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CHAPTER 14

"ARE YOU SURE YOU SAW REGINA KISSING SOMEONE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET?" The Witch screamed while nervously pacing back and forth.

"Yes, your Majesty, she was with the man who saved her from that night." The taller man said.

"I don't understand… how is that possible? He must be fucking her. It's probably only sex, right?"

"And who wouldn't want to fuck the Queen? I mean, that bitch is hot." The man said, lost in his thoughts, smiling wickedly. He immediately stopped his wandering when his eyes met the eyes of the Wicked Witch.

"Honestly, I think it is more serious than we think. It's not just a fling. From what I've noticed, they looked…" The man paused, unsure if he should continue. He took a deep breath. "In love."

"NO!" The Witch screamed again, raging. "This is not possible. Who is he?"

"His name is Robin Hood." The other man answered.

"Find out everything you can about this Robin Hood. Where he lives, what he does. Everything. I want you to keep me posted on their every move. If Regina is indeed in love it will make my job easier. This should be fun!" The Wicked Witch smiled, with a cheerful and mischievous look on her face.

Regina opened her eyes and found herself getting up even before the alarm clock rang. It was almost 7am and she was already in her kitchen, eating breakfast after an amazing night of sleep. It had been a long time Regina was able to get a good rest at night, especially after her son decided to leave, but now it was as if she was calm and peaceful; she knew that she had someone who loved and cherished her, completely. Today she decided to go to work earlier than usual; she went through her usual morning routine and headed to work. She decided to keep herself busy so her mind wouldn't wonder about Robin. She couldn't take him out of her head, so she imagined that if she kept her mind occupied at work, she would control the urge to call him to meet her there. To her surprise, now it was almost noon and she had done all the paperwork that had to be done. She looked at the clock: "Oh my God, this clock is not moving! I can't believe this" she thought, trying to find something else to do. She has never been so bored her entire life. After minutes of literally staring at the ceiling she finally couldn't contain the urge anymore. She grabbed her phone to send a text to Robin: "Good Morning. Did you dream of me?" she waited a few minutes before the reply came: "Of course, baby. Morning! How are you?" Regina sat there with a smirk on her face and answered: "Care to join me here at my office when you leave work? I might have a surprise for you" she teased. Many things were going through Robin's mind when he read her text. Regina wanting to surprise him? That was new! He replied immediately: "Of course. I'm leaving work, I'll meet you there. I can't wait!".

Robin kept thinking what she had in store for him. His day at work went by so fast. He loved teaching those kids. He loved kids. At one point during one of his classes he kept picturing what their child would look like. Would they be blond like him or have brown hair like Regina? What about their eyes? It was so amazing to keep wondering. Obviously this was not the time for having kids or anything. Neither of them were prepared yet and they had just started dating, but it was a future possibility that he longed for. He could see himself married to that woman, raising their kids together; it was a possibility that never crossed his mind again after he lost his first wife, until he met Regina. He took a shower, put on the long-sleeved white shirt that she loved, jeans and a leather jacket. He was also wearing the perfume he knew she loved. Before he went to her office he stopped by Granny's to buy lunch for both of them. He bought Caesar salad and apple juice for Regina and Lasagna and Orange juice for him. He knocked on her door and after hearing a "come in" he pushed the door open. Regina smiled at him from her desk and stood up to greet him at the door while he entered.

"Hi!" She said, giving him a kiss as he handed her the bag from Grannys.

"Look, I brought lunch for us, thought you might me hungry."

"I am." Regina answered, putting her lunch bag aside on a table nearby. "But not from food!" She said, grabbing him by the shirt with one hand to a breath-taking kiss and pushing the door closed with the other.

"Wow!" Robin exclaimed, gasping for air.

"Lock the door." She said, breaking their embrace and turning around, walking towards her desk. Robin locked the door and watched her walking away. Then she suddenly stopped, turned her head to him and started to unzip her dress, looking at him with a sexy smile.

