Regina stared at the scene in front of her and her mouth just gaped, she physically couldn't believe what she was seeing, couldn't believe what was in front of her, it was some sick joke, it couldn't be the truth, because that just didn't happen, it didn't. They'd only been gone a few hours; how could it have all gone so wrong? She sped up her horse, charging towards her castle. Roland stirred in her arms and his eyes went wide, "Gina!"

"It's okay sweetheart, don't worry." She soothed carrying on.

"Regina? What's that?" Robin asked, cantering beside her.

"I don't know; it looks like…"

"FIRE! FIRE!"

Robin rose his eyebrows as they carried on riding and spotted all the residents of the castle, grouped around in the courtyard. He dismounted first and took Roland from Regina, before all hell broke loose. He then made his way to the stables to tend to their horses.

"What the hell did you do?!" Regina screamed, jumping off her horse and looking up at her castle which was surrounded by smoke and golden light. "SNOW WHITE! WHY IS MY CASTLE ON FIRE?!"

Snow held her hands up, "it was an accident, I swear it!"

"An accident, you accidently decided to change my castle into a pile of cinders?!"

"I think we all need to calm down," Charming tried.

"Calm down! Calm down! My home is on fire and you are telling me to calm down!" She was seething in anger; she leaves the castle for a couple of hours and comes back to find it on fire. "Snow, why?!"

"I was hungry."

"Oh you have to be fucking kidding me."

"Regina!"

"You mean to tell me, that you thought you'd have a late night snack and just happened to burn my palace to the ground? What was it hey? Trying to make toast over the fireplace?" She suggested, then at Snow's guilty look she had to take a deep breath, "that's it isn't it, you were making toast?"

"Sorry."

"Useless! Absolutely useless and you," she turned to Charming, "what did you do to help? Huh, 'ooh the castles on fire, let's not try and put it out before it gets any bigger, let's simply evacuate and let it burn down'! How stupid can you be! Not to mention now we are exposed to the witch."

"Can't you just put it out with magic?"

"Do you know how long that would take?" Regina asked, gritting her teeth as she growled at them, "I better get to work hadn't I, before Zelena catches wind of this…"

"Catches wind of what dear sister?" The witch cackled, her voice traveling through the air.

"You!"

"Oh dear, it seems that you had a little accident." She gestured to the castle as she hovered in front of them on her broom. "Did you really think I wouldn't, as you put it, catch wind of this, the wind is literally carrying the smoke, it's bad for my lungs don't you know," Zelena coughed mockingly.

"What do you want Zelena?"

"Hmm, what do I want? To reveal in your suffering, maybe I just wanted to watch you lose everything, because that place is the only thing you have left in this world, isn't it?"

Zelena didn't know about Robin and Roland, Regina needed it to stay that way if she was to protect them. "Go back your monkeys, or do they not love you either? Last time I checked, I had more than you did. You, my dear sister, have nothing, so why don't you go back where you came from before I make you fall off your broom."

"Oh I'm going, but I will be back, only a few months left hey Snow, I hope you're ready to give up your baby." Zelena let out a nasty cackle and flew off.

Regina turned to Snow, "don't worry, she won't harm your baby, I promise." She turned back to her castle and shook her hands, "let's do this. Tink!"

"Regina." Tinkerbelle made her way over to her.

"Care to lend me a hand?"

"Love to," she nodded.

"Good, let's go." Regina held up her hands, allowing her magic to flow from them; Tink and the rest of the fairies began to sprinkle pixie dust over the castle.

"Regina?" Robin came over to her, after sorting the horses, "what's going on?"

"Snow got a little fire happy, and here I thought I'd be the one to set the place alight."

"Can you save it?"

"I can try."

It took Regina and the fairies nearly half an hour to put out the fire and restore the castle and it really took it out of her, when she had finished she slumped against a tree. Using her magic for such a long period of time wasn't good, it never had been, she was exhausted, but at least now she had a bed to sleep in; she closed her eyes and felt a hand on her arm.

"Gina."

She smiled weakly and found his hand, taking it in hers.

"You don't look well."

"I'll be fine Robin, I just need…" She dropped to the ground, passing out. The last thing she could remember were voices calling her name as everything went black.

