AN: Here's the next chapter. Hope you enjoy it.

Killian "Hook" Jones, after searching through the CIA records available to her Belle still knew very little about him. She knew he had been in the Navy for a few terms before being discharged. Public records showed he had a history of petty violence before joining the Navy but after his discharge there was little information about him. It must have been at that time that he had met Cora and become involved in her plans and ambitions. With so little information on hi it was going to be hard to find a weakness to exploit. Hard but not impossible. She just had to ask the right people the right questions.

She started small, asking Gaston who the man with the hook was. It didn't surprise her that his only answer was that it was Cora's third in command. It wasn't very helpful but it was a start. Next came Tamara and asking her why she didn't see Jones at The Heart very often. She already knew that Jones worked off site but Tamara told her that if one really wanted to see him that you were more likely to come across him late at night. She assumed he had a way of locking Gold away so that he could come make reports to Cora. Next on the list was Regina. Belle knew she would be the most knowledgeable, but also the most suspicious about questions. After several questions dropped over several days Regina finally gave her her lucky break. Jones' weakness was the same as most men, women.

After finding that out several things changed. Belle started distancing herself from Gaston, she could only focus on one mark at a time, she started staying at The Heart later so she would run into Jones, her skirts became noticeably shorter and her blouses much tighter. After a few weeks of this she finally had success. She had been sitting in Regina's office, now their shared space, reading when Jones came bursting in. "Regina where's...You're not Regina."

"No I'm not."

"What are you doing here?"

Belle held up the book on knot tying she was reading and the length of rope she had been practicing on. "Hiding from Gaston and picking up a new skill. Never know when it will come in handy. If you're looking for Regina she's usually with Bae right now. You should check his room. Down the hall, up the stairs, take the first right then the second left and will be the third door on the right side" Jones stared at her a few moments longer in confusion and she just grinned. "Oh am I not supposed to know about that?"

"Generally, no."

"Regina told me about him, I even watched him for her a few weeks ago. The kid is a real pain in the ass."

"Yeah well you should meet his dad."

Well that was the long time plan. "I think I'll stick with my knots."

Jones gave her a smirk, one that was probably supposed to be charming but came off sleazy to her. "Well if you ever need a hand, let me know. I have quite a talent with them."

"I'll keep that in mind." He winked at her once before slipping out of the office. With him gone it was Belle's turn to smirk. She was finally making progress.

After that night things went along much quicker. Two or three times a week Hook would find her in Regina's office tying knot and they would chat and flirt while he taught her new knots. When this had been going on for about few weeks she finally took her shot. "So, Killian, you know quite about about me and what I do here but I still don't know what it is you do around here. Someone as important as you you've got to have a great job."

"I wouldn't call it 'great' love. I've becoming basically a glorified babysitter."

"What like Regina?"

"The Evil Queen has it easy. She's got the kid. Feed him and give him some toys and he's fine. I've got the real work."

"Oh? How so?"

"I've got Gold."

"Gold? Who's that?"

"The kid's father. The real reason Bae is even here. I've got to keep an eye on the old crocodile."

"Really? That sounds so cool."

"Try incredibly dull."

"I bet it isn't that bad." She was pushing it, laying it on very thick but he seemed to be buying what she was selling. If she pushed just a little harder she might break through.

"Want to bet Angel Face? Come with me tomorrow and I'll show you. Regina has it easy."

"Go with you? Is that allowed?"

"Technically? No. But then again you weren't supposed to watch the kid either. So come with me and I'll show you just boring crocodile watching really is."

Bingo. She was in. Once she was able to see what kind of place Gold was kept in she'd be so much closer to getting him and Bae free of this hell. "I'll take you up on that offer Killian."

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