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CHAPTER 7 - HOME

Henry came into the bathroom and saw his mother with yellow glows on her hands, kneeling on the floor and scrubbing the bathtub.
"What are you doing?"

"Cleaning." Regina didn't look up nor stop what she was doing.

"That I see... but are you okay?"

"Of course."

"Mom, he will come back." Henry told her and she looked at him finally.

"I know. I really do but I can't just sitting around and waiting. I need to be occupied with something."

"I wanted to go into park with kids from school but I can stay here and make company to you."

"No, no. I'm fine, you can go." She smiled at her son, he hadn't much friends here before, so she was glad he made some after he had come back from New York.

"Are you sure?"

"Yeah, just come back before dinner, OK?"

"Okay. See ya." Henry kissed her cheek and left her alone.

Even she was trying to stay occupied with cleaning, her mind was full of thoughts about Robin, about everything what had happened and everything what could happen next. What she had told to her son was true, she really believed that Robin will come back but she was worried about their future. She didn't want to think about that but she couldn't help herself. For now, everything seemed good but she knew it could change every minute.

She had her phone next to her and checked it regularly. David with The Dwarfs and some of Marry Men were guarding the town line in the event that Rumple would come into town. She didn't doubt that she and Emma and everyone else together could stop him and whoever he was working with but she knew it won't be without the prize. It never is. The last time Marian had frozen, the whole town almost killed each other and she had to say goodbye to Robin. She couldn't lost him again, she didn't want to, not now with their baby on the way, not ever.

She had changed, she wasn't villain anymore but she still didn't find The Author so she couldn't convince him that she really deserved her happy ending.

Mommy, don't think like that. Haven't you still understood it? It's not about someone else who can write your destiny, it's about you, me, daddy and my brothers. It's about our love. We love you, we believe in you and we have hope. You need it too, mommy. I want you to smile and laugh, I want you to be happy and I know you can be. Everything will be all right. I love you, mommy.

xXx

When Henry came back home, Regina had already scrubbed all three bathrooms from the ceiling to the floor and was preparing lasagna for the dinner.

Now the dinner was done, Henry was in his room and Regina was sitting on the sofa with a glass of water in her hands, staring into the flames of fireplace when someone knocked and subsequently the front door was opened.

"Regina!"

Regina heard Roland's excited voice calling her name and saw his little body entered the house impatiently. When he noticed her, he run towards her.

"What did I tell you? Be careful." When Roland heard his father's voice from the hallway, he stopped himself right where he was, just few steps in front of her.

"Regina." He smiled at her and wanted to hug her but stayed on the place hesitantly.
"Is it true? Am I going to have little brother or sister?"

"Yes, you are." Regina was little surprised that Robin had told him already but she didn't mind. She put the glass of water on the table and reached her hands towards Roland, smiling at him.
"But you can hug me, if you want to."

"I do." He nodded quickly, climbed on the sofa next to Regina and wrapped his little hands around her.
"I missed you, Regina."

"I missed you, too, Roland." She hugged him even more tightly and placed a kiss into his hair. Her mind and heart had been too occupied with Robin before, she hadn't realized how much she missed Roland but now, when he was in her embrace again, she could feel it, she really loved this little boy, too.

When they break their hug, Regina saw Robin standing behind the chair.

"Hello, Robin." She said to him.

"Hi. We are here." Little playful smile appeared on his face.

"I can see." Regina smiled back at him and he came closer and kissed her gently on her lips. Then she turned to Roland and caressed his hair.
"What if you go upstairs and say hallo to Henry? He's in his room."

"Sure. I missed him, too." Roland jumped from the sofa and run out from the room.

Robin sat down next to Regina, leaned to her and captured her lips in another kiss. He brushed his tongue across her bottom lip, silently asking for permission to enter. Regina opened her mount and his tongue met with hers in sweet slow touch that changed into passionate dance. Robin's hands were wrapped around her body, caressing her whole back to her waist and Regina was holding him close with her hands on his shoulders. When they broke the kiss, Robin smiled.

"I want to show you something." He reached into his pocket and handed her some folded papers.

