Hi! Hope you guys are having a great day! I know I've had an interesting week... The OUaT finale... The AoS finale (oh my shipper heart) anyways... That aside, I hope you enjoy this chapter! Allons-y!

Just Say No

"This could have been discussed over the phone, Robin. You didn't have to leave my sister alone at the house... Plenty of people have tried to kill her already."

"I know, but we need to talk about this arrangement! I'm not sure what I need to do..."

"You need to stick with what you said you would do... Go back to Zelena."

Regina sighed. She hated telling him that, but she knew Zelena wouldn't last long without someone there. Someone had to keep an eye on her, to make sure she didn't return to her old ways. Not only that, but Robin had a responsibility to the baby. Sure it was under debatable circumstances, but she knew Robin would feel absolutely horrid about not being there for his child. Regina had problems of her own... Recently a set of event had caused her to re-evaluate her entire relationship with Robin... Besides Zelena and the baby, much more bothered Regina... Things she couldn't explain. She wouldn't say anything to Robin though. He had enough to deal with already.

"So how's Emma... Is she..."

"Coping? Well, I wouldn't say that, but there's not much I can say... Much rather do for her."

Robin sighed. Emma had been through a lot and after something like that, things didn't just go back to normal. Robin heard a distant giggle from across the room... Roland was hiding behind the chairs. Robin smiled and slowly made his way over to the boy, eying Regina to play along. Closer and closer he and Regina came and when they found themselves right in front of the boy, but they still played it subtle. Robin brought Regina's face to his and kissed her, causing the little boy to shriek and come out for an explanation. Questions pelted their way and Robin seen Regina smile as Roland asked away.

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Archie looked away from Zelena, he hadn't expected her to be so, open, with everything and it made him shift a bit in his chair. Zelena seen the doctor squirming in his chair and an impish smile spread across her face.

"Oh cricket, there's no need to blush. I'm sorry, does this make you feel uncomfortable?"

"No, I just... I'm not actu- I mean I just never..."

"Never seen a mother breastfeed her child? I promise you, it's not as painful as it seems. Besides, what else am I to feed her? No worries, I'll stop."

The cricket tried to utter a small 'thank you' but he was still a little shocked at the situation. He figured that a house visit might just have been as hard on him as the office visit had been on her. Either way, someone had to make a sacrifice. The sacrifice had been made on his side and Zelena was definitely more comfortable having the baby with her. Archie particularly noted that she was very good with the baby Merida, she held him carefully and even sang to her... She definitely wasn't like the way everyone in Storybrooke had remembered her. Everyone in Storybrooke despised Zelena. Well, at least everything she'd done... Archie didn't despise Zelena, but he definitely hadn't approved of her actions. He wondered that if Regina had only taken her to him before, if he could have helped her. Of course, it was Mr. Gold's fault that she died... Archie couldn't blame himself for that. Nevertheless it still tugged at him that he could' have made a difference. When he thought about it, perhaps it was better this way. Motherhood could soften even the hardest of people, especially the Mayor, who had been even more strict before she had adopted Henry. Archie often thought it was due to a void in their hearts being filled. If anything could fill a void, it was love. Of course, Archie couldn't speak from personal experience. He'd never really bothered with love. He often wondered what his Happy Ending would be. The satisfaction of doing good or something more. He meant to ask the Blue Fairy about that before they had been sent to the Enchanted Forest, but alas, it wasn't meant to be. Archie figured that if he was going to ever love anyone, it would've been the Blue Fairy, but she wasn't really the loving type and now she was Mother Superior... Head of the convent. That would never work in a million years, Archie thought to himself.

"Did your fantasies get the best of you or are you thinking of what to say next, cricket?"

"No! I'm sorry, I was just thinking about some things... Got lost in thought."

"Oh gods cricket, I know that look... I practically invented that look. Who is she?"

