This is the last part of this story. Written specially for ouater as my gift for LoveFromOQ 2018
Hope you enjoy it!
Saturday comes and the first thing Regina sees in her phone, as she still lies on her bed, is a text from Robin Good morning! Have those beautiful eyes seen the light of sun yet? It's cheesy, but she likes it, and smiles in bed thinking about him.
She texts him back Ha! Just opened my eyes and the first thing I see is your terrible flirting.
He answers with a sad emoji and adds What about having breakfast together?
She immediately thinks about how hungry she is, and that she'd have to get ready to meet with him somewhere, so she answers I don't think I can make it. I'm starving… I need breakfast now! but as soon as she sends the message, she hears the doorbell ring, and … no ….it can't be.
Quickly, she puts on her silk robe, washes her teeth, and rushes to the front door to check who's bothering her quiet Saturday morning. She opens the door slowly and there he is, standing on her porch with that beautiful smile and dimples at full display, carrying two paper bags that contain their breakfast.
"Well, I thought you still need to have some breakfast" says Robin as he shows her the bags he has brought. Before stepping into the house, Robin gets closer and kisses her on the cheek, as he realizes the robe she wears, leaves her cleavage and a significant part of her thighs totally exposed. He tries to figure out what is she wearing under her robe but knows Regina's choice of sleepwear, and bets on a silk satin two pieces short and a tank top, or a nightgown.
"Come in, Robin! Let me get changed first! Says Regina as soon as she notices that she's still in her PJ's and that it's somehow inappropriate to receive someone dressed in such a way, still if that "someone" happens to be her ex-husband that has very much seen her in less than what she has on in that precise moment.
Robin smirks admiring her beautiful legs, and can't help to notice that still in her middle forties, Regina is fit enough to maintain those toned legs that had been his undoing more than once. So, he just answers "Regina, I came without previous notice, and I don't want to interfere in any way in what you have planned for your Saturday morning. Please, let's take breakfast just like that … I promise I won't complain".
"I bet you won't" is the only thing she says as both go to the kitchen to begin setting the table.
They take breakfast chatting animatedly, and once they finish, they begin cleaning the table. They pick up the dishes, throw away the empty containers, and while Regina places the dirty dishes in the washing machine, she feels Robin arms embracing her, and she realizes he's just behind her.
This morning has been kind of weird because although both had kissed one only time the night before, as they danced, they haven't had another kiss like that again, and breakfast time has been friendly… just two friends sharing breakfast.
But now, sensing him embrace her, with those manly arms, she feels the sparkle of desire beginning to light up.
"I missed you", he whispers to her ear, and that low, quiet, sexy voice reminds her about how Robin was as a lover, a giving partner, one that gets pleasure upon giving pleasure…. An excellent lover, indeed.
Regina doesn't answer, her mind is full of thoughts about retaking intimacy with him, and she is so self-absorbed in those feelings, just enjoying his touch and closeness, that she doesn't realize he has turned her around, and now she is facing him.
"I have missed you so much Regina" Robin whispers again, and before she can answer he continues "… and I don't mean missing you yesterday, or the day before … I mean … I really miss you. This is insane … I … I can't get you out of my head" and as soon as he finishes talking he kisses her.
Regina feels his lips on hers, and almost immediately his tongue. She opens her mouth, and they continue kissing eagerly. Unlike their kiss on the pub this time they both hear the other one's moans because there's silence, no music, no people …. Just the two of them.
Robin takes his hands to one of Regina's sides and unties the little bow on her robe. They continue kissing, and only break the kiss when they both realize the robe has opened up and is revealing a very short silk satin dark green nightgown, that nearly covers her ass.
"Do you sleep like that always?" says Robin, taking two steps back to admire her. She smiles, biting her lower lip, and answers "Have you already forgotten how I used to sleep?"
"Never. It's just that I thought back then your choice of sleepwear was because you weren't sleeping alone".
Regina doesn't wait long to answer "And … who says I am, now?" but as soon as those words leave her mouth, she notes his expression of disappointment, sadness and angriness … all those emotions at once. She is about to say it's all a joke because she's not sleeping with anyone, in fact the last time she had sex was a while ago, but before she could say a word, he replies visibly affected "Oh. I guess maybe I do am intruding and it would be better if I leave".
Regina reacts immediately "Robin, don't, please …. It's a joke! Sorry, I … It was a bad joke. I'm not sleeping with anyone".
"Regina, I didn't mean to pry into your personal life… I just … well I don't like picturing you with another man, and I'm glad, well …." He's having trouble gathering his thoughts and Regina realizes it, and moreover she's aware it's her fault, so she just says, getting closer to him "Stop. No need to explain anything. I understand", and after finishing talking she kisses him.
