Sorry it took that long guys. That would be our final chapter for this story. I hope you like it!

Emma and Regina talked to Henry and settled down the fact they now get to officially live together in one house. Snow's reaction wasn't that bad to be honest. Maybe David prepared her for the possibility, and anyway, they could use the space. And, she made Emma swear that they keep visiting at least once a day.

The morning after last events, Regina Mills wakes up early. Her mind is filled with thoughts, ones she haven't had in quite a while. She doesn't like them, she keeps fighting it and trying to remind herself things will get better, because they must.

Emma and Henry leave for work and for school, but Regina is still trying to get herself together at home and have her day off. Perhaps it's not the best idea she's ever had. There's a reason she's a hard-working woman; sometimes having that time to herself is not a positive idea.

But after her encounter with Robin and what he did, she really can't help it. The man is simply rude. He tried to force himself on her. The first thing that comes to her mind is Leopold and the way he treated her when she was younger. These years were probably the worst of her life.

Then she didn't know how to protect herself, however, yesterday, even if not by choice, she's managed to push Robin Hood away. He might be more dangerous than he first seemed… or he just might be a man like all men.

Maybe there's something more to it. He didn't use to be that way. He used to be a lot nicer, Regina thinks to herself. Or maybe she really just truly never noticed how badly he treated her. Maybe.

Or maybe it's not the case. Perhaps Regina needs to get some answers.

As much as she wants this to be true, the fact that she's at home probably isn't helping her. She needs something more to do. She decides to get up and put on some clothes.

She's going to see Robin Hood and she's going to figure out what the hell went wrong. No way she was that off about him.

Regina gets to the forest. Where else would Robin be?

No one knows she's there, but it's probably for the best, she thinks, no need to worry anyone that doesn't need to know about this.

Regina still believes there's good in Robin's heart. He did make her feel bad, but what if it's just one of those days? Maybe he's just too frustrated about seeing her leaving and moving on. That's legit. Isn't it?

So, anyway, Regina finally finds Robin's tent in the middle of the forest. He's with his little Roland who certainly is still the same person.

"Hey," she shouts at a distance. She wouldn't want him to think of her as another witch and try to stick an arrow inside her head, like that time they met in Storybrooke. "Robin?"

"I come in peace. I want to talk to you, about last night, and also, just know a few more things."

He doesn't seem to want to answer her at first, but then he welcomes her in.

"Listen to me, Robin, I need an explanation. For last night. This is not the man I know you to be. You were a honored man. Please tell me this is still the case. The Robin I knew would never do what you did to me. You made me feel so… so bad," she actually opens up to him, like she once felt she could. She gives him another chance, "please tell me you never meant for that to happen. Tell me that you're the same Robin I used to love. Even if I don't love you anymore."

"You don't?"

"No, Robin. I've moved on. But I want you to be happy and I'm willing to help you if you just tell me what's going on."

"Nothing is going on Regina. Yesterday I told you everything that was to tell. It's either you just say you want me as much as I do you, or I'm taking my boy and going back to where I came from."

"Robin…" she's distant, "I honestly can't say that. My heart belongs to another. And don't you dare think of that as an insult. I'm not a lesbian, I just love Emma Swan. Just like I used to love you. But for some reason, you chose to leave me, and I've managed to grow from that moment on, I do not miss you anymore. But instead of running away from you like fire, for some reason I apparently still care. I need to know that you're okay, so, please tell me."

"No, Regina. I am not okay. It's like I said. Either you go back with me, or I'd have to leave with a hole in my heart that no one else will ever be able to feel. You're supposed to be the one for me, I will be miserable, and I will die by my boy's side eventually… knowing that I should've pushed harder but never did so because I wanted to spare your feelings. I thought you were stronger that that though."

"Robin…"

"No, I get it. I just don't matter anymore. I'm just going to have to look for a way back to New York and that's it."

"Robin," she stops to think for a second. "How did you get here anyway?"

"How did I get here? With the help of some magic of course. Not that you'll ever help. Right? You don't care about me, or Roland. You're nothing to me anymore Regina Mills. Don't ever come caring for me ever again!"

Regina, more betrayed than ever, decides to pay a visit to her pal, Belle. She knew Robin before, she should be able to understand her best.

