Chapter 9

Regina and Robin walked upstairs, hand in hand. She silently opened the door of Henry's bedroom, hoping the light in the hallway didn't wake them up. Henry and Roland were sleeping peacefully next to each other in that big bed. Regina turned to Robin and she spontaneously smiled. Her heart stopped beating in that exact moment – for the first time in a very long time, she was happy.

Regina let Robin's hand go and walked in the room. She grabbed two pajamas from the drawer, one for Henry and a smaller one for Roland. Even the smallest one would've been too big for him, he's just so tiny. She handed it over to Robin as he took Roland in his arm, trying not to wake him up. She walked him over the guests room, showing him where he could find some extra pillows and covers if he needed them. Robin thanked her on her way out. A fleeting glance, a simple smile. Closing the door behind her, Regina's smile turned into a bitter one. She wanted more, she really did but, deep down, she knew it wasn't an option.

Regina sneaked into Henry's bedroom once again. She managed not waking him up as she took off his clothes and put on the pajamas. She was an expert after all those nights he fell asleep downstairs as a baby. Regina sighed loudly, watching at him sleeping peacefully. Henry grew up so fast, since the first time she took him in her arms. She silently lowered her head and gently kissed his forehead. 'Goodnight, my little prince.' She whispered walking outside his bedroom and closing the door behind her.

Regina takes a long glance over the closed door of the guests room. She knows Robin is there, her body and heart react impulsively. She wants to feel his arms around her, gently cuddling her just like he did on the couch that night, but she knows that's not possible for so many reasons. She invited him for dinner because she wanted to spend more time together and she asked him to stay because it was the right thing to do. She has nothing in her agenda, but after what happened in the kitchen, she wants more. She does her best to push away the idea that it's slowly filling up her head.

No!

Regina walks in her bedroom, closing the door. She takes off the black heels and throws them in the room. She loves the cold feeling of the pavement under her bare feet. She takes few steps towards the window, slowly pulling down the zip of her dress. The storm outside is getting worse at every thunder. Listening to the raindrops smashing against the window, harder and harder, makes her feel colder. Chills run up through her spine, forcing Regina to wrap her arms around her own chest.

A noise distracts her from staring at the rain. She turns fast and sees the door slowly opening. A brief moment of panic takes control of her instincts, until Robin's face shows up. 'Robin?'

'May I?'

'Y – yes.' She says closing her arms even tighter. 'D – do you need anything?'

'No. Everything is just perfect.' He takes few steps towards her. The white tank perfectly highlights his sculpted chest, leaving his muscular arms uncovered. The lights are off in the room, but at each thunder, his blue eyes shine up.

'Then why are you here?'

'I.. hmm..' Robin rubs his hand on the back of his head, stalling. 'Well.. I have a good excuse, I really do..'

'Oh, do you?' Regina says, forcing herself not to smile. She's particularly enjoying this moment. She doesn't mind having Robin standing in front of her, right in her bedroom, but she wants to know how far he'd go. This is her payback to what he did in the kitchen.

It's not as equally evil, but it's so funny.

'Yes. I..' He takes a step closer. 'I just need a moment to think.'

'No pressure. I have all night.'

'I'm here because..' Robin gently grabs her hips, pulling her closer. Regina's arms are still closed around her chest. Their faces are so close than she's fighting her deepest instinct. 'Wait.. do you really need an excuse?'

'You're the one who needs a good excuse to come into a woman's bedroom, not me.' Regina bites her lower lip, masquerading her proud smile.

'I think I have something better.'

'I'm all ears.'

'Hmm.. you're not gonna need them.' Robin tilts his head and the small remaining space between them disappears. Regina opens her arms and places her hands on his chest, as he brushes her bottom lip with the tip of his tongue. His hand is running up her spine, holding her tight beneath him as his tongue demands for entrance. Unable to resist, she opens her mouth, allowing his invading tongue to enter. All reasons and thoughts slip from her mind. She can concentrate only on the pressure of his soft lips on hers. She feels his tongue pressing into her mouth, exploring and stroking against hers. 'So?' Robin eventually asks, breaking the kiss.

