The last thing that Regina was expecting to have was another visit from Robin Hood. After ignoring him the first time, she had hoped that he would just stop coming. Every time she saw him she felt the pain of rejection and the reminder of what they did inside her crypt. It hadn't been wrong at the time they did it, but now that his wife was back it just made her feel disgusted with herself. If there was one thing that she truly despised was infidelity, and although she portrayed this seductive and sexually open persona with the Evil Queen, she had never gotten involved with a taken individual during her time as queen. To having done so here in Storybrooke, during her time of redemption, made her feel ill to her stomach. She had just gotten Henry back, and damn her messed up love life, she was not going to risk her true happiness (Henry) by messing things up with the person who Tinkerbell said could be her True Love. Damn fairies and damn pixie dust, Regina scolded herself mentally. Still, until yesterday she was clearly upset with the blonde who was responsible for all the drama in her life, and after refusing to talk with her (and the rest of people in the town), the only person that was able to update her about the commonalities of Storybrooke was Henry himself. On the day of Emma's arrival and sudden forgiveness, they had talked about her for a while.

(Beginning of Flashback)

"You know, she has nightmares." Henry said while eating his sandwich. "She says that it's nothing, but I heard her once wake up after one and apologize to you non-stop."

Regina looked up from her book and stared at her son, who without knowing had given her enough motivation to stop hating her blonde friend. "She does?" she tried to ask with neutrality.

"I know that tone Mom, and I know you care." he said while smiling softly. "There is nothing wrong with caring about Ma. I know you two became friends."

"Friends do not hurt each other the way Emma hurt me." Regina said automatically.

"You are right, they don't. But when they do, they try to apologize, and to my knowledge, that is all Emma has tried to do since the incident at Granny's." Henry scolded her back.

Regina couldn't help but smile softly at her son's reasoning. Somehow she had managed to do good by him and raise him right. No matter her past deeds, Henry was her biggest gain in all of it. That's why she had no regrets at all. Did she feel sorry? Yes, she did, and every day she had to live with her demons. But no regret. Regret came from feeling unsatisfied with the way life was, and Regina had none. Her son had forgiven her and she had a friend with Emma. True, she still felt bad about Robin Hood, but before he entered her life she was happy with the way it was.

"I guess you are right." she said softly.

Henry smiled. "I'm always right."

"Now do not be so cocky about it." Regina scolded him softly and then looked at the clock. "You need to go now if you want to make it to your grandparents' apartment before dark."

Henry nodded and ran upstairs to get his things. Meanwhile Regina took out a basket and placed a big number of apples on it. She smiled and gave it to Henry when he came back down.

"Here, we have too many anyway." she tried to say without caring.

"Are they for everyone?" he played with her while laughing.

Regina laughed too and placed her hand over the basket, immediately placing a rotting spell that would only activate when Emma's magic touched them. "Well, everyone except Miss Swan."

"You know she will come to complain about being the only one that wasn't allowed to eat them." he started to say while heading for the door while laughing.

Regina laughed with him. "And why do you think I am placing the spell to begin with?"

(End of Flashback)

So when she heard noises in the kitchen that morning she quickly covered herself and went down the stairs in a clear attempt to scold the blonde for all the noise she was making.

"Really Emma, can you be any louder?" she asked sarcastically while entering the kitchen.

Instead of seeing long blonde hair and green eyes staring at her brightly she saw Robin giving her a seductive smile.

"What are you doing here?" Regina asked sternly.

She could see how Robin's smile disappeared after that. "Regina, I had to see you."

"I thought I made it clear that I did not want to see you Robin. But, of course you again go against my wishes and do what you want." she said bitterly the last part.

"I thought you wanted to see me as much as I wanted to see you Regina. I have missed you." he said while trying to hug her.

Regina let herself be hugged, but instead of feeling the usual tingles that she felt in her stomach she felt bile rise to her throat.

"I cannot do this, you are married and you have a family of your own." she said while separating herself from him.

"I don't love her." he pleaded with her. "Because I fell in love with you."

"That is not fair." Regina told him bitterly. "This is not my fault."

"I'm not blaming you." he said while smiling and invading her space again. "I'm just saying that love isn't fair."

"So what if I agree with you then? What would you do? Would you abandon your wife in this new world? Would you leave your son?" Regina asked sarcastically.

Robin flinched by her remarks. "That does not have to happen."

"So you want the best of both worlds then." Regina laughed angrily. "The wife and the lover in one big family."

"You know I didn't mean it like that."

"Yes you did, and you are too naive and selfish to even see it." Regina screamed the last part. "God, I guess that is why you were a thieve."

Robin got angry with that last part. "I robbed the rich to feed the poor."

"So then it is good to do something bad if it will help good people?" Regina asked. "Good people defined by yourself, let me remark."

