Author's note at the bottom but I think I answered all questions pertaining to the story in the first two or three paragraphs ^_^
The Merry Men camp has cabins not those lame looking tents that little John and Friar Tuck couldn't even get into… a couple of cabins with rooms… you know wicker cabins
Oh BTW Roland's toy is pronounced (Man G) it looks like Mangyi but the Y is silent
Disclaimer: I own nothing but what is mine… which is probably just the theory of how this episode will go down… now that I think about it… that ain't much… DAMN YOU!
Regina rushed out of the diner… she had spent 3 days avoiding and trying to forget that Robin and Roland even existed and now she had run right into them… not just Robin and Roland but Marian as well, if she were to be honest she hated Marian just as much as she use to hate Snow if not more, she had died which meant that her reign over Robin as his wife was over but she wouldn't let it go.
Regina growled as she walked to her car and opened the door, she slammed it shut and fished for her keys… thoughts of going back into that diner and wringing Marian's throat was racing through her mind. She didn't miss how Marian talked about the stuff monkey she had given Roland when she saved him in the Enchanted Forrest… how it was his security blanket of sorts. Memory potions… although they take away certain if not all memories of a person, place or thing, they're weak when it comes to taking away feelings or emotions. It's why Henry noticed an apple tree that favored hers when he was in New York; something in his brain knew it was familiar and comforting he just could place it. Roland must remember or the lack thereof of a memory… knew something was off about his current situation and looked to the monkey for comfort. Either way Roland, felt something for the stuff animal… and of course Marian didn't like it. A pulse of anger surged through her, how dare that selfish bitch be upset that Roland carried around the toy she made for him… she had them both, not just Robin but Roland was forced to forget her as well and now she's tripping about FUCKING STUFFED ANIMAL!
Regina closed her eyes, her breaths coming quick and shallow, her heart racing with unspent adrenaline, she gripped the steering wheel until her knuckles turned white and soft chuckle was heard from behind her and she didn't need to open her eyes to know it was the Evil Queen, she had been seeing her around, not full manifesting but a whisper or like now a chuckle… she wanted to throttle Marian just as much if not more that Regina did. Regina inhaled 3 strong and calming deep breaths and the presence of the Queen was gone again.
She sat there for another 5 breaths to make sure the Queen really was gone, her thoughts went back to Robin and Roland… when they would walk to get ice cream, Roland's laugh when Robin picked him up and threw into the air or his deep dimpled smile when he ask Regina for kiss goodnight before Robin and he walked off to go back to the woods… a shiver went through her and that's when she opened her eyes and realized she was still sitting in the parking lot of the diner and she was cold, even though it wasn't cold outside the rapidly cooling liquid on her once dry body was making her shiver again.
She started the car and drove out of the parking lot, heading straight to the house. After what happened in the diner she was just going to call in and work from her office. As she pulled into the drive way and turned off her car she looked at her big empty house. When she first came here she loved having the biggest house in town, to show everyone even if they couldn't remember who she was that she was in charge and they wasn't a damn thing they could do about it. But years went by and that big empty house made her feel just as lonely as she did in the Enchanted Forrest. She then adopted Henry and that big empty house quickly turned into a huge home filled with screams of delight, photos of her and him, a child's laughter and most importantly love, it was in every crevice of the house, it was in all the cookies she baked and all the baths she gave. Even everything went to hell when the curse broke there were moments where there was someone in her house even if it was to kill her… she scuffed at the thought was she really that pathetic and lonely that a raging mob with pitch forks and torches at her door made her feel less alone.
She got out of the car and walked to the front door opening it and closing it behind her, after kicking off her shoes she walked up stairs, the echo of her footsteps in the empty house brought her back to just weeks ago when her and Robin shared kisses and wine by the fire, or small dates that they enjoyed when they played board games with Roland in a part of the forest that only Regina and Robin knew about.
She walked into her room with a sigh as she went into her bathroom and turned on the shower. She went into her closet and gathered up everything she needed and walked back into her bathroom. She took off her now ice cold and sticky clothes and stepped into the shower. As the water hit her, her thoughts went to Robin, although they had never been fully intimate, there were times where they came very close… times where she had almost gave into her lust and just went for it but she always stopped herself, she had always used her body to get what she wanted, not that she slept with a lot of people but she showed just enough cleavage or let her hand accidently slip onto a man's lap when she was negotiating or bargaining to get what she wanted… not that she need to because her magic worked just fine but she still loved the looks she received from men and even a few women who wanted or envied her.
She always imagined late at night or during one of her really long boring meetings about what it would feel like to actually make love to him. She imagined that if she were to initiate it, it would start out hot, heavy and lustful but she knew with Robin being the calmer part of her, he would want their first time to be passionate and gentle. They would start with a rough kiss which he would slow down so it could last as long as possible, so they both could enjoy each other, and then the touching would start and soon they both would be lying breathless in each other's arms until they fell asleep from exhaustion. She would wake the next morning to soft kisses and the smell of what is supposed to be breakfast but knowing Robin a try full on questionable substances and a grin with dimples so deep and alluring that they would up skipping breakfast and making love again.
The steam and hot water soothed her tense muscles and it wasn't until she gasped that she realized she was crying, she didn't know why she was torturing herself with fantasies of her and Robin… maybe it was to assure her that what they had wasn't a dream, it really did happen and even if he didn't remember it, she did and her mind refused to bury what was supposed to be hers. She washed thoroughly and hoped with the coffee that was now going down the drain she hoped her thoughts of Robin would follow suit but she knew they wouldn't.
After getting dressed she called her office telling her secretary she would be working from home and that she needed to e-mail her all the notes from last week's council meeting, along with the major points the others wanted her to talk about at the town meeting that is taking place tomorrow afternoon.
After summarizing up all 50 points and squeezing them into 3 major points, her doorbell rang. She glanced at the small clock on her desk and saw that she had been sitting there for the last 4 hours; it was just past 3 o'clock, who could be at her door she thought as she stood and made her way to the front door.
When she opened it she was greeted with a wide smile and a cooing infant "Hi" Snow said as she pushed past a frowning Regina, and preceded into the kitchen.
"I hope you don't mind Neal was starting to fuss and I need to warm up a bottle" Snow called from inside the kitchen
"Snow… what are you doing here and don't you have a perfectly functioning kitchen" Regina said as she closed the door and followed the younger brunette into the kitchen
"Yes but your house is so much closer and beside now we can talk" she said as she placed Neal's car seat on the island and grabbed a pot filling it with water.
"I wasn't aware we were supposed to be talking" Regina said with a small smile. She must admit she was actually glad for the distraction even if it was Snow.
"Well we are" she said placing the now full pot on the stove and turning on the stove to boil the water, as soon as the deed was done she sat on one of the stool and looked at Regina "How are you?"