"What's it?" She asked during she was unfolding it and her eyes widened when she quickly read the text and saw the signatures on the bottom of page.

"Divorce papers. My marriage with Marian ended with her death in Enchanted forest but here, we wanted to end it properly in the law of this land." Robin said and looked into Regina's eyes.
"I'm not married anymore. Nothing is standing between us now." He took her face into his hands and came closer to her, so close that their foreheads were connected. He wanted to make sure Regina would know he really meant what he was going to say.
"I love you, Regina. I love you and I'm yours." He caressed her cheekbone with his thumb.

She knew it was true, she loved him too and now, after all what had happened, for the first time she felt like she could tell him, like it was good to tell him, like it was right to tell him.
"I love you, too." She smiled on him and saw the most beautiful and most loving smile appeared on his face.

Of course that Robin knew she loved him, he could feel it in her kisses and see in her eyes but she had never told him – well, she had said 'my love to you' at Charming's before but he didn't think it was counting. But now, hearing her to say those three beautiful words – it was gold for him, it make his heart shudder with love and encouraged him to love this woman with all his soul for the rest of his life. He kissed her again.

"When I met you I had no idea you could make me the happiest man ever but you did." He whispered and moved his hand to her belly.

"Hey sweetheart. See, I promised I would come back and I'm here now. Thank you that you kept your eye on your mommy, now it's my job. I'm going to protect both of you. Everything will be okay, I love you, honey."

Hallo, daddy. I knew you would come back and mommy knew it too. She believe you but she is still worried. I'm so glad you are here. My mommy is so strong but despite she wouldn't admit it, she needs someone, who she can lean on. I'm here for her and I always will but it's hard for her to feel what I'm trying to tell her. I love her so much, I want her to be happy and I know she can be because she is when Henry, Roland and you are around.

Suddenly, Regina felt it was too much for her, that she can't bare more Robin's love in this moment so she took his hands from her and stood up.

"I bet you and Roland must be hungry after your journey. I made a dinner, we should eat it until it's still warm." She went to the kitchen, Robin followed her and took the plates from her hands when she had picked it up from the cabinet.

"What if you go for boys and I'll set the table?" He winked on her. It was actually good idea so she didn't protest and went upstairs.

She heard laughter from the room and when she opened the door quietly, the boys didn't notice her because they were turned away from the door, sitting on the carpet and playing with Lego. Regina leaned against the door's frame and was watching them.

"I don't like this tower. I think it's too small." Roland said and reached for more bricks.

"Wait. If you want to make it bigger you need also strongest walls or the whole castle will fall." Henry added more bricks for supporting the walls.
"Look it's better like this."

Then the little boy made the tower as big as it was possible, put a little red flag on its top and smiled at the older boy.
"It's perfect now! Ready for Prince and Princess."

"Yeah. But do you know what else we need if the Prince and Princess will live in this castle?"

"What?" Roland asked curiously.

"Ramparts. They need to be protected."

Regina was glad that Henry and Roland got along this well, it really meant a lot for her to see them like this.
"Unfortunately, your fortification will need to wait." She gained their attention and smiled at them.
"Time for dinner. I'm sure you both are already hungry."

"Well, I don't know what Roland but I am," Henry jumped on his feet, "and I'll eat everything before him if he don't catch me." Henry said with playful tone, threw a challenging look after Roland and run beside Regina out from the room.

"Noo, I'm hungry too." Roland jumped up as well and followed him quickly, laughing.

"Don't forget to wash your hands." Regina called but they were already almost in the bathroom. She came back to the kitchen and wash her own hands there.

"What?" Robin asked when he noticed her smile.

"It seems they get along very well." She wiped herself into towel and looked at him.

"Yeah, Roland likes Henry very much. When we were away he asked me often when we would come for visit. He missed you both."

"He's amazing."

"Just like his father." Robin said with sparkles in his eyes and came close to Regina.

"Yes, of course." She tried to show a serious face but she can't stop her lips from smiling so she kissed him instead.
"We should go there or they will eat everything without us." She said and turned not waiting for any response from Robin.

