Ever since he her head came to rest on top of her pillow, Regina hadn't been able to fully fall asleep. No… for the good part of the last hour or so she has just been laying immobile on her side, staring through the window at the darkness taking over outside and chewing compulsively on her bottom lip while time moved around her with continued speed.

By then she was starting to feel uncomfortable; her arm was tingling, there was quite an ache settling within her skull and she even felt like going to the bathroom; but because she could feel the weight of Robin's arm resting against her hip, she didn't dare to move.

It was just that… well, to start things off, she was very aware that Robin always had a hard time falling asleep and she didn't want to wake him up; after all she was almost sure that he was in a deep sleep and the last thing she wanted was to disturb him.

And the second reason and probably the one thing that she wanted to prevent the most; she didn't want him to wake up because she wasn't sure what she could say to him. With a clearer head, she was embarrassed at the way she reacted the previous night and trying to explain her motives would only lead her to talk about things she has been denying for a while.

Things like feelings and stuff…

True, if Robin was sharp on the perceptive side he should know by then; after all, if it wasn't because her feelings for him ran deeply than a close friendship, she wouldn't have easily fallen into his arms as she did a few hours ago.

But she did; he touched her and she was lost, he kissed her and she was doomed. Hell, even now that passions were satiated and the heat of the moment dwindled down, she was still feeling weak for him.

He had that effect on her. Just the memory of the sweet urgency in which he claimed her was enough to make her tremble in remembrance, but also, if she just closed her eyes, more than memories would take over and she would almost feel it…

Feel the way his strong hands had settled firmly on her hips to move her closer to him, feel weak as the memory of how his eyes bore intently into hers as he slowly drove into her deepest… feel on fire as he throbbed strong in her as they fused as one. It was all enough to send a shiver to run up her spine so she didn't really want to know what would happen when he would wake up.

In other words, she was now as helpless as she has been as she lay on her back earlier on so she wasn't ready to face him. The only difference was that instead of having her back arched as the need for more consumed her and her legs spread for him as he took her under the intensity of his eyes, she was just laying by him.

True, maybe he was provoking that reaction out of her because he was right behind her, his skin pressing against hers and his soft breathing caressing her shoulder. Ah, and that was without saying that she could still feel the essence of him inside of her, menacing to escape if she decided to get up on her feet.

Closing her eyes and biting the inside of her cheek, Regina breathed out.

She didn't know why she let things happen that night, but if she wanted to keep a nice strong hold on her sanity, she couldn't allow her acts to be guided by impulses anymore.

The first couple of times had been okay because they had a purpose, but now that their goal of conceiving a baby was fulfilled, there was no reason for them to keep sleeping together.

They were not lovers, they were just friends and friends didn't have sex with each other just because the need was there. No…she couldn't confuse things, she needed to keep her head clear.

Yes, it would be easy to ignore everything and play pretend for a while, but realistically speaking, she couldn't allow that because she wasn't the type of woman that men like Robin wanted to be with in the long run and that was something she couldn't forget. He was one of the good ones and she was just… her, a reformed Evil Queen that even though was doing better, was still broken in places that couldn't be mended.

It was how it was and even though he was going along with it now because… well, she didn't know why, but the thing was that if she let it keep going, things would get complicated and at the end of it all, they were going to end at odds and that was something she couldn't allow.

Besides Henry and the baby she was now expecting, Robin and Roland were the purest things she had and she didn't want to taint that just because she was feeling thing that she couldn't quite comprehend so no…

Blinking her soft brown eyes open and staring right through her window, the dark haired woman cleared her throat; for a while she remained like that, but then she slid out of bed and made it to her bathroom.

Once there, she relieved herself and after taking a quick shower to wash out the scent of him that somehow got permeated on her skin, she wrapped her nakedness with a towel.

Freshen up, she made it to her mirror and taking a look at her reflection, she pursed her lips.

