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Chapter 4 - Married

"I now pronounce you man and wife. You may kiss the bride."

Robin hesitantly stares at Regina. His heart beating slowly. What was he doing, he asks himself.

Regina meets Robin's eyes slowly biting her lips. She closes her eyes and leans forward hesitantly and not a moment later she feels soft and warm lips on hers.

Their kiss isn't short enough to be a peck but isn't long enough for them to be making out.

Regina feels a spark awaken deep inside her. A small tingling of hope and warmth. What in the hell, she asks herself. Luckily a set of cheers quickly ruins her train of thoughts.

"Wooooh!"

"That's my boy!"

"Again!"

And a set of applause echoes.

They both turn to face their audience and a genuine smile tugs on their lips.

He takes her hand and laces their fingers together. He lifts their knotted hand in the air and yells a loud Wooooh!

The loud cheers continue as the couple smile and laugh walking on the red-carpeted aisle accented with white and pink rose petals.

The newlywed is rushed out and into a room to change their clothes.

A woman with golden curl interrupts the cheers, "If you could all follow me, I'll take you all to the venue."

The wedding took place outside in a garden and when you enter the neighboring building there is a beautifully decorated venue with chandeliers dropping from the ceiling. A large dance floor in the middle and rows of tables on the side decorated with a bowl of petals from red roses, candles, and fairy lights in the middle for a centerpiece.

Behind the dance floor was a table reserved for Regina and Robin that was sat beside three six-tiered white cakes classily decorated in unique styles.

"Ladies and Gentlemen, my name is Rovilson Grey and it brings me great pleasure to introduce Mr. and Mrs. Locksley."

Robin who was now in a dark navy blue suit holds a Regina in the same white dress minus her trail. They both walk down the large staircase with wide smiles.

During the celebration, Regina was pulled into the side with a tight hug by his grandma, Rosella.

The older woman practically crying as they pull apart.

"I can't tell you enough of how happy and proud I am that my grandson found you to be his wife," she starts. "I know that I haven't known you long but in the short time I've gotten to know you I can see that you have a kind heart and that's all I could ever ask for my grandson." Rosella reaches for Regina's hands and grips it tightly. "I know it's not easy, he's been hurt and left alone for far too many times. Have patience with him. He doesn't trust nor open up easily so you are very special."

Regina nods her head and hugs Rosella one last time before leaving to find Robin.

Outside, Robin was in a phone call until a woman was behind him.

"Robin," she whispers.

Robin turns around quickly recognizing that voice. He grabs her in a tight embrace. "Marian," he responds. "You made it!"

She tries to give him a genuine smile, "well I couldn't have my best friend getting married without me, now could." she chuckles.

He responds with a small laugh. "Thank you," he trails "for being here. It means a lot to me that you came."

"I've missed you so much."

Robin closes his eyes stopping himself from going in that dark path.

"Rob?" Marian asks

Robin opens his eyes to see Marian staring back at him. "Yes?"

"I still love you."

And that was the last straw for Robin, "Marian please don't."

"I'm not here to try and ruin anything. I just have one question."

Robin nods his head allowing her to ask.

"If I hadn't left, would it still be us?"

"If you hadn't left? Yes, I think it would still be us."

Marian nods her head and smiles genuinely suppressing any pain. "That's all I need to hear."

She pulls Robin in another tight hug. "I'm happy for you." she lets out gripping him tightly trying to stop the tears from falling.

Robin pulls back from the kiss giving her a soft smile.

Marian then leans up and leaves him a soft kiss on his cheek near the corner of his lips.

Oblivious to the both of them Regina appears in the corner sighting the two quickly and from her angle that kiss landed somewhere else.

She turns around heading back inside.

The rest of the night Robin and Regina try to enjoy each other.

Robin gets up on the stand alongside her trying to create a speech before they head out for the night.

"Good evening everyone, if I may have your attention please."

Everyone drops what they were doing and turns to the newlywed couple.

"I would just like to thank all of you for joining us here tonight. I know it was on a short notice but you all still managed to make it." Robin looks over to Regina and takes her hand, "And to you, Regina, thank you for making me the luckiest man in the world and thank you for joining me on this crazy little adventure."

Robin leans over and kisses Regina and she accepted without hesitation.

The two smile at their audience and heads for the exit but not without having Rosella stop them on the door.

"Congratulations again my sweethearts," she greets warmly.

"Thanks for everything grandma. I hope you know that everything you do is special to me."

Rosella smiles, "I know darling. I love you so much." Rosella turns towards Regina, "Now you go and take care of my little boy alright."