They kiss, but now kissing isn't enough, and knowing they´re alone … well, they get carried away, and begin to touch each other. Robin takes his hands to Regina's legs and takes advantage of the short nightgown she's wearing. He caresses her thighs and continues moving his hands towards her ass, until he grabs it. Regina moans in response and begins kissing his neck.
Robin has always admired her perfect ass. Touching it, grabbing it, watching it, with clothes on, just with her underwear or completely exposed, have been one of the things that turned him on almost immediately. But there is another part of Regina's anatomy that has been his favorite: her breasts. He has been an admirer of Regina's breasts from always, and after having breastfed three children, from what he remembers, he could say Regina has won that battle.
So, he can't help taking away his hands from her ass, going up a little, caressing her waist, until his hands touch her breasts over her nightgown. He notes she's wearing a bra underneath, and he isn't wrong, because Regina never stopped using one, even during her sleep, since she finished breastfeeding Lila, and now, moreover in her forties, being braless is not a wise choice.
As soon as Regina feels Robin's hands on her breasts, she loses it. She moans while they kiss, and they continue kissing until they need to break the kiss. They both are flushed, their lips a bit swollen, their hair completely disheveled, Regina's nightgown is over her ass and the strips of her bra have fallen from her shoulders. Robin's shirt is totally untucked. They're a mess.
But, both of them want more. Robin gets closer, and kisses Regina's neck, and is about to continue when they hear the unmistakable sound of keys opening a door.
"What the hell!" exclaims Robin.
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"Mom?" asks Henry as if he couldn't believe what his eyes are seeing: his parents, both divorced from each other, in a compromising situation, all flushed, and her mother in a nightgown Henry only had seen before in a Victoria Secret's catalogue. Still in shock and trying to take away his gaze from them, Henry continues asking the obvious "Dad? What are you doing in mom's house so early in the morning? Are you guys …. ?"
But before Henry finishes his question (and with that finishes to embarrass Regina and Robin completely) Regina says as she ties her robe to hide the indecent piece of cloth she has on "Oh… No, no, no Henry, this is not what you are thinking. Your father was driving by and decided to grab me some breakfast. He just caught me in bed … I mean, I was in bed when he came". She thinks she has finished but doesn't know what makes her continue "You know Henry, since last Sunday with Lila's engagement news your father and I have been having a hard time, and … well we have been a little more in touch", but as soon as she finishes talking, she feels like shit.
Although, Regina hasn't lied to her son (she just left aside some details) and technically Robin and she got in touch because of Lila's news, Regina can't help but feel very bad about making a happy moment in Lila's life, just an excuse to get out from an embarrassing situation.
Robin tries to help Regina and adds "Yes, son. We just finished breakfast, and I was just about to leave".
"No, Dad. Don't leave … I'd love to have some breakfast here, with the two of you … I bet Mom has some of that amazing apple tart in the fridge!" says Henry trying to forget the awkward situation he saw when he stepped into her mother's house.
"I love to have you here! but I'm sad I don't have any apple tart left ... hmm … I wasn't expecting you so early today. I'll make you something else, and I think I'll have another cup of coffee", replies Regina with a big smile because it has been a while since she had her son at home sharing something as familiar as breakfast.
Henry mumbles to himself "Certainly, you weren't expecting any company" but both, Robin and Regina, get to hear his words, and only look away ashamed.
Regina had always wanted that their children feel welcomed home each time they came back for the weekend, holidays or whatever because even though the three of them didn't live with her most of the time, her house will always be her children's house too. So Lila, Henry and Roland still keep the set of keys Regina gave them years ago, and have always been free to come and go without announcement. Therefore, Henry coming by and entering her mother's house had surprised Robin and Regina not because there wasn't previous notice but because of the situation they were caught on.
But as soon as the three of them begin catching up, the awkwardness of moments before is forgotten. Each of them shares stories from her daily life, and soon college, friends and work anecdotes make them laugh.
However, Henry has still the vivid images of his parent the moment he entered the house, and can't ignore the glances and soft smiles his parents give each other. And just before lunch, when he decides to leave, he gives both of his parents a suspicious look and walks away smiling to himself because it's obvious there's something more than what his parents just told him.
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"Shit, Robin! I can't believe Henry just … Oh, my God!" exclaims Regina as she grabs her face with both hands.
"What bothers me most is that we haven't told the children anything yet" says Robin trying to be the rational mind behind the odd situation they are facing. He gets close to Regina, as they are standing by the door just after Henry left, takes Regina in his arms and says "… but for the rest, I'm sure he can handle it. He's an adult, Regina. I'm sure this won't be a traumatic experience for him, on the contrary, he'll soon be laughing at us".
"But, Robin this is so recent … it just happened last night, and I haven't had any time to process it yet, least of all tell the children something we both are still figuring out …. and I don't want them to be confused about this".
"What if we just wait until they ask about this. We'll tell them the truth then" says Robin.
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Monday's always difficult.
