A/N: I was so excited to publish this chapter and I really hope you all enjoy it! And I know Christmas has since passed but this chapter involves a little Christmas merriment. Enjoy!


Regina had been distant the past few days. Robin didn't know if this was because she was sick or if it was something else that had her mind elsewhere. He wondered if it was the conversation they'd had the night he had returned home to her and Roland. She was quieter than normal and had opted to stay in bed for the past couple of days she had been recuperating.

He was stopping in for a visit after spending the morning Christmas shopping, since the holiday was only a week away now. Regina was almost better by now and he had yet to show her just how much he had missed her while he was away on his trip. It felt like centuries since he had been gone, but in all reality, it had just been those few days.

He knocked on the door and unlocked it, greeted by silence. He shut and relocked the door behind him, knowing where he would find Regina. Sure enough, as he cracked open the door to her bedroom, she was curled up beneath the covers.

Robin smiled and quietly closed the door behind him before making his way over to the bedside. He leaned down and brushed her dark hair away from her face, leaning in to press a soft kiss above her ear. "Regina," he murmured, and he placed another kiss against her temple.

Slowly, two brown eyes fluttered open and Robin found himself staring down into the face of an angel.

"What are you still doing in bed?" Robin asked, causing Regina to groan in response and roll onto her back, burying her face in her pillow.

"Gina," Robin said, using the affectionate nickname in such a way that made her snort in distaste, as he kicked his shoes off and climbed in on the opposite side. "What's the matter?"

"It hurts," she whined, her voice muffled by the pillow.

"What hurts?" Robin asked, laying a gentle hand against her back.

"My back," she complained, turning her head to look up at him with the most miserable, pouty expression Robin had ever seen, one he both pitied and found absolutely adorable. "And my breasts."

Robin couldn't help but perk up at her words. Achy back and breasts. Wasn't that a sign of pregnancy? Regina seemed to catch the look in his eyes, for she simply gave him a disappointed expression and shook her head.

"I think I know what you need," Robin said. He stood up and offered a hand to Regina, who gingerly took his and stood with his help, wobbling uncertainly on her feet, still slightly weakened from her sickness.

Robin guided her into the bathroom and the both of them undressed before climbing beneath the steady stream of hot water. Robin had Regina stand beneath the flow for a few moments. He watched as the water trickled down her body, droplets sliding down her delicious curves. He was certain she would feel better once he was done with her.

She had her back turned to him and so he stepped up behind her and placed his hands on her shoulders, which he slowly began to massage. "Besides feeling achy, do you feel any better?" he asked, kneading his thumbs into her shoulder blades, feeling taut muscles slowly beginning to become undone.

"I do," Regina replied. "No fever since yesterday morning," she reported.

Robin smiled and leaned in, brushing a kiss against the side of her neck. "That's good," he said, his hands working on her shoulders. "Tell me when you feel looser. I'm not done yet, I just figured the hot water would help."

She waited a few moments before confirming she felt a little better. Robin helped her out of the shower and dried her off before instructing her to go lie down on her belly, and not to put any clothes on. Regina went to do as she was instructed and Robin slipped on a pair of boxers before shifting through her cabinets. He found a bottle of massaging oil and brought it in to find Regina lying in bed, gloriously naked.

He climbed in and leaned over her, pouring just a bit of the oil onto the center of her back. He got some on his hands, too, and then began to slowly trail his hands up and down her back. He knead his thumbs into her shoulder blades and her neck and used the heel of his hand down the curve of her spine and along her lower back. He was mesmerized by the way his hands glided along her smooth olive skin, which was devoid of any imperfections, besides a little mark right below her left shoulder blade and another on the right side of her lower back, just above that perfect, round ass of hers. He liked knowing these things, uncovering her freckles and beauty marks and scars. He enjoyed memorizing everything about her body.

Robin leaned in, trailing his lips along the curve of her spine, his hands running along her sides. "Did you know you have a blemish right here," he said, kissing over the mark below her shoulder blade, before moving down to the one above her rump and kissing it as well, "and here?"

Regina hummed softly at his question, her sides expanding with a deep, contented sigh. Robin traced the curve of her back once again with his lips, trailing them upwards this time before he kissed the nape of her neck.

"I love learning everything about you," he purred, nuzzling his nose against that spot right behind her ear that made her squirm. "Where every little spot is on your body... where you possess scars."

"Only you would notice my imperfections," Regina murmured, her voice soft, relaxed.

