In the morning me and Ben still kept the pretence that I had stayed in my suite, so after we woke up we shared a quick make out session before I teleported back into my own room. When I landed on my bed I looked up at the ceiling and thought about everything that had transpired between me and Ben last night and I couldn't help but feeling a mix of emotions. I loved every moment that me and Ben spent together, however I couldn't help but still feel heart broken at how upset that he had gotten. Of course I understood why, as I felt the same. I just hoped that he wasn't going to fixate on what could happen to us - as this wasn't going to do us any good in the long run.
After getting ready into a small dark purple dress with matching jacket and flat pumps I then slowly walked over to Adam and Belle's suite. Me and Ben would have met in the downstairs dining hall however he needed to pack some things together to take to his parents. I couldn't help but purse my lips together when I walked into Adam and Belle's bedroom to see Ben packing to suitcases, as no one knew how long Belle was going to be in hospital Ben stated that he didn't really know what to pack. As he zipped both suitcases closed he advised me that he thinks that he may have packed too much, and I quickly dismissed this. As long as Belle was going to be in hospital whatever Ben had packed was going to be helpful for them, especially as Adam wasn't going to leave her side which was very understandable.
Me and Ben were now walking into Auradon General Hospital pulling two suitcases after us and thankfully we were able to quickly walk in hand in hand, as soon as we stepped out of the royal limousine the press took photos and were trying to get our attention so we would talk to them. But me and Ben pressed on and walked into the emergency department, flanked by both of our security teams.
"Hello your Majesty" we both heard a voice say and when we both looked to our left we saw Doctor Cameron suddenly appear from nowhere. "Lady Mal" he smiled warmly as he looked from Ben to me.
"Hello Doctor Cameron" he said together.
"I'm glad I've bumped into you two-" he began and by the look in his eye I knew that me and Ben were no doubt going to like what he was about to tell us.
"Why?" Ben asked slowly. "Has something happened?" he pressed in concern.
"No" he said as he quickly shook his head. "It's just after you left last night we moved your mother-" he continued to explain. "So your parents could have some privacy" he added. "Especially at what happened last night" he finished as he pursed his lips together.
"I thought you said nothing happened!" Ben accused.
"Well nothing happened health wise" Doctor Cameron stated as he put his two hands up to defend himself. "But a couple of photographers managed to sneak in" he advised.
"What?" Ben exclaimed and I gasped in shock at this. In my experience with the press they were ruthless! I know they had a job to do but you would think that they would have some sense of decorum given the situation. I just hoped that they hadn't been able to get too close to Adam or Belle, as this was the last thing they needed right now.
"Don't worry" Doctor Cameron quickly dismissed. "They didn't get any photos" he advised and me and Ben sighed in relief. "They were stopped, but it was close" he explained. "They got right up to the doors" he sighed before pursing his lips together.
"Right" Ben grimaced as he dropped my hand and pulled his phone out of his blazer pocket.
"Ben calm down" I muttered, hoping that Ben wasn't about to lose him temper in a very busy emergency department.
"No Mal" he pressed. "I need to protect my parents" he urged.
"I get that" I said as I stepped closer to him so only he could hear what I was saying. "But keep calm" I stated. "I know it's easier said than done" I advised. "But people are watching" I finished as I nodded backwards gesturing to the very busy emergency department. People were already looking at me and Ben and I knew that they were taking in mine and Ben's reactions right now, I watched as Ben quickly looked behind me before he looked back at me and nodded. Me and Doctor Cameron then watched as Ben rang and ordered my security for his parents. After he had finished the call and put the phone back into his pocket we both the followed Doctor Cameron to Belle's new room - with both me and Ben both very nervous at what we were about to be met with.
When we both walked into Adam and Belle's new side room we were met with Belle sitting dozing slightly as Adam was lying back in a reclining chair with his right hand holding Belle's left. I watched as they both looked up at us as Ben let go off my hands and he took the other suitcase off me, he then wheeled the suitcases to the foot of the bed before getting himself a seat as I sat in the seat on the other side of Belle's bed. I took in Belle and I noticed that she still looked pale and very weak, which begged the question had she improved any since we saw her last?
"Morning" me and Ben chorused.
"Morning" they answered together.
"I'm guessing that Doctor Cameron got to you first" Belle meekly said as Ben placed the seat down next to me on my right hand side.
