A/N: I just wanna thank everyone for following/favoriting/reviewing. You guys, without a doubt, are the best! I hope you enjoy reading this chapter.

Disclaimer: I don't own Once Upon a Time nor its characters. However, I do own the idea behind this story and the characters that are unknown in the Once Fandom.

A/N2: Also, I just wanted to clear one thing. Roland will not be Robin's son from another woman however there will be a connection. You just gotta wait and see but if you're interested, you can message me for spoilers!


It was a dream, or so it felt to Regina when she woke up to an empty bed. She would've believed that Robin, their kiss and everything that happened was just something her mind made up if it wasn't for the evidence of his head laying on the pillow by hers. Regina smiled softly, moving her hand up and lightly touching her lips with the tips of her fingers.

Their first kiss.

Her first kiss.

Just a couple of weeks ago she hated her lips, that ugly scar that lingered on the right side of her upper lip and the memories that came with it. She vowed to never kiss anyone because of what happened to her but she willingly kissed him last night and she had no regrets whatsoever. Oddly enough, she wanted to kiss him everyday for the rest of her life.

The brunette swung her legs off the bed and sleepily rubbed her eyes, she hoped that she would at least find a note from him saying that he left for the day, but there wasn't any on either of the nightstands nor a text on her phone. It saddened her but what should she expect? The only thing they would share is a child and nothing more, there would be no love; this isn't a love story, it's reality.

But she was wrong and he was here.

"Good morning!" Robin beamed at her from the kitchen, pouring her a cup of the freshly brewed coffee. "I was wondering if you'd wake up today."

"Good morning" Regina whispered, she would be lying if she said she wasn't happy to see him here because she truly was and happier than she had been in a long time.

"Since your mother invited us for breakfast, I thought we'd stick to coffee then head over there?" He suggested and she shrugged her shoulders.

"You don't have to, I can tell her that work called you in or whatever." She said, wrapping her fingers around the ceramic cup and embracing the warmth it provided her palms with. She lifted it up to her lips and carefully sipped the steaming liquid, almost moaning when it warmed her insides as it nestled in her belly.

"Nonsense" Robin smiled, taking a sip of his own coffee. "I'm coming"

And he did.

The couple stopped by his place first so he would change out of his Thanksgiving outfit and into something much more casual for breakfast. He slipped on a pair of old navy blue jeans and a white button down shirt with a black suit jacket on top as for Regina, she dressed more classic with a red dress that reached just above her knees and hugged her curves perfectly, a white coat above it to keep her warm in this cold winter weather and her long legs covered with a thin black pantyhose. They soon took the bus down to Brompton Road and into Harrods they went to meet up with Regina's parents.

It was fun, Regina had to admit. She hadn't expected it to go as smoothly as it did, her mother seemed to love Robin and it shocked Regina, Cora was known for disapproving almost everything. She never liked her ex-boyfriend, Daniel and till this day the young baker never understood why. He was a nice man, kind and a sweetheart but that wasn't good enough for her mother. Eventually they parted ways and lost touch, although she hoped he was doing good.

Breakfast was ordered and eaten, dessert and coffee followed and then a little bit of shopping afterwards. Whilst her mother picked some gifts to bring back with her to the States, Robin surprised her with some chocolates and a teddy bear. She adored the little fluffy thing, creamy in color and dressed as one of Harrods' doormen.

She was going to keep it hidden away for their baby. Their baby.

The weeks swiftly passed by, their friendship grew stronger that they almost believe their own lie, that they were indeed a married couple. Robin spent most of his time in Regina's apartment, though he didn't move in there she still made some space for his own things whenever he stayed over. Now laid two toothbrushes instead of one in her bathroom, extra towels and her spare pillow no longer hid in the closet.

She no longer felt lonely in her own bed anymore either.


Christmas tree was picked and brought in, ornaments were hung and the decorations were up just in time for the first sprinkles of December's snow. Christmas was approaching and was just around the corner, the bakery was extremely busy that Regina was barely able to scratch her head and catch a breath. Aside from working on new recipes, changing and adding into them to perfect them, she was fully booked on orders and no longer took any special ones for the occasion.

Christmas was a blessing, but a very tiring blessing without a doubt.

She'd been restless, pacing back and forth around the bakery's kitchen, taking one baking sheet out of the oven and throwing in another, different recipe, different flavor. The Forbidden Fruit was closed for the evening, everyone had said their goodnight and left to be with their family or friends except for Regina. She still had work to do.

