Months had passed since Belle had informed the town she was married to the monstrous Mister Gold, formally Professor Gold. Thankfully the gossip died down quickly, or possibly the town folk got good at hiding the gossip, the latter was far more likely. The library that Cam gave Belle didn't take long to be opened, then again Cam had gotten the place cleaned, re-painted and rewired in the weeks before she and the others had arrived so there was very little she needed to do. New books arrived promptly and Belle quickly put them into the new library computer system and listened to Cam as he begged her to be careful up the ladder, she wasn't a hundred percent sure if it was because of the baby or because he knew her track record with ladders, probably a bit of both.

Belle had enjoyed a good relationship with her father since the move to Storybrooke, his drinking was at a standstill and even better was that the two men she loved most in the world still seemed to be on civil terms. They had moved into a Victorian era house, that Cameron had gotten pained salmon just to make her smile and remember the house he had asked her to marry him in. Moe French had arrived around a month after they were settled to visit and check on his daughter, not that he would admit to that bit.

Bae quickly made friends with the Sheriff's son Henry, he was a lovely little boy with hazel eyes and dark chestnut hair, very similar to Bae's own, it would be very easy to mistake them for brothers. They boys were thick as thieves and had instantly become inseparable, much to Emma Swan's displeasure; she liked Bae she just wasn't very sure about his father Cameron Gold. Belle was sure Emma would soon see the good that was within her husband.

Victor's career was going from strength to strength and his studies seemed to be progressing quickly while Jefferson had taken over three rooms of their home with roles of fabric and his designs. Jefferson took any opportunity to design and make something and so he had made Belle a maternity dress for her last few months, Jefferson referred to it as her bigger than a house dress . The name had gotten him swatted several times by Ruby. Granny had never been more proud of her granddaughter, Ruby's studies had left her in the perfect place to one day take over the diner and it seemed all Ruby's plans of running off to Madagascar had been put on hold, she just wanted to enjoy her home a while longer; as well the child she would soon be godmother to.

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It was eleven minuets to four in the early morning when Belle went into labour, she had nearly given Cam a heart attack when she screamed and slapped him in his sleeping face. Cameron couldn't even remember how he got to the hospital and only faintly recalled calling Ruby to tell her, after that he had gone to Belle's side to comfort her through the birth of their child. He had never been so thankful for Bae's insistence on going to Henry's house for a sleepover, maybe Bae had sensed something.

Ruby had arrived at the hospital as fast as the speed limit would allow, almost running up to the maternity ward. She hated that the nurses forced her to remain outside in the hallway, but it wasn't about her and Ruby knew that. Victor and Jefferson arrived a few moments after her and they quickly made their way to her.

"Are Belle and Cam alright?" Asked Victor in a concerned voice.

"I think so, I haven't seen either of them." She responded. "Nurses say I'm not family so they can't say anything."

"Typical." Mumbled Jefferson as he sat himself down on one of the hideous and uncomfortable blue plastic chairs in the hallway. "I just want to know if it's a boy or girl."

Cam and Belle had never found out the gender, they wanted a surprise.

"Can you imagine what Bae is going to say tomorrow when he finds his baby brother or sister has been born?"

"Yeah Ruby something like, I leave the house for one night." Jefferson giggled to himself as he watched Victor roll his eyes.

Hours seemed to pass and the waiting became painful and Ruby was pretty sure she had nodded off once or twice. Victor had shoved some coffee under her nose at some point, it hadn't tasted particularly good but it kept her awake.

It was when the sun had just started to rise that the door opened revealing a very tired looking Cameron Gold, there were dark circles under his eyes and the shirt he had thrown on was crinkled pretty much everywhere. The hand free of his cane looked like Belle had squeezed it almost to breaking point and to be honest no one could blame her.

"Cam? Are they alright?" Were the first words out of Victor's mouth.

"Yeah, they are. Do you want to meet your godson?"

"Son? It's a boy?"

Cam just nodded in answer to Jefferson's question and turned around heading back into the delivery room so as the three godparents could follow. Belle sat upright in the bed a coating of sweat glistening on her skin and a little bundle in her protective arms. The new mother looked up when she heard her husband and friends enter the room and smiled up at them with an exhausted face. Cam perched on the bed beside his wife while the others gathered around the bed trying to get a good look at the new baby.

"He's beautiful." Ruby blurted, it was true though.

"He looks like you Cam." Added Jefferson.

"Not so lucky then."

The group enjoyed a little chuckle at Cameron's joke but ceased the moment the new baby boy began to fidget in his sleep.

"What's his name?" It was a logical question.

"We were debating that, I wanted to name him after my mother Colette."

"How would that work?" Asked Ruby.

"Easy."

Belle answered gesturing to his little name tag, Victor looked down and read aloud.

"Cole Harvey Gold."