Where there is love, there is life.
Chapter 11: Before the Wedding
Today was the day that Adam was getting married to Alexis, and he knew that it was going to be the worst day of his life. His servants didn't know about the time he had with Belle in the village.
He was too depressed about Belle not forgiving him, and, once again, he just cried in his room. He knew that that would be his last time seeing Belle because even if he tried to see her again, she would hide from him.
He didn't feel like waking up at all for his wedding or leaving his room, but he had to. He laid in his bed, the image of his conversation with Belle.
….Flashback to yesterday…
She yelled, "Adam!"
Adam stopped walking, and he turned around to find Belle running after him. She ran up to him, and he asked, "Can I help you, Belle?"
She asked, "What are you doing here?"
He looked at her with sad eyes, and he said, "I… came to apologize. I also came to ask you to marry me, but I was too late. It looks like you love Gaston, and not me anymore."
"What are you talking about?" she asked. She was also looking at him with sad eyes.
"Gaston literally just proposed to you. I saw him propose to you. I bet you said 'yes' though."
He sighed, and Belle said, "I… actually didn't say anything. I do not love him, Adam. You know that I am still in love with you. There's no one else in the world that I would love besides you."
Adam looked at her, and he said, "I'm so sorry, Belle. I truly did not mean to yell at you. I was… uh…"
"Jealous?" She asked, even though she finished his sentence.
He nodded sadly, and he said, "Yeah, I was jealous."
Belle chuckled, and she asked, "But why? Why were you jealous?"
Adam sighed, and he thought, this is going to piss her off. I can tell. He explained, "I was jealous when you were acting happy and smiley around Gaston when you told me that you hated him. It was weird, and then I come down to find you kissing him after we just had sex. It made me furious to see you kiss him. I got mad because I never knew that you would be so happy around him to kiss him. I thought you loved me."
Belle sighed, and she took his hands. She said, "Adam, there is something that Gaston did that made me kiss him. I was just surprised, that's all that he saved me."
Adam thought, what is she talking about? He saved her? From who? From what?
"What happened? What happened to make you kiss him?" Adam asked.
Belle could feel tears of horror fall down her eyes, and she sobbed, "Your brother attempted to rape me."
That's what made Adam angrier than ever. He thought, oh my God! That bastard! How dare he try to touch her like that?! I am going to kill him! He is nothing but a worthless connard!
Adam gasped, and he wrapped his arms around Belle. He said, "Oh my God. I am so sorry, Belle. I didn't know he did that to you."
Belle sobbed in his shoulder, and she sobbed, "He touched me all over the place, and I tried to scream for you, but his hand covered my mouth. I couldn't move at all. Then, Gaston came in, and scared him off. I kissed him because I was more than happy that he was off of me at that time. I just wished that Gaston was you."
Adam could feel more tears fall down his eyes, and he kissed her head. "I do, too. I wish I could've known that he did that to you."
Belle looked up at him with wet eyes, and she asked, "Why did you feel the nerve to yell at me? I tried to explain to you that he attempted that, but you interrupted me."
Adam separated from her, and he said, "I got angry, okay? I already told you. I didn't want to listen to you or look at you, but I realized that I was wrong. I love you too much to let you go."
Belle asked, "So what now? You can't marry me, Adam. You have to marry Alexis."
Adam then kissed her passionately, thinking, there's no way I want to let you go, Belle. I can't marry Alexis when I am in love with you.
He said, when they separated, "I want you to come to my wedding. It's tomorrow at two o'clock."
Belle gave him a confused look, and she asked, "Why is it tomorrow?"
Adam rolled his eyes, and he said, "Alexis changed the date because she fears that I will come looking for you, even though I already did."
"She's a bitch," Belle claimed.
Adam nodded in agreement, and he said, "But I want you to come tomorrow. I know I said that I don't want to see you, but I just said that out of anger. I really do want you to come."
Belle sighed, and she backed away from him, and she said, tears falling down her eyes, "I'm sorry. I can't."
She continued to walk away from him, even though she still faced him. He asked, "What?"
He tried walking towards her, but she stopped him by saying, "Don't. I can't go to your wedding, Adam."
"Why?" He asked sadly. He thought, why can't she come? I really want to know why.
She sobbed, "I just can't! I'm sorry! I love you, but I can't! Goodbye!" Then, she ran up to her house, and locked herself in.
He watched her run inside her house, sobbing. He could even feel himself crying, thinking, she is angry with me. I knew it. My servants were right. She is never going to forgive me.
…..End of Flashback….
Adam looked over at the clock that was on his night stand, and he sighed. It read ten o'clock, and the wedding is at two o'clock.
Alexis was going to be at the castle at around eleven-thirty or so, and he only had an hour and a half to get ready. He thought, why can't everything be the way I want it to be? Why can't Belle marry me? Why do I have to marry Alexis? I just wish she was Belle.
He sat up in his bed, and he rubbed his face with his hands. He could feel the tears again when he thought of Belle, but he whispered, "It's okay. You'll get her eventually."
Adam stood up off of his bed, and he walked over to the bathroom. He mumbled, "Might as well get ready now."
