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A/N : What's really important to know before reading this chapter is that Madelyn is Regina's bestfriend since University, so she had witnessed the love between Robin&Regina. She hates the man because he has hurt her bestfriend, but she also remember their common past...

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WARNING : Slight M in the last flashback.

Chapter 6:

-2005-

Robin and Regina had now been seeing each other for more than two months, and everything was truly perfect. They had been on a lot of dates - sometimes outside and sometimes at Robin's or Regina's, but they had never crossed that line yet. Robin was waiting for Regina to be ready and perfectly happy with kissing and hugging her until she was. But the truth was, Regina was ready. She was ready, she wanted Robin to make love to her but she didn't really know how to tell him. So now, she was heading for their date and swallowed, because she knew that it was tonight the big night.

She wanted him, he wanted her.

She was falling in love with him, and she was pretty sure that he felt the same. What was the point in waiting anymore? She remembered then the talkk that she had had with Madelyn an hour ago, when she was getting prepared for their date.

1 hour ago...

"Is tonight the big night?" smirked her bestfriend and Regina blushed.

"Mal..."

"Oh, come on! I am your bestfriend."

A small silence came up as Regina kept applying some makeup before she turned around and sighed.

"I don't know."

Madelyn frowned,

"What do you mean?"

Regina sighed once again and sat on the bed beside her friend.

"I am not sure that Robin wants me in that way."

A small silence.

And then, Madelyn burst out laughing and Regina tensed before blushing and getting up.

"I shouldn't have told you this." she murmured and the blond got up,

"God, Regina." she said, trying not to laugh. "God, I am sorry but... But how can you be so blind?"

Regina frowned and looked at the blond woman once again,

"What?"

"You really think Robin doesn't want you?"

"Well, he has not tried to do anything."

Madely shook her head, obviously lost in thoughts.

"Regina," she then said, softly and walking toward her. "That's because he is waiting for you." Regina's eyes widened. "Because I think you're the only one who's missing the way he is looking at you. Like he wants to eat you all and like you're the most beautiful thing he has ever set eyes on. You're quite a lucky bitch." she then smirked and Regina slapped her on the arm softly.

Back to present time.

Regina smiled to herself and felt a blush rise on her cheeks.

Madelyn was right, Robin was the kind of man who would be waiting for his girlfriend to make a move so he would know she was ready. That was how wonderful he was.

God, she was so hooked on him already.

Her heart sped up seeing him, even thinking about him. She craved his presence, craved his warmth and kisses. She loved his accent, loved his blue eyes, loved the fact that they could banter like children and then kiss like two very attracted adults. Loved that they could talk for hours, or be with each other in silence.

God,

She was in love with him.

There was no point denying it anymore.

She loved him.

Regina stopped walking, frozen.

God,

She did.

She loved him.

She loved Robin.

And that scared the hell out of her...

Regina was now stopped in the middle of the sidewalk and she was paralyzed.

She couldn't move.

She loved him.

But what if he broke her heart?

What if.

Regina shook her head, then.

She trusted Robin.

He would never hurt her, he had promised.

So she took a deep breath and for the first time in her life, she stopped running away. She then realized she was at Robin's place and entered the building before heading toward the stairs.

One step.

Two.

Three.

She could do that.

She might love him, but he was certainly feeling the same.

She couldn't spend the rest of her life being afraid of love.

She couldn't lose him because she was afraid he might break her heart.

That was a risk she would have to take.

Now, Regina was in front of his door. And her her hand was shaking slightly when she knock on the door.

And when Robin opened and this beautiful dimple smile of his was the first thing she saw, when she saw his eyes darkened as he took her in and as he brought her close to him in order to kiss her a bit more passionately than he did usually, and then whispered against her swollen lips in a husked voice,

"Hi, lovely."

Regina knew she was safe to give him her heart.

-2015-

Madelyn and Regina had spent the night in this bar in town, drinking vodkas after vodkas. Now, they were totally drunk ( Regina even more so) and talking to strangers who had come offering them both a drink.

"And what are your names, lovely birds?" asked one of them and Regina chuckled drunkely, as Mal tried to speak without slurring.

"She is Rrregina and I am.. Mad.. Madelyn."

"Are you alone?"

"Yep." then exclaimed Regina and she hated when the face of a certain blue eyedman crossed her mind. "Utterly single. As single as any single woman can be!"

Mal cheered on that before ending her drink.

"I see..." said one of them before winking at his friend. "Then, you won't mind dancing with me?" he asked the brunette.

