Roni slowly rolled from her bed, her apartment was just above her bar and it tool only few minutes to go down to work. Two bedrooms were enough for her, too much even, but she didn't want to move out, it was her place, with her bed and her small kitchen.

She went to the bathroom and took a fast shower, she wore her favorite jeans and a red wine colored shirt, her bra was visible under it, but Roni didn't care. She was brewing some coffee and eating pizza leftovers. When she was ready to leave she looked at the nice apartment, only a couple of hours and she would be back here.

Roni's day was filled with her old customers, they ordered a drink or two and sat at the table, talking and filling the room with laughter. Roni loved her bar, she would do anything to bring more customers there, to expand her offer to other people. She was cleaning the glasses, standing by the bar, when the door opened, the bell rang loudly, when a man with a guitar in his hands entered the room. Roni looked at him a bit longer than she should have, he was tall, with sand blond hair and the most beautiful blue eyes she had ever seen. He sat by the bar, putting his guitar on the floor next to the chair. When he smiled, Roni's knees became lighter, but she didn't want anyone to see it. She had been alone for so long for a reason, she had loved a man before, she had loved him so much her heart was ripped and smashed when she had lost him. Since then Roni didn't want to love anybody, it was too painful.

"What can I get ya?" she asked, standing in front of him.

"A beer would be fine, milady."

"You're not from here, right?" she asked, pouring the gold liquid into the glass.

"No, I'm actually looking for a job here, I came yesterday." he smiled. "I was wondering if you needed someone to help you? Or maybe I could sing here? Customers would like some live music."

"You're fast." she said, smiling, "but I don't think…"

"I can show you my skills." he said, licking his lips.

"I don't…" she started.

Before Roni could say anything, the stranger had arranged a mini stage in the middle of her bar, he stood there with his guitar hanging from his shoulders. All the clients looked amused when the first tones spread from the small space, they really enjoyed the rythm and the way he sang made Roni smile without her knowing.

Now I've found you I've found a new way of livin',

baby now I've found you

The way you do what you do to me

After singing the whole song and giving some bis, the strange guy came back to his chair. He looked at Roni for a second, but after her opinion didn't came from her mouth, he finally spoke.

"What do you think?"

"Not bad." she replied.

"Not bad? I smashed it!" he shrugged.

"I don't know if your songs are good for this place…"

"If you give it a shot I'll prove you that they are good enough."

"Okay then. One month. If I see that your songs are bringing someone new here, and customers are enjoying them…"

"One month then.." he lifted his hand and his sleeves rolled a bit.

Roni looked at the piece of naked skin, it was just a tattoo, but she could swear she had seen it somewhere. She looked again at it, it was a lion tattoo, it wasn't big, but it was visible under his shirt on his arm. Roni shook her head and lifted her hand to meet his.

"Will you tell me who I hired?" she asked.

"Outlaw." he smiled again.

"It's your name? If so your parents don't like you much." she said with sarcasm.

"No." he laughed, "it's a scenic nick." I'm Robert, but you can call me Robbie."

'Nice to meet you Robbie." she shaked his hand, "since you work here… did you find a place to sleep?"

"Not yet. I went straight here to be honest." he scratched his head, "I had weird feeling I'd find what I'm looking for here."

"Well, in that case, you can spend the night with me…" Roni said before she thought.

"With you?" he smiled.

"Not with me…" she blushed, "in my home, I live above the bar and have one spare bedroom."

"Oh of course! I would love too." he answered, finishing his drink, "but I insist to do more here, like you will pay me for singing, but I can clean tables or pour drinks so I can thank you for giving me a place to sleep, even if it's just for one night."

"You can stay as long as you want, and thank you… I could use some help here." she smiled.

Roni quickly opened the door, with Robbie behind her, she tried to be faster than him and clean a bit before he could notice some of her lingerie thrown here and there at her place. He had only one bag of clothes and his guitar, he put it down by the door and looked at the place. Robbie loved the wooden floors, the light rooms and the small kitchen with fresh coffee. He looked at Roni and after she cleaned all her things, she finally spoke.

"Please, make yourself at home. I'll change and make the bed for you. The kitchen is there, the fridge is full if you're hungry." she said, disappearing into one of the rooms.

Roni wore something more comfortable, her grey leggings and a simply oversized t-shirt matched perfectly. She went to the spare bedroom and cleaned it a bit, she put a new covering on the bed and put some fresh towels in the bathroom. She felt weird with a man in her house, but something about Robbie intrigued her in a way no man had done after her true love. Roni took a deep breath and left the room, she entered the living room and looked at him for a moment. He was looking at her photos standing on the table.

"Something interesting?" she asked, approaching him.

"Is she your sister?" he asked.

"Yes. She doesn't live here anymore, but we call each other. Are you hungry? I can make lasagna." she said with spark in her eyes.

"I would love that, but only if I can do the dishes afterwards."

"Duh! Of course you do," she smiled, "I hate doing dishes."

After the best lasagna Robbie had ever eaten, both of them sat on the couch, he helped Roni put some fire on the fireplace, Roni poured a bit of wine and after a moment they both were talking like they had known each other for ages. She told him about her job, her sister and about how supportive her friends were. He told her some things about his family, how he started to sing and play the guitar and how he wanted to become a famous singer, but it was just a dream.

After he told her all that the room filled with the sweet sound of her laugh, Robbie tucked a straight lock behind her ear and smiled, but after a second he understood what he did, he didn't want to scare her.

"You have a sweet smile." he said, with his hand still touching her face.

"I.." she replied, looking at his lips, "I have to check something." she jumped from the sofa.

"Roni…" he said with sadness in his voice, "I'm sorry."

You're an idiot was the only thing echoing in his head.

Roni was standing in front of the bathroom mirror, her hands were shut on the sink and her breathing became heavy. She had known that guy for a day and all she was thinking about was to kiss him or to do so much more. When he touched her cheek a warm shiver went true her spine, it had been so long since someone had touched her that way, since someone looked at her in a way that made her heart pound. Roni looked at herself in the mirror again, she took a deep breath and told to herself:

"You deserve to be happy! Go there and kiss the guy."

After those few words of encouragement Roni left the bathroom. Her heart was pounding even more, her stomach was full of butterflies and her hands became sweaty. She hadn't felt that way in a long time and the worse thing was that she felt that for a guy she had met only a few hours before. Roni's thought ran to the worst scenario, that he was some kind of freak or murderer and she was acting like a naive girl, but to be honest she knew that he wasn't like that. She felt that right away when she met him, his smile made her knees get weak and made her happy. Roni entered the living room and sat in front of him.

"I'm so sorry. I acted like an idiot, you invited me into your home and I couldn't help myself from touching you… I mean I don't want to touch you if you don't want to, but your laugh….and your smile…" he couldn't stop talking.

"Robbie." she whispered, "shut up and kiss me." she smiled.

Robbie pulled himself closer to her, he lifted his hand and caressed her cheek with his thumb. Roni's eyes closed for a bit, she was waiting for his lips like she waits for air. He touched her forehead with his and after a second his lips crushed against hers. He sucked her lower lip when her tongue entered his mouth, he swirled his tongue over hers making her moan. At once Robbie opened his eyes just like Roni, at the same second their body parted and their eyes opened widely.

"Robin."

"Regina."