He opened the bathroom door, and he sighed once again. He looked at himself in the mirror, and then he looked at his hands, who were shaking like hell.
Even though he didn't want to marry Alexis, he was still nervous. This was his first time that he would've been to a wedding, but his first one is his own. He is getting married to a woman he is never going to love, and he knew it.
Adam turned on the shower, and he let the water heat up as he took off his clothes. His body had scars from his abuse, and that's when he remembered.
Nathan and his father were coming to the wedding. He knew that his father was immediately going to make fun of him, or tell him how bad he looked.
He hadn't seen his father in twelve years, and his brother had been rude to him and Belle when he was present. Adam could see his brother trying to ruin the wedding for him… same with his father. He was scared of his father, but not so much his brother.
He gave himself a smile, and he said, "I think I'll be able to tell her the truth… maybe she won't kill me." Adam then chuckled, and he got in the shower.
Downstairs in the main hallway, the doorbell to the castle rang. Like always, Lumiere was the one to open the door; what surprised him was the fact that Belle was standing there.
Lumiere's eyes shot open, and he asked, "Mademoiselle! What are you doing here?"
"I-I am here to see Adam. I need to tell him something, and I need to give him something," she replied. She looked nervous because she wanted to go to his wedding, but she knew it was wrong.
Lumiere scanned her clothes: she was wearing a nicer outfit than usual. Damn, no wonder Master is in love with her, he thought.
Lumiere gave the beauty a smile, and he said, "I think the Master is getting ready for his wedding, beauty. He should be upstairs in his room. He hasn't come out all day, so there's a good chance he's in there."
Belle asked, "Is he doing okay?" She thought, I hope nothing from yesterday hurt him…
Lumiere said, "I don't know, miss. I truly don't know. He's shut himself in his room all day ever since he came back from the village yesterday. He didn't look happy when he got back, and he hasn't told us what happened in the village."
Belle looked down at her feet, and she thought, perfect. I hurt him before his wedding. Just perfect.
She asked, "So, can I come in, and see him?"
Lumiere continued to smile, and he said, "Yes. Please, come in. He should be in his room like I said."
She walked in, and she said, "Thank you." Then, she walked upstairs towards Adam's room.
She was a little nervous to see him because of what she had said yesterday, but she was still a little happy to see him.
Upstairs, Adam was just getting out of the shower; he doesn't take very long because all he has to do is wash his hair and face, which takes five minutes.
He dried his hair and body with a white towel, and he wrapped the towel around his waist. He thought, even though that shower felt good, I am still not wanting to marry Alexis.
Adam had no idea that Belle was there to see him, but there is a good chance that he would be happy to see her.
He walked to his bed, which held his clothes for his wedding. He stared at the clothes, and he thought, let my life of hell begin.
Adam slowly put on his black suit, and he could already feel his palms getting sweaty. He was nervous for his first wedding.
When his suit was partially on his body, just the lower part, his bedroom door opened. He gasped and looked up in shock, seeing Belle standing there. She gasped as well, and he asked, a smile forming on his face, "Belle? What are you doing here?"
She only continued to stare at his upper body, thinking, Alexis sure is lucky…
She then looked up in his eyes, and she said, "I am here to see you."
Adam continued to put on his suit, while Belle walked towards him. He asked, "May I ask what for?"
He pulled his head over his head, and he smiled at Belle. She said, "I want to see if I hurt you. By what I said yesterday about not coming to your wedding."
Well, you honestly did, Belle, but I won't tell you because I would return the hurt, Adam thought.
His smile slightly faded, but he said, "No, you didn't Belle. I was not hurt in any way shape or form. Yes, I didn't want to hear those words come out of your mouth, but… I have no right to be upset over your wants."
She walked up to him, and she put her hand on his chest. He chuckled softly, and he asked, "Why did you not want to come? Is it because of Alexis?"
Belle closed her eyes, brought her face closer to Adam's, and she whispered, "Don't speak. Take off your shirt."
That's when he smiled widely; he thought, yes! This is exactly what I want right now. I just want her and me… right here… forever.
Adam started taking off his shirt that he just put on, and he jokingly whispered, "What are you going to do?"
That's when he put his hand on her cheek, and she whispered, a smile growing on her face, "Nothing important."
Then, he whispered, "There's no way to stop us now is there?" His face was leaning in closer to hers every word he said.
She chuckled softly, and then she whispered, "Nope. No one can stop us."
"Just us forever. That's all I want," Adam whispered, right before his lips touched Belle's.
Then, he immediately kissed her, and she obviously returned the kiss. It was obvious that they were still madly in love with each other, and they knew that no one would stop that feeling.
Like before, their kiss was endless. Adam didn't care if Alexis walked in on them because all he cared about was Belle. Only Belle. She was the only one he had ever felt feelings for, and he knew that he would never lose those feelings.
Belle, on the other hand, did worry about Alexis, but she just wanted to kiss her lover one last time before she leaves him. She knew there would be no other way to be with him, especially after he marries Alexis.
Only part of Adam's shirt was on, even though Belle wanted all of it off because she wanted to make love with him again. He wanted to make love with her more than she does, at least he thought he did.
