"This is all your fault" Marian hissed
"How exactly is it my fault that you left only to return now?" Robin asked
"If you would have just sent her to boarding school like I told you, she wouldn't be like this."
"I would never send my children away, they need to be a part of something not be with strangers in a foreign place Marian." Robin said, he hated arguing with her but she was wrong for thinking that way
"So you're just going to let her go, out into the streets. Some kind of parent you are!"
"It seems to be like I'm her only parent, I know that she will make all the right decisions."
"Are you sure about that?" Marian challenged
"Absolutely, unlike you, I know my daughter."
"Whatever Robin, I'm going out. Don't wait up." Marian said descending down the stairs
"There you go leaving again, like you always do!" Robin yelled, he let out a frustrated sigh and closed his bedroom door, he walked over to his bed and sat at the edge of it, he was hunched over massaging his temples. Not only did Marian leave but his little girl left as well. He prayed that she was safe, he contemplated on whether or not to track her from her phone, but then again she would be ever more pissed off. She may be with her boyfriend, he shuddered at the thought, he only met Jax once although the boy was pleasant and proper he had a lot of tattoos and his beard was way better than Robin's.
"Daddy?" a little voice called from the doorway
"Ah my little man, come here" Robin said smiling and opening his arms, Roland climbed onto his father's lap with his green blanket and rested his head on his father
"Why did mommy go?" Roland asked
"Well, mommy just needed some time to think" Robin said caressing his son's brown curly locks
"Is she coming back?" Robin hesitated, he had no clue if she was going to return
"How about we go get some ice cream?" Robin asked
"Ice cream! Yes daddy please!" Roland said jumping off of his father and pulling his hand
"Okay my little man, let daddy get his wallet and then we can go."
"Okay, should I go tell Cece daddy?" Roland asked, he could never say Grace, which is what Ella's family called her, she never allowed her friends to call her Grace it was too proper and boring so she came up with the name Ella, it was close to her first name Elizabeth and it just stayed with her. But Roland couldn't say either, all he could say was Cece and it just stuck. Of course Ella didn't mind.
"Cece, isn't here right now. But we can make this an only boy's night okay?" Robin said, Roland frowned and looked at his sister's door
"Okay, but can we bring her back something just in case?" Roland asked
"Of course we can!" Robin said picking up his child and heading down towards the elevator, he hit the garage button then went to where their cars were parked
"Which one should we take?" Robin asked the young boy
"The bat mobile!" Roland shrieked, Robin chuckled Roland always chose the matte black Lamborghini aventador
"Sounds good my boy" Robin said placing Roland down, he unlocked the car then went to a cabinet where Roland's booster seat, he placed it in the car and strapped Roland in, he backed up and drove off with his little boy. They stayed out for hours walking around the city and enjoying frozen treats, it wasn't cold or hot it was just perfect. Robin glanced at his watch, 11:53 p.m.
"It seems like it's past your bedtime little man" Robin said crouching down to his son who was staring into the fountain in the park
"Okay" Roland said yawning "Can I make a wish first?" Roland asked
"Of course" Robin said fishing in his pocket to find a quarter, he gave Roland the quarter, Roland smiled, he shut his eyes and held the quarter in his tiny hands, and threw the coin into the water, he then looked at his father and reached his arms up, Robin picked up the little boy and started walking towards the car
"What did you wish for?" Robin asked his sleepy son
"For our family to be fixed" Roland said closing his eyes, Robin stopped and sighed, even Roland, his six year old could see how broken their family was. An hour later they were home, Robin put Roland to sleep and went to his room, he stopped in from of Ella's and opened the door hoping that she was in there, but she wasn't. He sighed and went to sleep.
Regina groaned as she heard the alarm clock ring, she looked at the clock, 4:00 am, another day at work, she dragged herself out of bed and into the shower, she got ready and looked at her watch, 4:45. Plenty of time she thought to herself, she walked down the stairs and smelled bacon.
"Ella?" she said looking at the young girl in her kitchen cooking. She had on chuck Taylor's, dyed denim jeans, a white tee and a leather jacket on, she sported a laid back, messy updo.