"Yeah" Ben answered as he sat down. "He told us" he added as he pursed his lips together. "I've organised for more security" he told his parents.
"Ben-" Belle started to warn.
"No mother" Ben pressed, cutting her off. "I will not stand for it!" he urged. Me and Adam watched as Ben and Belle shared a glance before she chuckled.
"You remind me so much of your father when you speak like that" he smiled.
"I like to think that is a good thing" Ben chuckled back.
"I'm guessing it's a beast thing Belle" I teased and I watched as she looked at me and she smiled fondly.
"Don't you know it Mal" she winked at me playfully.
"Hey!" both Adam and Ben exclaimed at the pair of us which caused both me and Belle to look over to our beasts.
"What?" I put to them. "Belle is the only person in this Kingdom will know what I mean about Beast like things" I reminded them. "So suck it up you two" I teased as I threw a playful look at the pair of them and when I looked over to Adam I saw him wink at me with a proud smile on his face.
"Ok" they both chuckled together as Ben slid his left hand into my right. The room then filled into silence as everyone looked back over to Belle, yes a lot was currently happening to her with her pregnancy and injury however I found it unsettling to see her so weak. But I knew that we all would play our part to make sure that Belle and the twins were going to be ok, and I knew things probably weren't going to go smoothly - but I would keep my fingers crossed that all three of them were going to be ok.
Around half an hour Doctor Cameron walked back into the room, he quickly took Belle's observations, he said things were continuing to improve. We all sighed at this before he quickly added that her observations were still not where they should be but if Belle continued to make some small improvements after lunch time she could go home. He did however advise that she needed to straight on bed rest, given what had happened on her previous pregnancies. It was as this point that Belle teased that she still wanted to get around, but Adam teased back that they would have to see. However when he said this there was a look in his eye which told me that he would make sure that Belle stated on bed rest, it was as this point where both me and Ben promised to make sure that she had plenty of books which made Belle chuckle happily at us.
'So what did you two do last night-" Belle questioned after Doctor Cameron left the room.
"Erm" Ben muttered as we both threw a concerned look at each other.
"What?" Adam asked.
"What has happened?" Belle pressed.
"Nothing" Ben said slowly.
"Well what-" Belle said as she pulled one brow up. "Oh" she muttered as her eyes widened slightly. "I see" she noted as she meekly nodded and pursed her lips together. "Am I right in guessing that you have spent the night together?" she questioned. "Alone" she finished, which caused me and Ben to look at each other before we looked back over to Adam and Belle. I really didn't know how Adam and Belle were going to react to this, even though they are really understanding and supportive of our relationship they may not be happy with me and Ben spending time alone together with this proposition hanging over the pair of our heads.
"Yes" Ben answered as I nodded in agreement.
"But you can't exactly blame us" I interjected.
"No" Adam replied. "No we can't" he smiled warmly at me. "We felt the very same" he confirmed as he and Belle shared a loving look before looking back at the pair of us. "Did anyone know about it?" he asked.
"No" Ben replied.
"I made the appearance that I left to go to my own rooms" I interjected.
"I see-" Belle noted. "Well that was very smart" she nodded.
"Even though you can trust our staff-" Adam began. "We get that, and of course we do trust our staff" he continued. "Especially Mrs Potts, Chip. Lumiere and Cogsworth" he smiled fondly.
"We felt that is what we had to do" I advised.
"We get that" Belle replied. "If I am being completely honest-" I continued. "Me and your father didn't entirely follow the rules either" he chuckled. "We managed to steal a few moments here and there" she added. "Just please be careful" he warned us.
"We will" me and Ben both said together.
"I don't think we can spend the night together like we did last night every night" Ben he stated. "It was just nice to be able to have that time together" he added as he gave me a loving look.
"I just feel bad about it though" I admitted.
"Why Mal?" Ben asked and I watched as his face dropped. "I thought you wanted it too" he urged and I saw sadness hit his eyes. I did want to spend last night with him, it was just I was gripped in fear in case anyone found out. The alternative wasn't even worth thinking about - I didn't want to lose him!
"I did" I pressed, hoping that this was going to reassure him. "I always will" I added and I watched as a small smile spread across his face. "I guess-" I started and I saw him pull one brow up at me. "I just don't want anyone to find out about it, due to the fact it puts our relationship at risk" I admitted. "I also feel bad that we were only able to spend some time alone due to a stressful situation" I concluded.
"Oh" he muttered as I pursed my lips together.
