With the paralympics starting up tomorrow, I thought that I might update this story, because I do want to continue it. Team GB came second in the meads table! I couldn't believe it; poor Tom Daley though in diving. :( Anyway here's the new chapter, hope you like it. :)

Regina opened the door to the training room and took off her jacket, flinging it down on a bench, she sat down on it and pulled off her shoes, before dusting her hands and pulling herself up onto the beam where she began to do flips and twists, humming as she went. She had been on top of the world since her date the previous night with Robin and now she was in the mood to practice. She dropped down onto her hands, balancing with her feet vertically in the air, before she swung around and flipped to stand back on the beam. Then she did a pirouette type movement before using one hand to flip over. She was going to be fine in the qualifier, but she felt like she still needed to get in all the training she possibly could do.

She was concentrating on a specifically complicated move when a voice put her off, "hey." She jumped, missed the landing and slipped straight off the beam, falling on her ass. "Regina!" She looked up rather dazed as Robin rushed towards her, "are you alright? Geez, sorry, I, shit."

"It's fine, that's what crash mats are for right?" She smiled, holding onto the apparatus to help herself up, feeling a slight pain in her ankle, but dismissing it. "What are you doing here?" She asked, pulling herself back onto the beam and straddling it, doing some slight exercises which didn't require her full attention.

"Thought I'd come practice." He smirked, removing his jacket.

"In the American quarter?" She asked, grinning at him, "do you want to get your ass kicked for hanging around here?"

"Not particularly, but it seems my team mates like to hog the equipment in our gym and I knew you would be so kind as to let me borrow your high bar."

"Go ahead." She smiled, looking around the empty gym.

"How come there's nobody in here?" He asked.

"Robin, it's five am." She laughed.

"Oh yeah, sorry, with the time difference it would be nine back home, I guess I haven't really acclimatised yet."

"Well then help yourself." She gestured to the bar.

"How come you're training so early?"

"I like to have nobody around."

"Oh, sorry, shall I go?"

"No, no, it's fine, unless you want to use the beam, then I'm afraid I will have to shove you out, because I have already claimed it."

"I see that." He picked up a bowl of chalk and rubbed it on his arms. "Wanna show me your routine?" He asked.

"Are you going to steal it?" She smirked.

"No."

"Well, then I suppose I could." She nodded getting back onto the beam and performing a couple of moves, concentrating on perfection. When she was finished she heard him clapping.

"Looks like someone doesn't need to practice." He grinned.

"Yeah, well, you can never practice too much." She shook her head, sitting down on the mat and rubbing her ankle.

"Did you hurt it?" He asked, dropping down to sit in front of her, picking up her foot and begging to massage it.

"Oh it's nothing." She shook her head as she watched his hands rubbing at her foot, she let out an involuntary moan as her head dropped back a little. "That feels good."

"Hmm?"

"Yes, very, oh wow." He lifted her foot to his shoulder and began to work on her calves, "you are very good at that." She smiled, knowing that she probably shouldn't be letting him massage her, but it felt too amazing to stop him. Then she felt his lips on her ankle and opened her eyes to look at him, watching him as he kissed her, whist continuing to massage her leg.

"Do you like it?" He asked.

"Yes." She croaked out, feeling that her mouth had gone dry, how was he so good at that?

He looked up at her, making intense eye contact with her, subconsciously she wet her lips with her tongue, thinking of the kiss they had shared the previous night and how much she would love for his lips to be against hers once again. "Robin." She moaned as her breath quickened, "don't stop," she purred.

Then his mouth was moving up her leg, reaching her knee, her hand came to run through his blonde locks, brushing through them gently with her fingers, she had no idea what she was getting herself into, none at all, but she liked it, liked how he made her feel, however this, it was moving too quickly, way too quickly. The thing was though, that she had no idea how to slow it down, how was she supposed to stay away from him, or stop him touching her when his touch was what she craved the most, what she yearned for, even after such a short time of knowing him? She'd made up her mind the moment she had seen him, she wanted Robin Locksley.