"Good morning!" Ella said flipping a pancake onto a plate that had bacon on the side. "I hope you're hungry because I made breakfast!" Ella said placing the plate of food on the counter, Regina pulled up a stool and sat down
"Wow, thank you I didn't know you could cook" Regina said eating her pancake, Ella giggled
"Surprise" Ella said
"Where did you get those clothes from?"
"Oh, I couldn't sleep last night so I called Jax and went shopping, I even bought you a little something." Ella said bending and reaching for the shopping bags, she placed them on the counter
"That isn't little" Regina said pushing away her plate
"Okay fine, but you really do need new things to wear, like you look good and everything but to be honest you remind me of my grandma locks-" Ella paused
"Grandma who?" Regina asked
"Grandma Locks" Ella said
"Oh is that your last name?" Regina asked
"Yes it is, Elizabeth Grace Locks" Ella chanted
"Nice, but really dear this isn't necessary, I don't want you to buy me anything."
"Honestly, it doesn't even matter." Ella said pulling out a few outfits "Now if you don't mind go put this one and then go to work" Ella said handing Regina a shopping bag
"Fine" Regina said heading up the stairs, she came back down stairs ten minutes later
"Ella, uhm are you sure I look okay? I've never looked like this before" Regina said coming down the stairs, Ella paused the music and came out from the kitchen
"Holy shit! You look hot!" Ella squealed, Regina blushed
"Watch your language dear" Regina said sternly
"Sorry" Ella said giggling Regina spun around "You think it looks good? I feel like it's a bit revealing" Regina said
"No way it's –"
"Holy shit Regina!" Tink yelled from the top balcony interrupting Ella, "You look hot!" Regina shook her head, while Ella laughed into the pillow next to her, Tink made her way down the stairs and looked at Regina nodding in approval
"Silk Grey button up, Black pencil skirt above the navel, tights and oh my god!" Tink shrieked looking at Regina's shoes
"Are those the 2015 spring –" Tink started to say
"Eyeline pumps Louis Vuitton, hell yeah they are!" Ella said finishing Tink's sentence with a smirk
"Where the hell did you get those? They're like nearly a grand and haven't even come out yet!" Tink said
"I know a guy" Ella said smiling
"Homeless girl knows people?" Tink said "I'm impressed"
"Hey!" Ella yelled "That's Miss Hobo to you, Tinkerbell" Regina chuckled
"But seriously, you look like a hot secretary now, not an elderly receptionist" Ella said, Regina folder her arms
"More like the sexy naughty secretary" Tink mumbled
"I heard that Tink, I'm not even a secretary." Regina said
"True, but you surely look like one now, well except for your hair." Tink said walking up to her raven haired friend and taking out the pins from her tight ballerina like bun.
"I call it elegant updo" Tink said spinning Regina around for Ella to see the back
"Wow, now you look hot" Ella said smiling
"Thank you, both of you" Regina said smiling she looked at her watch, 5:15
"Crap, we need to go Ella" Regina said grabbing her purse
"You're going like that?" Tink asked
"Of course, I was going for a neo-grunge look" Ella said cheerily
"Well you definitely achieved it, have fun you too" Tink said laughing and heading into the kitchen
"Thanks" they both said, Regina swung her arm around Ella's shoulders
"You know you're the little sister I've never wanted" Regina joked
"Aww, and you're the motherly sister I never wanted" Ella said hugging Regina's waist
"Come on my little man" Robin said trying to wake up his son
"I don't want to" Roland said hugging his blanket tighter
"You have school my boy and I have work" Robin said quietly
"Okay" Roland said sitting up on his bed
"That's my boy, now John made you some breakfast, if you hurry you can have some before I drop you off at school" Robin offered
"Okay!" Roland shrieked jumping up from his bed and running to the bathroom to get ready, Robin chuckled and went downstairs, he heard a loud crash from the foyer, he quickly ran there and saw Marian drunk out of her mind, she knocked down a vase and the glass shattered
"Are you kidding me?" Robin yelled
"Oh be quite" Marian said stumbling over her words "It was just an accident" she mumbled, Robin shook his head he didn't want Roland to see his mother like this
"Marian just go to the guest room" Robin said massaging his temples
"But I want to go in our room" she cooed throwing herself on him
"Stop this right now, you need to sober up now. Leave" he said a little more forceful
"Common Robey" she cooed again, he could smell the alcohol in her
"Please, for the sake of our son just go" Robin said holding her hands together, she rolled her eyes
"Whatever dear, I just wanted this one thing from you but like always you don't come through" she said turning away from him
"Well, Dear" Robin said sternly "I could give you my everything; but to you, I'd still be nothing." She let out a sigh and dragged herself into one of the guest bedrooms
"Daddy I'm ready!" Roland squealed running down the stairs
"That's good my boy, now you go get some grub and I'll make sure Cece will pick you up from school." Robin said, Roland nodded and went to the kitchen were John made him all his favorites.