'Hmm..' Regina looks up to meet his glance. She shamelessly licks her lips, smiling at him. 'Not sure yet.' She whispers rubbing her fingertips on his chest, above the white tank.

'Do you need some help with the dress?'

'Yes.' Obviously she lied. The zip is on the left side of the dress, she doesn't need any help.

Robin makes her turn, wrapping his right arm around her waist. He moves his head near her neck, slowly lowering what's left of the zip. Breathing in deep the scent of her hair, he gently kisses at the nape of her neck. His lips on her skin cause a shiver in her that she's unable to conceal.

Robin grabs both the straps and pushes them down her shoulders. The dress falls at her feet, leaving her with matching black lace lingerie. With a quick gesture of his fingers, he unfastens her bra as she grabs and throws it at the ground. Robin wraps both his arms around her waist, pulling her against his chest. The cold she felt just few minutes ago, it suddenly disappears. His lips are still pressed against her neck, biting her gently and then lapping the sting away his tongue. He moves his hands up, cupping her breast.

'Robin..' She gasps loudly. No man ever touched her like this before. Regina wriggles back as he grabs her hard nipples in his fingers, rolling them in a deliciously painful twist. Something catches her attention. His rigid hardness is pushing up against her lower back. 'We.. we really shouldn't do this. The kids can hear us.'

'Maybe we should just keep our voices low, don't you think?' Robin whispers in her ear with a seductive tone of voice. Regina feels her legs trembling.

How am I supposed to say no? Damn you, Robin!

Regina turns fast, forcing him to let go her nipples. She meets his glance, Robin is proudly smirking. He knows she's already on fire to refuse that offer. 'Don't make me regret it!'

'Oooh.. I doubt I will.'

Regina rubs her fingers down his chest to his lower abdomen and unbuttons his jeans. 'We will see about that.' The pair of blue jeans falls at the ground, followed by his pants, releasing his erection. She shuffles forward and feels his hardness against her body.

'Shall we?' Robin says taking Regina into his arms. Wrapping her legs around his waist, she gently takes his neck in her hands. He falls onto the bed with Regina beneath him. Looking straight into her eyes, she notices that he wants it as much as she does.

'Please..' Regina begs him as she shamelessly spreads her legs underneath him.

'With pleasure.' Robin raises his back, caressing his fingertips down her body. He takes off his white tank before to grab her tights and move her legs up, right in front of him. He slowly takes off her thong, before to spread her legs wider, lowering his head between them. His tongue laps at her slick folds, pressing against her inner labia as he tastes her thoroughly for the first time. 'Regina.. you taste so good..' Robin says, working his way ups and down her folds slowly, travelling down to the very center of her womanhood to probe her with the tip of his tongue.

Regina writhes underneath him, moaning and crying out, shifting to try and get contact where she needs it the most. Things get worse when he slowly pushes two long, cunning fingers inside her as he sucks on her clit. His fingers run wild and deep inside her, curling in sears of some mysterious, hard-to-reach spot. Robin teases her relentlessly for long moments, running his tongue along the outside of her clit. He picks up his pace gradually, until Regina is lost in a sea of sensations, twisting and gasping underneath him. Pleasure rushes at her with each lick and thrust against her flesh, forcing her to arch her back. He starts pounding his fingers inside her faster and faster.

A part of her wants to push him away so she wouldn't come on his face, because that seems a rude, awful thing to do to Robin, but when she tries to wriggle free she finds that she can't move an inch of her body – that's how firmly he's burying his fingers inside her. Her gasps turn into loud moans. Just when Regina is on the edge of an orgasm, he retreats licking her clit once more. She groans, the sound leaves her throat as a growl of disappointment.

Robin raises his head and meets her glance. 'It's so easy for you to lose control.' He whispers, getting closer. He's smiling on top of her, staring.

'Control?' Regina sounds more offended than she wants to. 'Do you seriously doubt my self-control?'

'I do.'

'Bad move.' Regina rolls him on the other side of the bed, straddling on top of him. She firmly grabs his wrists in her hand and pushes his arms over his head. Their faces were only few inches away. 'You should've never underestimated me!' Her naked breasts are pressed against his chest.

'I..' Robin's body vibrates in a deep and helpless groan. 'I was wondering how long it would take for your dark side to show up.'