They had moved their kiss to the bed, but only Belle was sitting on the edge while Adam stood in front of her.
Then, like every other time Adam was in his bedroom, Lumiere walked into his room in the middle of their kiss.
Both Adam and Belle stood away from each other, and Adam asked, "Lumiere?!"
Lumiere gasped when he first opened the door, and he stammered, "I-I'm so sorry, M-Master. I was just coming up here to tell you that Alexis is almost here."
Belle thought, great. Of course she is coming. I better get out of here.
Belle said, "Uh, I think I should go. I don't want to disrupt anything, or cause any trouble here."
Adam grabbed her arm gently, and he said, "No! Please stay real fast!"
Belle looked at him, and she said, "That's all I had to give to you. I'm sorry that I hurt your feelings, and I wish you the best of luck with your marriage. I cannot imagine what it is like being married to someone. Hopefully I get to someday. I… I love you, and I hope you have a great life."
Adam asked, "Will I ever see you again?" His eyes were full of sorrow now, like ten minutes ago.
Belle continued to look at him in his blue eyes, and she said sadly, "I… No. I don't think you will. Alexis will kill me someday."
Adam could feel tears coming up his eyes, and he said, "But… I don't want to never see you again. I want to see you forever."
Lumiere could even feel tears come up his eyes; What have I done? I know Master doesn't love Alexis. I shouldn't have came in here, he thought.
Belle then sobbed, "I'm sorry. It's not what your future wife wants. I shall respect what she wants, and she wants me out of your life. I'm sorry."
She started heading out of the room, and she said, "Goodbye Adam. Goodbye Lumiere." She didn't even bother to look up at them because she was only crying at that moment.
Both Adam and Belle knew that that was their last time seeing each other. No doubt about it. Adam could feel a river of tears flooding his face, and Lumiere said, "I don't know what to say, Master. I truly am sorry."
Adam didn't even frown or snarl at him; he just continued to sob silently. There was no doubt in his mind that he was scarred for a long time. Probably for the rest of his life.
Adam then started to put the rest of his shirt on, and he said, "I-It's okay, Lumiere. Belle was right. I wish she wasn't, though. I wish I could marry her instead."
He tried to walk past Lumiere, but he wouldn't let him go past. Lumiere then hugged his upset Master. Adam returned the hug, surprisingly. He then sobbed in Lumiere's shoulder while Lumiere patted his shoulder.
Lumiere could even feel his own tears running down his eyes, and he whispered to Adam, "We all know you love her. We just wish this monarchy marriage thing wasn't real. We love Belle a lot more than Alexis. I can't imagine the pain you are feeling right now."
Adam continued to sob in his shoulder because he did feel a lot of pain at that moment, especially on the worst day of his life.
As he sobbed in Lumiere's shoulders, Adam thought of the best moments he had with Belle...
….Flashback to when Adam met Belle…..
The front door opened, and Adam jumped up.
He mumbled, "Here we go." Instead, there stood Cogsworth, Mrs. Potts, Chip, and Belle. Adam immediately looked at Belle.
Adam gasped… she was so beautiful. More beautiful than anyone he had ever seen. They all walked in, and Mrs. Potts told Belle, "So, this is our castle."
Belle looked around in awe, and she said, "This is so gorgeous! I love it!" Adam smiled at the beauty, and he walked up to her.
She smiled because she was charmed by his beauty as well. He said, "Bonjour, miss. I'm Adam. But call me, Sir Adam."
Belle said, smiling, "I am Belle." He kissed her hand, and she said, "Well, this is already off to a great start."
Cogsworth said, "Master, this is your new servant, Belle." Belle smiled, and Adam continued to hold her hand in his. He said, "Well, it seems that you found a great one."
…..End of Flashback….
He smiled at that moment, and he sobbed, "I remember the first time I met her, Lumiere. I thought she was stunning."
Lumiere smiled, and he said, "We all thought that, Master."
"I remember when I would watch her write to her father. How much she missed him, how much she loved him, everything. I loved it," he claimed.
….Flashback to two weeks ago…..
Adam watched her sob in her hands; Oh God, she's crying. I hate seeing people cry, especially my servants, Adam thought. Belle put her hands up to her face, and she sobbed hard in her hands.
Adam could even feel tears come up his eyes, but then they slid back down his eyes. He wanted to make her feel better, so he decided to walk in, and he sat next to her.
Belle looked up at him with tears still falling, and she said, "I'm sorry. I know I should be cleaning right now, but I kept thinking about my father. I had to write to him."
Adam smirked, and he asked, "Where is your father?"
Belle felt herself sob again, and Adam's smile faded. He asked, "He died… didn't he?"
Belle nodded as she cried even harder than before. Adam wrapped his arms around her, and she sobbed in his shoulders. Belle cried, "I miss him so much. He was the only one I had, and I loved him so much. You guys are all I've got now."
For some reason, hearing Belle say 'You guys are all I've got now' made him feel protective and responsible of her. Adam rubbed her shoulder with his hand, and he said, "Trust me, Belle. We will not let you down. We will always be here for you."
