Anonymous prompted: 47. "Why are you whispering?" (RainyRook)

Drizella leaned back on her bed, the quiet being too much for her to bear. It seemed to always happen after her weekends with Marcus. Most of the time, Alice would stay, so they could be a real family.

Then Sunday evening would come and they'd be gone again.

She knew it was how things had to be. They were working on their relationship, one step at a time. Rumple had been the one to suggest marriage counseling, saying it had done wonders for him and his wife during his own shot at redemption. They were getting along great, letting out their frustrations and fears in counseling, kissing and hugging when they were together.

Drizella knew she was lucky to be given a second chance at all. She just wished she could speed up time.

Letting out a tiny sigh, she pulled out her phone and pressed the first speed dial. A moment later, she could hear Alice's soft voice coming through.

"Driz?"

"Hey," Drizella giggled a bit. "Why are you whispering?"

"The only way Papa could get Marcus to go to sleep was to tell him that I was too."

"Lying to our kid, nice."

"It's not a lie, it's just a small fib."

"Uh huh."

Alice paused for a minute. "Not that I don't love talking to you, but is there a reason for this call?"

"I just… I miss you guys already."

"Do you want to come with us to the park tomorrow?"

"Yeah. But Al…" She sighed. "Why don't you two just move in here?"

There was a beat of silence and for a moment, Drizella worried that she had stepped too far. "Drizella…I love you, you know I do."

"You just don't trust me."

"I do," Alice insisted. "I just have to be careful. I don't want to move too fast. What if things don't work out? Marcus is already so confused, he knows his mommies sleep in the same bed when we sleepover there."

"We've had to wait so long to be a family. I just don't want to spend any longer apart."

Another beat of silence. "You're really all in, aren't you?"

"All in. You and Marcus are the two most important people in my lives."

"Let's discuss it with the doctor at our session this week, see if he has any tips for transitioning Marcus."

"Sounds like a plan."

"I love you, you know that?"

Drizella smiled. "I love you too."