It takes double or triple the energy to do the same stuff Regina does every morning, but this Monday specifically it's not only the lack of energy, but the distracting memories in her mind just as she steps into the living room with the intention to make some order before leaving for work, and finds the evidence of the time spent with her ex over the weekend.
Regina's mind begins to wonder about the events of Saturday morning when Robin surprised her with breakfast, and how they kissed and touched. Then she remembers, still blushing at the thought of her son finding her in a compromising situation, how the three of them enjoyed what was left of the morning talking, laughing, just having some family time.
She also recalls the feeling of domesticity she had on Saturday afternoon when, upon Robin's request, she came to his place to help him with some ideas because he is about to remodel his house. They cooked, had lunch (and dinner) and Regina had a chance to take a look at Robin's place and give some great ideas. And, between lunch and dinner, they talked about their jobs, their parents, their friends … and everything had fallen into place, and it almost felt that they had never been apart.
On Sunday Robin went to Regina's place at night. They had dinner together, and then both had been in the living room watching a movie … and, well ... they kissed, things got heated up, they touched, but they didn't get any further. Regina can't lie to herself and say she didn't have sex with her ex because of her willpower. No, she won't. She was, in fact, ready to take that step if only the timing had been right. The truth is they didn't get to that point, because a phone call interrupted their moment, and it wasn't any call. It was Henry calling to check on her (and maybe to find out if his dad was with her, which he did confirm with that call).
So, it's not the typical Monday mood the reason for her delay that morning.
She arrives almost an hour late for work, and she's grateful she's the boss so no one would ask for an explanation for her lateness. As soon as she enters the building, she finds the receptionist and other workers glancing suspiciously among them, and thinks it must be for her delay, so she doesn't give another thought as she heads to her office.
Just after she gets out of the elevator, she is intercepted by Sidney who, after greeting her, tells her that he just took a call from Lila. Regina can't hide her concern and thinks why didn't her daughter reached her on her cell phone, so, as she hears what Sidney has to tell, she checks her missing calls, and discovers that, in fact, there are two missing calls and one text from her daughter.
It seems Lila needed some information urgently and had been trying to reach for her mother everywhere, so Regina relaxes when she reads Lila's text where she says she'll be calling later.
Regina is so absorbed in her own thoughts, trying to figure out what could have been that urgent for Lila to call to the office, that she doesn't see the huge flower bouquet until she is almost in front of her desk.
In that precise moment, she understands the reason behind the glances of the people in the firm.
The bouquet stands out in her office, and she can't believe that she missed seeing it the moment she entered the room. It's an elegant, colorful bouquet of roses arranged in a classic glass vase, an excellent choice made by someone with extraordinary good taste. She opens the little envelope to see who's sending it, and she finds a note with no signature and a message that says:
Eleven red roses for the years with you;
Three orange ones for the gifts from you;
Eleven yellow ones for the years apart; and,
One only white rose for the many years to come
Holy shit! She doesn't need a signature to know that the bouquet is from Robin. Eleven years married, three children, eleven years apart, and well she can only think in one reason why there´s one white rose, it must be because of the meaning of it. White roses don't only mean marriage, new beginnings and innocence, but also they mean eternal love and perpetuity.
She has always been a very private person and has left aside the details of her personal life, so people at work only know the absolutely necessary regarding it. However, this huge bouquet of colorful roses, in the middle of her office, is a reminder for everyone that Regina Mills, their boss and competent professional is also human, has a life and has captivated someone.
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"So, you'll not be taking Graham?" says Lila, trying to reconfirm the information she just heard.
Both, Lila and Regina, have made their schedules work so that they could meet Wednesday night. It's just a week and a half before Lila's engagement dinner, and Regina had wanted to make sure Lila had everything she needed for that night.
Lila is intrigued by this news because she thought her mother and Graham were dating for some time now. She had seen Graham around every time she had been home for the holidays, long weekends or on college vacation. That's why, even if Regina hadn't ever introduced him officially as a boyfriend, it was evident they were something, or so she thought.
Lila listens to her mother as she explains that no, that she will be attending by herself, and suddenly some things begin to make sense.
She remembers her father telling her, some months ago, about his break up with a woman he'd been in an almost five year relationship; and, thinking by then, that her dad had been quite nostalgic and melancholic for some time before the break up happened. Lila had witnessed some of this moments and had always found odd how her father had constantly brought up memories from the time he'd been married to her mother, with a sad smile and teary eyes. She recalls, also, a conversation with Henry a week ago, when he told her about finding their parents in a weird situation.
Besides those signs, it happens that her mom is telling her that she would be attending her engagement dinner by herself, as well as his father. It seems something's going on between her parents, and she's determined to find out or at least try to get some information from her mother.
Lila is an intelligent and perceptive young woman and, as she grew older, she began to notice that it seemed her dad was not over her mom, although the eleven years they had been divorced.