Belle laid her head on his chest, and she said, "I don't know how to thank you." Adam smiled, and said, "No need to thank us. You are just a teenage girl. You don't have to thank us."
Belle said, still sobbing slightly, "You are the best. I don't know what I would do without you."
Adam smiled, and he said, "You wouldn't be able to live without us. We are going to treat you right. Just trust us, and believe us."
….End of Flashback…..
…Flashback to a night two weeks ago…..
He put on his best smile, and he quietly opened the door. He stuck his head through the crack of the door, and he saw Belle looking out her window. He sighed happily, but quietly.
She was sitting on the ledge of the window, and she was saying, "Oh, Papa. I miss you so much. I know I already wrote to you today, but it just hurts me to think that you are gone for real. I miss you like crazy. Even though living in this beautiful castle with such beautiful people is a dream right now, I wish I could see you again."
Adam's smile faded, and he quietly walked in her room. He ended up leaving the door open so she couldn't hear him walk in. He slowly walked towards her, her voice getting louder as he got closer.
She was wiping the tears that were falling from her eyes, and she said, her voice breaking from crying, "I cannot believe you are gone, Papa. I honestly wish you were still here because now I don't have you or Mother. I honestly don't have anyone."
Adam was close to her, and he thought, you have me. And my servants, Belle. He said, "You have me, Belle."
Belle gasped, and immediately turned to face Adam. She wiped her tears, and she looked up in his eyes. Adam was smiling at her, and she smiled back, still trying to hold back the tears.
She said, "Sir Adam, I did not hear you come in. I am sorry that I didn't see you. I was, uh… well, I was talking to my father." Adam's smile got bigger as she talked to him, and he sat next to her on the ledge.
He put his hand on her shoulder, and he said, "It's okay, Belle. I know how much you miss your father, and it is totally okay to talk to him."
Belle smiled, and she felt chills run up her body as he touched her shoulder. Belle said, "I honestly cannot thank you enough, Sir Adam. For this castle and for my job. Everything I am loving. Plus, like you said, you have my back, and I really appreciate it."
Adam felt himself rubbing her shoulder, and he thought, I am caught up in this moment and I want to kiss her, but it would be wrong since I am technically engaged.
Adam said, smiling, "Belle, right now, you are a wonderful young woman. You seem like a hard worker, and you have a great attitude about everything. Even though you have only been here for two weeks, I really like you. As a person and as a servant. Plus, I know this may sound strange, but you are absolutely beautiful."
Belle's eyes widened with surprise, but joy at the same time. She felt a smile grow on her face, and she asked, "Really?! You think I am pretty?"
Adam thought, man, that smile. He said, still smiling at her, "Of course I think you are pretty. You are one of the prettiest girls I have ever seen."
Belle thought, oh my land, I can't believe what I am hearing! Sir Adam thinks I am pretty! Belle smiled, and she said, "Well, thank you very much, Sir Adam. I cannot thank you enough for the kind compliments. You have no idea how much that means to me."
Adam said, "You're welcome, Belle. You deserve these compliments because it's the truth." Belle's smile became wider, and she was even using her teeth to smile. Adam could even feel himself smiling, too.
Adam said, "So yeah, I will always be here for you. Same with my servants. If you have any problem, call for us."
Belle said, "You know I will, but I probably won't have any problems now." She winked at him, and Adam chuckled softly. Adam thought, smiling at her, she is so cute, all the way around.
He said, standing up, "Well, I would like you to go to bed now, Belle. It is almost eleven-thirty, and from now on, I would like all my servants to be asleep by eleven. I want you all in your rooms by ten-thirty every night. Is that okay?"
He saw her heading towards her bed, tucking herself in. She smiled at him, and he smiled at her. She said, tucked in her bed, "Perfectly fine with me. Whatever you say, Sir Adam, I will do."
Adam walked over to her, and he bent down next to her. His face was close to hers, and he whispered, "You are the best."
Belle smiled, and sighed happily. Adam walked over to the door with a smile, and he looked at her one last time. She was closing her eyes, and he thought, I think I am falling for her…
…..End of Flashback….
Lumiere said, "I bet you loved those moments. I bet there wasn't a moment you didn't love when you were with her."
Adam said, tears still running down his eyes, "She was my everything. I can think of every moment I spent with her."
…..Flashback….
Adam reached the back patio within one minute of walking, and he saw Belle standing on the patio. He smiled, and he walked to her outside.
The door made a crack noise, and Belle turned to face Adam. She smiled at his smiling face, and she said, "Hi."
Adam walked closer to her, and he said, smiling, "Hi. What are you doing out here?"
Belle chuckled softly, and she said, shrugging her shoulders, "I don't know. I'm just out here to be out here." Adam laughed along with her, thinking, she is so cute. If only I had never met Alexis, I would be all the way in love with her. As of right now, I am partially in love with her.
Belle said, still laughing, "I'm sorry, Sir Adam. I know I should be doing my work, but as of right now, I finished dusting the hallways and the library. Oh my God, your library was the most spectacular thing I had ever seen! It was wonderful! All the books amazed me!"
Adam was about two feet apart from her, and his smile was wide. He thought, if she loves the library so much, and she lives here, I might as well make it hers.
