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Fourteen: Back In Time

She slowly placed the phone back on its original place. She stood still and didn't turn back to Emma.

"Regina," Emma said, "What's wrong?"

"Robin's at the police department." Regina said as she turned and ran to the couch, grabbing her jacket and heading for the door.

"What? Why?"

"I don't know, cover for me. Don't tell Gold." Regina replied before slamming the door behind her and making her way to the door.

"And where might you be going, Ms. Mills?" Gold said, stopping her by grabbing her wrist. She flinched and stared at him.

"I just have to go out somewhere, I'll be back soon." she smiled nervously.

"We don't just get to take breaks whenever we want, Regina." he replied.

Oh crap, the last name meant business.

"I know, I'm sorry, I just have to go." she pleaded.

"What was the call for?" he asked, "Why are you in such a rush to get somewhere?"

"I, um, I-"

"Her father is in the hospital. It was my mom on the phone, she is there and was calling to tell Regina what had happened." Emma said, rushing to Regina's side.

"Ah, well, I hope he feels better and recovers as soon as possible," he let go of her wrist, "I'll see you tomorrow."

She let out a low sigh and looked towards Emma, who knew she'd be in for a yelling spree later on for lying. Regina rolled her eyes and smirked before sliding through Gold and Emma and through the front doors.

She had forgotten that Robin had driven her to work today, so she let out an angry yell as she remembered that she had to walk to the police department.

She hugged herself to keep her body warm, something that her coat was failing to do. The small flurries fell slowly and hit her face, each one making her flinch under its cold touch. She shivered and walked faster. It wasn't supposed to snow today. It wasn't even supposed to be this cold. Oddly enough, the first week of December had been warmer than usual, and this bitterness bit Regina right in the butt.

Regina finally saw the police department come into her vision as she turn on Main Street. Her feet were freezing since they were only being covered by a thin layer of leather and a sock. Her cheeks were bright red as well as her nose. Hers hands never left her pockets. Once she made it to the door, she struggled to pull it open, for the wind was holding it closed.

She walked into the building and fixed herself, rubbing her arms and legs and fixing her hair. She looked up and saw a man sitting behind a desk, staring her down.

"Hi, I'm Regina Mills and they just-"

"Yeah, yeah, down the hallway and to your right." he replied before sipping his coffee. Regina rolled her eyes and made her way to the hallway and right to a room where she found Robin sitting at a steel table with his hands folded in front of him and his head pointed towards the floor.

"What happened?"

"Regina!" he said, standing up and placing his hands in his pockets, "I'm glad you're here."

"What did you do, Robin? Why are you here?" she said, "Why am I here?"

The door opened behind her and a man walked in.

"I'm Sheriff David Nolan, Detective Larkin sent me in here." he said, reaching out his hand, "You must be the famous Regina Mills."

"Famous?" she said, shaking his hand.

"Why, everyone knows what you've gone through. I'm glad you're safe." David smiled at her before pulling a closer for her to sit in.

"So, what did happen?" she said, clearing her throat and folding her hands.

Robin sat back down and pulled his chair in.

"Do you want to tell her or shall I, Mr. Locksley?"

"Just tell me already."

Robin sighed and rubbed his eyes before placing his palm face down on the table.

"What are these from, Robin?" she grabbed his hand and examined the bruises and bloodied cuts on his knuckles.

He didn't answer her.

She looked up at David.

"He attacked one of the prisoners we are holding." he sighed, "And I'm afraid to say that it was Graham Humbert."

"What? Robin, why?" she said, looking back into his eyes.

He ignored her.

"Robin, talk to me."

"I'll give you two a moment." David said before stepping out.

"Robin," she placed her hand on his, causing him to look up at her, his eyes wet, "You can tell me."

"I, I just couldn't let him get away with what he did to you."

"He's in jail for it, he's paying for it, Robin. You didn't have to hurt him." she said.

"He deserved to be hurt, Regina. Don't tell me you haven't had any sudden urge to go see him and deal with him yourself. There's not a single moment that went by that you didn't want to come here and pay him back for what he did to you." Robin snapped.

"Of course I'm angry, but that doesn't give me an excuse to come in here and attack him," she insisted, "Besides, I am almost over it, I wouldn't want to pull myself back into this black hole. I don't think I would be able to look at him ace to face ever again. I wouldn't be able to look at him the same way I once did. I wouldn't get over what he did to me."

"See?" Robin said.

"That's if I came here. But I didn't, I controlled myself and my anger because I knew that if I had forgotten it, I could focus on everything I had: I was safe, I still had my job, I have you."

"I'm sorry, but my anger overwhelmed me and I had to do what I knew was right in that moment." Robin said, looking away from her.

"What you knew was right or what you thought was right?" she said, "Tell me the truth, Robin."

"I couldn't stand seeing those scars that he left on you, the dark bruises that will take weeks to heal, the marks on your wrists, back and shoulders that will constantly remind you of what you had gone through. I couldn't handle it. Sure, you told me it was over. You told me it was fine and you wanted to forget it, but I couldn't forget it." he said.

"Why not?" she replied.

"Because he hurt the one thing I loved. The only thing that was in my life for longer than I could remember. It was bad enough that I couldn't save you from that hell quick enough, it was worse that what he did to you could've changed everything." he swallowed, "It did change everything actually. Everytime I look at those marks, it reminds me that I wasn't there for you, and it worries me that I can't always be there for you."

