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"Miss Belle," Doc greeted her cheerfully on the day that she had decided to finally go in and lay all of this baby nonsense to rest. She had spent the last few days searching, but couldn't find anything on the spell in any of the books in the shop or in the small magic section in the library that she still had the key to. She had decided to give up for now and promised herself to question Rumple the next time she saw him about what he did to her. So, for now, she was going to deal with this baby issue and go from there. "Here for your pregnancy test?"

Belle nodded apprehensively, reading herself for the test and results to come. If she wasn't pregnant, great, that's one less thing to worry about. If she was, well, she didn't want to think about the trouble she would be in raising a child on her own. It didn't take long to do the test or for Doc to come back with the results of her blood work.

"Well everything seems to be in order," Doc said, examining the results and causing Belle to sigh in relief. Doc then smiled at her in a way that made her nerves come right back. "Congratulations on your baby, Miss Belle."

Belle's heart sank at the news. She knew that her baby was something created by her and her True Love and that was a precious thing since so few people got to be with their True Loves and have a family to call their own, but, without Rumple there with her, she wasn't so sure that she could really raise their child. A thought then occurred to her that made her heart sink even further. What if her time as Lacey caused this child to not be Rumple's but some other man's? It was not private knowledge that Lacey had bounced from one guy to another just about every week until Rumple had come around and snagged her interest.

"I'll schedule your next appointment for next week," Doc said, scribbling on her file and breaking her train of thought before it went spiraling out of control. He then paused and looked at her with sad eyes. "What kind of appointment would you like?"

"Wh-What do you mean?" Belle asked, suddenly frantic at whatever it was that he was trying to ask. Doc sighed softly before he looked at her meaningfully.

"Would you like an appointment for a check up," Doc said, pausing slightly like he didn't want to continue the question. "Or would you like one to get rid of the baby?"

Belle stared at him, dumbfounded by the question he just asked her. Was she worried about her baby? Yes. Was she not expecting to have one? Oh god, yes. But did she want to get rid of it, to kill it? No, not at all, and she was sure her True Love would be devastated that she got rid of their child without even talking to him about it. She wasn't going to put him through she pain of losing another child, especially without being able to get this one back.

"Ch-Check up," she managed to answer through her suddenly nonexistent breathing. Doc smiled at her and made one last scribble on the file.

"One week from today, if that's alright with you?" he said as he helped her stand from the chair she had been sitting high up on. Belle suddenly felt like being extra cautious with everything she did. If she was going to protect this baby so it's father could see it, then she was going to do it wholeheartedly.

"That will be fine with me," she said quietly, her hand resting on her stomach subconsciously. Doc smiled at her and waved good bye as she left the small clinic he worked from. Instead of returning to her shop, she went to Granny's so she could let Ruby know the news. The two may have never spoken before the curse or even during it because of Regina, but they were quickly becoming friends now and Ruby had every right to know the results.

"Hey Belle," Ruby called as she served up a customer at the other side of the cafe when Belle walked in. Belle smiled slightly at the call, knowing Ruby liked to go off people's scents more than the sight of them. It was easy to fake how you looked, but Ruby swore that you had to be hard pressed to be able to change your scent even with magic. "You're a bit early for lunch, but, if you wait a bit, we'll start serving it up soon."

"Thanks," Belle said as she sat down at the counter, waiting patiently for Ruby to come over to her with a glass of tea. "I'd like to talk to you and Granny when you are free, if that's okay."

"Yeah, let me go see if she has anything on and we can go back to the kitchen to talk," Ruby said, disappearing to the back to check on her grandmother. Belle waited for Ruby to come back around, glancing around the nearly empty diner curiously. She wasn't used to coming in during their daylight hours, so seeing the tiny shop was very different for her now that she was sitting in her regular spot about ten hours earlier than normal. She stood when Ruby peaked back out from the kitchens and motioned for her with a smile. Belle quickly made her way around the counter and to the kitchen to a waiting Ruby and Granny. "Well? What did Doc say?"

"Red, manners," Granny snapped at her granddaughter before smiling at Belle. "Doc told you we were correct, did he not?"

"H-He did," Belle answered softly, fidgeting slightly. She was unsure of how to talk about all of this and she was even less sure about what she was going to do now that she really was going to have a child.

"You're worried, aren't you?" Granny asked in a hushed tone, placing a sympathetic hand on Belle's arm. Belle looked at the kind older woman and nodded silently, unable to trust her own voice at that moment. "All first time mothers are, dear. Don't worry so much, though. Red and I will help you with anything that you need."

"Thank you," Belle said, smiling gratefully at the elder woman as she felt a small weight lift from her shoulders. "I don't know how I could ever repay you for your kindness."

"It's no trouble at all," Granny laughed lightly, a small smile forming on her lips. "From what I hear from Red, you are planning on running Gold's shop while he's away."

"Yes, I do," Belle informed her with a look of confusion. "But what has that to do with my child?"

"That is a shop full of magic, girl," Granny said in a warning tone. "You have to protect that baby from the harm that magic can cause it."

"She's already been reading through all of the books in the shop Granny," Red rolled her eyes at her grandmother. "She knows what magic can do. She is the Dark One's True Love for heaven's sake!"

"Just be careful, dear," Granny said before motioning them out of the kitchen so they could get back to work. Belle said good bye to Red after a quick lunch so she could head back to the shop and start preparing for her new life.

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