Chapter 3!


Regina woke to the feeling of kisses moving up her inner thigh, her eyes slowly opened and she looked down to see blue eyes staring up at her. "Good morning your majesty." He quipped.

"What are you doing?" She asked, rather confused as her eyes fell shut again. She was exhausted, wanted to sleep and she knew he wasn't waking her for something enjoyable. "Robin." She moaned, flipping to lay on her front, burying her head in her pillow.

"You are extremely lazy milady." He stated moving back up and running his fingers across her lower back.

She loved him and if she was waking up to make love with him, she wouldn't mind all that much, no she would be the first person to wake up, but that wasn't it. "No."

"Regina." His lips found her shoulder "Wake up."

"No, I'm not going, I'm ill." She mumbled, her mouth pressed into the fabric of the cushion.

"You aren't ill." He laughed.

Darn, that didn't work, was it so unbelievable that she could be ill? "Fine, I'm not ill, but I'm not going." She huffed.

"What if I said that I could make it worth your while?" He asked, kissing his way back down her arm.

She tilted her head and opened one eye, but didn't remove her head from the pillow "Talk."

He stopped kissing her and laid down on the pillow next to hers. "We go to this stupid thing, make everyone think that we despise each other and then I am at your command for the rest of the day."

"The whole day?" She asked, holding herself up on her elbow. "Really?"

"As much as the day will allow."

"Hmm." As if she had to think about his offer, the Charming's wouldn't just let her get out of a council meeting, in fact they would probably come and drag her sorry ass out of bed and haul her there; so she could take him up on his offer and have him at her beck and call all day, it was an easy choice. "Alright, let's go." She sat up and shook her head, she would much rather just run away with him and Roland, leave the castle and all its problems behind; but she couldn't do that, no, it wasn't fair to Snow, she had promised her that she would protect her and her baby against Zelena. Technically, it was her fault that Zelena was threatening them in the first place, she was her sister and had some vendetta against her. "But, if Snow White or her insipid husband, even so much as look at me funny, I leave."

"That's fine by me your majesty." He grinned, kissing her once more before leaving her in bed. "Get ready to argue."

"Get out of my sight thief." She threw his pillow at him, laughing.

"There we go." He quipped, closing the door behind him.

She dropped back down into the sheets and closed her eyes, maybe just a couple more minutes, then she would wake up and be at the meeting with the rest of them, but for now, sleep was what she desired. Just a few more minutes.


"Where the heck is Regina?" Charming asked, they had been sat waiting for her for the past twenty minutes.

"I'm sure she will be coming." Snow stated, nodding.

"Probably not." Robin scoffed "Someone should go and wake her."

"I'll go." Snow shrugged, standing and making her way towards Regina's chambers. "Regina!"

Regina shot up, she had still been asleep on her front and Snow's loud shout alarmed her "What! Where's the fire?!"

"Regina, get up!"

"Oh, it's you." She sighed rubbing her eyes.

"You are late! The meeting started half an hour ago now!"

"Urgh." She must have slept longer than she had thought. "Alright, alright, keep your hair on dear."

"Regina, now."

"I'm coming okay!" Regina slipped out of her bed and immediately missed the warmth it had provided her; she reminded herself that she was only doing this knowing that she would get to spend the afternoon with her thief. She used her magic to dress herself and stroppily came to the door, leaning on the side. "I'm here, okay."

"Come on." Snow grabbed her hand and Regina turned her nose up at the gesture. "Come on grumpy draws."

"What?" She spat. "I'm here to make sure you don't get turned into a monkey with wings, so watch who you are calling grumpy draws missis."

"Come on Regina." Snow rolled her eyes and cast her a faint smile.

"Why are you here?" She asked, entering the council room and catching sight of Robin. "What is the thief doing here?"

"Regina, you know that he comes to the council meetings."

"Urgh, just looking at him makes me itch, how hard is it to take a bath?" She asked sitting down beside him. That was a lie, she knew that he had taken a bath, because she had been in it with him the previous night. "Do you have fleas outlaw?"

"Not the last time I checked your majesty, maybe you would like to check for me?"

Her eyes widened as she scowled at him "Excuse me?"

"Nothing milady." He sniggered.