Adam said, still smiling at her, "Well, if you like it so much then it's yours." Her face went from excited to even more excited.
Belle's smile widened, this time, her teeth were showing. She said, "Thank you!" She immediately jumped in his arms.
Adam said, "Whoa!" He ended up catching her, but he almost lost his balance. As he caught her, he thought, maybe she is in love with me…?
Belle laughed when Adam caught her, and Adam laughed along with her. She wrapped her arms around his neck, and he wrapped his arms around her back. Adam said, "You know, you are pretty light."
Belle then looked in his eyes, and he looked in her eyes. He smiled at her, and she smiled back. He said, "You have… the most beautiful brown eyes I have ever seen."
Belle could feel herself blushing; she smiled and said, "Why, thank you. I think you have amazing blue eyes, too."
He returned the compliment with a smile, thinking, seriously, I may be in love with her. She is such a wonderful young woman. Maybe she loves me back.
Then, their smiles faded; they knew that they were looking right in each other's eyes.
She saw his face approaching hers, and she smiled. She asked, "Wait, what are you doing?"
He said, his face still approaching hers, "I'm… going to kiss you." She smiled at him, and she said, "Well, that's fine with me."
He chuckled, and she did, too. Their lips were centimeters apart.
When his face was close to hers, Belle asked, "Wait, what about your fiance?"
Adam's face was now farther than before from hers, and he asked, "What about her?"
Belle smiled, and she said, "I don't want you cheating on her. She seems like a… uh... "
Adam chuckled, and he asked, "A witch?" She chuckled at that, and she nodded. He explained, "Yes. She is one. I honestly hate her because it is so hard for me to fall in love with her if she is rude to my servants and she wants me to stay away from you."
Belle gasped, and she jumped out of his arms. Adam put his hand on her shoulder, and Belle looked away from him. He asked, "What? What is it?"
She looked up at him, her face frowning. She asked, "How could she tell you to stay away from me? Is she really that rude?"
Adam nodded, and explained, "Yes, she is. She is very rude. She will roll her eyes at Lumiere and Mrs. Potts, and she is trying to control me in every way. She thinks that she can boss me around and my servants when it is my castle, and I am my own man. She cannot tell me to stay away from you."
Belle asked, "Sir Adam, what does she think of me? Why does she want me away from you?"
Adam pursed his lips, and he said, "She thinks you will cause harm in our relationship, and she thinks you are a threat. She doesn't like you at all-."
Belle asked, "A threat? Seriously? How could I possibly become a threat to your relationship?!" The words Adam was telling her that Alexis had said made her want to cry. She couldn't believe that this woman would say things about her.
Adam smirked, and he said, "She thinks you are in love with me, and she doesn't want me to fall in love with you."
Belle gasped lightly.
She started to say something, but nothing came out; Adam chuckled, and he said, "Belle, I feel like you are in love with me. I honestly can tell by the way you act around me. The way you talk to me. Everything."
Belle smiled slightly, and she explained, "I honestly don't feel like telling anyone who I love or don't love. I like to keep my personal things to myself. If I was in love with you, I bet you wouldn't be in love with me because you are getting married, and I am just your servant. I think it would be better if you fell in love with Alexis and I'll just be here. Doing my servant work and messing with the other servants."
Adam's smile faded; he thought, but… I am slightly in love with you, Belle. I don't want to be with Alexis. I want to be with you. If only I knew how you felt, I could cancel the wedding and get Alexis out of my life right now.
Adam smiled at her, and he said, "I have no problem with you keeping your personal things to yourself. I understand that you are still young, and I respect you in every way." He thought, but I still want her to like me in anyway, so I am not going to be rude to her.
Belle smiled at him, and she said, "Thank you, Sir. I really do thank you." Adam gave her a warm smile, and then he walked up to her. He was still smiling at her, and Belle asked, "What are you doing, Sir?"
He chuckled, and then he wrapped his arms around her, giving her a hug. Belle could feel chills coming up her in body, and she returned the hug.
He separated from her, and he put his hand under her chin. She smiled at his smiling face, and he said, "You know, I think you are making everything so beautiful. We should have a dance tomorrow."
Belle's eyes widened and she asked, "A dance?" He smiled and nodded at her.
He said, "Yes, of course. Just me and you. Alexis is not coming tomorrow, so I think it would be neat if I spent a night with you in my ballroom."
She said excitedly, "Yes, I would love to dance with you. I would be willing to do anything with you, but things that will not harm you and Alexis."
He said, still smiling at her, "Trust me. This dance is just a… uh… I friendly dance. We have to dress nice, though. My other servants shall get you clothes for the dance tomorrow night. They will let you know when I am getting ready, so you can get ready. Okay?"
Belle nodded, and she said, "Yes, Sir. I am really excited for this dance." He chuckled, and he took her hand. She felt more chills come up her body, and then he kissed her hand.
He said, still smiling at the beauty, "I shall see you later."
He started to walk away from her, and she said, "Goodbye." He still faced her with a smile, and she still smiled at him.
Adam watched her all the way inside the castle, until he couldn't see her at all anymore.
