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Previously in One Mistake :
"Regina..." breathed the man tenderly.
No.
No it couldn't be
He had left her
Years ago
No...
Regina did the only thing she could think of, she closed the door on the man's face.
The man knocked softly on the door, and she didn't know what to do.
She shouldn't open.
She shouldn't.
Because there was Robin, now, and he wouldn't be happy to know that she let him come in their house.
But...
In the other hand...
She deserved answers.
So despite her best intuition, Regina opened the door and took a deep breath, looking at the man in front of her.
"Hello, Daniel. It's been a while."
Chapter 2
Robin came home by six in the morning and he yawned while opening the door of their house, all the while thinking that soon he would be back in the warmth and comfort of his home, cuddled against his lovely girlfriend. He smiled at that and closed the door behind him, it had been a long night, and maybe he'll get something to eat before going to sleep. He switched on the light, thinking that he might as well take a shower too, when his eyes widened and he jumped.
"Regina?" he asked and she was looking at him, eyes red and pale face.
Robin didn't lose a second and he ran to her, kneeling by her side and now, sobs were holding her as he cupped her cheeks, somehow searching for injuries. "Oh my God... My love, are you alright? What's wrong? What happened? Did someone break in and hurt you?" Brown eyes met blue, "Talk to me, please..."
His heart was beating so fast in panic and Regina couldn't stop crying before she threw herself in his arms and squeezed him tight against her.
"Don't let me go, Robin." she begged against his skin and his eyes widened, arms tightening around her. "Please, don't ever let me go."
Robin's hand found its way to the back of her neck as he brought her closer to him, whispering in her hair sweet nothings.
"Never. I'm never letting you go, Regina. Do you hear me? Never."
He felt her nodd shakily against his neck, and finally she receded from him and leant into his hand when he cupped her cheek.
"What happened?"
She opened the mouth to talk, but Robin could see she was hesitant and God, he had a bad feeling about all that.
"Daniel came back." is all that she said, but it was enough to have his heart stopped and his entire being froze.
Some hours earlier.
"Hello, Daniel. It's been a while."
Daniel smiled sadly and tried to raise his hand but she took a step back.
She was barely holding on together.
Oh God, she wished Robin was there. He would have laid a protective hand around her shoulders, asked Daniel to leave and let them be.
But Robin wasn't there.
"God, Regina. I don't even know where to begin."
"Why are you here?" she asked, coldly.
His eyes widened.
"I needed to see you."
"Why? Why now? Why after all these years?"
She could feel him winced.
The last time they had seen eachother was 4 years ealier, when he had left her like she meant nothing because he needed to stay focus on his carreer and she was nothing but a mere distraction. And that was a month before their wedding.
"Regina," he said again and their eyes met. "You have to know that breaking up with you was the biggest mistake of my all life and I have regretted it everyday since that damn day."
She looked down.
Oh God if he knew how long she had been waiting to hear those words... But she had moved on. She was happy and Robin was the love of her life, her soulmate.
It was too late to apologize.
"I am seeing someone." is all that she said and Daniel tensed, "It is really serious. I love him."
"I should have known." he looked down and now, she was angry.
Toward him.
"You don't get to look hurt." she said and he looked up, frowning." You left me. You chose your own path."
"I know." he said and then ran a hand through his hair.
"What did you think? That I would cry for the rest of my life and never move on?" she chuckled darkly.
"Of course not." he said softly. "But I wanted you to know that I am here to stay."
"What for?"
"Well," he chuckled sadly. "I'd like if we could try to be friends, again?"
She frowned slightly.
That was dangerous.
Robin wouldn't like it.
She wasn't sure she would like it, either.
"I need time to think about it." she breathed and he nodded,
"Of course." then he smiled again and took her hand, squeezing it softly. "If you want to see me, I'm at the Granny's resort. " he took a deep breath and said, "I am so glad to see you, Regina." then, he added, voice low, "You're even more beautiful that I remember."
And then he was gone.
Back in present
Robin couldn't breathe.
He couldn't move either, or talk.
All he wanted to do was asking her why she was in this state because of Daniel's return.
But it wasn't the right time, she was clearly upset and he loved her, hated to see her like that so Robin swallowed and forced himself to move, keeping all his insecurities to himself until the morning.
"It will be alright, Regina." he breathed and once again, she cuddled against his chest and he felt a bit better.
"Don't leave me." she begged and he closed his eyes a few seconds,
"Never."
Then, Robin got up and took her in his arms bridal style, Regina's arms around his neck and her face buried in his chest. The man climbed the stairs and then opened the door before laying her tenderly on the bed, but she didn't let go of him.
"Stay with me." she breathed tiredly and he kissed her temple,
"I am." he assured before laying down by her side, his chest against her back and his face nuzzled against her neck. "I won't move."
She nodded sleepily and then linked her fingers through his.
In a few minutes, her breathing was slowing down and she had fallen asleep in the arms of the man she loved.
Robin couldn't.
All he could think about was the reason why she was in this state.
Daniel.