"I should think you would keep your suggestive comments to yourself, thank you very much."

"Oh we wouldn't want to offend her majesty now would we?"

"Shut it outlaw, if you want to keep your head on your shoulders." She snapped, narrowing her eyes at the man sat beside her.

He leant over and whispered something in her ear, only for her to hear "I'd rather have it between your thighs."

She inwardly gasped, remembering that she was meant to be fighting with him she turned and grabbed his neck. "You dare utter those words to me again thief!"

"Okay, Regina, let him go." Snow sighed shaking her head, rather too casually.

Forcefully she pushed him back towards his chair, his foot hooked around hers under the table and she really had to try not to smile. "Don't even talk to me!" She spat at Robin as she ran her foot up his leg. "Can we get on with this please?" she asked Snow.

"We are waiting for Blue and Tinkerbelle."

"Tinkerbelle?" Regina's eyes widened. "Why's she coming here?"

"Regina, she's helping."

"What are you doing here more like?" Grumpy muttered.

"I'm helping." Regina scoffed, rolling her eyes.

"No, you're causing trouble."

"That is enough." Snow shook her head. "We are all adults here."

"Even if some of us don't act like it." Charming added.

"Me?" Regina asked, pointing to herself. She loved to wind up David, it was one of her favourite pass times, getting on his nerves.

"Yes you." Robin rolled his eyes.

"What are you even still doing here?" She questioned, looking down her nose at him, her foot climbing higher up his leg.

"What I'm doing here is saving your arse." He grabbed her foot with one of his hands before it could come into contact with his crotch and began to run his fingers along her leg.

"Snow." Blue flew into the grand hall, followed by Tink.

Regina rose her eyebrows; she really did resemble an annoying Blue moth at that moment, a moth that you really wanted to crush. She had never liked the Blue fairy, she held herself up as being the figurehead of light magic and responsible for all things good, but if you didn't conform with her rules, she was a bitch, she always had to have her own way. She was way too poncey for Regina, in fact Regina despised her.

Tink flew over to Regina and settled on her shoulder. "Blue has been doing my nut in for the past week." She whispered.

"Want me to crush her?" Regina asked quietly as she observed the conversation between the Charming's and so called Mother Superior.

"Regina." Tink shook her head, sitting down on her shoulder.

"Do I look like a chair?" She asked.

"You try being this bloody small."

"Get big."

"I'm not allowed to get big for no reason, the last time I did that I lost my wings, that was for helping you."

"I have apologised for that and you got your poxy wings back didn't you?"

"Yes and now I am going to sit here and use you as a chair."

Regina huffed, she had to say she rather liked Tinkerbelle, she had been her friend when she had none, but she had messed that up when she refused to meet Robin, oh Robin, Tink couldn't find out about that, not yet.

"Okay, so Zelena can turn anyone she wants into a monkey?" Snow asked.

"Yes, I'm afraid so." Blue shook her head. "However, the effects can be reversed."

"How?" Charming asked. "She has turned some of our friends into monkeys."

"A special plant is the answer." Blue continued "Monkey Orchid."

"Aptly named." Robin sniggered.

"Yes well this plant is extremely rare, I'm afraid we fairies know little of where it grows."

"Monkey orchid?" Regina laughed. "Well, I know where it grows."

"Really?" Snow asked.

"Indeed, in fact, I will go and harvest some, I seem to have ran out myself."

"Regina, you are not going alone." Snow shook her head. "Take someone with you."

"I don't want to take anyone with me." She snapped, standing up.

"Robin, go with her."

"No way! Not happening." She protested.

"With her?" He asked huffing. "You have to be joking me, she's a pretentious snob."

"And he's a dirty thief."

"Point proven." He threw his arms up.

"Regina it could be dangerous."

"I'm fine taking my chances."

"You might be, but we're not, he's going."

Regina literally let out a growl as she stood up "You touch me you die, you even utter a single word to me and you will be wishing on your life that you hadn't. Ouch." She violently turned her head to look at the fairy that had sharply tugged on her ear. "Tinkerbelle, get off me right now."

"Stop being such a bitch and talk to him, he's hot." She whispered.

Ignoring Tink, she turned back to look at the rest of the council "I'm leaving now." She swanned out of the room and flounced back to her chambers. This was working out well, she got to take Robin with her to get the stupid plant, he could hold up his side of the deal.