"I will." She simply replies before reaching for Rosella for a hug.

The next following weeks they both fall into a pattern: Robin wakes up at five am to shower and get ready for the day, by seven in the morning, he's already out for work and meetings. He then comes home at around eleven at night already eaten dinner and is asleep by midnight. Regina, on the other hand, keeps to herself at the new house. She wakes up at seven am for her morning routine. She stays home all day turning the living room into a mini office. She works and updates herself on Gold's company, and by the time Robin gets home she's already sleeping.

It was a good set up for her for the first few weeks but it's been a month. She's tired and sick of this place. She needs an escape.

Her phoned pinged as if the Lord has heard her.

The girls and I are hanging out. Want to come? She read.

A persistent ringing beaks Regina from her concentration. She rolls her eyes, popping headphones back in her ears praying that whoever was outside would realize that she doesn't want to be bothered. Sadly, the Gods were not with her.

After thirty more sets of buzzing her left eye starts to twitch out of frustration and decides to go look at who it is.

Opening the door she is met with a Good Morning! from a woman that starts shoving a plate of cookies towards her.

Regina stands dumbfounded. "Uhhhh hello," she responds reluctantly taking the plate.

"Oh, forgive me, where are my manners. My name is Katherine," she introduces "I'm your neighbor."

"Oh hello, I'm Regina." She spots the woman eyeing the inside of her home before offering her to come in.

She takes Kathryn to the dining area and offers her some tea.

"This is a lovely home," she starts, "but it's a bit blank. I don't mean to pry." She shifts in her seat. "And I might be overstepping a bit, but I've noticed you've moved in for two weeks now, but your house is still a bit empty."

Regina takes a deep breath, she does not need a nosy neighbor.

Despite the unwelcomed perceptions from her neighbor, Kathryn was persistent to create a friendship with Regina and soon enough she gave in.

Regina opens up her phone and quickly responds Yeah sure, what are we doing?

Frederick has a business trip tonight so the girls and I were thinking of game night and drinks.

Regina cringes internally at the thought of her playing games. Her mother had always told her that only children play games and that if she wants to be successful like her mother and father, she has to study and go through afternoon programs after programs and programs. But hey, drinks and company might not be bad though.

I'll be there just send me the time and info. She simply replies.

The moon quickly settles in the sky and the cool breeze suddenly blowing through the night. Regina sits in her vanity deciding if she should wear makeup and go full on or just forget about it and set something more relaxed. She decides the latter. She feels like she needs this break. She needs a moment to breathe and do something she's never really done and to leave the skinny, tummy tucking, outfits for a t-shirt, pants, and a coat. She pulls her hair in a small ponytail and pulls together a light makeup look: eyebrows, mascara, and lipstick. That should be good enough she thinks but quickly regrets the wording she used.

"Good enough? I didn't raise you to be good enough Regina. I raised you to do the best, to be the best. NOBODY likes ordinary. You're out there working for Gold when you could be working for yourself."

She shakes her head getting her mother's voice out of her head.

Music echoes through the walls once you step inside Kathryn's home.

"Guys!" Kathryn calls out to the girls that were chatting their way in the entertainment room. "I'd like you all to meet Regina."

"Hey!" The other women reply in unison.

Kathryn quickly drags her around the room introducing her around. Regina tried to recollect their names and store them in her memory.

It was already around ten at night and Regina was tipsy. They all dropped playing board games in the first two hours to gossip about each other's lives.

Fa Mulan was a lesbian that is secretly trying to get over her work wife, Aurora because she was engaged.

Merida, on the other hand, has mommy troubles. Feeling trapped with a mother who hovers and tries to know everything that she was doing.

Kathryn was trying to have a child with Frederick but at this rate, they'll never get to make one because he's always gone.

Jasmine was being asked, more like forced honestly, to get married and take over her father's company.

Regina sits quietly listening to Jasmine rant because she has the exact dilemma that she and Robin had which brought them to this predicament.

Regina, she hears.

"Hmm?" she quietly hums.

"We were saying what about you Regina, What's your life like recently," one of the girls asks.

She looks up in the ceiling thinking if she should be honest or pass and tell them everything was fine. She decides to go with the last.

"Nothing really. My husband and I's lives are very boring. We don't really do anything you know. Our love might be boring but I know that it's sure. We have an open relationship."

Mulan's mouth drops with eyes open wide.

Regina realize what she just said, "Not like that! I just mean that our relationship is honest all the time and we can talk to each other."

Robin arrives at their home and quietly heads upstairs.

When he reaches for the door he already feels that something is off. Opening the door he finds an empty room and more so, an empty bed. What in the hell? He asks himself. Where's Regina?