Regina would have said no, was she in her normal state of mind.

Except she wasn't.

"Of courrse." she slurred and the man smirked, but it wasn't right.

it had bells ringing in Madelyn's drunken mind as she caught Regina's hand.

"Actually, gentlemen." she said and somehow, her voice seemed stronger. But she was quite afraid right now. Because she just realized that they were alone, with two men stronger and taller than them, and that they were drunk. It was not safe. "I think we will go, we-"

"I don't think so." said one of the men. and she froze. Then he turned toward Regina, who didn't seem to understand what was going on. "Would you like to dance,then?"

She looked at Madelyn, who shook her head. But then the man was dragging her once again,

"Come on, beautiful."

"Let her go!" asked Madelyn but he was stronger.

"You stay here with me." said another as he hold her hand and she tried to move, but she was weaker and now, she was afraid as she saw Regina disapear in the crowd.

"Regina!" she called and her friend turned around one last time before she lost her.

Robin couldn't sleep.

It was now passed 2am and still, he couldn't sleep. For some unknown reason, his mind wouldn't let him take some rest.

He sighed and got up,

He would make himself some tea and try after that to fall back to sleep.

Trying not to think about the only woman who occupied his mind ( and heart).

Madelyn was panicking.

She was panicking because she had managed to escape the man that was with her because she had screamed when people walked by their sides and the man had freaked out, cursing before running away. But now she couldn't find her bestfriend, she felt guilty because it was her idea to come here and Regina was in no way in full possession of her means.

God.

What had she done?

"Regina!" she called again but there was no way she could hear her in this noise. She then remember that Regina had given her her phone, because she had left her purse on her office.

God.

Oh God.

She needed help.

The police?

She could call the police.

Or...

She could...

Regina would kill her but they needed help right now.

They needed help and Madelyn was drunk, she didn't know who to call without bringing even more trouble and she was worried sick about Regina.

So she took her friend's phone, unlocked it and took a deep breath while searching through her contact. She dialed the number and waited before a man voice answered the phone in a worried voice.

"Regina?"

"Robin." breathed Madelyn and a tear escaped her eyes, "I need your help."

Robin froze when he heard this voice ( that wasn't Regina's) asked for his help. He had been worried to see her call him at that hour of the night, and now he couldn't help but feel even more worried, even if he didn't know why.

"Who is this? And where is Regina?"

"Robin..." and now the woman was crying, and her voice was slurring and what the hell was going on? "This is Madelyn." He froze. Of course he remembered her. Regina's bestfriend.

"Are you alright?" he asked, then. "Where is Regina?"

"I ... I don't know." she admitted and his heart froze. "We... We were at the bar, drinking and ... and those men came and she ... she left with one of them. I don't know where she is!"

Oh God.

Oh God.

"Where are you, Mal?"

"At the 'blue birds bar', in town."

"Wait for me inside the bar. Do not move. Do not talk to people. I will be here in ten minutes. Understood?"

"Yes." she sniffled and then he was about to close the call when he heard her, "Thank you, Robin."

"I am on my way." is all he said before running to put on some jeans and hurrying to leave his flat.

Madelyn was crying, still waiting for Robin.

She hated him, he had hurt her bestfriend.

But she couldn't shake off the feeling that the young man she knew loved her bestfriend more than anything else had not disapeared. And somehow, the tense strain in his voice when he said that he was coming right away proved her right.

"Robin... Where are you?" she asked to herself, looking around.

Regina was still nowhere to be found.

Where was she?

Robin parked his car and escaped it, almost running to the bar.

Regina.

Regina was in trouble.

He couldn't quite understand why Madelyn had called him ( he was pretty sure she still hated him as much as she did when years ago she had yelled at him that he was nothing but a bastard that was making the biggest mistake of his all life. She had been right.) but he couldn't care at the moment. He came into the bar and right away spotted her. She had cried and makeup was all over her face, she looked terrible and so, so drunk. God, in what state would he found Regina? He quickly walked to her, and her eyes widened when she saw him.

"Robin!" she said and he squeezed her arms, "Robin, you're here! We have to find Regina! We have to-"

"Mal." he cut her and the nickname was still so normal for him to say, but she stopped talking, "Are you alright?"

Then, tears escaped her eyes, as sobs took her.

"I ... This man... He..."

"Did he touch you?" he asked and she shook her head.