She heard a knock on the door and went to answer it, thinking it was Robin, coming to kiss her senseless as he usually did after such fake heated rows. "What was that?" The petite blonde asked, she was now full sized as she wandered into Regina's room.

"Oh do come in Tinkerbelle, it's no bother." She stated sarcastically, turning to look at her.

"Who is that guy?"

"What guy?"

"That guy, who you are going searching for flowers with?"

"Robin Hood." She stated "The bane of my existence."

"Why? He's cute."

"He's arrogant, self-centred and completely beneath me."

"Beneath you? Regina, I think we both know that would never stop you."

"Tink, I don't like him, so just leave me alone."

"Regina we completely have them all fooled." Robin pushed her door open and stopped in his tracks when he saw Tinkerbelle stood in the middle of the room, casting Regina a shocked look.

"I don't know what you are talking about thief." She shook her head, she had been rather caught off guard and most certainly hadn't expected this.

"Are the two of you?"

"No, pftt." Robin shook his head.

"You so are."

He let out a sigh and came into the room, closing the door behind him.

"Tink, you cannot tell anyone else." Regina pleaded.

Tink sighed and pulled her out onto her balcony, leaving Robin alone in the room. "I thought you were going to try and look for the man with the lion tattoo again."

"No." she shook her head "I'm not going to pin my hopes on some silly fantasy. He's not real Tink, there is no guy with the lion tattoo, he was married, probably still is."

"But Regina he's your soulmate, your true love, you can't just give up on him."

Oh if only she knew, if only she knew that the man in the other room was that person, he was the person she was destined to be with, but she wasn't ready to admit that to anyone other than herself just yet. "Tink just leave me to do what and whom I please."

"If he makes you happy." She sighed. "But he's not your soulmate."

"He is." She whispered. What?! Where had that come from, she had literally just said to herself that she wouldn't tell anyone and a second later she's gone and blabbed to that darn fairy. Maybe it's because she feels she owes her an explanation, owes her something for being the cause if her pain so many years ago, pain she caused through her own fear and stubbornness.

"Oh my god!" Tinkerbelle gasped, her hands coming to cover her mouth. She looked around the corner back into the room, immediately spotting the tattoo on his arm where his sleeve was rolled up. "He's your soulmate!" She shout whispered.

"I know, but he doesn't." Regina panicked, grabbing hold of Tinkerbelles hands. He couldn't know, she needed to make sure that he didn't find out; she had to be the one to tell him, but not yet, not now.

"Why haven't you told him?"

"I'm going to, just not now, I don't want to risk anything by telling him now."

"Fine, but you will need to tell him at some point."

"Thanks for that Tink." She scoffed.

"Just pointing out the truth." Tinkerbelle shook and her wings appeared, then she shrunk. "See you later."

"Bye." She wandered back into her room.

"So?" He asked, standing up and coming towards her, placing his hands on her hips. "Where is this orchid?"

"Mmm." She smiled, leaning in and kissing him lightly "Well, it grows near a lagoon, one that is crystal blue in colour, with the freshest water there is in the enchanted forest."

"Sounds like heaven."

"Oh it is." She nodded "And we can be in heaven in a couple of seconds. Do you trust me?" She asked, holding onto his forearms.

"Of course I do." He laughed.

"Hold on." She closed her eyes and used her magic, transporting them to the beautiful lake.

"Well that was new." He shook his head.

She turned around to look at the water, it had always been a place she would just come to think, to relax. At that moment she was exceedingly happy that it was a warm day. However, she wasn't happy for the heavy dress that was hanging from her, with a flick of her wrists that problem was alleviated and she was left wearing a red two-piece swimsuit. Her Raven hair ran all the way to her waist in beach waves, it was really hot and she knew that she would have to tie it up at some point, but for now she was too busy watching Robin's reaction to her.

She looked at Robin, his mouth had dropped open in shock as he stared at her. "Just a little something we wear back in Storybrooke." She grinned, fiddling with the metal hoop in between her breasts.

"Wow." He reached out, touching her bare waist, running light circles over her skin.