"Are you still not done?" A voice behind her startled her, almost causing her to drop the baking sheet she had in her hands. Now that would've been messy and it would set her in a foul mood for the remaining of the evening.

"You should really stop trying to give me heart attacks, Robin." Regina huffed, glaring at him from the corner of her eyes and he simply laughed in return.

"I apologize, Mills but I thought you would've been done by now." Robin said, tucking his hands in the pockets of his coat to warm them up. It was clear just how cold it had gotten now that they are in the middle of December, the tip of his nose was shaded in soft pink as well as both his cheeks.

"Just a few more minutes" She muttered, removing the sugar cookies and setting them aside on the rack to cool completely before drizzling the red and green icing on top of them. "Can you check on the gingerbread cookies for me?"

Robin did just that, he'd spend enough time with her that he wouldn't call himself an expert but he was certainly a beginner when it came to baking now. He understood the basics, the measurements and how they work if the recipe calls for a decreased or increased amount, he knew when is the right time to take something out of the oven and when a cake is perfectly ready and Regina couldn't be any prouder.

"They're done" He announced, setting down the baking sheet down on the marbled top of the kitchen island.

Regina thanked him and pressed a feather-light kiss over his lips.

It felt so right, so natural as if they've been kissing one another for the past couple of years or so, like a couple who would peck a kiss to one another's lips before heading to work or stealing a kiss before bed.

She didn't expect to find love in the man she once sheltered, the man who she didn't quite fancy until recently despite seeing him many times back while they were growing up. But she did.

Just like before, she sat him down and asked him to try her newest batch of cookies. "These are all new recipes" She said, placing infront of him 5 different types, luckily for him she'd cut down the recipe to decrease the amount or else instead of the dozen of each she would've ended up with twice as much and he didn't know if he could handle it, knowing very well she will either make him take it with him home or feed him a different flavor for the three main courses until they're all done. She poured him a cup of cold milk and sat down beside him, resting her chin on her palm while looking at him.

He picked up the first flavor, snickerdoodle as she called it or cinnamon rolled sugar cookies as he did. They were soft and chewy, crispy just around the edges and exactly how he loved his cookies, or biscuits. Didn't really matter to him at the moment as he chewed the cinnomany deliciousness before chasing it down with a sip of the milk. He gave her the thumbs up and she grinned, taking the cookie and finishing it for him when he moved it over to her lips.

Second flavor was the white chocolate gingerbread cookies, now these were slightly harder than the snickerdoodles but he couldn't complain, they were just as good. That unique mixture of the white chocolate and the traditional gingerbread, it was so well balanced that despite not liking white chocolate, he finished it off.

"Did you like that one? I remember Emma telling me before that you don't really like white chocolate." Regina said, smiling warmly up at him as he nodded his head.

"I loved it" He spoke with a mouthful before apologizing, hoping none of the crumbs ended up flying all over her face. He swallowed it with a sip of milk before moving to the third type of cookies, her famous melt-in-your-mouth sugar cookie balls however this time she decided to spice it up a little, normally she would keep the cookies plain and simple on their own but this time she decided to add icing on top and each of the colors had different flavors. The red was a mixture of the royal icing and strawberry jam mixed into it and the green, despite it having nothing to do with the color, it was salted-caramel.

But Robin didn't seem to care about the color not exactly matching to what the flavor is, he plopped a half of the salted-caramel in his mouth and immediately moaned; it was heaven disguised as a little piece of cookie. "You'll be the death of me one day." He accused her and she chuckled, feeling herself blush at his words.

"That good?"

"Are you kidding me?" Robin looked at her in disbelief, "The cookie itself is wonderful but with that caramel icing on top, it makes it even better!" He praised, tearing a small piece of the other half he fed her, she nodded her head and chewed.

"Okay maybe it's a bit better" She rolled her eyes, drawing a laugh from the two of them.


The taste testing continued, he loved the strawberry jam flavored one as well however he asked her to add a bit more, he could barely taste the fruitiness as it hid behind the sweetness of the icing itself.

Next on the menu were the chocolate mint cookies, it wasn't his personal favorite, a little too minty for his liking, he told her but he was sure others might love them. After it, came the frosted red velvet cookies, they were in a cake-like texture and he found no flaw in that at all. On their own, he realized how they weren't all that sweet but with her cream cheese frosting, it balanced the sweetness just wonderfully. There was something about the cream cheese frosting she makes, it wouldn't hold its shape and it was in a pudding consistency until it's put in the fridge, then it would settle slightly. Regina caught him a couple of times just scooping in some of the cream cheese frosting mixture into a small bowl and mix it with berries and his only excuse was is that it tasted amazing!

