In Fairy Tale Land
A few days later Regina was enjoying her bath and was letting the stress just melt away from her. She had been working with the charmings about how to stop the witch from coming after their baby and at this moment she was so relaxed and almost to the point of falling asleep. So much so she didn't hear someone calling her name and a few moments later she heard a sound and opened her eyes to see Robin standing a few feet from her looking at her in her bath.
"How dare you! Get out of here now!" Regina said as she looked to make sure she was covered up with the bubbles in her bath. Her hands covered her breasts her legs crossed under the water's edge.
"Just so you know I did knock and I called you several times. I came in to make sure you were okay and from what I can tell minus the bubbles you are." Robin said with a smile on his face. He had upon entering had looked around and not seen her went into the other room and stopped in his tracks on seeing the Queen in her bath. He stood there for a few seconds enjoying the scene before him. She had looked so peaceful in her bath and he had waited a little while before he had let his presence be known.
"Well get out of here." Regina said as she looked around for a towel. Robin seeing what she was looking for grabbed a towel and held it just above her.
"Give me that and get out." Regina said.
"What will you give me?" Robin asked loving to tease her.
"If you don't give me that towel I will turn you into a horse." Regina said.
"Well if you wanted to ride me all you had to do was say so milady." Robin said loving the shocked look on her face.
"Give me that towel this instant!" Regina said.
"I'll turn around just to make sure you don't need any of my assistance." Robin said as he turned his back one thing that crossed his mind was he knew Regina could of used her magic to get the towel or vanquish him from the room at any time yet she chose not to.
"I don't need you for anything." Regina said as she made sure his back was turned and got out of the tub pulling the towel around her.
"I can wash your back or any other area that may need any attention. But tell me milady is your injury healed yet." Robin said trying to get a rise out of her.
"My injury is healed no thanks to you and if you ever-" Regina started to say as her foot slipped on the floor Robin hearing her turned and grabbed her around the waist and caught her before she could hit the floor.
"See Milady can't leave you alone for more than two seconds without you needing my assistance." Robin said as Regina looked up in his eyes she started to say something when Robin's head started to descend towards hers and before she could think his lips were on hers very gently at first, then when she responded he intensified the kiss letting his passion he had denied for her come out in his kiss. She met the intensity back by she grabbing his hair and holding his head in place for their lips. He put his arms around her and pulled her closer to him with only the towel separating them. His hands were on her waist going down slowly as he grabbed her butt and letting her feel what she was doing to his body with his erection pressing up against her she moved her hips upon feeling it and moaned into his mouth.
Regina could not believe what had come over her how she went to yelling at him to kissing him like this. He was the most irritating man but he was kind of cute like Snow had said. As the kiss intensified even more she felt Robin move his hands from her butt to the towel and she felt it slip from her and then his hands were on her. He took a few steps forward letting her back hit the wall the impact making her realize what was happening or could happen and she pulled back looking at the desire in his eyes. She knew she didn't need a mirror because she was sure hers would of matched his at this moment. Robin stared at her letting his eyes wonder up and down her body he loved her curves and everything about her, she quickly picked up her towel wrapping it securely around her.
"Get out." Regina said trying to compose herself.
"Regina," Robin started to say.
"I said get out of my room or I will go through with my threat." Regina said.
"Regina I will go but we will talk about this very soon." Robin said knowing he had pushed her to a limit she was not used to. It had been a long time since he had felt like this with a woman, Marian and him had shared something very special. And he had not thought about a woman like this since his wife. He didn't know where things would go but he was very interested in finding out what the future held for them. He turned and headed out of the room and when he was at the door he turned and looked at Regina one last time standing there in just a towel. He knew she was feeling a lot of emotions right now just like him hers had to be anger, confusion, desire, that he walked out of the room and closed the door behind him. He headed back to his room and he walked into his room, seeing Roland sound asleep in his bed Robin walked up and ruffled his son's hair before leaning down and kissing his forehead.