Lightings shine up the room repeatedly, creating the right atmosphere. Robin's blue eyes sparkle, showing his increasing desire. Lowering her head, their mouths meet halfway in a passionate kiss. No need for demanding, this time her tongue slips inside to meet his. Feeling his hardness firmly pressing between her tights, her body reacts spontaneously. Regina stars rubbing her lower abdomen against his body, increasing Robin's sexual desire even more. Robin tries to get out of the grip until she eventually lets his wrists go, leaning the full weight of her body on his. He brings his hands on her back, trailing down his fingertips on her bare skin to reach and grab her arse. Robin gently squeezes it with both his hands as he explores his mouth deeper with his tongue.

Regina has no choice but break the kiss as he slowly slides his erection inside her. Arching her back, she feels him filling every inch of her womanhood, even more than she can take. They both moan as she begins riding him up and down in a steady rhythm. Robin slightly raises his head, taking one of her breast at time in his mouth, sucking them. He circles her nipples with his tongue, gently biting them. Regina moans loudly, keep slamming down on his huge erection. The double pleasure is driving her completely crazy.

'Regina..' Robin groans, pulling her left nipple with his teeth before to release it.

She rotates her hips in a circular motion to intensify the pleasure. She can no longer control her body, as her sex juice is running down over his large testicles and down between his muscular thighs. He raises his back and, firmly wrapping his arms around her torso, he smashes her breast against his chest.

Robin and Regina are wrapped in each other's arms, sat in the middle of the bed. Her body stops on top of him, feeling his full hardness pulsing inside her. Regina passionately traces back and forth the tip of her tongue against his lips, watching straight into his eyes. Robin slightly opens his mouth, allowing her entrance, but she acts differently. She takes his lower lips in her mouth, biting it.

'Mmm..' Robin groans in pain. He liked it, she's sure of it. 'Regina Mills, you're playing with fire.'

A small grin appears on her face but obviously he doesn't know why. Playing with fire. Her specialty back in the Enchanted Forest.

'I'm a grown woman. I can handle some heat.' Regina says, seductively.

'Really? You call this some heat?'

For a brief moment she regrets her own words. She saw what Robin was capable of that night on the couch. How he made love to her like never before, but she knows the night is not over yet. He would've never let it go down just like this.

'I can feel your body burning, desiring for more.' Robin whispers few inches from her.

How can he always read me so easily?

'Then what are you waiting for?'

Robin acts without saying anything. He rolls her on the bed, settling himself on top of her. He pulls out his hardness almost completely, leaving only the tip of the head inside her. Regina arches her back, searching for more body contact.

'Robin..' She begs as he raises his back, putting some distance between them. With his hand, Robin cups her breast. Her nipples, hard as rocks now, push against his palm as he slowly massages them. With her legs wrapped around his waist, Regina pulls him closer. 'Please..'

Robin slowly slides his swollen hardness inside, filling up every inch of her. He begins to push inside her with slow, agonizingly rapturous thrusts. She feels breathless, despite all the efforts to catch some air. Robin moves his hands on her hips to keep her steady as he pounds her faster. Every thrust and withdrawal, he pushes and pulls at her like the tide, building faster and higher until she's helpless against it. She can only cling to him and endures the hot pleasure.

'Oh.. my.. God..' She moans louder. Robin drives into her with a rhythm that makes her cry out, that makes her come once and again. Her body shakes as the orgasm crashes her in multiple waves. Regina's tight muscles are now rippling around him. 'R – Robin..'

He lowers his back and presses his lips against hers, preventing Regina's moans to turn into screams of pure ecstasy. His tongue finds its way inside her mouth easily, exploring it. Over and over again, he pounds inside her until the pleasure becomes a bright, blinding light that tears away the last of his control. As Robin begins to slow down, his thrusts becoming less and less frequent.

Regina knows what's coming next – there's only one thing left to come, and that's him. She hears him moaning in her mouth, feeling his erection bulging inside her. The rush of ecstasy seems to make him grow even thicker, it that's possible. Robin pulls back to not come inside her, but Regina tightens her legs around him. 'Don't..' She says, still kissing him. 'Finish what you've started.'

'Are you sure?'

'Yes. I'm all yours.'