"So you're a receptionist at Locksley Inc." Ella said staring at the tall building, where she had run away from, she prayed to god that she wouldn't run into her father
"Yes I am" Regina said parking the care and heading to the front door, she slid her keycard and opened the door for Ella
"Why thank you ma'am" Ella cooed
"Anytime" Regina said smiling
"What floor do you work on?" Ella asked when they got in the elevator
"Five" Regina said pushing the button
"No wonder I've never seen you" Ella mumbled
"Hold the door!" a voice yelled from down the lobby, Regina stuck her foot between the doors and it opened
"Thank you Regina" a breathless pixie cut haired woman said
"No problem Mary-Margret" Regina said, MM smiled
"Who's your friend?" she asked cheeringly
"Oh she's uhm" Regina started to say
"I'm her niece Ella, from Canada" Ella said
"Oh, well it's nice to meet you Ella" MM said smiling and shook her hand
"Pleasure" Ella said smiling
"Wow, Regina. You look gorgeous!" MM said eyeing her up and down, Regina blushed
"Thank you, this was my niece's doing actually"
"I'm impressed" MM said
"Thank you!" Ella said
"Anyways, did you hear what happened?" MM asked pushing the button once more
"Hear what?" Regina asked
"The new Locksley family drama" MM said
"No, what happened?" Regina asked curiously
"Yah what happened?" Ella chimed in
"Apparently Mr. Locksley's wife came back" MM said
"You don't say?" Ella said, Regina eyed her suspiciously, Ella shrugged
"Apparently she's a horrid person, she wants to take his money." MM continued "But it gets better"
"Really?" Regina said
"Their eldest child, ran away from home. That very night." Regina thought to herself for a second, but her train of thought got interrupted
"How do you know all this?" Ella said immediately, she saw Regina thinking
"A janitor was working on the floor below and heard everything" MM said
"Poor thing, that child." Regina said shaking her head
"I know, I didn't even know he had children, well except his son Roland, he goes to school with my little Neal." MM said
"Me neither." Regina said
"Well that's Mr. Locksley for you, the mysterious man. I heard he might even cancel the company ball." MM said
"What!" Ella yelled, Regina and MM looked at her, her phone started to ring, thank god she thought to herself
"Excuse me." She said answering the phone
Hello? She said
Grace, it's me. I know you're upset and you have every right to be. Robin said
I know, I know. Ella whispered into the phone
Can you at least pick up your brother from school today? He misses you. Robin said, Ella didn't want to hint Regina of who she truly was, so she decided to speak French for a bit.
Bien sûr, je vais venir à votre bureau plus tard. She said
You will? Great I'll see you in my office soon then. Love you! He said
Je te aime aussi. Ella said hanging up her phone, Regina and MM stood there in shock
"You speak French?" Regina said
"Oh aunty, of course I do I'm from Quebec." Ella lied
"Okay." Regina said "Well this is the floor." Regina said stepping out with MM
"You two go on, I think I left something in the lobby." Ella said pushing the button to close the door
"Are you sure you don't need me to- " Regina started to say
"No I'm fine, I'll meet up with you later." Ella said as the door started to close
Regina frowned, I wonder what she's up to she thought to herself
"She's an odd one." MM said
"You're telling me." Regina said sighing, she went over to the desk awaiting to start her usual work day.
A/N : Well I hope you all liked it! Thank you for all the positive reviews! Keep them coming! Happy new year dearies!
Xoxo, RM