A/N : Hi my friends :)

I hope you are all alright. So, I'm not giving up on this story, quite the contrary! In this, Robin is the man I would have wished him to be, meaning he doesn't give up on Regina and make the easy choice but actually fight to get back to her! I hope you'll like it !:)

Also, I get that some of you are still pissed at Robin, I really do. Because he could at least have apologized for "moving on" with Marian. But honnestly, after an entire year of fight to have OQ back together, I am tired of fighting and really, really, really enjoying the fact that things finally look good for our lovebirds ( I mean, did you see the way Robin looked at Regina ! Priceless *-* the last scene between them was such a great and epic moment for me ) Anyway, I can't wait to see sunday's episode and I wish we will finally have an OQ happy ending !

Whose impatient to see last episode ? I am ! :DEven if I am quite afraid of Robin and Zelena's wedding ( I was like , seriously ?! ) but I have serious hope that Regina will stop this stupid wedding and that we'll get OQ fluff which is all I need right now, both from the Enchanted Forest and Storybrooke !

Love you all 3


-Previously on You had to go and leave me behind -

They were sat for barely a few minutes when her phone rang. She frowned when she didn't recognize the number,

"Hello ?"

No one answered, all she could hear was laboured breath.

"Hello ?" she said again and then, her heart stopped.

"Regina, it's me."

"Robin." she breathed, a tear escaping her eyes.


Chapter 4

[Robin's point of view]

"You seem happier." said Colleen and he stopped what he was doing, turning to his friend.

"How's that ?"

"I don't know." she said, frowning slightly. "Now that I think of it, happy is not quite the word... " she searched and then smiled. "I'd go for hopeful."

"You think I look hopeful ?" he smiled and she nodded.

"Yep. Definitively hopeful. So, tell me handsome, what is it?"

Robin smiled and then said,

"I followed your advice, that's all."

"And what advice would that be ? Because in case you didn't notice, I give a lot of them."

He chuckled.

"I'm not giving up on her."

Colleen smiled.

"You mean the woman you love ?"

Warmth filled Robin's heart.

"Yes. Her name is Regina."

That was the first time he allowed himself to speak out her name since they left. The first time but not the last from now on.

"Will you go back to her, then ?"

"I'm trying." answered the archer and his young friend smiled.

"I'm glad of that." then she smirked, "Now go back to work lazy, those drinks won't be done by magic."

Robin chuckled at that.

If only she knew.


Robin came home at the end of his shift and sighed when he realized Roland must be asleep by now and that he lost the only moment of the day that made him happy. He entered the flat, trying to be quiet but as soon as he closed the door behind him, two small arms circled his legs.

"Daddy !" screamed the boy, "You're home!"

"Roland ?" Robin turned and took his son in his arms, "What are you doing up at that time of the night ?"

"I couldn't get him to sleep." came a soft voice a few steps away and he smiled at Marian. "He wanted to see you."

"Well," said the archer, "I am here now, what is it ?"

"Can you tell me a bedtime story ? Like we did in the Enchanted Forest ?"

Robin smiled.

"Of course I can do that."


They were settled on Roland's room, Robin by his side.

"So what story do you want, son ? The one where the merry men almost got caught ? The one where we stole dear Sheriff right in front of him or-"

"I want a story of you and Regina."

Robin's heart stopped.

"What ?" he asked, and he could hear his voice wasn't strong.

"Daddy?"

"What is it ?"

"You love Gina, don't you ?"

Robin swallowed the lump in his throat.

"I do." he murmured, "Very much so."

Roland seemed to think, then asked.

"Then why did we leave ?"

It would have hurt less to have someone stabbed him right in the heart.

"Roland..." tried his father, "It is complicated."

"Did she not love us anymore ?"

At the sight of tears in his son's brown eyes, Robin hurried to soothe him.

"Of course she did !" he exclaimed, "She still does. It isn't Regina's fault if we had to leave, right Roland ? I want you to never doubt that she loves you very much. Can you do that for me ?"

The boy nodded and curled in his father's side.

"I just miss her so much." he sobbed quietly and Robin closed his eyes, a tear escaping them.

"So do I son, So do I."

He then tried to lighten his son's mood by telling him of the adventure of a sassy broken queen and an annoying brave outlaw, falling madly in love with each other. Robin left his son sound asleep and he kissed his forehead before leaving,

"Goodnight, Roland." he whispered and then headed to the living room and the couch, where he spent his night.

Robin sat and buried his face in his hands for a few seconds.

"You know," came a voice and he jumped, found Marian at the window, looking at him. "At first I thought we could try again, with her being out of reach."

"Marian-" he tried but she cut him.

"But I realize now that it is useless." she sighed and walked toward him, sitting by his side. "I heard your story to Roland. You're in love with her."

Robin smiled sadly.

"I really am."

She looked down.

"I am sorry." she said finally and he frowned.

"You don't have to, Marian. I couldn't let you out there alone, what happened isn't your fault. Regina and I both-"

"That's not what I was apologizing for." she said and he frowned.

"Then why?"

Marian took a deep breath and looked up.

"A few weeks after we got there, you had forgotten your phone home, remember ?"

"Yes." he said, confused.

"I..." she shook her head, "God, I am such an idiot."

"What happened ?"

"Someone called you on that day. Her." Robin's eyes widened and he paled. "I didn't answer and I erased her call from your miss list."

