"Rumpelstiltskin," Cora was caressing his name on her tongue, the way it slid out of her mouth tasted delicious.

"Cora, if you continue to drunkenly come here, you're going to have to be banished." Rumpelstiltskin was having none of her flirtatious behaviour. It was enough for him to have Belle flirting with him, which she did rather often. It wasn't as if he was telling Belle no.

"Oh, Rumpelstiltskin~" Belle practically sauntered into the room as if she belonged there. And she did. She really, truly belonged in whatever room Rumpelstiltskin was in. And Rumpelstiltskin could have sworn that she had been wearing her blue dress when she'd left to clean, but now she was donned in her golden dress, with jewelry that Rumple'd showered on her to match.

Before Belle could so much as walk into the room properly, Cora sat in Rumpelstiltskin's lap. It caused Belle to narrow her eyes at the queen, her heart pounding in her chest as she saw that Rumpelstiltskin obviously wasn't enjoying this. Perhaps he was resenting it as much as her. That was a welcome thought…

Finally, after a few seconds when it became clear that Cora wasn't going to move on her own, Belle walked over to her and yanked her up forcefully, sitting in her Rumple's lap before Cora could react.

Rumpelstiltskin snaked his arms around Belle's waist, a gesture he did not show to Cora, she had noticed. It seemed Cora was destined to try and steal her true love away from her. But it wasn't going to happen, because you see, Rumpelstiltskin was hers. And she was his.