Regina sighed tiredly 'horrible' she thought "I'm fine" she said as she walked over to Neal who grinned big upon seeing her
"Regina…" Snow scolded she knew Regina was lying
"What I am" she said as she absent mindedly unbuckled Neal and picked him up "Hi handsome" she babbled at the baby who giggled lightly "Your mommy thinks she's clever by using you as a reason to stop by, but I'm smarter than she thinks she is" she said as Neal squealed with laughter "Ain't that right, yes I am, yes I am"
Snow rolled her eyes at Regina's banter but smiled at the sight "You're good with him" she said softly as Regina's smile fell some
"Well I did have one of my own" she said with a small smile
"And you still do" Snow said as the water began to bubble and she stood placing the bottle into the hot water
"I know" Regina said as she bounced Neal
"So… do you want to talk about this morning?" Snow asked as she watched Regina lightly kiss Neal on the forehead
Regina rolled her eyes but remained silent staring at Neal who smiled at her
"Regina" Snow said
"No I don't… I would rather forget it happened" she said as she turned handing Neal to Snow to immediately began to fuss. She walked to the cabinet by the fridge and pulled out a bottle of white wine and a glass from the other cabinet
Snow sighed grabbing Neal's bottle from the water and feeding him
After pouring herself a second glass Regina sighed and sat at the counter running her finger through her hair she sat quiet like that for a while and although Snow wanted to she didn't pry. She knew when Regina was ready she would talk to her.
"It was hard" Regina said so quiet Snow almost missed it… almost
"Yeah" Snow agreed as Neal began to close his eyes while he drank quietly
"I just wanted to…" Regina began but stopped picking up her glass and sipping from it again
"Regina" Snow said softly so she didn't startle Neal who was starting to fall sleep "Why were so mean to him? He offered to buy you another coffee, he could have remembered something"
Regina shook her head as she fought to hold back the tears that were welling in her eyes "No, it wouldn't have worked, we fell in love in the Enchanted Forrest because for some reason he like me when I was angry and lost… me being nice to him now will only confuse him and make him not trust me at least to him I'm behaving normally" she said softly as she took another sip from her glass
"So you were trying to jog his memory?" Snow asked confused
"No" Regina sighed standing and filling her half empty glass up with more wine "I was angry with him and Marian but mostly him" she said as she gulped the wine down this time.
"But why" Snow asked but Regina remained silent as she downed another glass
Snow placed and now sleeping Neal in his seat after fastening him securely she walked over to Regina and took the bottle and glass from her
"Hey" Regina said as she frowned at Snow
"Shhh" Snow scolded looking back at Neal who slightly jumped but did not wake and then at Regina who rolled her eyes but remained quiet "Regina, talk to me" she said placing the bottle and glass in the sink "Why were you angry with Robin?"
"Snow" Regina whined but Snow gave her a pointing look and she sighed heavily grabbing Neal's seat and walking into the living room, with a quick wave of her hand she transformed the couch into a unique crib filled with a soft cushion and blanket that smelled of Snow and David so he wouldn't feel out of place and then with a wave of her hand a white shield surrounded him. "I'm angry at because he doesn't remember me" she shouted as she looked at Snow who almost scolded her for yelling but when she saw that Neal hadn't moved she figured if Regina was going to talk she couldn't do it whispering
"But his memories are gone"
"I know that but I'm still angry at him and Marian" Regina said as tears fell from her eyes "How could he so easily forget? How could she ask that of me? Why did she have to take both of them?"
"Well…" Snow began but Regina shook her head and cut her off
"No, I know, believe me I know why, but it still hurts"
"Then why don't you stop hiding and help jog his memory, run into him again and… do whatever it is you guys do" Snow said with a shrug
"You don't get it, seeing him hurts… seeing him happy with her hurts, I don't want to be mean to him I want to run into his arms, I want him to look at me and see me and not a stranger or the person I used to be… I just…" she said shaking her head "I just want him to hold me" she whispered shrugging her shoulders as more tears fell
Snow felt for her stepmother she felt the same way with David when they were cursed, she knows the feeling all too well of wanting to be held and loved and kissed, she knew exactly how she was feeling
She smiled and walked over to Regina grabbing her hands "I know it hurts now and I know you feel like this is the end but you are a fighter Regina… fight for Robin, fight for Roland… he wants to be with you, he only agreed to do the spell because he knew deep down you would question his love for you if he just refused and you would also never forgive yourself if there was a chance Roland could get to know his mother. He promised to come back to you and he is waiting for you to show him signs that you are willing to fight for him… so don't give up… fight for him, he wants you too and so does Roland, if that monkey is any indication" Snow said as Regina nodded
"You think Roland might remember something?"
"I know he does, children are not easily fooled he probably felt a strong connection to that stuffed animal the moment he laid his eyes on it, even if he doesn't remember a lot he remembers something if not you then a feeling of security with his monkey" Snow said
After a few hours of talking Charming came and picked up Snow and Prince Neal and they all went home.
Regina sat on the stairs this time with a cup of scotch in her hand, a lot of things Snow said to her made sense but she was afraid that even with all of her trying he would still not remember who she was and what they meant to each other.
As she was about to take another sip her cell phone rang and she went into her office to get it out of her purse. She smiled when she was it was Henry, they talked for a while and he promised to come spend the night with her tomorrow so they could talk. They talked a little more about whether or not she was ready for the meeting tomorrow since the whole town was supposed to there and since there was a high chance that the Hood family would be there, she assured him that she was and after talking about school and how he was so happy he saved the day they both wished each other good night and they hung up
Regina hadn't even thought of the possibility of Robin and Roland coming to the meeting, she didn't know if she could handle seeing Robin hold hands with Marian and being the picture of perfection in front of her. She walked over to her glass cylinder and poured herself a scotch and then another and another until soon it was empty and she felt light headed. She hadn't eaten anything at all and after downing a half a bottle of white wine and now a half a bottle of scotch the effects were starting to hit her.
She decided to go lay down before she passed out with not only a hangover but an aching back from passing out on the floor. She slowly ascended the stairs removing her clothes as she reached her room grabbing a light blue teddy she weaved her hands through it and then got into her bed, darkness greeting her like an old friend as she passed into a world of unconsciousness.
As she slept all her dreams went to Robin and his smile that made her melt and his touch that drove her crazy. She tossed and turned the whole time she laid there until finally she felt a calm come over her and she drifted back off.
In her dream she went to go find Robin and tell him how she felt and when she did they made mad passionate love in the woods and the next morning when she woke he was still lying there beside her, but then the dream changed and she was sitting in the forest alone calling out to him. It was cold and the ground was like ice her feet, she called out for Robin but he didn't answer, then it became dark and she started to run but still he didn't answer her she screamed for him but still her calls remained unanswered
She hadn't even realized she was walking until she tripped over something hard and as she fell something sharp scratched her hare legs. She gasped when she realized she was lying face first in the dirt. She quickly sat up on her knees and noticed that she was outside... not just outside but from the small sounds of talking at least 10 feet away from Robin's campsite. She frowned to herself 'how the hell had she gotten out here?' her mind was still a little fuzzy and the alcohol in her system was far from out of her yet as she stood and began to make her way back to her house when she fell again not seeing the log that was in front of her. She cursed softly as she looked at her now scraped leg, it wasn't at all bad but since she was clearly drunk and very emotional she sat with her back on the log bringing her knees up to her chest and she quietly sobbed
She gasped when she heard a twig snap to the right of her; she quickly stood trying to gather her magic to make a fireball when he stepped out from the shadows. He breath hitched as she laid her eyes on him "Robin" she said softly and he walked closer to her lowering his cross bow.