"Did you know that Dad and Marian broke up?" asks Lila bringing up this topic just to see her mother's reaction and she's surprised, to say the least, at her mother's answer.
"Your father told me some weeks ago" says Regina, leaving Lila wondering when did her parents begin to get that close again?
"So, I see you've been in touch with Dad lately?" Lila continues asking, and Regina responds honestly "Well, we met the day after you called us, like two weeks ago. Both of us needed to talk to someone who could really understand us …hmm … and have been in touch since then".
Lila tries her luck again but with a more direct approach "Oh…. So you're dating again? Or you are already together? Who sent you the flowers to your office the other day?"
Upon those questions, Regina can't hide the expression of uneasiness because the last thing she expected from a meeting with her daughter was an interrogatory "Lila, are you interrogating me? Because I won't be subjected to such a thing. Your father and I are two adults, you know? …. And how do you know about the flowers?"
"Mom, it's just kind of weird. You and Daddy have always had a good relationship but how she talks about you; and, the both of you meeting to support each other; and, Dad in your house the other day … you know, Henry told us about it". Regina blushes at the sight of her son finding her … well, in an awkward situation to say the least, and now having to face her daughter and explaining the same thing all over again; but, it seems it's her lucky day because Lila continues without even noticing the slight blush on Regina's face.
"It took us a lot of time to get over your divorce. Every child's dream is to have both parents together. I know we're not children anymore, but still now we won't be able to get our hopes up just to see them crushed again". It's obvious this is a sensitive topic for Lila because her voice has broken several times as she talked but she gets over it, and adds "…. and about the flowers … hmm … I called to your office and Sidney told me it was a nice choice of flowers …. I guess he thought Henry, Roland and I sent them. I wished we had, but we didn't".
Lila's words touch Regina's heart, and she can't help to feel some guilt as she hears how hers and Robin's divorce had affected their daughter.
"Look, princess … I didn't plan to have this conversation now but I guess we need to talk. You are about to get engaged to Kyle, so you are thinking on marrying him, and you need to know that a happy, enduring marriage is a very difficult thing to achieve. There's no perfect recipe, and there's only one ingredient that can't be left out: love. But it's not the only thing you'll need" Lila hears at her mother speak, and when she listens that she just called her princess she gets emotional, almost at the edge of crying.
Regina notices the emotion in her daughter's eyes, takes her hands in hers and continues "Now, that you're an adult I can share with you some facts about my marriage to your father. We married so much in love, and when we divorced, we were still in love …"
"But …. I don't understand…. If you were in love, why did you divorce?" interrupts Lila before her mother can continue talking.
"… hmm… because there were some issues in the middle of our relationship bothering us. It had to do with me and my personal growth, and for some time I felt … unfulfilled and angry with myself. Your father understood it, and we decided to try to search our personal and professional goals separate ways. I think … we both think that it was a wise choice at the time because the environment was better for you and your brothers. But it was difficult because we still were in love with each other … and then the timing was so wrong …. Daniel happened, and when I realized I wasn't happy, Marian happened, and it seems we never got the chance again".
Regina feels lighter after having shared with her daughter part of her love story. It had been an honest conversation, even though she left aside some details that Lila didn't need to know.
"I'm not sure about what you're trying to tell me, Mom" says Lila hoping that her mother could be more precise about her current status with her father.
"I … I … hmm … maybe it's time, for your Dad and me, to have the chance that we couldn't have for so long"
"Oh …. So, you are dating?" asks Lila trying to be more concrete about the answer she needs.
"Well, we have met several times. We have had lunch together a couple of times, a drink, we went to the movies the other day, we spent time in each other's places , talk on the phone … I don't know if that's 'dating', but I guess we are in each other lives again" replies Regina calmly.
"And, this has been going on since when?" continues asking Lila, trying to gather more details about this thing going on between her parents.
"I'd say a little more than three weeks".
"And, Graham? Was he your boyfriend?" It seems Lila is really intrigued by her mother's personal life and how is Regina handling it.
"This is weird, Lila …. Sharing with you those details, but trust me, Graham and I are just friends. I never wanted more with him, and he knew it. He'll get over this" explains Regina but soon she remembers something and adds "….hmmm … and about the flowers, it was your father".
"Okay, Mom. I'm glad for you both … so, I guess you will be attending with Dad next Saturday".
"Yes. I think so"
Lila and Regina change the topic of the conversation, they talk about their choice of outfit for the engagement dinner. They talk freely, they laugh, and one hour later they say their good byes.
As soon as Regina gets to her car she texts Just met with Lila. The cat's out of the bag.
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The day of Lila's engagement arrives faster than what Regina and Robin had expected.
Since that Friday night, when they kissed for the first time in eight years, Robin and Regina continued to see each other several days a week, and Robin made a pretty good job wooing Regina.
