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Milah was at a French party, which of course meant Rumple Gold had to go as well. He had been trying to catch Milah’s eyes for months but the woman was horribly cruel to him. Granted he supposed he understood. He wasn’t exactly the creme of the Gold name. His father had abandoned the family leaving him to rot until he had been adopted by the childless leader of the family. Rumple now had a little brother Baelfire whom would take over the Gold name and while Bae loved Rumple and Rumple loved Bae, there was no secret that Bae was the family favorite. So Rumple had distracted himself by trying to woo an uninterested Milah into his life and prove that he could be more than his coward father. That was until he bumped into a woman at the party he didn’t recognize. He was shocked but bowed and smirked. “Hello My Lady.” He said up to the most beautiful woman he had ever seen in his life. He felt rather unworthy just standing there but it was near impossible to look away.

Adam looked up at the big house his father owned and shrugged. “Yeah. Dad does business, more like a con man but still. Pays well.” He said looking at her. “That doesn’t change anything does it?” He asked worried she’d think differently of him because he had money. “I don’t know, play video games, some homework and order pizza and do movies. Anything really. There’s a pool in back too if you want.” He offered. “Its indoor and heated so we don’t have to worry about cold.”

Rumple looked up from working on a clock he had wanted to get in working order to be sold in the shop when she wrapped her arms around him smirking. “What did you find?” He asked as though he were exhasperated with her desire to have a pet. If she was asking she already had something in mind and he knew it.

He could hear the panic in his master's voice. He had been spinning in his room when he heard her. She was shouting his name and it took him a second to pin down her location but as soon as he did he puffed to her as she ran into him and he wrapped her in a hug so as not to fall. "Shh Mistress... There's nothing to fear." He tried to reassure.

Adam walked to the bottom of the stairs and looked into the kitchen adoringly seeing his soulmate standing in his kitchen in his shirt making a mess and making food. He walked up behind her hearing her mumble and wrapped his arms around her smiling in just a pair of sleep pants, the ones that matched her top. "Would a kiss and a thank you count? I don't think they make appropriate medals." He chuckled warmly.

Adam looked up when Belle called his name and felt her move his hand to her stomach and then there was a tiny little foot in his hand and he brightened laughing. "Is that?!"He asked shocked and hugged her. "It kicked?" He asked amazed.