Luckily, Gold isn't at the shop (what is he doing nowadays anyway?), and Regina can just come in and spend time with her friend. Tell her about things.

Just as Regina opens the shop's door, Belle barges and yells at her, "where were you?! I was looking for you for hours. Why aren't you at work?! I even called Emma and she got all freaked out for no reason? Where were you, Regina!"

"Why… Belle I was just in the forest, I talked with Robin." She gasps for air, "or… tried to at least."

"You were there? With Robin?!"

"Yes, why?"

"I just got an e-mail from Marian, as I was looking through my computer. Anyway, she says he's abducted Roland, that she found out he is having an affair with no other than Zelena, and that he is obsessed with the idea of hurting Regina Mills as a revenge for your wrongdoings... And need I remind you, you go by that name, which means you're in danger. Don't get closer to him, please, I beg you."

"No need to beg," she declares as she reaches for her phone that's been untouched for the last couple of hours. She's dialing Emma's private number, sending her a text:

I'm all good. Get yourself and Henry to Gold's shop. I'm here with Belle. We have some brainstorming to do.

Belle explains, "Marian said in her e-mail that she's on her way. She specifically said that Robin is romantically involved with Zelena. She just woke up one day to find out Roland and Robin aren't there, and they left a green note stating that Robin's taking Roland to Storybrooke, without saying why. So she packed what little did she have and found a way to get near Storybrooke, but she needs our help to get in."

"Why would he go after you if he's not really interested in you at all?" Belle asks.

"Well," Emma's sheriff mode is on. "Maybe it's his way of wanting to hurt Regina… for Zelena's sake."

"I just hope Marian gets here soon enough. I don't know if I can face Robin alone right now. I need… I need you to be here at my side. All of you," she looks at Emma and Henry and at her friend Belle. "I never thought I'd be happy to hear that Marian is coming to town."

"Um, moms, what will happen to her heart? Isn't it frozen? That's the whole reason they left to begin with."

"That's correct Henry…" Belle takes over, "Marian also mentioned that in the e-mail. She just said she needs to get her boy back before anything else."

"I think we should get a better plan than that." Regina states, "I'd have to use your help to find a special spell somewhere in this town. Something that would at least give Marian more than a few hours to face Robin, and for us to have her back."

"I'd get back to my books then," Belle said.

In the middle of searching around the shop, Regina almost falls apart. "Hey, Gina. Remember how we talked about your hunch yesterday?" Regina nods in response. "Well, I guess I'm sorry for choosing to ignore that feeling. I hope to God nothing bad happens because of that."

Emma continues, "And, if anything happens, I mean anything. If you feel like you need a hug… if you want me to embrace you, to kiss you, to look at you. If you want me to keep my distance, just let me know. I want to do whatever it is that make you feel as best as you can about this."

"You know what… Emma." She takes her palm. "You don't know what to look for around here. I guess if you could take Henry safely home that would be that greatest thing that could happen for me at the moment. I'm so worried about him. But I know you can keep him safe."

"Okay," she salutes her girlfriend, "one Henry-to-the-mansion is a go!"

Don't you think Henry never tried to resist getting back home without being able to help… but his mothers told him, "the best way for you to help is just for us to know that you're safe and sound," without a wicked villain trying to hurt him again.

A few moments after Henry and Emma got back to the mansion, a knock was heard on the door. Emma immediately pulled her gun out, and as she reached for the door she tried to be in position, ready for anything and anyone.

But that just turned out to be her parents, honestly just frightened by the unwarm welcome.

"Mom!" Emma shouted at her just as her mother yelled her daughter's name. "You can't just come knocking on people's doors like that!"

"Oh, Emma, so knocking on doors is also not okay?" her snarky father asked, "We just heard what's going on with Robin, we thought maybe we could be of some use. We were worried."

Emma puts her gun back in place, "I'm sorry I yelled at you," she hugs them, and welcomes little baby Neal with a smile, "you should come in. I don't think it's safe to be outside now."

"So what's basically going on, is that another crazy ex-boyfriend is after my mom on Zelena's behalf." Henry tries to explain his grandparents, "Isn't that great?" obviously unhappy about the situation. He turns to his mother, "I'm still honestly sorry about Walsh mom."