Robin had worked really hard trying to impress Regina and to arrange romantic dates with her. He had sent her flowers and chocolates; had invited her on a date to a very fancy restaurant for dinner (and it's still a mystery how he could get a reservation for a table with the best ocean view on such short notice) and to end that perfect night they both have enjoyed a nice walk by the seaside; had also organized a nice picnic for lunch on a sunny Sunday, where they enjoyed one of their favorite spots in the countryside.
But not everything had been about romance because Robin and Regina had also shared time with some friends that had known them as a married couple, and it had been really nice how those friends (especially Killian, one of Robin's best friend that almost fainted when Robin introduced Regina as his date) had been happy to see them together again. They had enjoyed the feeling of friendship and the remembrance of common memories Robin and Regina shared with those people.
They also had shared some domesticity together, cooking, watching TV, doing some housework and gardening in Regina's house.
It had been the better four weeks they both have had in a long time.
Still, there was one pending issue: sex.
Although they have had a lot of intimate physical contact and had enjoyed it, technically they haven't had sex yet. Sometimes, it had been just because of bad timing; but other times, they had preferred to focus on enjoying other type of connection.
But sex is an important issue in a relationship and in their particular case it is something they both had already had with the other one, and are craving to retrieve for some time now.
Another issue in their brand new relationship is how to cope with the way other people have begun to look at them. Robin and Regina have received different reactions from people close to them; some, are going crazy with this second (or third) chance, and think it's very romantic; others, like Regina and Robin's best friends, have shown their concern because they're well aware how things ended for Robin and Regina the last time they were together.
But, Robin and Regina doesn't care what other people think about their current relationship. The only ones whose opinion matter are their children, and it seems the three of them are taking things pretty well since Regina shared the news with her daughter.
However, Robin and Regina are a little anxious not only because of what Lila's engagement means to her daughter and to them, but because this will be the first time they will see their children after officially having break the news about being together again.
They are well aware that this night they will be subjected to continuous observation as if they were bugs under a microscope, and it bothers them that not only their children, but Kyle and his parents (that surely by now know all their story) will be the ones looking closely at them trying to decipher every glance and every touch.
But still both, Robin and Regina, want to make this night special for Lila, and they get over this feeling of uneasiness.
Regina arranges a girl's day at the spa for Lila and her, where each of them has her hair done, a mani pedi and a facial. When the two women are ready it's almost 5:00 pm, so they head to Regina's house to just get changed. Robin, Henry and Roland are already waiting for both women, so that the five of them will arrive together.
Robin and Regina had changed their plans so that all of them could arrive as a family on this special occasion. They thought maybe this would be one of the last times (if not the last) that the five of them would be able to arrive together.
So, the three boys are in the living room waiting for the girls to show. Robin, Henry and Roland are wearing elegant darks suits. Robin has a charcoal grey suit that combined with a light blue tie (which makes his deep blue eyes more intense), and white shirt, makes him look gorgeous. Henry and Roland are charming as well, both wearing dark blue suits. However, Henry's choice of tie is a burgundy red with little white dots; while Roland chooses a more daring one in a gold yellow tone.
Lila shows up first and when she begins walking down the stairs, Robin is left without words.
Lila looks like a modern fairytale princess. Her dark hair, just like her mother's, falls over her shoulders in waves. She wears a mint green lace cocktail dress, simple, yet elegant that fits her slim figure very well. The dress has a square neck and only two strips over each shoulder, so it's almost strapless.
Robin thinks in her daughter's soon to be fiancé and hopes Kyle makes her daughter happy and that he turns out to be a good husband; but, he also thinks about him and Regina, and that maybe he never was a good husband and failed to make her happy.
However, there's no more time for reproaches and guilt because those thoughts are interrupted by a magical sight: Regina walking down the stairs.
Robin is mesmerized and can't take his eyes away from her. It's not only that Regina is gorgeous in that dress, but how she walks, how she moves her hips, her legs, how her dress gets up a little over her knees and lets him take a look to those toned, perfect legs, how her tits bounce slightly with each step she gives as she descends.
Regina wears an elegant form-fitting black lace cocktail dress with three-quarter sleeves and a v neck that shows the perfect amount of cleavage. The dress has no lining beneath the sleeves and the back, so it's see-through in those areas. Sexy and elegant with a V cut on the back that leaves exposed half of her back. It has a natural cut just below the bust and has a bra incorporated, making Regina feel comfortable and with no risk that some undesired strips below the lace or on her back could be seen.
When Regina is about to finish walking down the stairs, Robin extends one of his hands to take one of hers and helps her through the last step, and as both get a little closer he whispers to her ear "Just ….stunning in every way". She only smiles, doesn't even has time to thank him because Roland is by his mother's side taking her by the arm.
"Mom, you look beautiful!" is the only thing Roland says as he kisses her mother on the cheek, and makes Regina melt at her son's compliment.
