Weeks passed by and nothing happened. Months passed by and nothing happened. A whole year passed and nothing happened.

Actually, a lot has happened. But it seemed nothing has changed. Everyone acted as if they were in Storybrooke their entire life. Villains somehow disappeared, which worried them in the beginning, but since nothing happened in almost two years, they thought they just decided to let them live their lives. Only Regina thought something huge was about to happen. Not the same moment, but she had that feeling for the past almost two years. And it never disappeared. Not even for a day. Only moments when she finally had peace was when she spent time with her little princess, Brianna. She was happily married now, she had family. And not only she took her husband and children as family, but Emma, Snow, Charming… Everyone she should have taken in years ago, but never realized that. Till that moment.

"Ice..Cream." little Brianna pronounced in the sweetest voice, while they were passing next to the place Snow Queen used to work. It was a little, peaceful place now, with all kinds of ice-creams, frostings and flavors… She pulled her mother's sleeve and she Regina just couldn't resist those magically blue eyes.

"Okay. But just one this time, okay?" she let her hand, as Daniel raised her in the air. It was the most beautiful sigh she's ever seen. And she had it every day now. Gold, beautiful hair falling to half of her back, blue eyes that never failed to convince her at anything. If she asked Regina to give her the whole world on her hands, she would have done it without a second mind. Because there was nothing she wouldn't do for her princess.

At the same time, she reminded her so much of the man she lost. She reminded her of Robin with every single move. Maybe that was why she would do everything for her. Because she was ready to do everything for Robin once. Because they had the same eyes, same hair color… And she fell to pieces when Brianna once took bow and arrow at the shop, pretending to be a "good thief who will protect the poor ones".

"Should I get you usual?" the girl from the shop asked, seeing the three coming into her store. It was always the same. Brianna would take the chocolate one with colorful stars on the top. And the happy couple would usually share one ice cream, almost every time with chocolate. Sometimes vanilla, too.

"Two with the chocolate, yes." Daniel said, with a smile creeping down his lips. On a moment, he caught Regina's worried look. She was lost in her thoughts. And not so pretty thoughts. "Are you okay?" He asked, taking her hand.

Daniel's voice woke her up again. It was the third time since that morning. And once again, she nodded, not giving an explanation. "Yeah. Sorry." She replied simply with a smile. But she knew she couldn't fool him like that. He knew her too well.

"What's happening? What are you not telling me, Regina?" he asked again, not giving up. Something was happening. Something serious. And he had a bad feeling about it.

"Seriously, it's nothing. I just have this feeling… But it's nothing, I'm sure. Just one of those bad days." She squeezed his hand gently, when she heard the door opening.

"Regina?" The voice too familiar. The tone she hasn't heard in a long time. She turned around, her heart stopping the same moment. "Regina…" He pronounced her name once again, like he was unsure she was really in front of him. She looked more beautiful than ever. Her hair was a bit longer than before, she wore casual clothes and looked amazing in it, her lips perfectly red.

"Robin…" To be honest, she didn't know if he was really there. She's been thinking about him so much lately, especially since the moment Brianna started looking like him so much. Every day he was in her head. And him, standing right in front of her seemed impossible. To make things even worse, it was IMPOSSIBLE. Once you cross the line, there is no coming back. He couldn't be there.

"Oh my God, Regina! I've missed you so much!" he made a few steps towards her, not paying attention on people around them. He grabbed her hands, making sure she wasn't just a vision, cause that wouldn't be the first time he imagined she was in front of him. Yes, he wanted her that much. "You are…Stunning!" he pulled her, wrapping his hands around her waist.

Their bodies affiliated, as one, seemed like a dream. To both of them. The smell of her hair, skin under his, her hands around his neck, sound of her voice… He missed that so much. She was his oxygen. She was his everything. And tho he had no idea how he appeared in Storybrooke again, he was thankful to whoever did that, he didn't mind no matter who did it or how it was done. All that mattered was that now they were together.

"How are you…" she didn't even manage to finish the line, his soft voice interrupted her.

"I don't know, but, to be honest I don't care. I'm here, Regina. I'm back." His voice trembled as he pronounced these words and a huge smile stayed on his face.

There was no easy way to say what she was about to. But she had to. But, at the same time, she didn't want to. She wanted to stay like that forever. With him, safe in his embrace, in the small room. Sadly, that wasn't the case. "Robin…" And a flashback of him introducing his wife appeared in Regina's thoughts. It broke her. And this will break him. "This is my…" she pulled away, letting his hand and taking Brianna from Daniel. "…daughter, Brianna. And this is my husband, Daniel. Daniel, this is Robin."

Not only that made Robin break instantly, but Daniel too. Both of them heard stories about each other. Both of them had history with Regina. And she loved both of them. But no one ever knew who she loved more.

"Mommy?" Brianna called, pulling Regina closer, wrapping her arms around her neck. "Who's this?" she asked, placing her head on mom's shoulder. She never liked strangers too much. "Never talk to strangers." That was what her parents always told her. And tho she didn't understand much of what they were telling her, that was something she respected always, that was something she held on to, no matter what. Unfamiliar faces were as scary as clowns to her.

Regina didn't reply. She pulled her little baby a bit closer, kissing her forehead.

"H… Husband?" Robin managed to pronounce, staring at Daniel. His look ran to the little girl in Regina's arms. She was… "How… How old is Brianna, Regina?" he asked, barely managing not to scream, not to break everything in the room. Blue eyes and blond hair told him more than he wanted to know. Face of an angel she got from Regina, but those eyes he knew too well.

"Robin…" Regina sighed, tilting her head to the side with tears in her eyes. He couldn't know. She wasn't the part of his life. She didn't know who he was. And he didn't know who she was. He just left. Daniel was there almost the same moment. There was a slight chance he would buy her most inconvenient lie. "She is almost two. But it's not what you think… I need to talk to you. In private. But trust me, it's not… It's not how it looks."

"It looks pretty clear to me, Regina." He said, making a step towards her, wanting to just be closer to her. No matter how mad he was, he couldn't ignore his feelings for her. No matter how mad he was, that anger wasn't bigger than his love.

"Stay away." Daniel said, stepping in front of him, in front of his wife and child. "Brianna is my daughter. When you left, I came back. Rest of the story is pretty clear, I think." He smiled, uncomfortably. The last thing he needed now was Robin. At the beginning really often, later on less, he could hear Regina whispering his name in the pillow. He never brought it out to her. He never wanted to bother her with something she didn't want to talk about. He tried a few times, but it always finished as the conversation about cookies or what they are going to eat for lunch the next day.

"We need to talk, Regina." Robin said, making a few steps back, running with his hands through his hair. Too much. It was too much. Even if Brianna wasn't his child, the fact Regina moved on so quickly was too much. A child and a husband… And he didn't even look at anyone for the past two years because he believed that once he will have a chance to see her again. That once they will be together again.

"I know." She replied silently, watching the father of her child walking out of the store, almost breaking the glass on the door on his way out. "I know…" she said again, even more silent, staring at him, crossing the street and then disappearing somewhere in the crowd.

What is happening? Robin leaves and Daniel comes back from the dead and then, just when I have everything I need, just when I am happy, Robin comes back. It can't be a coincidence.