CHAPTER 4

The sun is lighting up the tent. Despite how badly I'd love to hide my face under the covers and sleep a little bit longer, I know I can't. I turn around to take a look at Robin sleeping but I find out the tent is empty, he's no longer lying next to me. Fear has the best on me. I start looking for a note or something that would make think that he's gone, leaving me behind. I take a breath of relief when I realize there's nothing there.

Damn. I hate myself when I instinctively jump to the conclusions, especially nonsense conclusions.

If I had magic, I'd use it to get dressed with a simple gesture of my hands. But since I don't have it, I grab my clothes, which are scattered everywhere in the tent, and get dressed very fast. I decide not to wear either the jacket and the coat. I hardly find my way out of the tent and when I can finally stand in front it, I realize how much my body is pain.

'Stupid tent.' I grumble quietly. Every inch of me hurts. My legs, my back, even the back of head. I feel I've been hit by car or even fell off the highest tower of a castle.

'Seriously?'

A familiar voice. But not just familiar. His voice. The sunlight is blinding me. I know he's in front of me but I can't see him. I move my hand on my forehead and then I finally see Robin. He's sitting on a cover beside the fire. The white undershirt highlights his muscles perfectly.

'Do you really blame the tent for your pain?'

I can't help but smile looking at the grin on his face. I know what he meant with that question. I can blame the ground, the stones, the tent but we both know they are not the only reasons why my body is in a bloody pain.

'Let's say that.. it was a busy night.' My mind jumped at few our ago when Robin was still on top of me, passionately making love to me. I lost the count of orgasms after the third. 'Where have you been? I was worried when I didn't find you inside.' I say changing the top of the conversation.

'I couldn't sleep.' He says as I start walking towards him before to move the bag and sit next to him on the cover.

'Why didn't you wake me?'

'You were sleeping so well.' Robin says wrapping his arm around my shoulders, pulling me closer. 'And I needed to clear my head.'

'On what?' The tip of my fingers slide down his arm, caressing his skin, till my hand finds his. 'You know you can talk to me.' I hold his hand tight.

'Nothing that really matters.' He says smiling before to turn to the fire.

Robin's lying. I'm one hundred percent sure of it but why? If something is bothering him, he knows he can come to me. Except.. except I'm the problem. Once again I jump to the conclusions too fast. I force myself that maybe he's just worried about his children. The last thing I want is pushing him to talk about something he doesn't want to. If he wants to talk about it, I will be here. Whenever he is ready.

'Do you want one?' Robin asks taking a marshmallow from the bag on his right and showing it to me.

'W – where did you find them?'

'Emma.'

'Yes, please.' I say surprised. I don't remember any marshmallow in those bags Emma threw outside Storybrooke the night before, but I'm glad Robin found them.

Once the marshmallow is roasted, Robin takes it in fingers. 'Careful.' He says raising his arm. I open my mouth and get closer to bite half of it. 'Is it good?'

'Delicious.' I says while Robin eats the other half.

'Hmm. I think..' his fingers grabs my chin and raises it, 'you have some.. right here.' Robin gets closer and licks my lips with the tip of his tongue. 'Oh no. I was wrong.' He smiles just few inches from me.

'Hmm-mmm. I see.' I smile, biting my lower lip. Robin lowers his face to kiss my neck. Or better, he starts sucking my skin. 'Oh.. Robin..' I gasp, grabbing his hair. My head falls back giving him full access to my collar bone.

I know I should stop him, and I should do it now, but I can't. It's just so hard to not give in to temptation when Robin is around. It seems it's impossible for me to say no, even when the situation couldn't get any worse.

Suddenly the phone inside the bag behind us starts ringing. Right in time.

'Robin?' I place my hand on his shoulder and gently push him back. 'Robin.. wait..' He eventually listens to me and sadly pulls back, so I can easily grab the phone and pick up. 'Hello?'

'Mum? It's me, Henry.'

'Henry, what's wrong?' I ask impulsively. Robin looks at me worried, so once again, I turn the speaker on.

'There's a problem between Emma and Zelena. Wait…' I can hear in the background female voices raising at each word. I turn to Robin wondering what's going on. 'EHI!' Henry says loudly to get their attention.

'Stay out of it, kid.' Zelena speaks first.

'Don't you dare talking to my son like that!'

'That's enough!' I say instinctively, but then I wonder if they could even listen to me.

'Regina?' Zelena asks. Yes, they can hear me. 'Why did you call her?'

'Because I'm tired of listening to both of you discussing. If you can't find a compromise, maybe she can.'

I'm so proud of my little prince.

'Can you please tell me what the hell it's going on?' I need to take control of the situation even if I doubt I can do something from here.

'Zelena and I.. We were working on a plan to defeat Hades, but.. unsuccessfully.' Emma admits. 'If we combine our powers, we may have a chance to destroy him, but we need to lure him into a trap.'

'How do you plan to do that?'

'I will do it!' My sister speaks up.

'NO!' Robin says before I have the chance to even realize what she said. 'Zelena, if Hades finds out you're on our side, he's gonna hurt our daughter.'

'Robin is right. It's too dangerous.'

'That's why I'll use the Six-Leaf clover. I'm sure you all remember what it can do.'

How could I ever forget it? My sister used it to take Marian's appearance. If I knew she was behind it all along, I would've never let Robin leave Storybrooke with her and Roland. And surely she would've never got pregnant. A baby is never a mistake but what Zelena did is disrespectful for both me and Robin. I barely forgave her for all the pain she caused me, but I did it especially for their baby. She's just an innocent in all this mess, and she deserves to grow up with her mother, differently than my sister.

'Hades doesn't know Robin is alive and that you both left Storybrooke. I can transform myself into my little sis..'

