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Truly Love ~ Chapter Fourteen

A/N: I dont find this fun anymore 😍👍🏻
Enjoy the read while I slowly lose all motivation! (No that doesn't mean I'm stopping- i might just take a break or take a little long with the next chapter) 🤍

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I stand calmly behind the counter, unlike yesterday this morning had been quieter so Rumple had gone to collect rent.

Suddenly the bell rings out and moments later the door slams shut. "MS AURELIA QUINN!"

My eyes widen as I see Regina storming towards me. She slams her hand down on the counter. Here we go...

"WHERE IS RUMPLESTILTSKIN!?"

I pull my head away, pressing up against the wall in order to create as much distance as possible.

"He left about 30 minutes ago, why?" I ask, keeping as calm as I could.

"I know your little plan, Ms Quinn." She snarls, glaring at me with piercing eyes.

"Okay, okay- let's chill out a bit. What's my plan?" I smirk. Whatever she thought it was couldn't be right. The evil queen wouldn't get so worked up from me wanting reunite father and son while getting myself out of this god for saken place!

"You want Emma Swan to break the curse? I won't let it happen!"

Oh... yeah I forgot about that part. "I don't want any trouble, Regina..." I sneak out from behind the counter and rush behind her. She spins around quickly slightly jolting her head to the side.

"She can only break the curse with true loves kiss and she can't do that if she's asleep!" Regina grins, thinking she's won.

I suddenly understand how Rumple got addicted to power. Everything always goes his way and this time it was all going my way. The feeling brought ideas of overwhelming power.

"Regina, no... you don't know what you're talking about." I put on my best act.

"You can't stop me!" She announces, stalking towards me with an intimidating, tall posture as she slipped off her gloves.

"Perhaps not," I begin, "but I think you're forgetting that we're in a shop FULL of magical artefacts!" I glance around, reaching for a sword- Charming's sword, and pointing it at her, "AND I DONT KNOW WHAT ANY OF THEM DO!"

I push the sword closer to her and she ducks out the way. "WHAT DO YOU THINK YOU'RE DOING!?" She yells, kicking the sword out my hand.

"Get. Out." Rumple threatens as he walks back into the shop. I slip my foot under the sword and flip it up so I can catch it, holding it up again. Regina simply stares at me. "Get out, your majesty," he smirks as Regina's eyes flick back to him, "please?"

She looks at him disgusted then turns to leave, "This isn't over, Ms Quinn..." it was a threat. A dark, defensive threat.

Rumple comes over to me, carefully taking the sword from my hand and wrapping his arms around me. He was comforting me? I can't help but smile as I lean into his chest, hugging him back. "Thank you Rumple but I can assure you, I'm fine."

He slowly pulls back looking at me, "I don't trust that woman." He glances back at the door to make sure Regina was long gone. "She didn't hurt you, did she?" He looks back at me, checking my entire self for even a hint of injury.

"Rumple, I'm fine!" I chuckle. "If anything, I hurt her." I gesture to the sword and he shrugs. I knew I hadn't actually hurt Regina but I was fully prepared to if she made me.

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At the end of the working day 👍🏻

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I decided to go to Granny's for dinner so I left Gold to lock up the shop and went to get changed. I got dressed then went to the diner.

"Hey, Aura!" Ruby exclaims, coming towards me with a menu, "You eating?"

I nod with a smile, "Yeah, thanks Ruby." I take the menu from her and go to sit down on one of the stools.

I sigh, pulling out my notebook and pen. I place the pen to the paper but fail to write. Lifting my head, I gaze out the window- watching people as they wander past. The sun was slowly setting, outside it was quiet but in the diner you could feel an exciting atmosphere. Normally, I would appreciate that but right now I wasn't so sure.

I glance over at the menu, closing the notebook and searching the options. I couldn't stop thinking about Rumplestiltskin. Our lunch breaks at the same booth every time began playing through my mind. Oh, what I would give to be eating dinner with him each evening. I would cook whatever he wanted, we would sit down opposite each other and talk about our days. By then I would hope to have another job, perhaps be back under the umbrella of crime. On second though, I'm not the best cook- maybe we would go out to different restaurants each day.

"Aura? You good?" Ruby asks, placing her hand on top of mine.

I snap out of my fantasy and look up at her with a smile, "Sorry, my thoughts ran away with me!" I chuckle. What was I thinking!? As soon as Rumple finds Baelfire he won't need me anymore. He'll have Belle and his son. That was my deal- I would get him back to his Bae and he would help me in return. I'll be discarded like every other idiot when they are no longer use to the dark one. Right...?? "I'll have the lasagna!" I smile, snapping out of my thoughts once again.

Ruby nods, taking the menu from me with a worried smile and furrowed eyebrows. Ruby was a great friend and I was sure she would come talk to me about it as soon as she got the chance. Her care was appreciated but sometimes you just don't want to talk about "it"... make sense?

Granny comes out with my lasagna, quickly placing it down then sweeping past me and taking to one of the other employees. There were 3 waitresses working tonight. I didn't know any of them, Ruby always made sure she was the first to assist me so I hadn't learnt anybody elses name. That wasn't a problem! I had Ruby anyway and she was almost always at work in order to pay the rent for Rumplestiltskin.

There he was again. Somehow finding his way into my mind!

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I think I truly do love Rumple...