Then before she could think anymore, he'd stopped kissing her knee and shuffled closer to her; placing a hand on her cheek, he drew her lips to his, taking them in a kiss that made her lose all coherent thought. Suddenly she found herself pushing him down on the mat and wrapping her arms around him their lips still attached, as she pulled his body closer to her own. His hand dropped from her cheek and both skimmed across her body, drawing circles on her hips before coming to her back. She was in heaven, absolute heaven, kissing him was like nothing she had ever experience; it was as though they had this indescribable connection, one that drew them to one another and caused a spark, one that consumed her.

"Mmm, Robin." She breathed, her hands slipping under his vest as she ran her nails across his bare skin, causing him to let out a low groan.

"Regina." He sighed into her mouth before claiming it with his again, exploring her mouth with his tongue and sending her head spinning. One of her legs made its way in between his as she deepened the kiss even further, making it last as long as she could, not wanting to break away from him; even though she was absently aware that she should break their contract before it intensified even more, it had already gone further than she had thought.

Then suddenly they were interrupted, "Regina Mills!"

They pulled apart, sitting up to stare at Regina's coach who was standing in the doorway, tapping her foot while she stared at them. "Mal!" She gasped, her hands coming to her hair in attempt to tame it a little, even though it was still tied up. Biting her lip, she couldn't help but laugh a little, it was both an amused and embarrassed laugh, "what are you doing here?"

"I came to see how you were getting on, clearly, you were getting it on quite well."

Robin let out a chuckle as Regina turned to look at him, she could feel her cheeks heating up, she was almost certain that her cheeks were a scarlet colour. "Regina, I'll see you around." Robin kissed her cheek, before whispering in her ear, "you look beautiful when you blush."

That made her blush even more as he began to walk away from her; shaking her head she rushed after him, "lunch?" She asked casting him a wide smile, "will you meet me for lunch?"

"Sure, where?" he grinned.

"I can come meet you at your gym?"

"Yeah, unless you want me to come and pick you up."

"No, it's fine, I don't think you'd be able to take the American men on if it came to a fist fight, mainly because you'd be outnumbered." She giggled, running her hand down his arm, "anyway, I probably won't be here, I have do something this morning."

"Okay, catch you later." He pecked her lips twice before walking out of the door.

She watched him go until he was fully out of the door; she traced her lips with her fingers, before hearing scoffing behind her. She turned to look at Mal who was rolling her eyes at her. "What?" Regina asked.

"Nothing."

"No what?"

"Really Regina?"

"What?" She furrowed her eyebrows.

"Do you really think it's the best idea to be getting caught up with some guy?"

Regina shook her head, she hadn't really expected Mal to react in any other way, she had suspected that her coach would be disapproving of her starting a relationship with someone, never mind someone who she probably wasn't going to see again after these couple of weeks. "I'm not getting caught up." Regina scoffed, reaching for the chalk again and rubbing it over herself.

"That's not what it looked like to me, I just walked in here to find you with your tongue down some boy's throat."

"Robins not just some boy."

"No, he's a man, that makes him worse."

"What would you know?!" She snapped.

"Your mother would disapprove."

"I don't care!" she shook her head it was her life and she could see who she pleased, it wasn't up to Mal or her mother or anyone. "I can date who I want, I like Robin, he's kind and he cares about me, likes me."

"Why do you think that is?"

"What's that supposed to mean?" She narrowed her eyes as she turned on Mal.

"It means that he sees a pretty girl that he wants a good fuck from, while his girlfriend is back home."

"No! Robin's not like that, he's not that sort of person. He likes me for me."

"Regina honey, I'm just concerned, you haven't liked anyone since…"

"Daniel, I know." She nodded, letting out a deep sigh, "but Mal, I think it's time don't you?"

"Regina, I care for you, I feel like you're my own daughter, I don't want you getting hurt again."

