gold pulled the remaining fabric away from her and tossed it aside. With shaky hands Belle reached down to undo his belt and push his pants down along with his boxers. Not missing a beat Gold lined them up and with one easy stroke, slipped inside her. Their hips met thrust for thrust never losing their rhythm.
Having revealed a little more about themselves, it felt as though them making love in Belle's sheet fort was their first time together all over again. As Belle ran her fingers through her love's sweat soaked hair, she smiled at the thought that they would be making sheet forts together for a very long time.
Sorry this took so long I've been super busy and I'm sorry this update wasn't that long. Hopefully I'll have my other stpries updated by the end of the week. Let me know what you think :)
