Once again, this fanfiction does not go in chronological order, it's a series of various one shots
Regina spritzed herself with perfume again, a perfect blend of black raspberry and burgundy rose. And glanced at herself in the mirror to make sure she looked presentable. For the evening she had chosen a stunning scarlet colored backless dress and black heels that showed off her gorgeous legs. Robin had asked her out to dinner tonight at the only restaurant in town other than Granny's and she wanted to look nice. He said he would meet her there at 8 pm.
Regina went downstairs and saw Henry and Roland playing a card game on the couch. Something called 'Nerts' that Regina just did not understand. "Henry I'm leaving." She announced.
Henry looked up and smiled at Regina. "You look really nice mom." He complimented.
Regina walked over and planted a kiss on top of his head. "Thank you." Regina straightened up. "Now you're sure you're going to be okay? We don't have to go."
Henry sighed, "Mom we'll be fine. You should go. Have a nice dinner."
Regina was a little reluctant to leave Henry alone with Roland. Not because she didn't trust them but rather because it seemed every time she turned around some new villain was trying to hurt her by getting to Henry. But Robin had assured her it would be fine. Regina smirked at Henry's reassurance. Regina leaned down and kissed him on the cheek, "Bye. I love you." Regina straightened up and patted Roland on the head, "Bye Roland." As Regina walked past him he turned around and whined. Regina looked back confused and Roland tapped his cheek.
Henry laughed, "Mom, I think you forgot someone."
Regina smiled at Roland's insistence. They had been growing closer ever since she and Robin had gotten together. I mean the Hood's had practically had moved in to the Mayors house. Regina leaned down and delicately kissed Roland's cheek and then raspberry-ed him causing Roland to erupt into giggles. "Bye guys. Have fun tonight." Regina laughed as she grabbed her car keys off the table and zipped across town.
"Regina?" Regina turned around to see Robin coming towards her. She had just gotten out of her car and was about to walk into the restaurant. Robin paused when Regina turned around as he took in her appearance. He had to pause for a moment and his eyes shuttered closed as he saw his woman smiling at him. "God, you look so beautiful." He said softly as he grabbed Regina's waist and kissed her softly on the cheek.
Regina chuckled, "You look very nice yourself." Robin had ditched his usual hiking attire for a crisp new, white, collared button up shirt and dark denim jeans, complimented with his black leather jacket.
"Here, I- I got these for you." Robin said sheepishly as he held out a bouquet of assorted flowers.
Regina smiled brightly as she took the flowers and leaned in to smell them. "They're gorgeous." Regina said.
Robin smiled and grabbed Regina's free hand and led her inside, "I'm glad you like them."
As they took their seats Regina was pleased to not see anybody she knew terribly well. She wanted this to be a night just about the two of them.
"How are the boys?" Robin asked.
"Good." Regina chuckled under her breath.
Robin stared at her expectantly, "What are you laughing at?" He inquired.
Regina shook her head, "Oh nothing. It's just. Roland. As I was leaving I said bye to them and gave Henry a kiss and Roland was upset that I hadn't given him one too." Regina blushed and Robin laughed.
He reached across the table and grasped Regina's hand, "He must see the same amazing, gorgeous woman that I see." Regina blushed an even brighter shade of Red and took a sip of the wine that the waiter had brought to calm her nerves. Robin was the only one to ever make her feel this way, a mixture of protection and vulnerability. Because Robin could see right through her, sense every thought she had; read her like an open book, yet he would never use anything he knew against her.
After they had ordered, Robin leaned back in his chair and watched Regina. "What are you looking at?" She said hastily.
"You." He replied unashamed. He leaned forward and once again took Regina's hand. "Regina, I know we've been through a lot, but I want you to know just how much I love you. You're everything to me, and that's why I made you…this. To celebrate today." Robin reached into his coat pocket and pulled out a wooden box and placed it on the table. Regina looked to him slightly confused and he smiled, "Open it." He prompted.
Regina opened the box and saw a silver necklace sitting on a small pillow. It was the outline of an apple with an arrow shot diagonally across the apple. It was amazing. "You made this?" Regina said quietly.
Robin nodded, "Yes, well I did have some help from some of the merrymen. Adam is quite the blacksmith."
Regina looked back up to Robin, "I don't understand why are we celebrating today?"
Robin stared back at her blankly and a nervous laughter escaped from his lips, "Regina? It's our anniversary today…" Regina's face contorted into a mixture of bemusement and surprise, that first of all Robin had remembered something like that and secondly that he even bothered to celebrate. Robin scoffed at Regina's expression, "Don't tell me you forgot?" When Regina failed to reply he threw his napkin down on the table, "Regina, why did you think I invited you out?"
"I thought you just wanted to take me out to dinner." Regina replied with a shrug.
Robin was fuming, "I can't believe you forgot about today." Robin said bitterly as he closed the jewelry box and placed it back into his coat pocket.
"Pft, and now I don't get to keep the necklace?" Regina asked, she couldn't understand why he was getting so worked up.
"Well I guess not, since this was a token of our love and you can't even be bother to remember the specific day." Robin answered callously. At that precise moment the waiter brought their entrées cutting off the conversation. The rest of the night passed in dull silence as Robin spewed to himself about how Regina could have forgotten their anniversary and Regina trying to rationalize why it was such a big deal to Robin.
The car ride home was tedious and uncomfortable. Before the car had even come too a complete stop in the driveway of the Mills Manor Robin had jumped out and shut the door bitterly. Regina sighed as she walked inside. "Hi Mom, hi Robin." Henry said eagerly. Robin mumbled out a hello before he retreated upstairs. Regina ignored Robin, "Henry I brought you some dessert." She smiled and gestured for him to follow her to the kitchen.
