"I'll be back around 4:30!" Robin said, hopping in his car. He had to be at work soon, he was running late.
"Alright, love you!" Regina shouted, and waved.
He rolled down his window and shouted back, "I love you more!" He said before driving off. Roland waved, while in Regina's arms.
"He'll be back soon, is it okay if Gina watches you for a little while?" Regina asked him.
"Yes!" Roland cheered.
"Alright, let's go inside and eat some breakfast, maybe some pancakes?" Regina tickled his stomach.
Roland giggled and nodded. As soon as Regina was about to walk inside, she was stopped by a familiar voice coming from behind her.
"Not so fast."
Regina turned to find Candace, a smug smile curved along her lips.
Regina put Roland down. "Go inside for a little bit, Gina needs to talk to Candace okay?" Regina told Roland.
Roland nodded and went inside.
"What do you want?" asked Regina, closing the door so that Candace wouldn't even think about going after Roland.
"Listen closely, As close as you think you've grown to my family, it won't last for long. I'm giving you one last chance, let Robin down easy, make him think you hate him or you will be sorry." Candace said.
Regina chuckled. "Will I now?" Regina shook her head, still smiling. "Candace, I know you hate me, and want me to die, but I think that is because you still love Robin. You can't stand seeing him fall for me, and I'm sorry for that, but I love him, and he loves me-"
"That's where you're wrong!" Candace stopped Regina. "He doesn't love you Regina, nobody could ever love you. Isn't that the reason your husband, Daniel left you?" Candace smirked.
Regina's eyes widened. "How the hell do you know who Daniel is?"
"He's my brother, and that's how I know you." Candace replied. "And he left you because you're worthless, you can't give men what they want, a family. You know, Robin might say that he understands, but deep down he knows he is lying, I know that because he wanted a family with me, really bad." Candace said.
"You're lying, He does love me, he promised me." Regina said.
Candace laughed. "So did Daniel."
Regina's eyes weld up with tears. "Stop." She warned.
"Daniel also promised he would love you no matter what didn't he? He vowed to you, and yet he still broke it. You honestly think a promise could beat a vow?" Candace asked.
Regina shook her head and sniffled. "You're wrong."
"Am I?"
Regina turned away from her, only to see Daniel, with a large knife in his hand. Regina gasped and stepped back, bumping Candace. "W-What are you doing?!" Regina asked as Candace grabbed Regina's hands and put them behind her back.
"Making sure you don't ruin any other man's life." Daniel said holding the knife closer to her.
"Gina?" Roland asked innocently, standing by the front door inside, confused and teary-eyed.
"Roland baby, get inside and hide, go!" Regina shouted before Candace put tape around her mouth.
Roland ran into the house and upstairs, his speed increasing as his heart beat faster.
"Roland! It's Candace, come back here so we can take you to Daddy!" Candace shouted.
"No way, you hurt Gina!" Roland screamed back, unlocking the balcony door and running down the emergency stairs.
Candace looked around the house, Roland was gone, but where the hell did he go?
Emma and Killian walked down the block, both drinking coffee to start off their morning.
"So, how has Regina been?" Killian questioned sipping some more of his coffee.
"Much better, Robin has brought her happiness and love, and that's exactly what she needs right now." Emma answered.
"That's good, I saw Daniel earlier today, he was buying some duck-tape at home-depot." Killian shrugged.
"Daniel is in town? Buying duck-tape? Why-"
"Help, somebody help!" Roland cried.
Emma knew that voice, Roland. "Kid, hey!" Emma shouted running up to him. "Why are you alone? W-Where's Daddy and Gina?" Emma asked.
"They took Gina! Candace and another bad guy!" Roland panicked.
"Daniel." Killian murmured.
"Candace and Daniel, duck tape? They kidnapped Regina!" Emma was finally catching on. "Come on Roland, we'll
find em."
"You seem different Regina." Daniel spoke, interrupting the bitter silence between all of them. Regina's mouth was still taped, so she rolled her eyes in response.
"No kidding, she has been to the hospital recently due to her depression, she was cutting herself." Candace chuckled.
"Wow.." Daniel replied, sadness in his tone. "Was it because of me?" He asked.
Regina's eyes burned and she stared at the empty seats next to her. She didn't respond, she tried her best to avoid them but it wasn't working.
"Drop me off here, I need to get some things." Candace said. "Keep an eye on her." She winked at Daniel before jumping out of the car.
He looked back at her. "Look at me." He commanded.
Her burning eyes turned to his. She felt nothing but hatered towards him at that moment. He took the tape off her mouth, slowly. "Regina, I am sorry.." Daniel said.
"If you were sorry you wouldn't have kidnapped me and stuck me in your car." Regina replied.
Daniel leaned in closer to her, and reached out his arms to the back of her, and untied her hands. "I'm going to let you go, but I need to say a few things first." Daniel said.
Regina glared at him, she wanted nothing to do with him.
"First, this wasn't my plan, it was hers. I thought that it would be easy to hurt you, to put you down and tell you how worthless you are.. but it really isn't. When I left you, I did tell you that you were worthless, and that nobody could ever love you, but I was wrong." He paused.
