Place: Belle's house

Rumple's p.o.v

Surprisingly, my family was awake when I walked through the front door. "Welcome back home,

pops" a tired Gideon acknowledged me. "Thanks" grateful, I smirked. "Papa..Papa" Solomon whined

clinging hard onto me. "Your dear papa is back home now. Everything will be okay" I calmed him

down. "Rumple, we were very worried about you. Where did you go?" Belle asked. "I took a late night

stroll with Roni aka Regina through StoryBrooke" I confessed. Belle was more sympathetic than

angry toward me. "Even now I feel bad and sad for you" she admitted.