AN: Writing this is so much better than doing homework ;). I want to apologize for some of my sucky writing in this chapter (and the previous one). I was having trouble wording some stuff. Anyway, I present to you chapter 4. Enjoy!

Ten more minutes. Ten m- wait, nine. Nine more minutes.

"Ruby! Table two, now!" Granny yelled.

She rushed over and got their order, then brought it to the kitchen. "Your focus is out of whack today," Granny said as she smacked Ruby's head.

"Ow," Ruby growled. "What the hell..."

She glanced at the clock, grabbed some hot cocoa and two sandwiches, and then practically ran to the library.

(*)

Belle was quietly reading. No one had shown up at the library all day, well, except for a few kids who ended up leaving as soon as they walked in. She waited for Ruby to come, hopefully soon, she thought.

There was a hesitant knock on the front door, and then Ruby walked in. She was holding some food and two drinks, and Belle rushed over to help her, but Ruby refused and insisted she could hold it all. They walked upstairs to Belle's office, and they both sat on the couch. Ruby handed Belle a sandwich and a beverage. "Thank you, Belle said.

"It's a turkey sandwich. And hot cocoa. That's what you usually order, right?"

Belle beamed. "Yeah! How'd you remember?"

"I'm very observant," Ruby said with a grin and a wink, which made Belle blush.

"Well, color me impressed," Belle giggled

Ruby laughed, and then took a big bite of her sandwich. Like, the biggest bite Belle had ever seen. She didn't realize she was staring until Ruby said, "Sorry, I don't good eating etiquette. I also missed breakfast, so my stomach's pretty eager to have food in it."

"It's alright. I kind of expected it. You are a wolf, after all," Belle joked, but she stopped laughing when she saw Ruby's horrified expression. "Oh my, I'm sorry, I-I didn't-"

Ruby almost doubles over from laughter. "You should have seen the look on your face! It was perfect!"

Belle pouts the most adorable pout. "I should have known you were joking. Typical Ruby..."

They finished eating and then spent the rest of Ruby's lunch break looking at books and making jokes.

An alarm on Ruby's phone went off. She frowned "My lunch break is over..."

That made Belle frown, too. She was having fun with Ruby. The most fun since, well, Rumple. She'd been lonely without him, even though she willingly left him, and Ruby seemed to take that loneliness away. If only she could stay longer...

"Belle?" Ruby cut through her thoughts.

"Sorry, what?"

"I was saying goodbye, and that I had fun."

"Oh! I had fun, too. Thank you for coming to see me," Belle smiled.

Ruby opened the door to the library, letting the cool air in, which made Belle shiver. Ruby took off her leather jacket and offered it to her. "You'll be cold, though," Belle said. "Plus, once that door closes I should be warm again."

"Take it. Just in case you get cold," Ruby insisted and she handed it to Belle. Belle took it, and Ruby started to walk out, but she stopped once she stepped outside. She started to say something, but then stopped, smiled, and walked off toward the diner.

"Thank you," Belle whispered, then she closed the door and walked up to her office.