Regina closed her eyes as she hugged Mal, she just wanted to be able to make up her own decisions and she knew getting over everything she had been through was hard, but she needed something, needed some sort of contact, she hadn't been touched by a man in over four years and she just needed to feel something. Robin made her feel something, he made her feel alive and for the first time in a long time, she saw a chance of her being happy, a chance of her being able to act like a normal human being.

"Mal, he won't hurt me, I, I feel something, something deep inside, he's a good man and he makes me feel something."

"Please just be careful."

Regina trained for a few more hours and nine o'clock soon rolled around and she hurried into her room finding her laptop she flipped it open and laid it on her dresser. Clicking the dial button on skype, she waited for the person on the other end to pick up, then the screen lit up with a picture of a red headed woman, "Merida."

"Regina hey, we watched you on the TV you were awesome." The scot smirked.

"Thank you, is my father feeling alright?"

"Hmm, he was feeling great yesterday watching you, but it's chemo day today and he's feeling rather tired."

Regina sighed, her father hadn't even been able to go with her, hadn't been able to see his little girl at the Olympics and all because of a nasty disease that was trying to take him away from her for good. It wasn't fair, he was the best person she knew and he was so loving, he loved her, called her his ray of sunshine. He had been there when she needed him, been there through everything, through all the bad and all the good, but he wasn't here now, he wasn't here for one of the most important moments of her life, he wasn't here to see her win her gold. "Would I be able to talk to him, if he's well enough?" She asked, biting her bottom lip.

"Yeah sure, I think it'll probably cheer him up a little." She smiled. Merida was a nurse that her mother had hired to assist her father in their absence, she was nice and bubbly, Regina trusted her to take care of her father. There was some rustling as Merida carried her own laptop into another room, "Henry, someone wishes to speak to you."

"Who is it?" He whispered.

His face appeared on the screen and Regina smiled widely, "Daddy!"

"Regina dear, congratulations, you were perfect."

"Thank you." She nodded.

"I am so, so proud of you my darling, so, so proud."

She felt a slight tear run down her cheek and swiped at it, it meant everything to her to hear her father say those words, she knew that he was proud of her. "Daddy."

"I know you are going to win and I can't wait for you to come home and show me all your medals."

"How are you feeling, are you alright?"

"Never better dear." He stated weakly, she knew he was lying, he didn't want her to worry while she was away, but she was worried, of course she was, he was her father and she could not lose him, she just couldn't, she couldn't lose anyone else.

"Daddy, I know you're lying."

"Trust me sweetheart, I will be fine, just a little tired, the chemo knocks me out you know how it is."

"Yes I do and I just wish I could be there to take you myself."

"You are living your dream sweetheart, you are doing what you always dreamt you would; you already missed one chance and I wasn't about to let you miss another. Can you just imagine, my daughter an Olympic gold medallist, or any medallist, or even just the fact that you competed there, whatever happens, I'm the proudest father on earth."

"Daddy, I miss you." She cried, even though she'd moved out when she was nineteen, she was used to seeing him at least twice a week, she talked to him on the phone every day, he was her best friend, "I love you so much, I wish you could have been here with me."

"I love you too my angel, now remember, it doesn't matter if you win or lose, as long as you tried your best, then you should be proud of yourself. Regina dear, as much as I would love to sit here and talk to you all day, I am feeling rather weary, so I'm going to have to say goodbye and good luck for tomorrow."

"Bye Daddy."

"Bye my beautiful daughter."

She closed her eyes and shook her head, it was really saddening to see him so weak, all she ever wanted to do was make her parents proud of her and to know that she was succeeding, well, that was everything. Merida popped back up on the screen, "told you he was tired." She stated, her Scottish accent thick.

"Hmm," Regina nodded, "I really should be going, thank you for taking good care of him for me."

"No problem."

"Bye Merida."

"See you later Regina, and you better have three golds around your neck when you get back."

"I'll try." She chuckled, waving as she cut off the laptop and closed it, she really was going to try, she needed to do it, if not for her then for her father, it was a great motivator for success.