'And he will think she is looking for revenge.' Emma finishes Zelena's phrase.

I don't know how much I'm happy with this plan. If Hades will suspect something the entire town will be even more in danger. I know that my powers can't stop him, but at least, they can slow him down. Emma and Zelena are gonna risk a lot. The Olympian Crystal is still in Hades' hands.

'What?' Robin asks me.

'It's too dangerous.' I murmur, still absorbed in my thoughts.

'I know I didn't believe you and I feel bad about it but, Regina, we can make it. Trust me.' Zelena says, probably trying to convince all of us, herself included.

'In the worst scenario, we can lure Hades to the town line and find a way to push him outside Storybrooke.' Emma suggests.

And I'd be more than happy to finish him with my own hands. I think.

'What about us?'

Right. We still need to figure out a solution to bring Robin back.

'I may have an idea.' Henry says firmly. 'As Author, I can open a portal that only you two can walk through.'

I turn to Robin and I see the smile on his face. 'What about the consequences? We don't know what's going to happen to you once you're back in a land with magic.' I hate seeing that smile disappearing, but I have to be realistic.

'I can change that too.'

'Henry, no!'

'Regina, why not? It's a good plan.' Emma says taking Henry's defenses.

'Despite how proud I am of my son, I don't want him to be trapped inside the book for personal gain.' My hands start shaking. 'Does the name Lily tell you something or do I need to remind you what happened to the former Author when he altered the story with your parents?' I sound more cheeky than I want to.

'Mum?'

'She's right, Henry. We can't risk that.' Emma says.

'Fine. I will open a portal that only you and Robin can walk through, then we will figure something out.'

'Thank you, son.' Robin says when he notices my hesitation. I'm silently thinking of how all of this could end. We have one chance and every mistake can be deadly.

'It's decided then. Tonight, at sundown.' Zelena breaks the silence. 'You both get ready to come back.'

Tonight? So soon? I thought we needed some more time to think of all the possibilities, to work on the details but maybe she's not completely wrong. The sooner we attack, the better. As long as Hades is alive, everybody is in danger.

'We'll be at the town line.' Robin says before to close the conversation. 'Are you okay?'

I take a deep breath, thinking of the right words to say. Deep down I know that as long as Robin is in this world, he lives. The heart in his chest won't stop beating and his soul won't be ripped from his body because of the magic. He could have a long and happy life here. We both could. There wouldn't be abandoned sisters who are looking for revenge, or new threats that tries to kill us every single day, or magic that could take us apart. But am I really willing to turn my back on my family, my son.. even on my past to start a new life with Robin? Can I really ask Robin to give up on his daughter, see her growing up, listen to her saying the first words for me? For my own happiness?

'I will be, once all of this will be over.' I say, doing my best to ignore that idea. I'd never ask him that.

'We'll be fine, I promise.' Robin says rubbing his thumb on the back of my hand. I look at him and when he meets my glace, I smile. A fake smile but I adore him even more for trying. 'Marshmallow?' He asks showing me the stick in his other hand.

'Why not?'

Robin stretches his arm to roast the marshmallow on the fire, as I lay my head on his shoulder. I want to find a solution to his death before the sundown but I know it's not gonna be that easy. What scares me the most is that I don't know how much time I have left with him. Till the sundown, of course. But what about after that? Defeat Hades won't restore Robin's soul.

'Here.' He whispers. I raise my head to bite the marshmallow in his fingers. When he turns to grab another one from the bag, I gently move my hand under his chin and make him turn again. 'What?'

'You're my future, too.' I whisper before to press my lips against his, without giving him the chance to say or ask anything.

I'm not gonna spend the rest of the day wondering what it might happen after tonight.

I take full control of the situation and sit on his legs. My hands are wrapped around his neck, keeping him closer to me. Robin doesn't seem to mind my idea but…

'Regina?' He asks pulling back his head to look at me.

'Make love to me, Robin.' I gasped just few inches from his mouth. 'One… one more time.' Impulsively I was going to say last instead of more, but I don't want to ruin this moment with him. My hands move down Robin's body till I grab the edge of the undershirt and take it off his head. 'Please.'

'I'm afraid I can't say no to you.' Robin says moving his hands on my butt to pull me even closer. I can feel his bare muscles against my clothes.

'Good.' I whisper. My nipples get hard very fast and Robin notices it, so he grabs my knit turtleneck and pushes it up. Raising my arms up, I finish what he has in his mind and take it off. As I thought, while I am "busy" getting undressed, he buries his face between my breasts. I lower my arms fast and pulling his face back so he can look straight into my eyes. 'Not this time, thief.' I say, slowly pushing and forcing him to lay down on the cover. 'I won't..' I pause to kiss his chest, ..let you..' another kiss, '..steal control again.' I get off Robin's legs so my hand can easily unbutton his trousers. I move my mouth on his nipple and I bite it.

'Ah!' Robin moans in pain.

'Does it hurt?' I don't wait for his answer that I keep biting his skin as my hand snakes inside the front of his boxers.

'I deserve it after last night.' He says gasping.

I raise my head to look at him. 'Indeed, you do.' A smile appears on my face when his glance meets mine. If I had my magic, the punishment would be more exciting but, this time, my fingers, my mouth and the rest of my body will be enough.

'You're already enjoying this payback, aren't you?' Robin says between gasps as I'm already playing on his member with the tip of my fingers.

'You have no idea.' I kiss him passionately. Our tongues slowly dance in each other's mouth. I love playing fire with fire, so I break the kiss unexpectedly. Robin looks surprised, but I bet he will enjoy more what's gonna happen next. With the tip of my tongue, I lick my way down his torso to reach my own hand. 'You really don't.' I say using my Evil Queen tone of voice.

CONTINUED IN CHAPTER 5.

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