"I don't want to hear it Daniel, no matter what you say or do, you hurt me, you caused my heart to ache, you lied and told me that you loved me when you really didn't." Regina replied.
"I know that I messed up, big time. You are worth everything to the world, I should've never told you those things I was just.. angry with you. You couldn't give me the only thing I wanted, but now I realize.. that all I wanted was you. Your love, but it's too late now. You've found somebody new who can give you the world, who can put a smile on your face when you're down. I know how you love, Regina, and it's beautiful, you deserve everything he is giving you, and I am always going to regret hurting you, and not being there for you when you needed me. No matter what though, I just want you to be happy." He got out of the car, and offered her his hand.
A tear rolled down her cheek, she took his hand and got out of the car. "Thank you Daniel," She paused. "I hope one day a wonderful woman will be able to give you what you've always wanted, you know somebody who is worth something." Regina snapped, breaking away from the hug. She began walking off, she didn't care how she had just treated him just now, sorry's don't fix everything.
"Kidnapped? Seriously?!" Robin asked through the phone. "I'll be there as soon as I can, do you guys have any weapons?" He asked gathering up his things as quick as he could.
"Killian has a gun, and I have.. my fists?" Emma said. "Roland is scared, so hurry up."
Robin nodded, and hung up.
"Regina, wait!" Daniel shouted out.
She turned back, angrily. "No, I don't want to hear another word! You may regret things now, but that doesn't mean I can just forget what you did to me! You made me feel worthless, for so long, that I was afraid to let anybody in, then you go along with this physco's plan and seconds later, change your mind because you feel bad for me?!" She paused and scoffed. "You should feel bad for yourself, and I am glad you feel guilty for hurting me, and I hope you think about what Candace told you everyday of your life." As she began walking off again, he followed her.
"If I can't love you, nobody can." He snickered grabbing her waist.
Regina saw red, again huh? She stepped on his foot as hard as she could and elbowed him hard in the neck. He groaned and tripped backwards. "We'll see." Regina replied with a smirk, hitting him hard with her heel one last time before starting to run away.
Regina heard a car engine in the distance, not too far away. Finally, moments later it was visible, coming out from behind all the trees. Emma's yellow bug.
"Hey, hey!" Regina was almost stumbling on the ground as she shouted.
"Regina!" Robin shouted.
Emma pushed the gas even harder, and leaned on the brake quickly. Robin hopped out of the car and ran towards her. "Are you okay?" He asked finally, in front of her.
"Yes but, Daniel.. he's-"
"Right here." A voice from behind them spoke.
Robin turned around, grasping at Regina's hand.
"So, you're the new lover aye?" Daniel asked with a smirk.
Candace chuckled, coming from behind him.
"Great job Daniel, didn't know you had it in you." Candace patted his shoulder.
"Of course this was just a ruse." Regina rolled her eyes.
"Indeed it was, but just so I'm clear, you are worthless, don't think I think otherwise." Daniel said moving closer to her.
Robin pushed him back. "Careful." Robin said with a low, deadly tone.
"You know I'm right don't you? You really want a woman who can't give you a family? A chance at a new life?" Daniel asked.
"I'll have you know, that she is not worthless, just because she can't give me a family doesn't mean I can't have one. My son, Regina, and I can be my family forever if that's what makes her happy. And after what you put her through, she's only come out stronger, unlike you. You're saying that she is worthless? Take a look at the man who missed out on an incredible, yet satisfying woman." Robin ended his sentence by squeezing Regina's hand.
Daniel glared at Robin.
"What about me Robin? You once asked me if one day I'd want a family, and I agreed, it made you so happy. And now you're willing to give up that opportunity for her?" Candace asked.
"Is that what this is all about?! You're jealous?" Robin said, his tone raising.
"Of her? Please." Candace scoffed.
Regina ripped her hand out of Robin's and made her way to the bug. Emma got out of the bug with Killian's gun, meanwhile Killian was in the car, keeping watch on the situation. Regina got into the bug and sat silently.
"Gina!" Roland screamed jumping onto her lap.
"Roland sweetie, are you alright?" She asked hugging him tightly.
"Yes, but they were hurting you! Did they give you any ouchies?" Roland said.
"No, I'm okay."
"What is happening out there?" Killian asked.
Regina shook her head and sniffled. She didn't feel like explaining this whole situation.
Killian took a deep breath. "Emma's told me about you, you know?" Killian said. "It's amazing how strong you are, coping with all of this really." He was trying his best to sooth her, but he knew the only man who could do that was Robin.
Regina stared out the window with Roland in her arms, and watched as Emma threatened Daniel and Candace with Killian's gun. They backed away, walking back to a distance. Robin made his way back to the car, looking through the window at Regina. He could tell she was hurting, he knew this was all hard. He opened the door and looked over at her, she was still staring out the window silently.
"Regina." Robin said taking her hand.
She sighed and looked over at him.
"Are you gonna be alright?" He asked her, in a whisper so Roland wouldn't hear.
She nodded her head. "Eventually."