As Mal cleared the bowls and plates away from breakfast she began to get a little nervous. She had gotten a text from Ben asking if they were okay to come and visit, immediately she had text back that it was okay for them to visit. However she had yet to tell her daughter and she knew Ben, Malice and the others wouldn't be long. After clearing the pots she walked into the living room and found her daughter playing with some of her dolls. "Belle, honey! Can I talk to you for a sec?" She called out to her daughter.
Immediately the three year old stopped playing and walked over to her mother. The pair sat on the couch, Belle sitting on her mother's lap. "What's up, mommy?" The young girl asked.
"Do you remember Benny and Bree?" She asked her little girl, who nodded in response. "Well they're coming to see us soon. They're bringing their mommy and daddy with them, and uncle Malice is coming." Mal explained and she could see the excitement building in her eyes.
"Really!?" Belle exclaimed starting to smile.
Nodding Mal smiled down at her little girl. "Yeah really, so I need you to be a good girl today alright? Promise me?" She asked Belle. The toddler nodded before climbing off of her mother's lap and running towards the living room door. "Where are you going?" The purplette asked, both amused and confused.
"Bree pwomised to paint with me." She stated before turning and running out of the room. Mal chuckled as she heard her daughter run up the stairs and into her bedroom. The young woman had given up telling her three year old to not run up the stairs, Belle never listened to her when she said it. It was over half an hour before Mal heard her daughter coming back down stairs and it was at the same time that she heard her doorbell sound through the house.
The purplette stood to answer the door but what she didn't count on was her daughter doing it for her. "Bree! Benny!" The toddler exclaimed, hugging each of the twins. With a nervous smile Mal stood behind her daughter. This wasn't how she wanted Belle and Adam to meet her little girl and seeing their shocked faces she wished it would have been in different circumstances.
"Belle sweetie, this is your Uncle Malice." She told her daughter, pointing at her twin brother as she did so. Her smile growing into a genuine one as she watched the pair greet each other and hug. "And this is Ben and Bree mommy and Daddy, Adam and Belle." She introduced them. Immediately the young woman noticed the shock on the former Queen's face. "Why don't you take Bree and Uncle Malice to see your paints?" The purplette suggested and her daughter happily led the engaged couple throught the hosue and out into the back garden. "Please, come in." Mal said allowing them into her home.
Ben, Belle and Adam followed Mal into the living room where they all sat down and were quiet for a few minutes before Adam broke the silence. "Well, that explains a lot." He stated. "Why didn't you tell us? You know we would have been there for you?" He questioned. Mal couldn't help but sigh at this question. She knew it would be something she would be asked by everyone who met her daughter but Belle and Adam deserved some kind of explanation. Except she simply couldn't give one. The minute she opened her mouth the words died on her tongue.
Seeing her dilemma Ben decided to explain for her. "Mal's isn't sure she is mine." He stated. Both Ben and Mal immediately saw Adam and Belle go from confused to angry in a second.
"When?" Was the only word uttered and shocking both Ben and Mal it was Belle who said it angrily.
Looking at the floor Mal knew she needed to tell them. She had trusted these people with her life before her daughter and she figured opening up about it, even little facts at a time, might help her work through it. "A few days after my eighteenth birthday." She admitted as she looked up. Seeing they had more questions she decided to change the topic back to her daughter. "So I should probably explain her name." She stated. "Her full name is Isabelle Evelyn, but she prefers Belle. I wanted her named after people who were brave, kind and caring." She explained and could see the tears gathering in the former Queen's eyes.
"I'm honored." The brunette stated with a smile, leaning into her husband.
The purplette returned her smile before clearing her throat. "Would you like to meet her properly?" She asked them.
Mal watched from a distance as Malice, Bree, Belle and Adam bonded with her daughter. It was clear to her that her toddler was loving the attention and genuinely liked the people she called family. Maybe this move to Auradon would go smoothly. But as she continued to watch her family bond she felt Ben tap her shoulder. "Can we talk?" He asked the purplette.
She nodded to him before turning back to her daughter. "Belle!" She called to her daughter, chuckling as both her daughter and the former Queen turned to look at her. "I'll be inside if you need me okay?" She said. She couldn't just disappear without her daughter knowing where she would be, just in case she was needed.
"Okay Mommy!" Her daughter shouted back before continuing to paint. Mal then followed Ben into her house and to the living room where they sat on the couch, she couldn't help but get nervous as they turned to face each other.
Author's Note: Hope you guys like this chapter. Please review and tell me what you think x