"Is... he our son?" Belle asked, feeling strange and nervous. Apart from her heart feeling warmth toward these people, they were strangers to her, she knew nothing about them. They had been married for two years, yet the boy looked as though he would be six or seven years old. How was that possible?
Rohan put his hand behind Angel’s head and gently moved him forward when the boy still stayed behind.
Not wanting Angel to have high expectations, Rohan had quickly explained to him on their way that Belle had forgotten them, and that they would have to help her remember, or make new memories with her if it turned out impossible for her to recall the old ones.
The boy had looked confused and hurt that his mother wouldn’t remember them. ’Mama will not know me anymore?’ he’d asked his father, looking up at his face with worried eyes.
Rohan had then said, ’Not for long. If she sees us and stays with us for some time, she will eventually become the mama you know. It’s better than not having her at all in our life, Max.’
’Then we will make her remember us, papa, and we will live like how we used to before the people took her from us. But papa, my heart is beating fast... I think I am afraid that mama will not want me anymore if she don’t know me.’
’That will never happen. Your mama is not someone like that. It’s just her memories that are missing, but her heart still works the same. Even if memories are gone, the heart carries its own feelings and instinct. So don’t be afraid,’ Rohan had assured him softly, though he himself had been afraid then.
"This is our son, Angel Maxwell Dagon," Rohan introduced, moving the boy to stand in between them.
She looked down at him with a small, hesitant smile, as if finding it hard to believe everything. "He just looks older than his age, but he’s just a year and a few months old. He grows faster than normal children," Rohan explained, knowing she was wondering how they had a boy as grown as Angel when they had only been married for two years.
Belle’s eyes rounded in disbelief at the boy’s size and age. She wanted to believe it, but it seemed impossible that a boy that young could look so grown. Yet, despite not feeling entirely like they were a family or that he was her son, his innocent face made her heart warm, and she said,
"Hello, Angel. It’s nice to meet you."
She raised her hand to touch his hair, but the boy suddenly moved forward, wrapping his arms around her hips as he hugged her, burying his head into her skirt as he began to cry.
"Mama..." he sobbed, holding her tight. He had missed her so much that it hurt to remember the moment he had seen her lying lifeless in his father’s arms. "I missed you so much..." 𝐟𝐫𝕖𝗲𝘄𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝕧𝐞𝚕.𝕔𝕠𝐦
Belle’s heart tightened at the sound of his sobs, and something inside her broke. She instinctively moved down to her knees, hugging him to her chest, rubbing his hair, and wiping his cheeks. "It’s okay... son. I am here now. Everything will be fine," she assured him, guided by a motherly instinct even though she didn’t feel it fully yet.
"But you don’t remember me... and Papa... and Roseline..." Angel cried, his tears soaking into her coat. "You won’t be like Mama if you don’t remember."
Belle moved back slightly and cupped his cheeks in her palms. Memories or no memories, this poor boy was hurting, and he needed his mother’s reassurance. The tears kept pouring, but she managed a soft, warm smile.

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