Her eyes flickered open, her mouth felt like a desert and her head was pounding, in fact it felt like a horrendous hangover, even though she knew that it wasn't. She tried to move, but groaned as an aching feeling pulsed through her body.

"Regina." He moved some of her hair behind her ear and she opened her eyes fully, realising that she was in her chamber's laying on her bed with Robin hovering above her. "Hey babe, how are you feeling?"

"Like death," she moaned, nuzzling against his hand, "how long have I been out?" She asked, struggling to keep her eyes open.

"Couple of hours, you really had me worried."

"It's the magic, it drains me completely when I use it like that."

"Well, don't worry I'll take care of you," he sighed, leaning down and kissing her.

"I'll take care of you too Gina!" Roland pulled himself up onto the bed and buried under the quilt with her.

"Thank you baby." She smiled, kissing his forehead as she snuggled further into the bed and welcomed him into her arms, closing her eyes again.

"Are you feeling alright?" Roland asked hugging her tight.

"Just a little tired sweetheart, but I'll be fine."

"Do you promise?" He asked and she heard his voice catch and furrowed her eyebrows as she saw his eyes brimming with tears.

"Yes, of course I do, come here," she sat up and cradled him in her arms, "what's wrong Ro?"

"I don't want you to leave me Gina, like mommy left."

She shared a look with Robin and sighed, "I'm going nowhere," she smiled nudging him lightly, "do you hear me, I'm afraid you are stuck with me mister."

"Do you mean it?"

"Of course I mean it, I'm sure you'll get tired of me soon."

"Never!" He giggled, his arms flinging around her neck, "I love you Gina."

Now it was her turn to cry, Roland's confession had really struck a chord within her, made her emotional. "I love you too." She nodded, "very much." Her eyes flickered shut, she was exhausted and she really needed to go to sleep, tomorrow was the day that she and Robin were going to reveal their relationship to everyone in the castle and she wanted to be well enough to do so, if she was to be, she needed to be well rested. It was late now anyway and her eyes were heavy, she landed a kiss in the little boy's hair and hugged him tighter.

Robin cleared his throat, "come on now Roland, shall we let Gina rest now?"

"But, who will take care of her?" Roland asked, his brown eyes wide as he looked at his father

"How about, I put you to bed and then I can come back and make sure she's alright?"

"You will look after her won't you daddy?"

"Of course I will, now do you want to say goodnight?"

"Yes," Regina opened her eyes and smiled at him, "night Gina."

"Good night my sweet boy," she traced his cheek gently before he hopped off the bed and took his father's hand.

"Will you be alright while I'm gone?" Robin asked, running his fingers through her hair.

"I'll be fine, go," she whispered. Robin nodded and father and son left the room, leaving Regina in bed, she snuggled under the covers; she really didn't know if she'd be able to stay awake long enough to not be asleep when Robin returned. Just as she closed her eyes and was about to give into her sleep, there was a knock on the door. She groaned and buried her head into her pillow.

"Regina?"

Oh god, Snow White was the last person she wanted to see at that moment, could she just pretend to be asleep? Or was that really mean? If she just stayed quiet Snow might go away, but she knew that she most likely wouldn't, she was rather persistent.

"Regina, can I come in?"

"Must you?" She groaned, not meaning for her to hear.

"Yes, please."

"Fine," she huffed, looking towards the door as the princess slipped through it. Her eyes were red and her cheeks tear stained, Regina sat up, now for some reason feeling much more awake. "Snow?" She tilted her head.

"Regina, I'm scared."

"What?"

Snow's hands came to her abdomen as she shook her head, "this baby, I'm scared that Zelena is going to hurt my child."

Regina sighed and patted the bed, gesturing for her to come over, she felt that in some way this was her fault, after all, Zelena was her sister, she was the one causing all this trouble, their trouble seemed to be never ending, maybe it was just the way of the world and without villains there couldn't be heroes? Instead of just sitting on the edge of the bed, like she had expected her to, Snow got under the covers and shuffled over to Regina. "Don't worry."

"What if she takes my baby?"

Regina shook her head, "that is not going to happen, we'll find a way to defeat her."

"How? She more powerful than you, she seems to be winning at everything, where as we, we're losing."