Robin made his way towards her, slowly, while she took off her dress, making it fall on her feet. She turned around to face him, wearing only her high-heel stilettos, her black lacey bra and panties. She leaned on the table and when he got closer enough, she grabbed her scarf that was lying on the table and encircle around his neck carefully and pulled him closer to touch his lips with hers. Without breaking the kiss, he took his hands to her back and unclipped her bra, making it fall on the ground, then he took his hands to her hips to remove her panties also making them fall on her feet. She sat on the table, completely naked, with both her arms on the table to support her weight as she leaned on her back. He distanced himself from her to look again at her amazing body. He was now standing up in front of her, between her opened legs. He approached her again and took his hands to her ass, then made his way down to the back of her thighs, pulling them up to his waist. He caressed her legs all the way down until he reached her feet, taking off her heels from both her feet as she looked at him with lust, both never removing eye contact with each other. She grabbed his pants and pulled him by the belt, before she started removing it, dropping his pants on the floor too. She started kissing his chest while he removed his shoes and underwear. When she saw his erect member, she smiled. He brought his hands to caress her check, and brushed a hair that was falling on her face.

"You are the most beautiful woman I have ever seen." He said. As an impulse he almost said the words – those 3 words. He knew how he felt, he was sure. He loved her. But for a moment he thought it might be too much for her, so he kept his feelings for him, at least for now.

Instead, he kissed her lips softly and gently pushed her to lie on the table. He held both her legs and opened them even more, making her completely exposed to him, while she tossed her head back, longing for his touch, his kisses and his love. He leaned over and started to kiss her neck while his hand went up and down her entire body. The tension was rising; their bodies were gasping for each other. As the excitement rose, they involuntarily started throwing things and pushed objects apart.

"Oh Robin, I'm ready. Please!". She screamed. He didn't need to hear her say anything else.

He pushed himself inside her with a hard thrust and both of them screamed in pleasure. Now his thrusts were faster and harder than before, the table was shaking with the intensity of their love-making. The noise was growing louder and louder and Regina quietly thanked God that there was nobody nearby at the City Hall today. Their hands were everywhere, touching each other, exploring each other. Their kisses became erratic and passionate. Now all papers, clips, and objects were lying on the floor, including the telephone. The lamp was smashed in the ground for Regina had accidentally pushed if off the table during the increasing speed of their passionate rhythm. He pulled her hair while she kissed his neck. They were almost at their climax, sweating, moaning, tossing things off the table, when suddenly she hears a knock on the door and a familiar voice appears from behind her closed office door.

"Regina?" Emma shouted, with a concerned voice. "What is happening? Is everything ok in there?"

Both immediately froze and look at each other with horrified eyes, still in their positions. Obviously Emma had heard the noise they were making; they were pretty loud.

"Oh my God." Regina whispered, looking at Robin. Both of them were still frozen and they had no idea what to do to get themselves out of this embarrassing situation.

"Regina?" Emma's voice was heard again. She was growing even more concerned.

With a clever move, Regina pushed Robin off her and got up. She quickly grabbed her bra and dress from the floor and started to dress herself up again.

"Nothing, Miss Swan. Go away!" Regina screamed at the door, while frantically picking her things up from the floor.

"Regina, I'm serious. What is happening? Are you having a fight? Who is there?" Emma voice appeared again. Regina and Robin kept looking at each other in awkward silence for a moment.

Then, an idea came to Regina's mind. A fight. That was the excuse she was going to use. She looked at Robin and quietly tossed him his pants and shoes, indicating for him to put them on. She was almost fully dressed now. She raised her voice, as if she was screaming at someone.

"Go away, thief." She sounded angry and looked at Robin, who stared at her with confused eyes. "I hope that I won't need to use magic again on you. Look what you made me to do to my office." She kept screaming, looking at him, and signaling him to get along with her awesome idea. A few seconds went by until he finally understood what she was doing. It took him a while to answer back.

"Sure, your Majesty, I'm leaving. I didn't expect you to be so angry with me." Robin answered loudly, while Regina smiled at him and gave him a thumbs up.

"Great, I hope I never see you here at my office again. That much is clear, right?"

"Yes, it is."

Right now they were fully dressed and Regina opened the door.

"I'm sorry, Ms. Swan. This man came here at my office and we ended up having an argument and I got upset and threw things at him."

Emma froze when she looked at Regina. Her hair was all messed up and her lipstick was smudged all over her face. It was not a hard thing to guess what they were really doing, but when she looked at Robin it was obvious: he had lipstick all across his face and neck, and, unless they were fighting with their mouths, this was no fight at all. And the noises, well, the noises were definitely not that of a fight. Emma suddenly gasped at her realization and held her laughter. Apparently Regina didn't realize the smudges across their faces yet but she wouldn't say anything. Instead, she decided she would play along and pretended she believed Regina's story.

"Oh, but what was the fight about?" Emma played along, looking at Regina's visibly uncomfortable face.

