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Day 15-Costume Party

(A/U Setting)

Robin Locksley had just pulled up to the hotel where a costume party he was attending for the night was to be held. He got out of his car, handed the valet his keys and entered the building, making his way to the dining hall. He walked down the huge staircase and saw that many had already arrived, he went to the bar and ordered himself a drink.

Robin was a executive in his family's company, his family had a very successful advertising company. His parents had met at work, his mother being his father's secretary. The two had started dating, and fell in love and eventually married, Robin being their only child until his sister had come along a few years later. He had been hearing for some time now, how they would like to see him married and with a family of his own. Robin has just not found the one to make him want to look into the same person's eyes for the rest of his life.

So here he was tonight at a charity costume party, dressed up as Robin Hood himself. A little inside joke, since his name was Robin. He looked around the room and saw a wide variety of people in different costumes, greeks, kings and queens, Han and Leia from Stars Wars included.

"Locksley, you old devil," a voice called out as Robin turned his head to see an old friend.

"Why, if it isn't old Nolan himself," Robin said as the two men shook hands.

"Been a long time since our days at Columbia," David said. They had met at college and somewhat stayed in contact. David was a banker here in New York.

"Indeed," Robin said. "How is the financial world treating you?"

"Can't complain, and yourself?" David asked.

"Business is great," Robin said.

"Still single I see?" David said to Robin.

"The same as you," Robin said as both men were bare on their ring finger.

"So, Robin Hood?" David said, trying to contain his laughter.

"Yes, and you are Prince Charming I take it?" Robin asked.

"Yes, who can resist a prince?" David asked.

"Come on, let me buy you a drink," Robin turned back towards the bar.

"Now that is a way to make an entrance," David said to Robin's right, Robin turned to see his friend looking upwards behind Robin. Robin turned, looked at the staircase, and for once in his life, he was at a complete loss for words.

There stood a beautiful, no stunning woman at the top of the stairs. There were others who were staring at her as well, they saw her look around the room and start to make her descent. The lady was a petite brunette who had a beautiful face, she simply was regal in her posture, graceful.

The lady in question had on a crimson, figure hugging gown which radiated seduction. She also was aware of the gown's affect on the males in the room. She was every man's fantasy then and there. Her skin was whitest ivory, her hair dark in contrast.

She made her way down the stairs and over to someone she knew there,"Hello, Graham."

"Regina, you look marvelous as usual this night," Graham said to her, he was dressed up in a hunter's outfit.

"Thank you, Graham, you look quite handsome if I may say," Regina said.

"Regina, heads up, but I think you have an admirer," Graham said as he nodded towards the bar. Regina turned her head slightly and looked to see a very handsome man standing there, actually there were two standing there but only one was getting her attention.

Robin Hood

Who was this man? Before she could even blink, he was headed her way. She took a breath and held it until he walked up to her.

"Milady, you are exquisite," Robin Hood bowed and took her hand in his. She felt his fingers close about her hand, and felt a jolt as his lips brushed the back of her fingers, was momentarily lost, adrift in the blue of his eyes, in the warmth that shone three, real appreciation tinged with desire, edging into...

She blinked, and her conscious view to take in his face. "Robin Hood, I presume?"

He smiled, dimples showing clearly as he did so, causing her heart to flutter just a tiny bit. He raised her hand again, held her gaze as he turned it and pressed her lips to her palm,"Indeed, and you are the Evil Queen I gather?"

Regina blushed and asked,"How did you know?"

"I have nieces who love the show," Robin answered as he once again, changed his hold, touched his lips to her wrist, to where her pulse raced beneath her skin. "May I have this dance?"

Regina nodded, "I'll see you later, Regina, Graham said as he watched her being escorted onto the dance floor. Regina and him were friends, had briefly dated many years ago but he would be a fool to see that there was not something going on between these two.

The way they danced, many would think they had been lovers for many years, perhaps in a past lifetime? Others could see the special spark between them of a new love interest. Perhaps he was her lover already, maybe he was proposing this night. No one knew for certain, all they knew was that these two had a connection of some sorts.

"So you watch the show as well," Robin said softly.

"I do, it's one of my favorites, as is my namesake" Regina answered.

"So your name is Regina," Robin whispered as she smiled.

"And yours is Robin," Regina said.