"No. I ... I escaped... But Regina... I... Oh God, I am so sorry, Robin! This is my fault. She was so upset and I... I wanted to cheer her up and-"

"Madelyn." cut Robin and once again she stopped talking. "None of this is your fault, ok? Those bastards are taking advantage of drunk women. You should be able to enjoy your night out with your bestfriend. Now, stop crying, we will find Regina, I promise. Ok?" She nodded, wiping her tears and took a deep breath.

"The last time I saw her, they were leading her this way."

Robin nodded, jaw tensed.

"Then, lets' begin there."

Regina was trying to understand what was going on, but everything was turning around her. This man had danced with her, holding her way too intimately and she had tried to receded, she had called Mal, even called Robin but no one came. And now, he had led her to some secluded place near the bathroom and was trying to kiss her but God, why had she drunk that much? Everything was a blur.

"Come on, beautiful..." whispered the man, his hands on her waist, pinning her on the wall.

"Let me go..." she weakly breathed. "Robin. I want Robin..."

"You can call me Robin." smirked the man. "If that's what you want."

Robin was starting to panic. She was nowhere to be seen. They had searched the dancefloor, the bar, the parking lot. God, where was she? What if that man had taken her home? Robin was closed to call the police, when he stopped and looked around him.

"Where are you, Regina..." he breathed, looking around. Then he saw stairs on the corner of the bar, almost hidden around the tables and people there, and turned toward Mal, who looked worried to death, "What is it, downstairs?"

She frowned.

"I do not know, actually. Maybe more bathrooms..."

The bathroom.

Of course.

Robin then ran toward the stairs, Mal close behind him.

"Please, let me go..." she tried weakly to get away but the man hold her even closer to him.

"I don't think so." he smirked again, and his mouth tried to kiss hers but she didn't want to.

God, what was happening?

"Let me go!" she tried again and he pinned her wrists on the wall, eyes and voice dark suddenly.

"You'll shut up and do what I want. Understood?"

Robin ran out downstairs and looked around frantically.

And then froze.

Regina.

His Regina.

She was there but she wasn't alone. A man was holding her wrists above her head and she looked so scared, she looked so small and God, his blood ran cold when he saw a tear rolling down her cheek. And then, he heard Mal's scared whimper behind him.

No one could touch Regina.

Never.

"Please..." she tried again but the man was having none of it.

"You'll see. We'll have fun, you and I-"

And then.

Nothing.

Regina opened the eyes and tried to blink but she couldn't see for sure, everything was moving. The man holding her two seconds before was now on the ground, someone punching him, screaming things she couldn't understand.

"Robin?" she breathed but she couldn't believe it. Why would he be here? Then she felt someone hug her and turned around, facing Mal with red eyes.

"Oh God, Regina! We were so worried ! Are you alright? Did he touch you?"

Regina frowned and looked at her bestfriend.

"Is Robin really there?"

Mal smiled softly and took her in her arms once again.

"Yes. Yes he is here. He came for you."

"How dare you?!" he screamed, punching the man again and again.

"Let me go, you psycho!" screamed the man, fighting back but Robin had never been so angry and he pinned the man on the wall, arms on his throat.

"How dare you touch her?" he breathed darkly and the man's eyes widened.

"She said she was single!"

Robin's blood was boiling and he punched the man in the stomach.

"And that's a reason to rape her?" he screamed and the man groaned in pain. "How could you treat women like that?! How?!" he asked, punching again.

"Robin." came a calm voice and it was Mal. Mak was trying to calm him but he couldn't. Not after he saw the fear in Regina's face.

"I should kill you." he said to the man, who looked at Madelyn with scarred eyes.

"Robin." said the woman again. "Regina is fine. She is right here. Let him go, he isn't worth it."

Robin still think for another two seconds.

And then let go.

The man hurried to ran away while Robin tried to control his breathing.

"Thank you." he breathed to Mal, who smiled sadly.

"Robin?" came another voice and he turned around so quickly, facing Regina.

She looked so small, so scared that he didn't think twice ( didn't think straight ) as he ran to her and engulfed her in a tight hug. She must have been really drunk because she snuggled against his chest and he whispered in her ear,

"You're safe, Regina. I promise. I am here. Nothing's gonna happen to you." he felt her sob against his chest and squeezed her against him even tigther.

Because nothing else mattered at the moment.

Regina wanted to close her eyes and sleep. They were in Robin's car with Mal and she couldn't understand what they were saying. All that she wanted was to sleep, now that she knew that she was finally safe. She laid her head on her bestfriend's shoulder and closed her eyes.

"Sleep, Regina." breathed Mal, squeezing her hand. "Everything's gonna be alright, I promise."

She nodded sleepily.

