A/N: I was going to end it in the last chapter, but changed my mind. :) This takes place a few months later and Rose was three months old when they found out that Belle was pregnant.

Chapter Fifteen

The morning sunlight brightened the bedroom as the curtains moved in the warm breeze and the last embers of the fireplace faded.

Something internal woke him as Rumplestiltskin opened his eyes and rolled onto his back. Sitting up, he bent his left leg up as he placed his wrist on his knee and listened to the room. The birdsong filtered in the room from the open window as the scent of roses floated on the air and he breathed in the sweet scent. He looked to his left when he looked at Belle sleeping next to him and he softly smiled.

"You are so beautiful," he thought when movement caught his attention and something moved in the basket near the fireplace. The blankets moved when Bunfin's head popped up and blinked it small, red eyes. Yawning, the small monkey climbed out of the basket when it moved to the bed and Rumplestiltskin smiled at the white fleece nightshirt Bunfin was wearing.

"Good morning, Bunfin," he whispered and Bunfin made soft noises then climbed up the bedpost. He watched as the small monkey scooted across the bedding then snuggled onto his lap and Rumplestiltskin stroked the top of the small monkey's head.

"Did you sleep well?" he whispered while scratching the small monkey's chin and Bunfin made soft noises, nodding its head. Bunfin moved up to his chest as he held the small monkey in his arms and leaned against the pillows. He listened to the room when he looked to the left and placed Bunfin on the bed. Moving the bedding back, Rumplestiltskin reached for the black wooden cane with the gold handle leaning against the night table and held the gold handle in his right hand. With a small grunt, he got up when he limped around to the other side of the bed and sighed.

After he had recovered from his battle with the Wicked Witch of the West, he found there was a price to pay for breaking his curse. He had limited use of his magic and powers and his right leg was lame again.

"It's better than being dead," he thought as he thought back to what had happened and sighed.

He limped toward the light wood cradle sitting next to the bed when he knelt down and looked at the small baby wrapped in a light blue fleece bunting. Standing up, he carefully lifted the baby out of the light wood cradle as he sat on the edge of the bed and held his three day old son in his arms.

"Hush now," he whispered as the baby started whimpering and he kissed the top of his son's head. "Papa's here."

"Rumple?" Belle said with a sleepy tone to her voice as he looked at her and sadly smiled. She had been so tired since giving birth and he gave her a sad puppy look.

"Did we wake you?"

"No. Give him here," she said after carefully sitting up and he handed her the baby. He moved closer to sit next to her when Bunfin hopped onto the bed and sat on his lap. Smiling, he held the small monkey in his arms then leaned his head on the pillows and half closed his eyes.

(Three days ago…)

"Papa, sit down before you fall down," Baelfire said with a grin on his face as he watched his father pacing and the black wooden cane clicked on the stone floor. Belle had gone into labor in the early hours of the morning and Glenna, the midwife/healer, had been in their bed chamber since they had woken her up.

"I'm fine," Rumplestiltskin said when screaming came from behind the large, wooden doors and he growled. Hearing Belle yelling made his heart leap into his throat as Rumplestiltskin stopped and glared at the large, wood doors.

"Why is she screaming?" he demanded as Charming walked closer and placed a hand on his shoulder. Belle had asked Snow White to help her with her delivery and their year old daughter, Rose, was sleeping with her head on Charming's shoulder.

"Having a baby hurts," Charming said with a small smile on his face then frowned from the cold look on Rumplestiltskin's face.

"If I could use my magic, she wouldn't be screaming," he growled and held tightly onto the gold handle.

"She's going to be fine."

"How do you know?" he growled when Belle screamed his name and he looked at the large, wooden doors. Before they could stop him, he waved his hand as the large, wood doors slammed open and he stormed into the room. "Get away from her!"

"Get out!" Glenna shouted as she knelt on the bed and Belle had her legs bent up while Snow White held onto her. Glenna was a tall woman with a thin build, a long face and pinched features. Her eyes were a blue/gray and her hair was white, tied back in a bun. She was wearing a white gown that was spotted with blood and her feet were bare. She had several cloths near her legs and a small knife, a ball of string, a china bowl of water and some herbs were on the small table near the bed.