"Keep dreaming sweet dreams my little man." Robin said as he walked over to his bed and he removed his boots, his vest, shirt, finally his pants and pulled the covers back and got into his bed, alone. Taking a deep breath he looked to his right to the empty space in his bed and he imagined Regina there curled up on his pillow beside him. Of the time they could spend here not just making love but of them just curled up together talking with a fire going in the fireplace. He hoped she would not be too upset with him tomorrow what was it about this woman that he was so intoxicated with her she was always in his thoughts since he had met her. Seeing the winged monkey attack her that day in the woods even though later that day the winged monkey had it looked like was going to attack his son she had stopped it from harming Roland. Something he would always be thankful for as he closed his eyes he smiled to himself with dark eyes the last thing he saw, Regina's eyes.
Back in Regina's room she had dried herself and had gotten into a nightgown and was in the bed tossing and turning a bit clearly frustrated, in more ways than one. The thief had unknowingly awakened something in her she thought long gone. The ability to care about someone, she loved her son Henry always have from the day she saw him and always would even when he hated her ,but she did care about him. As much as she didn't want to and didn't want to care about anyone for that matter beside Henry, the thief had managed to sneak his way inside. She would have to put up more barriers to try to deter him from getting any closer to her she drifted off to sleep with one image that stayed in her mind was a pair of clear blue eyes, Robin's eyes.
"How is the princess holding up? "Robin asked David as he ran into him in the hall.
"She's holding up fairly well considering a witch wants to take our baby from us." David said.
"We will stop her somehow my friend." Robin said putting a hand on David's shoulders as he tried to offer comfort to his friend.
"Didn't see who you wanted to see did you? "David asked as he took a swig of his drink.
"Pardon? "Robin asked not knowing what he meant.
"Regina. I saw the way you looked around the room." David said.
"It shows does it?" Robin asked not going to play around.
"Kinda. How are things with you two going?" David asked.
"Well I hope things go well for us, but if I know anything about her she is going to fight me every tooth and nail she has." Robin said.
"I have to admit I have never seen anyone like this with Regina, but that being said she has always had this wall up around her." David said.
"She is very independent and assure of herself, but I know I can get her to let that wall down long enough to let me in. I have to admit I have this pull towards her that I have never experienced before. She captivates me and she has no fear, she is one of the toughest people I have ever met, but then I have seen this other side. A side I know she doesn't let just anyone see, I'm sure she would see it as a weakness." Robin said.
"I think you just summed her up perfectly. Good luck my friend you're going to need it." David said as the two men shared a laugh. They ate breakfast together and Robin would look every time someone would enter the dining hall hoping to see Regina, but an hour passed and nothing with no sign of her. He went over to Roland's table and told his son to stay with Friar Tuck that he was going to have a look around the forest his son nodded and went back to listening to Friar Tuck's tales. Robin then headed upstairs going to Regina's room he knocked and waited for permission to enter when no sound came he knocked again this time a little louder with still nothing. Finally he knocked again more of a pounding this time.
"Your majesty." Robin yelled out a little louder this time still nothing. Robin then decided to enter the room almost hoping for another view like he got last night, but upon entering the room he saw an empty bed with an empty bath. No sign of Regina anywhere he left the room and as he closed the door he ran into Granny walking by.
"Excuse me. But have you seen the Queen by any chance?" Robin asked.
"She left at first light this morning. I saw where she was heading towards the stable and it looked like she was going for a ride on a horse." Granny said as Robin gave his thanks and quickly headed to the stables himself. He looked around the grounds of the stable seeing a fresh trail of tracks he chose a horse and quickly followed them. It took him about an hour before he actually found his target she was sitting there under a tree in a clearing with her horse tied to one of the lower branches. He dismounted and headed towards her.
"Milady.I would have thought you would of learned your lesson by now." Robin said as he came up behind her but she didn't seem like she was startled.
