Having spent overnight together at Belle's balcony watching the meteor shower on a chilly yet warm winter night, Adam was most touched to behold the face of his beautiful sleeping princess the first thing he opened his eyes. The heart of dawn broke forth in breathtaking colours before them. Feeling her silky smooth hair against his chin and her head resting snugly on his shoulder, it was a sense of heaven to be this close to each and every of her gentle warm breaths. She has brought smiles and the purpose of life into him...Shifting a little in their loveseat to plant a loving kiss on her temple, his cautious move still caused his thick cloak which has been draped over Belle to fall off, revealing a bit more of her skin on her other shoulder...
Inevitably, a sideglance led Adam to take note of a patch of seemingly deep-red scar about half the size of a her palm on Belle's uncovered shoulder. Adam was thoughtful with concern for a moment before instinct instructed him to retrieve his fallen cloak on the armrest. Just right at that instant, Belle began to stir and gradually awoke before Adam could replace the coat back on her...
"Morning," she whispered softly at him with a tender smile, yet after glancing around she happened to be conscious of the flawed skin as she was wearing an off-shoulder gown. Belle quickly turned over and attempted to block his view of her unsightly scar.
"I'm sorry," she apologised in a disgraced tone and got up from the seat without a second look.
Adam caught her wrist before Belle could hurry back inside her suite. "No, Belle...Please don't feel ashamed with me...There's nothing wrong with it..."
Belle could not bear to face him again right away, "No, it's ugly...You wouldn't want to see it..."
He came up closer to her back, "But I have already seen it...and it's a part of you...You've seen me at my worst as the Beast I once was...so why the secret between us? Belle, I'm really all that I am for you..."
Tears of grief trickled down her cheek but Belle fought back the emotions. "It's still a horrible scar...for a lady to reveal...You're still a man..."
Adam immediately wrapped his arms around her and locked her body close against his chest, "No, please don't say that...I will always accept every part of you...You're altogether beautiful to me...forever..."
Holding his hand and trembling with sobs by now, she turned around within their embrace and kissed him passionately...