Robin has never thought he would find himself in this certain place on Easter night ever again. But here he is, walking around the empty and quiet town where years ago he met the woman of his dreams, the one and only who stole his heart.
But that woman is not his anymore. She's the past now.
Maybe it's one of the reasons why he came here, to say goodbye to all the memories and her (No, he came here for quite the different reason: to recall as many memories of her as he can).
He curses himself quietly when he remembers their last meeting. From the day she appeared on his doorway, they spent a few months together, traveling around the places they've visited before in hopes that it will wake her memory and she'll remember something, anything.
But they've been left with nothing. Her memories were lost forever.
It was breaking him into pieces to see once the strongest woman he knew this confused. He did everything in his power to help her: told her everything about them, about her. And she appreciated his help, she really did, he could see how thankful she was. Her smile was the best award.
But then one day she announced that it's time she goes back to Storybrooke to her family (she's grimaced at the word) and he can come back to his life for there's no reason to waste any of their time.
That moment Robin's heart clenched. He couldn't imagine his life without her, not when he's had her back. Driven by the thought, he had pulled her closer and kissed her without a second thought. Regina's pulled away immediately, slapped him and that was the last time he saw her.
He blamed himself for ruining everything way too many times. The first time he was the one who ruined their relationship, and yet again he did that again. He knew she was uncertain and confused, and she certainly wasn't the woman who falls in love easily.
Now all he has left are shatters of their relationship and on this special evening he decides to remember it all, to hurt himself one last time and then move on (he'll never move on, five years already proved that).
He finds himself in the town square, the place where ten years ago he's laid his eyes on the woman who turned his world around for the first time. He sits down on the bench that holds so many dear memories of her and closes his eyes, exhales.
"Would you mind if I sat down?"
He doesn't know how many minutes pass until he hears the voice of her, but his eyes snap open immediately and he finds her standing there in front of him, nervously playing with her fingers.
She doesn't wait his answer and sits down. Her body is tensed, she looks nervous and tired, but she still looks as beautiful as always and those dark eyes are wide and shining something he can't quite catch.
He smiles despite the ache in his chest because she doesn't remember this place but yet his stories had the effect on her because here she is, after months of not seeing each other they meet in the place where everything's started.
"I'm sorry," she's the first to break the silence between them. Robin turns to look at her, ready to say that there's no need to apologize when she adds quietly, "My heart took me here on this special evening." Her voice is guarded, and it's so Regina – she's opening up, just a bit, but her walls are still around her.
Robin smiles in response.
"I wanted to apologize for the last time," she says then, looking down at her hands. "You helped me so much and I-"
"You have nothing to apologize for," he assures her and his hand lands on hers before he can think of it, and he opens his mouth to apologize but she's smiling, squeezing his hand. "I shouldn't have kissed you."
She nods her head and the silence surrounds them again, but now it's peaceful, soothing. He holds her hand and his heart is fluttering in his chest, and he wants nothing more than to hug her and hold her for the rest of his life but he remembers that she's not his Regina, she doesn't remember what he does.
"I still don't remember anything," she tells him quietly after awhile, "but Robin, I can't stop thinking about you. I try to keep you out of my thoughts but-" her voice breaks for a moment and she inhales sharply, squeezing his hand "-but you're all I see every time I close my eyes. When I met you, I felt alive again. I-" there are tears shining in her eyes now and he cannot help but cup her face in his hands, and wipe a single tear with his thumb.
All talking stops and then unconsciously she's leaning over and so is he, and her eyes close just the moment before his lips land on hers. She doesn't push him away this time. Instead she responds to his kiss, wraps her arms around his neck and kisses him as if her life is depending on him.
He looks straight into her eyes when they pull away and there's an unspoken agreement between them, one that tells that they'll give each other a chance.
No words are needed then.
Regina rests her head on his shoulder while Robin wraps his arm around her waist, pulling her to his side, sighing in relief after a long time.
They stay like this until the sunrise and then Regina invites Robin to spend Easter with her and Henry and the smile that spreads across his face is enough to make her chuckle quietly as she leans over and kisses him again.
They are going to be just fine even if she doesn't get her memories back, Robin thinks as he takes her hand and together they walk to celebrate the most beautiful holiday of the year.
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