Chapter 2

Bells POV

I was sitting in her usual spot in the shop watching my husband. I was watching him tentatively while he was cleaning off some dusty artifact in his shop, I was admiring his handsome face but I was starting to notice his grief and stress starting to show through. After Belfires passing he hadn't been the same and she knew he had blamed himself for his death.

"are you alright?" Rumpel ask looking me up and down.

I was caught off guard by the sudden attention, also a little embarrassed that I had been caught staring. Than again I'm usually off in my little world.

"yah everything fine, I was actually wondering if you are alright?"

I watched as Rumpel shifted uncomfortable. Then lightend up is his old self and turn towards me. That's odd. "Everything is Delightful" I don't believe you. "can you finish cleaning this up, I just remembered I have some inventory to look over before we close up."

"Yeah of course" I jumps off the ledge I was on and walks over to him. Grabbing the rag from his hand and quickly start to work polishing these small gems lied out on the counter.

"Thank you love" he kissed me on the forehead before disappearing into the back room.

As I clean the gems I ponder over everything the past week. he been spending a lot of time in the back room barely coming out, even when it's closing time he'll stay there until late hours of the night. something going on and I'm going to figure this out before someone gets hurt. but of course

just as I turn to head into the back room. *Jingle Jingle*. Great.

"Snow, David what a wonderful surprise, anything I could help you with?"

I notice David shift nerveless and snow looks totally pissed off.

"Is there something wrong? Should I go get rumple?" ok now I'm worry, whats going on?

"No,no nothing wrong yet, David just being difficult and inappropriate." Snow said with a smirk on her face.

"I am not! I just want to make sure our daughter is safe!" Then David turned around to me with soft eyes. what came out of his mouth I didn't expects. "we..." Snow gave him a nasty look " I mean I was wondering if Gold had anything that could help us keep track and watch Emma while she on her date with Hook?''

he wants to spy on his daughter while she on he date? what kinda of person does that?

"so you want something to help you spy on Emma with?"

" I'm not going to spy, I'm just gonna be observing to make sure she doesn't get hurt." David said more for him self than for anyone else.

"you must have more faith in our daughter David, she not a child any more" snow said frustrated.

" I know, and I do, I just don't trust Hook"

I looked over the two in sympathy.

"Then trust her to tell you when she need you" I try telling him softly.

"I knew your right Bell thank you" David sighed "thank you for time, sorry for bothering you"

"that's alright, it's always nice seeing you guy" I watch as they leave the shop, I turn toward the clock and sigh, It's almost closing time, I better get ready to go. Bell sighed looking toward the back room. He'll come on his own wont he. I walk over to the cash register and start counting the change.

Rumpelstiltskin POV

I enter the back room without looking back. I can hear Bell russling around in the front doing as I ask. I know she worried about me but at the moment I can't bring my self to care. I have to do this before it's to late. as I walk over to my desk guilt hits me, I shouldn't be lying to her but I know she'll disapprove of what I'm looking for, let alone what I may pertain. I reach down into a hidden compartment I had charmed earlier that week so Bell would not stumble on to it.

I flip through the book I had just pulled out. where is it, it has to been in this book. all of a sudden "I finally found it'' a smile appears on my face so evil I think the devil him self-will be quivering in fear, because what I just found will change everything.

"Perfect, the time has come that we will reunite once again".

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