The marriage breaks

Disclaimer: All characters are original to the Once Upon a Time Series. The physical characteristics of the characters in the story are the same as those in the series, but the stories and development of the characters are my own.

This is the edited re-release of this story. Hope you like. - SORRY for the error on the last post.

Part Two: Fidelity

Regina ended up having dinner in David's apartment, while Emma and Roland were playing. She no longer cared if Robin came home and didn't find them there.

The worst part is that she knew that he was not going to get there before her. She knew that Robin would probably spend the night outside and that he would give her some excuse when he returned. It was the first time that Regina did not care about it.

She was with that man who looked like a good father, and she thought that she deserved better in her life than the abuse that Robin did to her. She and Roland deserved better.

They finished dinner and then took the children to the living room and played a movie for them.

"Do you want something to drink?" He asked, while he dried the last dish.

"Oh David! I think we have already abused of your patience today". The brunette answered sitting from the kitchen bar. "You didn't let me wash the dishes. I'm not a useless queen, you know?" She smiled complicity.

"Of course, you're not a useless woman, I know that. However, you are a Queen, Regina Locksley". David was delighted to meet his neighbor. He already thought that she was beautiful and now he knew that she was the woman of his dreams.

Regina smiled embarrassed and she lowered her head blushing. He was making her feel nervous but at the same time, she felt comfortable. Now it was clear that he was flirting with her. She looked at him again and she was paralyzed. The man's blue eyes told her they wanted more from her.

"I think I want a glass with whiskey please..." She cleared her throat and looked away to watch the children, who were watching a movie in the living room.

"Right away, your majesty!" He smiled and he poured two glasses of whiskey on the rocks. It was obvious that Regina was attracted to him.

"Thank you". She took the glass, smiled at him and she continued observing the children.

He sat next to the woman at the kitchen counter. They were silent for a few minutes. The children laughed from time to time at the movie. Regina stared at them, and she took a sip of her drink, while David alternated to watch between the children and the brunette.

"Did I say something that bothered you?" He whispered to the woman. David cleared his throat, and he took another sip.

He listened to her sigh, and then he met her beautiful brown chocolate eyes. Now Regina was staring at him, and she wasn't running away from those blue eyes.

"Roland is not my son". She also whispered. She sighed again. The deepest sadness was reflected in her face.

David was in shock, and he did not know what to say. She was so motherly to the child that it was impossible to think that she was not his mother. In Robin's case, it was more obvious to him to suppose that he was his adoptive father. Although he had not met Robin well, this one was very rigorous and inconsiderate with the child. More so because of what had happened a couple of hours ago at the school meeting.

"I think it's beautiful that you have adopted him. Children deserve all the love and attention possible". He went ahead to say.

He saw her smile and looked down at the whiskey drink. She took a single shot of the glass of whiskey, and she looked at him asking for another. David nodded willingly to serve another. He was somewhat confused by Regina's reaction, but he could not miss the opportunity to learn more about her. He handed the glass to Regina and their hands brushed. Their eyes met again, and in the beautiful eyes of the woman, the tears appeared.

"What is wrong?" David had to help her. He took her hand.

Tears welled up in Regina's eyes and she had to wipe the tears away quickly. She didn't want the children to see her cry.

"He is not my son, only that". Now she was expressing all her pain in her eyes.

"Wait... What are you saying?" David understood what seemed impossible at that moment. Regina was not Roland's legal mother. "Oh!" He took the glass from her and set it on the counter. Then he hugged her.

"He is Robin's son with his late wife. She died when he was a baby. I received him as my son when he was just two years old, even before I married Robin. I love him more than anything in the world". She whispered her words, while she tried to control the crying clinging to David's embrace.

When they separated from the hug, she was a little calmer. He watched her wipe away tears and compose herself. Now he understood Regina's problems more clearly. She was a beautiful and loving woman, in a terrible predicament: Being unhappy as a woman or giving up her child.

"Sorry Regina, I didn't mean to make you feel bad". He believed that his flirting with her made her feel worse.

