To the person who said I was making Regina a whore, if you would just give the story time to play out, you might find out that everything is not always what it first appears. Please don't judge a story over one chapter, give it a few chapters in.
"So what is your name?" Robin asked as he held Regina close to him, he could sense something was off with her. He had never hired an escort before, but he had been to plenty of events where they were there and none had ever acted like this one. Most escorts were pratically all over their clients, but not this one. He had to wonder why?
"Angel...my name is Angel," Regina answered the name that Amber had told her to use.
"Angel? Right, well Angel shall we go to dinner?" Robin asked as they turned and headed to the private room reserved for Robin's party, Robin had his hand on the small of her waist as he guided her into the room. He pulled Regina's chair out for her, and after he had her in her chair he sat down to her left. Regina felt out of her element with these obviously rich people around her.
"Relax, we won't have you for dinner," Robin said causing Regina to smile lightly at his words. She grabbed her glass of champagne and took a good drink of it, hoping it would give her the courage that she needed.
Robin looked around at his friends and colleagues and Killian in particular, who just smirked at him. Robin titled his head to the right, to let Killian know he needed to speak with him privately. Killian got up from his chair and made his way out of the room.
"If you'll excuse me, I'll be right back," Robin said as he patted her knee lightly, causing her to jump slightly. Something was very wrong with her, why was she acting like she had never done this before, he was not going to jump on her like a lion. Before he could address that issue, he had another one to address first.
"What were you thinking?" Robin asked as he came up to Killian at the bar.
"What's up with ya? I thought you might enjoy some female companionship for the evening," Killian said.
"You hired me an escort?" Robin asked.
"Yes, yes I did. You need to get laid, you've greived long enough. It's time for you to move on," Killian said.
"So I'm to move on with an escort?" Robin asked.
"She might just be able to get you over the hump old chap," Killian said. "I'm not saying you're going to end up marrying the lass, but I think you see it as much as I do that she's special. This is obviously not something she enjoys doing, and I can tell there is some chemistry between you two already, my friend."
"That may be very true, and I do intend to find out about what made her choose this profession. And for the record I can get laid without you hiring me an escort," Robin said.
"Then prove it, it might help your disposition," Killian said jokingly.
"I'm not going to sleep with her to prove anything to you," Robin said.
"But you are going to sleep with her," Killian said raising an eyebrow.
"If I do, it's not because of her being an escort or any of this," Robin said. "And don't you ever pull a stunt like this again." The two men had a shot a piece before going back into the room, both men paused in the doorway upon seeing the scene in front of them.
"Why did you invite him?" Robin asked under his breath.
"He's a partner in the firm, I couldn't get out of it," Killian said as he watched the way Robin was looking at Leopold Blanchard standing beside 'Angel', he saw the way Robin's jaw twitched as Leopold put his hand on her arm, saw the way that Robin's fists were clenched. "Easy old chap, we can't cause a scene here, but do go rescue the fair beauty."
Robin barely heard Killian's words as the blood was pounding through Robin's body, he wanted to deck Leopold for simply touching her, and Robin knew it wasn't making any sense as he himself had just met 'Angel', but he already felt protective towards her. When he saw Leopold place his hand near 'Angel's' hip he could wait no longer, he quickly made his way over to her.
"Blanchard," Robin said as he came up to Regina's side and placed his hand on the small of her back, he mentally noted the way that she did not pull away from him this time, nor did he miss the slight sigh of relief he heard come from her.
"Locksley, well I must say you had quite the turnout for your special night," Leopold said as he then looked over at Regina. "And this one is quite special, where have you been hiding her Locksley?"
Away from your disgusting hands, Robin thought then answered. "Just to myself, where we can enjoy one another."
"And does the lady have a name?" Leopold asked, not looking at Robin but instead at Regina.
"Angel, my name is Angel," Regina replied. She was so glad that Robin was here now, this Leopold man gave her the creeps.
"Well, you a certainly an angel. I look forward to seeing more of you...around," Leopold said as he left them.
"You alright?" Robin asked.
"Yeah, why wouldn't I be?" Regina asked.
"Then let's go have dinner," Robin said as they went back to the table and enjoyed their dinner. Robin asked Regina some questions as they ate, but she only gave him simple, short answers. He heard music from outside the doors and knew there was a dance floor there.
"Dance with me?" Robin asked as he put his hand out for her as he stood. She nodded and smiled as she placed her hands in his as he led her off to the dance floor. Once there he pulled her into direct contact with his body, one hand holding hers, while the other was at the small of her back, right above her butt.
"Have you enjoyed your evening?" Robin asked as she glanced up at him to answer.
"Yes, yes I have," Regina replied.
"You seem very out of your element with this escort job of yours. How long have you been doing this?" Robin asked, as the thought of her lying under other men who paid her to be doing so, caused his anger to start to boil again. Not at her, but at whatever circumstances were forcing her to do so.
"Awhile now," Regina replied.
"Really, so how long is 'awhile' ?" Robin asked as he doubted her answer.
"Tonight is my frist night on the job," Regina answered truthfully.
