(A/N-Special thanks to Bekki for beta reading this. Appreciate it so much boo! Thanks to those who read, review, follow and fav this.)
Regina and Robin went up to their room, Robin unlocked the door and entered the room. He saw the huge suite with the center point being the king size bed. He sat his suitcase down and turned around to see Regina, still standing in the doorway.
"Are you sure you're okay with this?" Robin asked
"It's fine," Regina answered out.
"I can try to find us another hotel to stay in, if you would like me to," Robin offered to her. He didn't want to make this uncomfortable for her. He knew she was already nervous around him, he didn't want to make her more nervous with him.
"No, no, there's really no need," Regina said as she entered the room,"We're both adults and I'm sure we can get through one weekend in the same room."
"I'll sleep on the couch and give you the bed," Robin said.
"That's silly, Robin," Regina said as she looked at the couch, his long frame would hang over it. "I can sleep on the couch and you can take the bed."
"Regina, I'm not going to have you sleeping on the couch," Robin said.
"Well, then we might be a stalemates," Regina said as she focused on the bed, "As I said, we're adults, and the...bed is huge. I see no reason we can't share it."
Robin had to literally bite the inside of his mouth to keep from smiling, "Then I agree," he then walked up to her, "Though, I do have one very important question, Regina."
Regina swallowed, another nervous habit she had around this man. Was he going to ask if she snored? Or if she hogged the covers? Or was he going to ask her..he..he wasn't going to...ask her to sleep with him, was he? What would she say? She wanted to, but she wanted him to be in love with her or at least tell her he was falling in love with her.
"Regina," Robin began, "which side of the bed do you normally sleep on?"
Regina looked at him and when he started to smile, she let the tension she had built up in her mind and in her body come out in laughter, "That's...that's what you want to know? That's a relief. I thought you were going to ask me-" she broke off. She had almost told him she thought he was going to ask her to sleep with him.
"You thought I was going to ask you what?" Robin asked, wondering why her cheeks were now a light pink.
"Oh, I thought you were going to ask if I snored," Regina quickly recovered. Gods, if he knew she had thought about him asking her to sleep with him...why she'd just want to disappear.
"Oh," Robin said, "Well, do you?"
"Do I what?" Regina asked, she had been so distracted by her own thoughts she had missed what he had asked her.
"Do you snore?" Robin asked with a smile on his face.
"No, no, I don't," Regina said. "No one has ever told me I snore." Regina walked around him to put her suitcase by one of the wardrobes and began to unpack some of her belongings.
Robin knew it was said with no ulterior motive, but he couldn't help but wonder who would have known if she had snored. An ex lover? A current lover? He wanted to ask but he didn't want to over step his bounds. He was still her boss and was working on becoming her friend. He would have to show restraint with this one. She was very important to him and he loved that she was finally opening up to him if only by small fragments. He hoped that after this weekend they would be closer.
For the first time in as long as he could remember, he was finding himself starting to feel something for someone. He had been closed off for awhile now, focusing on his career and trying to avoid the schemes of some women who wanted nothing more than to be Mrs. Robin Locksley, if only for his money. Call it intuition, call it what you want to, but he could tell from day one that Regina was different from all those other women.
"Well, that's a good thing then, as I don't either," Robin said as he turned around, he saw her turn her head slightly at him, and smile.
"Maybe this mix up was a good thing," Robin said as he went to the other wardrobe and started to unpack as well.
"How's that?" Regina asked.
"Well, it will give us some time to get to know one another," Robin said and watched as this time her head turned towards him and freeze, he quickly clarified, "as friends often do."
"Of course," Regina said.
"Now, why don't we freshen up and I'll take us out for dinner," Robin suggested.
"Oh, I can get something from downstairs," Regina said.
"Nonsense, we've traveled all this way," Robin said as he finished putting his things away, "you're having to share a room with your grumpy old boss," he said and smiled, as she laughed at his snide remark to himself, "the least I can do is take you out for dinner."
"Alright, just give me a few minutes," Regina said as she started to go into the bathroom.
