A/N: Sorry for the slight delay on posting this chapter. This has been a hectic week for me. Anyway, like always, thank you for the support and kind words about this fanfic. I know well I am not the greatest writer but I think I am doing a pretty good job on telling this story that has come to be so special for me. This started off as a Roleplaying story Line but it had turned into so much more. If you read it on twitter, let me tell you that this isn't quite like the SL there. I have added so many twist and turns that not even my partner has been able to see, it is quite interesting. Alright I have babbled too much, thank you again for everything. Before I forget I don't think I will be able to update next week because I have many things to do during it and writing will be almost impossible but I will try to make it up to you guys. If you have any question you want to ask, please, don't hesitate to send me a PM or contact me over twitter RegalChivalry.

Xoxo Janice.

A few hours before.

Like he had told Regina, Robin, left work earlier that day. He needed to make sure everything was perfect for their date that night. Every minor and big detail right in place. This night needed to go smoothly. For him this was the beginning of a new scrapbooks of memories with the mix of old ones that only he can remember but that doesn't mean he couldn't give her a little piece of his heart to her. Alright, their first date was an important milestone in Robin's life. That was when he realized that he wanted to spend the rest of his life loving her. Regina had become his life, and the realization hit him like a train. All these years that have passed since that day have been hell for him.

He missed her.

Missed her only when his heart was beating, missed her only when he was breathing. That is the reason he never gave up hope, that and of course their son, Roland. Who smiles more than he had ever in his short life, it is a wonder what someone so dear to you could do to your heart and whole being.

Years ago.

"Robin you are going to make a dent on my floor." Mary Margaret said with a slight chuckle escaping her lips. "Relax, things will be alright. It is just a date."

Robin stopped his pacing and looked at his pixie cut friend. "This isn't just a date, this is our first date." The female looked at him with a quizzing look, her brow almost hidden into her hairline. "So you and her skipped to sex like it was nothing but get nervous about a date? Really, I thought the awkward part was the sex." She said, rising from the couch to walk over at him. "Mary it is just… When we were together, Regina and I were oblivious to our feelings –"

"Not oblivious, just didn't admit it." Mary interrupted, her words more than truthful, "Alright continue."

"As I was saying… We were oblivious to our feelings…" Robin restated, Mary rolling her eyes at him. "And we were just going with the moment. But now, knowing how I feel, well it makes me nervous to no end because I want everything to be perfect for her because she deserves the moon, the sun and the stars."

Mary Margaret was so touched. She knew well how much he did care for her, but it genuinely surprised her. "I am sure she is going to love it and not because it is a big romantic gesture but because she truly loves you. I have never seen her so happy and in love, not even with Daniel…" at the mention of Daniel, Mary expression fell to pure sadness, "I still remember how she didn't speak for weeks and locked herself in the darkness of her room. She was completely destroyed, so please." She took the man's hands and squeezed them softly, "Make her happy she deserve it. I don't want to ever see her sad again. After Daniel stood her up in the altar she turned cynical and stone hearted but you slowly changed that and I am grateful. I get to see my smiling friend once again."

He had heard the story of Regina and Daniel and truthfully speaking Robin had been jealous, well, just at the beginning of the story. It was an epic tale of love and fight that almost ended on a happy ending before it all turned sour. The day of the supposedly wedding day, Daniel mysteriously disappeared leaving Regina dressed in a beautiful white gown and with a broken heart. Ever since then Regina had been an enemy of love and commitment. She drowned herself in work once she was done mourning the death of her heart. At the very beginning of Robin and Regina, since the very first meeting, they have been fighting and constantly arguing. He had asked his friend, David, to tell him why Regina was so closed off and he immediately understood. She was scared with the memories of a love that was an illusion, at least for her. Robin felt a pang of sadness in his heart for her and for the first time since they me, he dialed it down on his insults. Something that didn't go unnoticed to her. Mills had questioned him on day when they were flying back to San Diego because David wanted to propose to Mary there. He only shrugged off the question and told her it was exhausting to fight with her all the time.

