Updated it on 22nd /10/20
Title: heart to heart
Author: DavidBoreanaz'swife247
Pairings: Belle/ Rumple
Gene: romance / hurt and comfort
Warnings: one swear word
Rating: T
Disclaimer: I do not own OUAT if I did snow charming and Emma as well as the rest of the Hero's would be getting all the angst and heartbreak that the show has been dealing out to Rumbelle
Intro: Rumple and Belle clear the air and try to mend the crack in their marriage.
****4 hours later****
After working most of the morning while only half concentrating on what he was doing Rumple looked up as the cloak stuck 11:00am. Knowing he had an important talk with Belle before Bae and Henry got to the house for lunch.
Grabbing his car keys wallet and phone from the back room Rumple flipped the sign to closed and exited the shop he crossed over to the Library.
Entering he saw Belle at the front desk scanning though all the returned books.
"Ready to head home sweetheart?" asked Rumple.
Belle looked up after scanning on of the books though.
"Oh Rumple hey, goodness is it 11:00 already?" she asked.
While looking up at the clock on the wall above the door.
"Sure I'm ready," she said
While placing the book on the returned book cart.
"Henry" Belle called.
"Yes Belle?" asked Henry.
As he entered the front room.
"Your grandpa and I are heading home early will you be alright here?"
"Sure."
"There is food upstairs if you're hungry and here take this."
She took out her key to the Library and handed it to him.
"So you can lock up afterwards." She told him.
"Ok thanks"
He pocketed the key.
"We'll see you in a bit Henry" said Rumple.
Before escorting his wife out of the Library, they made their way across the street towards the pawn shop his caddy parked at the side of the shop, he opens the passenger door for her and Belle smiles her thanks before getting in.
Rumple closes the door and walks around the driver's side and gets in behind the wheel after both are buckled in Rumple pulls out into the main road. The drive home is silent yet Belle was also ringing her suddenly sweaty hands.
What the hell is wrong with me why am I so nervous this is Rumple my husband and he is taking me home she thought
A husband you have not seen in 12 weeks and a place you haven't lived in, in that same amount of time said an inner voice in her head.
****30 minutes later***
Belle felt her stomach knot up when she saw her old home Rumple parked the car in the driveway.
"Here let me," said Rumple.
He unbuckled himself got out of the car and made his way to the passenger side and opened the door and held out his hand. Unbuckling herself she took his hand and helped her out of the car.
But was startled when she tried to let go but couldn't as Rumpled tightened his grip a little, she glanced at him out of the corner of her eye before looking ahead. He then led her up the path and up the stairs.
Standing on the porch Rumple took out his house key unlocked the door and opened it before standing aside to allow Belle to enter first. Belle suddenly felt her feet rooted to the spot she couldn't move, she felt like turning around and running from the place of happiness for that's what this house stood for oh their marriage may have started off on a lie but this house held nothing but happiness for the couple.
"Belle" Rumple called
His wife shook her head took a deep breath and stepped inside.
"Would you like a cuppa Belle?" asked Rumple.
As he entered the house and closed the door behind him before taking off his coat, Belle followed suite taking off first her handbag then Her cardigan and hanging it next to his own. Rumple stared at her stomach for a minuet STILL not believing that she was carrying his child, then walked off into great room Belle followed.
"Um Rumple I'd love a cuppa but um I can't" said Belle
Who was now leaning on the counter?
"Oh what makes you think you can't have tea?" asked Rumple.
While taking down a cup and starting to make one for him
"Ah for the fact that for the last 5 months each time I try and make myself tea I end up bringing it all back up not long after I finish a cup"
"Ah so in other words your saying the baby, god it feels strange to say that, doesn't like Tea?" asked Rumple.
"That's exactly what I'm saying," said Belle.
"Oh well would you like something else to drink?" asked Rumple.
"Ah yes do you have any hot chocolate?" asked Belle
"Of course we do Belle don't you remember Henry doesn't like tea or coffee"
"Oh yes well it has been a while I guess I kind of forgot."
"Where would you like our talk sweetheart?" asked Rumple
He had already called her that earlier today but man had she missed him calling her sweetheart or the other endearment he'd call her was my darling Belle
"Over by the sofa I'd be more comfortable" she says nodding to the sofa
So Belle made her way out of the kitchen and grabbed something from her handbag before crossing the entrance hall and back into the great room where she makes her way over to the sofa and slowly sits down shifting a bit to get comfortable.