Standing up, she ran her hands over her face, she had a date with Robin, she hadn't specified a time, just said lunch, but the thing was, she had no clothes, why hadn't she brought some flattering clothes with her? Then an idea hit her and she hurried across the landing and knocked on the door opposite, "Emma!"

"What?" A muffled noise came from inside the room.

"I need to go shopping, now."

There was a loud thud and the noise of someone running towards the door, which flew open a moment later, revealing Emma dressed in a white tank top and hot pants, "what?"

"Shopping."

"I'm sorry? I think I might be going crazy, shopping?"

"I need something, it'll be quick, wanna come?"

"Hell yeah I wanna come." She chuckled grabbing her purse, "are you really wearing your training kit?"

"I have no clothes remember and I need some."

"Why?" Emma's eyes went wide, "Oh. My. God. You're going on a second date with the English hottie!"

"Maybe." She smirked as she rolled her eyes at her friend's enthusiasm.

"So? Was he lovely? Where did he take you yesterday? Did he kiss you? Oh my god, did you have sex with him?!"

"No!" Regina gasped, "no I didn't have, sex, with him." She lowered her voice as she said sex, like she was afraid that someone might hear her.

"Oh, shame, you haven't got any in like four years."

"I am well aware of that thank you very much. Anyway, as for you first questions, yes he was lovely, he took me to a bar and then we watched Bolt; as for your other question, yes, he might have kissed me, just a little." She felt herself blush, it may have been a little last night, but this morning, well, that was a whole different matter, that had been electric.

"Well come on then, let's get you something sexy to wear for lover boy."

"His name's Robin."

"Whatever."

A few hours later, Regina and Emma's shopping trip had been a success; she had bought quite a few nice dresses, some of them she hadn't been able to resist because they were so pretty. Others, chosen by Emma, were a little daring for her taste, but she bought them anyway, because she never knew when they might come in handy. She had also bought some skinny jeans, shoes, tops, she had bought everything, including some sexy underwear, not that she was planning on showing it to anyone, but she just felt that it was a precautionary measure.

At that moment she was standing outside the team GB gym, wearing shot denim shorts which were frayed slightly, it was a warm day so she had opted for cooler clothes. Her yellow top was floaty and had thin straps, which in the back were looped around a metal hoop. She had her convers sneakers on, mainly because they were her favourite shoes and went with her outfit. To top off the look, she was wearing her 'Team USA' hat and a pair of sunglasses. Taking a deep breath, she pushed the door to the building open, it was busing in the gym, full actually, of both men and women, working on their routines.

She scanned her eyes around the room for Robin and spotted him sat talking to one of his teammates, he wasn't in workout gear though, he had also changed into shorts which met the knee and a white t-shirt. Grinning she was about to walk over to him when she spotted one of the women in there staring at her. "You're Regina Mills." She stated, almost accusingly.

"Um, yes?" She was scared of saying yes, especially when she saw the girl's friends coming over and surrounding her.

"You trying to steal our routines."

"No, I wasn't, I don't need to."

"What are you saying?" The girl's eyes narrowed, her blonde hair was scraped up into a tight bun atop her head.

"I'm saying that I have my routine." She swallowed, hoping to catch the attention of Robin.

"Why are you here then?"

"Um, I'm here to see someone."

"You're seeing a member of our team?" The brunette next to the blonde scoffed, "seriously?"

"Yes, what's wrong with that?" She didn't see what was wrong with dating Robin, last time she checked people could date whom they wished.

"Who?"

"Robin." She murmured, god she was intimidated, they were on her like a pack of vultures on a carcass.

"Robin!" The brunette scoffed.

"Yes."

"Marian, she's trying to steal your man." The blonde gasped.

"No, I'm not trying to steal anything from anyone, I just..." Oh god, she wanted to run away, leave, but at the same time, she felt she needed an explanation. "You're with Robin?"

"Practically." She huffed.

