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"It's not open yet." Sean said watching the woman who entered the bar.
"Who you are?" She asked in a haughty way, crossing the man with her eyes.
The woman stopped in front of the bar and sat on one of the benches without stop looking at Sean. She was a woman in her forties, short and light hair, with sharp cheekbones and wearing a tailor suit of skirt and jacket.
"It's not open yet." He repeated, putting the palms of his hands on the inside of the bar.
"I want to talk to Roni." The woman answered straightening her posture.
"What do you want? Victoria" Roni asked walking in a hurry to stand next to Sean.
"Well dear, I wanted to know if you had an answer to the proposal I made to you." Victoria replied interspersed between the brunette and the man at her side.
"The answer is no, as it was the first time you made your proposal." Roni replied "I'm not going to sell you the bar."
"You are not making the right decision." Victoria's eyes swept the bar and she grimaced like a smile "This place is falling apart... Actually, I'm making a pretty generous offer for this crappie place..."
"Didn't you heard?" Sean interrupted frowning "The place is not for sale."
"I'm talking to the owner of the circus, not her animals." The woman replied in a haughty and offensive tone.
Sean smiled sideways and quietly walked around the bar to stand beside Victoria. He looked at her for no more than two seconds and gently grasped her arm causing her to get up.
"The place is not for sale." He repeated "And at this moment we are closed. So I'm going to escort you to the exit."
The woman made a sudden movement to get away from Sean's hand and glared at him.
"Don't touch me." She warned him and then looked at Roni "Think about it, Roni."
Victoria walked to the door of the bar keeping the class and haughtiness. Sean watched her crossing her arms and making sure she was out of the establishment. Roni snorted and threw her head back as she putted her hands on her hips.
"She's right." She spoke "Victoria... This place is falling apart."
"Hey" Sean walked back to Roni and took her hands with his fingers intertwining "There is nothing we can't fix... We can make the band play a couple more nights and make some events here that make more money. And that money we will use for repairs."
Roni smiled broadly at the boy's words. The fact that he referred to them in the plural made her feel tickled in her stomach. The brunette surrounded the man's waist with her arms and rested her head on his chest giving him a hug. Sean circled the body of the brunette putting his hands on Roni's back and sliding his hands over her.
"What's that smell?" She asked raising her head to look at Sean.
"Oh, it's my new deodorant." He answered "Smells like a forest." Roni wrinkled his forehead "Don't you like it?"
"No, it's ok" She hastened to respond to the obvious concern of the boy.
"I'll go to change some spotlights from the back." Sean informed and then leaned and give a little kiss on the brunette lips.
Roni nodded and watched him walk away while a smile appeared on her face. The smile faded after a few seconds when she realized that something inside her was screaming that this man was the best man she had ever had in her life. She was falling for him, a blond man with light eyes who didn't remember his life at all; for a handsome man, gallant, chivalrous and now with the smell of a forest, that supported her and cared for her. She was falling for a man who she had made it clear that she didn't want a serious relationship and now it was her, the same girl, who wanted to have him by her side all the time, who smiled when he looked at her and who melted inside every time he answered with that beautiful smile with dimples. It was the same girl who didn't believe in love who was now in love.
Another realm.
"Why are you following me?" Regina asked with a frown.
"I asked first." Robin responded with a nod and the queen rolled her eyes while snorting.
"I have a plan." He answered reluctantly "I have a plan and I will take the first step to realize it."
"Alone?" Robin raised an eyebrow and crossed his arms.
"I cannot put anyone at risk if this plan does not work."
"I will not let you go alone."
"I'm not asking for your permission." Regina wrinkled her forehead and smiled sideways.
"Even so, I will not let you do it alone."
"You do not get it?" She asked desperately "I will not let anyone put their life in danger..."
"And instead you're putting yours in danger?" Robin walked towards to the queen leaving only a couple of steps between them
"I have to do it." Regina whispered feeling a lump in the throat.
"You don't have to do it alone." The thief cradled the face of the brunette with his hands looking into her eyes "You're not alone Regina. You have your son and people who cares about you and... Me."
"These are exactly the reasons why I have to do this alone... Because there are people that I love and I will not let anyone hurt them. Not Henry, not Rolan or Ella, not... not you." Regina's eyes filled with tears and she looked down at the floor but the thief's hands were still holding her face "What happened the other day." She looked up "It could have been worse, Drizella could have killed you in the blink of an eye... I'm not willing to let her hurt you."
"Regina, I will not let you do this alone." Robin crossed the face of the queen with his eyes and stroked her cheeks with his thumbs "I do not know how many times I have to repeat it so you understand... I will not leave you alone." Regina smiled sideways and shook her head "So, you better tell me that plan so I can't make a fool of myself.
"I can't let you go with me... If Drizella sees you there, she will not trust me."
"Then I'll hide, I'll watch you from a distance. But please don't ask me to stay out of this, because I'm not going to do it."
Hyperion Heights.
Roni was lying on the bed facedown with her chin leaning on her crossed arms, she had a small smile on her face and her eyes were focused on Sean, who was deeply asleep, with parted lips and his breathing rhythm. The brunette let out a giggle when Sean made a strange noise and realized that she could watch him for hours without any problem.
The night before, she had fallen asleep as soon as her head touched the pillow and some time later she had felt Sean's arms encircle her body and curl up with her. That night there were no daring kisses or caresses, not even the hint of sex, and yet she had felt like any other night at his side, because with or without sex, Sean made her feel full. Roni stretched one of her arms to caress the cheek of the handsome man next to her and her smile grew larger when Sean smiled at the feel of her touch.