"You're majesty? What are you doing out here?" he asked as he looked around her and then fully at her, she was standing in barely nothing but a thin night gown that was too short to be anything but a fancy shirt, barefoot and looked to be sobbing
"I don't know" she said softly and then she quickly added "I was asleep and when I woke up… I was out here" she said with a small smile
He frowned but stepped forward "You know I almost shot you… how long have you been out here?" he asked as he placed his crossbow against a nearby tree.
Regina didn't know if it was the alcohol or what but she smiled running toward him, her arms opened wide as she practically jumped into his arms "I'm so glad to see you" she said
That's when he smelt it, the strong smell of sin in a glass and he chuckled as he tried to pull out of her embrace. She was sure to have not only a headache in the morning but a cold for being out here at night with nothing much on and barefoot on this cold ground. "Your majesty has found something strong to drink tonight; I don't think it agrees with you"
"Haven't you heard everything agree with me, including you" she said softly as she laid her head on shoulder standing on her tippy toes to do so
Robin chuckled the way she acted this morning regarding his offer to buy her another coffee, he knew she would just faint at what she was doing now, he sighed and tried to pull her away from him when her grip tightened around his neck
"Please don't… I'm cold" she whispered
He chuckled and he looked down at her to see her smiling "Are you flirting with me your majesty, because if you are, when you sober up, you're going to hunt me down and threaten my life, so I'll keep your secret" he said as she finally let go and he took off his jacket and wrapped it around her.
"I wouldn't threaten your life" she said with a long blink and a sneaky grin
"Yeah" he said as he raised a questioning brow
"Yeah" she said smiling wider
He looked at her slightly disheveled hair and her lean legs and dreamy chocolate brown eyes and had a very strong urge to just pick her up in his arms and kiss her until their lips were raw.
He cleared his throat and looked back toward the camp "Why don't I take you to my camp warm you up and then later we can call Princess Snow or David to come and get you" he said turning when he felt her grab his arm
"Please don't leave, just stay with me for a little while"
"My camp is just a few feet away you could sit by the fire and have a nice cup of coffee to help sober you up"
"I…" Regina said with a sigh "I don't want to… be around other people can we just sit here for a little while" she said as she walked back over to the log she was sitting by earlier and sat down
Robin looked at her and then back at his camp then he sighed and sat next to the Queen
"Your majesty, you're going to get sick sitting on this cold ground"
"Then maybe I can sit on your lap" she said with a chuckle
Robin's eyes got big but he remained silent which caused Regina to laugh even harder
"Relax thief, it was a joke" she said as she leaned into his side
Robin shook his head smiling 'oh yeah she was going to kill him when she remembered all that took place tonight'
"What was your dream about?" he asked after a beat
"Hmm"
"Your dream, what was it about?"
Regina sighed tiredly "I lost someone, someone that I love and in my dream I went to go look for him and I couldn't find him and the more I looked the more lost I became until I couldn't see anything… but darkness" she said burring her head further into his side. She didn't want to go back to that dream she wanted to just think about being here with him now
"Was that why you were crying? Because you got lost" he asked
She nodded slowly but remained quiet as she clenched his shirt in her fist, as if fearing that he would run off and leave her all alone just like in her dream
They sat like that for a while, so long that Robin had to shift his legs to keep them from falling asleep, while Regina looked to have fallen asleep already wrapped up tightly in his jacket. As he shifted his leg he accidently kicked hers
"Ow" she said softly sitting up
"I'm sorry your majesty, I didn't mean to hurt you let alone wake you I was just trying to stretch my legs" he said looking down when he saw the bloody scrap, although it was dry blood, she was still hurt nonetheless "Your majesty your hurt" he said grabbing her calf and rubbing the skin softly around the wound
"It's okay, it will heal" she said barely above a whisper
She tried to control her breathing and her heart since both seemed to have stopped working the moment her touched her skin. She watched as he examined it, in the little moonlight that was shining through the thick forest leaves.
He didn't know why he left the need to touch her or why when he did he didn't feel the need to apologize of stop. Her skin felt familiar to him like he had touched her before just as intimate
He looked up at her to find her eyes on him staring intensively, he had the sudden urge to allow his had to travel further up her leg and for some reason knew she wouldn't be against it.
She looked into his eyes and saw something familiar not just the lust but even through the glaze of the alcohol she could see him remembering something or at least trying to remember and without even thinking she quickly leaned in
…
He saw her leaning in and for reasons unknown to him he turned his head and pushed her back gently stopping the kiss and when he looked back at her he regretted it. She looked so sad and hurt, she quickly stood apologizing
"I'm so sorry" she whispered "I don't know what's wrong with me… I shouldn't have done that"
"No, your majesty… I am… I knew you were intoxicated and I think I led you on but I am… happily married…" he said as he mentally kicked himself when he saw a tear fall from her eye
"No, of course" she said wiping her eyes viciously "Like you said I'm intoxicated and not thinking straight under normal circumstances this would never happen" she said as she took a deep breath and cleared her mind as much as she could "I trust you can be discreet, thief"
Robin sighed really kicking himself because now she was back to being cold toward him but before he could answer her, she vanished into a puff of purple smoke "Damn it" he sighed angrily grabbing his crossbow and making his way toward camp unaware of the angry brown eyes that watched the entire encounter
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Regina reappeared at Snow's loft she honestly didn't know why she was there or why she felt the need to talk to Snow but she did. She paced back in forth outside her apartment door, tears streaming down her face debating on where to wake her stepdaughter up or not so she just gave in, waving her hand over the apartment door letting her in.
The T.V. was on and Henry and Emma where asleep on the couch. Regina quietly walked passed them and them and into Snow and Charming's make shift bedroom. Snow and Charming looked so content laying in each other's arms that she almost left and went home… almost
Regina walked over to Snow's side and kneeled down she waved her hand toward Charming causing the man to let go of Snow and turn over , but like Snow she just scooted over closer to him
"Snow" Regina sniffed
The Princess didn't budge she just grunted and curled closer to David
"Snow" Regina called again this time shaking the younger woman
Snow grunted again but turned over "What" she said not opening her eyes
"Snow, I need to talk to you" Regina said softly as a tear fell from her eyes
"Okay Regina" Snow said softly as she turned over trying to go back to sleep when her eyes jolted open and she sat up looking to her left "Regina" she whispered loudly "Regina, what happened? What's wrong?" she asked seeing her stepmother's sad eyes
Regina sniffed and glanced over at David who was still asleep "I didn't want to wake you… but…"
"No… no It's okay" she said as she stood walking out into the living room where Emma and Henry had fallen asleep while watching another horror film as soon as she turned to face Regina, she was nearly knocked over when she threw her arms around her in a rough embrace
"Regina" Snow said taken back by her stepmother's affections "What happened?"
