[The mayor's office seems to have undergone a few changes in the last several months. And if Gold hadn't taken the time to make himself presentable before turning up, perhaps the same could have been said of him. Externally, anyway. Internally... Well, there's another matter.
But the important thing is Belle had sworn she'd see him again and she was right. And while Rumplestiltskin is almost never wrong, this time he's glad of it.
It's a concentrated effort not to announce his entrance with a knock or her name whispered as a breathless oath. He chooses something a bit more intimate. Without a word, he crosses the office (it doesn't even feel like it belonged to Regina at any point), rounds the desk, plants a hand on the back of her chair, and kisses her with desperation. She's waited long enough and she did win a bet they never actually made, after all.]
two; and also screw it. i can skip over the entire main plot of s3 IF I SO CHOOSE
But the important thing is Belle had sworn she'd see him again and she was right. And while Rumplestiltskin is almost never wrong, this time he's glad of it.
It's a concentrated effort not to announce his entrance with a knock or her name whispered as a breathless oath. He chooses something a bit more intimate. Without a word, he crosses the office (it doesn't even feel like it belonged to Regina at any point), rounds the desk, plants a hand on the back of her chair, and kisses her with desperation. She's waited long enough and she did win a bet they never actually made, after all.]