"You did what ?" he asked, voice trembling with anger.

"I am sorry !" she said, tears shining in her eyes. "I realize now I was stupid... I should never have done that. I-"

But Robin couldn't hear a word more. He got up, grabbed his phone and hurried on the balcony, dialing Regina's number, fingers trembling.

She had tried to call him.

God, his heart was beating so fast.

How could Marian have hidden that from him wasn't even what was on his mind right now. The only thing on his mind was what Regina must have felt when he didn't answer.

Did she think he had given up on her ?

His heart broke for her, his resilient beautfiful Queen.

He needed to make this right,

One way or another.

So the outlaw took a deep breath and pressed the green button.

One ring.

Two rings.

"Hello ?" he finally heard and a gasp escaped him, hearing this voice he had been longing to hear for so long now.

He tried to speak but couldn't. A tear escaped his eyes and he took a deep breath, trying to pull himself together.

"Hello ?" she said again and suddenly he was so afraid that she'd end the call that he gathered all his courage and spoke, in a trembling voice.

"Regina, it's me."

He heard a small sob of surprise at the end of the call and closed his eyes a few seconds, feeling his heart break.

"Robin." she breathed and her voice was so small.

"It's me, my love."

"Oh God..." she breathed and he could hear her laboured breathing, could guess she was crying and no, he couldn't let that happen.

"Please, don't cry." he soothed her but she only chuckled and God,

How much he had missed her.

"Don't ... cry ?" she asked, sobbing. "And how ... how am I ... supposed to ... do... that ?"

"Take a deep breath, my love." he said, though his own voice seemed unsteady and hoarse with tears. "In and out." he heard her try, "Focus on my voice and nothing else."

"Robin..." she said again, even if he could hear she was calmer now.

"I miss you so much." he breathed then, leaning against the window.

"I miss you too." came her voice, still small. "I tried to call you."

He closed his eyes.

"I didn't know." he said, "I just learnt it tonight. Marian ignored your call and didn't tell me. I am so sorry."

"Oh."

"Regina-"

"So, you've moved on ?" she rambled and he tried to stop her.

"Please-"

"I guess this was the right thing to do."

"Listen to me-"

He could hear the tears in her voice.

"I understand, really-"

"Regina !" he said, louder and she finally stopped. "I am not with Marian."

"You're not ?" she asked in a small voice and he shook his head sadly, even though she couldn't see it.

"When I chose you that day on the bench, it was a lifetime decision, Regina. I meant every words I said. Marian and I got divorced a few weeks after our arrival in New York."

She didn't speak but he could hear her laboured breathing.

"Regina ?" he asked, gently.

"You..." her voice broke. "You didn't move on, then ?"

He chuckled, tears leaving his eyes.

"Of course not, you silly woman." he breathed and could hear her chuckle of relief. "My heart is still very much yours, m'lady, and nothing will ever change that."

"As is mine, Robin." she said and he smiled soflty. "You know that."

"I do, my love."

"But-"

"No buts." he cut her.

"Robin, we have to face the fact that ..." her voice broke. "That you may never be able to come back."

"I won't believe that." he said, voice trembling with emotion. "I can't. Not when the only thing that's keeping me alive is the fight to find a way to get back to you."

A silence, then

"You're searching for a way to come back ?"

"I am." he said.

"Oh Robin..." he could hear the tears in her voice, so he added.

"Just promise me that you won't give up, Regina. Promise me that you'll search with me and that you're not letting go of our happy ending together." he took a deep breath and closed his eyes, "Promise that you'll wait for me." his heart squeezed.

"I promise." she breathed and he let out the breath he had been holding.

"Then everything will be alright, I have faith."

He heard her sad chuckle.

"And if that's not enough ?"

"It will be, my love."


They had talked a little bit more after that before Regina told him she had to go back to the Charming and he had smiled, knowing she wasn't alone in this.

"You will call me back ?" she asked shyly and he smiled sadly, wishing he could hold her in his arms and never let go.

"I'll call you tomorrow, and the day after, and the day after that... I will call you everyday until the day I find my way back to you."

"Goodnight, then."

"Goodnight, my love." he said and could almost see her smile.

If only he could.

Robin took some minutes to himself before entering the living room again, finding Marian, waiting for him.

"How could you do that to me ?" he asked and she closed her eyes, before getting up.

"I am sorry." she said, "I wanted a chance to be together again and I thought..." A tear escaped her eyes. "But I was wrong, and I am sorry. This is the reason why I offered to help you get back to her, I want to make amends."

Robin wanted to be angry at her, he really did.

But he couldn't.

He had to keep his energy in finding a way to get back to Regina.

So he just nodded and sighed,

"I forgive you." he said. "But you have to understand that I love Regina, and I am not stopping to try finding my way back to her."

"I get that." she smiled sadly. "How can I help ?"

"Go to sleep, Marian. We'll see tomorrow."

The woman opened the mouth like she was going to say something, then she closed it and in one last time, she was gone.

Robin sighed and laid on his bed, not fully understanding all that happened in one night. He had talked with Regina, after so much weeks without hearing her voice, he finally was able to. And it was like this beautiful voice of hers soothed the ache in his hurting heart. Like with each word sje said he felt better;stronger;closer.

He could get back to her.

He would get back to her.

No matter what.

Because she was his soulmate,

And pixie dust never lied.


A/N : So ? ;)