Roland had been the naughtiest of her children; the one that painted the faces of Lila's Barbie dolls as if they had chicken pox so that he could be the doctor; the one that had more trouble in school because never had homework done; the one responsible of making Robin and Regina have the record of the parents with more visits to the principal's office… But Roland had also been, as a little boy, very loving, caring and affectionate towards her, and she notes he has remained that way as he grew older. Always picking flowers for her, saving the last bite of cake for his mother, asking if she was okay when she said she had the flu or a headache, making drawings and little hearts as gifts for her.
However, just as Regina begins thinking about Roland's childhood, Lila suggests they better be going.
And, that's how the five members of a unique family, head to celebrate together a special night.
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The Locksley's (and Regina that never changed her last name) arrive in time to the very exclusive hotel in which Kyle has made reservations for dinner.
As soon as the five of them enter the place and announce themselves, they are guided to a private dining room. This private room is decorated in an elegant, classic style and has by the entrance two lounges where people can sit and take some appetizers, and a nice banquet table for twelve people decorated with red roses bouquet and candles.
The guests are only Lila's and Kyle's family. It's an intimate dinner for the two families to know each other. So, twelve people it is. The five Lockley's; and Kyle, his parents, his two sisters whit their husbands.
As soon as all of them are gathered together, a waiter comes in with champagne glasses for the guests, and Kyle begins to talk addressing Robin and Regina "Robin, Regina …" Kyles looks at each of them for some seconds and then continues "…It seems I did everything backwards because I proposed to Lila first… and well she agreed …" everyone in the room laughs "… but I wanted … needed … to have your blessing, so I'm officially asking you for Lila's hand in marriage. I promise to love her, respect her and be the husband that she deserves".
Robin and Regina are astonished. They thought this would be a dinner to formalize and meet the other family members, but they were not expecting that Kyle would ask for their permission. No one does this nowadays, and Robin and Regina appreciate Kyle's gesture.
Robin didn't prepare any speech but he's touched by Kyle's words, so he begins "Kyle, you know … when Lila told her mother and me about your proposal we weren't thrilled about it …" Robin watches Kyle's face morph to one of complete stupor, so Robin rushes because he doesn't want the lad to take this for what it's not "… but it hadn't to do with you … Regina and I figured out later that it had to do with us, because your engagement reminded us of our own marriage, and our choices, the good ones and the bad ones. And we wanted to protect Lila and make sure she only makes good choices, but that's not how it works. I'm not saying this is a bad choice, on the contrary we think it's a good one, and from now on you'll be the one by Lila's side to make sure she only makes the good choices. You have our blessing, son" finishes Robin with tears in his eyes, and when he lifts his glass to make a toast he can't help but look at Regina and with only a glance and with no words he tells her so many things.
After the speeches (because Kyle's father also welcomes Lila to their family), they take their seats on the table and begin having dinner and telling stories mostly about Lila's and Kyle's childhood, and they all laugh at what Henry, Roland and Kyle's sisters tell. They have a good time, the conversation is entertaining and the company is nice.
Soon dinner is over and they all say their goodbyes and best wishes to Lila and Kyle, and that's when Robin and Regina realize that Lila, Henry and Roland are leaving on their own. However, they don't want to end the night yet.
As they walk out of the dining room, Robin says "You are stunning tonight, Regina. Let me invite you a drink. I heard this hotel a nice bar".
"Okay, lead the way".
One drink, turns in two, and then in three, and an hour and a half later they're laughing and touching and kissing from time to time, but Regina realizes it's 2:00 in the morning and they must put an end to the fun.
"Oh my God!" says Regina as she looks at her watch "I'm so tired I would love to have my bed here".
Robin excuses himself for a minute and when he comes back he says "Come with me. I have something to show you".
They walk to the lobby and take one of the elevators. Regina notes Robin presses number 7 and when they arrive at the seventh floor Robin begins to look for a particular room. He uses a key card on one of the doors, and it opens showing a huge, elegant suite.
As soon as they enter and Regina sees the beautiful suite, with flowers and bottle of champagne, she exclaims "Oh, Robin, this is so nice!" but soon she sees the king size bed with a single red rose over it and she dies in anticipation from what is about to happen.
"Well, you said you were tired and you wanted a bed, so here it is!" Robin smiles, and adds "and please don't take this in a wrong way, Regina, but I don't have any other intention with you that to please you…. so, you said a bed, and a bed it is! I can sleep on the couch". He clarifies because even though for some time now the only thought of sex with Regina is in his mind most of the time, he doesn't want her to think this is only about it.
They seat on the couch, because the suite has a nice living room, Robin pours champagne on each glass and he lifts his glass to make a toast "To Lila's new beginning", and he adds "You know Regina, you have done an amazing work with her, well, actually with the boys too, but Lila is about to begin a life of her own, maybe have children … and she'll do an incredible job, just as you did".