"Don't! David, please!" She smiled wistfully at him, and she stroked his cheek. "You haven't made me feel bad, just the opposite of that." She looked at him intensely. " I think for anyone in this building, at Roland's school... It's no secret that Robin and I have problems in our marriage". She sighed deeply. "But Roland is my son, and he is my priority."

"Do you love him?" He did not know what prompted him to ask Regina that crazy question.

"Of course, I do! It doesn't matter that I have not given birth to him. He is my son!" Regina was surprised that David asked her that:

"Not Roland..." He smiled. Now the answer to the question was clear.

"Oh! You mean..." She blushed again. "Honestly, I don't know." She looked at him sincerely. She shrugged her shoulders. "I don't feel the same as I used to feel when he looked at me and no, I'm not happy anymore". She took her drink with a single shot. "Another Please!"

David squeezed her hand. Then He drank his whiskey, and he poured two more drinks. The blonde sat down next to the brunette. He checked that the children were entertained, and he took Regina's hands. He gave her one of his lovely smiles.

"I understood the message Regina, or I hope I have understood it". Now he was looking at her seriously. "I don't want to lose the opportunity to be your friend, if that's what you want. But although I know it is complicated, if you want to be something more then I will be delighted. I will do what you want to do, and I will be there for you. However, I want you to know that I don't want to complicate your life. I just want to know you and be there for you.".

"Oh David!" She was moved and at the same time confused. He wanted Regina and that moved her. She certainly liked him a lot, that was clear. But they respected each other and that was important to her. "I ... I would like to feel full again, but…"

"Don't say anything, it doesn't matter Regina. Let's relax, okay? Let's get to know each other. I will help you in everything I can". He placed his index finger on the brunette's soft lips to silence her. Then he took the free hand of the brunette again.

"I don't want to lose my son!" She really needed him, but just thinking that she could lose her son froze her blood.

"You will not lose him. The laws aren't so unfair. You have rights over Roland too. Who do you think Roland would like to live with if they ask him? I could bet my life that it will say that with you and only with you!" He knew that the situation of the woman was somewhat complicated, but he had already gone through similar legal processes. "Any judge would be on your side".

"Do you really believe it?" She was excited about the idea of someone supporting her, although she knew the laws and her husband very well.

"Yes, I really believe it. You have the resources and support of those who know that you are an exceptional mother". He squeezed the brunette's hands to give her confidence.

At that moment, Regina turned to look at the children for a few seconds. Then she got out of the highchair taking David from his hands. She led him to the apartment door, where the children couldn't see them. She looked at him with a mixture of affection and desire and she kissed him with intensity and need.

David reciprocated the beautiful brunette's kiss. By instinct he took her from her waist, he pulled her closer to his body and he felt her heartbeat faster than his did. Regina was irresistible. He hadn't felt so intensely attracted to a woman in a while. She took the blonde's neck with her hands, to let him know that she was determined.

Regina had a long time that she didn't feel wanted, genuinely loved. Desire seized them, but the laughter of the children made them react and return to reality.

"What am I doing?" She said to herself. "David, I'm so sorry!" She dodged the man's gaze, while she fixed her dress, and she was filled with sadness. "I don't know what's wrong with me. I'm sorry!"

"Regina please!" He followed her to where they were sitting before. He saw her take the whiskey with a single shot again. "Don't worry It's ok!"

"Roland, we're going home, honey. It's late." She didn't see him. She took her bag, and she went to the living room.

"But Mom!" The children made sounds and gestures of not agreeing with the woman. "Mom today is Friday, and I can stay a little more awake. Right?"

"Mrs. Locksley, I'm going to be with my dad this weekend, and I want to play with Roland. Please? Say yes... Please" The little girl had her father's eyes and her charm. She was a very beautiful girl.

"Tomorrow you can play everything you want." She was leading her son, and she was pushing him toward the apartment door. It was becoming difficult for her to be selfish at the children's pleas.

"But mom..." The boy really loved being with Emma and with her dad. "Aren't you having fun too?"