"Take your time," Robin said as the bathroom door shut. He called a car to pick them up in ten minutes and he sat on the bed and laid back on it with his feet still on the floor. Here he was in a beautiful city, with the most stunning woman he had ever met, wanting nothing more than to wine and dine her and knew that he couldn't.
He realized she was attracted to him, but he also didn't want to start anything on just attraction. He had been without love for so long, it was almost just second nature to not believe in it anymore. But being with her in just this short amount of time, he was beginning to think that maybe, just maybe this might be the start of something wonderful. He knew he had to be focused on his job this weekend, with meeting a new client as well. But he also wanted to be focused on Regina, he wanted to know more about her. What was she like as a child? Did she run off at the mouth like she had with him on the plane? How had her mother died?
So much he still had to work out in his head before he could act on anything he was feeling towards her. He was laying there with his eyes closed when he heard her phone buzz, signaling she had a text. Robin waited for her to come out but she evidently hadn't heard it, he reached over and picked up her phone, and out of instinct, he looked down at the text. It was from someone named Emma, who asked a very personal question.
So did he get you to join the mile high club?
Robin had to wonder who this Emma was that sent this and he couldn't help but smile at how he suspected Regina had mentioned about flying with him here to Los Angeles. And then his thoughts turned, as he pictured introducing her to that exclusive club, which he had become a member of years ago in his youth. He knew it would be too soon for them to become intimate now, but there was more than one way to become intimate with someone. You can become close to them, really get to know them, what makes their heart jump a beat. He already knew what caused his to do so.
Regina
He looked up at the sound of the bathroom door opening, he walked up to her and handed her her phone saying, „Your phone dinged," he said, hoping she wouldn't know that he had seen the text. He watched her take the phone and swipe it to read the message, he had to bite the inside of his mouth again, to stop from smiling as he saw the small smile and blush appear on her face as she read it. She typed some message in reply to it and then said, "Shall we go?"
"Of course," Robin said as he headed for the door and opened it for her. They made their way downstairs and headed for a restaurant that Robin had been to many times, one of his friends owned it. He called his friend on the way and George told him to come, on that he would always have a table for him.
Once they arrived, they were shown to their table which overlooked the city, night was just starting to set. Robin looked over the table and watched as Regina looked over the menu. The waiter came up and introduced himself to them.
"Order whatever you want," Robin told her.
"I'll have the lamb with asparagus please, with water," Regina said as she handed the menu to the waiter.
"Excellent choice, madam," the waiter said as he looked her over.
Robin watched as the younger man looked at Regina, he was jealous about the waiter looking at her like that, looking at her...like he often found himself looking at her. Robin cleared his throat to get the waiter's attention, as well as to place his own order. Once finished the waiter left to put their orders in.
"I know I asked all this on the plane, but I would really get to know you Regina," Robin began and seeing the panic look on her face, went another direction, "since we will be working together for hopefully years to come."
"What do you want to know?" Regina asked cautiously.
"Just tell me about you," Robin said, "your friends, your favorite form of entertainment."
Did you leave anyone in your bed this morning?
"I love animals, I volunteer at a local animal shelter. It just breaks my heart that I can't take them all home with me. I'm a firm believer in family, my father is all I have left now," Regina said, "I have a few close friends, many have let me down when I needed their support or thoughts and I just choose not to open myself up anymore these days."
"I can understand that option," Robin said, "I even can say I have done the same many times, but Regina, in doing so you are also perhaps not letting the right ones in."
Regina shrugged her shoulders, "That may be true, but its the only way I know how to protect myself."
Robin was about to say something to that, when their food arrived just then. Robin raised his glass towards her, "To an enjoyable weekend," Regina clinked her glass with his and they started eating.
"So what about you, what do you like to do?" Regina asked.
"I may be serious at work, but on the weekends, I spend time with my friends sometimes at the beach, or we like to have bonfires, and barbeques, and my family," Robin answered her.
"Your parents are still together?" Regina asked.
"Yes, they have been married 35 years later this year," Robin answered.
"Do you have any siblings?" Regina asked.
"Unfortunately too many," Robin answered, "I have two older brothers and one younger one, plus a younger sister."
"I always wished I had siblings," Regina said.
"They can be a handful," Robin said.