"Oh, so not actually."

"No."

"Well then, all's fair in love and war, see you on the beam ladies, or the floor, or the all-around, whatever." She chuckled and moved past them, towards Robin. Then someone let out a low wolf whistle and everyone in the gym just seemed to stop and look at her, including Robin, who scanned his eyes over her body before landing on hers.

He smirked and stood up, "hello milady." He laughed as he wandered towards her, "I thought you'd never show up."

"Well, I'm here, can we leave now, I'm starting to feel slightly uncomfortable. These women are my competition."

"Sorry about that, I hope they didn't daunt you too much." He rolled his eyes as he glared at them before pushing the door open for them to walk out.

"Oh no, I can take it," she chuckled, "deep down I'm a badass bitch."

"Oh really?" He asked, squeezing her hand which was wrapped up in his.

"Totally."

"I can see that." Robin laughed, "I bet that you're fearless."

"Hmm, pretty much." She smiled, "no there are a few things that I'm afraid of."

"Such as?" He asked, bumping her gently as they made their way down to the sea front.

"Losing the people I love." She sighed, feeling a fresh wave of loss run across her, a loss that never really went away, but just lingered in her subconscious.

"I think we all fear that don't we? It's a normal fear."

Regina went quiet, simply watching her feet as she walked; she knew that Robin was watching her, she could feel his eyes on her.

"Regina?"

"Yeah?"

"Are you alright?"

"Yes, I'm fine."

"You were a million miles away."

"I was just thinking. Sorry," she shook her head, looking back up at him, she cast him a watery smile. She wasn't ready to tell him yet, wasn't ready to confess the truth, merely because she didn't know if she was brave enough, didn't know how she could tell someone, especially when the person she was telling was someone she was beginning to care about.

"So what did you have in mind for this lunch?"

"Well, I was thinking, maybe some food on the sea front and then a game of beach tennis?"

"Ooh sounds like fun." He chuckled, "you look amazing by the way."

"Thank you, you're not so bad yourself." She quipped, this resulted in a wink from Robin, something that sent her head spinning and made her knees rather weak.

Once they reached the sea front, they found a nice restaurant with a table which had a view of the sea. Regina picked up the menu and looked over the options, she wasn't too hungry, it was all this talk which had made her think of the past, that and the fact that she might be have to lose this wonderful guy that she was spending so much time with. She was doubting her choice to get close to him, she had a feeling that by the end of the trip, her heart would be broken all over again, but this time under different circumstances.

However, he was so nice and she simply couldn't resist, she couldn't help herself, she'd never had such an immediate connection with someone.

"You've gone quiet on me."

"Hmm?" She looked up from her menu.

"Regina, what is it? There's something wrong, I know there is."

"Okay, I'm going to be honest with you, you are the first person I have dated in four years." She whispered, watching him, looking for his reaction.

He rose his eyebrows, "really?"

"Yes."

"Well, I'm flattered that you chose me, but how? I mean you are so beautiful, I'd have thought lots of people would want to date you."

"Oh, well yes, but I wasn't in a place where I wanted to date, I couldn't bring myself to, until you." She sighed, "sorry, I'm probably freaking you out right now."

"No, no you're not, I'm glad you decided to let me in," he grinned.

"I couldn't stop myself from doing so." She smirked, bringing her lip between her teeth.

Robin flashed her his largest smile, showing off his dimples and her heart melted completely. He found her hand across the table and threaded his fingers through hers, caressing her skin with his thumb. He drew her hand to his lips and kissed it lightly, before dropping them back to the surface. Then the waiter came and took their orders before they went back to talking to one another.

"So I told you how long it had been for me, how about you, when was your last relationship?" Regina asked.

"Not as long as you truthfully, I have been single about ten months, but I never felt any intense connection to someone, never had an immediate spark with a woman, until now."

She found herself gasping, she hadn't been able to keep it to herself as her eyes widened, she knew they had an intense connection, but to hear him say it, that was something else completely. "I feel it too." She nodded.