Regina smiles, takes her gaze to Robin and says in a low voice "We both have, Robin. You have always been there for them".
Robin has had one only thought since he saw Regina walking down the stairs in her house: kissing her. So as soon as they drink their first sip of champagne, he takes his hand to Regina's face, caresses it, gets closer and kisses her.
She responds the kiss immediately. It is first a soft kiss but then it turns passionate, almost animalistic, as if both of them wanted to make up for lost time. Both their mouths instantly open letting their tongues explore each other's mouth. One of Robin's hand is on Regina's neck, intertwined with her hair and, as the other caresses one of her arms, very slowly in a very sensual movement.
Regina feels in heaven and is surprised on how her body began responding to a kiss. A hell of a kiss … but just a kiss. She is so turned only with Robin caressing her arm jointly with the feeling of his tongue touching hers that her mind begins to think how Robin's hands and tongue would feel in other places of her body. She won't stop this. She is determined to let this go wherever it takes them. It feels so good and so right … and it had been a long time since she had felt this way with someone.
Robin begins to kiss Regina's neck and hears her exhale an almost imperceptible but very erotic mmmm, and that sound is enough to drive him crazy. His mind begins to imagine if she is still the lover he remembers. Would she still be as passionate as she once was? Would she still be loud while they make love? Would she still enjoy a dirty talk during sex? Would she still ask for what she likes most?
Robin doesn't want to risk what he has retrieved in some way during the last four weeks and doesn't want to rush her into something she might not be ready for, so he just breaks the kiss and says almost in a whisper "Hmm …. Regina, I think maybe we should stop before we do something that we regret later … hmm… I'm not saying I'm not enjoying this, and believe me I do want to make love to you. I've wanted for weeks, but we both had drunk way too much, and maybe it's not the choice you would have made under other circumstances", says Robin panting and stopping at intervals.
"Robin…" Regina pauses, only to continue seconds later looking directly into his eyes, now a lot darker than their usual blue, her voice low and agitated "… In my life there have been very few occasions when I did what I really wanted. Today is one of those days in which I'm sure of what I want, and right now I don't want to stop, I don't want to wait. I want to continue".
At Regina's revelation that, Robin jumps towards her, kisses her again eagerly but this time he begins unzipping her dress and taking it down until Regina is fully exposed from the waist up.
Robin is openmouthed when he realizes Regina has no bra on, and her breasts are at full display for him to admire.
Since both are still seating on the coach, Regina stands up, Robin next; and, with both of them standing and facing each other he continues undressing her, until the dress naturally falls to her feet, leaving Regina only in her black lace panties.
Regina has always enjoyed sensual touches, but she doesn't remember having experienced such a turn on just by being undressed that slowly. It is a very sensual and erotic experience, even though Robin hasn't touched her yet.
Robin stares at her, from head to toes. Stares at her perfect breasts completely exposed, at her still plane abdomen, at her toned legs. It seems she has been working out really hard for the last years because she has a perfect body, even though he can still see the slight stretch marks on the side of her hips, and the scar of a C-section in the lower part of her abdomen that reminds him of Roland's birth.
So, to say Robin is speechless when he sees Regina in her underwear isn't a lie and he can only say "Oh, Regina, you are even more beautiful than what I remembered … and believe me … I've been imaging a lot".
Regina smiles blushing slightly and says "Well, you aren't the only one who has imagined …hmm… something, so I think it's fair for me if you begin taking some clothes off", and continues "and … hmm… Robin, I haven't been with anyone in this way in a very long time. I just wanted you to know this is special for me … and …hmm… maybe I'm a little out of practice".
Robin only answers "It's the same for me Regina, It's been a long time for me too … and I really hope I won't disappoint you".
"I'm sure you won't …. and if we are taking this further, I think we'll be more comfortable in a bed", adds Regina smiling playfully and beginning to walk confidently, not even waiting for his response, leading Robin towards the bed just in panties. Robin only follows her, admiring her ass that is almost at full display only in her petite underwear, and that moves in a very inviting way as she walks. He is such a lucky bastard.
Robin has still his clothes on and begins taking away his tie as he approaches Regina. He kisses her with all his soul while his hands travel all over her exposed body: thighs, back, arms, waist, hips, ass … and says almost in a whisper "Regina, you are stunning in every way. Only watching you is delightful. I can' wait to feel what would be like to make love to you again… and despite wanting it that much, I still don't want to rush anything. I want to make love to you slowly. I want to make this last for the both of us".
They begin kissing again, and Robin continues to wander with his hands all over Regina's body.
Regina notices him staring at her breasts and remembers how he used to love touching them, and during the years he couldn't touch it seems he settled for less because she had caught him staring at her cleavage countless times.
Before she can react he takes her breasts in his hands, caressing them and pinching her nipples. His mouth is on her breasts seconds later, his tongue licking her nipples, alternating one and then the other.