Regina smiled at his answer. She was glad she was sitting down, because the way he looked at her, was knee weakening. "So do you plan on having a big family one day?" Regina took a sip of her water, not knowing what had provoked that question.
Well, that wasn't exactly true, she knew what had made her ask that, but still to voice it?
"One day, after I get the right woman to say yes to marrying me," Robin said as he looked over his wine glass at her.
If she wasn't sitting down, she knew she would be on the floor. Not that for one second, did she believe she would be the one marrying him. Why it was ridiculous to even think so.
"Well, I wish you all the luck in finding the one then," Regina said.
Robin just smiled and watched her fiddle with her food, she was nervous again around him. Maybe having her a little on edge was a good thing, until he saw her bite her bottom lip.
Damnit, he didn't know which he wanted more, to bite that lip himself or to cover those lips. Either way worked well with him. Before too long they were on their way back to their hotel, the car ride back was pretty much in silence.
When they walked into the room it was near ten o' clock,"Why don't you take the shower first, while I go downstairs and make some calls?" Robin asked.
"Thank you," Regina said as Robin nodded and left the room to give her some privacy.
Regina sat on the edge of the bed, after he had left the room. The dinner had been really well with him, now here was coming the hard part. Sleeping in the same bed as him. She was about to head to the bathroom when her phone rung, she quickly answered it.
"Emma, what's wrong?" Regina asked.
"Nothing, I was just wanting to see how things were going with Lucky Arrow, oh wait, I bet you left that at your apartment," Emma said.
"Emma, stop calling him that," Regina said as she couldn't hold back the laughter. She had named her vibrator after Robin, because he reminded her of Robin Hood.
"I bet he wouldn't mind you calling him," Emma said, and added, "or screaming his name when he gave you a mind blowing orgasm."
"Emma! Stop it!" Regina said.
"What? Its not like he can hear me," Emma said, "or can he? Do you have him in your bed already, ready, willing, and eager to make those red painted toes curl?"
"Emma," Regina warned.
"Oh come on, Regina. If you have this strong amount of feelings for the man, tell him how you feel, take a chance," Emma encouraged her.
"I can't Emma," Regina began, „he's my boss. And you know why and how badly I need this job."
"Another reason to tell him everything," Emma said, "from what you've said, he's a good person and I'm sure he would be willing to help you in any way that he can."
"That's just it, I don't want his help," Regina said, "I want to get out of this mess once and for all."
"Well, if you change your mind," Emma said, "I'm sure Robin Locksley would help you...with the debts owed...or a mind blowing orgasm."
Regina had to chuckle at her friend, "Good Night, Emma. Tell Killian, I said hi."
"GOOD NIGHT, REGINA!" Killian could be heard yelling to her.
"Good Night, Regina," Emma said as the two friends ended their call.
Regina got off the bed and went to the wardrobe, removing a few items and walked to the bathroom. She shut the door behind her, and looked at herself in the mirror. She shook her head and thought, why would someone like Robin Locksley think twice about her?
She quickly removed her clothes and got into the shower, letting the water run all over her body. She soaped up her loofa and started washing herself, once or twice her hand ran over the tips of her nipples and she had to bite her bottom lip to keep going.
She couldn't do this, no matter how horny she might be right now. Robin would be back soon and they still had to sleep together...sleep in the same bed, sleep being the optimal word here. She quickly finished her shower and put on a silky, black chemise that fell on her mid upper thighs. She wanted to get her hair dry and put on a robe and get in the bed before Robin returned. She looked around the vanity and realized she had forgot her robe in the other room. She hit the power button the the hair dryer and hoped she had enough time to get in the bed, before he returned.
A few minutes later, Robin was walking into the hotel room again, "Regina?" he called out softly. When he received no reply, he walked all the way in, seeing the bathroom door shut, he realized she was still in the bathroom.
He decided because it was getting late now, he would get undressed quickly and put on his robe and that way he would save time and just hop into the shower after she got in the bed. He kicked off his shoes, removed his jacket, then he removed his belt. Next, he started to unbutton his shirt, removing it from his body. Up next was his pants, which he carefully unzipped and removed from his body.
