Edit: There was a glitch, so I had to re-post this chapter.

A/N: I missed Regina - her POV has been seriously lacking in this story. So now it's back.

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Regina froze when she heard the knock at the door. He was here.

She was leaning over the desk, her hair blocking him from her site - and vice versa, she hoped. He started talking to Granny. He wasn't here for her. Just breathe, she told herself. She didn't move.

She couldn't hear a word that was said, barely registering when Granny moved toward him and out the door.

Then they were alone.

She tried to relax. Breathe. Maybe he would leave. He could leave. "Pardon my interruption, I didn't realize Granny had company."

He didn't leave. Regina closed her eyes and straightened, pulling herself together. She could do this. She schooled her features, making her face unreadable. She had perfected this mask over the years. She had been Mayor Mills and the Evil Queen longer than she had ever been Regina. She wouldn't let Robin Hood see her. She breathed, in and out. She opened her eyes and turned slowly, so slowly, to face him.

Robin's face was as cold as hers. "I especially didn't realize she kept the company of the Evil Queen."

Breathe. Good. This was good. He was seeing only what she showed him. But he still didn't leave. He stayed, staring at her.

Regina tried to think of something to say as she stood facing him. She hadn't prepared for this. She hadn't thought she would be seeing him so soon. For all her careful plans, she had nothing ready for when they would meet, and now could think of nothing at all. She tried desperately to find something, some safe topic, and finally asked after Marian.

"My wife is well."

Regina felt a stabbing pain in her heart. Breathe! She regained control. Perhaps not quickly enough, because Robin was looking at her differently. His cold eyes had remained steady since he first saw her face, but now he was looking searchingly at her, as though he saw something. Then he seemed to find the answer he was looking for.

He stepped closer to her - a small step, but her reaction was instinctive and violent. Her body seemed to simultaneously try to move closer to him and further away, making her jerk in place. He stopped moving, but continued looking at her with questioning eyes. "You gave me a potion, to forget you. We were in a relationship?"

Okay. He was just looking for confirmation. She nodded. Breathe.

"Did you love me?"

He seemed to expect her to say no. If it hadn't been for the potion, she would have thought him a complete fool. She had told him she loved him, the only person besides Henry she had loved in decades. She had opened up to him more than to any other person in her life. They were soul mates. But he knew none of this.

Regina tried to think of which answer he wanted, which would make it easier for him to keep his distance from her. She could say no. He might walk away, drop it as unimportant and never address their history again. On the other hand, he might be suspicious of her, the Evil Queen, and keep coming back for answers about their relationship or the potion. She could also say yes. But that might draw more attention to her, cause him to look at her the way he was looking at her now, searching for answers he had no business finding.

In the end, she said nothing. Neither answer would be the truth. She couldn't say that she hadn't loved him. That would be a lie. But he had asked the question in the past tense, so saying yes would be a lie as well.

She headed for the door, moving carefully around him, keeping her distance. As she reached the doorway, he spoke once more. "Why did you do it? Why give me the potion?"

He said it like an accusation, and for a moment, she thought perhaps he did remember. He had been angry when he realized she had given him the potion without his consent. Maybe he was starting to get his memories back. Maybe he remembered how she tricked him and was simply trying to figure out how to forgive her. She turned to look at him over her shoulder, but stopped turning her head halfway through and looked at the ground instead, reigning in her hope. "Are you angry?"

He turned towards her, and said in a steady voice. "Why would I be angry? I have everything I ever wanted."

Breathe, she reminded herself. Breathe. She pressed her lips together and nodded once.

She controlled her steps, refusing to rush as she walked away from him and out of the diner. One foot in front of the other, to where she had parked her car. She went through the motions, driving the familiar path back to her house. Then she stepped inside and leaned against the door as she closed it behind her. Finally, she squeezed her eyes shut and her tears flowed freely.

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A/N: Omg did anyone else's heart break in the last episode? Regina's speech to Robin Hood, where she says, "The thought of you looking at me like everyone else does, with hatred… it just might kill me." Now I feel completely awful for doing this to her. I may need a couple of days to continue.