Moments later Rumple walks over with a tray in hand and set it down on the coffee table before taking his place beside his wife albeit not to close, Belle unwraps the peppermint stick and pops it into her drink Belle, catches Rumple looking at her questioningly.
"It's the only way I can drink my hot chocolate," says Belle.
Who picked up the mug took a few sips and set it down.
"So where do we start?" she asked him.
"Belle I never meant to lie like I've said repeatedly I'm a man no one can love and yes I do love the power, it gave me a different outlook I took on that power to save the children and my son from the ogre's war, before the war and without the power I am a cowered" said Rumple
Belle interrupted before he could go on.
"But I do Rumple I do LOVE you I always have but why must the sins of Milah and Cora be push onto me Milah betrayed you with Hook and Cora used you to gain power hell the bitch even ripped her own heart out so not to feel love, so when I finally show you love, you push me away you lie to me, you are NOT a difficult man to love Rumpelstiltskin Cora and Milah just never cared enough for you, you are not a coward you came back so Bae would not grow up fatherless yet Milah thought you a coward for running and Cora you taught her magic so as soon as she got what she wanted you were no use to her." Said Belle.
Rumple just stared and absorbed everything.
"Your right Belle I did punish you for what Milah and Cora did to me I never gave you a chance to truly show me that you loved me I let my fear of being betrayed cloud me however, you DID leave and each time it was my fault so how can you love me when all I do is hurt you" said Rumple sadly.
Meanwhile Belle picked up her mug of hot chocolate and took a sip just watching him setting the mug down she turned to him.
"Rumple love, the first time was my own fault I pushed you too far when I kissed you"
"I never meant what I said about power meaning more to me then you," said Rumple. Reaching up and cupping her cheek, gently brushing his thumb over the cheek he held.
Belle closed her eyes and inhaled sharply she missed his touch so badly.
"The truth is Belle I was falling in love with you and I was scared you would hurt me as Milah and Cora did"
"I'm not them Rumple," said Belle frustratingly
He also noticed her tone was laced with hurt as well as frustration
"The reason I left the first time was because I knew it would be too difficult for me to be around you knowing you did not love me as I did you, the second time I left I believed we moved too fast yes you gave me a place to stay and we told each other how we felt but really Rumple we had changed from what we used to be and we never got to truly know each other in this cursed life, Not to mention you were not letting me in you held me at arm's length. Then you started our marriage off with a lie, you kept the true dagger hidden and lied to me about it, not only that I had recently found out I was pregnant and my emotions were all over the place, you say you're a coward without the power but so am I. I once told Regina when she imprisoned me that she could not keep us apart and that I would never stop fighting for you I once even told you after you asked why I haven't left you completely I told you that I leaned a long time ago that once you find something worth fighting for that you never give up. I'm sorry my running away each time things got to tough made you think you were not worth fighting for Rumple, Because you are worth fighting for. Even if my actions told you otherwise so you see Rumple you are not the only one who feels like a coward because I feel like that way to even today I did tell you that I took a page out of your book and I was once again a cowered myself for not giving you the photo's in person not only that but I was a coward for concealing my pregnancy from you for weeks." Belle explained.
"Belle sweetheart I don't think you would ever ruin a book by ripping out a page even metaphorically beside each time you were a coward for walking away the reason always came back to being my fault, I punished you for loving me, I never let you in I lied and betrayed your trust it's no wonder you didn't feel you could trust me with the news of your pregnancy" said Rumple
Belle gave a sad smile as tears began building in her eyes at what Rumple just said.
Yet that smile slipped and the tears fell from her eyes,
"I'm so sorry Rumple I forgot what you told me you said the Gauntlet could lead you to someone's weakness and it's normally what they love the most but I forgot all about that day the day you told me that I make you stronger yet I still felt that you loved your power more than me. While you were away I began to go blind by how a hero should be and agreeing with everything the heroes were saying, without questioning their motives that when I finally got you back I began trying to change you to eradicate the dark one from you with my love and my idea of what a hero was" Belle sobbed
More Tears spilled from her eyes.
