COPYRIGHT 2016
Rachael Marchewka
APRIL, 2016
NOTES: This was a prompt on Twitter that some of my buddies shouted out. I took the challenge. I hope I live up to their expectations. "ROBIN AND REGINA MAKE A SEXUAL BUCKET LIST, AND STRIVE TO DO EVERYTHING ON IT" Your wish is my command. I hope you guys like this. P.S I miss the vault and so does Robin. I hope you find him amusing. Xoxo
THE BUCKET LIST
PROLOGUE – WHAT THE HELL IS A BUCKET LIST?
Robin watched Regina with the children and their friends from across the diner. He'd gone outside to take a phone call from John and lingered in the doorway to bask at his family. He was truly the luckiest man alive. They'd survived the Underworld and were all safe and home. They hadn't had much time alone; him and his Regina. They had a full house of children now and even though Henry sometimes stayed with Emma it didn't matter - they were never alone. He missed her. He knew it was silly and ridiculous but he missed the days when he could make love to her slowly and take his time. He missed her vault. They'd only made love their once and part of him really wanted to go back there with her. Their first time had been not only special but intense and sexy and Robin was longing for those days. It wasn't that sex with Regina was bad or boring. No, on the contrary – she was the best he'd ever had. After all, they were soulmates. But, things had been so rushed recently with their lovemaking. He always felt like he was in a hurry. Just last evening they'd been interrupted by Roland and they never got to finish. They were throwing on their clothes quickly and . . . he looked up and noticed her eyes on him suddenly. She smiled at him. God, he missed her. She looked lovely tonight. She always did but tonight she was glowing, happy and smiling with everyone. There was light in her eyes and she was so beautiful. She said something to Emma and Snow across the table and gathered Roland and their little peanut and headed over to where he stood "Everything alright," she asked as she reached for his hand.
He smiled "Yes, I'm just tired I suppose."
"Then, let's go home," she replied as they headed out and onto the sidewalk. Robin would talk to her tonight. He would see if she felt the same way. If she did – they needed to figure something out. They needed to spend more time alone together.
Once they arrived at home; they went through their nightly ritual of getting their two youngest children to bed. Henry decided to stay with Emma and he'd probably come home the next day. He was always going back and forth between their home and Emma's and it was a reasonable arrangement and one everyone was used to now. Regina had voiced her desire to take a bath so Robin finished cleaning up downstairs while she went up to their room. He'd give her a few minutes to get settled and then he'd go up and talk to her. She'd be relaxed and they could chat. Ten minutes later; he walked into the bathroom and he watched as she opened one eye and smiled at him "Hello my thief," she teased.
He bit his lip, smiled and sat on the edge of the tub "Hello, milady. Are you relaxed?"
"Yes, very much so; why don't you join me," she said as she gave him a once over.
It would figure she would offer this now when he wanted to have a serious conversation "Alright, I will join you if we can have a little talk."
She sat up straighter "What about?"
He began stripping as he started talking and her eyes moved over his body as he spoke "I've been thinking that since we got back from our latest . . . I hate to call it an adventure but call it what you will. We haven't had much time alone – just you and me."
She let out a breath "I know. We have three children now," she said.
"Exactly; we have a large family and I've started working with David and Emma at the police station and you're the mayor of course. We're busy but Regina we need time to be . . . us."
"You're right but what do you suggest we do?" Robin got in the tub and sat across from her; he grabbed her feet and started rubbing "Well, don't do that. It's distracting," she said as she let out a giggle.
He smiled and released her foot "Yes, and I want you to concentrate. This is very important. Well, lately our time together has been rushed," he said. "Like last night for example."
"So, we're talking about sex."
"Yes, and I just think there has to be a way we can either take our time; like when we made love in your vault for the first time or do something; I don't know – different," he said slowly.
She placed her head back and sighed "When you say different do you mean like experiment. Do different things in the bedroom perhaps?"
He wasn't sure what he was thinking but that sounded like a good idea to him "I suppose. I mean we really need to find a babysitter first and foremost. We're always with the children. I'm sure Mary Margaret and David wouldn't mind watching them once in a while. I mean they could come here if they wanted," he said.
