"What do we do Robin?" Regina looked up to him with panic in her eyes. "We help her of course!" He carefully picked the woman up "I know that! I wasn't going to leave her but Robin she's Snow White! The princess! What if someone finds her and therefore me!"
They went into the cottage and Regina watched Robin set snow onto the sofa. "You take care of her and I will scout the area" he left but not before he left a sweet kiss upon her lips. When he left she started to take care of snow cleaning any wounds she had. Soon the boys were peaking their heads out. "It's ok now baby" she held out her arms and both boys ran to her and sat on her knee looking down at the princess. "Who is she mama?" Roland asked.
"She's called Snow White" Henry giggled "that's a silly name" they all giggled for a moment until Regina noticed snow starting to wake up. "Boys go to your room and play" both boys put on their best puppy eyes and pouted their lips "no that will not work on me this time! Off you go" they jumped of her knee "fine" they both mumbled.
She turned when she heard a sharp intake of air behind her. Snow tried to sit up but Regina beat her to it "hey, hey slow down" she slowly helped snow sit up right "thank y-" snow finally looked at who her Saviour was "Regina? Is it really you?" She took Regina's face in her hand "yes dear it's me" Regina softly lay her hand over snows. "How is this possible" snow said "and you're with child too!" Regina lay her hand on her stomach "this is my third I have twin boys already but snow you can't tell anyone I'm here"
"I have no one to tell the queen threw me out of my home" tears started to flow in snows eyes as she explained all that has happened so far. How the queen has been trying to kill her and how she has survived this long on the run. "Oh snow" Regina pulled the girl in for a hug. Just as they broke apart Robin walks in "ah you're awake. How are you feeling?"
"Much better. Who are you? Where am I?" He held his hand out and shook hers "Robin of Locksley at your service. You mi 'lady are in our home, don't worry it's quite well hidden" Robin came over and placed a kiss on Regina's head "I'll go check on the boys. Do you want me to bring them out?" Regina nodded in response.
"Well I need to start on dinner" Regina got up from her seat and started making stew in the kitchen. "Mama! What's for dinner?" The boys asked jumping on the spot "beef stew but boys I think you have forgotten your manners. What do we do when we have guests?" She pointed her head towards snow who was still lying down on the sofa.
"Hello, princess. It's nice to meet you" they said in union. "Please call me snow" the boys climbed up one sitting on each side. "Why do you have such a funny name?"
"Henry!" Regina shouted Snow chuckled "its fine. My mother thought my skin was so fair that it was like snow. So she named me Snow White" "oh ok" Henry accepted the answer.
"Something smells amazing." Robin said as he re-entered the cosy little home. He then came up behind Regina and whispers in her ear "someone looks amazing" she turned her head and kissed him soundly. "Ew!" The couple broke apart and chuckled at the boys.
Once dinner was ready everyone sat at the dinner table and they all tucked in. Both Regina and Robin had to clean the boy's faces after dinner they were really messy eaters. "So Regina how did you end up here?" Regina and Robin looked at each other "maybe that's a story for once the boys are in bed" snow nodded accepting robins answer.
While Robin cleaned up the dinner Regina and the boys talked to snow who listening to Roland's tale of the time he saw a flying monkey in the forest last week the boy had an amazing imagination snow thought. "Right bed time soon boys"
"Aww but mama" Regina gave them the look "No buts now off to bed I promise to tuck you both in ok." The two boys looked to each other considering the deal with the other "ok!" and with that said they scurried off to their room.
Regina looked at snow "I'll be back in a minute." Snow nodded and she walked into the boy's room to get the boys ready for bed.
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Once Regina and Robin had got them into their pyjamas and tucked into bed they started their tale of two knights that saved a whole town from a dragon. By the time they finished the story they were left with two pair of droopy eyes with a kiss on the forehead goodnight. Robin and Regina left the room with their hands intertwined.
When they saw Snow patiently wait on the sofa for them to come back the married couple took a breath in and stepped up to the princess. "Ah Regina, are you ready to tell me how you came to get this wonderful family?" Regina nodded and sat beside the young fair woman. Robin pulled a chair up beside them and held Regina's hand. "Well let's start from how Robin and I met."
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Many years ago
Once the door flew open Regina took a breath in and stepped into the tavern. She walked over to a table that was beside the man with the lion tattoo and sat down. "What would you like?" a woman asked "just a water please" the woman scoffed and walked away.
Regina then heard a man drunkenly attempt to whisper "Look at that beauty over there robin" she heard a slap and turned to see the man with the lion tattoo slapping a very large man on the back of his head. "That is not how we treat woman little John."
He made his way over to Regina "I'm very sorry mi' lady little john gets a little rude when he's drunk." The man gave Regina a charming smile "that's ok no harm done." Just then the woman that took Regina's order came over and set the mug of water in front of her and left. "I can see you don't come to places like this often"
Regina blushed "Is it that obvious?" Robin chuckled "Well usually when someone comes in here it's not for water" with that said she blushed even more "well you're right I've very been to a place like this"
Robin took the seat facing here and said "So what brings a beautiful woman like you to a dump like this?" Regina arched an eyebrow "what a question from a man I don't even know the name of" she flirted. Robin grinned "Robin, Robin of Locksley and yours?" Regina thought of giving him a fake name but decided against it "Ah the thief, well no harm in telling a thief my name. Its Regina."
"What a beautiful name, you know it means 'Queen' and a beautiful woman such as yourself deserves a thrown." Just when she was about to replay and a blast of music rang throughout the Tavern. Robin held out his hand to Regina "May I have this dance?" she hesitated for a moment not sure if she would be able to keep up with the fast beat of the music only being used to the slow boring danced back in the palace. "Yes you may" she took his hand and he led them to the dance floor.
The spent hours dancing until their feet ached, they skipped and hopped until their feet could no longer stand the beating force of their dance steps on the dirty wooden tavern floor. Tired and out of breath they left the tavern giggling and laughing under the moons magnificent light. They came to the town's fountain and sat by the water's edge. Regina told him of her horrible marriage and how life was not working in her favour. He told her of his life as a thief and they gradually moved closer and closer. By the time Robin asked his question he was holding Regina in his arms "when can I see you again?"
"Uh…" the clock tower rang out signalling that was getting very late. "Oh no. I have to get back" Regina hopped up but Robin grabbed her arm "Regina what's wrong?" she turned and kissed him hard "Meet me back at the tavern in 3 days' time" Robin pouted "3 days is so long" he kissed her lip punctuating each word. "Robin -kiss- I really -kiss- need to -kiss- go." He finally let go of her and watched her walk into the shadows not to be seen again until 3 days' time.
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"So what happened next!" snow asked Regina smiled and held Robins hand tighter "Well as you can see we fell very much in love with each other" Robin wrapped his arm around her "I love you" Regina melted right into his arms and gazed lovingly into his beautiful eyes "and I you, my love" . They both met in a romantic kiss both forgetting about the princess in front of them.
"Um guys still here" with that said the couple snapped out of their own little worlds were only they and they alone existed. "Oh sorry" Regina blushed "that's a beautiful story. I'm so happy you two met"
"You're not mad at me for leaving?" snow shook her head "No how can I when I see the wonderful family you have." Regina wrapped Snow up in a hug. Snow started to yawn "Oh you much be exhausted and we have kept you up so late. You have had a rough day today so rest now" she kissed the top of Snows head like she did when the princess was young. She froze to see what Snows reaction would be but all she got was a sleepy smile from the princess. "Goodnight snow"
Regina and Robin then went to their own room to prepare themselves for sleep. They both curled up to each other seeking comfort within one another.