When she finally pulled back she wiping her eyes "I went to see Robin" she said as Snow's eyes widened not just from the confession but from the smell as well
"You went to go see Robin… drunk?"
Regina sighed as more tears fell "I didn't even know I was in the woods until I woke up"
"Like sleep walking"
Regina sighed and walked a few steps away from Snow "I guess"
"Well what was the dream about?"
"I was looking for Robin and when I found him we…"
Regina stopped when she heard a noise come from the bedroom
"Snow... Regina… what are you doing here?" Charming asked as he rubbed his eyes. He flipped the light switch on and that was when everyone noticed what everyone had on, Snow had on what looked to be one of David's large white shirts on with a pair of yoga pants and David was wearing just a pair of blue with white striped pajama pants that hung just below his v line
"Wow David you work out?" Regina asked as she let her eyes run up and down his body "You look great"
"Uh… thank you" Charming said frowning before looking at his wife "What's going on?"
"Ignore her she's had a few…" Snow said indicating with her hand
'Oh' Charming mouthed as he grabbed a shirt and pulled it on and stepping into the kitchen to grab a glass of water
"Regina, you were telling me about your dream, you said that you were looking for Robin and then you found him and then…"
"Oh, we had sex" Regina said nonchalantly causing Charming to choke on the mouthful of water and spray it all over the kitchen counter, as the two women looked at him, he coughed trying to get the water out of his lungs and held up his hand for them to ignore him and go ahead and finished talking
"You… had… sex… and then what happened?" Snow said slowly
"I woke up in his arms and then seconds later he was gone and the woods were dark… and cold" Regina said as a shiver ran down the base of her spine and she held the jacket tighter around her, wishing it was Robin's arms instead "I couldn't find him, I was alone, and frightened and the more I ran after him the more lost I became… I didn't even realize I was outside until I fell in my dream and I realized I was falling in the forest"
Snow looked down at her stepmother and saw what she had on, her night gown barely touch her thighs and she was barefoot with a series of small to large whelps on her legs indicating that she had been running in the woods.
"Regina, your leg is cut" Snow said as David moved to get the first aid kit
"Don't worry about it"
"Don't worry about it? Regina, your leg was bleeding and you were running around the forest half dressed, it could have or be in the process of getting infected" Snow exclaimed as they heard a groan from the couch
Emma sat up looking over the back of the couch to see what had woken her and she sees a half dressed coved in dirt Regina, her mother who is frowning at Regina and her father who just came from the bathroom holding a first aid kit
"What's going on?" she asked rubbing her eyes and standing
Regina rolled her eyes at the blonde "We decided to have an orgy and now that you're awake it can be an even circle instead of a triangle, I call dibs on David" she said deadpanned when Snow, David and Emma's eyes widened at her comment
"What" she all but yelled
"Ignore her!" Snow said hitting Regina on the arm "She's drunk" she added glaring at the woman
Regina rolled her eyes again "I'm not drunk" she slurred a little and then her eyes filled with tears and she dropped her head "I am just horrible person… who's going to die alone" she said as she sat at the table
"Regina that's not true, you will never be alone, you have all of us"
"But I don't want all of you… I just want him" she cried
Emma looked at the sight before she had never seen Regina like this and doubted she would ever see it again, obviously seeing Robin at the diner had a bigger impact on her than anyone realized.
"I know" Snow said rubbing her stepmother's jacket covered arms
"Whose jacket is that?" Emma asked noticing the large jacket on the petite brunette
Regina gave a watery smile and hugged the jacket to her "Its Robin's" she said
"So you ran into him in the woods" Snow said more than asked "What happened?"
"I was crying because I didn't know how I got there or how to get back because it was so dark and I really couldn't see anything and he found me… and he was being his usual ass self…" she said with a frown until she thought of something else and she smiled as her eyes shined "…but then he smiled at me" Regina said giving a small chuckle "And he gave me his jacket when I told him I was cold and he held me until I fell asleep" she said still smiling at the memory
Snow, David and Emma looked at each other; they couldn't tell if what she was saying was true of if she was so drunk she couldn't tell the difference between her dream and what really happened
"Um… Regina, are you sure you saw Robin?" Emma asked
Regina frowned "Of course I'm sure"
"Well I mean you are… pretty intoxicated" David said
Regina stood abruptly shoving the chair into the table when she did so making it squeak as it rubbed against the floor "I DID SEE HIM!" she yelled
Prince Neal screamed from the bedroom at the booming sound of Regina's voice and Henry woke up as well
Charming went to get the baby while Snow and Emma tried to calm down Regina
"Okay Regina calm down" Snow said
"NO, I CAN'T CALM DOWN!" Regina yelled as the apartment began to vibrate, Regina began pacing and crying at the same time causing the vibrations to get worse "I ruined everything" she said mostly to herself "And now he's never coming back" she said as she pulled his jacket tighter to her and wiped her eyes
"Regina, please, just tell us what happened?" Snow said hoping if Regina just tell her what is bothering her she would calm down before StoryBrooke experiences their first earthquake.
Regina let out a small cry when she thought back to the failed kiss they almost shared "I… I asked him to stay with me for a while… because… I missed him and even if he didn't remember I do and I just wanted to be near him" she cried as she stopped every so often to look at Snow "I fell asleep and when I woke up he saw the cut on my leg…" she said as she began to pace faster and run her hands through her hair taking shuttering breaths "He grabbed my leg to see how bad my cut was and…she said stopping and looking at Snow "…all I could see when he looked at me was Robin, my Robin… I could see that he was remembered or was trying to remember and then I thought maybe… maybe if I kiss him it would jog his memory and everything would be alright again…" she said when more tears fell and she shook her head sadly
Snow didn't even need her stepmother to finish, to figure out how the kiss had gone "He freaked out?" she asked quietly when Regina's face consorted into so much pain tears welled up in her own eye
"He pushed me away" she sobbed "And then he said he was sorry if he led me on but he was happily married" she said as her knees felt weak and she dropped to the floor covering her face with her hands and at that moment the loft stopped shaking and the only sounds being heard was Regina's cries
Snow kneeled next to her stepmother and pulled her into an embrace which Regina gladly accepted "He's… never… coming back" she whispered broken "He's happy with her"
Snow didn't know what to say Regina was too sad and still too drunk to listen to reason and David and Emma had never seen Regina this way and was too afraid of setting her off if they were to try and say or do anything at this point. Henry remained quiet as he watched and listen to his mother break down in front of him, although no one knew he was awake. He didn't want his mom to know he was listening because he knew it would probably make her feel worse, since she has always been the strong one in his eyes. He slowly lowered himself back on the seat of the couch and quietly cried at the sight of his mother
Regina and Snow stayed in that position until it seemed as if Regina had finally fallen asleep, her breaths were even and steady even with the occasional shutter. Neal had gone back to sleep after a bottle and Emma and David sat at the dining room table just lost in thought.
