AN: Thank you soooo much for the feedback. I appreciate it a lot and I'm glad you liked the first chapter. I hope you'll keep on enjoying the story and please let me know.
Big thank you again goes to Bekki for beta reading this. :)
Chapter Two: I Want To Know What Love Is
For some reason Robin and Regina had opened up to each other quite fast. It was four days after the incident with the locker, and therefore their first meeting, that he had already known almost her entire life story. And she had known most about his. How he had applied for a year abroad in high school and then, with permission of his mother, stayed here. He had fallen in love with a girl named Marian during his time here and just didn't want to leave.
His mum was an understanding and kind woman and somehow they had managed to get him to stay. He had gotten a scholarship for college because of his skills in football, or soccer, as you call it here. His relationship with Marian though only lasted for about half a year. Nevertheless, he wanted to stay and so here they were. He hadn't really known what he wanted to do with his life though. He had never been one of those guys who had a plan at the age of seven. No, he had been about 21 and still hadn't known what he wanted to achieve in life. Until well, until he had met her.
Regina was different from every other girl he had met so far. She wasn't into fashion much, even though she had always looked like she'd just walked right off the latest designer catwalk or straight out of Tiffanys.
But she was different. Had told him, that it was her mother who wanted all that for her. Never herself, always her mother. But she hadn't had the nerve to argue with Cora Mills, so she went along. Wore whatever her mother pleased and that was about it.
She had been sick of arguing with Cora, so she had just given up.
But she had opened up to him, had told him everything about her life that was important to her, so he knew he had to and wanted to do the same.
It also meant he was going to tell her about what he and his best friend Will were doing in their free time.
So that day, after barely knowing Regina Mills for four days, Robin had taken her to Will's apartment. He hadn't told Will that he would bring someone, so therefore Will had been surprised to see Robin with a girl and he also hadn't been prepared for it. Perfect. It was what Robin had had hoped for. He had hoped he could just throw her into the situation and that had been exactly what he had done.
„I can't", Will had said, „I can't let you in right now."
„Yes you can and you will", Robin had said before pushing past Will into his living room whilst not letting go of Regina's hand and dragging her along. Regina didn't know what had been going on and had tried to let everything sinking in.
It had taken her a moment to grasp it but all these phones and iPods on the table couldn't have possibly belonged to Will or Robin or both of them, „so you're?", she had asked them, but hadn't even known what she was asking.
„Yeah", Robin had said guiding her to the sofa to sit down, „taking from the rich to give to the poor."
„That's one way to put it", she had answered.
By now Will had made it to them as well and awkwardly stood in his own living room, scratching his neck, „you're the first one who knows", he had said.
„I'm not going to tell anyone", Regina had said.
Will and Robin had then explained to her more detailed what they were doing. And what Robin had meant by taking from the rich. There were so many upper east side kids that just left their phones on the table at Starbucks when they used the toilets and such. These kind of people. The people that didn't even care about it. Those who not really needed it.
They had both stayed a while longer at Will's place that day until Regina had to go home. Robin had stayed a little bit longer because he knew that Will had wanted to talk to him.
„Why?", was all that Will had asked him then and, „can we trust her?"
„Call me bonkers but I've never trusted anyone as much as I trust Regina", Robin had said, „and she has basically told me everything about herself as well so I simply had to tell her."
Will had nodded, „I understand."
„No you don't", Robin had replied, „but one day you will. One day you will meet someone whose eyes you just know you're born to gaze into. Someone that you'd change your entire world for."
Regina was standing with her friends at the bar. Well she was standing behind the bar and the others in front of it, talking as usual before they would be on stage in just a bit.
She had met Margery, who preferred to be called 'Mal', Ella and Ursula in high school and over the years they had become friends. The three women had already been a band in high school but nowadays 'The Queens of Darkness' were actually making money with their music and Regina could be glad that they were still playing for free at their pub.
It certainly brought them more costumers and she was grateful for that. She herself also enjoyed listening to their music very much and was glad she could see her friends on a regular basis without having to schedule some extra time in their busy life for it.
