A Walk in the Park

[Belle/Lacey Gold]

Abi listened to his words but it did not relieve her very much. She did not want to be the reason behind someone getting hurt. When he mentioned someone he had hurt in his past, once again Abi felt that she knew this man from before. But surely she could not be the person he was talking about. She would remember that wouldn't she? It would only make sense that she would. She lowered her head back to his chest now liking it there. She could hear his heart beat and that was always something that relaxed her. "I'm sure if she knew you felt remorse, she would forgive you." Unknowingly to her, Abi was just the person to know that.

[Rumpelstiltskin/Mr. Gold]

Gold heard her words "Perhaps, though I may never know" He knew that he might never know, or the curse could end before he knew or Abi remembered. Then again she could remember & that might lead her to hating him for what happened, something he was not ready for.

[Belle/Lacey Gold]

Abi heard his words though she did not reply. She was already drifting off into sleep. The shared body heat, the beating of his heart, his voice, and his hand on her back had been too much to fight. Her head remained on his chest and one arm moved in her sleep to go around his waist. She did not know what she was doing. She just subconsciously felt safe. Abi was not thinking obviously to how he may feel about this or even if he would spend the night. But her mind and body and soul needed the rest and comfort.

[Rumpelstiltskin/Mr. Gold]

After his words, he did not hear Abi responded he looked down at her as expecting to find her awake, just thinking what he said. How ever, he found she was a sleep, her head on his chest & he could feel her arm move around his waist, he softly smiled it was clear she was a sleep, he did not wish to wake her after what had happened, with her nightmare. So with a sign, he did what he could to get comfy, though with out waking her, he was sure he would be stiff in the morning likely most in his bad leg, though to give Abi, his Belle some comfort he would suffer threw it. With that he just waited for sleep to take him, as he fell asleep with Abi.

[Belle/Lacey Gold]

Abi woke the next morning before sunrise. She was groggy for a moment and then slowly lifted her head. She glance at the man's sleeping face and then smiled. She was embarrassed that she had fallen asleep like this but pleased that he had stayed on the couch with her. Belle was still warm from sleep. She stretched out her legs and then yawned. She considered making breakfast for him but did not know if he ate breakfast. Belle settled for just placing her head against his shoulder and watching him until he woke up.

[Rumpelstiltskin/Mr. Gold]

Gold was a sleep, his mind off in day dreams he felt Abi head move though it was her stretching out her legs that got more his sleeping minds attention his arm that had been on her back before he felt a sleep had come to rest on side, though with feeling her move his arm tightened a bit, though it loosened again as it appeared he was falling back into sleep.

Though it appeared his mind was coming to the fact something was off, he opened his eyes a bit groaning lightly form feeling his body being stiff, he knew he must of sleep wrong, though he was quick to come also to the fact he felt pressure on his shoulder, he almost jumped up though with his bad leg that idea was not so easy though it did not mean he did not become wide wake, as he looked for the source of the pressure his heart beat had quickened though at seeing Abi's face he smiled softly, as his heart beat slowed to where it should be. It was then he took in where they where, still in his home though on a couch, that would explain why he was so stiff.

[Belle/Lacey Gold]

Abi had felt his arm as it tightened against her. It brought a smile to her face that he was reacting to her. She heard him groan and Abi waited for him to wake up. When he seemed to start, Abi sat up slightly. She did not know if she was hurting him or if he was irritable. Then she saw his smile. Abi smiled back and moved back against the man.

She liked being close to him. It was odd for her of course but she simply felt at peace with him. "Good morning, Mr. Gold." Abi said softly. Her head went back to his shoulder. "I would have made breakfast but I did not know what you like to eat in the morning...if anything." She told him now in a low voice. It felt unnecessary to speak loudly. The house was silent and there was a slight chill to the morning air. It seemed almost mystical.

[Rumpelstiltskin/Mr. Gold]

Gold heard her words, though his body was stiff in areas he could not help, but smile at her words "Morning, Miss. Fisher if you cooked it, I am sure that I would liked it" His voice was low like Abi's had been just taking in the fact that here was Belle & he was sure it had been some wonderful, yet tortures dream. "Should we get up to meet the day or lay here for a bit, before we meet it?"

