This is a verse for future one-shots of my "Confessions" verse when Regina & Robin are together.
Robin tried not to think of Cora. When he thought of the switch, he tried to imagine an incompetent nurse. Archie told him that denial would only hurt him and the girls more, it wasn't healthy to the healing process. He just didn't want to be angry anymore. He had a beautiful wife, four amazing children he loved more than wife itself, it was more than he ever dreamed.
So, after one of his rare closing shifts (he normally left those to Will), he drove down to the cemetery. After leaving a bouquet of wildflowers on Marian's grave, he followed the instructions Regina had given him, flashlight in hand. Soon, he found himself in front of a rather large headstone. As nice as it was, there were no flowers or other decorations. Regina had told him that she hadn't visited it, even before she got the letter. It just didn't bring her peace. Robin was the opposite with Marian, even after his marriage with Regina became more than just a matter of convenience, he visited. Sometimes, he'd even bring Roland along. Regina didn't mind it at all, she had come with him a couple of times.
"Hello Cora," he said. "You don't know me, but you do my daughters. Bryony…you didn't view her s being good enough to be family and that's a damn shame. She is a beautiful little girl, so smart and kind. She would've loved on you. But heck, you weren't even there for Evie after she was born and she's just as amazing. Regina's world wasn't what you wanted, so they weren't what you wanted."
He let out a deep shaky breath.
"I've thought about what I would do if you were alive. Would I scream at you? Sue you for the distress you've caused our family? Would there ever be a chance that we'd let you see them again, that you'd get to be apart of this family?" He ran his fingers through his hair. "The truth is, we'll never receive justice for what you did. We're a family now and I wouldn't change a thing, because that would mean taking back Bryony, Evie, Henry and Regina. But you robbed me of three years with Evie, you robbed Regina of 3 years with Bryony. I feel like you deserve revenge of some sort."
Robin pulled his phone of out of his pocket and looked at the lock screen. It was a photo of Evie and Bryony, giggling as they played. The sight was enough to melt his heart. He returned the phone and brought his eyes back to the grave.
"Then I remember what you wanted, to separate parents from children. It was your goal to cause such misery, a lifetime of it. So maybe, the best revenge I can get is to be happy, to love a wonderful life with my wife and four children, because rest assured, I love Henry just as much as I do my other kids. You caused us temporary pain, but it's over now." He nodded. "Well, my revenge, Cora, is that you won't ruin my life another moment. I am happy, Regina's happy and you can't hurt us or our babies ever again."
And as he walked out of the cemetery, it felt as if a weight had been lifted off his shoulders.