Regina feels electricity running through her whole body. She is on fire and being well aware that even without touching her where she needs him most, she is about to explode, makes her think what would it be to feel him inside her again after all those years. She is in heaven and she knows it's only a matter of time before she sees stars.
Quickly, Robin turns Regina around and begins kissing her shoulders, the upper part of her back, while he run his hands slowly through Regina's breasts, belly, waist, thighs, hips. The experience is so erotic and sensual that Regina is at the edge only with his hands on her body and his kisses on her back.
Robin, on his side, is about to explode. He is not only enjoying watching, touching and kissing Regina, but her mmmms and ahhhhhs are driving him crazy.
She tries to turn around so that she could face Robin, but he whispers "No, Regina. Not yet.", while he begins unbuttoning his shirt, taking it away and pressing his bared chest on her back.
This is the first time they have skin to skin contact after eight years, and it feels amazing. She hasn't been able to see Robin's bare chest yet, but she could clearly feel his muscular complexion and his scent. It is amazing how her other senses awake, when she's deprived of one of them.
After that contact Robin lets Regina turn around, and he begins to lead her to the bed where she lies down with Robin on top of her. They are still kissing hungrily, until his kisses begin descending to her jaw, neck, breasts, abdomen …
Regina has still her panties on and she tenses, thinking he would take her panties off but she is wrong. He continues kissing her on the inner parts of her legs until he reaches her feet and starts massaging both feet and kissing them.
Regina can't take this foreplay anymore. She needs him. "Oh, God, Robin! ... hmm, please I need you". Robin responds as he moves upwards until he kisses her again, but she is eager and asks for what she really needs "hmm…. Robin…. please I need you inside me. Now."
"Regina, believe me I want this as much as you but I want to touch you where I haven't yet".
Oh, God! He takes one of his hands where Regina needs him the most. First it's a gentle touch, then he increases the pace of his ministrations, and with that he gets to watch the most beautiful spectacle, one he has missed for the last eight years: Regina panting and moaning and climaxing for him, with her eyes closed, openmouthed and with one of her arms covering part of her face.
He waits some seconds for her to settle, and asks her "How did it feel?"
"Amazing!" and then Regina realizes Robin has no longer his pants on and is only with his boxers. She approaches him "May I?" as she begins taking off the last piece of clothing he has on.
"Regina, do you still want to do this?"
"Robin, I won't lie, it has been a long time for me and … this will sound odd because … well … we've done this a thousand times before but … hmm … I'm nervous… but I do want this", and with those words she kisses him, lies him down on the bed and positions herself on top of him.
"Regina, let me first grab a condom. I trust you, but I can't ask the same for you".
"Robin, I trust you also … and, we don't have to worry about any pregnancy. Remember I had a tubal ligation with Roland's birth? …so birth control hasn't been an issue since then."
"Oh!" is the only thing Robin says, realizing that Regina by forty-five has still her periods and would be a fertile woman if she hadn't tied her tubes.
They begin kissing and touching each other again. They change positions, so Robin is now on top of Regina and he asks "Are you ready Regina?"
She only nods and that's it. She feels Robin inside her. He asks if she's comfortable. It seems she needs a few seconds, and as soon as she says it's okay, he begins to move, she follows … and it is heaven!
Robin and Regina had held onto the memories of the years of intimacy they had when they were married, and, then during the one year they became lovers, but none of those memories makes justice to what making love to the other one is.
Robin is an excellent lover, has always been. He takes his time with Regina. He focusses not only in his pleasure but in Regina's as well. He is tender with her but at intervals he is intense, grabs her tightly, kisses her roughly and moves faster and harder … and she enjoys every bit of it.
Regina is full of desire and passion. She is confident with her body, isn't embarrassed to ask for what she needs, and is very vocal during sex … just as Robin remembered … and he loves it. Her moans are exquisite and each time she says his name Robin is closer to the edge.
They are in heaven.
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"Well, that was … hmm … I don't have words to describe how it felt to make love to you again, Regina" says Robin while recovering his breath.
"Indeed it was! I don't know why we didn't make this all those years ago … you know, being honest with us. We should have avoided a lot of heartbreak … and bad choices … and hurting other people", replies Regina and as she caresses Robin's chest with her fingers.
"Are you saying this because of Daniel and Marian?" asks Robin, and adds before Regina can answer "Maybe they were caught in the middle of our issues, and maybe it was a bad timing … for us I mean, and a right one, if we look it the other way around. I bet you tried to make Daniel happy. I tried a lot with Marian but …. it didn't work. It's all about timing, Regina and I think that finally we got it right".
And, in fact, it seems this time, after all those years, they both realize maybe the timing is right.
With that thought, both of them lie down in bed one next to the other, in a tender moment, just talking, wrapped in each other's arms, until sleep comes … and it is the best sleep that both of them have had in a very long time.
THE END
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