(A/N-Special thanks to Kara for beta reading this. And thank you to everyone who reads, reviews, follows and favs this story. You guys are the best. I hope you all continue to enjoy this Evil Charming Outlaw fic.)

"Papa, will I ever get another mommy one day?" Roland asked as his father drove them to their home.

Robin looked down at his son, wondering what had brought this on,"Roland, I might remarry one day and you might have another mother. I'm sorry that I can't answer with a yes or no right now, but what brought this on?"

Roland looked at his Papa and said,"I just thought it would be nice to have a mommy to help you take care of me. My friend Patrick has a new mommy, and she's really nice; she takes him for ice cream and takes him to the park with his papa. I just thought I would get a new mommy one day."

Robin thought of taking Roland to the park one day with a new mother for him and new wife for himself, but he also was hesitant to open up his heart to someone else after the debacle that he went through with Marian.

"How about this weekend, I take you to the park?" Robin asked.

"I would like that a lot, Papa," Roland answered, but then he remembered what his uncle David had told him in case his papa said that,"Do you think Regina would like to come with us?"

Robin was surprised at how his son was already so taken with Regina; he had only met her today and already she was almost like a...Queen to him or something. "Roland, Regina is Nana's nurse to make her feel better."

"I know, Papa, but she's my friend too," Roland said.

Robin still felt bad for how he had reacted to Regina's question to Roland about his mother, so maybe this would be a small olive branch for her. Maybe she would like to go to the park too."Alright, when we go see Nana on Friday, we'll ask her if she would like to come with us, but remember Roland, Regina does have her own life and may already have plans for the weekend." Or have someone, like a man she wanted to see.

Why did the thought of that irritate him so? He didn't know Regina, only knew that her references and background had all been very good. They had barely spoken, what did it matter to him if she had someone in her life?

"I hope she is able to come with us," Roland said.

So do I, Roland, so do I, Robin thought as he drove them home. He fixed Roland and him some dinner, and after doing Roland's homework, he gave his son a bath and put him to bed.

"Good night, little man," Robin said as he tucked his son in.

"Good night, Papa," Roland said.

"I love you," Robin said.

"I love you too, Papa," Roland said as his father smiled and kissed his forehead before leaving the room. Once he was gone, Roland got out of the bed and walked over to his backpack and took out the cell phone his uncle David had given him. He went to the contacts and called his Uncle David.

"Hello, Roland," David said upon answering.

"I did as you said, Uncle David," Roland said.

"Good boy, tomorrow call me as soon as you can," David said.

"I will," Roland said,"I really like Regina, Uncle David."

"I like her too, but not like how your Papa will like her," David said.

"How will he like her?" Roland asked.

"In a way that he's never felt before," David said,"Now, I want you to go to sleep."

"Good night, Uncle David," Roland said as he then went to bed.

Back at his mother's house, David was smiling to himself as he thought of how his plan was just beginning. He could tell how much Robin was attracted to Regina already. Now he just needed to let the fire that was already there between them start to spark, then when he saw that it was smoking, he would blow on it, to create a raging inferno, which would cause Robin to act.

He wanted his brother to be happy, and he, like his mother, sensed that Regina was the one who could do it, could bring his brother out of his shell finally, and let someone that had a heart show Robin how he could be loved and should be loved.

The next morning at Ruth Locksley's home, Regina had just gotten up and was making her way to see how Ruth was coming along. She knocked on her door and was told to come in. She saw Ruth struggling a little with her top.

"Here, let me help," Regina said as she came and helped the other woman finish getting dressed.

"Thank you dear," Ruth said.

"More than happy to help," Regina said as the two of them went to go start on Ruth's therapy.

Ten minutes into it, Ruth started asking Regina some questions,"So tell me about yourself, Regina."

"Not to much to tell, honestly," Regina said. "Like I said, I went to school and have been doing this ever since."

"This line of work takes someone with a big heart," Ruth said as she saw Regina nod her head.

"Regina, if I might pry just a little, but your husband?" Ruth asked.

