Dreda was waiting for Mildred to enter the beginning of the forest, as it had been whispered among the chambermaids how the Queen had finally had the baby. A few minutes later Dreda turned as she heard footsteps approaching and saw Mildred holding a small bundle in her arms.
"So he is here?" Dreda asked as she put out her arms to take the baby. Mildred held the baby, not giving it to her just yet.
"He is only a few minutes old. Dreda are you sure the couple will take care of the baby?" Mildred asked as she held on to the baby not wanting to let go just yet.
"I'm positive, they will love it as if he was their own." Dreda said as Mildred nodded and placed the infant in her arms.
"Good journey." Mildred said as she teared up slightly as Dreda turned and walked off with the baby in her arms. "Oh little one you could have been so good for your mother. I know she just made a terrible mistake."
Dreda walked for a few moments before turning to make sure she was alone before turning into Rumpelstilskin.
"Now we will give you to your parents, well techically only half of your parents." Rumpel said with a giggle. He snapped his fingers and they appeared in front of the Hood house. He waved his fingers over the baby to keep him quiet before he waved them once again to freeze the man inside. Marian upon seeing Robin frozen in his tracks started to get upset and then saw the door open and in walked Rumpelstilskin.
"He's been born?" Marian asked as she walked over to where Rumpel stood and looked at the little boy in his arms.
"Yes, now I'm going to transform and put the baby in the back room until we get your husband out of here." Rumpel said as he went into the bedroom and placed the baby in the cradle who was still asleep. Then he transformed into a little old lady to act like a midwife as he walked outside and waved his hand to unfreeze Robin.
"Did something just happen?" Robin asked as he turned to look at his wife.
"The only thing happening is I'm going to have a baby." Marian said as she pretended to be in pain from labor.
"How long have you been in labor? Let's get you in bed." Robin said as he went to pick her up.
"No, Robin there is a little old lady who said she would help with the birth she is not far just before the river. Please go get her, I'm just going to sit here until you do." Marian said as Robin left to go search for the lady. Marian waited for him to return as she did she went into the bedroom and looked at the little boy, she fell in love with him instantly and for some reason he reminded her of Robin with his little dimples. She heard Robin coming back and quickly went back into the other room.
"I hear you are in labor." the old lady said as she and Robin entered the house.
"Yes this is our first." Marian said.
"Ok then, now I need you to wait outside while I examine your wife." the older lady said.
"Marian I love you, I'll be just outside." Robin said as he walked to his wife and kissed her forehead. The old lady assisted Marian to the bedroom and placed her on the bed.
"Well it looks like things are going according to plan." Rumpel's voice came out of the old lady's voice.
"He is so beautiful, where did you get him and who is his parents?" Marian asked.
"No one you need to know dearie." Rumpel said with a laugh. They let an hour pass and then another as Rumpel instructed Marian to let out some loud moans a few yells as she 'gave birth' to the little boy. Rumpel thought enough time had passed and went to the bassinet and picked up the baby and waved his fingers to wake him up and took him over to Marian and placed him in her arms as the little boy let out a scream. Marian removed the pillows she had used as the baby bump as Rumpel still pretending to be the old lady went and got Robin to let him in. Robin came running into the room and a smile grew on his face as he looked at his wife and his son in her arms.
"Come say hi daddy." Marian said as Robin approached her and sat on the edge of the bed and looked down at the little bundle in her arms. He fell in love then and there.
"He is perfect. How are you feeling?" Robin asked.
"I'm fine, we're fine. Here take him." Marian said as she passed the baby to Robin who took him in his arms and to his chest. His son looked just like him with his dimples.
"Oh my boy. are you not precious." Robin said as his heart was taken by his son.
"What are we going to call him?" Marian asked as they had discussed a few names but never settled on one.
"I was thinking, if you didn't mind I would like to call him Roland." Robin said.
"I like that name." Marian said.
"Well then say hello to the world Roland Hood." Robin said as he smiled down at his son.
Back at the Queen's castle Regina was lying in her now cleaned bed, the maid had changed her and the bed so that Regina could rest. But sleep was the last thing on her mind at this moment she felt a hole in her heart and she knew it was the baby she was missing. She wished now she had looked at him to see what he looked like but would that of made this worse? Her body started to shake as sobs came out and she could no longer hold them back.
"Oh your majesty I'm so sorry." Mildred said as she came into the room and went to Regina and took her hand in hers.
"I deserve this after everything I have done to people this is my punishment. I'm without my son and I will never see him again." Regina cried out as she saw her life map out in front of her with no one to love her.
"Your majesty, just keep it in your heart that he is with people who will care for him and give him a good life." Mildred tried any words to help Regina.
"But I want him in my arms now." Regina cried out as the pain was so overwhelming to her. She didn't know it was going to hurt like this with her baby not with her now.
"Your majesty I don't know the words to tell you to make this better but know he is loved." Mildred said as Regina turned her head to cry into her pillow.
"Just leave me alone." Regina said as she curled up into a ball on the bed. Regina cried for over an hour before she turned and looked over at her table where the potion was she had made before the birth. She could not take it now but as soon as her body was healed she would take it and this pain would be gone along with all her memories of her baby and Robin Hood.
Back at the Hood cabin Marian was laying on the bed watching Robin walk around with the baby Roland. He had not placed Roland down in quite some time.
"Hey dad, can I hold him now?" Marian asked as Robin smiled and turned to her and placed Roland in Marian's arms.
"Now isn't this better in your mama's arms?" Marian asked as she held Roland who started to cry loud. "Hey now I'm going to take care of you too." but Roland would not stop crying.
"Here let me." Robin said as he took the baby back into his arms and Roland stopped crying upon being held in Robin's arms.
"Now I'm getting jealous." Marian said as she looked at Robin and Roland.
"He just likes his father right now." Robin said as he saw that Roland was asleep in his arms he carefully went over to the cradle and placed Roland in it.
"You should get some sleep. I'll sleep on the floor so that you can sleep comfortable." Robin said as he kissed his wife's forehead and made a pallet for himself near the cradle. As he checked one last time on Roland he laid down and as he was nearing going to sleep he felt a pain in his chest as if he had lost something very important to him which was strange since he had the woman he loved and their child here.