Thank you for all of the reviews last chapter! Don't worry, Kendra and Colette will end up meeting their parents eventually. This is a short chapter, focusing on what Rumple has been doing since the Queens of Darkness were defeated. I hope you continue to enjoy and keep the reviews coming.
CHAPTER TEN- Boston
Rumple watched the baby shower through the mirror that was enchanted in his apartment somewhere in the middle of Boston. It was a sort of parting gift from the Queens of Darkness.
There was Emma, sitting next to Henry. Rumple noted that Henry was starting to look like a strapping young man. And there was Regina, smiling. The rest of the inhabitants of Storybrooke took up the mirror, preparing the festivities that were about to start.
He sat slouched on the edge of his bed facing the wall, his cup of tea, long forgotten, was sitting cold on the table next to him. Tea just reminded him of what - who he was missing. Memories flew through his head of old times….Chipped cups….
And there she was. Hanging up yellow streamers in the windows of Granny's. She looked just as beautiful as ever, if just a tad bit more tired than before. His heart broke all over again. He didn't know why he kept putting himself through this every day, without fail.
But then Belle turned, smiled, and crouched down, waving for something to come closer to her. And there, a tiny child stood on wobbly legs, then crawled her way over to Belle. Belle swooped the child into a hug and kissed her forehead.
Rumple smiled. This is why he thought. He didn't know what her name was, but it was his daughter, and he loved her all the same. She had the same chestnut curls as her mother, but she had his deep brown eyes. The child giggled and Belle spun her around the room. Rumple sighed.
But then, two teenage girls crashed through the doors of Granny's, and everything went still. Rumple sat up, wondering what exactly was going on. The shocked looks on everyone's faces, including the two strangers, made it clear that this wasn't expected. The blonde turned pale as she looked at Emma, while the brown haired girl seemed to gasp a little as she saw Belle.
Rumple examined them quickly. He glanced from his daughter back to the brunette stranger, and realized the likeness was uncanny. Something big was happening in Storybrooke. Again.
As Rumple started packing up his things, he noticed that the girls had run out the back of Granny's, and moments later David and Hook ran through the door. They seemed to explain something, and then the party began. By that time, Rumple grabbed his bags, took the mirror off the wall, and hobbled out the door as quickly as he could with his cane.
He had to go back. Again.
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