When Robin had started to date Regina, he had felt quite insecure concerning Daniel, because he knew how important he had been to Regina and he was afraid that he would be nothing but a rebound to make her forget about her one true love; but that had passed with time.
And now, Daniel was back.
What did that mean for them?
Did it mean something at all?
Couldn't they just keep on living their lives?
Robin unconscisouly brought Regina closer to him, and inhaled her flower scent.
One thing was sure,
He wouldn't let her go without a fight.
Regina stirred and moaned slightly, before her eyes opened and fell on her alarm clock.
10:35.
What the hell.
She was late! She was so late! She was supposed to be in class, she was supposed to-
But right at this moment, the door opened and Robin came in, carrying a tray with what looked like a breakfast on it. Her eyes fell on him and he smiled softly, before noticing her anxious stare.
"I've called Mary Margaret and told her you were sick and couldn't go to class, today."
"Robin-" she started but he laid the tray on the bedside table and then sat on the bed by her side. He looked pale and somehow worried, Regina couldn't understand why.
"Regina, you needed to sleep."
"But, I-"
"When I came home by 6 in the morning, you were still awake." blue eyes locked onto brown and hers widened. She knew she had been awake late, but she could barely remember what happened last night, it was like a blur.
Daniel.
Daniel was back.
She had cried ( an awful lot).
Then Robin, his arms.
Oh God.
"Robin..." she breathed and he was waiting for her to speak, but she didn't know what to say.
"Daniel is back, then?" he finally asked, not one to avoid the difficult question, and she looked down a few seconds before looking up and he was studying her, eyes so worried that all she wanted to do was run into his arms.
But she couldn't do that.
Not yet.
She needed to give him the answer he needed first.
She shook her head slightly.
"Yes, he is." she said and saw him swallowed and he looked down. She took his hand and he intertwined their fingers but still didn't look at her. "But that doesn't change a thing."
Finally, Robin looked up and she could see he was worried. She knew why.
"Doesn't it?" he breathed and she shook her head vehemently before crawling to him until she was on his lap.
"It doesn't, Robin." she breathed, arms circling his neck and his were around her waist after a few seconds of hesitation. "It really, really doesn't. I love you. You know that."
He studied her again, blue eyes scanning each of her features before he asked in a low voice,
"Then why were you so upset, last night?"
Regina froze at that and he must have felt it, because he tensed right behind her and she cursed herself for sending the wrong messages.
"Regina-"
"It's not what you think." she breathed and he shook his head, but she cupped his cheek tenderly and forced him to meet her eyes. "It's not, Robin."
"Then what is it?" he finally asked and God, he was so afraid of losing her.
"It's just..." this time, she shook her head and felt tears at the back of her eyes. "Just a ghost of my past, Robin. I did forget about it, I've moved on. But I've never really faced it." their eyes met, "And when he turned out at our door, I was... I was so shocked. I needed you, because now that I have you, I know I don't have to face my fears alone, can't remember how to. But you weren't there and that's why I was awake when you came home." she smiled sadly, a tear rolling down her cheek.
"You were waiting for me?" he asked, whispering and she nodded tearfully.
"I was."
"You weren't..." Robin swallowed, "You weren't thinking about him, then?"
A tear escaped her eye, finally and she leant in, her forehead stuck on his.
"I don't love Daniel, anymore." she breathed and he closed his eyes, bringing her closer to him. "I love you and nothing's gonna change that. I promise you, Robin."
She felt him nodd slightly and then he was hugging her so tight, his arms around her waist and his head buried in her neck as her arms circled his neck and she stroked his hair lovingly.
"I just don't ever want to lose you." he admitted against her skin and her heart stopped before she forced him to receded from her and she cupped his cheeks, making him look at her.
"Never." she said, "You're never gonna lose me, Robin. Do you understand me? That's not gonna happen. What we have, this is so precious to me. You are so precious to me." her voice broke and a small smile lit up his handsome face. "I love you, so much."
This time he smiled, dimples in display before leaning in and nuzzling her nose with his.
"I love you, too. My Regina." he murmured, his hot breath stroking her mouth.
"Always." she answered and closed the gap between us, kissing her with all the passion he could muster.
Robin hovered over her on the bed as she leant down and brought him with her, well decided to show him how much her entire heart and body were his to claim...
The tray of food long forgotten beside them.
When Regina woke up a while later ( her alarm clock said it was already past 2pm), it was to find a sleeping Robin by her side. He was on his stomach, one arm holding her close to him by the waist, and his head turned towards her. She smiled and inched closer to him, stroking the side of his jaw lovingly. She loved him so, so much. She had not lied to him, earlier when she told him that Daniel's return didn't change a thing between us. He was not a threat to their relationship and she would not let him become one. If Robin needed to be reassured that her heart was his and no one else's, she would gladly do it. Regina laid a kiss on his naked shoulder and chuckled when he hummed in satisfaction and brought her even closer to him. She went in willingly and closed her eyes, enjoying his warmth and love.
A/N : So? ;) Hope you liked it, my friends !
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