"The marks are merely just a reminder that I'm a survivor of what did happen to me.I may not be proud of them or what they were caused by, but I have to get over it. There's no way to turn back time, otherwise I would; I'd turn it back to when you first told me you loved me, when you told me I was a fool for not accepting you, when you moved to England. I'd turn it back to a time when Graham and I were never a thing, where you and I would be happy ourselves, no drama, no problems, no hurt or pain. Just you and me," she said, "But I can't, so I just have to deal with what happened, and I will eventually, hopefully, forget it. However, I can't move on without knowing that you're on board with me."

"I'm with you," he said, "Always. I wish I could turn back time, too."

"But you can't," she leaned over the table and kissed his forehead, "You did what you could and I'm safe now. We are okay. He's been put away and he can't get out. There's nothing to worry about."

"Unfortunately, we cannot just let this incident go, Mr. Locksley." David popped his head in, "I am obligated to put it on your permanent record, which will definitely be sent out to whatever workplaces or credit card companies you are associated with."

"I understand." he said.

"If you had gone any further than you did, you would be serving jail time." he said before walking to the door, "I'll be back with some paperwork for you Ms. Mills."

David left the room and the door slammed shut behind him.

"I'm sorry, Regina, I know you're probably angry-"

"I love you, Robin."

His mouth dropped as he finally looked up to her, "You mean you're not mad?"

"Not entirely." she stood and walked to him, coming to a stop in front of him, "I see where you're coming from. I can just hide it better than you."

He smiled and grabbed her hands, pulling her down to his lap, "I just can't get over it. I won't ever let it happen again, I promise you."

She kissed his lips lightly before resting her forehead on his. She simply nodded and stood from his embrace, meeting Sheriff Nolan at the door with the paperwork.

She sighed before retreating back to her seat and filling out the paperwork, which took exactly 3 hours, 28 minutes, and 12 seconds of cold and bitter silence.

"What do you think our future holds?" Robin asked as he played with Regina's fingers.

"Happiness. Love. A family."

"I like the sound of that." he hummed.

"I wish we could just stop time, that way you wouldn't have to leave for England, that way we could just exist ourselves and create our own family and not have to worry about anything else." she smiled.

"If only we could," he replied, "Maybe we could just go into the future to where we are happy."

"If there was such a thing as time travel, then I'd say yes." she giggled.

He kissed her knuckles as she looked up to his face. Her head laid on his lap and she smiled to him.

"What's this?" he grabbed a paper from the coffee table in front of them. She grabbed it from him and smiled.

"It's a poem I wrote."

"Lemme hear it."

"Everything stopped, even time, I realized that all my life," she looked up to him, "I've been looking for the wrong guy. I've been searching for someone to love me, someone to be there when I need them, but I needed to stop. I need to search for someone who was much like me, someone who I could truly see. Who I could be myself around and who would love me completely. I needed someone who was meant for me, we were meant to be."

"That was beautiful, I didn't know you could write." he kissed her lips sweetly.

"It's just something else that makes me so great." she laughed.

"You're perfect."

The drive back to Robin's place was silent. Neither one said a word.

When they got home, Regina recieved a call from Emma.

Hello?

Regina, what happened? How's Robin?

Hold on, let me go upstairs.

Speak.

Well, he went to our county prison and attacked Graham.

What? Why?

Yeah, because of me. I knew something was up, but I didn't think it was this.

How did you handle it?

I forgave him. Afterall, he only did it because of how he felt about me. However, if he did go any further, he would have been facing jail time. I'm guess I'm just glad that he's okay.

I see. Hey listen, about Gold-

Yeah, what were you thinking Emma? He could find out if my father is actually in the hospital!

It's fine, I already cleared things up with him.

What do you mean?

Don't you worry bout a thing.

Whatever, I need to go talk to Robin. Thanks for whatever you did. See you tomorrow.

K, bye.

Regina threw her phone across the bed and plopped down onto it. She sighed and rubbed her eyes before removing her shoes and walking back downstairs.

Robin was sitting on the couch holding a glass of red wine.

"Don't drink too much of that." Regina warned with a smile. He turned his head and looked at her with some sadness, knowing that what he did truly bothered her.

"What's that face for?" she asked.

"I feel terrible."

"Don't. It's over and done." she shrugged before sitting down next to him. He wrapped his arm around her as she snuggled closer to him.

She grabbed his glass and brought it to her mouth before downing the rest of it.

"Excuse ma'am, but that was mine." he said.

"It was delicious." she blushed and gave him back the glass.

"Anything that's mine is delicious to you," he smirked, "What am I supposed to do with this empty glass?"

"Full it back up." she demanded.

He removed his arm from around her and leaned forward to grab the bottle of wine on the table. After pouring a full glass, he returned the bottle to its original place and put his arm back around Regina. He brought the glass to his lips and took a sip.

"That's mine!" Regina said.

"It was mine first."

"And then I took it, so it's mine."

"It's in my hand, so I thinks it's mine." he smirked as he held it away from her. She leaned over his body so that hers fell onto his lap.

Regina reached for the glass and landed her hand on his, "Come on, share it."

He allowed her to guide his hand and the glass to her mouth and let her drink some, "The rest is mine."

"Oh, I don't want anymore." she shrugged and smirked.

"Why not?" he asked.

She leaned up closer to his faces before kissing his lips passionately. The sparks flew like they never had before. She laughed against his mouth, "I want you."

He stared into her dark auburn eyes that were raging with desire. He smiled before kissing her lips gently and placing the glass back down on the table. He wrapped his arms around her body and lifted her, before carrying her to his room. He lied her on the bed and pulled his shirt off before lying down next to her.

The next minute she was sound asleep in his arms. That was all she needed, for him to be by her side, at this time. This moment in time.

He kissed her forehead and smiled against it before he too fell asleep.

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