"He was in a car accident, and he didn't make it," Regina said quickly, much too quickly. Ruth knew something else had happened there but from the way Regina was acting, it was a topic not to be brought up again, at least not now.

"And you two had no children together?" Ruth asked.

"No, we didn't have enough time together," Regina answered. "It's something I always wanted, but it wasn't meant to be."

"I thought the same when I was married to David's father, but eventually we had David," Ruth explained,"then later when I was married to Russell, Robin's father, we had him very quickly."

"I bet David loved being an older brother. How far apart are they? If you don't mind me asking," Regina asked, Ruth making her feel like she could talk to her about anything.

"David was five when Robin came along, they were very competitive with one another," Ruth said with a soft laugh,"and still are very much, in case you can't tell."

Regina chuckled as she had noticed that,"Does David stay here with you?"

"He has an apartment in town, but he is a momma's boy, well they both are," Ruth said,"but David does stay here a lot."

"And I think you have a new friend," Ruth said,"With my grandson, I've never seen him take to someone so quickly."

"He's an adorable little boy," Regina said.

"He's been such a delight, he's very bright and curious, just like his father," Ruth said as she paid attention to Regina's face upon bringing up her other son. Regina just smiled and nodded slightly.

"Of course, Robin has been through a lot with his first wife, Marian," Ruth said. "She was not one who thought of others first, or one who I think was built to be in a long relationship. I think she only enjoyed the money aspect of it, the best thing she ever did in her marriage was to have Roland," she continued,"and even that was...well I'm just so thankful we have Roland."

Regina didn't press on it, but she knew that something had not went well in Robin's marriage."And Robin...never remarried?" She continued to work on Ruth's shoulder to loosen it up.

Ruth had to bite her bottom lip to keep from smiling at Regina's question,"No, not yet. He's been hurt badly, and I think it would take a very special woman to get him to open his heart up again. But, something tells me, she might be closer than we know."

Regina's eyes met the older woman's, who's eyes were literally twinkling at her, Regina smiled then said,"Oh, I have no interest in Robin that way, or David for the fact of the matter. If I became friends with either, that would be okay."

"I'm just going to tell you that if you want a friend, David is your best bet," Ruth said, smiling,"But if you want someone who will make your toes curl, then Robin would work better for you."

Regina had to let out a laugh at the brutal honesty with Ruth Locksley,"I appreciate the honesty, but I'm not looking for a relationship. I'm here to help you with your therapy, Ruth."

"And I'm very thankful that we got you," Ruth said. "But if you change your mind, I can put a good word in with Robin."

"Thank you, but I won't change my mind," Regina said as she went to go get Ruth some water.

"You might not want to change your mind, but someone might change it for you," Ruth said.

Later that day, David came home early and went to go see how his mother's therapy was coming along. He walked into the kitchen to find Regina at the stove cooking dinner.

"Mmm," David said as he went over to his mother and kissed her cheek.

"Something smells really good in here," David said as he walked over to the stove beside Regina.

"Its one of my specialties," Regina said,"Lasagna."

"Smells amazing," David said as he took a bite of one of the sides she had also made, which got him a slap on the arm from her. "Ouch, I think you broke the skin."

"Oh, don't be such a big baby," Regina said laughing.

"Is there anything I can do to help out?" David said as looked at his mother and winked at her.

"You can butter the garlic bread for me," Regina said.

"Anything," David said as he bowed lightly and did as she told him.

Ruth watched from the table as her son and Regina finished getting dinner ready. She smiled as she looked at them, now as much as she loved her oldest son, she didn't think that Regina was the one for him. She had a really good feeling about Regina, knew that she would be a good friend for David, but most importantly, someone good for Robin.

A few minutes later, David was taking the garlic bread out of the oven and bumped into Regina. He carefully put the hot pan down quickly and grabbed Regina around the waist to keep her from falling backwards.

And at that moment, is when Robin walked into the kitchen, holding his son's hand as he did so. Seeing Regina in his brother's arms, sent a feeling through him that he hadn't felt in such a long time and didn't think he would ever experience again.

