This part is a bit long, but it needed to be! Enjoy!

Prompt from Guest: Marion comes back (like in the finale) and Regina gives Emma her engagement ring to give back to Robin because she can't face him. Go from there.

So that is exactly what he did. Got creative.

Day 1 – Three weeks after the diner

She opened the door just to stop the knocking. Even though she was not ready to face him, she could not stand the sound any longer. "What the hell are you doing?" But there was no one at the door when she swung it open. Just a dozen roses and a card. 'Please let me explain. I'm sorry.' Those words meant nothing to her and she threw the flowers back into the yard.

Day 2

THUD. She ignored the first one. THUD. The second one was of some concern. THUD. Okay maybe he actually had done something stupid and hurt himself. When she opened the door this time, a scowl crossed her brow. There were three arrows in her door frame. Hanging from each was a memento of their time in the Enchanted forest. The first had a picture of a monkey attached. 'Your welcome would suffice.' Was written beneath it.

The second was a small empty potion bottle. 'We all get a second chance.' Regina started to tear up, but would not let the tears fall. The third was her glove. The one she was wearing when he saved her from the trap in Rumple's castle. 'That door almost took off your arm.'

She rushed back inside not able to handle any further trips down memory lane. He was torturing her. She had let him go so that he could be with his family. Why on earth was he still hanging around?

Day 3

First was the bottle of whiskey that Henry had managed to find and left on the counter. She had a long chat with her son about that one before he went off to school. Second was the picture of that tattoo in her laundry basket. When he returned, her son was going to be in so much trouble. The last straw was the lad bursting through the door whistling the song from the Disney version of Robin Hood.

"That is it! What do you think you are doing Henry? Are you trying to help him kill me?" She was beyond pissed, but could not help the tears that ran from her eyes.

Immediately his face fell. Robin said that he had a plan and she needed to be reminded of the good times they had while in Storybrook. All he really needed was her to come talk. "Mom I just want you to be happy. He makes you happy. I know he screwed up, but he has been camped on the yard for three weeks just trying to talk to you. Hear him out."

Day 4

She was going to do it. If he wanted to talk that badly the most she could do was hear him out. Her hand lingered above the door knob waiting. Was she really ready for this? A shake of her head cleared her mind. Henry was right. Her thief had been on the lawn for over three weeks now. Clearly he was not with Marion, which was a puzzle to the Queen, and he at least deserved a chance to be heard. That was what hero's did right? Made the hardest choices for them so others could have their happy ending?

He stood in front of the door with the pouch that contained so much meaning for them. His own fist lingered waiting to knock. Could he really handle it if she rejected him again? Robin knew that he deserved it. She opened her heart to him, hell literally gave him her heart, and he crushed it. He deserved every moment of this torment. When the door opened he was shocked. She was as beautiful as ever. Her eyes were broken and that would have broken his heart if he had it.

"Alright Robin. Why are you loitering on my doorstep? Or my lawn for that matter?" Her voice was icy and cold. She saw what was in his hand and her heart dropped. He hadn't. "Please tell me that is not your heart in that pouch." Her voice was beginning to break. Why would he do this?

Instead of answering right away he opened the bag. Inside was the glowing red and beat of his heart. "I messed up. At the diner, I was so shocked by Marion that I forgot who I was for a moment. That I had moved on and found the woman who gave me her heart. The woman who now owns mine. So here it is." He thrust the precious item into her hands. "When you are ready, and I know that it will take some time, I want it back. But not until you come back to me as well. I can't handle having my heart, but losing my soul." It was a strange feeling, but he knew that if he could fully feel then there would be tears falling on his cheek. He turned to go back to his tent, seeing that she was not going to respond.

Regina stood dumbfounded. He had taken out his heart and given it to her. She could easily kill him with it, use him, or even torture him. It was at that moment that she understood that she was already doing all three. Not being together was killing him as much as it was killing her. He would already do anything that she asked of him, her possessing his heart was not needed for that. The longer that she made him sleep on the lawn the more he hurt. It was torture. She looked at the glowing red object in her hands. He chose her. He gave his heart to her. The Queen picked it up out of the pouch and saw the glimmer of her engagement ring underneath. Knowing that this needed to stop, that they needed one another, she slipped the ring on before going over to his tent.

He had almost made it when he felt her behind him. He turned around and felt the familiar sting of having someone inside of his chest cavity. Robin looked down and wondered what she was doing. "Regina, I don't want it." He struggled to say as she withdrew her hand.

"Yes you do." And she kissed him. Hard. His hand came up behind to cradle her head and pull her closer. They only broke when both had run out of air. "I love you Robin. If you choose me, then I choose you. Your my second chance." She placed her left hand on his chest so he could see the ring. Tears were at the corner of both of their eyes. "But what about your family?" Even though Regina wanted this to be as simple as a reunion kiss she knew it could not be. She needed to hear him say it.

He shook his head. She still didn't get it. "You are my family. It took me all of thirty seconds to realize that after you left the diner. I got Marion settled, but explained that I no longer felt the love for her that she felt for me. She doesn't understand that part of my life is over. You are my life now." He went in for another kiss.

Their road would be long, but they would make it. True love was something that you always fight for.

And if something like this doesn't happen in season 4 I am going to flip a table.

Hope you liked it as much as I liked writing it! REVIEW! REVIEW! I have several more prompts that are working on getting done :) Your's could be next!