Regina looked at Snow wide eyed and turned her whole body to face her, groaning as she did so, from the ache that had taken over her. "Snow, you can't lose hope, if you lose hope, then there's no luck for the rest of us."

"How are we going to defeat her?"

The older woman sighed, she didn't know the answer, but she did now have a new secret weapon, that was how she wanted it to remain, secret, until she knew for sure that it was going to work. "We will, we have to, plus, heroes always win." She smirked, her eyes falling closed.

"Anyway, I'm being selfish, are you alright?"

"I'm just tired dear."

"I'll let you sleep, sorry," Snow sat back up and leant over kissing her on the cheek, "thank you."

Regina opened one eye and looked at her, "did you just kiss me?"

"Don't make it weird."

"It was weird," Regina laughed.

"Shut up, I'll see you tomorrow."

"Goodnight."

"Night Regina." Snow got out of the bed and stopped at the door for a moment to watch the woman who had tried to kill her for so many years, the woman who was now her best friend and was going to do everything she could to protect her and her baby. She stood there for a couple of minutes before closing the door and leaving her to sleep.

Regina was awoken again and she had been expecting Robin, but it wasn't, "your majesty."

She groaned, "now! Now is the moment you chose to interrupt my sleep mirror."

"Yes, well, I've found it."

Suddenly she was completely awake and shot up, staring at the mirror, "how?!"

"Magic beans."

"Sydney! There aren't any more!"

"That's where you're wrong, there are some, you just weren't looking in the right place."

She furrowed her eyebrows, she had thought for certain that there weren't any more magic beans in the Enchanted Forest, or anywhere for that matter. If she had missed them, if there were some still in existence, she had a way to get back to her son! She had a way to go home, but it wouldn't be the same, Storybrooke didn't exist anymore, her home didn't exist anymore.

"Or, there's the dark curse."

"What?" She snarled, moving out of her bed and stalking towards the mirror, "what did you just suggest?!"

"The dark curse, you'd get back to your son."

"And lose the man I love!"

"All magic comes with a price."

"Who do you think you are, Rumpelstiltskin? I will not kill him, I can't, I can't."

"You had no problem killing your father."

She took a sharp breath and shook her head, "I will not kill Robin! Do you understand me?!"

"Then you'll never see your son."

She gritted her teeth as she stared at the mirror, there was no way that she would even consider casting the dark curse, no way she could ever hurt Robin, kill Robin, it wasn't happening, she couldn't lose him, it was selfish, not to mention he was her soulmate, she would never be able to just crush his heart. "I won't, and I think that's something I'm just going to have to accept."

"Giving up on your son so easily?"

"I will never give up on Henry! Find something else! Because I will also never, ever, hurt the man I love!"

"Regina?"

She turned to see Robin staring at her, "urm."

"Who are you talking to?"

She whipped back to her mirror where Sydney had disappeared, she growled in annoyance as she took the mirror off the wall; taking it out onto her balcony, she dropped it, causing it to smash on the ground. "No one."

He furrowed his eyebrows at her, "I heard someone."

"Yes, well, that problem is gone, for now," she shook her head as she felt her legs tremble again. Sydney had gotten her angry, but her body couldn't cope with that sort of stress and she felt herself falling again, but Robin cottoned on first and dashed towards her, catching her in his arms.

"I got you," he whispered, picking her up bridal style as he carried her back to bed, "what were you doing out of bed?" he asked, beginning to remove his clothes.

"I needed to talk to someone, I got rid of him," she sighed, smiling at the sight in front of her, Robin, shirtless. "Come here."

"You milady, are too tired."

She pouted and shook her head, "I just want to touch you."

He laughed and shook his head as he complied with her request, kneeling beside the bed; she pulled her bottom lip between her teeth as she ran her hands across his chest and hummed. "got your fill yet your majesty?"

"No," she shook he head, "now get rid of the rest of those clothes and come join me, that's an order from your queen."

"Is it now? Well, you can tell her majesty, that she doesn't need to command me to do such things, for I am her willing savant."

She let out a little chuckled as she watched him remove his pants, freeing his manhood and his toned legs. As much as she really wanted to carry on with this game, she knew that she was too tired to see it through, she would just end up falling asleep on him. "come to bed," she whispered.

