Prompt: Post 5x05 - Porch Scene.

"Good-Bye Miss Swan", turning on her heels Regina closes the door on the dark one, her heart pounding in frustration and anger.

"Are you alright?" Robins asks, his voice concerned as he see's Regina pace heavily back into the living room, her eyebrows creased hard as she runs a hand through her hair. He walks over, extending a hand in comfort which she accepts, interlacing their fingers as he pulls her into a hug, her body melting into his. The steady rhythmic beat of his heart calming her raging nerves. She breathes him in, his pine and cologne infiltrating her system as her heart rate slows.

A twinge of pain radiates through her heart as she pulls away, shaking her head and glancing up the stairs to where her heart broken 13 year old son is, shut it in room.

"I should go check on him…." Her voice heavy

Rubbing her low back Robin presses a light kiss into her temple "He'll be okay Regina. He's got you"

She huffs out an exasperated exhale "I don't understand why she would do that….it's like I'm reliving history but it's my son going through it now". Extricating herself from Robins arms, she trails upstairs, leaving Robin swirling the amber glass of whiskey around as his mind runs in confusion… reliving history?...

He sits down on the creme couch, the feeling of question and uncertainty running through his body as he gulps down the rest of the whiskey and leans heavy into the sofa. Silence surrounds him, and he doesn't hear Regina walk back down the stairs 20 minutes later, her feet now bare, padding lightly against the wooden floor.

"Robin? You coming upstairs?" Her voice finally pulls him out from the his haze, and he turns around to see her already dressed in the black silk pants and matching silk tank top, with lace that moulds around her cleavage, her hair is down, sweeping across her face which is now devoid of makeup. He smiles at how beautiful she is, but the concerning emotion pricks back into him.

Regina can see his eyes flicker in hesitation, worry spreading across his face. Her eyebrows arch as she walks over "You okay?" sitting down beside him, tucking her feet into his thighs as she leans against the arm of the couch.

She can see his expression change from concern to compassion and back again as his blue eyes lock onto her chocolate brown, his hand grabbing hers as he brings it to his lips, pressing a gentle kiss against her knuckles. "You're kinda scaring me here…."

He smiles at her worry.

"I can't shake this feeling that while what Emma did was wrong, this seems to have shaken you quite hard…." His eyes look up at her face, as her coast down, hiding from him.

"Regina, what did you mean when you said history is repeating itself?"

Her throat constricts as she swallows down a the hard forming lump, the nauseous feeling invading her stomach. She had told Robin very little about Daniel, only that he had died because he loved her, but she never went into detail about it.

Sensing her distress, Robin leans in, tucking a stray lock behind her ear, and moving to tilt her chin up so he can see her. He sucks in a sharp breath at the emotion flooding through her eyes, the battle raging within them to stay calm but the painful ghosts are there.

He brushes his thumb pad against her cheekbone, hoping to soothe the obvious anguish, silently berating himself for bringing it up. Her eyes fill with tears, and she bites her lower lip that has begun to tremble. He is about to apologize but her voice cracks, soft and sad "Do you remember when I told you about Daniel…that he died because he loved me?"

He nods.

She lets out a heavy breath, a stray tear falls from her thick lashes, which Robin is fast to wipe away. The words seem stuck in her throat, threatening to unleash her emotional outburst…..

"It was your mother wasn't it". His voice is low, filled with sorrow and disbelief as he watches Regina nod her head, tears now freely falling as she bends forward, crashing her body into his chest. His arms pull her in tight as his hands card through her hair.

"It was after I had saved Snow, the King proposed to me and my mother accepted. My whole future was taken away in that moment" her cries soft she leans into Robin "I had run to the stables, and begged Daniel to marry me and run, but Snow found us and ran away…. I had chased after her and pleaded that she keep it a secret….and I thought she did" Her fingers clutch against the blue waffle shirt as Robins hand run up and down her back, the other never letting her hand go.

"Daniel and I were about to run, but my mother found out, Snow had told her, and she cornered us in the barn" … her breath chokes as the memory floods through her "I begged her to let me go, and for a half moment I thought she was going to….but then she ripped out Daniels heart and crushed it right in front of me".

Robin's eyes squeeze shut, a tear leaking from the corner of his eyes as he listens to Regina sob, her body trembling hard through the memory. He kisses the top of her heard, whispering apology after apology to her for what she had to go through.

A lot of her life had been very closed off, and he never actually understood the reasons behind the troubled relationship of Regina and Snow, or how a love filled young woman had become known as the Evil Queen. His heart ached in his chest, as he silently wished he could have been there to protect her from all of it.

"Regina, I….." his voice hitches.

She pulls back from his arms, her face wet from crying as she places a gentle palm against his cheek which he leans hard into.

"I wish I could have helped you".

Her heart pounds, the pain forced to the side as love glows through her.

"Sometimes, I wish someone was there to help me….but I wouldn't be here now, if I hadn't gone through that…."

Robin exhales hard "But you also would have had Daniel and would never have had to go through the pain and loneliness that drove you to revenge."

She smiles small, resting her forehead against his … "You're right, but I wouldn't have Henry, or Roland, or You….and that is something I wouldn't ever trade, no matter the heartbreak"

"Still, it wasn't fair"

"No, it wasn't but I can't change the past…but seeing what Emma did, I guess it just struck a really emotional chord in me"

She leans back into his chest, curling her legs over his as his arms hug her waist.

"I Love You Regina"

Her heart smiles.

"I Love You To".

Her eyes close, exhausted from the emotional battle this entire day has created, there would be time to help Henry heal and time to deal with Emma's ruthless action, but in this moment, it felt nice to just be held, feeling safe in her soulmates arms, listening to the steady beat of his heart as it lulled her to sleep.