"Mal stop this-" Belle interjected, which made us both look at each other. "It is not just me and Adam that are going to be affected by this situation" she continued. "You and Ben are going to be affected as well, you are going to want to support each other through this" she added. "It is understandable" she finished with a smile.
"I don't think everyone is going to see it like that Belle" I stated.
"True" she nodded.
"I know you both won't like hearing this-" Adam advised.
"Yes father?" Ben answered nervously.
"I agree with what your mother said-" Adam began. "You understandably want to support each other" he added. "But-" he continued. "When we all go home-" he stated.
"It will have to be business as usual" I advised, cutting him off.
"Yes Mal" he nodded. "I'm sorry" he apologised.
"It's ok" I replied. "I understand" I added. "This is going to be my life, and even though I don't like it I will go through it" I confirmed. "For you" I said as I threw a loving smile at Ben.
"No Mal" he stated. "For us" he quickly amended.
"Yes Ben" I confirmed as we both smiled loving at each other. "For us" I repeated. The room then filled in silence and I took in the conversation that I had just shared with my family, I knew that when we all returned home it had to go back to what it was before with me and Ben having supervised time together. And in all honesty I didn't want to fixate on that, yes it was going to be an undercurrent for me and Ben but right now our focus had to be Adam, Belle and the twins. And I was confident that we were all going to be able to come together and get each other through everything our family was currently going through.
A couple of hours later Doctor Cameron came back into the room and re did Belle's observation and checked her over, me, Ben and Adam all waited with baited breath to see what he was going to say. Situations like this was so unpredictable, and to be honest I wouldn't be surprised if Doctor Cameron decided to keep her in. If it was in the best interest of Belle and the twins then this is what needed to happen.
However after a painful wait Doctor Cameron finally advised that there was some slight improvements in Belle's observations. But he then quickly added that he was going to put things in place, when Adam questioned him on this he advised that as well as bed rest he wanted to come and check on Belle regularly. He explained that given he was going to discharge her he wanted to check on her every day and this would lessen over time, but he did advise that he thought it was for the best for Belle and the twins that she had more appointments than normal. Adam and Belle both accepted this, and to be honest I understood why Doctor Cameron wanted to do this - and I fully agreed with it.
As Doctor Cameron filled in Belle's discharge paperwork me and Ben packed away whatever was still left out in Belle's side room, we both stepped out of the room to give them the pair of them time for Adam to help Belle get changed. As we did this Ben rang Dawson and told him to bring one of the unmarked cars, we then both spoke to Doctor Cameron. Ben stated that he didn't want the press to get anywhere near his parents so he had come up with a plan, he said that he wanted Dawson to pick us up from a back entrance but as we were leaving he needed Doctor Cameron to distract the press. Doctor Cameron chuckled as he asked Ben how he was meant to distract the press and Ben advised that he wanted Doctor Cameron to tell the press that his mother was doing well and that she had already been discharged. Doctor Cameron questioned Ben on this and he said that the last thing he wanted for his parents was anymore stress, and the last thing that his parents and siblings needed was stress right now. Doctor Cameron smiled proudly at Ben for a few seconds before he smiled and agreed to do what Ben had asked. He then told Ben that he was going to send for a porter to go and get a wheelchair for Belle as it wasn't going to take much longer to finish her discharge papers.
When me and Ben stepped back outside of Belle's side room a porter with a wheelchair quickly stepped forward, Ben took it from him and thanked him for the wheelchair. It was at this point in which Ben advised the porter that he knew his father would want to push his mother and the porter smiled warmly at him before he threw me a smile before he left and quickly walked down the corridor. We both then heard the door slowly opened and Adam appeared at the door with Belle sitting on the left hand side of her hospital bed. Adam stepped aside and me and Ben stepped into the room, with Ben pushing the wheelchair in front of him. Adam then took the chair from Ben, just as Doctor Cameron walked into the room which Belle's discharge papers and close the doors behind him. Doctor Cameron then told Belle she was now free to go home and she slowly stood up, turned and sat into the wheelchair. I stepped forward to get the two suitcases that me and Ben had just brought this morning as Ben collected everything else together.
