Sorry for the delayed update. I have been moving and we just got internet today. Thank you for all the reviews and positive feedback. Regina has brought back someone to be a love interest for Marian.

Chapter 3

Marian sighed and continued her attempt at making fire without Robin's help. She herself was proving to be useless in the forest, without Robin by her side. She had never really been without him. For her entire adult life, Robin had been there.

A man fell from a tree behind her, his laughter uncontained. He had no shirt, and tight leather pants on. His hair was the perfect length, and he was easily six feet tall. "Try this," he took over and showed her how to start the fire, having no difficulty.

"Who are you?" Marian asked, irritated at his laughing at her.

"The Huntsman." He replied, his charming grin never leaving his face. "And who are you?" He asked her.

"Marian." She replied looking down then back to him. "Why have I not met you before?" She asked.

"That is a very good question." The Huntsman replied. "The last thing I remember is…" He paused and looked thoughtful. "I was in a forest very similar to this one, and then I showed up here." He leaned himself up against a tree. "You don't happen to have any food, do you?" He asked.

"Nope." Marian sighed. "Everyone here eats at Granny's."

"Ah." The Huntsman sighed. "Well, then we will eat there tomorrow."

Marian looked away again, this time, trying not to think about how she felt when she went into town. "I…Well…It's just that I…"

"You what?" The Huntsman asked.

"I hate going into town because Robin Hood and I are separated at the moment, and working things out, well, it just doesn't look or feel like it's going to happen."

"I see." The Huntsman nodded. "So you want to avoid him?" He asked.

Marian only nodded. "I mean," She bit her bottom lip. "I came out here to clear my head," she sighed. "The last thing I need is to bump into him and hear him lie about how much he loves me."

"Lie?" He raised an eyebrow at her.

"Yes," she nodded defiantly. "Lie." She stated firmly. "He is in love with Regina."

"The Evil Queen?" The Huntsman's eyebrows shot up completely and he eyed the Marian woman.

"Yes. You know her?" Marian asked him, stirring the fire just a bit.

"I do." He was cryptic, not saying anymore about it. "I do indeed."

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"Are we just going to keep on avoiding each other?" Robin asked Regina, chasing her down Main Street.

"Well, let's see," Regina stopped and looked him smugly. "Your wife returned from the dead, and I was invisible to you for two months so…" she paused and pretended to think. "Yes! Yes we are." She was dressed to kill, even if she was two and a half months pregnant. She still wasn't really showing, and in those heels and that skirt, those legs were something most men couldn't refuse.

"Regina," Robin was out of breath from trying to get her to stop. "I never forgot about you. My feelings are still there." He explained.

"Are they?" She stopped and crossed her arms to look at the man, giving him one more chance to explain.

"Yes." He replied. "Yes they are! Marian came back, and I had to give her a chance. She is my wife. Things aren't…." He hesitated and thought carefully about his words. "Things aren't going exactly as planned with her." He stated honestly. "We changed when we were apart. We aren't who each other married. It was you I was destined for."

In her mind, Regina needed to play hard to get with him. Not only that, she needed to protect her unborn child. Sighing, she could think of only one thing to say. "Prove it."

"How?" Robin asked, a hopeless look on his face.

"Divorce her. " Regina stated sternly. "I am done with it. I still love you too Robin, and I always will." She looked down at the pavement and then back up at him. "But I don't share." She said matter of factly. "And Marian is your wife. I want you to be sure that things are over with her completely. I get it," Regina stated, allowing him to follow her to Granny's. "She is the mother of your son, and you two grew up together etc.," She gently massaged his shoulders from the front. "But I don't want to be the reason you leave her, I want your heart to really, sincerely, completely tell you that that is the right thing to do for you and for your future. If in any way it doesn't, I won't hold you back. I love you…completely." She backed away from him, her hands slowly leaving his chest area, then his finger-tips, and then she entered Granny's…alone.

Robin stood outside watching. He sighed to himself, observing as Tink brought Regina a cup of tea and the two of them sat in the corner farthest from him. She loved him so much that she wanted his happiness even more than she wanted him. Did he love her that much? Did any part of him still want to fight for something with Marian?

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"So there I was, surrounded by three Ogres, and all I had were two heavy harpoons," The Huntsman recalled, leading Marian toward what he assumed was the Storybrooke she had told him of. "I lifted one harpoon, and I aimed it at the one to my right," He helped Marian over a giant log that was on its side.

She paused for a second to look into his gorgeous hazel eyes and to enjoy the feeling of his muscular shoulders and arms. "And I launched it…" He held her closely to him, and she got weak at the knees. He could only chuckle, as she pulled away uncomfortably.

"I am hungry. Great story." She ran ahead a few paces.

"I didn't even finish." He stated.

"We have time." She replied.

"Okay." He agreed, peeking out through the forest with her and scoping out the town. "Is that Storybrooke?" He asked.

"Yes." She replied slowly. "And that is Granny's." She pointed to the building, then swallowed hard at the sight before her.

"So you want me to-"

"Shhhhh…" She shushed him, and focused on Regina, who had her hands on Robin's chest outside of the diner. She sighed and turned to the Huntsman. "I have a better idea." She began the twenty minute walk with him to the Rabbit Hole…Bar food would be better than food that had been made in the same room as Regina was sitting in.

"Are you okay?" He asked, holding the door to the pub open for her.

"Just fine." She replied smoothly.

"Okay then." He followed behind her, and they sat down to finally eat.

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