"Yeah?"

"Hmm." She smiled, leaning across the table and kissing him, aware of the fact they were in public the kiss didn't last long, just a few seconds, but it still caused a spark between them. "So who came with you here to Rio?" She asked as the waiter brought the sandwiches they had ordered, with it being so warm neither of them had wanted something hot.

"No one, except my coach, I don't really have anyone else."

"What?" She cast him a saddened look.

"Yeah, well my mother died when I was young and my dad, well we're estranged."

"That's sad, nobody came to support you?"

"No, I deal with it."

"I'll support you," she chuckled, "I'll cheer you on."

"You madam are a traitor to your country." He joked.

"Fuck it."

"Really?"

"Yep, I can cheer on whoever I want." She smirked, it was sad to hear that he had nobody behind him, nobody who would be there for him, she had a lot of people for her, her Mom, Daddy, Mal, Emma and many more people, she wanted to be someone for him, wanted for him to have someone to support him.

Following their dinner, Robin and Regina made their way to the beach that was rather crowded, but she had managed to reserve a net for them to use. "I hope you are ready to be crushed." She laughed, skipping onto the beach as she pulled him behind her.

"You're going to crush me? I don't think so, bring it on."

"I am literally the most competitive person ever." She reached the net and pulled off her shoes, flinging them to the side. Then she cast a glance at Robin, who had just taken his own shoes off and was watching her. She smirked at him before grasping the bottom of her shirt and pulling it up over her head, to reveal a red bikini top. It was secured around her breasts, a hoop in the middle and thin straps which ran over her shoulders.

She saw his eyes grow wide as he stared at her, "wow, you are stunning."

She chuckled, before picking a bat up and chucking it at him, "I plan on distracting you."

"Well, I think we should be even then. Don't you?" He rose his eyebrows and pulled his own shit off.

Shit, she almost felt her mouth-watering looking at his muscular, tanned chest, wow he was hot, really hot. She was speechless and nearly forgot that it was necessary to breath, "I think, we might be even."

They stood either side of the net and Regina took the first serve and from there, the competition was on. Both were determined and were smacking the balls really hard over the net. It was hilarious and neither of them could stop laughing. "Stop cheating!" Regina whined.

"I'm not cheating milady, you on the other hand."

"I don't cheat!" she protested, throwing the ball up and hitting it over to him.

"Really, I think it's just because you're losing."

"I am not."

"Yes you are."

"Robin." She laughed, shaking her head at him.

"Try hit this." He fired it at her, but she counter attacked him by hitting it back with force, accidently, it smacked him in the face.

"Oh my god! Robin." She rushed around the side of the net and placed her hands either side of his face, "are you okay, come sit down." Oh no, she had hurt him, in her competitiveness she had hit him in the face, crap.

"Wow, that hurt." He shook his head dropping to the sand dramatically.

"Oh god, I'm sorry, I'm sorry!" She kneeled next to him. She hadn't been expecting what came next, Robin grabbed her around the waist and pulled her against his chest, her breasts pressing up against his bare skin, before claiming her lips with his. She was lost again, trapped inside his kiss, unable to pull away. When she needed to take a breath she moved back and stared at him. "Are you hurt?"

"Not really." He chuckled.

"You jerk." She laughed, kissing his face, "I thought you were hurt then."

"Sorry, I couldn't resist the opportunity to get you back in my arms again."

"Did it hurt at all?" She asked.

"A little bit, not a lot though." He grinned brushing his fingers over her cheek.

She wasn't angry at him, she found it quite cute that he had wanted to kiss her, truthfully she had wanted to kiss him too. "Well, I'm sorry any way." She chuckled finding his lips again, she was pushing away her reservations and following her heart, following her heart to him.

Unbeknownst to both Robin and Regina, someone was watching them whilst they kissed and touched, they had been following the couple all day, simply watching from the sidelines.

Uh Oh, who do you think is watching? xxx