"Hold that thought." She nodded. "I think we ought to collect the flowers first." She bent down to pick one, she knew what she was doing and knew that he would be thinking of anything but picking flowers. She was correct when she looked behind her and he was staring at her arse. "Like something you see?" She asked, chuckling at her words, words she had uttered before their first time together.

"Definitely." He nodded, reaching down to retrieve some of the flowers himself.

"What are you going to do about it then thief?" She asked, knowing that when she called him that he always got turned on.

"Regina." He groaned as he sped up, collecting the flowers and shoving them into the satchel.

She watched him as he went and could tell that she had him exactly where she wanted him. "I think you need to cool down outlaw, how about a little swim?" She immediately stopped picking the flowers and turned to look at him, she knew he was already hard, it was quite noticeable.

He dropped the satchel and began to pull off his clothes as quick as he possibly could as she moved towards him, he was looking down, trying to take off his pants, when from behind she shoved him of the ledge into the lake.

He went under the water for a brief moment, before resurfacing with his hair sticking to his face and his pants off, floating a couple of meters away.

"Wow." Regina laughed, sitting down on the edge as he looked up at her in a daze. "Is that better?" She asked giggling.

"Ooh much better." He shook his head and reached out for his pants, chucking them at her; she caught them and placed them down on the rock beside her. "Are you coming in?" He asked beginning to float on his back, looking up at the blue sky.

"No, there's water snakes." She stated, trying not to burst into laughter at the complete innuendo she had just provided.

"Water snakes!" He panicked as he shot up.

That was it she couldn't hold back the laughter "well there's one for sure." She nodded.

"Oh I'm going to get you for that." He stated as he began to swim towards her.

She cast him a seductive smile as she dipped her toes in the water, still sat on the edge. She knew what he was going to do and she didn't really care, she would be happy to feel the cool water on her skin which had a slight gleam of perspiration from the scorching sun.

"Since when do we get days like this in the enchanted forest?" Robin asked, edging closer.

"This spot is a sun trap." She nodded, this was one of the only places she knew in this land that was beautiful all year round, even in winter, the lake would freeze over creating a translucent block off ice, the way the trees would over hang with icicles was truly breathtaking. She looked down at him, he was the only person she had ever brought here, to her happy place. She felt his hands move to her legs as he began to massage them, running them up to her thighs and then to her waist before lifting her off the rock and into the pool of cool water, holding her against him. "Mmm." She closed her eyes as her arms came up around his neck. "This feels wonderful." She whispered, moving in to claim his lips with hers.

"You feel wonderful." He replied, deepening the kiss. His feet were on the ground, but she was slightly too small to reach so was counting on him to keep her upright. His words sent a fire through her, counteracting the effects the cold water was having, she felt him pressed up hard against her.

He was naked, she knew that much, there was no material between him and her leg. Slowly she brought one leg up and wrapped it around his body, still kissing him with passion. His hands moved down to cup her arse which was covered by the bikini bottoms, she felt his fingers slip under the fabric, edging towards her core as he brought her other leg up to surround him.

She broke the kiss and moved her lips to his neck, sucking and his pulse point and receiving moans of pleasure in return. She dropped her arms from his neck and sought out the tie to her top, releasing it and allowing it to fall off her, he immediately shuffled her up in his arms so her breasts were just above the surface of the water. Following this he lowered his head to take one in his mouth, flicking her nipple with his tongue, causing a delicious sensation to run through her. She held his head in place and could feel his hands trying to bring down her bikini bottoms, something she assisted with, having to drop her legs from him.

As soon as the bottoms were off, she moved her legs back up and his cock rubbed against her clit causing her to let out a soft moan as she found his lips. "Robin." She breathed as he pulled her tighter against him. Her breasts were now pressed into his chest, her arms around his neck, drawing his lips to hers.

"Regina, you're amazing." He smiled as he kissed her neck looking up at her. "I love you." He stated as he slowly began to move her against him.

"I love you too and I need you, now." One of her hands moved to find his erection and she carefully moved him towards her entrance and gently he thrust inside her. Unused to being submerged in water, they started of slowly, torturously; this wasn't enough they needed more, more from each other.

