Belle didn't know why she went into work today. It was rainy, and cold, not to mention the prediction of snow. She should have stayed home, with Rumpelstiltskin, in front of a fire... Hot chocolate and cuddling... Yes, that would have been a much wiser choice. But alas, now she was walking home in nothing but a bundle of clothes that were far too chilling to be of use in the midst of a wintry storm.
Perhaps she could just call Rumple's name, and have him whisk her away into the warmth of the house. But that would be using magic dangerously, as it always comes with a price. She didn't know what the price'd be if she had him use it that flamboyantly, but she wasn't prepared to take a risk at her true love's health. So on she trudged, walking and walking until the salmon-y pink of their home came into view.
"Rumple!" Belle called as she shed her wet clothes and pranced into the living room. "I'm home."
"It's about time," Rumpelstiltskin teased his wife playfully, pulling his wet love into his warm embrace.
She practically moaned from the warmth he was emitting, but she really did whimper when she saw the fire he'd prepared for her. "How'd you know I was on my way home, hmm?" She asked teasingly.
"I didn't, I simply prepared it ages ago." Rumpelstiltskin responded, nosing his wife's cheek gently, kissing where he nosed the next second. She giggled, making him smile.
"Well, then, thank you." Belle said, snuggling closer to her husband with an affectionate kiss to the tip of his chin.
"You're very welcome, Belle," Rumple answered her immediately, a look of pure adoration on his face as he whirled her around, making her emit a gasp of surprise, and kissed her. She wrapped her arms around the base of his neck, pulling at his hair at the nape, as she responded to the kiss.
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