The boys were already sitting abreast at the round dining table and when Robin wanted to sit next to his son, the boy shook his head quickly.

"I want Regina to sit here. Could she?" He asked his father and Robin smiled at Regina, shifted the chair for her and sat down at her right side.

They were all enjoying the meal together when Henry looked at his mother and then asked to Robin.
"So will you both stay to live here now?"

"Well, we haven't talk about that yet." Robin answered to Henry and looked at Regina.
"I can return with Roland into camp"

"Do you want to live in camp again?" She was little confused because she hoped they will stay with them and she thought Robin wanted to.

"No, I don't. I would like to stay here with you if I could but I don't want you or Henry to feel uncomfortable about that."

Regina nodded and looked at her son questioningly.
"Henry?"

"I'm okay with that. Actually, it would be great to have more people in the house." He said with smile and Regina turned to Roland who was occupied with his portion of lasagna and didn't pay attention what others were talking about.

"Roland, what would you say if you and your father stay to live in this house with me and Henry?"

He hesitated for a while, looked at his father but when he looked back at Regina his eyes lit up and a hoping smile appeared on his little face.
"That would be amazing. Could we?"

"Of course, you could." Regina smiled on him and brushed his curly hair from his forehead with her fingertips. Then she put her right hand on Robin's left one.
"I want both of you here. From now, this is also your home."

"Thank you." Robin lifted her hand to his lips and placed a slight kiss on it.

When they finished their meal Robin wanted to take care about the dishes but Regina overtook him with shaking head.
"Uh-uh. My turn. Or I'll got used to it and you'll have to do it every time."

"I don't mind."

"What if you bring your things from the car instead? The guest room next to Henry's can be Roland's. What you think, Henry?" She looked at her son.

"Yes, sure."

"I'll change the furniture and everything how you'll like." She told to Roland.

"You don't have to bother with that, I'm sure it's good like it is now." Robin wanted to convince her.

"It's not a big deal, I can do it with magic. This is your home now and I want you both to feel as comfortable as it's possible."

"Okay, then." Robin gave her a little smile and went towards the front door to bring their things from his car.

"Wanna helping hand?" Henry offered and followed Robin outside.

Regina picked dishes up but before she could left the dining room, Roland asked,
"Regina, could I got more juice, please?"

"Of course, honey. Take you glass and come with me." She smiled at him and went into the kitchen.

Roland handed her his glass and climbed on the high stool behind the kitchen counter. Regina poured the juice for him and put the glass in front of him.

"Thank you." He said, drank and watched Regina with the hand under his chin as she started washing the dishes.

"Can I ask you something?" He started when she was almost done.

"Sure."

"This little brother or sister I'm going to have... Do you have them in your belly?"

"Yes, I do."

"Did you eat them?" He asked with serious face and Regina laughed quietly.

"No honey, I didn't." She wiped her hands into towel and turned to the little boy.

"You know your dad and I love each other, don't you?" Regina asked and Roland nodded.
"And our love created this baby in my heart. But it's not very comfortable there so the baby moved into my belly, where is more space for growing." Regina caressed her belly and watched Roland to think about her words. He consider them as believable and nodded.

"And when the baby will be born?"

"At the beginning of summer."

"Could we play together then?"

"Of course."

"Okay. I'm looking forward." Roland said with wide smile and drank from his juice again. Regina noticed that Robin was standing in the kitchen door, watching them.

"How long you are here?" She asked and Robin came so close to her that he could whisper in her ear.

"Long enough to hear your explanation that you didn't eat our baby." He smiled and placed his hands on her hips.
"You are a great mother, Regina." He kissed her lips softly.

"I'm trying to be." She smiled, took Robin's hand into her and turned to Roland.

"Come on, Roland. Now we can take care of your new room."

xXx

Regina changed the wall's color from white to light green, so they fit perfectly with the beech furniture. She transformed the big double bed into smaller one with dark green leaves printed on the bedclothes. Then she conjured big brown silhouette of tree on the wall right behind the headboard and Roland gasped.

"Do you like it?" She looked at him and saw his eyes were shining. He nodded desperately and jumped on the bed but then he run back to Regina and hugged her.