"Your imperfections make you all the more perfect to me," he replied and gently turned her over so that she faced him. He started first with that little beauty mark on the corner of her mouth, pressing his lips there and then to the scar on her upper lip. "You are so perfect, so utterly beautiful. Every single part of you," he whispered once he had reached that dark blotch right above her collarbone, his breath ghosting over it.

Regina chuckled sadly. "I'm far from perfect," she said. "Besides, I'm sure there are plenty of women more beautiful than me in this town alone."

"Nonsense," Robin said, pulling back to smile down at the woman bared beneath him. His eyes traveled her body – up her long, slender legs, to her curvy hips and flat stomach (not for long, he hoped) to the soft swells of her rounded breasts (not big, but not small either, just perfect for him), and finally, they landed on that beautiful, angelic face, those enticing lips, those doe eyes so wide in wonder. "I see nothing but perfection. And I see the most beautiful being in all of creation." And I see the only woman I love. Oh how he wanted to tell her, but he didn't have the courage to possibly ruin all they had together.

Robin dropped a kiss to Regina's lips before grabbing the oils and slathering his hands down again. He gently rubbed them along her hips, up her belly, and skirted around her breasts, earning a soft whimper of disappointment from Regina. He slathered her chest before slowly dropping a hand down the valley of her breasts, causing her back to arch in anticipation. He groped both of her breasts in his hands, reminding himself to be careful because she had said they were sore and he was reminded of that day when he had accidentally hurt her in the shower. Her breasts were a little more tender than he had imagined, he supposed.

He kept his touches light, kneading the soft swells of her flesh in his hands. Regina hummed through pursed lips and arched her back, pressing her breasts further into the palms of his hands, where they fit perfectly. Robin flicked her dusky pink nipples with his thumbs, until they had hardened to a stiff peak. He leaned in, his lips encasing one of her nipples as he sucked it into his mouth, swirling his tongue around it. Regina lifted off of the bed with a moan that made his cock twitch and Robin continued at her urging, sucking at her nipple and flicking it with his tongue. Occasionally, he would scrape his teeth over it, but he was sure to be extra careful when he did so.

As he used his mouth to tease her nipple, he pinched the other between his thumb and forefinger, fondling with it to give it the same attention. After a few moments, he switched, now giving her other nipple the same attention with his tongue.

Robin moved his lips to the valley between her breasts. He trailed his way through it with his tongue and didn't stop until he reached her collarbones, which he graced with kisses. "Did I ever tell you how much I missed you while I was away?"

"You might have mentioned it," Regina cooed and when Robin looked up at her, she was smiling wide.

"Have I shown you?" he asked, waggling his eyebrows suggestively.

Regina's laughter followed, the sound resonating throughout the room, as beautiful as a song. "I think you were about to," she said.

"Mhm," Robin hummed, leaning in to capture her lips in a passionate kiss. The fire sparked then, starting at their lips and ignited, trailing down along their bodies. Robin devoured Regina's lips, reclaiming what he had been denied from the minute he had gotten back from his trip. He kissed her hard and heatedly, his teeth lightly scraping over her bottom lip as he pulled it into his mouth and sucked on it. Regina moaned against his lips, the sound vibrating through him. He felt himself beginning to harden at the thoughts of all the ways he could elicit more of those moans because he knew that was a sign that he was doing his job well.

Robin raised a hand and threaded his fingers through Regina's hair, placing his other hand above her shoulder as he positioned himself between her legs. He brushed the bulge in his boxers against her sex and Regina reacted immediately, rocking her hips against him, her legs locking around her waist.

Their lips parted with a smack and Robin moved to her neck. He began kissing and nipping at her skin, making sure to hit those certain spots with an extra good suck which had her hips jutting up into his. She was begging for him now, her hips rocking against his erection. His boxers were the only thing that separated them, but Robin wasn't keen on being inside her immediately. He always strived for her pleasure first.

Detangling his hand from her hair, Robin trailed it down her body until his fingers found her clit. He flicked the sensitive bud with his thumb, causing Regina's back to arch, her breasts rubbing against his chest. Robin continued to kiss and suck at her neck while rubbing her clit and Regina rocked her hips into his, trying to relieve herself of the throbbing sensation se must've been feeling.

"Robin," she panted after a moment, causing him to lift his head from the crook of her neck, now decorated in hickeys where couldn't help but lavish her skin with the proof that she was his. "Please..."