Jealously.

He cleared his throat to alert the others to his presence,"Robin! Roland! I'm so glad to see you both!" Ruth said as Roland went to her. David let go of Regina and plated the garlic bread.

"I drew you a picture at school today, Nana," Roland said as he pulled a piece of paper out of his backpack and gave it to her.

"Oh, Roland, I love it," Ruth said as she showed everyone the picture of what was a drawing of the park.

"I think someone wants to go to the park," David said.

"I love going to the park!" Roland pipped up.

"Then how about I take you tomorrow after school?" David asked.

"Yay!" Roland yelled as he went to hug his uncle David. Robin stood there and watched his son with his brother, and, as much as he wanted to take Roland to the park, he wasn't going to begrudge David taking Roland. Besides, he could still take him this weekend.

"Dinner is ready," Regina said as she brought the lasagna and the sides to the table.

Roland went over to Regina and took her hand,"Will you sit beside me Regina?" He asked her.

"Of course I will," Regina said as she went with Roland to the dinner table. David quickly went to sit beside Roland, making Robin have no choice but to sit across from the three of them. He sat down beside his mother and gave his brother a look of annoyance.

"Its really good," Robin said as he started to eat.

"Regina is a great cook," Ruth spoke out.

"Nana, can we keep her?" Roland asked between mouth fulls, causing Regina to laugh at the little boy.

"For as long as we can," Ruth said smiling.

"How is the therapy going, mom?" Robin asked as he took another bite of her lasagna. He had to admit how good it was. He thought of how he could get used to this as he looked around the table.

"Really good, Regina has been doing a fantastic job, as you can taste as well," Ruth said.

"My compliments to the chef and nurse," Robin said as he looked at Regina and once again felt something pass between them.

"Thank you," Regina said with a smile.

They continued to eat their dinner, and after they were finished Regina stood to clean up the table,"I'll help you," Robin volunteered. David took his mother and Roland to the living room.

In the kitchen, Regina was washing the dishes while Robin put them away.

"I want to apologize again for reacting like I did yesterday," Robin said.

"Its alright, I understand you wanting to protect your son," Regina said.

"Still, I shouldn't have gone off like I did," Robin said.

"I accept your apology if you'll accept mine," Regina said.

"Deal," Robin said with a half smile.

"You've made quite an impression on my son," Robin said.

"He's a nice little boy," Regina said.

"I was going to take him to the park this weekend, and I was wondering if you would like to come with us," Robin offered.

Regina opened her mouth and closed it quickly,"I thank you for the offer, but I have plans this weekend that I can't break, I'm sorry."

"It's alright, maybe another time then," Robin said with a smile.

When their fingers brushed against one another, Robin felt the electricity pass between them once again. His fingers lingered as he gave her a nervous smile. Regina smiled softly as she looked him directly in the eyes before she removed her hand from his and continued washing the dishes. Neither said anything as they finished.

"If you don't need me, I'm going to retire," Regina said to Ruth.

"Wait, Regina!" Roland said as he ran up to her. She went down to her knees and hugged him as he kissed her cheek and told her "good night."

"Good night, dear," Ruth said as Regina went upstairs.

"What did you do?" David asked as he walked up to his brother. He had seen the tension between Robin and Regina, had seen the way his brother had followed Regina with his eyes as she left the room.

"Nothing," Robin said, smiling as he remembered the way she had smiled and looked at him.

"I'll pick Roland up at school tomorrow and take him to the park, if that's alright?" David asked.

"Of course," Robin said as he walked over to his son to tell him about his adventure tomorrow.

After Robin and Roland left for the night, David walked into the kitchen to grab a cup of coffee, smiling as his mom walked in behind him.

"So how do you think its going?" Ruth asked.

"The chemistry is there, all it needs is a little push," David said.

"And I plan on a big push tomorrow," David said with a huge smile on his face.

(So how do you like little Roland's being his Uncle David's helper in this?)