"Thank you, Regina."

"You are very welcome." She brushed her fingers through his hair.

"Do you know what, Roland?" Henry said and the younger boy turned his attention to him.

"I have plenty toys and stuffs I don't play with anymore. I can give it to you, what you think?"

"Can you?" Roland seemed to be excited about this idea.

"Sure, I'll sort them out."

"What if you have a bath now and then you can help Henry before sleeping?" Robin told to his son.

"Okay, Papa."

xXx

When Robin helped his son with bath, he came back downstairs and saw Regina sitting on the sofa with closed eyes and hand on her belly. He sat next to her and wrapped one arm around her shoulders. She smiled, took his other hand into hers and placed it on her belly. They were enjoying this little moment without speaking, focused on movements of their baby. Robin couldn't be more thankful that he is back, that he don't have to miss more moments with his beloved Regina and their child.

"You are tired. What did you do the whole day?" He asked after another while.

"Just a little cleaning in the house."

"Little?" He raised his brow knowingly.
"You shouldn't strain yourself so much."

"I'm pregnant, not ill with flu. I can't just sitting around and doing nothing all the time. Especially not, when I was waiting if you'll come back."

"I told you, I would."

"I know, I believed you but a lot of things could happen."

"Don't think like this. We are here now and that's everything what matters." He kissed her lovingly.

"It's getting late, Roland should go to sleep." He said after a while.

"Yes, sure, go for him. I'll come to tell him good night."

xXx

When she entered Roland's room, the boy was already lying muffled under the blanket and Robin was sitting next to him. She sat on the other side of the bed and placed a kiss into his hair.
"Good night, Roland."

"Regina, could you read me a story tonight?" He smiled at her.

"Of course if you want me to." She told him and looked at Robin. He smiled at her and handed her a book that he was holding.

"I'll leave you alone. Good night, my boy." He leaned to kiss his son and left the room. Regina moved on the bed, leaned her back against the headboard and started reading. When she finished the story, Roland could barely kept his eyes open.

"Thank you." He murmured.

"Sweet dreams, honey." She smiled at him, place a kiss on his forehead, smoothed his blanket, lighted a little lamp on the nightstand and turned off the light before she closed the door quietly.

She knocked on Henry's door and opened it. He was reading a comic in his bed.

"You have school tomorrow, don't be up late."

"I won't."

"Good night." She send him an air kiss and he smiled at her.

"Good night, mom."

xXx

She entered her bedroom right when Robin came out from the bathroom in his pajamas and she saw the bag with his clothes on the bed.

"I made a space for you in the closet." She said and went to opened it.
"And the upper shelf in bathroom is yours."

Robin came to her and kissed her cheek. She wasn't used to all of these little acts of love which Robin had showed her since he came back but she felt it was good. She lifted her hands to his shoulders and locked her eyes with his.
"I love you." She placed fast kiss on his lips and went to the bathroom before he could tell her, he loves her too but she knew he wanted to.

When she came back after the shower, Robin had put his things into the closet and was already sitting on the bed, waiting for her.

"I love you, too." He said and Regina laughed.
"You didn't think you can stop me from saying that when you leave, did you?"

"Of course not." She said with smile when she sat next to him.

"Regina," his voice changed from playful to serious.
"I want to promise you I will never leave you again but I know you think it's something beyond my powers so I'll promise you something I can and I will keep." He took her hands into his.
"Regina, I promise you, I swear to you I'll take care of you, our baby and Henry and Roland. I'll be always next to you and I'll never leave you without fighting for you. And if whatever magical power separates me from you again, I'll never stop finding the way back to you, I'll always come back to you because that is where I belong."

"Stop." Regina shook her head, tears appeared in her eyes but she didn't let them fall. She turned the light off with her magic and lay down.
"Just hold me, okay?" She whispered and he lay next to her, took her into his embrace and she wrapped her hand around him too.

"Forever." He kissed her temple and started caressing her back. He was doing it until she felt asleep and was holding her even after that.

So this was sweet family chapter but I promise another thrilling things are waiting for our heroes. Stay tuned and let me know what you think about this chapter.

MWAH!