"I'm not a child. So don't even think of trying that again." Regina said as Robin sat down beside her.
"So what are you doing out here milady?" Robin asked.
"I wanted some time alone.i Is that okay with you?" Regina said rather sharply.
"How did you sleep last night milady?" Robin asked very interested if her sleep was disturbed as his own had been. He had dreamed of her last night over and over.
"I slept fine not that its any of your business." Regina said.
"Well I'm very pleased to know that. Just so you know my dreams were of a certain lady with brown eyes." Robin said moving a piece of her hair that had come loose. He pushed it back behind her ear.
"Don't touch me." Regina said slapping at his hand.
"Regina when are you going to quit fighting this? I know you feel this pull towards me just as I feel it towards you. If you didn't, you never would have let me of gotten that close to you last night." Robin said.
"You are imagining things. You should see a therapist. Too bad they don't have one in this time." Regina said.
"I'm not imagining things and you know it. Because if you didn't want us like that last night, you could have easily made me disappear from your room. But instead you chose not to." Robin said.
"I was just in shock is all. I felt sorry that I would have made Roland an orphan." Regina said.
"Well I appreciate your concern for my son. But we both know otherwise, you wanted what little we were able to share and I have a feeling in my gut you want more just like I do." Robin said.
"Then you should see a doctor on your gut. Too bad there is no pepto in this world." Regina said as she stood up and headed for her horse.
"Milady you never cease to amaze me. Just so you know I'm not giving up on you, not by a long shot. No matter what you say to me." Robin said as he stood up and followed her to her horse.
"Regina," Robin said as he put his hands on her shoulders. Their eyes were glued to each other neither able to move their gaze away. Regina watched as Robin's head lowered and felt his lips on hers, she was determined not to respond this time and for the first few seconds she succeeded. Then Robin sensing what she was trying to do just pulled her closer to his body and deepened the kiss. Regina's will lost and she started to respond to his kiss and she opened her mouth and let his tongue in. Their tongues battled then Regina's arms came out and wrapped themselves around his neck pulling him down even more. Robin smiled into the kiss feeling her respond to their kiss he knew she was a fighter, but he also knew all she had to do was let herself go and let him in. Let herself enjoy his company as he enjoyed finally came to her senses and pulled back, she saw the look in Robin's eyes and she knew what he wanted and she was determined he would not get it.
"Pity when you won't win." Regina said as she started to get on her horse. She felt a hand on her backside helping her to mount the horse.
"I don't want to beat you. I just want to explore what ever this is between us Regina." Robin said letting his hand rub down her thigh to her knee.
"You'll never get the chance." Regina said as she kicked her horse and they rode off, leaving a smiling Robin watching them. He found out he liked to watch her ride the horse as she seemed a natural. The way her body took the pounding from the horse as his mind went somewhere else somewhere he hoped one day to explore with went over to his horse and made his way back to the castle. On the way he saw her tracks also heading back towards smiled glad she had not ran off anywhere he licked his lips and tasted her on them. He made his way back and entered the stables seeing the horse she had written already back in its stall. He put his back as well and headed back to the castle and went to go find his son and he found him in the court yard with Friar Tuck.
"Hello my little man." Robin said as his son ran to him he picked him up in his arms and tossed him slightly in the air smiling as Roland just laughed.
"Did you find anything special in the woods daddy?" Roland asked.
"Well you might say that. I did find something very special Roland." Robin said thinking of Regina, causing a smile to appear on his face.
"Did you bring it back with you?" Roland asked.
"Well its sort of already here." Robin said.
"Okay. Can we go watch the men practice outside?" Roland asked.
"Sure we can. Let's go." Robin said as the two went off to the side of the castle to watch Robin's merry men practice their archery skills. Robin sensed someone watching him and turned around and looked to where Regina's windows were and saw the curtains move back as if someone was closing them. He smiled to himself thinking she must have been watching him.
To be continued...