After few more deep thrusts, Robin comes inside her. Slamming into her deep and hard, she feels his cum filling her. Their mouths break apart, hardly catching some air as he stops his movements. He's breathless. She's breathless. Robin eventually pulls out, collapsing on the bed next to her.

It takes few minutes before Regina can move again, without feeling any pain. Her whole body is still in pure ecstasy, despite the fact that she's taking deep breaths to calm down. Robin takes the blankets and covers both of them.

'Come here.' He whispers stretching his left arm towards her. Regina slowly moves closer, allowing him to wrap his arm around her shoulders as she lays her head on his chest. She can feel his heart beating fast underneath his bare skin. A weird feeling trace her spine, from her neck to down her back. 'Are you okay? You're trembling.'

'I'm.. I'm fine..' Regina says, shaking her head. 'I'm just..'

'Cold?'

'Yes.' She shamelessly wraps her legs around his, trying to feel the warm of his body.

'I thought you were a grown woman' Robin says joking, as he moves his right arm around her and pulls her closer. The lion tattoo is now only few inches from her face. She hasn't processed the idea that he's the man she's destined to be with.

'Oh, shut up!' She slaps his chest with her hand, laughing. Looking up, their glances meet. 'Just.. hold me tight, okay?'

'Hmm-mmm..' Robin nods his head before to press his soft and delicate lips against her forehead.

Regina closes her eyes, memorizing every single detail of that moment. Despite the nights she spent with Graham, that's the first time she really feels free and safe at the same time. She can perfectly remember every single time she slept alone in her room, both in the Enchanted Forest and in Storybrooke. When she was married to King Leopold, she sneaked out of the bed most of the nights – she wasn't used to it. Regina allowed Graham to stay over the night, to share her bed with him, but she still felt alone. An emptiness that easily disappears when Robin is lying next to her, holding her in his arms.

'I wish I could freeze this moment.' Robin says breaking the silence.

'What?' Regina raises her head to meet his glance but he's staring at the ceiling.

'This night was..' he hesitates, 'I don't know.. it felt so real.'

'It was real!'

'I know..' Robin looks down at her, 'But the dinner, the way Roland and Henry are bonding and then this.. I mean, us.. it's something else.'

'Robin..' Regina's heart melts listening to that tiny little word coming out of his mouth. Us.

'Don't get me wrong, I love all of this.' He says slowly rubbing his fingertips up and down her back. 'Roland and I have been alone for so long. We could always count on each other. Then you came along.'

Regina lowers her face, hiding the tears that are now filling up her brown eyes. Tears of joy. Her heart is beating faster than it should. Except of Daniel, nobody ever talked to her like that.

'Oh Regina, I wish you saw Roland's face when I told him you invited us for dinner. That happiness in his eyes..' Robin gently grabs her chin with his right hand, raising her head up. 'You. You did that.'

'It was just a dinner.' Regina says with a broken voice, fighting back the tears.

'It was more than that. I see the way he is with you. Roland is so happy, like never before.' He caresses her cheek with his thumb. 'And so am I. With you, I just feel like home.'

Regina can no longer fight. A silent tear drops out of her eye, tracing down her cheek as she spontaneously smiles at him. Their hearts are beating equally fast, as they're looking into each other's eyes. Regina is speechless.

'I didn't mean to scare you.'

'You.. you didn't.'

'I just want you to understand how special you are to me.' Robin rubs the tip of his nose against hers, wiping away the tear on her cheek. 'I misjudged you and I apologies for that, but I'm glad that behind the cold Mayor mask there's this amazing woman. The same woman I'm falling in love with.'

What if I'm not good enough? What if I'm not meant to be happy?

'Robin..' Multiple tears uncontrollably fall down. She has feelings for him, she's well aware of that but deep down she's scared. She stares at the blurry imagine of Robin's tattoo behind the tears. This is her fresh start. Her chance of love and happiness.

Regina, unable to think of anything to say, moves closer and presses her lips against his. One of the simplest and most meaningful kiss she ever gave in her whole life. Robin tightens his arm around her body and pulls her even closer. That kiss means more than million words. Their lips slowly dance against each other, creating a quiet and beautiful lullaby to their hearts.

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