"You know, you are the least indicated person to judge my sins." he reminded her angrily. "You are the Evil Queen!" he screamed.

Regina flinched, her decision of not getting herself further involved with the man solidifying itself with each exchange of words. Robin, realizing what he had said, tried to approach her.

"Regina, I didn't mean it..."

"Just leave Robin." Regina said bitterly.

"No." he said stubbornly and kept approaching her. "We can be together."

"I do not want to be with you, not anymore." Regina said decidedly.

"But you gave me your heart! You trusted me with it." he screamed.

"Which clearly was a mistake." she spat at him.

Robin kept moving forward.

"If you do not stop I will use my magic."

"No you won't." Robin said while grabbing her wrist and pulling her towards him. "Because I know you Regina, and I know that this..." she pointed at the two of them struggling. "Is what you want. You want me to fight for you."

"I do not want that!" Regina screamed.

"If you want me to give up my family I will." the thieve promised and Regina blanched. "For you I will."

"If you did that, I would grow to hate you for making such a decision with me as an excuse."

"An excuse? You think this." he bumped his hip, with his obvious erection, against her. "Is a simple whim?"

Regina immediately closed her eyes and felt the tears coming. Is this the man pixie dust told me was my soul mate? she screamed internally. This man, who is grabbing me against my will and will probably rape me?

"I suggest you let her go and leave." she heard Emma say angrily from the door.

Robin flinched, not expecting the unwanted company, and before she even rationalized her actions, she ran straight for Emma's arms and hugged her.

"Oh Emma." she started crying softly.

"Did he touch you or do anything more than this?" Emma asked fiercely while looking down at the man and seeing the bulge in his groin.

Regina moved her head from side to side.

"If you don't leave in the next 10 seconds I will arrest you for trespassing and harassment." Emma continued to address the man. "And attempted rape." she looked darkly at him.

"It was all a misunderstanding." Robin started to say while smiling. "You know how these things can go sheriff."

"I don't know, Robin, and if my clock is right, you have 6 more seconds." Emma said bitterly while still hugging Regina to her body, who was shaking without control. "And the fact that Regina needs me right now is what is probably saving you from having me punch you in the face, you poor excuse of a man."

When they heard the sound of the door closing she felt Regina's tears on her neck and immediately grabbed her bridal style.

"What are you doing?" Regina yelped after being grabbed by Emma in such a way.

"Taking you to your bed." Emma said.

"But I am not sleepy." she complained lightly.

"I know. But you are going to lie down, I'm gonna come with breakfast and you are going to act all surprised and shocked." Emma smiled. "And after we have our stomachs full we will talk about what happened, if that is what you want." the blonde added.

"And why will I do that?" she ignored the latter remark while being tossed unceremoniously on the mattress.

"Because nothing is better than having my home cooked breakfast." Emma played along.

Regina smiled sadly. "Emma, what you saw down there is not what you think it was." she whispered. "I did not invite him in. I do not know how he got inside the house, I swear."

"I believe you." Emma said softly. "You said no and he refused to listen to you."

"I'm sorry you had to listen to that." Regina said embarrassed and ashamed. She hated to feel this weak in front of others.

"Regina." Emma said while approaching her and tilting her chin so they would be looking at each other. "What I saw right now didn't make me think in any way differently than what I have been thinking for a while."

"And what have you been thinking?" she asked softly.

"That Robin Hood is gigantic asshole." Emma said angrily.

Instead of being offended, Regina found herself laughing loudly at Emma's remark. "A what now?"

"I know you want me to say it again because you found it funny." Emma said while smiling.

Regina's expression became angry. "And I thought he was my True Love."

"Was he really?" Emma asked quietly and suddenly afraid.

Regina flinched at Emma's question, noticing how worried Emma was about her answer. Could she really care? Regina asked herself.

"I thought he was." Regina answered honestly. "But the man that spoke to me today, that man is not the same one I met before defeating Zelena."

"So then you could still be in love with him?" Emma said sadly while lowering her gaze and staring at her shoes.

"No Emma. I can't see my future life being with him. He has to take care of his family now. And I have to be with mine."

"Henry." Emma said softly.

"Yes, Henry, you and the two idiots." Regina replied softly.

"You consider us your family?" Emma asked.

"You are the mother of my son, and your parents are his grandparents, so no matter what I feel, you will always be family." she then flinched her face. "But if you tell Snow White that I admitted to being related to her, I will kill you while you sleep."

Emma laughed and hugged Regina, who returned the hug and closed her eyes as soon as she felt Emma's shoulder. Again, there was this strange flicker of the lights and a change in the air that was surrounding the two of them. Our combined magic reacting towards each other, Regina mused to herself. It wasn't something strange because Regina was Emma's magical teacher, and while Emma was powerful, she lacked control, a control that Regina helped her achieve by combining their magic. So, it wasn't completely strange that their bodies would react that way towards each other.