Seeing his beautiful loving wife in such a state broke his heart, so he moved closer and gathered her in his arms, Belle buried her face into his chest sobbing her heart out releasing all her years and months of pain fear and heartbreak onto his shirt.
He soothingly ran his hands up and down her back as he reassured his beloved wife
"You were trying to help me be a better man Belle and you have done that I am a better man because of you and now I wanna be a better father for this little one and a better husband to YOU" he told her.
Pushing her back gently he reached out and wiped her tears away, afterwards he slowly reached out but stopped inches from her stomach, Belle smiled and grabbed his hand and placed it on her stomach When suddenly he pulled back.
"Belle I…. I think I felt the baby kick"
Belle smiled and placed his hand back on her stomach.
"Rumple you ARE a hero, but you are the hero that the others don't wanna be they think that light is the only answer to being a hero if you're not light and you don't walk the path of true goodness than you're not a hero, but you are the strongest Hero of all. You walk that fine line of both light and dark you make the tough choices it's why the so called hero's come to you because when darkness comes they don't know what to do because they never truly fought darkness but you my love, you fight it every day, and I have a confession although I saw the man behind the beast it wasn't the MAN I fell in love with back in our world nor was it the Mr Gold persona it wasn't the light that I loved, it was you the dark one the beast Rumpelstiltskin that I fell in love with so please my dark one don't ever change" Belle pleaded.
Then right before her eyes he DID change the pink flesh became gold/green and scaly the warm brown eyes became amber and almost reptilian like, the nails became black long and sharp.
He lets out a shrill giggle.
"So sorry dearie I know you told me not to change but I needed to come out and see you it has been too long." Said Rumpelstiltskin
"Another life time ago." Replied Belle, while reaching out with her left hand and it was then Rumpelstiltskin saw the ring upon her finger.
"You're still wearing it"
Belle could tell it was her husband's voice and not the dark one's coming from Rumpelstiltskin's mouth.
Belle doesn't answer only traces his lips with her finger, which he nips at playfully
"I once told Charming that you were my brief flicker of light amidst an ocean of darkness" Rumpelstiltskin told her.
"I see you dark one, as my brief flicker of darkness amidst the ocean of light"
He gave her a brief smile.
"I must go dearie for you have much to talk about with that husband of yours."
"Before you go…" said Belle
He gave her a predatory smile and gently crushes her mindful of her bump close to him before kissing her it wasn't a chaste kiss like their first one it was deep and dark filled with the pent up longing the dark one had held for his little maid.
Belle let out a little whine as they pulled back and the dark one faded from sight as Rumple once again gained control.
Belle smiled.
Then shifted so that she was leaning with her back against her husband's chest, Rumple meanwhile slipped his left arm around her waist Belle tilts her head up and smiles, for a minuet they just stare at one another with Rumple lightly running his hand over her pregnant stomach making Belle smile.
She felt his right hand cup the back of her neck and head before brought his head down and captured her lips in a deep kiss, Belle moaned at the feel of his lips on her.
It's been far too long god he tastes so good she thought
Reaching up her hand tangled into his shoulder length hair.
"Belle" he mumbled against her mouth.
"What?" she asked.
"My Darling we have to stop" he mumbled
Slightly pulling away only for Belle to claim his lips in return.
"Sweetheart Bae and Henry will be here in…. He looks at the clock above the fireplace…. 15 minutes" Rumple whispered against her mouth
Belle whined yet pulled back.
"Oh alright but help me up"
Belle at some point she didn't know how ended up half-lying and half sitting while leaning against Rumple's chest. She moved her arm from around his neck and he moved his from where it lay on her stomach and moved his hand to her shoulder while his other hand went to her back and gently pushed so that she was sitting up right.
Before standing up himself and holding out his hand.
Belle smiled and took his hand.
His other arm went around her waist for extra support as he helped her to her feet, once on her feet Belle picked up her hot chocolate and walked off over to the kitchen, but making a quick stop at the entrance way to grab her cardigan, Rumple picked up his own cup and followed.
"Will you not be overly warm wearing that inside darling"
"How else am I supposed to hide our surprise" said Belle
Putting her cardigan back on and taking seat at the far end of the table so her stomach would not be seen easily He took her own seat next to hers he just kept looking at her ring as she cupped her still hot mug of chocolate.
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Finished it on 21st /5/17