Snow looked over to her husband and he stood bending down to take the broken Queen into his arms and carries her to the upstairs bedroom.
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The next morning Regina wakes with a massive headache, she groans and grabs the sides of her temple as she slowly sat up, the room she was in was too dark to see anything but she could tell by the sheets that she was not at home and sound of commotion downstairs and the soft sounds of a baby babble that she was probably at Snow's loft.
She walked over to the door and opened it slowly letting the blinding light burn her corneas as she grimaced and closed the door back, the light made her headache worst and she was starting to feel very… very nauseas, she opened the door again hoping to get to the bathroom before she threw up all over the floor and thanked the heavens' when she spotted it. She rushed to the bathroom slamming the door behind her as she fell to the cold tile floor and gripped the toilet bowl with dear life as she emptied the contents of her stomach into it. Her stomach clenched and pulled making her back and stomach hurt as she kept spitting up after what seemed like forever her muscles finally relaxed and she flushed before placing her face on the ice cold tile
She heard knocking but the pounding in her head made everything muffled as her eyes blinked in and out of consciousness. She felt someone called her name and then pull her into their lap placing an ice cold cloth on her forehead. She groaned as she turned into whatever or whoever this was, the mixture of their shadow shielding her eyes from the harsh bathroom light, the elevation of her head and the cool cloth on her hot skin caused the drums in her head to quiet down some
"Mom, get me two aspirins and a glass of water" she heard Emma say as footsteps descended from the room
"Emma" she questioned trying to sit up
"Regina, stay still, I know your head's got to be on fire" Emma said pushing the woman back down. The last person she wanted help from was Emma since she was the reason for her heartache… well a good portion of it. She had forgiven Snow not her evil spawn but she was too weak to fight her on this not when her head was feeling a little better
"Here" she heard Snow's voice say as she was brought to a sitting position and given two white pills and a glass of room temperature water. She groaned as the drums started back up again and she grabbed her head
"How did I get here?" she asked peering around the bathroom at the eyes that were now on her, her memories from last night still a little fuzzy
"You don't remember anything from last night?" Emma asked
"I remember drinking and falling asleep" she said as she looked down at her still dirty legs "Oh my god did I walk here last night" she asked looking back at Snow, Emma, and Charming
"Yes, but you might want to take a bath and get dressed before I tell you all that happened" Snow said as she helped her stepmother stand. Charming handed her some of Snow's old clothes back before she was pregnant along with a toothbrush and bar of dove soap.
After 30 minutes Regina emerged from the bathroom with a pair of black leggings and a blue t-shirt. She had her dirty clothes in a white trash bag and the jacket she was wearing folded across her arm. She sat at the table where everyone else was and sighed heavily "So how bad was I?" she asked not looking at them
"Well… it wasn't too bad until you got upset and almost unleased an earthquake but all in all you did relatively well." Snow said smiling as she reached over and grabbed Regina's hand
Regina looked up and gave her a small smile; then she unfolded the jacket and opened it to the tag on the inside which stated 'Property of Robin Hood' and then she asked again "Really… how bad was it?"
Snow's smile faltered when she looked down and saw the name in the jacket, pulling her hand back she sighed and told her stepmother everything that transpired last night not hiding or simplifying any of the details.
After she heard everything that happened last night she sat silent at the table, they all did waiting on her response. Regina sighed heavily and buried her face in her hands
"If it's any cancelation I'm sure Robin won't say anything" Snow said softly
Regina sighed again this time standing and grabbing her clothes and Robin's jacket "I have to get ready for the town meeting later… Snow" she said as they all stood up "Thank you… for…" she said shrugging her shoulders "Everything" she whispered
Snow smiled sincerely and nodded and before anyone could say anything more Regina vanished into a cloud of purple smoke
…
"Marian, I'm still not sure why you want to go this meeting" Robin said picking up Roland's toys off the floor of their cabin. "Those that go say that it's mainly about things that go on in the town and since we're out here in the woods, it wouldn't benefit us much" he said as Marian smiled at him
"I know it's just that I want to be kept informed, that's all, and I don't want us to be in the dark when it comes to this town" Marian said sitting on the couch watching her husband clean up. She missed him so much and if felt nice not having to worry about the Queen showing up and trying to take what was rightfully hers.
Roland came running into the living room from his bedroom clenching tightly to his stuff monkey.
"Papa! Papa! It came again" he whined as he jumped into his father's arms
Robin sighed picking his son up and holding him close "Roland, I told you that that monster will never hurt you again… see he was turned into a toy so he couldn't hurt anyone anymore" he said grabbing the monkey and pulling it up to show Roland
"No, not that monster" Roland said looking in his father's eyes
Robin frowned "Then what monster?" he asked
"She…" Roland begins
"She" Marian questioned as Robin looked at her and sat beside her with Roland in his lap
Roland nodded "In my dream I'm playing with Mangyi…" Roland begins and Robin nods when he looks to the monkey who recently got named when they came to this world. "We were in the park playing on the playground when she shows up…" Roland says looking at his father and hugging Mangyi to his little body. "The lady with sad eyes… she keeps crying in my dream, she's sad because she lost something and then her eyes become angry and she takes Mangyi from me and hides him… and I can't find him anywhere… and then I wake up" Roland finishes
"Well I can promise you that no one will take Mangyi from you, Roland and the next time you see the lady with the sad eyes you tell her to stop and that Mangyi is yours and not hers and she can't have him, okay" Robin says to Roland who smiles and hugs his father
"Mama" Roland says Marian looks at him smiling brightly "I missed you" he says
Marian grabs her son and hugs him tight as tears fall from her eyes "And I have missed you"
"Mama, are we going to town?"
Robin smiles at Marian "Looks like someone was listening to us talk, when they were supposed to be taking their nap"
Marian looks at Roland as the boy smiles "I wasn't listening, when I woke up I heard mama say town meeting and the town meeting is in town… right?" he asked excitedly
Marian shook her head smiling "Yes it's in town, why?"
Roland looked at Mangyi and then back at his mommy "I want to see the Queen"
Marian's smile fell and she frowned at her son "Why"
Roland smiles even harder "Because she does magic tricks… she turned a real monkey into my toy Mangyi!" he exclaimed
Marian scuffed and sighed "Roland the Queen is a very busy woman she can't just stop what she's doing to show you magic tricks" she said standing as Roland lowered his eyes and gave a small and tentative 'Oh'
Robin frowns at his wife and lifts Roland's chin up "But it doesn't hurt to ask, right my boy?"
