This is a short chapter
But the end you will see why sorry.
Any mistakes are mine.
Sorry it has taken so long to update.
I will try to update sooner especially where I left it.
Robin had gone, he had really gone on this trip without her. She missed him so much, the bed feeling a bit colder, more space which she hated. Coming home from her office knowing he wouldn't be joining her soon. The passes that had been made in the corridors. And the empty seat in the Oval office where he had already spent so much time.
It had only been a few weeks since they had moved into the White House, but they had been together nearly all the time. Even if they didn't see each other all the time she always had him near, she knew he was safe, she could go to him if he wasn't in a meeting and just sit with him and give him a hug if either needed it. And right now, she needed him more than ever, she had never felt so lonely in her life even with the boys, his son, that small part of him that was always with them. And the possibility she was carrying a piece of them inside her, but that was not for sure and she could not find out yet so she could not say she was. Robin being away was the reason Regina needed him to hug her and be with her and Robin being away was the reason she could not have him with her.
There were things Regina missed about their past life, like the weekend… all weekend. Would be family time, nobody went to see friends and nobody went to work. Paperwork for work was done and homework unless a few weeks' project that still had a few weeks to go was finished. They played computer games, board games, watched TV and films and just had time the four of them.
But now? Now, she hardly seen him on the weekend. Yes, he was always in the building and there for her and the children but they never got the quality family time they use to.
Knock, knock.
Regina sighed and waltzed over to the door of the residence area, standing up a little straighter and opening the door. Only to find one of her members of staff.
"Sorry to interrupt you Mrs Locksley. But we managed to get you an interview on the Saturday night show tomorrow, if you are interested? We know its short notice and we tried to tell…" The girl rambled on, she was new and was quite shy and Regina felt in a way she was trying to much. Sucking up to her a bit. But honestly, Regina didn't mind too much. At looking at her CV this girl hadn't ever worked before and going High School where you still have a bit of help. Skipping College and never working to going to the White House would be a big thing. So, she just had to teach the girl that she didn't have to try too much to impress her, especially as Regina had given her the job despite the lack of experience. That's what caused Regina to silence the girl, by cutting in.
"That is fine, tell them I will be there." Regina spoke gently as she gave the girl a grateful, and praised smile for what she had done. She was only young, about 19 having gone straight out of school, she was one of the youngers and if she had just been a month later she wouldn't even be here now, or it would be part time.
"Okay, thank you Mrs Locksley." The girl replied shyly, and honestly, she really didn't need to thank Regina.
"You don't need to thank me." Regina smiled, before turning her head slightly. The boys were not home. "Why don't you come in for a bit? Surly you must be due a break now?" She never invited staff into the house, so this was a rare moment. And that must have been obvious by how the female just stood there for a second, mouth agape and eyes slightly wider.
"I uh, can't, should get back." Melissa stuttered, she defiantly was not expecting a invite into the First Lady and Presidents private residence.
"You are more than welcome to, and anyway I am your boss and I say you are on break so you are welcome to." If the nineteen year old refused this time however, Regina would not continue with the subject anymore.
"Are- Are you sure?" Regina nodded and moved the side.
"Yes I am."
Melissa walked in, looking around the room attentively. She really did feel out of place here. But the place was gorgeous, the walls painted in white, creating a neutral but bright atmosphere and quite a lot of the décor was similar to Regina's First Lady office, so she guessed it was Regina who had picked the design for here.
"The place is nice." The young blonde commented as Regina closed the door of the private area of the building.
"Thank you." Regina walked through the hall with the girl as they made their way to the dining room. "Would you like a drink?"
"Yes Please. Do you have juice?" She asked and Regina just gave out a little chuckle and nodded her head. She honestly found the girl adorable, one of the reasons she had employed her was her shyness and the fact of how polite and sweet she was. Regina seen a chance in the girl, and potential. And unlike employers these days, Regina was willing to be patient with her and spend the time to help her build confidence. Something Regina done when she used to own her own business empire, but then Henry grew older and she began a life with Robin. Not to mention the other thing that happened…
But that was the past, a past that had been hidden well. And luckily the media could not get their hands on.
"Mrs Locksley?" Regina was pulled out of her thoughts by Melissa looking at her worriedly. A similar expression Regina had not known she had been wearing herself.
"Sorry, I just went into a daydream, I will get your juice. What one would you like?"
"Orange, I said that… are you sure you are okay?" She asked, quite concerned. Regina just shook her head brushing off the question, before she left to get herself a much-needed coffee and Melissa juice.
Once the younger female had gone, Regina sat in the sitting room. That thought, about her business. One that had been long buried was now at the fore front of her brain. There was no need to think about it, about what had happened. It was in the past, but if the media found out, if the press got a hold of it. The lies, the threats, the bankruptcy.
Just then her phone rang, dragging the thoughts out of the brunettes' mind. She picked it up, pressing the call button as it was the house phone and placed it to her ear.
"Hello?" Regina asked, unaware of who was on the other end of the line.
"Hey, it's Tink. Have you told Robin yet?" Tink just had to come out with the reason she had phoned straight away, and yes another secret Regina had not told Robin yet. One she would rather tell him in person. No, it wasn't that she was pregnant.
"No, I haven't." She heard the female on the other side sigh and then,
"You need to tell him." Regina was the one to sigh this time.
"Is that all or am I about to have a lecture." Regina said bored, not wanting to hear why she should tell Robin yet.
"Fine. I will speak to you later." And with that Tink hung up and left Regina in her thoughts.
She had so many secrets, well two at the minute. But Robin knew about one of the secrets. And this one wasn't necessarily bad, she just didn't want the media to find out. It was for him and him only, something she had planned before he became President, that she had decided to keep secret until a closer date. Which Tink was right, she should have told him by now.
With a huff, Regina got up and walked into the Yellow Oval office and rested on the sofa for a few minutes, before she heard another knock on the door.
Could she not have a few minutes to rest?
Regina got up from the sofa and made her way to the doors of the family area before opening them.
She was faced with a man from Robins protection team.
"Mrs Locksley, I am sorry to announce there has been an attack at the hotel Mr Locksley was staying at-."
An attack? The man's words trailed off. Regina didn't hear the rest, she froze. Her whole world falling apart at that moment. Robin? Was he alive? Was he dead. She tuned in back to reality as the man finished speaking.
"-Identify the body."
He was dead. She had told him not to go, she had told him it was dangerous. The person she was meant to grow old with gone. And she had to tell her two sons that their father was gone. That he would never see Roland graduate, or Henry become the star pupil he had always wanted to see. If she was pregnant the baby would never know him, he would never know they existed. Tears flooded Regina's eyes flooded with tears, her hands coming up to meet her cheeks under her eyes, brushing off the tears that had formed there. Sobs leaving her lips.