"Robin?" Mary called his name, shaking softly his shoulder. Robin had zoned off thinking about Regina, Daniel and that trip to San Diego that still to this day made him blush. What happened there still got to him.

"Yes, sorry I kinda spaced out." He shook his head, taking in a deep intake of air. "I just want her to be happy. She deserves that much, actually she deserves so much more. I don't want to be another Daniel in her life. I..." he trailed off for a moment, his chest becoming warm like it always did when those words were about to leave his soul and mouth, "I actually love her with my whole being. She is the best thing to ever happen to me. For her I would walk to the end of the earth and back just to see her smile."

"I know Robin…" She gently squeezed his shoulder, a smile covering Mary Margaret's lips. "I need to confess something. Since the moment I met you, I had hope that you and Regina would end up together…"

Well, he wasn't expecting that and apparently it was clear on his face because she continued to explain.

"David told me about Marian and you."

Ahh, there it is.

"Marian caused a disaster in my life." He hasn't thought about her in a really long time, actually now that he thinks about it, since the day he had met Regina, that name Marian, was just a distant memory buried in the deepest parts of his head. Maybe his attraction to Regina ran a lot deeper that he thought. "She wasn't at all what I expected but I am glad she isn't my problem anymore."

"Have you and Regina ever talked about it. I mean Daniel and Marian?" Mary's curiosity peaked, her arms coming to fold on top of her ribcage.

"Not in detail." Robin replied with a sigh, "I suppose one of this day we will but for now it is just a thing of the past and I am only interested in my future, with her. That is all I want, all I need."

Present time.

He was nervous like or dare he say more, like their first date. His palms were al sweaty and his heart is threatening to burst out of his chest if he doesn't calm himself down. He had been sitting on the driveway for five minutes, mentally trying check and uncheck his list. Once he was sure everything was in place, Robin mustered the courage to get out of the car and walk the pathway into the house. In that very moment a voice called for him.

Belle.

Smiling at the babysitter that was catching up to him, "Good evening, Belle." He greeted, holding close the bouquet of white roses. The women eyes went from the flowers to his eyes, hers glinting in amusement.

"White roses?" She asked, with a tinge of curiosity.

Robin laughed a tin nervously, "She hates red roses. The only red flower she likes are red tulips but I don't think they are appropriate for this date."

"Oh, and why is that?" Red tulips were beautiful and amazing flowers, and fitted to any occasion or at least that is what Belle thought.

"Do you know what red tulips means in the mafia world?" When she shook her head no, Robin proceeded to explain. "Red tulips are used when someone from the mafia kills. They placed the body on the ground like they were in a casket with a single red tulip between their hands. The symbolize blood and death to them." He laughed a little, "I actually didn't know that until she explained it to me."

Belle released and 'ahh' followed by a tiny laughed. "I am guessing she watched a lot of The Sopranos." She quipped, "She is quite the interesting woman."

"Yes. She is rather amazing." There was no way he could have prevented the smile that covered his lips, "I am lucky."

"Oh, I think she is the lucky one here." The brunette said as she commenced walking again. "You are giving her your entire life and world just to see her smile. You are risking everything, specially your heart. That is love and I am pretty sure she see it constantly in your eyes. You, Robin are an open book when it comes to her."

Robin stood there for a few moments, taking in her words. She was right. He needed to accept the possibility that maybe, just maybe she won't recover her memories. It hurts, of course it hurts him but that only pushed his resolved even higher. He would never give up hope, Robin could never, ever give up Regina Mills. Taking a deep breath, Robin resumed his steps forward. Belle was already conversing with Regina when he approached them. Hellos were said and goodbye as well. Once their son and the sitter were safely inside Robin took the brunette hand as they walked down the path to the car.

"You look lovely. Well that is no surprise though…" He glanced at her with a dashing smile, "You always look lovely."

The color red tinging her cheeks couldn't be helped as his words hit her eardrum. Like always such a charmer and his smile just made her stomach feel like a whole zoo was living inside of her. "Thank you, Robin. You look quite handsome yourself." Stopping at the passenger side of the car, Robin opened the door for her, "and a gentleman." She mused, before getting into the car. He closed the door and went to the other side where he got in.