It was all she had to say. Robin bent down, his lips traveling down her body until he was hovering over her sex. He exhaled a slow, warm breath over her clit, causing Regina to shutter. He lifted his eyes, watching the way her stomach tightened and her fingers gripped the sheets in anticipation for what would come next.

But not yet. Robin ghosted his lips over her pubic bone and then to the places where her hip bones pressed against her skin. He nibbled at the flesh there, earning a desperate whimper from Regina. His fingers fondled with her clit as he kissed along her lower belly, but he didn't give her what she wanted, just a few light brushes of his fingers.

"Robin!" Regina exclaimed, her voice whiny and needy. Robin couldn't help but laugh.

"I'm sorry, love," he said, smiling up at her, greeted by a pouting expression. "I just love teasing you. But I promise to make up for it."

And boy, did he ever keep his promise. Robin lowered his head down to her sex and flicked her clit with his tongue. Regina's hips bucked and she cried out when he latched his mouth around it, sucking on her bundle of nerves. Her thighs tensed and Robin threw them over his shoulders, giving him more access to Regina's dripping sex. As he lapped at her clit, he slid two fingers inside of her and began pumping, demonstrating what he was going to do to her.

Regina was not quiet anymore. Robin sucked on her clit and pounded his fingers inside of her, hooking them until he was hitting that special spot inside of her. Her hips were bucking against his face and fingers, her cries filling what would have normally been just the slapping sound of him finger fucking her.

Her orgasm came quickly. She tightened around Robin's fingers and she came on his tongue and hand. He swirled his tongue over her clit and pressed his fingers as far as he could get them to go as she rode out her orgasm. Once she had stilled and gone silent, except for her labored breaths, Robin removed his hand from her and took his face away from her clit.

"Are you ready?" He asked as he slid his boxers off, his erection springing free and throbbing with want.

Regina nodded and so Robin spread her legs, positioning himself between them. Regina's legs hugged his hips, the heels of her feet digging into his ass and her arms wrapped around him, hand splayed across his broad back. Robin leaned in, placing one hand above her shoulder to hold his weight off of her, and he captured her swollen lips with his, his other hand guiding himself into her.

Buried deep inside of her, Robin began moving, pulling out almost all the way, just leaving the tip inside of her before plunging back in all the way. As he thrusted in and out of her, his thumb worked her clit, circling the small bud, rubbing against it, too, which would always cause her back to arch, and a soft whimper escape her lips.

This continued for some time until Robin knew he was coming close to his peak. Regina's whimpers had turned into sharp moans, and Robin could always tell when she was close. Her nose would scrunch and her legs would wrap tighter around him, pressing him deep inside of her and if she had her hands wrapped around him, as she did now, her nails would always dig into his back. She was doing all of this now and so Robin prepared them to ride out their orgasms. He braced himself on both hands now and shifted their position just enough so that he could bury himself even deeper inside of her.

It wasn't long before Regina's walls were spasming around his member, just the right push he needed to fall off the edge as well. She milked him for every last drop he had in him. As they came off their high, Robin pressed his forehead against Regina's, their satisfied smiles echoing each other.

"I missed that," Robin cooed, slowly pulling out of her, his seed oozing down her legs.

"Me too," Regina responded as Robin settled down in the bed and pulled her into his arms.

His hands slowly explored her body yet again as he familiarized himself with every curve, every little part about her that he loved. He pulled the covers up over their bodies and when he looked back up at Regina, her eyes were closed and she wore a pleased smile on her lips.

"As much as I love taking care of you when you are sick, I was waiting for you to get better so I could do that," Robin said, trailing his hand along her side.

"And I was waiting to get better so you'd do that," Regina said and chuckled. "That and so I could get my Christmas shopping finished."

"Who all do you have to shop for still?" Robin asked curiously.

"I still have a few things to get Henry. I need to get Neal, Liam, and Leia a few items. Mary Margaret, David, Emma, Killian, you and Roland are all taken care of, though," Regina said.

"Me, hm?" Robin asked with a chuckle. "I don't remember asking for anything."

"I know for certain you'll like your gift," Regina assured. "I've had the idea for a while now."


By the time that Christmas Day rolled around, Robin had nearly forgotten about the gift Regina had promised him. He, too, was busy shopping. He had Regina come with him a few times that week and help him pick out things for his friends since the Charmings had invited him and Roland to the annual family Christmas party they held at their apartment every year. He felt bad about showing up with gifts just for Regina, Roland, and Henry, so with Regina's assistance, he had found gifts for the others, too.