…...End of Flashback…
…...Flashback…...
Adam would eventually glance over at Belle, admiring how beautiful she looked while reading the play. He thought, smiling to himself, no one can be as pretty as Belle while reading a book. She is so cute when she reads, and I can tell that she is into the story.
Adam couldn't hold it in any longer; as he was watching her read, he asked, "So, Belle, how is the book treating you?"
She smiled up at him, and she said, "Are you kidding me? I am in love with this story! I love Romeo and Juliet! It's been my favorite play since I was a little girl. I've always loved romantic plays. Especially Shakespeare's plays."
Adam chuckled at her, and he said, "Well, that's good. I am really glad that you are enjoying my library. Like I said earlier, it is all yours."
Belle gave him another smile, and she said, "You have no idea how happy you make me. Giving me this library, giving me shelter, giving me this job, everything makes me happy. Honestly, if I had to fall for a guy, I would fall for his attitude. The person inside them."
Adam gave her a confused look, and he thought, great, she probably doesn't love me because she probably thinks I'm a selfish freak or maniac. I honestly think I am sometimes, but I am trying to change myself.
He asked, "What do you mean?" He thought, hopefully she doesn't call me selfish or anything.
Belle explained, smiling, "Well, I look for guys who are nice to me and others. I look for others who are not dramatic or are not full of themselves all the time. Like there's this guy named Gaston, and he lives in my village. He is always full of himself, thinking that he is the best. He is so narcissistic, and he tries to get me to fall in love with him. He loves me because of my beauty, according to him."
Adam thought, oh no, this man sounds handsome. He also sounds rude… she doesn't love him… I think. He asked, "Well, do you love him back?"
Belle scoffed, and she said, "Hell no. Sure, he is handsome and all, but he is way too conceited and rude. I am not into rude people. That's why I have some feelings for this other man because he is not rude or anything related to that."
Adam thought, damn it. I thought she said that she was in love with me. I guess not because she is talking about her village, and I am a selfish person. There's no way she'd love me as much as I love her.
Adam's face grew a small smile, and he asked, "Where does this guy live? In your village?"
She said, "Yes. He lives in my village. I don't want to give too much detail because I told you earlier that I don't like telling others my personal secrets."
Adam smiled, and he said, "That's okay. I understand. I've honestly never had any feelings towards any woman, not even Alexis. If I ever tried to like someone, they would not like me back or make fun of me."
Belle asked, "Wait, what? You were made fun of in your childhood?" Sadly, Adam nodded. He thought, I might as well tell her about Nathan and my father. I can trust Belle the most.
He explained, his smile fading, "When I was born, I was immediately disliked by my father. There was something about me that he didn't like. He adored my older brother, Nathan. I
honestly don't know why, but he did. My mother loved me, probably more than Nathan, but she loved us both. Even Nathan hated me, probably cause I am his younger brother. Anyways, when I was six, and Nathan was fourteen, he, his friends, and my father abused me."
Belle gasped, and she said, "No way!"
Adam nodded, and he said, "Yes way. They punched, kicked, slapped, everything I didn't deserve at that age. I had to be treated for weeks because of all my injuries. My mother wasn't home at that time, so I had no help. I just remember everything that happened at that time. Every single minute of that day I remember. It was horrible. Ever since my mother died, there was still abuse, but I was called names by many people in the village, especially my brother and his friends."
She said, "I don't know what to say, Sir Adam. I feel terribly sorry for you. Like more than I ever have for anyone. I never knew that you had a terrible childhood."
Adam smiled, and he said, "Belle, there is no need to feel sorry for me. That was fifteen years ago. I have gotten over it, and if Nathan or anyone tries to beat me up, I would most likely win because I have gotten stronger and smarter since then. That incident made me tougher, honestly."
Belle felt tears fall down her eyes, and she said, "I'm sorry, Sir Adam. I really am."
Adam smiled, and he said, "No need to cry, sweetheart. Here, bring it in." Belle then started sobbing when her head reached his chest. Adam felt himself rubbing her back with his hand, and he laid his head on her head.
She sobbed, "I truly am sorry, Sir Adam. I cannot imagine what it was like being you at that time."
Adam chuckled, and he said, "No need to feel sorry. It was fifteen years ago. I'm good now. See?" He lifted her chin so she could see him, and she scanned his body with her wet eyes.
He cupped her face in his hands, and she smiled. Her eyes were still wet, but she was smiling. Adam said, giving her a warm smile, "There's my favorite smile."
Belle laughed softly, and she leaned in. He leaned in a little, but she only kissed his cheek. Adam smiled widely, and he asked, "What was that for?"
She claimed, "I give people a kiss on the cheek if I am thanking them or am happy at the moment. That was for both."
He continued to smile at her, and he asked, "Have you had your first kiss yet?"
Belle scoffed, and she said, "Hell no. The villagers say that I am a funny girl, but I don't think they mean it as a compliment. There's no way I would have my first kiss with anyone because no one likes me."
Adam thought, I like you, Belle. A lot. He gave her a surprised look, and he said, "That's odd. I would see you already having your first kiss, but it's okay."
She asked, "So, was Alexis your first kiss?"
