At Last (Rumbelle)

Chapter 9 Work

Rumples POV
"Rumple...?"
I turn around.
"Yes my love?"
"Could I come to the shop with you today...?" She asks timidly.
I frown and smile at the same time.
"Of course," I put on my tie.
She doesn't want to be alone. I understand.
She smiles.
"Great, I'll do anything that needs doing," she nods.
"Great, we'll be off in a minute then?" I say, sliding on my blazer.
"Yup I'm ready," she says putting in her earrings.
As soon as she'd said that, the doorbell rang.
Belle was sliding on her shoes so I went down and got it.
I open the door - to nothing.
Instinctively I looked down to the floor.
A bunch of blue flowers had been laid on the doorstep.
I picked them up and read the card.
For Belle
It took me a minute to realise that I had scrunched the card up in my fist in anger. It's not hard to work out who these are from.
"Who is it?" Belle called from halfway down the stairs.
She was by my side before I could answer.
She leaned across me and looked at the flowers.
"Ooh they're beautiful," she smiled.
She noticed the card in my hand and slowly pulled it from my hand.
Her face fell.
She gulped and put her hand on my arm.
Before I could say anything she grabbed the flowers from my hand and walked very purposely to the kitchen. I followed her inside, to see her dumping the flowers into the bin.
Inside I was beaming. She was making a point that she had no feelings toward him what so ever. She's trying to make me feel better.
She slammed the bin lid shut and brushed her hands,
"And that's what I think of your flowers!" She said, looking down at the bin, her hands on her hips.
A loving chuckle escapes my lips.
"Right," she smiled walking toward me,
"Let's get to the shop Mr Gold," she grabbed my hand and dragged me out.
I managed to stop her just to lock the door and then my arm found it's way to her waist and we started the journey to the shop on foot.
"So, I have plans with Ruby later to do some bride and maid of honour stuff - oh my gosh!" She stopped in her tracks and stares at me wide eyed.
"What?" I frown from the sudden movement.
"You haven't chosen a best man!"
I laugh at her shocked face. I was expecting something really awful, and she comes out with that. She's gorgeous inside and out.
"Darling, do I really need a best man?" I chuckle, replacing my arm around her waist, still smiling from ear to ear.
"Yes! Yes you do!" She said a matter of factly.
I laugh again and squeeze her closer to me.
"Fine fine....I'll have a think,"
"Good! Best be quick though we haven't got that long," she said excitedly.
Not long now. Not long at all.
"I guess not, my last couple of weeks as a free man..." I pretend to sigh sadly.
"Hey!" She thrusts her hip into mine.
"Only joking my love, for me, our wedding day can't come quick enough," I sigh.
"Aww, now you're just creeping to stay on my good side," she spoke to me in a weird high pitched jokey patronising voice, she turned to me, placing her hands on my cheeks.
"Oh was I?" I tease.
"Uh-uh," she nods, before leaning in for a kiss.
After a couple of seconds I pulled back,
"Mmh...Guess I was," I smiled.
We reached the shop and Belle went straight to the back room to dump her coat and bag.
Good, because I need to deal with something.
I open a cupboard and take out a small sparkling purple potion.
Almost a love potion, but not quite. It's the next best thing.
If someone drinks every last drop of this potion, the next person they look at, they will sort of fall in love with. However the potion will not work if some of the potion is left. There is no guarantee that they will fall in love with the person, but if it doesn't do that, it will make them start to, how do I put it....form a strong attraction to them. Perfect for getting Scar to stop obsessing over Belle.
"So, what do I do first boss?" Belle asked, walking in.
I slip the glass bottle and turn to face her.
"Well...ah yes!" I moved closer.
"My lips, they are in desperate need of a kiss," I wink.
"Hmm, I don't know about that," she pulls a face.
Laughing, she leans in and our lips touch.
I pulled her closer maybe a little too roughly.
"I just want to take you home right now," I almost growl with passion.
She bit her lip and fiddled with my tie saucily.
I didn't realise how tightly I was holding her hips.
She's making me want her so badly. I can barley contain myself.
"Be professional," she winked.
"Make me..." I whisper passionately, moving my head to her shoulder, I plant little kisses all in the crease of her shoulder.
The sudden ring of the shop bell, made us break apart.
Charming, Snow and Emma burst in.
"Oh, sorry to interrupt...." Emma looked embarrassed.
Belle slid away and walked over to the counter.
"Yes?" I say to them, slightly annoyed that they ruined that passionate moment.
"Can we borrow you, an hour tops," Emma looked at Belle sympathetically.
I looked to her. She's in the shop with me today because she doesn't want to be alone...
"I don't know, there's many things to do here - and besides, I don't owe anything to any of you," a place my arms behind my back.
"Rumple..." Belle sighed.
"I can look after the shop, you go," she said.
"We could really use your help Gold," Charming said, obviously not wanting too.
I look at Belles face.
"Fine...but an hour, that's it," I huff.
"Sorry darling," I walk over to Belle and place my hand on her shoulder.
"No, no, it's fine, you go and, save Storybrooke once again," she kissed me on the cheek.
"Uh...yeh..." I sighed, following the Charming family out of the shop, leaving Belle inside. Never in a million years would I ever have thought I'd be on the same side as the Charmings...my god how times have changed...
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They certainly have! Please comment your thoughts on the story so far and what you think is going to happen! Tacos (again) soon - I promise :-) thanks for reading - Amy:-)