"I said...," he said when he appeared next to the bed then looked down.

"What are you looking at?" Glenna asked and a small grin appeared on his face.

"Nothing I haven't seen before, Dearie," he said as he looked at Belle and Snow White and Belle blushed. "Are you alright, Darling?"

"No," Belle moaned as he went to stand next to her and brushed the hair from her eyes. Belle was in her nightgown, which was pushed up passed her hips, and her hair was plastered to her hair from sweat. She looked exhausted and tears were running freely down her cheeks. He reached for her hand when he slightly leaned toward Glenna and what he saw made his eyes widened.

"What is that?" he asked.

"That is the baby's head," she said then looked at Belle. She knew Belle was tired as she softly smiled and looked down at the baby's head. "Right, Love, I need you to push."

Belle closed her eyes when she pushed and held her breath. Rumplestiltskin squeezed her hand when he saw the baby's shoulders and pressed his lips together.

"Hold it," Glenna said when she wiggled the baby so the baby's shoulders slid free and she smiled at Belle. "You're doing fine. Now give me one more push."

"I don't know if I can," Belle moaned. Rumplestiltskin leaned closer as he kissed her cheek and she sadly smiled at him.

"The baby is nearly out. Just one more push, Darling," he said with a smile and she nodded her head. Closing her eyes, Belle pressed down then screamed and Rumplestiltskin's eyes widened when he saw the baby sliding out of her. Glenna cleaned the baby's nose and mouth when she gently smacked the baby's bottom and the baby cried. "Why did you do that?"

"So the baby takes its first breath," she said then finished the birth and wrapped the baby in a soft blanket. "Care to hold your son?"

"My…," he said then held the crying baby in his arms and smiled. He gently held his son to his shoulder as he hushed him and rubbed his back. "Hush now. Papa's here."

"Well done, Belle," Glenna said as she looked at her and smiled. "It was a clean birth."

"May I have him?" Belle asked as Snow White got off the bed and headed for the door.

"I'll go tell the others," Snow said then left the room and Rumplestiltskin handed Belle their son. She looked sleepy, but was able to get the baby to nurse and Rumplestiltskin limped to the other side of the bed, sitting next to her.

"I'm sorry I lost my temper," he said as Glenna softly laughed and shook her head.

"No need to apologize, Sir. I'm used to it," she said with a grin when she placed things in the leather bag she had taken off the floor and stood up.

"And they're both going to be alright?"

"Yes, but I would check on her from time to time. Most new mothers tend to feel ill after giving birth," she said as he nodded his head then she headed for the door. He watched her leave the room then looked at Belle and their son and felt his heart thumping hard and fast in his chest.

"Have you decided on a name for him?" Belle asked when he blinked his eyes a few times and sighed. She had told him that he was going to name their child and he had spent hours looking over lists of names. He had found one he liked, but wasn't sure if she would like it and Rumplestiltskin made a soft cough.

"Yes, I have, but I'm not sure if you'll like it," he said.

"What is it?" she asked.

"I picked the name "Duer". It's a Scottish name and it means "heroic"," he said as she looked at their son and smiled.

"I love it," she said when the others came in the room and he slid his arm around her shoulders. He noticed that they weren't coming closer when he smiled and placed his head against Belle's head.

"You can come closer," he said.

"We can see fine from here, Dearie," Snow said as she teased him with what he had said when he had come to see Rose after she was born and he giggled, rolling his eyes.

"Very funny," he said as they walked closer and Henry carefully crawled onto the bed and knelt in front of Rumplestiltskin.

"What's his name?" Henry asked as he tried to peek at the baby.

"His name is "Duer". It is Scottish for "heroic",' Rumplestiltskin said, smiling.

"Cool," Henry said. "Can I hold him?"

"If you come and sit next to me," Rumplestiltskin said as Henry moved closer and sat next to him. Rumplestiltskin placed the baby in Henry's arms as Henry looked at the baby and the baby snuggled against him.

"He's so small," he said then looked at Rumplestiltskin. "Hey, I just realized I'm older than my aunt and uncle."