Adam rolled his eyes, and he groaned, "Yes. I wish she wasn't. I wanted it with someone I would actually like. I don't like her at all, and I am pissed that I am getting married to her. It annoys me that she is in love with me, and I'm not, and I am not excited for our wedding. I just can't believe it's in two weeks."
She chuckled, and she put her hand on his shoulder. He smiled at her, and she said, "It'll be okay. Maybe you could call it off…"
He said, shrugging his shoulders, "I wish I could, but according to the monarchy rules, I have to marry the person my family member gave me. If I don't, then I will be hanged. To death."
Belle's face went from happy to upset in a matter of seconds, and she gasped. She felt more tears coming up her eyes, and she said, "No! No! Marry Alexis! Marry Alexis! I do not want you to be hanged!"
Adam said, "Well, I don't want to die, so I have to marry her. Doesn't matter if I love her or not. I got to marry her. Even though she is rude, I do not want anyone else to be rude to her. I wish it wasn't that way, though."
Belle wrapped her arms around his neck, and she said, "It'll be okay. Please just marry her. I believe you will be okay because I am always here for you."
He wrapped his arms around her back, and he smiled. He said, "Thank you, Belle. You are so sweet."
…..End of Flashback….
"The night of the dance was my favorite. I was completely in love with that whole night," Adam stated.
…...Flashback to the dance….
Adam's jaw dropped in surprise, and Belle looked at him with a beautiful smile. Adam thought, holy hell. She looks AMAZING!
Belle chuckled softly.
They both started walking down the stairs to get to each other, and he said, smiling, "Hi."
She returned the smile, and she said, "Hi. You look so good."
Adam blushed, and he said, "Why, thank you. I think you look absolutely stunning. Like, seriously, I am speechless."
Belle blushed, and she took his hand. She said, "Let's dance, Sir Adam." He nodded while smiling, and they led each other to the middle of the ballroom.
They separated when they reached the middle, and Belle did a curtsey. After she did a curtsey, Adam bowed, and Belle said, "My prince."
He chuckled, and he said, "My… uh, beautiful servant." He thought, I should've called her something else. That sounded ridiculous.
Adam took her hands, and he said, "I think this night will go great. What do you think?"
Belle said, "I think the same." They smiled, and he kissed her hand again.
After that, they immediately started dancing together. They were inseparable the whole time, and they felt like they were on Cloud 9. The dance was romantic, and they even felt themselves almost kissing each other. Adam would lift Belle in the air and twirl her, while Belle would dance around him and twirl.
Mrs. Potts was singing to them, and the rest of the servants watched them. Watching Adam and Belle dance was a dream come true for the servants. They knew that they were in love with each other, and they were glad that they were. Belle was a perfect woman for Adam, and Adam was a perfect man for Belle.
They danced for a while; fifteen minutes to be exact. They were having such a great time that they forgot how long they were dancing.
Belle loved the fact that she was dancing with her true love, and she was touching him constantly. She loved touching his soft skin, and she loved looking into his blue eyes.
Adam, on the other hand, loved dancing with his true love, too. He was glad to pick her up, twirl her, dance with her, everything. He loved her so much that it was hard not to love a minute of the dance. He loved looking at her beauty, and especially her brown eyes and smile.
The servants truly enjoyed watching them dance; it was like watching their favorite play over and over again.
After fifteen minutes of dancing, Adam took Belle's hand, and he said, "Let's go to the balcony." She nodded, and Adam led her to the balcony outside of the ballroom.
Adam said, "You know, I really loved that dance. It was… more than amazing." Belle chuckled, and they sat on the concrete edge of the balcony.
She said, "I cannot tell you how happy I am right now. I loved every single minute of that dance. I wish I could do it again."
Adam smiled at her, and he said, "Honestly… I wouldn't be who I am now if it weren't for you."
Belle asked, laughing softly, "What do you mean by that?"
He said, smiling, "When you first came here, I was selfish. I was like that Gaston guy you were talking about, but not that rude. When I grew closer to you, I became less selfish because I wanted to be like you. I wanted to be nice, sweet, and hardworking. I felt like I have improved a lot over two weeks. I wanted you to like me, so that's why I wanted to be like you."
Belle smiled, and she said, "I never knew you were selfish. I always thought you were sweet and charming all the way around. I love your personality and your love for other people like me. I…"
Adam smiled, and he leaned in closer to her. He asked, "You…?"
She smiled, and she said, "I love living here. I could not ask for a better home. I live with amazing people, and a handsome master. You are… really amazing, Sir Adam."
He smiled, and he said, "I love having you around. I love spending time with you, talking to you, everything. I just love everything I do with you. I do not regret any moment I spent with you. You are just a wonderful young woman."
She chuckled, and she said, "Thank you."
Adam looked deep in her eyes, and he thought, damn, I cannot hold it in any longer. I am going to kiss her, no matter what consequences I get.
He rested her face in his hand, and she smiled. She said, "This time I don't care if you kiss me. I love you, Sir Adam."
Adam's eyes widened, and his smile widened. He thought, yes! She is in love with me! I knew it all day!