It took no time at all to find a rhythm that suited them both. Regina's eyes rolled back at the intensity of the pleasure that was pulsing through her veins. His lips were on her neck again, sucking at her pulse point. "Robin." She cried out, her hands gripping him. He was still marked from the first time they had made love, he still had the crescent shaped indents on his back where her nails had dug into him.

As they picked up the pace, both their cries vibrated off the trees and rippled throughout the masses of forest that surrounded the luscious green meadow and vibrant blue water. Regina felt her body quiver as she gave into her orgasm and let the feeling take over her. It shook her to her core, every single time he brought her to that place, having sex with your soulmate was like coming home; she felt like she was where she was meant to be, she was safe in his arms, no harm could ever come to her while she was there.

Her walls tightened around him as he continued to make love to her, give her everything he had as she was giving the same to him, only now she had lost any coherent thought, she was lost in pleasure, floating in a sea of nothingness. It wasn't long before he was right there with her and he released, dropping his head to her shoulder as she held him tight.

They both took time to regulate their breathing before pulling back to look at each other. He brushed her hair from her face as she smiled at him dreamily, not wanting to drop her legs just yet, not wanting to break their connection. "Robin." She laughed shaking her head.

"I know. Did you find the water snake your majesty?"

"Eww." She laughed. "I think I might have, but shall we agree never to use that euphemism again?"

"Yes, definitely." He nodded, kissing her lightly as she dropped her legs and slowly moved away, breaking their connection.

She sighed as she leant back to float on top of the water, staring at the sky. "Do you ever wish you could just float away?" She asked out loud, she hadn't been meaning to, it came from nowhere.

"Float away?" He asked as he moved to copy her.

"Mmm." She nodded. "Escape everything, just live in the moment."

"Who are you and what have you done with Regina Mills?" He asked, finding her hand.

She chuckled "Don't you? Don't you want to get away from it all, escape the magic, escape people trying to kill you or turn you into god knows what?"

"Yes, I suppose so." He nodded.

"Run away with me Robin." She chuckled, taking hold of his hand.

"I think you've been in the sun too long."

"You're probably right." She nodded. "But, I just want a normal life, is that too much to ask for?"

"No, I don't think so. Regina, I'm here for you, always."

She shook her head and looked at him "You do know that you've had two baths in the last twenty-four hours, someone will suspect something." She laughed "Maybe you better go roll in mud or something."

"Very funny your majesty." He rolled his eyes.

"On second thoughts, you are not coming in my bed if you are dirty."

"Oh well then milady, I will have to make sure that I'm not."

"Indeed." She smiled, before beginning to swim to the edge.

"Hey, where are you going?"

"They will be wondering where we got to with these flowers, we ought to go and take them back, before anyone suspects anything. Tinkerbelle already knows."

"Urgh." He frowned.

"Come on." She chuckled, pulling herself up out of the water and using her magic to redress herself.

"I'm coming." He moaned, swimming towards the edge. "But, the day isn't over yet and I said, that you could have the whole day."

"So you did and don't worry I am planning on taking the whole day. But maybe we could spend some time with Roland." She suggested, the little boy had found his way into her heart just as fast as his father had, she already loved him.

Robin cast her a massive grin as she helped him up out of the water. "That would be nice, he likes you."

"And I like him." She smiled, sighing, she was thinking about Henry, how she wished she could spend some time with her own son, but it wasn't possible, she couldn't. At least he wasn't burdened with the knowledge that he had another mother out there, a mother who loved him with everything she had and wished that she could hold him in her arms just once more, see his face, read to him, soothe him when he was ill or upset. She just wished she had made the most of every one of those little moments, because they were the moments that mattered, the moments that meant something. But she would never see her son again, she would just have to find a way to come to terms with that, she was getting there, Robin and Roland were helping, but it was a slow process.

"Regina?"

His voice sounded through her thoughts and she turned to look at him "Hmm?"

"I was just saying, you drenched my pants." He held up his pants and she burst into laughter.

"Sorry." She shrugged, waving her hand and drying them out.

"No problem."

"Oh Robin, I checked for fleas, I think you're good." She stated, referring to their earlier conversation in the council room.

"Sorry about that." He ran his hand through his hair.

"Oh no, it was rather amusing." She smiled. "I like a man who can keep me on my toes."

"Well, I guess I'm your man then."

"Yes, I guess you are."


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