She's 14 when the neighbors bring a scrawny boy barely old enough to drive into their home. She watches the day he arrives and his father tosses him onto the front porch. He's incensed talking how he's flunked out of the last school and someone else can deal with his worthless arse. His aunt send him to the backyard to shelter him from the conversation. He renders her speechless when she follows "guess she doesn't realize how loud he is, can hear just as good out here." With a shy smile "could you say that again?"

"Robin" he holds his hand out for her. His accent melting her instantly, "Regina" she replies her hand dumbly remains on her lap unaware of his outstretched hand, she finds all she wants to do is listen to him talk. And talk they do every that night and every night she can sneak out to the backyard, they alternate between the bench, the tree by the fence. He tells her of England and how his mom died, a botched robbery, how his father didn't know he existed until he got expelled from school, well the first one. His temper getting him in trouble defending his mother's honor.

They sit together one night while his aunt and uncle discuss his father. His hand slides into hers side by side on a tree limb in her backyard for the first time the night his uncle defiantly states he will not be going back across the ocean, his brother in law be damned. It's after he passes tryouts for varsity soccer "football" as he calls it that he pulls her around the building to give her her first kiss. It's as she's pressed between his broadening shoulders and the brick wall behind her that realizes he's not quite the scrawny boy he was a year ago when he moved in.

The kisses continue turning into heated make out sessions behind the shed in his uncles backyard, the pool house in hers. He's always careful with her and respectful never venturing beneath her shirt until the night her mother tells her she's going to summer camp this year. "You've been spending too much time with that neighbor boy." And so she guides his his hand beneath her swim top the night before she leaves pushing his shoulders so she can lay atop him, kissing him proper.

She worries the entire 6 week she's gone, terrified he'll find someone new while she's away. Though returning home it's his aunt that abates her fears "thank heaven's your home lovely, he's done nothing but mope." And so when she overhear the best news she can imagine that night, his uncle asking him if he'd like to make this family official now that they've obtained his father's permission. A request 2 years in the making, she darn near falls from her bedroom window when Robin jumps up and hugs them both in affirmation of there request.

"Not tonight boy" his uncle stops him as Robin rushes to the door to tell her. But she doesn't want to wait till morning to see him and hold him after six weeks and a day too long. She finds herself the one to sneak out seeking him out. Her heart warmed knowing the person he wanted to share his good news with is her. There hands are linked as they walk into the pool house. "So looks like your staying." She begins.

"There is no place I'd rather be than here... With you." She can't help but kiss him. She's missed him and his confession is sweet. Apparently he's missed her too. His hands are bolder than ever this time his kisses veering from her lips down her jaw to her neck and so she lets him slip her shirt off chuckles at his reaction to seeing her topless. Her heart damn near beats out of her chest when he shifts and she feels him hard against her hip his whole body pressed against hers. "Too much" he asks into her collarbone to the trembles coming from her body. "Fine, just no further, ok?" She feels self conscious stopping him. She shouldn't though and he tells her as much keeping his body pressed against her he pulls he head back to look into her eyes. "Never without your permission" he doesn't go back to kissing her just taking in how beautiful he finds her. How lucky he find himself.

"Did I ruin it."

"Ruin what?

"The mood."

"You could never, you are my mood."

"Oh well." She nuzzles up into him "kiss me then." And so they celebrate him staying kissing on a pool house couch Regina in her jeans and Robin in his.

A couple months later she waits for him hiding in his room waiting for them to return from the courthouse. She wasn't allowed to attend her mother stating how it was a family affair and Regina should not be present. She's behind the door when the front door opens bringing the new family home. She only emerges from behind the door when she's sure it's just him. Surprising him with hands covering his eyes just after he throws of his button down. He must have started unbuttoning the moment he entered the house. She has an undeniable want to give him something special and so it's her who's bold this time. Her urging him to sit on the bed as she's on her knees before him asking him if this is ok, hands at his belt. Her shy eyes looking up at him before she takes him in her mouth, suddenly unsure, and yet him who strokes her shoulders softly as he shakes in pleasure from the feel of her mouth. Him who talks to her the entire time telling how amazing she is as his hands silk through her hair. Him whose yanking her up to kiss the adorable look off her face, buzzing pleasantly. It's him who holds her when she tells him she's not quite ready for him to do the same. Him who eases her worries and says the words that bring her eyes to tears with his "I love you," As she gets up to sneak back into her house.

"Of course you do." She comments slightly disbelieving. "Happy adoption day, Robin. Hope you enjoyed your present." Blushing slightly, tucking her hair behind her ear. "My favorite ever." He replies with goofy grin. He gives a final kiss watching her drop down from his window her winking at him before she turns to her own bedroom window. Her "I love you too." quiet enough he's sure she hadn't meant him to hear it. But hear it he does and all he can think as he drops to his bed is best day ever.