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"Are you sure you want to go home now?" She asked him for the third time, arms wrapped around his neck, hoping the gesture would convince him to stay. He was definitely just as tired as she was and she didn't like the thought of him driving four hours back to his own house while he could easily spend the night at hers.
"I have to work tomorrow." He said, he didn't know why he planned a job after he returned from a twenty hour flight, but it was to late to cancel now. "Cancel." She whispered before she placed a kiss on his neck, followed by a few others. "I need the money babe." Regina took her distant to look at him. "Do you have financial problems?" She asked concerned, making Robin laugh at her reaction. "No I don't but I do like to keep living in my apartment."
Regina gave up, she couldn't seduce him to spend the night. Sure she didn't like the thought of him driving back to Maine after their flight, but she also didn't like the thought of sleeping alone after their time in Bali. She got used to waking up next to him, to his strong arms wrapped around her, whispering good morning before he kissed her until she woke up. She didn't want to go back to waking up with a text message.
"Hey, I'll be back this weekend." He said as he lift her chin with his finger, forcing her to look at him. Emma invited them over for dinner, she was so desperate to meet Robin that she took matters into own hands and organized a dinner herself. "Will you stay then?" She said, pouting. "I will." He kissed the tip of her nose earning himself a chuckle followed with a smile.
"And now sleep, I'll call you in the morning." She nodded, told him how much she loved him, gave him a rather gentle kiss on his lips and watched as he walked back to his car and drove away. She closed the door with a sigh and walked up to her apartment. She missed him already.
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"You look amazing!" Her sister wrapped her arms around her before even inviting them in. "Emma this is.." Before she could introduce her boyfriend properly Emma already hugged Robin. "Robin so good to finally meet you, I've heard so much about you." Robin gave Regina a quick look and then told Emma the pleasure was all his. "I hope you guys are hungry.." Emma continued as she invited them in and walked to the kitchen. Robin took off Regina's coat and then his own and gave her a quick peck on her lips.
After Robin met Neal he immediately got Rose's attention, after the little girl had hugged Regina's legs she had forced Robin on the couch and climbed on his lap. Just the sight of her boyfriend talking to her niece melted Regina's heart. She knew he was a good loving man but seeing this other side of him made her love him even more.
"He is so handsome." Emma whispered as Regina helped her with the food. "Control yourself please." Regina teased and looked over her shoulder again to Robin. "Good with children too, looks like the jackpot." Emma said earning herself a playful push. "I'm happy for you." Her sister than said, meaning every word of it. "You deserve this."
Neal then removed Regina from the kitchen, telling her she was a guest. And so Regina took place next to Robin, who was still taken by Rose. She gave him a quick kiss on his cheek and laughed as Rose did the same, already trying to steal her man.
Robin told Rose about their trip to Bali, about all the animals they saw, imitating all the sounds as she told her. Regina just listened, her head against his shoulder, her fingers playing with the ribbons on Rose's dress. "Gina don't do that." Her niece said as she took the ribbons out of Regina's hand. Regina chuckled at the sudden tone of the girl.
"Dinner is ready." Emma called and Robin lifted Rose from his lap and walked her to the table before he handed the girl over to her father. Regina took place next to Robin and Emma and Neal sat across from them as Rose sat between them.
"This looks amazing Emma." Robin complimented her. "You should wait until you taste it." Neal said, already knowing how his wife could cook. They started to eat and as soon as Robin and Regina tasted the food they complimented Emma again.
"Time for bed Rosie." Neal said after they finished their plates. As much as the girl wanted to fight it she couldn't stop yawning and so she let her father take her to bed after she kissed everyone on the table good night, including Robin.
"You have definitely won her over." Emma said as she refilled her and Regina's wine glass. "He's quite the charmer." Regina said before Robin had a chance to say something. They looked each other in the eyes and Robin stroked her upper thigh since his hand was already resting on it. "Enough lovebirds." Emma said ending their little moment.
"Since the both of you are pretty good with Rose, I was wondering.." Emma started to Regina's surprise, she had never asked her to watch Rose, Regina always had to offer since her sister thought babysitting Rose was such a burden. "Next month Neal and I planned on going away for the weekend, would you two like to watch Rosie?" Regina wanted to look at Robin, ask him if it was okay for him but before she had the change to discuss it with him Robin already said yes. "We can do that right?" He quickly added looking at Regina, making sure if she was okay with it too. "Sure Rose is always welcome you know that."
"Who's up for dessert?" Neal asked as the four of them moved back to the couch after he put his daughter to bed. "Always." Regina said immediately, making Robin smile. "Robin?" Neal asked. Robin nodded and Neal walked to the kitchen. "Hey.." Emma called him back. "Dear wife, the day you decline a dessert is the day you'll die."
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"You have a nice family." He said as he hold her hand while they walked to Regina's building. She just smiled at him, she absolutely loved tonight. The way he and her little family matched, the way Rose absolutely adored him. "Would you like to have children?" The second he asked that he knew he should have wait, or at least found a more subtle way to ask it.
"I don't mean like now, I just.." He struggled to get it right and Regina laughed. "I'd love to be a mother in the future." Robin calmed down and smiled as she told him her answer. "What about you?" She returned his question. "I do."
"Every time I picture my future.." Regina started, unsure if it was wise to say, but still she finished. "I see you in it." She whispered the second part. "Good to know." He said, letting go of her hand before he wrapped his arm around her. "I don't plan to let you go any time soon." Regina smiled as she snuggled her head against him.
"I think you would be really good at it." Regina said when they almost reached her house. "At what?" Robin asked as Regina looked up to watch him. "Being a father." He placed a kiss on the top of her head. "I hope that's something we'll find out together." He said, hoping he would one day see the love of his life carrying his child, just the thought of Regina being pregnant made him love her more.
"When do I get to meet your family?" Regina asked while she opened her door and let him in. "Whenever you want to come to England with me." Robin answered as he took off her coat once again and hung it up. "I'm serious, I'd like to meet your parents." She said, looking at him. "Than I think we have to put our schedules together and see when we can go." Robin let his hands rest on her hips. "My parents already love you though, I told them a lot about you." Regina blushed as she gave him a little kiss.
Right after the kiss she yawned, making Robin chuckle. "Okay milady, straight to bed." He lifted her from the ground an carried her to the bedroom. "Will you lay with me?" She asked after he laid her down, not sure if he was ready to go to bed yet. "Always." They both undressed to their underwear and prepared themselves for the night before they got under her covers.
"Come here." Robin whispered as she laid next to him. She moved closer to him and he instantly wrapped his arms around her to press her back against his torso. "I missed this." He said before he placed a kiss on her bare shoulder. "I know." Regina turned around in his arms to face him, stroking his cheek with her hand. They just laid there, looking at each other, being close.
"I love you so much." He said, still making here smile every time he said those words. "And I you." She said placing a soft kiss on his lips. "Maybe next time you're here you can leave some of your stuff.." Regina said hoping he would like that idea. "And maybe we can stop seeing each other only in the weekends, I don't want to be apart from you that long." She looked at him, seeing the familiar sparkles in his eyes. "I'd like that."
Again there was a silence in which they just looked at each other. Admiring each other. "Are you tired?" He asked, when he saw her almost closing her eyes. She hummed and moved closer to him. Robin laid down on his back so that Regina could rest her head on his chest. He wrapped his arm around her and with his other hand he pulled the covers over them.
He placed a kiss on her head and felt how she lifted her leg to lay it down on his legs. "Sleep well Beautiful." She hummed again already drifting off to sleep. Robin turned off the light and thanked whoever he had to thank for having this beautiful woman in his arms.
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