Regina set down the box and the flowers on the counter and retrieved a fork from the drawer. Henry carefully opened it and smiled at the contents. It was red velvet cheesecake with cream cheese frosting. Red Velvet was Henry's favorite. "Thanks mom." Henry said as he grabbed the fork started in on the corner.
"You're welcome baby. Where's Roland?" Regina asked.
"Hes aswepp." Henry said barely audibly with a mouth full of cheesecake.
"Good." Regina replied, chuckling at Henry's display.
"So… dinner didn't go so well?" Henry asked innocently as he swallowed down his mouthful.
Regina narrowed her eyes, "Why would you think that?"
Henry gave her one of those looks that was so wise beyond his years. "Well Robin went bolting upstairs and you don't seem to mind."
Regina smirked at him, proud of Henry's intelligence, than grimaced. Henry had a point. Regina shook her head, "It's stupid, I just forgot, I guess today was our anniversary. Robin… didn't take it so well."
"Did you purposefully forget?" Henry inquired.
Regina scoffed at him, "No I did not purposefully forget Henry. Although I don't see why it's such a big deal." Regina muttered under her breath.
"And that's what you told Robin?" Henry grimaced.
"Okay Mr. 'I have a ton of life experience and know how to fix relationships', what did I do wrong?" Regina asked half joking.
Henry, however, took her seriously, "Well it's kind of like with my book. Remember, I was totally obsessed with it and wanted to tell you all about it, but it seemed like you had more important things to do?"
"Pft I did!" Regina defended, "I was busy trying to get ride of Emma and prevent the curse from being broken."
Henry let Regina finish before continuing, "Right, but you blew me off. And it sounds like you blew him off. And let me tell you it doesn't feel good."
Regina immediately felt bad and recoiled, "So it is my fault." She said softly. Henry scrunched his lips and didn't reply. "I need to go make this right." Regina stated and Henry nodded in agreement. Regina walked around the counter and kissed Henry on the cheek, "Goodnight. Don't stay up to late."
"I won't." Henry replied as Regina walked out. "Oh, and good luck!" Henry called out after Regina.
As Regina walked into the bedroom Robin was sitting in his boxers on his side of the bed, his back to Regina. Regina cleared her throat and hung up her coat in the closet. Regina sat down opposite from Robin so that they're backs were to each other. How should she even begin? She had a feeling that Robin wouldn't just accept a simple apology, no matter how meaningful. "Robin I," Regina started, she knew she had disappointed him and she didn't know anything else she could say except, "I'm sorry that I upset you." She finished.
Robin glanced over his shoulder, "I know." He said quietly. "And that's what bothers me, it was bad enough when you forgot, but you don't even care that you didn't remember. You're more angry that you upset me."
Regina stood up and turned around, "Well what do you want me to say Robin, the specific dates don't really matter to me, the only thing I want is you, forever and you already promised me that, so why would the specific date matter to me?" Regina's voice grew hoarse, as she was halfway between normal emotion and crying, but she tried to smile.
Robin stood up and turned around, "You're smiling yet you're close to tears?" He pointed out. A small laugh escaped Regina's lips and she wiped her eyes. Robin's face softened and he smiled, "I'm sorry I was so angry, I just, I don't know the dates were always important to me." Robin walked closer to Regina.
Regina nodded, "I didn't know, or else I would have paid closer attention." Robin gently grabbed Regina's hand, "I'm so scared of losing you Robin." Regina admitted.
Robin stared deep into Regina's eyes, "Regina, you're the love of my life. Even Marian never did to me what you do to me." He smiled, struggling to find the words to say, "Your presence is intoxicating, it's like a drug. Every time I see you I can't help but stop and stare. You make my world stop." Robin shook his head, "It's not even any one thing you do, just you being you, the way you check the mirror every morning before you leave the bedroom to make sure you look perfect, the way you grab Roland's hand so protectively when you cross the street, the way you cling to me at night, when we're laying in bed, as if your scared I could ever leave, when I'm perpetually worried you'll find a reason for us to not be together." Robin placed Regina's hand on his chest, "Regina you have to know, you hold my heart now and forever, and you're right, the specific days don't matter, the only thing I care about is getting to spend the rest of my life with you."
Regina didn't know what to say, she still wasn't entirely comfortable admitting all of her deepest, darkest feeling and desires. "So does this mean I can have my present now?" Regina asked.
Robin chuckled as Regina's hand slid off of his chest and he smiled at her. He knew Regina had a hard time opening up, but she was trying and everyday they made more progress. "Of course, anything for you." Robin pulled the box out of his coat pocket and Regina turned around, pulling her hair to the side, allowing Robin to put the necklace on her. Robin pulled the necklace out and delicately clasped it around Regina's neck. Regina dropped her hair over her shoulder and fingered the symbol of the apple and the arrow. "It's beautiful." Regina smiled.
"That makes two of you." Robin said as he tenderly kissed the exposed nape of Regina's neck.
Regina turned around to face Robin and his hands spread down low and grasped her hips. "Let me show you how much you mean to me?" Regina asked politely as she nibbled the inside of her lower lip. Robin raised one eyebrow seductively and Regina slowly walked around him swaying her rear to get his attention, it worked. As Regina sat back on the bed Robin could barely stand the pressure building between his legs. Regina gave him her most provocative smile and Robin succumbed to the pressure and straddled Regina taking her mouth in his. Robin fumbled to unzip Regina's dress in the back. Robin's necklace was the only article of clothing Regina would be wearing tonight.
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