Regina looked at her son somewhat embarrassed. She then looked at little Emma's pleading face and then she saw David's face. Now she was the one asking him for help with her eyes.

"Your mother is right, Roland. Tomorrow we can do what you want and if your mother is busy, I can take you wherever you want or I can play with you both, but it's late and she's tired. Think about your mom." He felt responsible. He did not want to put pressure on Regina in any way. David had little Emma in front of him, grabbed by the shoulders.

"Well, that is fine!" Said the little Roland, almost without desire. Dragging his feet, he said goodbye to David and Emma.

The little girl hugged the boy, and then went to the woman to hug her. She let herself be squeezed by the girl.

"I love you, Mrs. Locksley," little Emma smiled at her.

"Goodbye Regina" He looked at her intensely and came over to kiss her on the cheek.

"Have some rest…" She blushed again with the kiss David gave her on the cheek.

When they were leaving to take the elevator, the girl ran out with a walkie talkie in her hands.

"Wait! Roland, here is this walkie talkie, with this we can talk when I come to visit my dad and if we can't be together."

"Oh! Excellent! I hope we can talk now". He whispered the last comment, and the girl returned a wink.

She could see David standing in the doorway, enjoying the behavior of the children, and smiling at her. The elevator opened as Regina lost herself in David's eyes and smile. The sound of the elevator opening again made her react.

"Come on Roland." She pushed the boy slightly to enter the elevator. "Goodnight!" The elevator closed and Regina closed her eyes and sighed.

"Do you feel good mom?" Roland noticed that his mom sighed, while he checked all the buttons on the device.

"Yes, my love. I feel good". She kissed him on the head. She heard that her cell phone sounded like she was receiving a message.

David: Tell Roland to place channel three... It was an unforgettable day. You may regret it, but your kiss I will not forget it...I... I just can't. I will not mention it again.

The elevator doors opened. Her son left the elevator and waited for a few seconds in the entrance looking at his mother, who smiled like a teenager watching the phone, without leaving the elevator. Then he saw her close her eyes and save the phone.

"Mom?" He watched her carefully. His mother seemed happy not sick. "You are not going to leave the elevator? Who wrote you something funny?"

She looked at her son surprised. She was immersed in her thoughts, and she had not realized that she had already arrived home.

"Sorry love, it's nothing. David says that you put this button on number three." She showed her son by turning the knob, while she pulled the right channel. When they entered, the boy ran up the stairs while he was listening to the first words of his friend Emma.

"Roland. You must take a bath and brush your teeth". She screamed, while the boy climbed and went into his room.

"Yes mom." She heard him respond excitedly as he communicated with his classmate.

That also made her smile. The children were very cute together. Emma's father, on the other hand, was not only cute. Her father was the perfect man, the charming prince, but she was the Evil Queen, who didn't accept that this was a forbidden relationship since she was not longer a single princess. She was married to Robin, and she owed him respect.

"Robin!" She remembered her husband and that maybe he was there, at her house. "Robin?" She shouted from the entrance of the apartment, leaving her keys in the bowl, and going up the stairs. "Robin?" She said, as she carefully opened the door of the room.

"He hasn't come home yet, mom!" Roland ran out of his room to the bathroom almost naked, to take a quick shower.

Her son seemed to be less naive than her. The room was dark, the bathroom was empty. On the second floor, there were no signs of her husband. In any part of the apartment or on the terrace. He had not arrived yet. In a way, she felt relieved, but on the other hand, she felt that she was faithful to nothingness, to loneliness.

In the room, she left her high heels and put on her slippers. She began to fix the things she had on a waiting list to do at home, while supervising that Roland finished showering and brushing her teeth. She helped him put on his pajamas and wrapped him in the blanket.

"Do you want me to tell you a story to sleep?" She kissed him on the hand while giving him the communication device.

"No mom, I'm going to talk to Emma for a while". He was excited about that possibility.

"Well, I guess you'll sleep when you want to." She seemed a little jealous, but she really liked the kids' business. "Not too late, please!"