"Is it ok to assume that your relationship with him is over?" Emma asked hopefully without stopping her embrace.

Regina felt Emma's sudden stiffness, and knowing that it was a natural way in which the blonde defended her feelings, she smiled happily. "It is over."

Emma finally let Regina go and looked at her with a gigantic smile on her face. "Good, because you deserve someone better." she said while leaving Regina's room and heading downstairs. "And Regina..." she came back, still with that big smile on her face. "I know that the Evil Queen feels bad about the things she did and that she pays everyday for her sins. I also know that Regina, the woman I have gotten to know, is a wonderful human being."

Regina felt the tears fall from her eyes, and after getting up, she went to the door and looked at Emma deeply. She could see the love and care in her eyes, and without thinking about it she gave her a small peck near the corner of her lips. She smiled when she saw Emma's eyes close and her smile become bigger, if that was even possible.

"I guess I will go and start that breakfast." Emma said confused after that kiss with Regina. She felt like she was in the clouds.

Regina smiled at Emma's clumsiness, and after pushing her out of the room, she touched her lips with her fingers. "I just kissed Emma and I liked it. A lot." she said softly and laughed. Why am I even laughing like a clumsy teenager, she scolded herself again.

What she didn't know was that downstairs Emma was having the same monologue.

"Regina just kissed me." Emma smiled brightly while looking at her reflection. "And it felt so fucking nice" I just hope I didn't look like a blind person seeing the sun for the first time.

Meanwhile, Henry was getting ready for school at his grandparents place. After going inside Emma's room and seeing that it was empty, he almost spoiled the surprise and told his grandparents that her Mom and Ma were on good terms again. When his grandfather finished his breakfast the two of them stood up and went to get their things.

"I know you are just taking advantage of your grandfather young man." Snow scolded him while laughing.

Henry raised his arms in clear surrender and smiled. "He was the one that suggested the bet. I just accepted it."

"And is it safe to assume that you had no way of knowing of yesterday's night events?"

Henry smiled even more brightly. "Me? No way. I'm as clueless as you two."

"That sass can only come from Regina." she said while laughing. "You know, it's not fair to compete when you know you will win."

"Well, I am the son of the Evil Queen." Henry said while winking at Snow. "I will win if it is the last thing I do."

"The last thing I would do is say that in front of your mom." Charming added while kissing Snow sweetly and grabbing the keys of his truck.

"If you or Snow said it then you would be in danger. But I can technically get away with anything." he chirped happily.

Charming laughed loudly. "You truly are a Charming."

"He really is." Snow added while closing the door.

"Well, are you ready to invite this old man to dinner at Granny's?"

Henry laughed and seated himself on the front seat. "I think you will be inviting me."

Charming scoffed and started the car, quickly turning around the corner so they would pass the mayoral house. When, indeed they saw no sign of Emma at the front porch, Henry smiled brightly and pointed at his waiting hand.

"You are costing me too much money Emma." Charming complained while giving Henry the twenty bucks.

Henry smiled to himself. You are making me get so much money Ma, he told himself. He quickly started to wonder what he would do with the new cash acquired. Maybe he could buy himself some nice comics or save it so he could ask Grace out on a date, that of course occurring when he got the nerve to talk to her.

Before they could continue to argue they saw the door of the mayoral house open and a very angry Robin Hood come out from it. From what Henry saw, the man looked on the verge of physical collapse. Nevertheless, what they heard him scream was more unnerving.

"If it weren't for that fucking excuse of a sheriff I would have convinced Regina to take me back." he continued scolding loudly. "I did not think that getting inside Regina's pants would be such a hazard, especially because of that woman's loneliness. Wouldn't hurt her to have a good fuck."

Henry immediately saw red, and without noticing he started to unbuckle his seat belt.

"No Henry." Charming said while grabbing his hand and stopping him.

"He just insulted the two people I love the most." he said angrily.

"He is just upset." Charming tried to reason.

"He looks angry, not upset."

"People react to grief in different ways." Charming continued in his attempts to dissuade Henry.

Henry scoffed. "You are just defending him because you see him as a good guy."

"Well, he is a good guy..."

"Who is trying to be with my mom although his wife came back." Henry finished for him sarcastically. "And who just insulted your daughter for defending her friend."

"I know exactly how he feels and how complicated it is to leave your true love in order to do the honorable thing."

"Really? Because the truly honorable thing to do would be for him to decide what he wants and to not keep two women in the dark. That, and also the fact that he has a son to think about. And even during your time as David, I bet you never saw Mary Margaret as just a woman to spend the night with."

Charming flinched at Henry's remark because it was true. When they were cursed, Katherine and him never had a child in between. It would have made his decision much simpler. He would have done what was best for his child and he would have stayed with Katherine no matter the feelings he had for Snow. Nevertheless, when he looked at Robin Hood he saw a man sneaking around and attempting to take something that did not belong to him. This was a man who lived two lives: One with his wife and son (he had seen them walking around and smiling in town) and the angry man who was now trying to get Regina back.