It was at this point in which Ben and Doctor Cameron revealed what the plan was to get them both out of the hospital, Belle questioned whether that was necessary and Ben told het that it was. Stress isn't good for pregnant women at the best of times but complex pregnancies like what Belle is currently going through it was even worse. I could see why Ben was doing what he was doing and I never would question him on this, the Adams were very protective of each other so Ben keeping the press away from his parents didn't come as a surprise at me. Doctor Cameron said he would walk us to the back entrance of the hospital, make sure that we all got into the car and he would ring Ben when he was about to walk out to speak to the press. We all nodded at this, before we all left the room, with me and Ben following behind Adam, Belle and Doctor Cameron. I just hoped that Ben and Doctor Cameron's plan was going to work, as we all knew how things could go with the press.
Thankfully it only took a few minutes before we had all climbed into the large black hummer and Belle was safely cuddled into Adam on the back seat as me and Ben sat in the seats in front of them. Dawson quickly packed all the bags into the boot, and Doctor Cameron said his goodbyes before he turned and left. We all sat in silence as we watched as Dawson climbed into the front seat and pulled his seat belt on, and we all waited for Doctor Cameron's phone call as Ben quickly filled Dawson in when we first walked up to him.
Suddenly the quiet car erupted into the sound of Ben's phone ringing, Ben quickly answered it and we all sat and listened to Ben and Doctor Cameron's quick conversation before he quickly hung up and told Dawson that it was time to go. Dawson started the car and he pulled away and he started to make his way towards the exit, when we started to go around the side of the hospital the front of accident and emergency came into view and I could see Doctor Cameron talking to the press. I watched as his eyes lit up when it landed on our car before he looked over to a member of the press. Thankfully before the press could notice anything Dawson quickly drove away from the hospital which made us all sigh in relief. We all wanted to be back in the safety of Auradon Castle, where eyes weren't constantly watching our every move and speculating. Me and Ben cuddled into each other, which made me very thankful for the blacked out windows. This was a private moment that we were sharing, as I knew behind us Adam and Belle were probably hugging also and this wasn't something that the whole world needed to see. And this was something that I was grateful for in this very moment.
"Here we are my love-" I heard Adam say after Dawson pulled to a stop out side of Auradon Castle. "Home" he added happily as me and Ben broke apart from each other and sat up straight.
"Home" I heard Belle repeat as me and Ben looked over to his parents to see her smile warmly at Adam. The car doors opened and me and Ben quickly climbed out and closed the door for the seats where we were sitting.
"What should we do?" I said as I looked up at Ben. "Wait here or go in?" I enquired.
"Wait here" he decided.
"Ok" I nodded as he wrapped his right arm over my shoulders. We both watched as Adam climbed out of the car before turning around and putting both hands out, I then saw Belle slide both of her hands into his and Adam slowly helped her out of the car. Belle then took a very slowly step forward as Adam closed the door behind them.
"Belle" Adam called which stopped Belle taking another step forward.
"Yes?" she answered as she looked over to him.
"Stop" Adam said with a smile.
"Stop?" she repeated slowly as she pulled one brow up in confusion at him.
"Yes" he answered as he stepped in front of ger and he crouched down which made me smile as I knew what he was about to do.
"Adam" Belle warned him. "Don't please?" she asked as he wrapped his arms around her.
"Sorry my love" he said lovingly as he picked her up in a bridal hold. "I promised to look after you" he reminded her. "And that is what I intend to do" he promised her as they both looking at each other.
"Ok" I heard her answer. "I would hate for you to break a promise" I heard her tease which made Adam chuckle as he started to carry Belle into Auradon Castle. After standing and watching them for a few seconds it reminded me on the times when Ben decided he wanted to carry me, and I couldn't help but chuckle at this.
"What are you chuckling at?" I heard Ben say which made me look up at him to see him throwing me a look of confusion as we started to follow Adam and Belle into Auradon Castle.
"I'm guessing the carrying thing is a Beast thing" I teased, and I watched as he grinned at me.
"I guess so" he chuckled at me.
"I know that I keep mentioning Beastie things-" I started. "But you know what?" I joked.
"What?" he winked at me.
"It's not really my fault" I stated in mock innocence.
"And how did you come to that conclusion?" he teased as I stood still just before the main doors, which made me and Ben stand still and look at each other.
"I have a really big thing for Beasts" I smirked at him and I watched as a large and smug grin spread across his face. "And that's on you" I winked at him.
"Likewise Dragon" he chuckled back at me. I grinned at him as I linked left arm with my right and we both then walked into Auradon Castle, following Adam and Belle to have some private family time - which is what we all needed in this moment.