"Which means you're babysitting, Kiddo," Emma teased and Henry laughed.

Everyone was surprised when Emma had picked Baelfire over Hook and they had gotten married two months ago. Hook had handled the announcement pretty well due to his growing relationship with Tinker Bell and they both had come to the wedding.

Emma took the baby as she held him in her arms and gently kissed the top of his head. Rumplestiltskin watched her then looked at Baelfire and smiled, tilting his head to one side.

"Looks like someone's getting ideas," he teased while Baelfire looked at Emma and swallowed hard.

"No, I'm not," she said then handed the baby to Baelfire and he looked at his little brother.

"He is cute," Bae said with a smile. He handed the baby to Snow White as she held the baby in her arms then looked at Rose, who had woken up.

"Rose, look at the baby," she said as Rose looked at the baby then frowned. "Are you going to say hello?"

"No," Rose said then placed her arm around Charming's neck and turned her face to him.

"Can I hold him then?" Charming asked with a smile.

"No," she said, shaking her head. "Mine."

"Please?"

"NO!" she shouted, tightening her grip on her papa and Duer started crying. Snow White made soft hushing noises while rocking him when Rumplestiltskin sighed then got off the bed after Henry got up. He limped to Charming when he held his arms out and Charming handed him Rose. She looked at him with sad eyes as Rumplestiltskin frowned and pressed his lips together.

"That wasn't very nice, Dearie," he said and she lowered her head.

"Mine," she said as she pointed to Charming and Rumplestiltskin nodded.

"I know, but that doesn't change just because he wants to hold the baby," he said and she placed her head against his shoulder, slipping her thumb in her mouth.

"Uncle Rumple's right," Snow said. Rumplestiltskin was shocked when they had asked him and Belle to be Rose's godparents and Rose looked at Rumplestiltskin, sucking hard on her thumb.

"Ok," Rose said after taking her thumb out of her mouth. Smiling, he kissed her cheek while Charming took the baby from Snow White and rocked him. He walked to Rumplestiltskin while holding the baby to his chest and Rose looked at the baby.

"Would you like to give him a kiss?" Rumplestiltskin asked and she leaned over, kissing the top of the baby's head.

"Aw," Snow White said as she wished she still had her smart phone to take a picture and sighed.

"Well, I guess we better be going," Charming said as he handed Belle the baby and Rumplestiltskin handed Rose to Snow White. Belle thanked Snow White for her help as they hugged then Snow White, Rose and Charming left the room and Rumplestiltskin sat on the edge of the bed.

"Yeah, we're going, too," Emma said as she, Baelfire and Henry left the room and Baelfire closed the door behind them. Rumplestiltskin looked at Belle and Duer when he smiled then Bunfin hopped on the bed and carefully moved to Belle. They watched as the small monkey looked at Duer while sniffing him then looked at Belle and made soft noises.

"Do you approve?" Belle asked as the small monkey gently stroked the tip of Duer's nose then settled down next to her.

"I guess he does," Rumplestiltskin said with a grin as he got up, limped around to the other side of the bed then sat next to Bunfin and Belle placed her head against Rumplestiltskin's shoulder.

"Where did you go?" Belle asked as Rumplestiltskin lifted his head and gave her a puzzled look.

"Oh," he said and looked at his son. "I was just thinking about the day he was born."

"Ah," she said and he kissed her lips.

"Feel like having some breakfast?" he asked.

"Yes," she said. He got up when he took hold of the gold handle of the black wood cane and she watched him leave the room. Smiling, she rocked the baby when she looked at the window and the sound of birdsong filled the room.

Neverland

Skull Island

The torches flickered on the walls as the sounds of voice chanting drifted up from outside the eye socket windows and bare feet moved across the stone floor. The skirt of the deer hide dress swirled around the tan legs and dark eyes shined in the torch light.

Tiger Lily was not only known as being the daughter of the chief of the Indians who lived in Neverland, but she was also a sorceress.

The chanting grew louder as she walked to the figure standing in front of her and smiled.

"It is time," she said and the figure placed back their head and crowed like a rooster.