Roland smiles and jumps from his father's lap "Right Papa" he says
"Now go get dress while I talk with your Mama" Robin says as Roland and Mangyi runs off into his room to go get dressed
"What is his obsession with that woman?!" Marian growled
"Marian she's not a bad person"
"How do you know? How do you know anything about her?" Marina asked folding her arms across her chest "What, did you spend time with her when you all went to her castle?" Marian asked trying to see if he remembered anything from the memories she had Regina wipe away
"No, when we reached the castle and I helped her lower the protection spell me and my men made camp outside the castle walls to keep watch for the wicked witch, but the little time I did spend with her in the Enchanted Forest she seemed to be changing, well according to everyone else"
"But she treats you so mean" Marian said walking toward her husband and snaking her arms around his waist "And I don't want Roland around her"
"Well, I'm a special case, I think she's a little upset that she couldn't catch me back when Snow White and I were on her most wanted list and since she has to be nice to her stepdaughter she takes her frustrations out on me… I really don't mind and she never really says anything too harsh around Roland" Robin says kissing his wife's lips softly
"Yeah but that still doesn't answer my question as to why he is so obsessed with her?"
"Well in the face of danger she saved his life when his father could not so maybe he imprinted on her besides what child doesn't like a magic"
Marian scuffed "Imprinted… sounds more like Stockholm syndrome to me"
Robin frowned at the reference and then smiled "You mean like the town that fell in love with the people who held them captive?"
Marian smiled wickedly at him as he chuckled and kissed her again "No I promise nothing like that, it would have been the same reaction if it had been Blue instead of the Queen" he said giving her another quick peck before releasing her to go check on Roland
Town Meeting
The meeting was hallway over and Regina had not seen the hood family all day and thanked her lucky stars for it because she truly wouldn't be able to face Robin after Snow told her what happened last night. She remembered some things but the rest was pretty fuzzy although the sad attempt of a kiss is what was clear as bell after she got home to change and also to hide out. Henry had showed up sometime after wanting to spend time together and it didn't take long for Regina to figure out that he was awake during her break down at Snow's loft but was kind enough to remain quiet as to not upset her any further.
But Regina was actually happy that they didn't show up she didn't have to see Roland and Robin look at her like a stranger and Marian look at her with that smug grin that rubbed her decision her face.
"Okay so that sums up that point, it has been decided that since everyone is starting to age that…" Regina began when the meeting doors opened and Marian, Robin, Roland and the merry men walked into the meeting.
Regina stopped and everyone turned to see who had interrupted her, she sat with her mouth agape as her eyes fell on his. Roland was carrying his monkey and Robin was holding Marian's hand and as Robin tried to get her to sit in the back out of curtsey she pulled him to the third row, sitting in front of Granny, Ruby, Anna and her family and Belle
Regina watched as the townspeople turned their eyes on her, heart was racing, she hadn't expected them to come, and she hadn't expected for Marian to sit so close to the front, where she could see them sitting together, watch as Marian held Roland to her and grab Robin's hand, intertwining their fingers and smiling mischievously at her
"That…" Regina began trying to remember her last point when she swallowed and glanced back at her notes to see where she left off. Snow inwardly cringed seeing her stepmother so uncomfortable, when she was usually as sharp as needle when it came to people interrupting her
Taking a much needed deep breath she placed her best politician mask on and cleared throat starting again "Now that it seems that everyone, including our forest residents have decided to join us… even though they are rather late…" she said looking at Marian whom she knew was responsible for the groups tardiness and continued on but no one missed that icy look she gave the woman
"Since time is moving forward and everyone is starting to age it has been decided that more teachers and classrooms are needed in the schools, if there are any residents here that would like to volunteer to shadow a few of the teachers, so you can learn the ropes, of how to work in the classroom, please talk to Principle Bauer about time and days she has available. Now…" she says trying hard to ignore Marian whispering things to Robin.
Granny, Ruby and Anna all seemed just as agitated with the woman as well; it was like she was provoking a reaction out of Regina. She all but straddled her husband in front of the Queen.
"I will open the floor for questions" Regina said as she gestured for anyone to stand
Belle stood "As you know, the library is starting to become a real big hit, with us holding events and children having field trips there I was wondering if it were possible for us to get a few computers, I have a room for them and everything. It would give the teens a chance to come and stay a while as well even, get them to purchase a library card" Belle said with an optimistic smile
Regina nodded "I think that's a great idea, I'll discuss this further with you later but I think it's time that the library had a computer room and you have done a wonderful job of bringing it back to life since it's been closed down since we've been here" Regina said with a genuine smile as everyone smiled and even gasped at the kind words Regina said to the librarian
"What has been done about the snow storm that happened just days ago?" A woman asked
"That has been handled and you will have no problems on that issue again" Regina said
"What about the Dark One?" someone shouted and Belle turned at the sound of her husband's title "I know it's none of my business but if he is anything like you… no offense than we should be worried about the repercussions of his wrath since he and his wife are at odds" a heavy man said standing
"Your right" Regina said to him as Belle turned to look at her "It is none of your business, the Dark One's affairs are his own and you are free to ask him such a question regarding his marriage since he would be the best to answer it" Regina said as the crowd murmured a collective 'hell no' and the man sat down
Regina looked across the crowd as everyone talked and no one said anything or stood "Okay so if that is all the questions then…" she said as she about to bang the gravel when Marian stood and the room fell deafly silent
Marian waited to be acknowledged even though she was sure everyone knew who she was
"Ms… Mrs. Hood" Regina said the words weighing heavy in her mouth and tongue that she almost chocked on it.
Marian smiled and looked Regina square in the eyes "I know I haven't been here long but I was wondering what the law enforcement status was like here as far security"
Regina frowned "Law enforcement? Well Ms. Swan and her father are the law enforcement team around her sometimes altering between a few of the Rob… your husband's men" Regina said catching herself but of course it didn't go unnoticed by anyone especially Marian "Besides crime is not that bad here, we have a few vandalisms and loitering from teens but nothing that warrants heavy military"
A few people in the crowd nodded with the Queens assessment
"No, I wasn't talking about that" Marian said talking over the group
"Then what are you referring too?"
"Do you have your law enforcement team search the woods to make sure that the people who choose to live out there are just as safe as the residents that live in town?"
"Well from my understanding there aren't any threats in the woods anymore since Zelena was taken care of" Regina said not understanding where Marian was going with her questions
"Oh no, not flying monkeys, I'm talking about lonely pathetic women who roam the woods in the dead of night with nothing but a sheer silk gown that barely cover their modesty…"
Regina's eyes widened as Marian spoke 'how the hell, had she known about last night, Robin said he would keep it between them, he promised'.
"…Seducing married men… do you have any law enforcement that will take care of these… very pathetic women" Marian continued as the room filled with whispers and newly developing rumors
All eyes fell on the Queen because they knew it had to be her, she was the only one with a reason to roam the woods, and it would have been to see Robin… the only married man that lived in the woods.
