I own all the mistakes in this one!
Thank you to my best friend, Carolina, for everything!
*I don't own OUAT*
Regina stired in her sleep the metallic
sound of her alarm clock echoing through the room making it impossible for her to ignore it.
After a minute, that seemed more like an hour, she managed to open her eyes, stretching her arm out of the warm confort of her sheets and turn the damn thing off.
It was now 6:31am and if she wanted to make her usual run around the block before work she has to get up now. She considers not going but remembers that it would be the third time this week and decides against it.
She gets up and quickly dresses up in her training clothes leaving her work attire ready by the bed.
Regina Maria Mills, 34, is a respected lawyer that works for one of the most renowned law firms in the country, and for the past 12 years of her life she had focused in nothing more than her career.
She has everything she needs or wants but deep down she knows there's something missing...after all, being 34, single and living on a mansion with more space than she knows what to do with is not everything she wants for life.
She decides to shake those thoughts from her head and it isn't long after 6:45am that the white door of the mansion opened reveling a Regina in a ponytail, mp3 in one hand and an apple in the other.
She closed the door and hides the key in a fake rock she purchased for the effect and was ready to go.
Regina is a smal women but fit, she don't necessary needs to exercise but she has come to enjoy the activity quite a bit, it's the only time in the day where her mind isn't consumed by cases and her own life, so she runs, runs to free her mind even if it is for just half an hour.
She's about to pass the second corner of the block when a smal thing makes her do an abrupt stop. She almost felt over her own feet but managed to find her equilibrium before she could embarrass herself in front of the neighbor who's out grabbing the daily paper.
She's about to let her rage for the thing that interrupted her morning stroll known when she looks down only to find the most adorable dog she has ever seen in her life.
He or she wasn't bigger than 30 centimeters, the fur brown and black, and in a matter of seconds Regina was on her knees petting the small animal who seemed to like the attention direct thrower it.
After a few minutes she remembered of her surroundings and looked around trying to spot the owner of the dog who was now resting in her arms.
"Where's your mommy little one? Are you lost?" She asked reaching for the leash around the animal's neck.
"Well Cookie" the name was engraved on the gold chain. "I guess you're coming home with me so we can call this number okay?" She asked petting Cookie behind the hears, something the dog seemed to enjoy a lot.
She carried the cute thing in her arms until they reach home. She proceeded to make her way into the kitchen to put some water for the dog to drink while she called the number engraved by the name on the leash.
She dialed the number and almost immediately after putting the phone to her ear she heard a british voice that seemed out of breath
"Hello?" The man on the other side of the line said.
"Hello, good morning." She said back.
"Can I help you?" He asked clearly wanting it to be a quick call.
"I think I can help you, I have something that I think belongs to you." And right on cue Cookie let a bark.
"Oh thank God, I've been looking for her in the hole neighborhood!" He said exhaling heavily.
"I think she's ready to go home as well!" She said unable to contain a chuckle.
"I don't want to troble you even more but can you meet me in the park please?" He asked.
She checked the time on the wall clock in her kitchen. 7:21am. She would be late to work if she went all the way to the park and then back to get ready.
"I'm sorry but I can't. I have to be at work in half an hour..." she said the next words with uncertainty. "Can you pass by my house? I can get ready with little Cookie here, you come get her and I still make it to work on time."
"Sure, everything for my baby's saviour." He said laughing. "What's your address? "
"108 Mifflin Street, can you manage?"
"Yes I'm a 15min walk from there. I better get going." He said already walking.
"See you in 15 then." She said already making her way to the stairs.
"Until then love." He said ending the call.
She stoped in her tracks. Love? She shook her head and hurried upstairs and into the bathroom.
She took her shower and got dressed with Cookie in her bedroom.
By the time her doorbell ranged she was applying the last item of makeup, a coat of red lipstick. She was ready.
She pulled Cookie into her arms and made her way to the front door.
She was expecting the owners dog to be an old british man, glasses and a white mustache, what she saw when she opened the door was nothing like her imagination predicted.
Robin wasn't expecting to see an young lady either. Judging from the huge house he was picturing a fifty something women but what he saw was far from it.
She regained her posture first, mostly because Cookie was struggling to leave her arms into the handsome stranger ones.
"I told you she was eager to see you" she said smiling and putting the small animal in his arms.
He smiled from ear to ear petting the animal.
"Thank you so much! How can I thank you." He putted the animal on the ground and extended a hand to her.
"Robin."
She mimicked her movement.
"Regina."
"What a lovely name." He said looking into her eyes.
She felt a blushed creeping her face.
"Thank you. You have nothing to thank me about I loved to meet this beautiful girl." She said directing her words to the dog.
"Let me at least take you to the local coffe shop. My treat." He said really wanting her to say yes.
She thought about it for a few seconds and what really had she to lose? Going out with an handsome, nice guy.
"Well, if you insist, I accept." She said smiling.
She notices she hasn't smiled this much and this genuinely with anyone in a long time and as much as it scared her she liked it.
"Great!" He said excitedly. "Four in the afternoon works for you?"
"Yes, I'll be there."
"Awesome, he turned around and was almost in the street when he stoped and looked around, Regina laughing in the front door.
"Aren't you forgetting something?" She said squatting down to get Cookie into her arms once again.
He jogged to the door laughing.
"Yes, I better not lose her again, although I have to say I'm glad she escaped me this morning."
"How so?" She said teasing him. Was she really flirting with him? She was and she decided it was okay.
"I gained a date with a beautiful brunette." He said flirting back.
"Who said this was a date." She said trying to remain serious but failing.
"You're right milady, you'll decide if it was after." He said and started his way to the street once again.
"See you at four milady" he called from the side way.
"Four it is!" She called back. "Please don't lose Cookie again."
She closed the door and checked the time in her phone.
"OH MY GOD! I'm so late." She said running around the house looking for everything she needed for her work day.
To be continued...
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