"Only the best for you." Regina ducked her head, not wanting him to see her smiled like a lovesick teenager, because that is how she felt. Like this was her first crush, her first love and they were on their way to the first date, because technically that's the reality, at least for her. Still she could feel his nervousness swimming in the air and it had her turning her dome and grinning at him. "It is reassuring to feel that you are as nervous as me." Were Regina's words. Robin turned to her, taking a deep intake of her and smiling back at her.

"Usually I am better at this but tonight…"

"You are afraid I won't react the same way as my former self once did."

Always so perceptive. Even without her memories Regina, had this sixth sense or was it common sense? No, it was both. Robin took a deep breath but didn't express his fear with words but merely with a head movement. The brunette reached for his hand, squeezing it softly. "Hey, the fact that I don't have my memories it doesn't mean I'm not thrilled about this. You are so sweet for wanting to give me something that I have lost, it is so much more that I could ever expect of anyone else. Truthfully speaking, I…" She took a deep breath, eyes closing for the briefest of moments to find composure. She was feeling a bit raw and exposed, and it always happened because of Robin. Somehow, he always managed to bring forth things she long buried deep within her heart. He makes her feel everything with just his mere presence. He was looking at her expectantly, waiting for her to finish her sentence but she couldn't not now. So she cleared her throat, and tried to smile it off, "I think we should get going. I am quite excited to see what you have planned for this date."

Robin knew there was more that she wanted to say, things left unspoken but he isn't about to force her to talk. The first thing he had learned about Regina Mills is that forcing her to speak up, to uncluttered her heart, would only end up badly. She needed time to process everything and that is what he's going to give her, time. All that she needed. "Ah yes lets go." Turning on the car, he sent her one last smile before driving off.

..::..

The night was perfect.

It was a full moon night. It is said that when we see a full moon we are seeing the moon's day side. The sun and the moon are on a line with the earth in between. There weren't many stars around but they weren't needed, not when the moon is shining down on them with the help of the sun. There was nothing more romantic than that.

"Tell me the story of how the sun loved the moon so much, he died every night to let her breath."

Regina craned her head in his direction once he pull up and turned off the car.

"Pardon me?" with a quizzing look she asked, curiosity as to why he said something like that out of the blue.

Robin unbuckled his seat belt and half turned to her.

"Full moon." He pointed to were the moon is positioned, staring at them.

"So?"

"Two gods fell in love, the moon and the sun, but they couldn't be together without the moon feeling too ill. So the sun decided to die every day so the moon could breathe. That is true love." It felt so familiar to him, hit too close home because that is how he felt with this situation. Regina without her memories, he sacrificed everything for her, including his love if she never fall for him again.

"I know that story, by why the full moon?" Her curiosity had been peaked, and he loved that. Robin has always been a fan of Regina and her millionth questions.

"Well, a full moon is only possible when the sun and the moon are align with the earth in the middle. That is the only way they could see each other, from the distance and with their 'child' in the middle…"

Regina's eyes widen in surprised and quickly attached the loose ends. It was a romantic way to tell their tragic love story. "Oh." Her eyes watered but just a little, "True love indeed." She began, looking at him with, dare her eyes to expose her, lovingly. "Because they found a way to see each other even though it would be dangerous to one another." Taking a deep intake of air, Regina shook her head with a slight grin. "I think it is time for our date, right?"

Ah yes the date for a moment he forgot about it. He was too immersed in her eyes to even notice the passage of time but again, thanks to her, he was reminded that of his task. To make her extremely happy and all will start with this date, and hopefully many to come. "Of course." He smiled, swallowing down the fresh wave of nerves bubbling up his gut, silently praying that this date goes exactly as planned. The last thing he wants is to disappoint Regina. Locksley got out of the car and made his wat to the passenger side to open it for the brunette. "After you, milady." He offered her a hand, which she took without a second thought and got out of the car.