Regina's eyes mirrored hurt for just a second as Robin glanced at her, but he looked just as surprised as she did at what came out of Marian's mouth, apparently he had no idea she knew and from him grabbing her hand and whispering her name he was just as appalled with her behavior as Regina, Snow, Granny and Charming
"Well" Marian asked pointedly at Regina as she pulled her hand from Robin who was glaring and quietly scolding the woman
The sky darkened outside as Regina's anger boiled within her, not only had Marian purposely came late to the meeting to throw her off but now she was trying to publicly humiliate her
"Oh shit" Leroy said from the back as he and several others began to stand but didn't move to leave
The lights flickered as she tried to reign in her anger, but she was failing the winds outside were picking up and she began to hear the sound of chuckling behind her, it was the Evil Queen begging to be let out to play, and Regina almost gave into the temptation… almost. Feeling the intoxicating pull of her dark magic had her tightening her fist to conjure something to throw at Marian but as she felt her magic start to come to life in her hand a small voice brought her back to the present
"Papa is the Queen doing magic?" Roland asked as he looks around the room when the lights returned to normal and Regina took a deep breath swallowing the growing anger within her
"I hope not" Robin whispered as he looked at Regina who now seemed calm enough to answer his wife's question and calm what looked to be StoryBrooke's first tornado.
"Your majesty" Marian continued you to press
"I was unaware of this… happening but you can be sure that I will have it handled"
"Yeah you see to it that it does" Marian said as she sat next to her husband not taking her eyes off the Queen
Regina gripped the mallet so tight that her knuckles were white "This meeting is adjourned" she said slamming the wooden hammer down so hard she snapped the handle
Everyone looked at the Queen but said nothing as she stood grabbing her files, jacket and bag storming out of the meeting hall.
"Marian what the hell was that?" Robin asked as he watched Regina walk pass everyone toward the outside
…
Once outside Regina just wanted to scream, she was so angry… no she was livid, why was Marian screwing with her she had what she wanted and she was still putting obstacles in her way… why?. As she made it to her car she threw opened her door throwing her files inside and slamming the door shut as she leaned against it her forehead pressing hard on the hood of her car as she tried to calm her anger once again.
She looked up hearing the commotion of everyone leaving out of the meeting hall getting into the cars, with the intention of getting the hell out of the way before the Evil Queen made an appearance or even the Dark One.
She watched as Robin and Marian made their way out of the meeting hall but they seemed to be in the mist of and argument. Regina glared at the couple and made her way toward them with the intention of slapping Robin and ripping Marian's throat out, when she noticed someone or the lack there was. She glanced around the couple and could not spot Roland.
The sounds of tires screeching and someone shouting "OH MY GOD" had Regina looking toward the street to find Roland dead center of it not paying attention but trying to catch his toy monkey he threw into the air to catch
Marian and Robin turned around as time felt like it was moving in slow motion. Regina knew they were too far and it would take magic to get to him in time, not thinking twice purple smoke surrounded her, a millisecond later she was in the street grabbing Roland and running to the other side of the street. The car missed them by a hair as she buried her face into Roland neck hugging the boy so tight she just knew there was no way he was breathing
"Roland" she scolded softly "Why would you do that? Why would you go into the street?" she said as tears pooled in her eyes as she pulled back to look at the boy. "Honey, are you hurt?" she said not waiting for him to answer just pulling him back into her embrace.
"I'm sorry" he said quietly wrapping his hand tightly around her "I was trying to catch my toy" he said as she pulled back again this time looking toward the street to where his monkey now lay in pieces. His eyes filled with tears as he watched the wind take his friend's stuffing away "No, Mangyi" he cried softly as his face filled with horror
Regina flicked her hand toward the stuffed animal and it disappeared in a puff of purple and reappearing whole and clean in her palm "Here, see good as new" she said with a smile
Roland gasped and grabbed his toy hugging it tightly as he looked to the Queen he paused his face scrunching in confusion
Enchanted Forest Missing Year
Roland ran from his Papa down the corridor trying to get out of taking a nap, he wanted to play hide and seek with the Queen although she pretended not to know he was there, he could tell by her smile, whenever he snuck into her room through the secret door she would sigh and smile at him through the mirror and tell his Papa she had not seen him and she would sneak him back into his room, making his Papa scratch his head in confusion. But this time the Queen wasn't in her room and Robin had spotted him coming out of her chambers and proceeded to chase him down the hallway.
Roland squealed with laughter as he ran faster and faster down the corridor with his stuffed monkey tightly clenched in his arms. Because he was too busy anticipating his father running up behind him and catching him that he didn't even see the pair of leather clad legs he ran into as he looked behind him
"Ugh" Roland said as he smashed into them he looked up and smiled when he saw the elegant clothes, the dark make-up and long river of raven black hair that shined like bronze in the sunlight and smelled of apples. "Gina!" he exclaimed with a wide grin
Regina kneelt down in front of him "Are you being naughty Roland?" she asked with a smile of her own
Roland's smile widened and his adorable dimples deepened "Can I see a magic trick?" he said opening his arms and grabbing her neck. She chuckled and stood with the boy in her arms.
"Are we playing a trick on your Papa?" she asked as they heard pounding footsteps rushing toward their direction
Roland shook his head vigorously and Regina smiled even wider she loved playing tricks on the infuriating thief so she waved her hand over them and they disappeared into a puff of purple smoke and reappeared in Roland's room, where he was to take a nap.
Regina placed the boy on the bed pulling the covers down so he could climb in "Gina, can you read me a story?" he asked
Regina smiled at the boy and sat on the edge of the bed "I thought we were supposed to be tricking your Papa if he sees me in here he's going to know I helped you and then were going to have to find a new trick to play on him" she explained but Roland's face fell regardless
Regina smiled and with a flick of her hand a small story book appeared it was a story that she had read to Henry when he was little. She opened it up and began to read it was about a bunch of toys that came to life when their owner Andy was out of the room and whenever Andy lost them they would go through whatever it took to get back to him.
Since the book was just a written replica of what she remembered… hence it being small… it was a very short read but the basic idea was not lost on the boy. Basically to take care of you toys and if you do they will in turn never leave you. When the story was finished Roland glanced between her and his monkey
"Gina, I want to give him a name" Roland said "I want him to be like Woody and Buzz" he said looking at his monkey
"Okay, what do you want to call him?"
Roland thought hard and then after a while he smiled proudly and said "Mangyi"
Regina frowned but then smiled "Okay" she said looking at the monkey "Hello Mangyi"
Roland laughed "Mangyi isn't his name, it's a nickname like yours is Gina"
"So what's his name?" Regina asked curious
"It's a secret" he whispered with a deep smile
"Oh" she whispered smiling nodding her head seriously "Got it… so when are you going to tell me Mangyi's real name?" she asked leaning into him still whispering
"When you're ready" he whispered back as Regina gasped tickling him
"When I'm ready huh?" she said though his screams as he wiggled and giggled to get out of her reach after a beat they both lied on the bed, breathing heavy and smiling
With a tired sigh Roland yarned and grabbed Mangyi turning into her side cuddling close "Good night, Gina" he whispered as his eyes closed and exhaustion took him
"Good night, Roland" she said kissing his cheek
StoryBrooke Present
Roland looked at Regina and then he brought his face closer "Gina" he whispered as a pair of hands snatched him away from the Queen.
