A/N: HI GUYS! I'm sorry if it took me some time to update. I have been really busy with school stuff that's why I couldn't write much of this chapter. But here it is! I hope you enjoy this chapter.

Chapter 9: It's easy to forgive but it's hard to forget…

As I walk my way to the forest, a sudden fear started to build in my body. The fear of losing Robin because of a misunderstanding. It was all a big misunderstanding. He wasn't supposed to see Daniel shirtless in her apartment. And from the looks of it, the whole scene look so wrong. A shirtless Daniel in her apartment is the last thing Robin should see. He should know the truth. The reason why Daniel is shirtless or why is he even there. And there is a lot of explaining to do.

Regina was close to their log at the forest and she couldn't help but feel nervous and scared at the same time. She could see Robin from afar. He was sitting at their log. His face was covered by his own hands. She is the reason why Robin is like this right now. She has hurt him so bad. She blames herself for putting them in this situation. She ignored him for weeks and has been a complete idiot for being selfish in the whole situation. And now Robin thinks that she is sleeping with Daniel. This is all her fault. If she lose Robin it was because of her own stupidity. As she comes closer to Robin, her heart broke at the sight of him. She did all this to him.

"Robin" Regina whispered so low that Robin couldn't even hear it.

"What are you doing here?" Robin said quietly. Regina could hear the pain in his voice that she almost broke down in front of him. But she couldn't do that. She needs to explain everything to him.

"I know that you saw Daniel at my apartment. And it's not what you think." Regina said desperately.

"Daniel, is that his name?" Robin scoffed. You can clearly hear the anger hiding behind his voice. He wanted to believe Regina but the pain and anger that Robin is feeling right now is keeping him from believing her.

"Robin, please you have to believe me. I know you saw Daniel shirtless in my apartment but nothing is going on!" Regina said desperately. She was trying to explain to him but he was not listening. Regina is starting to feel angry that Robin thinks that she could do that to him.

"Oh really! Why am I finding it hard to believe! I saw it with my own eyes Regina! I'm not that stupid to believe that nothing is going on with the two of you!" Robin yelled angrily. He stood up and started pacing. His own anger was getting the best of him. A part of him wants to believe Regina but what he saw was too much. Even if Regina was telling the truth he couldn't help but feel hurt and betrayed that Regina would invite some guy over to her place knowing the situation they are in.

"But there is nothing going on with me and Daniel! You got it all wrong!"

"If there is nothing going on with you two then why is he shirtless in your apartment?" Robin said calmly. He still feel mad about the whole thing but he is willing to hear Regina out.

"The only reason why he is shirtless is because I spilled a soup at him. I guess he took it off while I was getting him a new shirt. He was just there because we were going to study. That's it Robin. It's not what you think. You have to believe me" Regina said while looking him into the eyes to let him know that she was telling the truth. Regina step closer to him and took his hand. She could never do that to Robin. She loves him too much it hurts.

Robin saw the truth in her beautiful eyes. He believes her. Of course, he will always believe her. But with everything that is happening in their life. He thought that maybe they needed to fix their own self first before anything else. With everything that happened to them it damaged them both deeply that maybe the only way they could save their relationship is by fixing their selves. He is far too damaged that even if they would eventually get back together he could not assure if they could go back to the way they used to be. So much have happened to them it changed them both. It changed him completely. And he is pretty sure that it changed Regina too.

"I believe you" Robin squeezed her hand to release the tension he could feel that is going through her body. He took both her hands before saying the words that he had been wanting to say to her.

"But it doesn't change the fact that you have ignored me for weeks. While I was trying to fix our relationship you insisted on keeping a distance between us. You left me. The time that I needed you to understand and be with me is the time you chose to leave. You abandoned me Regina. I understand why you wanted that space and time. I do. But Regina did you ever think of me when you made that decision. Did you know what I felt like on how easy it was for you to judge me and accuse me with the whole Marian Thing?"

"Robin, I didn't know what to think when I saw you kissing her. There was a lot of things going on in my head when I saw you with her." Regina said as she looked down to the ground. She couldn't help the tears that are falling from her eyes when she recalled that day. That night was a night mare.

"I understand on how you reacted but I just hoped that somehow you weren't that easy to accuse me on doing something I could never do to you. I just hoped that you could have put some trust in me. That was the perfect time to find out if you really do trust me. And I think that you may have failed the test." Robin said. It was hard to say those words but he couldn't help but feel hurt by how Regina pushed him away.

"I'm so sorry Robin. I was a complete idiot to think that you would cheat on me. I didn't mean to push you away. I was just so angry with what I saw and I let that get the best of me. I trust you Robin, with my whole life. Please forgive me…" Regina said desperately. This is what she feared the most. She knows that she did a horrible mistake of pushing him away and now she is about to lose Robin.

"I forgive you Regina. I do. But I can't just forget everything that you did to me. It still hurt. You should be the first person to trust me. Because you know the real me. But no, you did the complete opposite of it." Robin's heart is breaking every second that pass. He can feel Regina's hand squeezes a bit tightly to his. Robin can feel the tension circulating in her body and the fear in her beautiful eyes.

"Robin, I made a mistake. This is all my fault. I am the reason why we are in this situation right now. My selfishness lead us to this whole mess. But please give me a chance to make things right. I just need one chance and I will never hurt you again. Please, Robin…" the tears in her eyes started to flow. They would never be in this situation if it wasn't her own selfishness. She couldn't lose Robin now.

"Regina, it's not that easy. What happened to us couldn't be fix that easily. What we need is to fix ourselves. There are a lot of horrible things that happened to us. And it changed me. I'm pretty sure it change the both of us. This is hard for me Regina but we need to do this." He couldn't look into her eyes because it will break his heart if he see her so heartbroken. So, he took a step back and took his hand away from her to put a distance between them. As he keep telling himself

This is the right thing to do. You have to do this for her. And for yourself. You have to give her the chance at happiness. This will never be easy but this is the only way.

"What are you saying Robin?" her voice is shaking with fear. And the fear in her eyes is noticeable. He couldn't be saying those words. This isn't how it should be.

"Regina, this will never be easy for me. But I think it would be best if we would…"

A/N: please don't hate me! But this chapter is so heartbreaking and what will happen next is even worse. I just want to give you guys some time to absorb the whole chapter before we move on to next one. What will happen next will make you hate me but I'm ready for it… but anyways, I hope you enjoyed this chapter. Thank you for the follows and favorites! Please don't forget to leave a review! I would love to hear your thoughts! And if you have suggestions I'm open for it:) thanks guys!