Author's Note: The paragraph in italics is a flashback to earlier in the day and is written from Mal's point of view guys :)
The car ride back from the hospital had been silent. Belle had been silently playing games on her mother's phone, Mal had been glancing at Ben and biting her lip worriedly and Ben had done nothing but stare out of the window if the limo. Ben had barely spoken since telling Mal who Belle's father was, Mal knew he was keeping his emotions in. She just wasn't sure what emotions he was hiding from her. "B... Ben?" Mal called out to him softly as the limo stopped outside the castle. Only to bit her lip even harder when Ben turned to look at her for the first time since the hospital, his eyes filled with tears.
Seeing the tears in Ben's eyes caused Mal to tear up and fear the worst. She scooped Belle into her arms and climbed out of the limo, rushing into the castle and straight up to the bedroom she had been staying in. She carefully placed her daughter on the bed and pulled out a suitcase from under the bed. Instantly opening it and beginning to pack some clothes into it. Noticing her mother was packing clothes Belle looked at her with wide eyes. "What you doing mommy?" She asked curiously.
"We're leaving Belle." Mal stated as she fought back her tears. Continuing to pack her clothes as she tried not to break down. Ben's lack of reaction to who Belle's father was really freaking her out. It was a worse scenario then she had expected. She knew how to deal with angry Ben, she knew how to deal with upset Ben. But emotionless Ben she had no idea how to handle. So Mal was doing what she thought was best, leaving before things became any worse. "Go grab your dragon teddy sweetie." She said softly as she used her magic to summon some of Belle's clothes and beginning to pack them in her suitcase. Belle knew better then to question her mother when she was like this so she climbed off the bed and ran into the room she had been staying in to grab her teddy.
As Mal finished packing her clothes she grabbed the photo of herself, Evie, Audrey, Belle and Rosalie that was on her nightstand from the day she visited Beast Castle. She tensed as she heard someone walk into the room, instantly knowing it wasn't Belle. Slowly she turned and looked at Ben with wide eyes. "Mal... Please just hear me out okay..." Ben said softly, sighing softly in relief when Mal nodded her head. "I just... I was just shocked Mal... I wasn't sure how to react... Please don't leave again... I don't think I'll cope if you leave again..." He explained gently, looking at Mal with pleading eyes. He couldn't bare the thought of Mal leaving again, he had just gotten her back.
Biting her lip Mal looked at Ben and was unable to keep her tears at bay any longer. "I... I need to go Ben... Clearly y... you're not happy about th... this and I... I shouldn't have come back... I'm sorry..." She apologised as she turned and closed the suitcase. Her mind going back to what had happened at the hospital.
"Ben... What does it say?" I asked worriedly as I held my daughter tightly. Ben reread the page one more time before slowly turning to look at me. "Her father is..." He began saying before he stopped. My eyes widened as he stopped talking, instantly fearing the worst. "Me..." He finished and instantly I smiled. But my smile fell when I saw the wide eyed look on Ben's face. It was like he didn't care, or he didn't want it to be true and my heart fell. Ben had promised me it wouldn't change anything between us regardless of the answer but it looked like that was a lie.
"No!" Ben exclaimed shocking Mal as he rushed over and pulled her into a hug. "Mal, I'm sorry I made you think I wasn't happy. Of course I'm happy. We have a beautiful daughter together. I just... needed some time to get my head around the fact that I'm a father now." He explained as he looked down at her. "Please don't leave Mal. I don't want to lose you or our daughter ever again." He pleaded as he looked at her. His tears finally falling but this time Mal could tell they were happy tears mixed with concern that she was going to leave again.
Slowly Mal leaned up and kissed Ben softly. "Okay, I'll stay." She said softly.
Hope you guys like this chapter :)