"Oh my God, Roland!" Marian cried as she hugged Roland so tight the boy grunted uncomfortably
"Roland, your mother and I have told you about going into the street" Robin said as he fiercely kissed the top of his son's head and squeezing both his son and wife in what looked like a choking embrace
Regina stood there stuck her own eyes wet with joy that she reached the boy in time. A crowd had gathered outside at the commotion and the Charming's were walking over.
Little Jon and friar Tuck both apologizing to Robin and Marian as they stood beside the couple embracing their son. Apparently they were supposed to be watching him but something happened and they were distracted
"Thank you" Robin said as he looked at Regina for the first time, he looked as if he wanted to hug her, kiss her, anything to show her how happy he was for saving his son and he probably would have if what happened last night hadn't and his wife didn't just put the Queen on the spot in front of the whole town. What he couldn't figure out was how Marian knew about it, unless she had went looking for him when he left the cabin to go for a walk.
Regina smiled and took a hesitantly slow step forward "You're welcome" she said gazing at Robin
She missed his eyes, she missed his smell, she missed everything about him and even from this distance she could smell the forest on him. When he eyes broke the connection with Robin took a chance glance at Marian who was glaring at her, and if looks could kill Regina would be lying face first in a puddle of blood.
The Charming's rushed over along with a few other residents, even the driver of the car to make sure everyone was okay. Everyone was congratulating Regina and smiling at Roland when Robin spoke to him
"Roland why would you run out into the street I've told you about how dangerous the roads are here, what if you would have gotten hurt?" he scolded
"But I didn't, Gina saved me" he said quietly
Everyone gasped at Roland's use of his nickname for Regina
"What did you say?" Snow asked softly stepping toward Roland who looked at her, his face still wet from his and Regina's tears but he looked at her an gave her a small smile
"Majestry…" Roland managed to say as he looked back at Regina who was staring dumbfounded at the boy as Marian glared at Snow and Regina "…She did magic and I'm okay"
"No honey what name did you call the Queen?" Snow asked as Little Jon looked between a hopeful Queen and a seething Marian
Before Roland could answer Marian voice sounded out, loudly
"What is that?" she asked pointing to the ground
Everyone looked down to see Regina's leather brief case on the ground and a few of its contents lying outside of it.
Regina complexly forgot she had the bag on her when she went to grab Roland; she looked down and saw a small tube of hand lotion, some lipstick, one or two files that she thought she might have needed during the meeting but that's not Marian was pointing to she was pointing to the folded up leather jacket that had also fallen out of bag
Regina gasped quietly as Marian handed Roland to Robin so she could pick up the jacket. When she grabbed it she couldn't deny the smell of her husband all over it, the fact that he hadn't warn one because he claimed he could find it.
"Why do you have this?" Marian asked as all eyes bore into the Queen
Regina looked between Robin, the on lookers to Marian and back to Robin… at a loss for words "I…" she began with her mouth slightly ajar as Robin looked at with such sorrow.
"Why do you have my husband's jacket?" Marian asked again putting enfaces of my husband's.
"I meant to give that back" she managed to get out but it sounded soft like a child getting caught with their hand in the cookie jar before dinner
It was true Regina had every intention of giving the jacket back to him, but when they didn't show up at the meeting she just figured she had another night to lay wrapped up in something that was his.
The crowd murmured at her confession and sensing her discomfort Robin spoke up "Marian" he said looking at his wife "I gave it to her"
"Why" Marian said
Robin knew that she knew about Regina's drunken visit last night from her line of questions for the Mayor in the meeting and he also knew everyone else did but what he couldn't figure out was why his wife was acting mean toward the woman no one wants as an enemy. He was surprised she hadn't done anything yet, given her reputation for killing those he looked at her wrong
"Because I did, now let's go, before you anger her" he said scolding at his wife
"Anger her? She's the one that tried to force herself on you last night!"
"That is not true" he said sternly
"Marian" Little Jon said shaking his head, not to hide the fact it was true but because this was not the time nor the place to be having this discussion. He along with a few other merry men could not understand why she was being so cold to the Queen, she had done what she asked and if they were being truthful, the way she was acting was pushing Robin away, because this was not the woman he knew, yes Marian has always been strong willed but this was bordering on the lines of cold and vindictive
"She tried to kiss him I saw it!"
"Yes and after she realized what she had done she apologized and left, why are you doing this? She has just saved our son the least we could do is thank her not air out her one drunken indiscretion!" Robin yelled a little too loud for Regina's liking because she along with little Jon and the Charming's inwardly cringed as the crowd gawked at her, if there were any doubts about it being her in the woods there are none now.
Marian glared at her husband and then at the Queen
"Stay the hell away from my family" she growled as she began walked away with Robin calling out for her
"Hey she just saved your kid!" Leroy shouted as he block her path a collective 'yeah' sounded by the few who was willing to let their un-satisfaction with Marian's… lack of manners… be known
Marian glared at the man but walked around him as Roland began to cry and wiggle to be put down
"MANGYI!" Roland shouted as they walked away from the Queen, who was still holding his beloved toy "Mangyi! NO! Mama Mangyi" he cried his arms wide open as his sweet face was taken over by tears and snot
"We'll get you another one!" she shouted as they crossed the street
Regina shook her head upset but refused to let the tears fall as she crouched down to pick up the few items still left on the ground when a hand reached for her files and picked them up for her, she looked up to see Leroy staring at her with pity. God how she hated that look, she snatched the files from him with a glare but to her surprise he grinned at her, before he could say anything to her she threw her hands up and disappeared in a puff of purple smoke
When Regina reappeared in her house she finally let go of the breath she hadn't realized she had been holding. She leaned all of her weight against the door and then with a shutter she slid down it. She hugged Mangyi to her chest as tears freely escaped her brown eyes
"He called me Gina"
OKAY GUYS Before anyone asks Roland does not remember everything he just remembers that he called her Gina at one point and she allowed it. Robin's flashback is next and more Enchanted Forest flashbacks as well.
OKAY MY NEXT UPDATE WILL EITHER BE IN NORHT CAROLINA WHICH IS WHERE WERE GOING ON THE 11TH TO SAY GOODBYE TO OUR FAMILY THERE AND THEN *drum rolls please* ORLANDO FLORIDA! SO THE NEXT UPDATE COULD BE IN NC OR FL I'LL KEEP YOU GUYS POSTED
BY THE WAY MY SISTER AND WILL BE POSTING YOUTUBE VIDEOS ABOUT OUR STAY AND EXPERINCE AT FULL SAIL… SO YOU GUYS WILL GET TO SEE OUR PLACE AND EVERYTHING
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