"Okay, don't turn off the light of the lamp". The boy asked her with concern. "I know my dad doesn't like it and he say that I have to be brave, but don't turn off the light mom".

"Not my love, I'm not going to turn it off. I know that you are a very brave child". She was moved by the way the child feared for her father's opinion. "Sleep well my little prince". She kissed him on the forehead, and she stroked his hair. "Mom loves you!" She left the room, leaving the light of the small lamp on and she partially closed the door.

"I love you too, mom". He let himself say, while he listened the Emma's voice. "Emma, are you there?"

Regina could not help smiling at Roland's witticisms. It was time for her to rest. In the huge main room, there was a mini bar, she poured herself another whiskey and she could not help but remember the kiss she gave to David. While she was preparing her clothes to sleep, she managed to hear something that made her sad.

"I wish my dad were like yours Emma," Roland confessed to Emma.

She really liked David. He seemed to be an exemplary man and he was demonstrating that he was. He was very fatherly with Roland, and he was a protective man with children, which she valued a lot.

While she was taking her drink, she undressed, and she filled the bathtub with warm water. A little lather and a warm bath would make her feel better. It was not so late; it was eleven o'clock at night. She played soft music; she took the liquor to the bathroom, and she immersed herself in that pleasant space. At that moment, she drank from her glass of whiskey and thought about David. That kiss was bold on her part, but she also needed to do it.

It had been a couple of minutes when Robin appeared at the bathroom door, surprising her. He leaned against the doorframe and crossing his arms, he stared at her with love.

"That is the best vision in the world". He smiled when he saw her get scared and look at him strangely.

"Robin!" For some strange reason, her reaction was to leave the drink on the nearby table and cover herself. "What are you doing here? I mean-" She did not know why she was asking that.

"A man can't get to his house and admire his naked woman in the tub?" He smiled again at her and came closer to see her better.

"Of course, you can!" She felt strangely sorry, as if it was the first time Robin had seen her naked. It had been so long since Robin had touched her that he did not give her a compliment. "It's just that I didn't hear you enter."

Now she saw him take off his suit jacket and continue with the rest of his clothes.

"Can I join you?" He undressed while watching her with desire.

"Of... Sure!" She cleared her throat and sat up a bit to let him know that he could enter.

He reached up and stroked the brunette's cheek. "You are so beautiful, Regina!" He kissed her passionately and she responded. It was what she had been waiting for, that he should see her again with love.

He got into the tub with her and hugged her to keep kissing her when the intercom rang. Then he separated from her and looked at her strangely.

"The intercom sounds, my love. Wake up!" At that moment, the sound of the glass against the floor made her wake up scared.

She was alone. She didn't know when she fell asleep. Fortunately, the glass had not broken, and indeed the intercom was ringing. They had four communication points in the house, one in the kitchen, in the main door, in the room and another on the terrace. She had never given them much importance but now she saw the usefulness. She got out of the tub and put on her bathrobe. When she answered, she could recognize the doorman's voice.

"Mrs. Locksley?" The man seemed a bit sorry for the hour.

"Yes Larry, what's wrong?" She tried to dry her body while she was looking for her underwear in the drawer.

"Excuse the hour. I'm sorry to have to disturb you, but down here in the parking lot is your husband. He is not in a condition to go upstairs or take the elevator alone. Could you come to help me, please?"

This was the last straw that broke the camel's back. Not only did the people in the building know about his affairs, but now everyone would know that he was an alcoholic. She regretted having fallen in love with that man.

"Sure, I'm coming right now, sorry Larry." She stopped talking and dressed sportily, so she could gather her strength and go home with Robin. She had to take a deep breath.

Before leaving, she carefully closed the door of Roland's room. It was obvious that her father had arrived in poor condition, so she did not want the little one to notice. She quickly arranged everything. It was two in the morning. How long had she fallen asleep in the bathtub? She stopped in front of the elevator, waiting for it to arrive. When the elevator doors opened, to her surprise he was there.

"David!" She looked at him feeling the heart coming out of her chest.