"You are completely right Henry." Charming finally said while taking his hand away so Henry could get out.

While he saw Henry opening the door and making his way straight for Robin, he saw that the door of the house also opened and that now it was Emma the one making his way towards Robin.

Emma had been busy preparing breakfast, whistling softly and replaying the conversation and kiss that the two women had shared. It made her blush to realize that she wouldn't have minded to have Regina kiss her. In fact, she would have loved it. Those lips that were now haunting her thoughts, making her desire more things from the brunette that she had previously wanted. It shocked her, in some way, to realize that she felt attracted to Regina. But then again, who wouldn't be? The woman was completely gorgeous. Still, what scared Emma a little was that it was not only lust what she was feeling, but it was something deeper, stronger. She knew Regina well, she knew her past, what she had done and yet she could never stop caring or wanting to protect the woman. For Emma, the past mistakes of the woman were just that, the past. This is what made her realize that she had been jealous of Robin Hood. And now angry at him for being such a selfish coward. Robin, whom Emma could hear spilling angry insults from outside the door. She quickly turned off the stove and opened the door, decidedly making her way towards the angry man, although her determination at hitting the man faltered when Emma saw Henry doing the same thing as her. But, surprisingly for her, she got told to continue by a very angry-looking Henry.

"I told you that you had to leave." Emma said angrily to Robin, who looked up surprised to see not only Emma, but Henry with him.

He ignored her and smiled at Henry. "Hey man, how are you?"

"I was well until I saw you." he spat angrily. "And my Ma asked you a question, which you rudely chose to ignore."

"I just came to see your mother for a while. You know, talk to her because I miss her." he still kept his smile, although when his gaze went to Emma he threw daggers at her.

"Well, if my assumptions are correct, my mom doesn't want to see you. I suggest you leave the house or deputy Nolan, who is a few miles away, will take you to the station." Henry said with ill-angriness.

Emma looked surprised at Henry, who was always nice and polite, be the spitting image of Regina. Apparently Robin noticed it too because his smile disappeared from his face.

"I'm only trying to make things right." he said cautiously. "And we were making progress until Sheriff Swan decided to show up." he spat the last part.

Henry flinched by this remark, and without his consent, he saw his own punch closing and landing on the man's face. "What my Mom and Ma do is their own business, and if you don't leave right now I will do much worse than that."

Emma was stuck to the ground in complete shock. Her little kid, who was now not little anymore, just gave a punch to Robin Freaking Hood. Hell, it was amazing and she felt so proud of him for defending the two of them so passionately. What she didn't expect, but still noticed, was a furious Robin Hood trying to return the blow. So, without thinking, she pushed Henry out of the way and the punch intended for him landed on her face. Robin immediately smiled after realizing whom he had hit.

"That was for messing with Regina and me." he spat.

"You messed your relationship yourself, asshole." Emma grinned while immediately noticing that she was bleeding. "And you just assaulted an officer, which it turns out is a crime." she nodded at Charming who, after seeing how Robin punched Emma, immediately left the car and went straight at them. "Please take him to the station and don't worry about Henry."

Charming nodded. "I'm sorry Emma. Henry warned me about him but I didn't believe him."

"That's ok. This jackass pretends to be a good guy while deep inside he is rotten as fuck." she spat at him.

"Don't think I will stop." he threatened. "You took something from me today sheriff. Something that I will collect soon."

"Regina's affection is not something to be gambled or played with, asshole." she screamed while getting really close to him. "What I would give to just end your miserable life right now." she felt the blood boiling her veins and activating her magic. "But why do that when I can make you suffer more?" she smiled darkly at him. "I will not make the same mistake you did." she whispered softly near his ear. "I will make Regina feel as the only woman in the world because she is the only one in mine. And you, you will see from afar what you gave up: The love of a wonderful woman."

"You will not get away with this!" Robin screamed while trying to hit the woman with his head. "I will not let you!" he continued moving around, unable to do more because of Charming's strong grip.

"I think I already did." she nodded at Charming. "Now, take him out of my sight and set his bail so that no one can pay it." she dismissed him and grabbed Henry's hand. "And you, although I feel extremely proud, will be the death of me since your Mom is going to kill me, then you, then me again."

Henry smiled and gave her a warm hug. "She won't if you pretend to be more hurt than what you truly are."

Emma smiled, but then flinched because of the pain that was starting to become obvious. "I don't think I have to pretend so much. He got me straight in the nose."

"Well, suit yourself." he finished softly while ringing the bell, his serious expression almost failing when she saw Regina look from pleasantly surprised to completely worried.

"Oh my God what happened to you two?"