"That's okay kid. But now we have to help your mother with that monkey." She turns to her parents, "Regina is in Gold's shop with Belle. They're trying to find something in the books to help us figure this whole deal out."

A few knocks on the door again. Who could that be this time? Emma gets up from the couch to open the door, she signals them with a hand, "stay here." And the other hand reaches for her gun again.

She comes closer, and just a second before she manages to open that door, a wind blows it completely open. Emma can sense some dark magic. Just like she could feel it as Robin first reached that porch.

He is accompanied by a flying monkey at his side.

Apparently Zelena sent Robin to town with a few gifts before she disappeared from the face of Earth.

"Go to the back!" Emma yells at her family, she tries to shoot with her gun at the monkey but it appears to be immune. She knows she has to use her magic if she wants to defeat this monster, like she did once before. I wish Regina were here.

And as she has Regina in her mind, she manages to strike the mammal with her powers. Not nearly as strong as needed though. Robin gets inside the house and tries to look for Henry and the rest of the family.

It took some time, but Robin learned that the best way to hurt Regina is to hurt her loved ones. He has no more feelings for her, it was the worst way possible to try and hurt Regina. Instead of becoming a loved one and making her heartbroken due to his loss, he should've just gone after her loved ones and deprive her of a good life with them.

With Zelena in mind, he tries to hurt anyone Regina ever loved, and so luck would have it, most of them are there right now. Snow and Charming are there without their arrows or any sword. Henry is powerless as he usually is… and Emma's magic is not nearly as powerful against Zelena's.

But with Regina in mind, it's like Emma gets more and more power just by thinking of her. She concentrates harder, trying to do it like Regina has taught her, and finally she manages to kill that flying monster.

Robin is left there, but in the back of her mind she suddenly remembers him as the nice guy that once came here to visit, that Regina used to love. Was it all a fraud?

"Robin!" Emma shouts at him so he turns around and stops looking for her family for a few bits. "Robin, what are you doing?" she still yells since it's hard to hear anything in that storm. Her hair is flying all around her face and makes it difficult for her to see or speak, but she manages to shout. "Listen to me, what is this all about? Do you want to tell me you never cared about anyone here? Think of your son. Do you believe little Roland would be happy to hear Regina is hurt? Or worse, that his father is hurt because he did some horrible things? It that the lesson you want to teach your boy?"

"Don't you dare talk about my boy! Regina is the one that has to pay that price. She is the one that hurt too many people. Zelena died trying to fix it. I had to play house with her for weeks, I tried to make it right for Zelena. It is all Regina's fault and now you're going to pay."

"You didn't use to be this way, Robin," she tries to get closer to him. "Marian knows this. We all know it. You used to be a good father, you cared about more important things than revenge. Please, think about this again. You shouldn't hurt innocent people."

Regina and Belle finally get there. Took them long enough. In a minute Regina controls the storm and stops it altogether with her magic. Belle shouts, "What the hell is going on in here you guys?" And as she sees Robin pointing an arrow at Emma's direction she freezes.

"Good, finally you're here," Robin begins anew. He starches his bow and as Emma turns around to look at Regina, she has fear in her eyes, almost like she shouts with no voice and calls for Regina's help just by locking her gaze with hers. "Now you get to see how I take away from you all the people you love." He says, "Just like you do yourself so well."

Regina immediately transports herself in front of Emma and manages to grab the arrow, but not before it hits her in the shoulder and she falls down.

"No!" Emma shouts, and as she does, her magic pushes Robin away against the wall. A big white light is released from her side, and as it touches Regina is freed from the arrows wounds. She manages to shout at Belle, who throws her a small bag of magical dust. It's origin is Neverland, in fact, and one she throws its content on Robin he just vanishes as if he was never there. "I wish you would've listened to us, Robin." Regina whispers under her breath.

"I have no idea what you did there, Emma," Regina tells her as she checks for any wounds on the blonde or the rest of them to heal. They're all clear. "You probably saved all of us with you magic. I knew you're strong enough. I've always-"

"Stop, Regina. It was nothing I did," she barges in. "I mean, obviously I used my magic and it worked. And yes I should probably not do that again before you teach me more, because I honestly had no idea what I was doing. But I need to let you know, that it was all you. Seeing you that way was hard for me. You're not that type of person to be left on the ground powerless. I don't know what that man did to you and how he made you feel. But I know that I couldn't see that anymore. I can't…"

"Emma…"

"No, no, let me say that. I mean it. I can't see you hurt, I hate it. You're my everything, Regina. You and that family is all I have. I never thought I'd have it but I do. And I love you for it. Thank you for giving me the opportunity to be of help. And I'm glad you finally rose and kicked his ass!"