"He came here and insulted me, that's all."

"I hardly call that an insult." Robin answered, trying to hide his smile. Regina gave him her death-glare and he realized he was not helping the situation at all by making jokes. He tried to disguise it and turned to Emma. "Emma, the truth is I can't stand her bossy nature. She thinks she owns people."

"Oh, really? What else you can't stand?" Regina answered, crossing her arms in front of her chest, trying really hard not to laugh.

"You want a list?" Robin answered, provocatively, while Regina stared at him still with her arms crossed.

"Listen, whatever you were fighting about, you can continue later." Emma answered, trying to sound like she was buying their little story.

"Don't worry, Ms. Swan. It's been already taken care of. I got upset and ended up using magic, that's why my table is all messy." Regina said, while Robin just stood there, still trying not to laugh.

"Hum... ok." Emma said, looking at them with curious and suspicious eyes. She almost smiled embarrassed when she remembered the noises she had heard a few minutes earlier. She shook those thoughts of her mind. "Well, if you want, I can come back another time. But I really need to talk to you."

"Well, Ms. Swan, the thing is, if you had scheduled a meeting with me or at least called me to let me know you were coming, which was the right thing to do, this would not have happened. But since you are already here, you might as well say what you want."

"I did call, Regina. Many times. I tried calling your office but the line was busy. Then I tried your cellphone and you didn't answer. I was on my way, so I just decided to pass by anyway."

"Right. Next time, just assume I am busy and don't come by." Regina spat, anger obviously flashing in her eyes. But she also knew she couldn't make a big deal out of this or Emma would be suspicious of something. At one point, during their wild sex, she did think she heard her cellphone ring, but she didn't pay attention anyway. And her office phone was smashed on the ground, so that would explain the busy line that Emma mentioned.

Robin kept watching the whole thing, in the corner, nervously looking at both of them. Regina rolled her eyes at his terrible acting skills.

"Robin, you can go now. Our argument is finished. I hope you understood my message not to bother me again." Regina said to him, trying to look as serious as possible. Robin nodded and left the room.

"Yes, Madam Mayor."

Emma was trying really hard not to burst out in laughter. She was finding this whole situation hilarious and she had never seen Regina so uncomfortable and embarrassed in her entire life, though she was trying to do her best to cover it. She almost had an "I just had sex" sentence written all over her messy hair and smudged face, not to mention that her dress was inside out. As if it was not obvious enough, Robin face would pretty much tell everything. The marks across his face and neck and his slightly unbuttoned shirt would give it away. After Robin left, Regina made her way back to her desk, as if nothing had happened. She sat down and stared at Emma.

"Well, Miss. Swan, what is it that you want to talk to me about?" Regina asked, putting her arms on the table and putting her hands together, looking at Emma in her usual mayor pose. Emma took a deep breath.

"Those men that attacked you that night. I think they are working for someone." Emma said, sitting across the table from Regina.

"What did you find out?"

"Well, I checked with Gold and the spell they used to immobilize you didn't come from him. In fact, he said that only someone with some knowledge in magic would be able to make a spell like this. So I think these men are working for someone who does. Someone who knows magic and can use it well."

"Interesting." Regina answered, intrigued.

"Do you happen to know someone who can control magic? Someone powerful and that hates you?"

"Well, people who hate me would not be hard to find at all. But with magic? A few come to my mind, but no one dangerous enough, I think."

"Maybe someone who has a personal vendetta against you? Come on, think about it." Emma inquired.

"I am thinking."

"Well, I will investigate more, but it'd be nice if you thought about it for a few days. It may be nothing much, but it also may be someone very dangerous."

"Ok, Ms. Swan. I'll think about it. But I am being very careful now, and so far nothing more happened. But I'll let you know if anything unusual happens or if I remember anyone."

"And I'll keep you posted on what I find." Emma said, getting up to leave.

"Thank you, Ms. Swan." Regina answered, walking side by side with Emma until they reached the door. She opened the door for Emma and both nodded goodbye to each other.

After Emma left, she closed the door behind her and took a good look around her office. Things were placed awkwardly on her table, due to her rushed attempt at putting the objects back on her table when Emma arrived. She noticed her broken lamp and sighed. Damn, she would have to buy a new one. The papers on her table were all out of order and it would take her a while until she put them back in order. But before all that, she decided to make a phone call.