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Cookies were tasted and picked, notes to adjust them were written down and the prices were set. Robin helped the young baker clean up before closing and off they went.

"Just a minute, I need to grab a few things." Regina said, pulling Robin into the supermarket with her. As he went to grab a cart, she already made her way toward the baking supplies section. Firstly she grabbed the salted-caramel extract, setting a few bottles into the cart, she walked to the left side and beamed, finding her favorite popcorn brand all stocked up again, she grabbed a couple of the cheese flavored ones and tossed them in the cart. Whilst she continued her little shopping, Robin couldn't help but smile at the way she was, like a little child walking into the supermarket for the first time, excited about all the little things.

And he fell in love with her a little more.

Regina walked around grabbing a few bottles of beer for Robin and sodas for herself, she threw in a few snacks for them to munch on and some actual food; after all they couldn't possibly live on her baked goodness and junk food forever.

Their groceries were scanned and prized then paid for, they both grabbed the plastic bags and headed out when Regina stopped him again. "Wait" She said and Robin sighed, rolling his eyes before turning to look at her.

"What is it this time, Mills?"

"There's no time for me to cook dinner and McDonald's is just there," She grinned, pointing to her right side.

"McDonalds?" He arched a brow and she nodded her head, grinning widely at him as if she truly was a little kid. "I would've never thought you were the kind who fancied this type of junk food."

"Well I am now shall we?"

"We shall" Robin chuckled, he took the rest of the bags from her and walked with her toward McDonald's, as they entered they were greeted by one of the employees, they returned their hello with a simple head nod and made their way to place their orders.

Regina settled for the banana shake and the 20-pieces of chicken nuggets, it surprised Robin and she simply smirked at him, in a way of telling him that she can indeed eat them all. As for Robin, he ordered himself two of the Big Mac with an apple pie on the side. He paid and they waited before grabbing their food and heading back to her apartment.

The elevator ride to the last floor was quiet, Regina continued staring into the mirror behind them and Robin impatiently rocked back and forth. There was something about the elevators that made him feel uncomfortable. The ring that echoed throughout the elevator indicated their arrival, whilst she carried their dinner he carried in their groceries, setting them in their places.

"Can you get me a cup of water please?" Regina called out from the livingroom, she settled the food down on the floor and flicked on the TV, waiting for Robin to join her.

The Brit poured her a cold cup of water, he knew all too well that she despised lukewarm water and no matter how cold the weather might be, she would always sip icy cold beverages in general. "Here" He said, placing the cup infront of her and she thanked him, pulling him down by her side.

"Have you watched The Nightmare before Christmas?" She asked and he shook his head, "it's one of my favorite movies."

"I've heard of it, just never actually bothered to watch it." Robin explained, truthfully it confused him. He wasn't sure whether it was a Halloween movie or a Christmas one, perhaps both? Yes, maybe.

"Well today's your lucky day." The young baker grinned, she grabbed the remote control and pressed the play button.


The couple sat by each other's side as they quietly ate and watched the animated movie. Their dinner was soon devoured and the pie he'd gotten was cut in half, he insisted that he couldn't finish it all by himself no matter how small it actually was but in reality, he just loved sharing things with her and he knew just how much she loved apples; hence the name of her bakery.

Halfway through the movie, Robin snaked his arm around Regina's waist and pulled her to him, she didn't resist and instead she laid her head on his shoulder. Soon after, her breathing became even and she went limp, that's when he realized she'd fallen asleep on him. She looked so beautiful, so peaceful as she slept and he hated that he would have risk waking her up by carrying her into the bedroom, as an alternative to that he carefully pulled her in his lap into a more comfortable position, she stirred but did not wake up, instead she curled into him and blew out a soft sigh. He smiled in return and pressed a gentle kiss at the top of her head, tightening his arms around her body to keep her safe and warm.

However did he get this lucky to even spend the night with this beautiful woman, he would never know but he cherished these moments, the little moments they got to spend together.


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A/N: I know this chapter isn't the best, and I'm not really proud of it but I've been sick again lately (stupid flu) and life's been fucking me over (excuse my french) but I really wanted to update because I hate keeping you all waiting so I hope this chapter was good at least. Please don't forget to review, hearing what you guys have to say really makes me happy and if you have any questions, don't hesitate to ask me and I'll do my best to return to them. I do have a twitter so if you wanna follow me on it, just ask me about it.

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