Robin was silent, even if he kept throwing looks at Regina through the mirror.

"She is fine, Robin." said Mal and she looked so tired, too.

"You should get some sleep, Madelyn." he smiled softly.

"Where are we going?"

"To my place." he said, "Regina can sleep on my bed, you can sleep on my son's and I'll sleep on the couch. Don't worry, you'll be safe there."

She nodded and laid her head on top of Regina's, asleep on her shoulder.

"Thank you, Robin."

"What for?"

"Coming for us."

An heavy silence settled on the car.

"I am just glad you called me."

"I didn't know who else I could call, and I didn't want to call the police."

"You did well."

"Robin?" asked Mal then and he looked at her through the mirror, she was frowning slightly.

"What is it?"

"I've seen you, tonight. " she said and he froze, something in the tone of her voice. "I've seen how afraid you were, I've seen the way you punched that guy and how you held Regina close after we found her." he swallowed, "You still ..." she hesitated, "care about her, don't you?"

Robin couldn't answer to that.

He just couldn't.

"That's beyond the point, Madelyn." he breathed and she nodded, still looking pensive.

"Look, maybe that's the alcohol in me talking and maybe I will regret what I'm about to say in the morning but... " she took a deep breath. "I know about your deal." Robin's eyes widened. "But I also know that what I saw tonight was everything but false concern. Don't forget that I've seen the two of you together in the past, Robin."

"Mal-"

"If you still love her, like I suspect you do." she cut him and he froze. "You should go for it. Go for it before it's too late, Robin."

Their eyes locked through the mirror.

He nodded.

Nothing more needed to be said.

-2005-

They had enjoyed the dinner that Robin had made, and now were on his couch kissing. One of Robin's hands was on her waist, clutching and she decided that Madelyn was right, maybe he was waiting for her to make him understand that she wanted him to make a move. So Regina's hand left his cheek and slid to his hand, rising it until it was on her breast. She felt Robin groaned slightly against her and he stopped kissing her, receding slightly and their eyes met, his were dark blue and she shivered.

"Regina..." he asked and she smirked, "Are you sure?"

She smiled again and leant his forehead on his,

"I want this, Robin. I want you." he groaned slightly and she felt his thumb stroking the underside of her breast and she gasped. "Unless..." she whispered, teasing. "Unless you do not want me."

His eyes widened and in one second, he brought her on his lap and she shrieked before he was kissing her passionately and she kissed him back as good as she got. Robin's hands fall on her waist and he softly pressed her against his lap, groaning into their kiss when she rolled her hips against the hardness she could feel there. Regina's head was turning as she moaned softly, feeling him under her.

"Regina..." he whispered hotly, breath tickling her skin as he peppered kisses along her neck. "Does it feel like I don't want you?"

She chuckled and it turned once again into a moan when he sucked on that spot on her neck that drove her wild, had her rolled her hips faster against him.

"Oh God..." he groaned. "You're killing me."

She smiled and receded once again, their eyes meeting once again. Robin brought her closer once again, kissing her tenderly before it deepened and they were clutching at each other. Regina's hands found the hem of his shirt and she brought it upon his head, stopping to kiss him just to do that. Then her eyes roamed his body and she bit her lips, tracing his defined abs with a finger. She felt him shiver under her touch and God, he was so hers.

"See something you like, darling?"

She jumped slightly and looked, finding him all smirk and flushed. Regina blushed and then smiled seductively,

"I might." she breathed, kissing his lips, "I was thinking..." then she kissed his jaw and he closed his eyes, "That" his neck and she felt his pulse against her lips, "You were all mine."

Robin groaned and then brought her face to him and kissed her once again, tongues meeting.

"All yours." he breathed and then his eyes darkened once again as he removed her dress and she was left in nothing but her underwear. "And you are all mine."

She nodded and he leant in, kissing her once again.

They made out for long minutes when it was nothing but tongue-filled kisses, hips rolling, hands groping and clutching, moans and groans of pleasure... Then, Robin stopped her and she was breathless, trying to understand why he had stopped.

"Robin..."

"Just one thing, my love." he breathed and that was the first time that he used the term, but she already loved it.

He removed her from his lap and got up, under her frown, but then he took her hand and started walking.

"I just don't want our first time together to be on my couch." he smirked and she smiled tenderly, before nodding.

Robin led her to an open door and then their eyes met again,

This is what she wanted.

So Regina took his hand and entered the room, taking him with her.

Their lips had crushed back together before the door was closed behind them.

A/N : So ? ;)