As promised, Part 2!


"Damn it Snow." Were the first words out of her mouth when she saw him.

Robin wasted no time. He had no clue what was going to transpire when he entered the room, but he couldn't be further from caring. He needed to see with his own eyes that she was alright. Needed to know their baby was alright. Even so, he was prepared for an onslaught of fighting that was about to happen. What he didn't expect was the defeated woman he saw.

"Damn it Snow." Were the first words out of her mouth when she saw him.

He sighed. Not a warm welcome, but she hadn't immediately insisted that he leave. Maybe there was hope. "Regina, please, just allow me to speak."

She needed to get him out of there fast. There was no telling how long she would actually be able to hold on to her emotions. "No. I – I don't what you here. There is nothing wrong. You can leave, go back to your family." It hurt more to say the word family then she ever thought it could.

"Please, I only want a minute to speak Regina. Then if you never want to see me again I will leave." It was partially true. He would leave and give her some space before discussing their child that she was carrying. She remained silent and Robin took it as a sign to continue. "I messed up. I was overwhelmed with Marian being back that I focused on the wrong thing." He moved forward to be by her side and she pulled back. It made everything that came out of his mouth drip with sincerity. "I want you. I choose you. We can work things out with Marian and Roland and whatever else later. I just needed you to know that I choose you."

She didn't know what to say, but true to nature she denied herself the happy ending she so desperately wanted. Swallowing she let her mind talk over what her heart wanted to say. "I can't let you do that. Your wife is back. You have a family that needs you. I can take care of myself." And our child. She added in her head.

Robin slowly turned around tears shining in his eyes. She amazed him over and over again. "You can't make anything easy can you, Regina?" While in the Enchanted Forest he had heard the stories. Hell, he had even seen some of the aftermath. Now, he saw the fear in her eyes. He could see the innocent teenager that had decisions made for her when she wanted to make them herself. Now she was just a broken woman, not the Evil Queen. "I understand how that must have looked. I understand that it is hard for you to accept that I would have chosen you."

She had to stop him before he actually said something that made her want him to be telling the truth. Regina turned to the only emotion that seemed to keep her from going to that place of hope; Anger. "Then you know who I am. The monster that I became." The word left with a snarl from her mouth. She could not change the past and she did not regret a single moment of it. Everything that had happened brought her a son that she adored and a baby on the way that she could not wait for. That did not mean that she wouldn't want to change how the people of this town saw her. "I don't intend on adding home wrecker to the ever growing list of reasons I don't get a happy ending. I'm a villain Robin. Villain's don't get happy endings." Her voice was deadpan. All emotion gone had left her face.

Instead of being turned away by her outburst he just continued to chip away at the wall he could see her trying to put up. "Here is what you need to understand. My wife died years ago. While Marian may have come back, she has come back to a changed man. A man who yes, has a fondness for her, but it is not love. It is admiration for the mother of my son." He was back at her side now and reached for her hand. A smile grew across Robin's face when she didn't pull away. He could see the wall falling and the trickle of a smile come to her face. "You are the one I love. You are the one I choose. You are the one that has stolen this outlaw's heart." And steal is exactly what she had done. Robin placed a kiss on her hand then turned to leave as promised. His heart tore apart with every step that he took, praying she wouldn't let him leave. Hoping he had not completely destroyed all her hope in them.

Her resolve to send him away diminished with every word. This was wrong. What she was feeling was for a married man and there were rules against that. However, he was standing there professing his love despite it all. He drew away and her face was washed with a fresh batch of tears. Her mind could not quiet the pounding of her heart. Regina was actually surprised that he could not hear it in the quite room. His footfalls were echoing through her ears and she did not truly know if she wanted to stop him or not. He made it to the door before her heart made the decision for her. This was not how her life worked making it all the harder to accept. The Outlaw had chosen The Queen and she was going to let him. Her eyes closed, not daring to hope that the next few seconds were real. "Robin don't go." It was all she managed to get out before he was back to her bed and closing the space between them.

Their lips met and all other sense went out the window. It started tender and simple. Both of them longing for the other. A few moments and it was deeper, neither one sure who had taken the step to do so. A moan escaped her lips as his tongue asked for entrance and she complied. Her heart was bursting and a hand on his chest told the Queen his was doing the same. A few more moments passed before they both needed air and broke apart.

"Nine minutes and fifty-eight seconds. Not bad." Snow commented from the door way. She had watched the whole scene. When Tink rounded the corner she led the fairy away. "You were right, all he needed was a second chance."


That was a nice one to write. Hope it was what you were looking for!

All good things must end and I am afraid that is where we are with this collection of one shots for now. I have another story in my head for a different fandom that is begging to be written and, sadly, do not have time to do both.

This has been a bunch of fun to write and I hope you all enjoyed it as much as I did! Keep the hope up OutlawQueen!

I apologize if I didn't get to your prompt. I may someday come back to this when Adam and Eddy once again break my fragile shipper heart. We shall see!

Good night all and God bless!