Her eyes never leave the screen as she continuously types. She hears a small faint knock on her office door, looking out of the corner of her eye, she see's her least favorite person on earth; her stepdaughter. She sighs as she motions for the woman to enter her office, keeping her eyes locked on the computer.
"We need to talk." She says looking at her hands, playing with her engagement ring.
"About what?" She replies harshly and scowls at the girl on the other side of her desk, all while stopping to type.
"Regina, Madam Mayor," She pauses and takes a deep breathe "There's a new guy in town."
"And why should I care?" Regina says sharply as she rises from her chair and walks to the front of her desk. The girl sits, scared to mention his name. "Well Snow?" Regina impatiently taps one finger against her desk.
"Robin's back." She mumbles looking into Regina's hurt, dark brown eyes. Regina freezes and lets the name, his name run through her ears. All those stored away, painful memories were scattered all over her mind.
"Why the hell is he back in this town?" She demands, staying strong. Snow immediately stands up and looks at the door, then back at her stepmother. Snow doesn't know what to do, what to say! Regina begins to fiddle with her hands and fingers with impatience and anxiousness. "Why is he back here?" She asks more calmly as she looks at Snow.
"I was hoping you knew the answer." Snow walks a little closer to Regina, giving the look of sympathy and consolement. Why was Robin back in town? Regina asks herself as her heart shatters. Robin was the jerk who cheated on her then pretended he didn't have feelings for the other woman. He was the guy who would tell her brutal lies and say they were true. And yet she still loved him. Because underneath all those heartbreaking lies he was still a sweet man. But when Regina couldn't take it any longer, she made him leave town and broke up with him. Even though it hurt her, it hurt her more when she saw him walking the streets like nothing ever happened.
"Regina?" Snow asks worriedly, given a are-you-ok look. Snow knew how Regina was feeling, she was the one who saw it all happen, the one who consoled Regina for all the pain she went through, all the heartbreak. She reaches for Regina's hand, and pats it like a mother would (even though Regina was the stepmother), making Regina snap back into reality. She begins to feel weak, broken and like the victim of a horrendous murder. Standing up, she walks to her glass office door with her purse and coat,
"Snow can you lock up the office? I'm not feeling very well and I'm going to stay home for the rest of the afternoon." Regina opens the door, checking over her shoulder to Snow, who nods slowly, watching the heartbroken woman exit the black and white room.
Regina rushes home. She barges into her foyer, and slams the door shut, letting all the heartbreak and betrayal conceive her. Suddenly she hears footsteps in her kitchen, making her stand up from her couch, and remove her boots while tip-toeing towards the kitchen. The footsteps grow louder as she shuffles closer to the entry of her dining area. She grabs the closest thing by her and holds it tight in her grasp. Unfortunately for her it was a book but Regina doesn't put it down, she continues to creep into the kitchen. Her terrified gaze meets the intruders. Her body becomes paralyzed. No matter how hard she tries, she just can't move. She's sucked too deep into his eyes. He walks closer to her as she glances at the hardcover book in her hands. Before she knows what's happening, he takes the book from her hand and places it on the table.
"You have no right to be here." Regina says with a shaky voice as he smirks.
"And you don't have the right to beat me with," He reads the title of the book. "With or without you" He says walking closer.
"Robin get the hell out of my house!" She hollers finally regaining some of her strength back. He steps back a little with hurt on his face like he'd just been slapped.
"Regina please just let me explain." He begs. She loved it when he begged. She wanted to see him on his knees begging for forgiveness. It made her feel powerful and strong, even when she wasn't.
"Fine! You want to explain? Meet me at the diner in twenty minutes, and maybe you can explain yourself to me before doing the same with the sheriff." She tells him sternly. He nods and starts walking out the door, Regina follows him to lock the door. She watches him as he walks down her driveway and across the street. When he was finally off her property she calms herself down. She has twenty minutes before she had to see her ex-lover again. She would use this time wisely.
First Regina went up to her room, took off her work clothes and took a nice hot shower. As she conditioned her hair, she thought about what would happen if she saw Robin again. Should she or shouldn't she? That thought drove through her mind as she tried to get ready to meet with him for an explanation. She puts on a plain, pastel blue shirt, with a pocket on the left top corner, dark jeans and sneakers. Her hair is weaved into a braid and her face wears nothing but mascara.
Ten minutes until she had to go and she was starting to have second thoughts about it but, she couldn't not go, especially after agreeing. Inside she still had feelings for him and she tried to deny it. She's have to put her feelings aside and just listen, and do what's safe for her. She went to her door, ready to go, taking a deep breathe. Here I go. She enters her car, and pulls out of the driveway.