[Belle/Lacey Gold]

"Morning, Miss. Fisher if you cooked it, I am sure that I would liked it" He told her bringing another smile to her face. "You flatter me Mr. Gold." She told him with a chuckle. "Should we get up to meet the day or lay here for a bit, before we meet it?" He asked now. Abi thought about it for a moment. "Are you okay?" She asked him. She was perfectly happy here but she thought of his leg and wondered how he was feeling. "Do you want to get up?" She did not want to keep him here any longer than he wanted to be here. "If you want to get up then we can but I am perfectly able to stay here for a bit longer." She sat up now to take her weight off him if he wanted. Abi did not want to move away from him just yet but it would be his choice.

[Rumpelstiltskin/Mr. Gold]

He smiled with Abi's first words "Am I?" His smile only grew as if he knew that answer, though felt the moment to play with the idea. I was nice to hear her chuckle once once, a sound he had missed for far to long. "I am fine, just a bit stiff"

He made a light sound of a laugh, almost like it was not something he did much of "Not the best place to fall a sleep, though I cannot complain it was worth it to see you sleep well" He did feel her take weight off him, as she waited for her answer if they should get up or not "No, I do no want to get up" He could not get even more stiff & he did not want to leave having Abi so close so he was not about to get up unless he had to.

[Belle/Lacey Gold]

Abi listened to him as he spoke and she chuckled again at his laugh. "No, I do no want to get up" He told her and Belle nodded. "Good." She replied and then returned to his side once more. She lifted his hand in hers before leaning back and now held his hand. Her own fingers began to play with his absentmindedly. She ran the fingers of hand over the back of his and along his fingers slowly.

Abi was curled against his arm. "You make a very comfortable pillow." She joked and then looked into his eyes. "Thank you for staying on the couch with me. I'm sure it was not the best nights sleep you have ever had." She looked at the gun still on the table. "Why do you have that?" She asked him now. Abi adjusted the cover to provide more warmth and one knee came up to rest on his thigh.

[Rumpelstiltskin/Mr. Gold]

He smirked lightly with her simple answer to his words, of not wanting to get up. It was a comfort to feel her return to his side, just to assure him she was real that he was not some how dreaming still. At feeling of her taking his one hand, he watched he a bit as her fingers moved over his hand, it was all ready clear to him that once more the beauty was taming the beast.

He also felt her curl against his arm, with her words on him being a good pillow he smiled a bit "I am glade to hear that" He looked at her with her next words "Your welcome, it is no the best night though it is not the worse ether"

With her question on the gun, it took him a moment to figure what she meant "A precaution" Though he might of said more, it was more the feeling of her move closer & her knee as it moved to rest on his thigh.

[Belle/Lacey Gold]

"Your welcome, it is no the best night though it is not the worse ether" He had replied and Belle knew what he meant. "Well," She told him. "I promised not to keep you from your bed tonight... that is if i am still here." She did not want to wear out his hospitality. No matter if he had said that she was welcome to stay as long as she liked, that could very well have changed over the night what with her waking him up. Her eyes fell on the gun again as he told her that it was a precaution. She was interested in guns but never so much as touched one. She was not about to change that now. "Why do you need it?" She probed.

[Rumpelstiltskin/Mr. Gold]

He listened to her words "And what if you have another bad dream?" He had looked at her a bit odd "Why would you not be here?" He did not say she had to leave or anything & if he wanted someone out he would of let them know. With her words about the gun, he was silent a moment as he spoke "Protection, not that I ever expect the worst, it is I just do not likely being surprised ether" Of course he did not want to say anything about the break ins he had, those had been dealt with & he did all he could to see it would not happen again.

[Belle/Lacey Gold]

"And what if you have another bad dream?" He asked and Belle looked down. Her hand that had been on his hand had moved not to his arm where she played with the hair there. She shrugged. Abi just hoped she did not have another nightmare. Her life seemed to have changed for the better. When she had mentioned the possibility of her not being here, he asked "Why would you not be here?" "I.." Abi began. "I just don't want to overstay my welcome." She told him softly. Abi looked up again at the mention of protection. "Protection for the protector." She said with a smile. She sighed now. "Breakfast?" She asked now. Abi sat up with another smile and then took up his cane from where she had placed it last night and handed it to Mr. Gold. "What would you like?" She asked him as she stood and then streched.