He and Regina showed up with Roland and Henry that morning. (Henry had stayed with Regina so that Emma and Killian could get last minute preparations finished and a Robin and Roland had spent the night so Roland could have a visit from Santa and so he could have Regina's Christmas pancakes for breakfast). They were welcomed in with lots of laughter and cheer and were instructed to put their gifts beneath the tree. Regina took the large bag of gifts over and distributed beneath the tree by the couch before she was called over by Mary Margaret to help make their Christmas lunch since Emma wasn't the best cook.

Henry took Roland up into the loft where they kept Neal and the twins occupied. As Regina and Mary Margaret prepared the meal, Robin heard the princess ask Regina about her and Robin, saying David had said they'd been trying for a baby.

David, who had settled in the chair next to Robin, earned a dutiful glare from the former thief. Apparently, neither Charming could be trusted with a secret. "I thought I told you not to tell," Robin groused.

"Sorry," David said with a cringe.

It was then that Emma and Killian made their way over to the couches and sat down, both of them catching the look Robin was still giving David.

"What's up, mates?" Killian asked, raising a brow at the two of them.

Robin huffed and turned towards Killian. "David told Mary Margaret and now Regina is going to kill me."

"Told her what?" Emma asked, tipping her head curiously. When everyone present refused to give up the secret, she frowned. "Come on, guys. If Mary Margaret knows and you two know, then I'm the only one who doesn't."

Robin sighed. "Fine," he said, figuring there wasn't any harm in it any more and lowered his voice. "Regina and I have been trying for a baby."

Emma stated at Robin, slack-jawed and wide-eyed. "What?" she asked in shock. "I didn't even know you two were together."

"We aren't," Robin replied with a shrug of her shoulders even though he would very much like to be, and the looks from Killian and David suggested they knew just how much he wanted to call Regina his. "It was actually your idea, you know. The last time Regina babysat the twins and I helped... You told her she should have a baby and it's been on her mind ever since."

"She never told me she took it literally," she said with an expression of betrayal. "Bitch," Emma spat playfully.

"I think she wanted to keep it a secret until she conceived. We expected difficulties," Robin said, deciding not to elaborate any further on that subject.

"So, any good news yet?" David asked hopefully.

Inquiring faces fell when Robin shook his head. "Not yet. Every test she has taken has been negative so far," he said. "But there's still hope."

"Well, I wish you both the best of luck. I think a baby would lighten Regina's world," Emma said and Robin smiled, thanking her.

It wasn't long before the family was gathered around, eating lunch together. Robin was glad to find Regina didn't seem mad about him accidentally spilling the beans about trying for a baby. Maybe that thought hadn't even hit her or she was too in the Christmas spirit to care.

After lunch, the family gathered around the tree to open gifts. They let the kids go first. The twins and Neal got several new toys. Roland got a new bicycle, which came from Regina (something he had asked her for, apparently) and his very own, very real bow with some arrows from Robin (not a toy, Robin reminded his son). Henry got the new X-Box One from Regina and the iPhone 6s Plus from Emma. He also got a wide variety of games for his new gaming system from everyone else.

The adults went next, each opening one gift at a time. Robin got a lot of camping ad hunting items that he couldn't wait to show his men.

As the others went, he didn't pay much attention to what they got, but he was pleased to find Regina had gotten a very nice forest green dress from Mary Margaret (he never thought much about how Regina would look in his favorite color until he saw her holding it up against her) that he was dying to see her try on. She got a few other clothing items, some decor for her office, candles, and from Robin, a new laptop. She had been complaining for quite a while that hers was old and slow and she wanted a new one and she was so grateful for her gift that she threw her arms around Robin and cried, something that indeed surprised him.

Once she had settled down, she pulled away and everyone was about to disperse when Regina stopped them. "Wait, I haven't given Robin my gift yet," she said and wiped her eyes.

Regina got up and walked over to the tree and grabbed a small, wrapped box. She brought it back to Robin and handed the box to him, smiling softly when he gave her a curious look, wondering what could be inside.

Slowly, Robin pulled the red ribbon off of the box and tore the paper. He lifted the lid off the box and peered inside and what he saw made tears fill his eyes and his heart leap for joy as he picked up the object from the box, his free had cupping his mouth in shock. He turned to Regina who bore a watery smile of her own as the Charmings and Jones families gawked in awe of his present.

His Christmas gift from Regina have been a simple white plastic stick, but the double lines meant so much more. He couldn't have asked for a more precious gift than that.