Sooo... I have been talked into writing more of this. This chapter is much shorter.

Disclaimer: I still own nothing but the idea.


"Regina? Where did you-" Emma started as she picked up her phone. "Emma, take Henry and Roland home with you, please. Robin and I have much we need to discuss." Regina sounded breathless. "Sure, discuss away. They can stay over night." Emma was smirking, she knew exactly what was going on. "Thank-" Regina's phone cut off. Emma looked at her disconnected phone and laughed. She turned to her parents and Killian, "Well, we've got the boys for the night."

"Why ever would you do that?" Regina gasped as his tongue dipped in the hollow of her neck. "Because the boys are taken care of and that fact is all that matters." He pulled away and looked at her, "Now, could you perform some of that magic again and get us somewhere even more private?" The next thing he knew, they were in Regina's den. She pulled away and walked over to the lone table in the room. "Care for a drink, Dear?" Robin's chest was heaving from trying to regain his breath. She was so beautiful in that dress. She was always beautiful, but that slit traveling up the length to her mid-thigh was about to knock him on his ass.

She stared back at him expectantly, "Is that a yes or no?" She sat down on the arm of the chair next to the table and crossed her legs, exposing her left thigh to him. "I see you are enjoying my dress." Robin noticeably swallowed and had to tear his eyes away from her leg to her face. He cleared his throat, "My apologies. I cannot seem to keep my eyes off of you. Your dresses are always so... Stimulating." Regina felt the heat rise up her neck, yet was still able to pull a smirk. "Well, perhaps I should remove it."

Robin's knees buckled at her words and he almost hit the ground. She stood up and reached behind herself to grasp the zipper, pulling it down slowly. The sound of it unzipping sent electricity through his body. "I'm going to take that as a 'perhaps you should'," She said as she walked back to him, swaying her hips with every step. As she let one sleeve fall from her shoulder, she met his lips with a soft brush of her own. Regina was surprised she was able to act so seductive when on the inside she was about to have a panic attack. She grabbed his hands and placed them around her waist. "I'm not going to bite. Unless, of course you want me to." He brought her back against his body for a searing kiss as his hands made their way up to the other sleeve.


(Later that night)

"So... Are you ready to talk, yet?" Robin looked down to the raven-haired woman lying across his chest. She looked up and rested her chin on her hands. Regina smiled and rolled her eyes, "Those last two times were your doing." Robin chuckled, "Regina, I believe we were both doing the same thing. However, yes... I did start it, but now I'm spent. Let's talk." Regina knew she couldn't avoid it any longer.

She sighed and repositioned herself into his left side with her arm slung over his stomach. "Alright. Where do we begin?" He ran light fingers up and down her bare arm. "Let's begin with complete honesty. No hesitations. No getting nervous or scared." Regina nodded once. "Okay." She took a deep breath and began to open her mouth to speak when she was cut off, "I have fallen in love with you, Regina." He blurted out, "Unadulterated love." Regina closed her mouth and was speechless as she quickly sat up to search his eyes. She stayed there for a moment while she processed his words. "I said no hesitations. You look as if you are about to run. I know it's a heavy load to hold because I've been carrying it around ever since that night at the stream. Please, just don't run from me or hide your feelings. Tell me what you're thinking right now in this moment. Please just-" He stopped when Regina placed her finger over his mouth.

"There's something I need to tell you. It's something that I should have told you the moment I discovered it." She closed her eyes and reached down to the figure on his wrist, running her fingers across it, as if trying to make sure it was real. "When I was first married to Leopold, I was very unhappy. Tink decided she wanted to help me and used pixie dust to lead me to my second chance at true love." She looked into his eyes; "It led me to a man in a pub with this tattoo on his wrist. I got scared and ran back to the castle. I wasn't ready for love again. Daniel's death was still very fresh in my heart. I couldn't betray him like that. As the years went on, my heart became filled with more and more anger. I progressed in my studies of magic with Rumple and decided to use the knowledge I had gained to destroy the one person that destroyed my life. Snow White. Anyway, you know the rest of the story and I am ashamed to even think of it. Which makes me question how anyone could ever love 'The Evil Queen'."

Robin stayed quiet the entire time she relayed her story to him. His heart broke for her to even think that she couldn't be loved. Had she just admitted that they were true loves? Everything that she had been through and she didn't think she deserved love? That wouldn't do. "Regina, you are not 'The Evil Queen' anymore. You are a mother, a friend, a hero who risked her own life multiple times, now and gave up the only thing in her life that she truly cared for in order to save an entire population. I love you with my whole heart. You and Roland and even Henry are the most important people in my life and I intend on keeping you there. I was a coward for not telling you I had feelings for you so long ago, but here I am now. You weren't ready for love back then, but are you now? Are you ready to accept my unconditional love for you?"

Regina let out a soft sob and kissed him with all the passion in the world. "Robin, I love you so much that it physically hurts when I'm not around you. I was jealous of my own son when he told me you were giving him archery lessons." She let out a tired laugh, "I have loved you for some time now; I just have no idea as to when it started. Perhaps it was that night at the stream when it first started. I haven't had anyone do what you did for me that night in so many years. Not since Daniel. I'm so happy to hear you intend on keeping me in your life, because I don't think I could live through another heartbreak. I need you so badly." He pulled her in for another kiss and flipped them over so that he was above her. "Good, because I need you too."


Henry and Roland's voices were softly traveling through the door while the Charmings and Killian were sitting around the kitchen table. Snow passed out the mugs with hot chocolate as David gently rocked the sleeping Anagail. "So, think they're getting much discussing done?" Emma quietly joked so not to wake the four month old. "Emma!" Snow slapped her eldest daughter's arm. "If you ask me, it's about bloody time. Their tension has been making even me uncomfortable." Killian put in. David chuckled, "I'm just glad they're both finding happiness. They both have love lost; it's time they find it again. They both deserve true love." Snow leaned over to kiss him, mindful of the baby between them. "I completely agree with Charming." Snow smiled. "Of course you do," Emma laughed.


"Where do you think we will live?" Roland asked excitedly. "Are you gonna be my brother?" Henry laughed at Roland's innocence, "Roland, they just kissed and are talking about stuff. We don't even know if they'll decide to stay together. But, you know, I really think they will. If they do, we'll probably live in my mom's mansion because, well... It's a mansion. If they decide to get married, yes; that will make me your brother." Roland's eyes got as big as saucers, "Really!? And then Gina will be my mama and Papa will be your papa?!" Henry nodded his head with a huge smile. "We can't get too excited, though. Like I said, we aren't positive this is going to work out." Roland frowned at that. "Okay, but if it doesn't happen, can you still be my brother?" Henry shook his hand through Roland's hair and brought him in for a hug. "Wouldn't have it any other way, little man."


Shall I continue?