"is he, you know, a replacement for robin hood?"
"no." she replied firmly without hesitation. "I love him for every way he isn't robin and every way he's killian jones. this version of him."
"is it not weird? he's the same man as the husband of your best friend."
"they are not the same man. in so many ways they haven't been the same man for a long, long time."
"but is it true love?" Regina was getting tired of snows questions but with a fond eye roll she answered then anyway.
"no it's not true love. nor are we soulmates. he isn't a replacement but something new. I had a true love and I loved him with every bit of who I was. I had a soulmate and I loved him fiercely. Robin and I were soulmates, our story was epic. I know he's waiting for me in the afterlife, but I also know he doesn't want me to spend the rest of this life alone. I love Rogers—Killian. I love him but it's not true love. it shouldn't have to be, it should just be comfortable. and it is. I'm so comfortable with him."
"it sounds like tru—"
"it's not. I don't want it to be. our love is just that, love. it's nothing special to you all because it won't break a curse or wake someone up, but it's so special to us. I love him and I will love him until my last breath. I loved Robin and Daniel just the same, and parts of me still love both of them dearly. but with killian... with killian I love him in no special way, I just do. and he loves me. our love is nothing like yours and charmings, but it's the love I intend to die in."
"oh." is all snow says for a minute. "that's a pretty strong love, for nothing special."
Regina shoots her a half hearted glare. "quit trying to force the true love thing. just because love between two people doesn't break curses, doesn't make it any less true."