"So I'm to be your first client?" Robin asked.
"Yes," Regina whispered.
"That's good," Robin said as he was so thankful that she had not been forced into sleeping with other men, possibly being abused by them.
"Why don't we go somewhere more private?" Robin asked.
Regina knew that her time was up, this was it, he wanted to sleep with her. This was part of her job now. She nodded as he escorted her to a private car, they were driven to an exclusive hotel only a few blocks away. Upon arriving he helped her out of the car and headed upstairs to his hotel room.
"Can I pour you a drink?" Robin asked.
"Yes," Regina replied as he poured her a glass of champagne. He handed her the drink and watched her swallow half of it in one gulp. Obviously she was nervous about this.
"Why don't we start with you telling me what your real name is?" Robin asked.
"I can't, they told me at the agency not to," Regina said.
"I just want to call you by your real name, not this 'Angel' name," Robin said. He could see the hesitation on her face, she wanted to but something seemed to be holding her back.
"I can see how strong you are in your eyes, how this is not something you wish to be doing. I'm not going to hurt you, or make you do anything you don't want to, you can trust me. I'm Robin Locksley," Robin said.
"Regina, my name is Regina," Regina answered.
"It's a beautiful name," Robin said.
"It means Queen," Regina said.
"That you are, think of me as your faithful servant," Robin said. "Can I kiss you, Regina?"
"I'm yours for the night," Regina said.
"I don't want to kiss you because of that, I want to kiss you because it looks mutual between us," Robin said. "Do you want to kiss me?"
"Yes," Regina said Robin took a hold of her, his hold was gentle enough that she could slide away, walk away if she wanted. She watched the way he angled her jaw so that her mouth was mere inches from his. She leaned something in that moment, she was very attracted to this Robin Locksley. This was a proven fact and she could tell he was attracted to her, and suddenly there was no air.
Robin's mouth brushed hers, Regina jerked back in an effort to control the heat that shimmered through her. She couldn't believe that just touching him, kissing him would feel this intense. His hands settled at her waist. She felt his hand cup her breast through her dress, her stomach clenched and for a timeless moment she hung suspended. She registered the firm shape of his arousal pressed against her stomach. Heated awareness flashed. Long minutes later, he lifted her into his arms, and carried her over to a couch and set her down on it.
As she went to work on the buttons of his shirt, she felt the zipper of her dress release, making her tense up. Robin stopped her hands by covering hers with his.
"What's wrong?" Regina asked, confused by his reaction.
"I want this to mean more than us just giving in to our desire for one another. I want to get to know you, Regina. The real you," Robin said as he fixed his clothing as well as hers.
"What do you want to know?" Regina asked. "And why me? There's nothing special about me."
"Oh I beg to differ, you're the first woman in a very long time who has captured my attention from the moment I met her," Robin said. "Tell me why you're doing this type of job," Robin said.
"I'm in school, in my last semester and I working as many hours as I can to, to try to get by. But between paying my schooling and my bills, it's just not enough," Regina explained.
"There's nothing else that you can do?" Robin asked.
"Don't you think I've tried? You think I wanted to basically sell myself, to lie under some strange man, not knowing what he might do to me? I may be an escort but I'm not a whore by choice," Regina said as she stood up from the couch.
"Regina, I'm sorry, I didn't mean it like that," Robin said as he got up to stand in front of her. "I know this sounds crazy, but I care about what happens to you already."
"You don't even know me," Regina said.
"Maybe not as much as I would like to, but I would love to be able to spend more time with you," Robin said.
"I can't start any type of relationship right now," Regina said.
"Why not?" Robin asked.
"You can look me in the eye and tell me you want to see more of me, when you know what I'll have to do?" Regina asked. "When you know I'll be seeing other men, kissing other men, letting other men abuse my body." She saw the look that passed in his eyes, and knew he never could put up with that situation.
"Regina, let me take care of you," Robin said. This sounded crazy he knew but she had him wrapped around her finger.
"I won't be a kept woman or a chairity case," Regina said.
"Just let me help you," Robin said.
"You can't," Regina said.
"Then if the only way I can keep seeing you like this is to pay for it, then so be it," Robin said as he pulled out his wallet. "How much for the next month?"
Regina was shocked by the wad of money he pulled out. "You'll have to contact the agency first."
"Fine, first thing tomorrow. Don't let them set you up to see another man, Regina," Robin said as she started to say something but was cut off by the press of his lips on hers. She was pressed up against his body, his lips devouring her lips. Letting her know that he was very invested into her.
"Now before I let this go any further, I'm going to have my driver take you back home," Robin said as he looked down into her beautiful face.
"Thank you," Regina said as Robin walked her out of his room, and opened the door to his car.
"Good night, Regina," Robin said as he placed his hands on her shoulders and this time let his lips glide over hers for a few moments before letting her get into the car.
He watched until the car was gone from his site, he was quite intriugued by this Regina. He was going to contact the agency that Killian had got Regina from, first thing tomorrow and pay whatever price he had to have keep seeing him, and only him.