A dating website. That's right, Robin Locksley has made a profile on a dating website. It wasn't exactly his idea to sign up for True Love Connections but yet here he is with a profile filled with his dislikes, his likes, his background information, what attracts him to a woman, and of course, a profile picture. His best friend Will, that bloke, decided that Robin needed to get back out there and date around. After all, Robin won't have those dashing looks forever and Roland needs a mother soon. Robin's argument against that was that he wasn't going to find a proper wife or mother for Roland on a dating website. Will disagreed and has forced this wonderful website upon him and now Robin is stuck with the profile.
What he didn't expect was to get so many messages from women; ranging from "hey hot stuff, are you looking for some fun ;)" to "how do you feel about foot fetishes?". If he was being honest, not all were that creepy and terrible but the lot of them were. Will made him promise not to delete his account until he at least found someone he would go on a date with and ask them. Easier said than done, obviously. So right now, Robin was scrolling through the 'compatible women' list the website gave him.
Most women on this list were decent looking and some even had kids or typed that they were good with children; a quality that Robin is obviously looking for. If he was being honest, no one really popped out to him. No one that Robin could even see himself having a nice dinner with or even talking to for more than an hour. Fast judgement but after the debacle, otherwise known as his relationship with Marian, Robin has decided that he is looking for a connection that will last past looks; something less shallow and more concrete. With a sigh, Robin logged off and shut down his computer. Maybe he'd try again tomorrow.
"Katherine, I swear to everything you hold dear to your heart, if you don't stop messaging people on this profile I will have to hurt you!" Regina Mills yelled at her best friend through the phone. She was tapping her foot as she tried to let out some of the angry bottled up inside her. The nerve of this woman!
"I'm sorry, sweetheart but you aren't messaging any men on there. Someone has to!" Katherine said back in defense. She was only trying to help out.
"That doesn't mean you have to message men that I am looking for a good time and I'm up for anything with winky faces!" Regina practically screeched back. There was no way in hell Katherine was going to get away with this. She had been getting messages back asking what her favorite sex position was and which hotel she'd like to meet up at. Creeps, all of them.
"C'mon Regina! If you actually used your account you could be with a hot guy right now instead of yelling at me." Katherine said while trying to hold back her laughter. She knew it would outrage Regina enough to actually do something about it. Regina is not the type of person you can force into doing something, unless you get her mad.
"I'll make you a deal; you stop messaging men that I am ready for sex and I'll choose one man on this website to message."
"Deal! But with one condition, you have to message them by the end of today or I will start asking men what they think not having a gag reflex."
"Katherine! I will actually kill you and trust me; I'll make sure it'll be painful." Regina threatened. Sometimes she just did not understand why she was still friends with Katherine.
"Oh please, how many times have you threatened to do that? There is no follow through. You need me too much. I make your life have adventure instead of the boring routine you seem to have insisted upon. Now, I have to go because Frederick wants to go see one of those Fast and Furious movies or something like that. All I know is that there will probably be a lot of guns and racing cars. Have fun, I'll check back later, love you lots." Katherine said and hung up; leaving Regina to sit by her computer in her office with a frown etched across the face.
"I suppose I need to find myself a man." Regina muttered to herself as she started to scroll through the recommended men for her.
And that's where she saw him. Robin was his name and he was gorgeous. No actually, gorgeous was an understatement. His dimples and those eyes; a lethal combination if Regina has ever seen one. She quickly clicked on his profile to read about him.
Hello, my name is Robin Locksley. I am thirty-two years old and I was forced into doing this by my best friend. I was born and raised in England but I live in Boston right now with my two year old son, Roland. I work for an advertising company and enjoy my work. I am looking for someone I could talk to for hours and someone who is good with children. Roland is the most important part of my life and means everything to me. He comes first so please do not message me if you do not like children or are looking for something quick.
Okay so Regina just melted a little bit inside. Robin Locksley appeared to be the most perfect man on the planet. She sighed as she moved her cursor over the message button. She loved children and Robin was not looking for a hook up, just like Regina…but they lived more than three hours away from each other. Regina shook her head and quickly hit the message button. Her deal with Katherine was that she would message a man, not go on a date with him.
Hello Robin, my name is Regina Mills. I stumbled upon your account and I would not mind having a conversation with you. Respond if you would like to have a conversation with me as well. Have a nice day.
Regina smirked and hit the send button. There, it was pretty straight forward and polite. If he didn't want to respond to her than that is his problem. She at least upheld her deal with Katherine; that's all that mattered right now.
Robin had finally gotten from work the next day and Roland was still with the babysitter. He took a deep breath and plopped down on his couch with a bottle of beer and his computer sitting on his lap. He opened his laptop and logged onto his email; he could at least get some work done before Roland was dropped off. He quickly saw that he got an email from True Love Connections about someone sending him a message. He was tempted to delete it; he just was not in the mood for creepy messages right now but for whatever reason he didn't. He opened a new tab and logged onto his account to look at the message.
It was from a Regina Mills and he could not help but laugh as he read it. She made this seem like a formal business meeting or a job interview. He smiled and shook his head before he clicked on her profile. That's when his eyes became bigger and his mouth dropped. Regina Mills was an angel. She had to be sent from heaven because no one this beautiful could be from this world. His heart started racing and he licked his lips as he clicked to enlarge the photo.
Those deep brown eyes that seemed to sparkle and dear god, her smile; it was bright and real. Her lip scar just seemed to add to her beauty instead of take away from it. This woman was both adorable and drop dead gorgeous. Robin's palms started to sweat as he went back to his messages. How should he reply? He quickly cleared his throat and started to type.
Hello, Regina…
Hello, it's me...
so yeah. please read and review the story. give me any feedback or any ideas you have and want to see happen in the story. all mistakes are mine and i do not own these characters...if i did, things would be a lot different on that show. have a nice day. -sam