"So, the park." She mused with a raised brow. "I am guessing this is the closest thing to Central park you could find."

Robin look at her with a confused gaze. Regina laughed softly, squeezing his hand. "I am assuming our first date was there since we both lived in New York, or am I wrong."

"Ahh…" He began, shaking his head, "Excellent used of common sense, Miss Mills."

"Miss Mills?"

"I used to call like that, a lot, when we first started dating. Believe me, it got you mad."

"It is frustrating, yes, but why?"

"Because you used to call me 'sour patch kid' from the very first day we met."

The laugh that sprouted out of the brunette lips caused him to roll his eyes. To this very day he loathes that nick name although she stopped calling him that after their first time together. Regina had laughed and said into his ear 'I am definitely not calling you kid anymore.' With her sultry voice that always sent shivers down his spine.

"Why did I called you that?" She tried to stifle her laugh but it was a rather impossible task.

"That is part of a bigger story that I would gladly re-tell after our date. What do you say?" Offering his arm for her to loop it, Robin smiled at her. Mills nodded, and looped their arms together and waited for him to take the lead.

As they walked down the path leading into the park, Robin and Regina shared a moment of comfortable silence. The only things that could be heard was the sound of nature around them and the peace and serenity their lives needed.

"I have to ask…" it was Robin that broke the silence whilst they walk to a tree that had all the makings of a picnic. "Why Alabama?"

Regina bounced her head, acknowledging his question. "It was random, really." The cold air filled her lungs as they came to a stop in front of a beautiful, candled light picnic. Mills eyes lit up in pure amazement to the beautiful scene that is in display in front of her. "This is beautiful." She marveled, looking back at him with a soft smile. "Thank you."

"Anytime, please, sit." Once she did, Robin followed to do the same. He made a start on serving wine.

"As I was saying… it was random. I just blindly pointed to the map and landed on Alabama." Robin passed her a glass of Merlot, "Thank you." She smiled before taking a sip.

"Your smile makes my insides melt." Robin softly said and Regina almost chocked on her wine. Gods what is it with him and all those beautiful words he was constantly telling her? Pushing a hair strand to the back of her ear Regina uttered a soft 'thanks' and continued drinking her wine to calm her nerves that were battling in her insides.

"How about you?" Her eyes locked with his, "Because you told me finding me wasn't easy and it was pure causality."

"The gallery." He began, placing down his wine. "I was interested in the unique program that it has. It isn't every day that a gallery with such a name opened a music school inside of it. I always loved music but I wasn't able to pursue it, well not until I met you." His hand traveled the space separating them, taking hers and softly stroking it. "Everything that I have done, everything that I have achieved was thanks to you. You used to say you were my number one fan. I suppose that fate wanted me to find you if it sent me directly to your work place."

"When you want something, all the universe conspires in helping you to achieve it."

"Paulo Coelho." He stated, nodding to those wise words because, indeed they were true. "Quoting one of your favorite writers to me." Robin laughed, picking up his wine and taking the last of it.

"What can I say, he has a phrase for every occasion." Raising her glass and sending a wink his way, Regina took the last of her wine with a satisfied moan.

"Now, I hope you are hungry. I made your favorite, Garlic shrimp Alfredo in a creamy four cheese pasta sauce." Bringing forth the empty plates and the bowl with the pasta, Robin served two healthy portion of the food and passed one plate to her and the necessary silverware to eat. He looked at her expectantly, nerves chewing at his insides like little crazy ants sending little shots of electricity. He hasn't cooked that dish in a really long time, and not because he didn't like it but because it felt wrong doing it without her. He used cooked it whenever he knew Regina had a bad day, with her favorite wine and the fireplace lit up for them.

"Well you are certainly full of surprises." He bemused, with a grin. Regina picked up her fork and took a bite out of the food. Her mouth felt like millions and millions of little bombs of taste came to her mouth thanks to the deliciousness of the pasta. It has been a long time since she had this dish and it was heavenly. "Wow, Robin this is delicious. You certainly are a good cook." She smiled, and continued eating. Robin lungs freed the air that had been stuck there for since the very moment since he served her food. With a satisfied smile, he started eating his own.