No… there was no way she could allow her needs to take over everything. True, that night Robin has been the one who initiated the things that happened between them but that didn't necessarily mean anything. He was a man, he had a need for a woman and she was there… nothing more than that…

"Hey."

Jumping startled, Regina gasped and placed a hand over her chest. She hadn't been expecting for Robin to show up at the door of her bathroom and her surprise showed up in her reaction. "Robin… don't scare me like that."

"Sorry," He said unapologetically as he rested his back against the door frame. "Are you okay?"

Nodding and blinking a few times, Regina dropped her hand to the sink and looked at him through the reflection in the mirror. He was just standing there, eyes on her, arms crossed to his chest and his hair tousled from sleep. She also took notice that he had the decency to put on something before walking to her and even though the boxers were riding so low that she could see his hipbones clearly defined underneath his skin, at least he was wearing something.

"I'm fine; I just needed to stretch."

Nodding, Robin blinked slowly. He was looking all serious, or maybe that was his sleepy face, she wasn't sure…

"Come back to bed, I have a few minutes to spare before I have to go to pick up Roland."

Turning around but without taking a step towards him, the pregnant woman bit on her lips and sighed deeply.

"Why did you do this?" The question was out before she could weigh the consequences of his answer and as she waited for an answer, she had to hold her breath.

On his part, his lips curved into the shadow of a smile and he arched an eyebrow. "Why did I do what?"

Running her hand through her hair, Regina closed her eyes and shrugged. "Everything." She answered, her mind wondering why, if she was who she was, why did he become her friend when she did nothing than trying to push him away at first and why did he say yes when she asked him to be the father of her baby.

Tilting his head to the side, Robin went back to look at her serious. "Regina, my mind is all messed up so just tell me what you want to know clearly."

"Did you feel like I was forcing to say yes to this?" She said, opening her eyes and pointing at her belly.

Snorting, Robin walked to her and wrapping one of his hands around her waist, he grabbed her chin in his hand. "You wouldn't have been able to force me into having a baby with you even if you wanted. Regina, I think we talked about this already; I said yes because I liked the idea. I always kind of wanted to have another child and who better to be the mother than you?"

Shrugging, Regina looked away. "I don't know, a girlfriend perhaps?"

Out of the corner of her eye, he saw the way his lips curved into a grin. "A girlfriend… ha."

"Alright so you don't have any right now but what about later? You'll probably meet someone and I don't know… maybe you'll want to have a family of your own." And she said that because she was sure that he was going to find someone who wasn't as damaged as she was, someone with whom he was going fall head over heels with and when that moment came, she and her baby would pass to a second plane.

Not that she should mind, after all the first thing that she told him when she threw the proposal his way, was that he didn't even had to be a part of the baby's life if he didn't really want to.

"My family is set and right here, and Roland of course, so why would I want to have another one?"

Blinking rapidly, Regina looked at him. He was staring at her with all the intensity of his blue eyes and for a moment she lost the ability to speak.

"But anyway, now that we've turned this into a session of questions and answers, do you care to explain what happened earlier on?"

Groaning, the former Queen covered her eyes with her hand and then she took in a deep breath. "I don't know… I told you this pregnancy is making me over emotional and I just…" Blowing out a breath, she shrugged. "I don't know. I guess I'm just confused."

Using both his hands to cradle her face, Robin tilted her head towards his. "Confused about what?"

"About all of this… about us. Things just got so complicated, and then you come and touch me and…"

Before she could finish, he leaned forward and pressed his lips to hers gently.

"And then you do things like this and…"

Interrupting her once again, Robin kissed her, lingering a while longer and then pulling away. "Regina…"

Before he could finish his sentence, a loud noise was heard all through the house and jumping a little, Regina sucked in a breath. But then the distinct sound of giggles and running feet took over and she realized what was happening.

"Papa, Gina, we are here!"