Mal had called Regina earlier about their planned gig at the pub tonight because sadly Ursula, their singer, was sick today. So this evening the Queens of Darkness had asked Killian to be part of their band to take over the singing. Of course they had to rearrange the set list a little and Regina had to take over Killian's part at work but they managed well.
Regina was helping Belle and Ruby, while Robin was mixing drinks with Will.
That was until Robin heard the first few notes of the song the band was playing. He smirked, putting the glas down. He was working on throwing Will a glance to get him to understand and then he walked over to Regina who was busy standing at the bar putting some dirty glasses next to the sink to be washed.
He didn't say anything, just grabbed her hand and pulled her with him a bit away from the bar and then asked her to dance.
She smiled at him as they were swaying to the music.
Of course Killian was watching them. And so were some other people as well.
I get up in the evening
And I ain't got nothing to say
I come home in the morning
I go to bed feeling the same way
I ain't nothing but tired
Man I'm just tired and bored with myself
Hey there baby, I could use just a little help
You can't start a fire
You can't start a fire without a spark
This gun's for hire
even if we're just dancing in the dark
It was their song. And Robin knew that Killian knew that. He must've done that on purpose.
„So after all these years you're still doing it?", Regina said, smiling up at him.
Due to the flats she was wearing, she really was smaller than him.
„Well I promised you that I'd do that every single time the song was being played. So yeah, still doing it."
The evening went on as usual. Regina kept on helping Ruby and Belle and Robin was busy behind the bar with Will.
As everybody had left, even the staff and only Regina and Robin were left in the building, she went to their office to get her bag and their coats so they could eventually go home as well.
While Regina was in the office, Robin noticed that Killian had left his guitar on stage.
He couldn't help himself and sat down on the edge of the stage and started playing a song he had memorized a long time ago.
That was what Regina walked into as she came back. It wasn't all to often that Robin was playing guitar anymore or singing or both. He simply didn't have time with the busy life they had nowadays.
She wasn't sure if he had noticed her yet because he looked like he was in his own world when he started to sing the first lines.
I gotta take a little time
A little time to think things over
I better read between the lines
In case I need it when I'm older
She was walking over to him now and he was watching her but kept on playing. As she reached him she simply sat down next to him.
Now this mountain I must climb
Feels like a world upon my shoulders
Through the clouds I see love shine
It keeps me warm as life grows colder
In my life there's been heartache and pain
I don't know if I can face it again
Can't stop now, I've travelled so far
To change this lonely life
I wanna know what love is
I want you to show me
I wanna feel what love is
I know you can show me
It was hard to tell who had moved first but it was then that their lips found each other and Robin couldn't concentrate on playing guitar anymore either, as Regina's tongue begged him to play with hers. They were lost in each other for a while before they had to break apart to breathe.
„Let's get home", Regina smirked, „and then I can show you."
So Robin got up, placed the guitar back where he had found it and then walked over to Regina so they could leave together and go home.
As usual they walked home. Their apartment was about ten minutes by foot from the pub away and it was always a good idea to get some fresh air after a busy evening.
Shortly after, they reached the apartment.
„Hey", Ashley greeted them quietly as they entered, before wishing them a good night and heading to her own apartment across the floor.
Ashley was a young student who was living with her fiancé Sean across the hallway and they could use some more money to get by, so she was babysitting Regina and Robin's kids while they were at work.
Usually the kids went to bed before Regina and Robin left for work or just shortly after, and Ashley was learning for her exams. She wasn't going to bed early anyway, so she didn't have any problems with being up so late. It was an easy way for her to earn some money. Also, Robin and Regina had allowed her to bring her fiancé over if she wanted to. So every now and then Ashley and Sean would watch movies in the apartment.
Henry and Roland, Regina and Robin's adorable two boys were usually easy to handle and slept through almost anything. Then again no big surprise there, 1st grade was after all quite exhausting and they needed their sleep. Not that anyone was complaining about that.