Robin was at his room, laughing at the whole incident earlier. He smiled when he remembered the look on Regina's face as she was trying to make up a lame excuse for the noises and the mess in her office. Like Emma would ever believe that they were actually fighting. Deep down he knew Emma didn't really buy this story, but he felt he could trust her to keep this quiet for now. Although it was embarrassing that they were caught having wild loud sex, he was relieved that it was Emma the one who caught them. If it were anyone else, this whole thing could have been disastrous. He was taken out of his reverie by the sound of his phone ringing. He looked at his cell and smiled when he recognize the number on the screen.

"Hello, baby." He said, picking up the phone.

"Hey, where are you?" She asked.

"I just got home. Are you still at work? Did Emma leave already?"

"Yes, she just left. Oh my God! What the hell was that, huh?" She said, referring to the whole situation that had happened at her office. Both of them laughed.

"I know. That was so embarrassing."

"How can I make it up to you?" She said, smiling,

"Well, I have an idea. Do you know the small lake that is the clearance near the edge of the forest?" He asked.

"Of course I know. There is a waterfall. It's beautiful. What do you have in mind?"

"Meet me there in a couple of hours. We can swim a little and watch the sunset together."

"Wow, good idea. Sure, I'll just finish putting the papers in order and organizing my office and I'll meet you there." She said.

"I can't wait." He answered.

Regina hung up the phone and stared at it for a while. She couldn't wait to meet Robin and get out of her office. But first she had to organize the papers on her desk and clean up the mess she and Robin had made earlier. After all was finished, she left the City Hall and went straight to her car. The place Robin had chosen for them to meet was just as beautiful as one of those from the Enchanted Forest. She parked on a side walk near the forest and went to the woods, a little further, and she was already there. The clearance was shining with the sunlight, the trees were as green as they could be and the lake was perfectly calm. The only noise you could hear was that of the small waterfall on the lake, surrounded by great rocks.

"Regina, why took you so long?" Robin's voice came out behind her, making her turn around a little faster than usual, startled. He looked at her entire body. She looked different, more relaxed. She was wearing a low cut red shirt and shorts. It was the first time he ever saw her dressed so casual. She looked stunning. Her clothes matched his green t-shirt and pants. They were a perfect match, after all.

Regina ran to his arms and kissed him on the lips, like a 15 year-old girl. Robin grabbed her on his lap and they both laughed. She grabbed his neck firmly.

"Dear, I took this long because I had to clean up the mess we made at my office and then I had to get a change of clothes, to be beautiful, just for you. You deserve it." She said, looking closely at his eyes.

"Well, it worked. I can see you look stunning as always. I love your cleavage, by the way." He winked at her, with a sexy smile. Both of them laughed again.

"You are the best, did you know that?" Regina started to speak. "Sometimes I wonder if I deserve all of this. You. You are a good person with such gentle heart, and… great in bed." Both of them were laughing again and Robin was amazed and perplexed to hear these words come out of Regina's mouth so spontaneously. She was finally opening up to him, and it was in such a natural way. This almost brought made him cry and his eyes were shining just looking at her face. He was ready. Now it was the time. Those 3 words. He opened his mouth...

"I doubt you can swim better than me." Regina suddenly said, jumping off of his lap and taking Robin out of his thoughts. She ran straight to the lake, tossing all her clothes on the floor. Robin wished he had a camera with him right now to take a picture of this precious moment. Regina Miss, the mayor, the Queen, running naked to the lake, smiling happily, kicking the small rocks under her feet, like a teenager. Couldn't they be like this forever?

Regina stood there completely naked and jumped on the lake. After a few seconds, her face surfaced and she urged Robin to follow her.

"Come on! Jump! The water is great." Regina shouted.

"Oh, you never cease to surprise me!" He smiled at her. He removed his shoes and pants and Regina sunk in the water, smiling, and started to swim away, so he couldn't catch her. He removed his shirt and jumped on the lake with her.

"Wow, that was a great jump." Regina turned to face him, after hearing the splash in the water.

"My God, this water is really cold." Robin said, swimming towards her. Regina swam to meet him halfway and put both her arm around his neck, inches from each other.

"Come here, my apple pie. This will keep you warm." She said, holding him in her embrace.

"Apple pie?" He said, laughing. "Wouldn't you have a more manly nickname for me?"

"Apple pie is my favorite dessert and it is delicious just like you." She said, giving him a small kiss.

"Are you serious? I love apple pie. It's my favorite dessert too."

"See? I knew we were a match." She winked at him, still hugging him tightly.