Robin nodded and slipped into his side of the bed, pulling her into his arms, "you're beautiful." He breathed, kissing the top of her head.

"I know," she laughed, winking at him, "I love you Robin."

"Who wants you to kill me?"

She shook her head, "I would never kill you, I'd kill myself before I let that happen," she sniffed, burying her head against his chest.

He traced her face with his thumb and sighed, "you need to sleep sweetheart."

"I think so," she nodded, "I think my imagination maybe running a little wild, either that or I'm hallucinating."

"Why?"

"I'm sure Snow White kissed me."

"Yep, you definitely are," Robin chuckled, hugging her as she fell asleep in his arms.

"Mom!"

"Henry?" Her eyes went wide as she saw her son running towards her, "Henry!"

"Mom!" he flung his arms around her, hugging her tightly, "I can't believe you're here."

"I'd never give up on you Henry, I love you!"

"How did you get back here?" He asked. Regina looked around her, she was stood in the middle of main street Storybrooke, how had that happened?

"I don't know, I can't remember." She shook her head.

"It doesn't matter, you're here, that's all that matters!" Henry chuckled, as she kissed his forehead and tightened her grasp on her son.

Then she was looking around, something was missing, someone was missing, Snow White appeared and Regina relinquished her hold on Henry. "Where is he Snow?"

"Who?"

"Robin, where's Robin?"

"What? You don't remember?"

"No, remember what?" She asked in a panic, "Snow, remember what?!"

"You killed him."

"No! No, I didn't I didn't!" Regina shook her head as her chest tightened and she felt as though she couldn't breathe.

"You crushed his heart Regina, you brought us all back here."

"I didn't you're lying!" Tears were rolling down her cheeks now, she didn't believe her, she would never hurt Robin, ever.

Then suddenly there was a change of scene and Regina was standing in the courtyard of her castle, in front of a cauldron. Then she heard someone coming and turned around, "Regina, you needed my help?" Robin asked, casting her a smirk, "you've found a way to defeat Zelena? Why didn't you tell me earlier?"

"I wanted to keep it a secret," she smiled, beckoning him over. She took his hand in hers and then the smile dropped from her face, "I was just missing one ingredient, your heart!" Then she plunged her hand into his chest and pulled it back ripping his heart out. She let out an evil cackle.

"Regina!"

She wasn't in control of her actions, on the inside she was panicking, but on the outside, she looked like pure evil. "Oh Robin, I need this, to see my son." She held it over the cauldron, "I hope you understand." He made one last move to stop her and she squeezed, crushing it into dust.

"No Robin!" She shot up, unable to breath, "Robin!"

"Hey." He grabbed her and she hugged him tight, "it's alright."

"Robin," she sniffed, holding onto him, trying to reassure herself that he was actually there.

"I'm here, I got you." He kissed the top of her head rocking her lightly.

She knew it was just a nightmare, but she couldn't bare it, was it telling her the real truth, that if she wanted to ever see her son again, she would have to kill the man she loved? Was it telling her that there was no way to have both?

"Are you okay?"

"Hold me Robin," she cried, "hold me."

"I'm here, I'm not going anywhere."

"Promise!"

"Promise," he nodded, leaning down and kissing her gently on the lips. He squeezed her gently, allowing her to cry against him. She had never let him see her this vulnerable, sure he'd seen her vulnerable, but never like this. She would never kill him and she would do everything in her power to make sure that her dream didn't become a reality.

Regina's eyes flickered open to meet a pair of brown ones staring down at her, she was confused at first, but she soon realised exactly who she was looking at and let out a little laugh. "Hey, what are you doing cheeky monkey?"

He flashed her a dimpled smile, "I brought you breakfast." He chuckled sitting back and directing her gaze to a tray, "and I found this," he held up a little purple flower and handed it to her, "it's pretty and I thought you might like it."

"I do like it, very much, thank you baby." She brought the small flower to her nose and smiled at the scent. "Where's daddy?" She asked, noticing that Robin's side of the bed was empty.

"He went to meet with the council and left me to look after you." Roland stated, moving closer to her and pulling the duvet back, slipping under the covers so that he was right next to her.

"Well that is a lovely surprise," she chuckled, running her fingers through his curls, "so then, what breakfast did you bring?"