Zelena sighed, apparently she would be the psychologist today... She knew that in any other scenario this would never work. She and Archie were two very different people, Archie was a conscious since the beginning, she had guessed, but she had only recently found her inner conscious. Now she was prying into the lives she had convinced herself she didn't care about. At least she still separated herself by the use of an informal name... Of course, when she thought about it, it seemed almost like a term of endearment. A strangely odd feeling that he actually was her cricket. Ugh. Zelena brushed off the thought, she was sorry she had pried into his personal life... It was unethical and also a bit disturbing to think about. She would never be able to understand the force shared between the two. It wasn't anything special and she hoped it would stay that way. She had enough problems as it was. Adding heartbreak to the list would send her off the deep end, for sure. Besides, he liked someone else.

"Well, actuall-Her name is... Ummm, Reul Ghorm... The uh... Blue Fairy"

"Oh my gods, you're in love with that shady nun? Archie, no...Just say no."

"I don't know if I actually like her, it's just that... Hey, this is your time to speak, not mine."

"Oh thank gods, I'd much rather avoid the subject of your deranged nun crush, the nun who is Mother Superior at that!"

Archie couldn't help but smile, she had a very good point. Liking Mother Superior would not only go against her ethics, but his as well. He realized that maybe it was that lonely feeling, the need for someone to fill the small gap in his heart. It wasn't impossible to find love for a cricket, was it? He often wondered if his Happy Ending was spending the rest of his days with Pongo, who had been beside him since the curse had been enacted. Archie looked towards the floor and shuffled his feet, he could almost feel Zelena staring right through him. This wasn't right... He was the therapist, the psychologist and it felt as if he was the one who needed help! Archie scolded himself for being so selfish and he looked back up towards Zelena, who was cradling baby Merida in her arms. She was so gentle with the baby and yet stern with everyone else... Everyone had their soft spot and Zelena's had been her child. He sighed heavily... Dr. Wells hadn't sent him just to see if Zelena was crazy. What he was doing felt wrong, but it was his job. Even his conscious knew that he had to do this, but he also knew that he had went about it the wrong way. If there was any way he would help Zelena get better, it couldn't be through deceit and trickery. Of course, she might already know why he was assigned to her. Nevertheless, the doctor remained silent... One day she would find out, but today would not be that day.

"I never did ask you... Would you like some tea? I put it on the kettle and I'm afraid it's starting to cool."

"Yeah... That would be great. You know, you could stay sitting and let me get it, how many sugars?"

"Just one and if you wouldn't mind tossing some mint in the tea... I'd be very grateful."

Zelena looked away as the cricket nodded his head, grabbing sugar and mint. She smiled at his kindness, but she wasn't about to let him see it. She heard the cricket rummage for the sugar, she looked back at the doctor who was fumbling around for mint. It was almost adorable to see him act so clumsily and she redirected her attention towards where he'd been sitting. She eyed a light pastel colored folder in Archie's briefcase with her name on it... One of the papers had been lifted farther than the others. She glanced at it momentarily before standing up with Merida and grabbing it to see for herself and it read Storybrooke's Department of Child Services. Without thinking she rushed in front of Archie, shoving the paper, briefcase, and umbrella towards him. To say she was upset wouldn't even begin to cover the fit of bitterness Zelena felt. She had trusted him and he only planned to have her child taken away from her? No, she wouldn't allow it. Merida was hers and no one could take Merida away from her... Especially not him.

"Get out of my house, cricket! Don't you dare come back or else you'll no longer be anyone's conscious."

"Zelena! Don't act so rash! I can explain!"

"Do not tell me to not act rash when all you plan to do is take the love of my life away!"

Zelena sat Merida down and began to push the cricket towards the door. She refused to use magic in front of her daughter, but it was harder to get rid of the him than she thought. Zelena pushed until he grabbed her wrists. He hadn't hurt her, but she knew it was time to stop. She fell against his chest, crying and begging for mercy. She didn't want her daughter taken away from her. She felt the cricket's grip loosen as he reached for her hands. Archie began to guide her towards the couch, all the while holding her close. It felt unethical. Completely unethical.

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