He digs in his pocket searching for his phone and quickly pounds for Regina.

"Hello! You've reached the voicemail of Regina Mills. I'm currently away right now. Please leave your name, telephone number, and a short message after the beep, and I'll be sure to get back to you as soon as I'm available. Thank you. Beeeeeeep"

He attempts another ten times as she texts her double the times each call he makes.

Regina, where are you?

Are you okay?

Call me back when you get this?

Are you okay?

Blink twice if you're in trouble.

REGINA MILLS IF YOU DO NOT CALL ME IN THE NEXT FIVE MINUTES I WILL BE CALLING THE POLICE!

Reginaaaaaaaaa?

ReGiNA AnsWer My CalLs PlEaSe!

REGINA THAT IS IT I'M CALLING THE POLICE!

He knows that he can't call the police because they won't do anything until she's been gone for twenty-four hours.

He runs to the garage but he finds her car. Dammit! Where is she? He goes back in the house searching for any signs of a struggle. But everything is fine, everything is the way it normally is.

But he wouldn't really know what normal is since he's never there to see it.

He calls her again for about 15 times at different intervals, but no answer.

At three am the door quietly squeaks open.

A disheveled and an obvious intoxicated Regina walks in to find an upset Robin standing in the entryway tapping his toe and arms folded. And suddenly she feels like a teenager caught sneaking back in the house.

"Where the hell have you been?" He yells.

She walks past him closing her eyes trying to get the pain in her head to subsidize.

"I asked you where the hell have you been?" He starts again making her stop from walking away.

Regina turns around to look at her husband. "I was out with friends."

Robin looks at her with a questioning look, "friends what friends?"

She lets out an exasperated breath, "Kathryn, our neighbor, she invited me to spend a night with her and her friends."

"And you couldn't be bothered to tell me?"

"Tell you?" Her voice raises a little. "You're never here, this is probably the longest conversation we've had in weeks."

"You have my number. If I don't pick up you could send me a text saying 'hey won't be home tonight. Going out.' So I don't look a dumbass waiting here for you to get home."

Regina rolls her eyes, "Oh, my apologies. Next time I'll shoot you a text. I didn't know that we cared about each other."

"What?!" His voice also raising.

"I'm tired, I don't want to get into this right now."

"What do you mean?"

Regina takes in a deep breath, might as well get everything out now. "Robin, I'm just saying. We haven't said a word to each other since we've settled in. Hell, I haven't even seen you."

"I'm just trying to get everything settled quickly so we can both get back to living our life the way it was."

"Okay! Then why are you so upset that I didn't tell you that I was going out tonight?"

"Because you're still my wife!"

"Well then tell me what you want me to be. Do you want me to play the wife at home, in public, or just an air space? Tell me what you want because I'll play the part!" She yells throwing her arms above her head.

She just wanted to sleep and didn't need this unnecessary bickering. The point of her going out tonight was to let loose and forget about everything and every pressure that was on her. But he literally had to ruin it.

Robin breathes in and lets it out slowly, "You're drunk, I'm tired. We'll finish this conversation tomorrow."

Beep beep beep beep beep beep beep

Regina shuts her eyes tightly, groaning. "Ughhh!" She looks over at the side table eyeing the analog clock. 9:27 she reads with another groan.

Her head was throbbing and her body feels like it was struck by a large bus.

She makes her way downstairs to try and flush out any toxins inside of her but to her surprise, someone was in the kitchen.

"Good morning, Milady!" Robin greets with a wide smile. "I left some water and Advil on the table for you to help with your hungover."

She pats her way onto the counter drinking the medicine quickly. "What are you still doing here? Shouldn't you be at work."

He plates the eggs that he was cooking and sets the pan on the stove again to start sausages. "I called in. I figured that you were right. I was treating you somewhat of an unknown entity unless I needed you, and for that, I apologize."

Regina shifts from the counter to the fridge trying to find some other thing to eat.

"Don't bother Milady, I'm cooking for the both of us." He let's go of the pan and turns to Regina. "I also took a week off from work and signed us up for a getaway. Last night, I couldn't stop thinking and I figured that just because you're my wife by contract doesn't mean that we can't be friends." His lip tilts into a smile and he moves closer to Regina.

"Let's start over." He moves his hand forward towards Regina. "Hi, I'm Robin Locksley."

Regina smiles touched by his action. Taking his hand she introduces her self too. "I'm Regina, Regina Mills."

"Have we met before?" he asks. "You're just so stunning in every way."

"I doubt I'd ever forget meeting you."

Thoughts?