He beamed up at her, "pastries, fruit; daddy said you'd want this," he carefully picked up a mug and handed it to her.

She closed her eyes as she basked in the coffee scent that filled her senses, "mmm, your daddy was right." She nodded, taking a sip, "and that is exactly why I love my boys, because they are so caring."

Roland giggled, "do you love me Gina?"

"Very much sweetheart."

"Gina?"

"Yes?" She picked up a pastry and broke it in half, passing one to him and beginning to nibble the other.

"Can you be my new mommy?"

She sighed and looked down at him, she did feel like she was already, but she hadn't really discussed it with Robin, she didn't know how he would react to it. "Well, I think, that is something you need to talk to your daddy about."

"Don't you want to be my mommy?" He asked, his smile dropping and being replaced by a sad look.

"Oh baby, of course I do, I would love to be your mommy, I really would, but I can't make that decision, it's up to your daddy." She frowned and ran her hand over his cheek, "excuse me, where has my smiley little boy gone? Get him back this instant." She put on a mockingly strict voice, causing him to laugh. "There he is, now I don't want to see that smile leave your face okay?"

"Okay," he grinned, nuzzling against her as he ate his half of the croissant. Then she gasped, she thought of another way to cheer him up. "What Gina?"

"Are you getting crumbs in my bed mister?"

"No," he shook his head.

"Oh I think you are, do you know what happens to little boys who get crumbs in the Queen's bed?"

"No." his eyes went wide as he looked at her.

"They get, tickled." She sighed; as she saw him move to get up, she reached out and grabbed him, pulling him into her arms and tickling him unmercifully.

"Gina!" He laughed as he wriggled in her arms, she chuckled as she carried on, "let me go," he giggled, "Gina."

"Okay, I'll stop, if, you promise me something."

"What?" He asked, tilting his head at her.

"That you will dance with me tonight at the ball."

"Yes!" He nodded.

"Was that a yes I heard? I didn't quite catch it."

"Yes!" He yelled even louder as he laughed and hugged her.

"Now, what's all the shouting for? I can hear you half way down the corridor." Robin chuckled as he watched from the door.

"Well, your son was just promising me a dance at the ball."

Robin gasped, "is my son stealing my lady?" He asked, jokingly as he came up to the bed and moved in beside them.

"No," Roland shook his head, "Daddy can Gina be my mommy?"

Robin froze and looked from his son to Regina, he swallowed heavily and cleared his throat, "well, um."

Regina felt nervous, she hadn't been expecting Roland to just come out with it, she was wanting to have a conversation with Robin before that happened. Now from looking at him, she wasn't entirely sure that he was going to say yes. "Roland, how about you go and find uncle John?" Regina smiled.

"But daddy, I want Gina…"

"Roland sweetheart." Regina lifted him down off the bed.

"No Gina!"

He hugged to her, refusing to let go, this wasn't going very well, at all, Robin had said nothing. She let out a sigh and looked at Robin who was staring at them; she lifted Roland back up onto the bed, "okay Ro."

"Regina," Robin spoke up and she turned to him.

"Yes."

"Would you, do you want to be?"

A smile played on her features as she nodded, "yes."

Robin grinned, "well then, I suppose the answer is yes Roland."

"Really?" The little boy's eyes lit up as he stood up and looked at his father.

"Yes."

"Yay!" Roland began jumping on the bed and Regina shook her head, she never used to let Henry jump on the bed, but what harm was it doing?

"Roland." Robin grabbed his son.

"We're a proper family!" Roland chuckled, pulling Regina into the hug. She hugged them, her boys, as much as she loved Henry, Robin and Roland were her life now, Henry was happy with Emma, so why shouldn't she be happy too. She wasn't alone, she had people who loved her and it was about time she relished in what she had instead of constantly expecting more. That didn't mean that she was going to give up on the idea of seeing her son again, because if she did that she would be giving up on her own words to Snow, she needed to have hope, hope that everything happened for a reason and that one day she'd see Henry again, but she wasn't going to put the family she had now, in danger to do it.

Hi guys I hope you liked the chapter. The big reveal of their relationship is coming up in the next chapter, are you looking forward to it as much as I am? Thank you all for reading and if you'd like to leave me a few words I would be very much appreciative.

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