"You have heard of me," Robin asked.

"Your reputation precedes yourself," Regina said.

Robin chuckled as he knew many thought he was like a thief or an outlaw at times with his way of making away with some companies, only to blend them together for the good of everyone. "Yes, tonight I am Robin Hood, Regina's lover. As my nieces seem to think, ultimately her husband and father of her future daughter."

"You're awfully brave to think like that," Regina said.

"Not brave, just confident," Robin reasoned as he looked into her eyes. Eyes that made him think they were born for him to gaze into forever.

"We'll see," Regina said.

"So you and Graham?" Robin nodded over to the other man with his head.

"An old friend of mine, but according to the show, also a lover," Regina said, enjoying the look that passed on his face, jealously.

"A former flame perhaps, but one quickly forgotten about once she met her soulmate," Robin fired back.

"So what do you want with me?" Regina asked.

I intend to try to date you, would have worked with other women he knew, but with her, instinct prodded him to be rather more definite.

I'm going to make you my wife, had a more forceful ring to it, left less leeway for her to object.

He could tell she had her walls up around her, but he knew once he could get her to lower them and let them in, he could speak of a future with her. Here he was a well known bachelor, yet one look from this woman was making him think of marriage.

"Well, I would love to spend the night with you," Robin answered and saw her pause with their dancing.

Robin smiled as he knew what she was thinking,"Not like that, just us spending time with each other tonight."

"And another I would like to spend more time with you, get your number in the process," Robin continued to answer.

"Hmm," Regina considered it," well you'll have to earn it first."

And with that, Regina left him on the dance floor and headed outside on the balcony. The night was cool, so she placed her hands on her arms to try to keep herself warm. She smiled as she heard the door open behind her, knowing he would come after her.

She breathed deeply as she felt his warm jacket being placed on her shoulders. She inhaled his fresh, clean scent. His hands were rubbing her now jacket clad arms. He was standing directly behind her, she leaned back into him, enjoying the contact with him.

She turned around in his arms, seeing his eyes looking at her. She saw his head start to lower, she couldn't breathe, couldn't move. Couldn't shift as he set his lips on hers.

Driven by an inner force she couldn't recognize, she lifted her hand to his nape, slid and spread her fingers into his silky hair. That balancing power she'd experienced before still operated between them. As they kissed, taking, giving, pausing to savor, to entice, to indulge, she felt it like a constraint, some limit on a tipping scale that prevented him or her from taking too much without giving, from conquering without first surrendering.

Again and again that power tipped the scales. He took her mouth in a hot, heated rush, a primitive ravishment that left her senses reeling. Then she gathered herself and boldly pressed her own demands, and he was the one giving way, laying himself open to her conquest. Shuddering when she pressed deep.

They broke for an instant to breathe. She lifted her lids, met his blue gaze, only inches distant. One hand framed her jaw, the other was locked at her waist, fingers burning through the material of her dress. Her own hand cradled his skull, holding him to her, her other arm circled him, hand splayed on his back.

Her lids fell, their lips met again, and the tide grew higher.

Regina felt sure she was on fire, that flames were licking her skin. Head back, fingers sinking into Robin's shoulders, she gasped, felt his lips slide from her jaw to her throat. Gasped again as they pressed heat into her veins, then slid lower. Found the pulse at the base of her throat, and pressed there too. Then he licked, laved, a fierce shiver rushed over her skin.

A low sound of satisfaction rumbled through him. His hands had shifted to her waist, they tightened, letting her feel their strength, then both slid upward, brushed, then closed about her breasts through her dress.

Her body arched, eager for his touch, eager for more. She turned wildly and caught his lips as he raised his head, tasted his satisfaction, his triumph as his thumbs cruised over the silk of her dress, over and about her nipples. He teased, squeezed, kneaded, she squirmed, gasped, then kissed him desperately.

"Shhh," Robin said as he drew back from the kiss and looked down at her. She did too, a tremor of elemental sensation racked her as she watched his long fingers, stroke, caress, and fondle.

She knew in her head she had to stop this from going any further. "I have to go," she whispered to him. She handed him his jacket back, before she headed back to the balcony doors.

"Wait," Robin called out to her. She turned around to look at him.

"Do I get your number?" Robin asked.

Regina looked at him, and smiled softly...