She said, "That man I was talking about that I liked was you, Sir Adam. I am in love with you, and I have been since day one. I hope you feel the same about me."
Adam nodded, and he said, "Since day one, I've loved you, Belle. I cannot hold it in any longer. I love you so much."
Then, they leaned in at the same time, and their lips finally met. After waiting two weeks, they both kissed each other, and it felt great. Adam thought, this is so much better than kisser Alexis. I love Belle so much, and I love kissing her.
They had to make sure they covered two weeks of loving each other in that kiss. The kiss lasted for a minute, but it was worth it.
When they separated, they placed their foreheads together, and they chuckled. Belle said, "I love you. It's you I love."
Adam said, smiling, "I love you, too. I want to marry you so bad."
Belle asked, "What about Alexis?"
He smirked, and he said, "Maybe I can see if this monarchy marriage stuff is true or maybe I can talk myself out of it. I cannot marry a woman I don't love."
She smiled, and she said, "You are the prince, Sir Adam."
He said, before his lips meeting hers again, "Please, call me Adam."
…...End of Flashback…
"Then, there's the time when we made love…" Adam said.
…..Flashback….
She smiled again, and she said, "Hi Adam." She chuckled, and she said, "It's so fun calling you 'Adam' instead of 'Sir Adam'."
He continued to frown at her smiling face, but then her smile quickly faded. She asked, "Is there something wrong?"
Adam jokingly said, anger filling his voice, "Oh, no. Nothing is wrong. It's just the fact that you are letting this man hold your hand and kiss you!"
"Gaston?"
"Yes, Gaston! What the hell, Belle?! You were letting him touch you and talk to you like you both were in love with each other! I can't believe you were telling him that you were going to fall in love with him after you proclaimed your love to me!"
Belle frowned at him, taking a few steps toward him. She said, almost yelling at him, "Adam, you know that I was acting! You know I don't love Gaston! I hate him! I was just acting! You know everything I did with him was fake! Everything I said was fake, and you know that!"
Adam chuckled, and he shrugged his shoulders. "You said that he was indeed handsome. You said that you may fall in love with him, Belle. I am… just pissed off right now. Especially at you!"
Belle could feel tears coming up her eyes; she couldn't believe that Adam was yelling at her. She kept trying to tell him all she did and said was fake, but he wouldn't believe her.
Belle cried, "I can't believe you are thinking that everything that happened was true! It was not, Adam! Like I said, I don't love Gaston! He doesn't stand a chance with me!"
Adam asked, "What about when you said that you are just my servant and you don't love me? That didn't sound fake at all, Belle."
Tears spilled out of her eyes, and she said, "I can't believe you, Adam. I can't believe any of this. I never knew Gaston was coming. I didn't know he was going to be nicer than usual. I never knew that you were going to be a bastard to me when I really did nothing!"
Adam walked right up to her; he was less than an inch away from her. She may have been shorter than him, but he made sure his face was right in front of hers.
"Don't call me a bastard. I thought you loved me because this is the first time I have ever truly loved someone, " Adam claimed.
Belle gasped, and she asked, "Why are you in love with me? What do I have that Alexis doesn't? Why aren't you in love with her?"
Adam shook his head, and then he passionately kissed her. He put his hands on her cheeks, and she did the same to him. Belle, obviously, returned the kiss, even though her tears were running down her eyes.
Adam then picked her up, and she wrapped her legs around his waist. He wrapped his arms around her waist, and they continued to kiss.
Belle could feel Adam walking up the stairs to his bedroom, but they continued to kiss each other all the way up to his room. The kiss was endless, and they brought it to Adam's grand bed.
They could feel each other ripping off each other's clothes as their love got deeper and more passionate. I am still pissed at her right now, but it doesn't change how much I love her. This moment will count, Adam thought.
After ripping off their clothes, their love had led to sex that evening.
Like the beginning, their love was endless. No one else in the castle knew that they were making love to each other in his bedroom, but they were.
Adam didn't care if he was engaged to another woman; he wanted Belle right there at that time. Same with Belle, but she cared a little more about his engagement.
Belle never knew that she was going to lose her virginity to Adam at the age of seventeen, but she didn't care because she loved him. In her eyes, it felt great to have sex, same in Adam's eyes.
They had spent an hour in the bedroom, non-stop making love. After an hour, they had gotten tired. Both had been partially naked during the sex because it was uncomfortable to be fully naked in front of each other.
Belle had fallen asleep after that hour, and Adam was partially asleep. It was hard for him to sleep with all the things going on, but he enjoyed the view of Belle right in front of him.
He smiled at her, and he put his hand on her back.
….End of Flashback…..
"Those were all the good moments I had with Belle. It is just hard to believe that she is gone for real now," Adam claimed.
Lumiere patted his back, and he said, "Don't worry, Master. You will probably see her again sometime. You just never know when."
Then, Alexis opened his bedroom door, and she said happily, "There's my future husband!"
He stopped hugging Lumiere, and he said with a smile, "Hi Alexis."
She asked excitedly, "Are you ready for today?"
Adam sighed, and he looked at Lumiere. Then, he faced Alexis with a smile, and he replied, "Yes."