"You see, that is it," Regina softly grabs Emma's arm, "I did manage to kick his ass. And it's thanks to you. I could have stayed on the ground waiting for any of you to do something I couldn't, but you healed me, you made me feel better and you gave me enough courage to stand on my own two feet against a guy that, honestly, was always a monster in disguise but I refused to see it, or maybe I couldn't because… well I don't know why."

"It's okay, Regina," she calms her, "I know you loved him. It is okay if you feel hurt. You should just focus on the fact that… you're not alone. And we'll always be here for each other, making each other stronger. You know what I mean?"

"Yes, Emma. Thank you. For… always making me strong, I mean." She pulls the blonde closer, "And well, for anything else."

"I love you, Regina."

"I love you, Emma."

"Why must you two always be so cute together?"

"Oh come on," Regina gives her a look, "Belle!"

"Belle, we were having a moment here," the blonde says with a smile.

"You do know what that white light means, right gals?"

"Belle, why must you be this awkward all the time?" her best friend asks.

"Well, anyway," she ignores her, "I saw it. It wasn't just Emma's magic. It was a symbol of True Love. What you did there… it was an act of True Love."

"I've heard there are more ways other than kisses, but I never guessed-"

"Regina, why wouldn't you just stop thinking ALL the time and gimmie a kiss?" Emma asks, "would ya?"

And Regina happily does so.

As their lips meet, it's finally as if things will get better. Regina doesn't have to think any more dark thoughts. She feels free. Maybe… that's how true happiness feels?

A few more weeks after that incident, Marian is ready to leave town with little Roland. "I'll miss you little monkey," Regina tells him as she pats her finger against his nose. But she knows he'll be just fine with his mother back in New York.

She says goodbye to the two of them. Belle and Emma and there with her too. Henry already expressed his goodbyes to little Roland a few hours earlier.

"So I'll see you at the house?" Emma asks Regina.

"Of course," Regina always goes to Belle's in the mornings. "I'll see you later." And she lets her girlfriend go, not without a light kiss.

"You two…"

Regina just glares at her in response at first. "You know what, no, Belle, you and Rumple are waaaaaay worse. You two are almost always together. You work together at the shop and when you're not there or with me you two are always having sex. That's like literally the one thing you do. All. The. Time."

"I can admit to that," Belle says with a smile, "it doesn't mean you two aren't alike. You two are the worst. Always cheesy that way. You kiss every single time you say goodbye. What can I tell you. It's cheesy. But it's just who you are! And it's cute."

"We're not cheesy," Regina blows it off with a smile, "we're in love."

As they get to the shop they see Rumple, and for a change, and to be honest, no apparent reason, he decides to welcome Regina with an honest smile. He kisses his wife goodbye as he leaves the shop.

Regina and Belle exchange looks, "you see, you kiss each other too!"

"What can I say, maybe we're in love as well."

"Belle," she grabs her friend's hand, "you remember, a few months ago, you and I started talking in a bar…" "mhmm" her friend responds, "I'm glad we both stopped drinking at some point."

"Well, yes. Anyway, you remember what I told you that night?"

"What did you tell me?"

"I said, 'I just wanted to be happy for once.'"

"I remember that, I remember we were both kind of miserable and drunk ladies. Getting drunker."

"Yeah, that was kind of horrible. And don't get me wrong, fun, but horrible." She keeps with her point, "Anyway, I think that… for once, I think I actually am happy. I was with Emma yesterday and I just felt… good. I felt free. Tell me, is that what happiness feels like?"

"You know what?" Belle acknowledged, "Maybe this is exactly what it feels like. I think… maybe for once we both got our happy ending."

"Maybe after all, we can be happy. I am happy."

After a few positive and silenced moments, Regina added, "I think I want to go see my beautiful, amazing, powerful, girlfriend."

"Likewise," said her friend. "You should."

Happy for once, Regina thought. Never guessed that was possible, to be happy. But she is.

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