"You woke up early." He said in a sleepy voice and slowly opening his eyes.
Sean moved slowly to take the brunette in his arms, sticking her to his body and then placing a kiss on her forehead.
"I have to go buy some groceries for the bar." She answered adjusting her head in the chest of Sean "Do you want to come with me?"
"What do you think if we go to eat a few waffles in the dinner down the street first? Then we can go and buy whatever you have to buy and go back to open the bar on time."
"Are you asking me to go on a date with you?" She asked with a small amused smile.
Sean smiled biting his lower lip when his eyes met Roni's and he placed a lock of her dark hair behind her small ear.
"It's a date." He said.
Roni's wet, naked body was glued to the glass of the shower door, feeling Sean's body plastered to his back. He was kissing the brunette's neck while his hands traveled from her narrow waist to the shapely legs of the girl. Roni moaned when she felt one of Sean's hands sneak into her crotch and begin to massage her clitoris in a deep way. Sean bit her earlobe making her moan again and she felt the hard member of the man between her buttocks.
"I don't think this is the right way to start a first date" she joked, breathing hard.
Sean smiled amused and with his leg separated the legs of the brunette to penetrate her slowly. Roni closed her eyes and let her head fall back to lean on Sean's shoulder as he took her arms and lifted them over her head, putting them on the shower door.
"I can stop if you want." He whispered in the brunette's ear.
"Don't you dare" Roni answered by interlacing her fingers with Sean's.
He deposited a kiss on the brunette's shoulder and began with the movements, deep and pleasant.
Another realm.
Regina was nervous, she felt her hands tremble and her throat dry as she looked at the floor waiting for Drizella to appear. She had sent her a message asking her to meet and although she didn't know if the girl would appear, there she was standing in the middle of the forest feeling Robin's gaze on her. She knew that the thief was hiding among the trees behind her, but she couldn't help feeling the panic go through her body.
What was happening with her? She was not that woman who panicked at a seemingly dangerous situation. She was the woman who took the reins and took the first step into the danger; but the very idea that something might happen to Robin (again), or to Henry, made her tremble.
A cloud of pink smoke appeared in front of her and Drizella appeared behind it.
"I must admit that I was surprised to receive your message." Said the girl looking at the ex-evil queen.
"I'm in." Regina answered seriously.
"What are you talking about?" Drizella asked crossing her arms while frowning.
"Whatever you're planning, I'm in."
"Why?"
"I thought it well, and everything you said is true." Regina took a couple of steps towards the girl "They will never understand me, they will never know what it is not to be considered." The queen felt a knot forming in her stomach and clenched her fists to keep her hands from trembling "So, I'm in, but I only have one condition."
"What is it?"
"Henry, you're not going to hurt him or the people who are with him..."
"That's impossible." Drizella smiled sideways "He is opposing us, it is an obstacle."
"Us?" Regina frowned. "Is there anyone else?"
"I speak of both of us, you and me." The girl hastened to say "You know very well that Henry will stand in the way."
"No, he will not. Because I will talk to him."
"Why are you so sure that he will listen to you?" The girl shook her head "Henry is going to do everything to stop us, because he thinks he is a hero."
"He will listen to me." Regina said "I'll get him out of here... Henry, he's in love with your stepsister." The brunette let out a small and sad smile "Love can achieve many things, but when we are about to lose it, believe me, we would sacrifice anything for it to stay by our side... If I convince him, that leaving is the best way to save Ella, he will do it."
"Why are you doing all this? Regina" Drizella tilted her head analyzing the ex-evil queen "What do you get from that?"
The sight of the women was diverted when they heard the sound of the branches creaking. Drizella opened her eyes wide and glared at Regina with the recognition of the blond man who accompanied her.
"What was this?" The girl asked, clenching her jaw. "A trap? Did you want to bring me here to capture me?"
"No, it's not like that..."
Regina raised a hand trying to reassure the girl but Drizella took a couple of steps back.
"Haven´t you understand yet? I'm not playing Regina."
Drizella made a wrist movement and disappeared in the same way she had arrived. Regina closed her eyes tightly and let her head fall back.
"I am sorry." She listened behind her.
The queen turned around to meet the worried face of Robin who was walking towards her with his bow in one of his hands.
"There is nothing that can be done. " The brunette replied shaking her head. "Drizella will not trust me anymore."
Drizella appeared inside the castle with fists clenched and jaw rigid, her eyes were bloodshot and she let out a scream of frustration.
"What happened?" Asked a voice behind her.
The girl turned around to meet a woman with ash blond hair, woven in a strange way.
"It was a trap." Drizella confessed. "Again that blond man appeared..."
"Wait a minute." Gothel interrupted approaching the girl. "A blond man? How was he like?"
"What does it matter?" Drizella dropped her arms to her sides "Without Regina on our side we can't carry on with the plan." Gothel remained standing with a thoughtful look on her face and seconds later she began to walk away from Drizella "Did you not hear me?" Asked the girl watching the sorceress disappear and seconds later see her walking towards her again. "What are we going to do?" Drizella insisted.
"Make her do it." Gothel replied with a small smile "We will force Regina to do what we want."
"How will we do that?" Drizella arched her eyebrows and Gothel stretched out her arms giving her a large book with a hard brown cover. "What is this?"
"Our victory."