Regina arrived at her house and quickly went into her study and she quickly removed her jacket and scarf. She shut the doors and poured herself a stiff drink thinking of what had happened this night and she shook her head on what she had done. She had actually kissed Robin Hood, really kissed him and totally shocking him and herself. She thought he was disturbed by the kiss but then his eyes and face changed from shock to desire. As then he was the one kissing her and she responded instantly. She took another swig of her drink and went over to her desk and sat down closing her eyes as she let the liquor do its job.

"So how did the meeting with Belle go?" Robin asked breaking the silence of the room. Regina opened her eyes and she looked at the direction of his voice he was standing at her study doors with that smug look on his face. That little smile to his face as she had not even heard him enter so wrapped up in her thoughts.

"I think you know how it went," Regina said as she her left hand came up and moved some of her hair out of her face. She had used her magic to make her phone ring to give her an out.

"So your majesty, why did you lie to me?" Robin asked as he walked closer to where she sat at her desk.

"I just needed some time to think and my name is Regina," Regina said.

"What about Regina?" Robin asked slightly amused as he stood up and walked to stand behind her. His hands went to her shoulders rubbing them.

"Everything," Regina answered feeling uncomfortable.

"Ah, did you perhaps think about your grocery list? Or how you were going to stop the wicked witch or did your thoughts go to how my lips felt on yours? The way my arms felt around you, because milady I certainly thought about it. I have thought about it for days since that day in the witch's house wondering what your lips would feel like against mine.I thought about it the whole way over here, remembering how you tasted like apples, sweet but saucy." Robin said as he leaned down and whispered in her ear these words.

"So why did you feel this all of a sudden need to kiss me milady?" Robin asked as he swung the chair around so that she was facing him He leaned down and looked her dead in her eyes wanting to see the truth there.

"I'm attracted to you, there are you satisfied now?" Regina asked.

"Greatly so, and that very well may be because I know how attracted I am to you. But I think there is more something you are not telling me," Robin said as Regina could not stop her eyes from looking down at his right arm at his wrist in particularly seeing the lion tattoo looking back at her.

"What is it? What is it about my tattoo?" Robin asked seeing where her eyes went.

"It's a nice tattoo," Regina said trying to play it off.

"You got a thing for tattoos?" Robin asked.

"No I just think its nice," Regina said."It's a family crest my father had one as did his and so on," Robin said.

"Will Roland get the same one as well?" Regina asked not daring to move her eyes from the tattoo.

"I'm sure one day he will. I would like to introduce you to him more. Now what is it? Why are you glued to my tattoo? And don't tell me its because its a nice one, have you seen it before?" Robin asked knowing something was going on behind those eyes of hers.

"What? No, I've never seen it before," Regina said as she stood up but Robin stopped her dead in her tracks as he grabbed her by the arms and putting one finger under her chin and bringing her head up raising her eyes to his.

"You have seen it before, but we have never met. Unless it was that year that no one remembers," Robin said.

"Maybe that's it. Maybe that's why I look at it like I've seen it before," Regina said seeing an out of this questioning.

"Could be, but for some reason I believe it's not. Have you ever seen me before?" Robin asked racking his memory and he has no memory of ever meeting her running from her dark knights but not seeing her as she would be one person he would never forget meeting.

"Alright, alright I'll tell you. But you are not going to believe me," Regina said as she was about to tell him about the whole Tinkerbell and fairy dust episode. Her study doors busted open and Robin acting on instinct turned and placed Regina directly behind him as if to shield her.

"Regina I need your help," Hook said as he strode in.

"My friend you will have to come back as we are having a discussion and your presence is not required and it would be much appreciated if you left," Robin said.

"No, no that's alright. What do you need Killian?" Regina asked as she moved from behind Robin to walk towards Hook. Leaving a frustrated Robin standing there.

"Now mate if you don't mind I need to talk to Regina alone," Hook said to Robin.

"If you think I'm going to leave-" Robin started to say walking up towards them.

"Robin, uh please give me some time with Hook here," Regina said.

"Regina," Robin said trying one last time to reach her.

"Robin please," Regina said.

"Alright but this discussion is not over with just so we are clear on this," Robin said as he started walking towards the study doors staring at Hook as he walked past him. He closed the doors behind him.

"So you and the thief eh," Hook said with a sly smile.

"Need I remind you of you and the Savior?" Regina countered back to Hook.

"Point taken now I need your help," Hook said.

"What is this about?" Regina asked.

"The witch tricked me and if I kiss Emma it will drain all of her powers from her. Is there anything you can do to reverse this?" Hook asked.

"I'm not interested in helping you so you can bump uglies with Miss Swan," Regina said.

"Don't you see its not about that, if we kiss then we don't stand a chance against her. It will take both your and Emma's powers to try to stop her," Hook said.

"I have no idea how to reverse this, but give me time tonight and I will research," Regina said.

"Thank you lass," Hook said as he turned to leave the room and as he opened the doors there stood Robin, looking quite unhappy.

"Thanks for the talk, I'll be in touch love," Hook said as he leaned in to kiss her on her it would get a response from Robin, he winked at Regina as he turned and left the house.

"What was that all about?" Robin asked as he followed Regina back into the study.

"Just Hook being an ass as normal," Regina said.

"Does he have a habit of just showing up like this?" Robin asked knowing a green eyed monster was responsible for this line of questioning.

"No, he doesn't. Not that its any of your business," Regina said.

"It is my business if the lady I'm interested in has men like that just dropping by," Robin said.

"So you are interested in me," Regina said.

"That's not a question," Robin said.

"And the answer is yes,I want to get to know you Regina. Really know you but to do so you have to let that wall of yours down for me," Robin said.

"I might be able to do that," Regina said as Robin walked right up in front of her.

"Good because I look forward to being the one to knock those walls down," Robin said as he leaned in slowly looking into her eyes till the very last second and kissed her. Their lips became one no space between them as he wrapped his arms around her. Her arms went around him as well as he finally moved his lips from hers.

"Now tell me about my tattoo and what it means to you," Robin said, not about to let this go.

to be continued