Belle practically knocked down the door as she entered her and Ruby's apartment. Exited to tell her friend, Belle pretty much screamed.

"Ruby! Ruby I have to tell you something." She dropped her keys and turned, stopping dead at the sight before her. "Victor!" She pulled him into a demanding hug and held him close. "I haven't seen you in a week."

"I know." He began as the blonde snaked his arms around his friend. "I'm sorry, but my being an intern is over in two days so you get me back."

"I get him first." Came Jefferson's voice from the couch beside Ruby.

Eventually Belle released Victor and Jefferson demanded to know what it was she was so desperate to tell Ruby. It took her a moment but after a few sips of the apple and raspberry juice Victor brought her, he was good like that, she began to explain.

"Well, Cameron. He em...he asked me to marry him."

Her best friend's eyes all widened, almost doubling in size and Jefferson nearly choked on his tea. Over the months Ruby had learnt that Cam was a better man than people gave him credit for, Jefferson'd learnt that Gold was a good father and loved Belle more than life itself. Victor had gotten the strangest reaction because he'd learnt that they were not so different, they were both protective of the people they saw as family and they were both capable of monstrous things. On a lighter note they also had the same sense of humour.

"Marry him?" Ruby's voice pulled everyone back from their thoughts.

"Yes, marry him. I said yes."

Belle held out her bejewelled hand for inspection. Ruby had always said 'never marry a man that doesn't give you a diamond' but she had to admit, the combination of white gold, blue diamonds and an opal the size of her face, okay she may have been exaggerating, was beautiful.

"Call being bridesmaid." Announced Ruby when she was done inspecting Belle's engagement ring.

"We expected nothing less." Said Jefferson leaning over to Belle with a smile. "We're going dress shopping."

"Jeff, I'm not getting married this very moment, after the baby is born. We have time."

"Oh my God! I could make one."

"Jefferson, baby. Calm down."

"Or what? You'll spank me?" The dark haired man wiggled his eyebrows.

"You two get a room, this is about Belle." Ruby turned back to her friend and shuffled closer to wrap her in a loving hug.

"Our little Belle is growing up." Came Victor's voice and they all started laughing.

XXXX

Regina Mills sat at her large oak desk drumming her fingers on the wood in annoyance. Nothing was going how she wanted it to and Regina didn't like it when she didn't get what she wanted.

"So you have nothing?" She growled up at Professor Glass.

Glass was a useful man at times, he taught Journalism but it was his way of finding out anything about anyone that Regina found important. It also helped that he was hopelessly in love with her.

"Maybe there is nothing to find. Her grades have always been A's and from what I've seen of her work, she's earned them, its not favouritism. I watched him in some of his classes, no one saw me of course, and she hardly even looks at him. He likes her yes, that much is obvious, but I really don't think she returns it."

Cameron Gold having a crush was pretty much nothing she didn't already know. She could only use that to start rumours and maybe even get Miss French to explode and yell at him, it would be entertaining but alas he would still be powerful. Glass had no idea of the real reason she wanted Gold destroyed, it went far beyond the simple rivalry they had. In truth Dean Mills was scared. Over the years she'd been skimming of the top of the college budget, never enough to be noticed but after years of doing it she had become rather wealthy. And Gold knew, well she was ninety percent sure he knew. Cameron Gold was the sort of man to hide away a nugget of information like that until he wanted to do some serious damage and Regina was terrified of that day. She had to get to him first and Belle French was probably her only way, so Professor Glass stood there telling her he had nothing knew was the worst outcome possible.

"Here is what's going to happen." She leaned forwards and gave him her most menacing glare. "You are going to find me something, I don't care what you have to do but find it." Leaning back Regina fluttered her eyelashes and bit her lip seductively. "And I'd be eternally grateful, I wouldn't know how to say thank you." Glass audibly swallowed and his breathing quickened. Miss French would be graduating in about a month and so she was running out of time.

"I'll...I'll get right on it."

XXXX

Jefferson had gone off the deep end looking for wedding dresses and shoes. He was having fun so she let him, in fact his excitement was beginning to rub off on her and she couldn't wait. Belle didn't need or want a large wedding, she just needed the people she loved. So that was how she came to be sat in his living room looking soulfully into his eyes.

"Belle its been a week. It's just because you're exited, once the baby is born and you finish college completely I promise we will get married."

He would marry Belle there and then in the living room if he got his way but Cam knew she deserved a real wedding no matter how small. She was just exited, it would soon calm down and they could get married properly.

"No Cam, you don't get it. I can't wait, I love you and I want to be able to call you my husband. I want our baby to be born in wedlock, I want you to be able to go into Dean Mills' office and say 'stay the hell away from my wife'. I want us to be a real family and I want it now." She sighed. "I know its selfish and fast but I can't think of anything else. I don't just want to be married to you, I need to be married to you. I...I feel it, in my heart."

"You really want to do this soon." Belle nodded. "Then I suggest you have Jefferson find you a dress."

"Really!"

"Its what you want." Cam would do anything for Belle, and he did like the sound of being able to tell Regina to stay away from his wife. "I'll make some calls and we can get married soon."

XXXX

"What?!" Ruby exclaimed as Belle told her three best friends the news. "Last week you were all, 'we have time' and 'after the baby is born'."

"Things change, Ruby. Now could you be quiet while we look at dresses?" Jefferson pleaded.

"But, don't you think this is a little too fast?" It was strange hearing Ruby being the smart and logical one.

"Since when have those two done anything slow?" He counted off on his hands. "Had sex in a car, got her pregnant after six months, she's practically adopted his kid and now they're getting married." Jefferson looked over to Belle as he handed her another maternity wedding dress magazine. "You two my dear are a roller coaster couple."

Belle giggled at that, maybe they where but she didn't care. Things would slow down after the baby and the wedding of that she was sure. It was like she couldn't breathe, Belle needed to be married to him, she needed to say 'I do' and know that he was hers and she was his. Forever. If she didn't say those words soon Belle thought she may explode.