She was nodding her head back and forth slowly "So, you're not even suggesting we have sex here. You're saying we could go . . . other places."
"Regina, I don't know what I'm suggesting. All I know is . . . I miss you. I know that sounds insane but I want to spend time alone with you. I want to make love to you properly. I want to please you," he said as he reached for her hand and placed it on his face.
"Robin . . . you do. But I understand what you mean and this is a good idea. We haven't had much time to . . . and I'm going back to this word – experiment in the bedroom. It might be . . . fun," she said as she licked her lips and winked at him.
"Oh' Bloody Hell; don't look at me like that. I'm trying to talk to you about something serious and you're licking your lips," he said seriously. "It makes me want to jump on you right now."
She laughed "Alright, in all seriousness. We know we want to spend more time together and experiment in bed. So, why don't we . . ." The idea came to her out of nowhere and she sat up even straighter and whispered "A bucket list."
"A what," he asked. "What the hell is a bucket list?"
She smiled "Well, most people make a list of what they want to accomplish in life before they die. For example; some people want to go skydiving, take a cruise to Alaska, or . . ."
"Where the hell is Alaska," he asked.
"Robin, it's far but that's beside the point. Do you understand what I'm saying?"
"I think so. What would be on our list?"
Robin reached for her leg and began massaging it "Well, what kind of things do we want to do . . . relating to sex," she asked.
"I already know one," he said rather quickly.
"You do?"
"Yes, I want to go back to your vault," he said seriously.
"But, we already did that," she said.
"I don't care. I want to go there again."
She shook her head and laughed "Alright but what else?"
He looked at her straight in her eyes and said "I want to fuck you in the forest and . . . in the lake." Her heart skipped a beat. He'd never really spoken to her that way except in the heat of the moment and she felt her face flush "You're shocked," he said.
"A little," she admitted. "What else?"
He started rubbing her other leg and let out a breath "Well, that night when we left the diner and we took a walk right before Emma became the "Dark One" we were in the alley and do you remember what we were doing?"
"Yes," she said softly.
"I wanted to take you against that wall. I missed you so much and all I could think about was touching and being with you again. We didn't get to finish because we heard voices and decided to investigate. I want to take you up against that wall Regina. I want to finish what we started that night." She was shocked. She'd never seen this side of Robin before. He sat back and closed his eyes "That's all I have for now," he said softly.
She liked this side of him and it definitely was affecting her "Alright, then I'll keep the list on my phone and we'll start there and if we think of something we'll add it. How does that sound?"
"It sounds brilliant," he said as he sat up and reached for her hand. "Can we start tomorrow," he asked.
She laughed "Robin, are you serious?"
"I want you in that vault. We need to get a babysitter. I've been thinking about it for so long," he admitted.
"Why didn't you say something sooner," she asked.
"Do you realize how much has happened in the last few months?"
"Yes, I know. I think this is a great idea. We deserve some alone time after everything we've been through. We haven't been connecting and it's not really our fault. It's everything that's been happening around us."
"I agree. Regina what do you want on the list," he asked.
She bit her lip and smiled "Well, I'd like to tie you up," she admitted.
"I can steal handcuffs from the station," he teased as he winked at her.
She laughed "Alright and I'm sure I'll think of something else," she said. "I just need to think about it." She shivered and he realized the water was definitely cold now. He got out and wrapped a towel around his waist and he grabbed one for her. He helped her out of the tub and she did the same. They went out to the bedroom and Regina grabbed her phone "I'm texting Snow," she said as he sent a look her way.
"Why," he asked as he dropped his towel and put on a pair of boxer shorts.
"I'm asking her if they can come and watch the kids tomorrow night for a few hours," she said seriously.
"Vault," he asked hopefully.
She smiled "Maybe, maybe not. We'll see."
He kissed her hard on the mouth and whispered "I love you."
She smiled "I love you too Robin." She watched as he crawled in to bed and she couldn't help but feel excited. They were about to embark on an adventure of their own and she couldn't wait.