"Well, you are doing a great job. I do feel warmer." He said, smiling, and kissed her on the lips again.

Regina puts both her legs around his waist and now they were floating in the water, staring at each other, enjoying each other's company and warmth. Finally, after a few minutes, Regina broke the silence.

"Thank you." She whispered in his ears.

"For what?" He anwered, looking at her gorgeous brown eyes.

Instead of answering anything, Regina just gave him a calm and passionate kiss. She cupped his face with her hands and the kiss started to become more and more passionate.

"For this moment. For being in my life. For everything." She answered as she kissed his neck.

Robin could feel his member harden inside the water, while Regina's legs were still around his waist. Regina felt his erect member against her skin and gently bit his neck, whispering in his ear.

"Do it." She said, with a provocative smile.

Robin didn't hesitate and pushed himself hard inside her, making both scream in pleasure. Robin held her strongly in his arms while Regina rode him frantically like a horse. She floated on top of him while he gave small bites on her breasts, making her moan. They didn't know if it was the water on their bodies but it was getting more and more pleasurable, as their movements became erratic. Robin squeezed Regina's ass under the water and she laughed, biting his neck. Both were as happy as they could be. Robin hadn't realized but he had his mouth opened during the entire time and Regina seized the moment to put her finger inside his mouth, making his suck it. He found it very sexy. If he died having sex with this woman, he'd die happy.

"Oh, ooh, ooh!" Regina screamed as her climax hit her body. Robin felt his orgasm hit his body in the exact same time.

"Ooh, baby!" Robin said, out of breath.

They stood there for a while, floating, holding each other firmly in a hug, gasping for air, as their bodies recovered from their orgasms. They were indeed made for each other. Regina rested her face in the crook of Robin's neck as he held her closely in his arms. Suddenly Robin broke the embrace and sank on the water. Regina watched him disappear and kept looking at the surface to see where he was going to appear next. Robin swam across Regina and bit her in the butt, causing Regina to jump a little. When Robin's face appeared in the water, Regina splashed a huge amount of water in his face.

"Oh, you jerk!" She laughed.

"Why? I just want to bite my girlfriend's butt from time to time. What's wrong with that?" He answered, pulling her closer.

"Girlfriend?" Regina asked, startled. She loved the feeling of being his girlfriend and it took her by surprise when he mentioned. It was the first time someone actually referred to her this way.

"Of course you are." Robin said, kissing her lips one more time.

"You have no idea how that makes me happy." Regina answered, looking into his deep blue eyes.

"You make me happy." He smiled.

Regina suddenly looked up, watching the trees and the forest around them.

"This place is amazing. I can't believe I've never been here before. I mean, I've seen this place, but I've never actually stopped to look around. It is so beautiful."

"Not as beautiful as you." He said, smiling at her with the most gentle eyes.

Robin stared at Regina. This was the moment. The moment to say those 3 words that he failed to say twice today. He was sure about how he felt, but he was waiting for the right moment. And the moment was now. He moved closer and raised both his arms to cup her face, making her look straight at him. And then Regina saw it. It was as simple as that. A lion tattoo in his wrist. The lion tattoo.

"Regina, I..." His words were interrupted by Regina's sudden change in posture. Her eyes grew wider and her face became serious, like she had just seen a ghost. With a push back she got herself free of his embrace and her eyes were widening with shock. Robin froze, wondering if he did anything wrong.

Without saying another word, Regina swam back quickly trying to get out of the water. She bent down and grabbed her clothes along the way. "This is not possible!", she thought. After all this time, all these years. It was him, her soulmate. "I've never seen pixie dust fail" Tink had said to her back then. She never believed in those things before. And here she was. And here he was.

"REGINA?" Robin screamed at her, confused. He swam to her, but she was already putting her shirt on. By the time he reached her, she was fully dressed. He grabbed his clothes and stood closer to her, who still looked at him, in shock. He raised an arm to reach her shoulder but she flinched before his arm could touch her.

She shook her head, looking at the ground, as if she was trying to make sense of something. Right now, a thousand things were going through her head. She was almost immobilized by her realization.

"Regina, what happened?" Robin asked again. He was not only confused but also worried.

She raised her eyes to meet his, and took two steps back, shaking her head before she suddenly turned around and ran in the opposite direction. Robin quickly put his pants on and ran right after her, screaming her name.

When he reached her, she was already inside her car, with the engine on. She turned to look at him and whispered.

"I'm sorry." Regina said before driving away.

END OF CHAPTER 14