Smiling and moving his hands to her waist, Robin clicked his tongue to his cheek and kissed her lips once more. "Well I don't think we have a few minutes to spare anymore. I'll get dressed and see what are these two up to."

With that said, he turned on his feet and went to gather his clothes to put them on. Regina just watched him as if in a trance, but as soon as he walked out the door she did the same thing he did and once she was ready and presentable, she walked downstairs to meet with Robin and the newcomers.

Despite the confusion in her mind, Regina smiled at the scene she encountered, Henry was sitting at the counter while drinking a coke and Roland was talking enthusiastically to his dad about the movie he just saw.

Robin was listening with obvious interest and as he noticed her entering the room, he sent a smile her way. It was a genuine smile full of things unsaid and for the life of her, she felt something tug at her heart and she just had to look away. It was disconcerting, that was another effect he suddenly had on her and she couldn't quite understand why.

"Mom," Henry said. "Can Wendy and I come by tomorrow?"

Going back to reality and opening her mouth as she blinked a few times, Regina tried to swallow down a chuckle. It was a futile attempt as it escaped her anyway. "Didn't you just see her today?" After saying that, she walked closer to the trio and fixed her hair behind her ear.

She did all that without looking at Robin but she could feel that his eyes were on her.

"Yes. But we have to study for a test and since Mo-Emma is on duty, she doesn't want us alone at the apartment."

Frowning but remembering the talk she had with Emma about the possibility of Henry getting… creative while alone with his girlfriend, Regina shrugged and tried to act as if it was no big deal. "Sure… I guess."

Oh but it was, for once she was in accordance with Emma and she didn't want Henry's difficult age to have repercussions because true, he was growing and well… things happened, but to her Henry was still a boy and she would hate the idea of him being in that… phase.

"Regina," Roland said from his father's arms and smiling, she looked at him. "If your baby will be my sister and my dad will be the dad of my sister, can you be my mom?"

Opening her eyes wide and wild and automatically searching for Robin's as if to find an answer to that unexpected question, Regina's heart stopped beating for a second to then renew it's beating with renewed force.

All that happened as her eyes remained glued to his and in response he refused to move his away. That right there didn't help in regulating the beating of her heart, no… not at all.

"And who says it will be a girl? It will be a boy." Henry said and Regina was thankful because as Roland's attention changed to her son, she had a bit more time to think of an answer to that question.

"My Papa says it will be a girl."

"We'll see about that."

"I do want it to be a boy, can it be a boy, Papa?" Roland mused and giggling, he snuck into the crook of his father's neck.

"Well…" Smiling and kissing the boy's head, Robin cleared his throat and got to his feet. His eyes were still on hers and as he moved closer, she looked away. "We better get going, it's pass your bedtime, champ."

"Yeah… it's getting late and I have to drop Henry at Emma's so…"

Moving even closer, so close that she could detect his scent, Robin hummed. "We have a talk pending though."

Nodding and looking at him once again, Regina tried to smile. It didn't work though so clearing her throat, she rubbed lovingly the boy's back. "Bye Roland, sleep tight."

At her words, Roland broke from his father's embrace and faced her, throwing his arms around her neck and kissing her cheek. "Bye, mom."

Before she could react to that, the boy pulled away and then his proximity was replaced with Robin's, the man kissing the corner of her lips.

"Goodnight, Regina." And then, he finally retreated and walked out the door.

Frozen in place, she watched them go until she felt Henry wrapping an arm around her waist and chuckling. "And then you say I can't make out with Wendy."

Snorting, Regina turned to her son and opening her mouth to reply, she shook her head. "I did not make out and so, neither will you." Her voice came out raspy and serious and much to her dismay, Henry just chuckled again.

"Sure, mom… sure." With that, he walked back into the house.

As for Regina, she just stood there, hoping that their talk could wait at least a few days; enough so she could put her mind in order and come with a clear conclusion about what she was really feeling for her best friend…