They talked about everything between bites and sips of wine. Roland surprising intelligence, Robin had said that the boy had an IQ test coming up which Regina was actually really excited for the little boy, who would have though a little genius would have come from them? They went from Roland to their job, to Mal (who by the way expected a full report of this date from Robin.). Regina had laugh at that and told him "She takes taking care of my life rather serious."

"How did you two become friends?" He had asked the same thing about her and Mary on their first date and he couldn't help asking her the same now.

Regina rubbed the back of her neck, smiling sheepishly. "The gallery actually. I went there to take the tour but the tour guide was pretty late and I was pissed. So I took control of the group and gave the tour myself. By the end of it, the woman who was supposed to be our guide arrived and I gave her a piece of my mind which in hindsight was insult, and more insults.'" She laughed lightly, taking a sip of her wine. "The guide got so pissed and started yelling at me. Thing was, I wasn't even yelling, I was so nonchalant that the woman got so pissed and quit it her job."

"You made her quit?" Robin couldn't help his own laughter.

"Hey is not my fault that woman didn't have a backbone." Shoulder shook as she chortled even more. "In that very moment she yelled that she was quitting, Mal appeared. That woman that looked like a goddess had this scowl on her face and I thought that she was going to insult me but she offered me a job. Turns out she was watching me via security cameras. She said I had a better grasp of the art inside, better than those who had been working for her for years." That story always made her feel amused, Mal was the real true friend she had made in a long time, and they both were so alike but so different at the same time it made their friendship interesting.

"Well you were always really artistic. A few months after I met you, Mary Margaret asked for your help with a mural, something for the school she was working and you painted such a beautiful landscape. I couldn't believe it was yours… as a matter of a fact…" Robin took his phone out, and searched for his photo until he found the one. "I had to take a picture of it." He showed it to her and Regina's face lit up like a sky full of stars.

"This is beautiful. Are you sure I made this?" She asked, her eyes looking into his.

"Yes I have the picture to prove it. Slide to the left."

And she did. Regina found a picture of her all covered in paint but with a full blown smile. "That picture I took all by accident but gods it is one of my favorites. You look so happy doing what you love that it made me fall a little more for you. Even though at that moment I would have never admit it. We were still Sour Patch Kid and Grumpy cat."

She looked down with a chortle falling from her lips.

"Horrible nicknames, Robin."

"I know, lack of creativity." Robin leaned forward, and pushed her hair of her face. His face mere inches from hers, lips brushing together. He wanted to kiss her fully but there was one last thing they needed to do to close makes this date exactly like the first. "There is one thing left to do." It was a whispered, followed by his lips placing a kiss on her cheek. Her brows furrowed in confusion when he reach inside the picnic basket to retrieved something. "Chinese lanterns." Robin showed them to her, and he also got out a sharpie.

"On our first date we wrote a wish on them and light them up." He explained, passing her one sharpie and a lantern.

"That is actually quite romantic." She accepted them but wondered what they wrote the first time. Regina wanted to ask him but stopped herself from doing so. The date has been going so beautifully and the last thing she wants is to step on something sore. Shaking her head she thought of something to write but nothing came to mind. "Robin I don't know what to write. I am not wishing for my memory to come back because it seems like a waste of time."

"I agree." He concurred, finishing what he wrote and looking at her.

"Can I see what you wrote?" She was expecting him to say no, because it was bad luck to see other people's wishes but he surprised her, yet again, by passing her his lantern.

I don't need to wish for anything else. I have all I need, but if I have wish for something it would be for Regina's happiness.

"Oh my god." She gasped, feeling her heart beat a tone faster.

"My happiness is knowing that you are happy. As long as I have that, nothing else really matters." He had said with a brilliant smile and his eyes shining as bright as a morning sun. Regina realized that indeed he was the sun and she the moon and he will constantly sacrifice himself for her. That is when it hit her that is when she said it.

"Robin I love you."