Chapter 25

2x03 Lady of the Lake

After I said goodbye to Derek I headed home. Or to Snow's apartment I guess which was my home temporarily. Derek was stunned when I told him who my father was. He was worried about me. Said I shouldn't be alone around him and all that. The thing was, I liked Mr. Gold. Even before the curse his sarcastically witty humor reminded me of well, me. We were so alike. I could even understand him better. Belle on the other hand. She was so nice and well motherly. And we couldn't be more different. Except for our loves of books. I couldn't even understand why she wanted me. Did she mean that, when she said it? I also didn't understand how they got together except well I guess opposites attract.

As I walked through the door David was standing at the sink and Henry was sitting across from him at the counter. David was talking on the phone. "Alright yes. Actually she just walked in- I'll let her know. I'm sorry." David gave me a look s I walked up and set my bag on the counter.

David put down the phone. "Lucy, guess who that was?" I shrugged. "It was your father." Oops. "He was wondering why he had woken up to an empty house and was about to call a search party thinking you had been kidnapped."

Henry looked at me, "Wait your father? You found your birth parents!" Henry asked excitedly.

I looked down, "Yeah uh I did."

"Well who are they?"

I gulped, "Rumplestiltskin. And Belle." I looked at Henry who's mouth had fallen into an O.

"You mean Mr. Gold?" Henry replied and I nodded.

"Well regardless of what you call him, he and Belle were very worried about you."

"Sorry?" I offered.

"Well it's not me you should apologize too Lucy." David said as he walked off.

I sighed and turned to Henry. "Henry what are they like. I mean in the book, both of them."

"Well Belle went to stay with him at the castle in exchange for winning the ogre wars. That's where they fell in love. But the whole time he has been trying to find his son Baelfire. He came through a portal here and Rumplestiltskin has been trying to find him since, he provided this curse. I don't know much about Belle except she likes to read and she seems nice in the book."

"Mr. Gold has killed people, and hurt people, and lied. Do I really want to open myself up to that." I asked. Although I wasn't sure why I was asking my 10 year old kid brother what I should be doing.

"Yes but consistently he wanted what was best for his son bae. That was the only think he cared about. I think it will be the same for you Lucy. I think he wants what's best for you. And so does Belle. You should call him."

I sighed and picked up the phone as Henry ran off.

After 2 rings I thought about hanging up. "Hello?" Mr. Gold answered.

"Oh. Hi um Rum- I mean Mr. Gold…" I stammered out. "It's me Lucy."

"Lucy. Are you alright?" He sounded worried.

"Oh yes I'm fine! I just wanted to apologize for leaving this morning with out saying goodbye." I twisted the phone cord in my fingers.

Silence on the other end. "It's okay Lucy. Your mother and I-" He stopped obviously hearing how that sounded. "We were just worried is all" he finished.

"I'm sorry…And thanks for having me last night. Really." I said.

I could hear him sigh, "Lucy you are welcome here any time you please."

"Thanks Mr. Gold… Well I should be going I have homework."

"Oh wait. Your- Belle wants to know if you want to come over later? For dinner?" He sounded hopeful. I got the feeling it was him who wanted me over.

"You know I have a lot of homework and stuff to do. Maybe. Maybe I'll stop by later…" I drifted off.

"Alright. Bye. Lucy." He finished. I didn't know what to say so I hung up the phone. He was being nice to me. So was Belle. They seemed like good people, at least towards me. And they were my birth family and they wanted me back. So why was I being so resistant?