At that moment, the bathroom door opened and Robin turned upon hearing it open. What he saw was the sexiest thing he had ever seen. It also made him stop breathing, caused a huge lump in his throat to form to the point he couldn't speak. She literally took his breath away. Regina had her hair down and was standing there in some silky lingerie, looking like a prize that any man would pick up and carry to the bed, for the next few hours. For such a tiny thing she had long legs that he knew would be perfect wrapped around his hips as he would make love to her. Her breasts seemed to fill out the top of the lingerie oh so nicely, her nipples seemed to harden as he looked her over.
For Regina, she too was having a hard time. Robin was standing there like a Greek statue she had looked at about many a times. He had long legs, that yes had hair, but not too much, it was just perfect. He had on his boxer briefs which outlined every aspect of him. His stomach was flat, his chest chiseled, and those arms, oh those arms, were long and muscular. His shoulders were perfect as she knew that they would be, perfect for one to hold onto as they would have sex. And his face, his gaze was hooked on her tiny form, his eyes seeming to devour her like a man who had been in the desert and she was his oasis.
She almost panicked when he started walking towards her. He stopped right in front of her, now without her heels she really had to look up into his face. "You've showered," Robin murmured as he bent his face to her clean scented throat, his fingers brushed back some hair that had fallen on her cheek. Her hair, oh her hair felt like pure silken strands in his fingers. He didn't want to let it go, instead he wanted to put both hands in her hair as he wanted to lean down and finally kiss those lips of her.
Would he kiss her? Would she kiss him back? Would it end there? All these questions hit her at once. "Robin, I-" she began. Not knowing what she would say, could say to him.
"Regina-" Robin said, wanting nothing more than to scoop her up in his arms and take her to the bed behind him, and remove this black piece of silk from her body, to see for himself what lay beneath it. What was there, had tormented his thoughts and dreams, and yes his showers since she had started to work for him.
Robin knew it would be way too early for them to make love this night. As much as his body was protesting his wise decision, if he did act on his instincts, he knew things would end badly between them. No, he would have to let this flame between them simmer for awhile longer until hopefully she would let him know that she had the same feelings for him as he was having for her.
"Are you finished in the bathroom?" Robin finally got out. If he didn't move from her soon, he would loose the battle between his body and his head.
"Yes," Regina whispered quietly. Robin smiled shortly then forced his body to move from her. He went to his wardrobe and got a few things before he headed towards the bathroom. Regina stood in the same spot, almost like she was frozen to the place she was standing.
Robin had to keep telling himself to keep walking to the bathroom, when his body was screaming to either take her to bed, or to the shower with him, both would be ideal. But in the end his mind won this battle and he was shutting the bathroom door behind him. He put his things down on the counter and looked in the mirror, lightly slamming his hands on the counter, letting his frustrations out.
Regina quickly got into bed, she was on the far right side of the bed. She closed her eyes as she had thought there for awhile that he would at least kiss her. Maybe they would be in this bed already, him on top of her, or her on top of him. Naked.
But maybe she had guessed wrong? Maybe he didn't think of her like that. Maybe he didn't feel anything for her than just a normal boss for his secretary. She shook her head at her silliness in thinking he could ever feel anything for her. Oh granted, she pretty much was certain he was attracted to her, but she wanted more than just attraction from him.
She wanted his love.
Ten minutes later, the bathroom door opened and Robin walked out. He paused upon looking at her in the bed, she had her back to him, was curled up in a ball on the far side of the bed.
Gods! How was he going to even think about trying to get any sleep with such a gorgeous creature in the same bed with him? He had on a pair of pajama bottoms, but was shirtless. He went to the bed, pulled back the covers and slid into the soft confines of the bed. He turned off the lights and laid his head back on the pillow. There was so much room between them, it felt like an ocean separated them. He looked over and saw that her tiny form was so still. He knew she wasn't asleep, and he also figured he wouldn't be getting any sleep this night.
"Good Night, Regina," Robin said quietly.
"Good Night, Robin," she replied.
For Robin this was his version of hell, he had the woman he was beginning to fall in love with in the same bed with him. The woman he had often dreamed of many a night, had thought of often while at work.
And he couldn't do a damn thing about it!