Hi my dear friends ! So, here is finally the first chapter of : It's All About Timing ! I hope you will like it and please, tell me what you think of it, I really enjoy your reviews, they make my heart warm and a big smile on my face. :)

Also, I shall probably warn you, this story might be a bit dark and some characters would be hurt or dead, I'm sorry if you don't like it but please, bear with me because I have so much ideas for this and I hope you'll support me as you do with "The Queen and her Thief" !

So, for those of you who have no idea where this come from, this is a long story from the OS I did in my other story ( I think it was chapter 32 ) and so if you want to understand better what this is all about ! :)

Well...

Let's start then ! :D

Chapter 1:

Regina was looking at the pictures laid in front of her, her heart tightening.

It was not fair.

Not fair that all those women, 7 in total, have been murdered while they asked for nothing and had done nothing wrong. Students, Doctors, Mothers, sisters, daughters... Soon enough, tears gathered in Regina's brown eyes but she blinked them away, the last thing she needed was to get emotional. That won't help anyone.

At that moment, someone knocked at her door and she smiled, seeing Mary Margaret came in.

"Regina ?"

"Yes, dear?"

"I'm leaving, if you don't mind."

Regina chuckled. It was way after midnight.

"Of course I don't. Good evening Mary M."

The woman smiled at the nickname and walked closer, noticing the pictures.

"Still thinking about that case ?"

Regina nodded.

"I need to stop that killer before he can do anymore damages..."

Mary Margaret sighed and tentatively sat accros Regina, laying a hand on her shoulder.

"I know why you're doing this."

Regina tensed.

"I know for who youre doing this."

Regina felt tears gathered in her eyes again, but this time, she couldn't stop them.

"Leave it." she whispered but her bestfriend was never one to leave it. She should know that by now.

"It won't make Daniel come back." she whispered gently and the lawyer closed her eyes tightly.

"I know."

Then a silence, before Regina got up toward her office and took some pictures, Mary Margaret watched her sadly.

"We were so happy..." breathed the woman, stroking the face of her lover. On the picture there was Regina and Daniel, he had his arms around her and she was laughing while his eyes were laid lovingly upon her.

"I know..."

"Before he..." a sob took Regina and she had to close her eyes, "Before he died, he ... asked me to be happy. To become the lawyer he knew I could be. And to love again." She sniffled, laying the picture back, "I can never do that. But..." she wiped her cheeks, "I can be the lawyer he thought I was. And I will."

"His death wasn't your fault, Regina."

"Of course it was." scoffed the young woman. "I asked him to come and get me that night."

Mary Margaret got up and her voice was firm,

"It was an accident."

"It was a murder."

None spoke for a few seconds. Then, Regina sighed and spoke in a weak voice,

"Go home, I'm fine."

"No you're not. And I'm not leaving you like this !"

Regina chuckled,

"Of course not."

"Come home with me, David will be thrilled to see you."

Regina raised an eyebrow and Mary Margaret just laughed.

"Well, let's just say I'm not leaving him the choice then." chuckled the young woman and Regina smiled.

"Fine."

And she was grateful to life for having giving her Mary Margaret, what would have she become without her ?

The next morning, Regina was once again looking at the details of the case, when Mary Margaret came in,

"Yes ?"

She came in and closed the door and Regina frowned slightly.

"There is an handsome man outside that want to speak to you."

Regina got up and looked through her window before she sees him. The man saw her and grinned at her, waving slightly. She couldn't help the smile that lighted up her face before she scolded herself. What was all about ? Regina composed herself and turned toward a very curious Mary Margaret,

"We are working together on the case."

The woman's eyes widened,

"But God, he is hot !"

Regina laughed.

"Aren't you engaged anyway ?"

"Well, me not being able to touch doesn't mean I can't watch..." winked Mary Margaret before said in a more professional voice, "I'll make him enter, then."

And she left. Regina watched as Robin smiled again while talking with her friend and assistant.

God she was right.

He was hot.

And that was dangerous.

Robin entered the office and saw her, in deep thoughts upon some paper.

God, she was beautiful.

Distractingly so, even.

But then she looked up and all thoughts left his mind.

"Good morning," she smiled,

"Good morning, what are you looking at ?"

She sighed and showed him the seat and he took place in front of her.

"This is the last victim, Sarah Jefferson." She handed her the paper, "31, married , a daughter aged of 13 ..." Her eyes saddened.

"It's not fair." muttered Robin.

"No, it isn't." then she resumed, a fire in her eyes, "I promised her husband I would find the murderer. So that is why I need your help."

"And I'm ready to give myself fully to you."

She looked up and raised an eyebrow, trying not to smirk. When he realized what he said could be understood in different ways, he just grinned at her and Regina noticed he had dimples.

God she just loved dimples.

She tried to clear her thoughts by clearing her throat and said again,

"She was found in her car, two weeks ago, strangled, like they all are."

Robin's eyes darkened. How can someone do that and call himself a man ?

"Any clues ?"

"Not really." she sighed. "She tried to fight back and there was skin under her nails but no match was found."

Robin groaned.

"But, a witness said he saw a strange car turning around, a brown one, old model of a Mustang."

"That's a start."

"That's not much. But I was thinking maybe we could start by re-reading all the clues from the seven case and maybe somethings will help finding who did this... "

"That's a good idea." he said and she handed him half of the pile of paper that was on her office.

"Shall we start, then ?"

He nodded and they both started to work, not without sneaking glances from time to time.

Several hours later, Robin yawned and strechted his back, before looking at his watch.

"I'm hungry." he stated.

Regina looked up from her file and he got lost in her brown eyes for some minutes,

"Do you want to eat something ?"

She shrugged,

"Why not ?"

They got up and he helped her put on her coat, before they headed out. Regina carefully avoided the pointing look in Mary Margaret's face and instead, focus on the talk she had with Robin. They had well advanced and manage to reunite some evidence.

"We shall start asking witnesses."

"But the police already did it." he frowned,

"Yes, but people are more encline to talk to people who aren't policeman."

He chuckled,

"You're probably right on that."

"This afternoon, what do you think about we go asking the roomate of Jenna Ploiren ?"

"The student girl ?"

"Yes. She was found in her room by Sophie, her roomate, 5 weeks ago."

"If she was found in her room, that would mean..."

"That she knew her murderer, yes." added Regina.

Robin nodded, pensive, before they arrived in front of a restaurant,

"Here ?" he asked,

She smiled softly.

"I used to came here quite often."

He noticed her eyes went far away and wondered what happened to her. They came in and found a table, before order something to eat.

"So, tell me Robin, what convinced you to enter the police ?"

He drank a little of his wine glass, seemingly pondering her question,

"Well... My father was one." then he added, sadly, " He died during service wen I was 18."

Her eyes widened in horror,

"I'm so sorry. Had I known..."

But he cut her,

"It's fine. You couldn't know. But he was a man of honour, he taught me everything I know and I..." he slightly shrugged, "I guess I wanted him proud of me."

She laid her hand on his,

"I'm sure he is."

His eyes softened and when Regina realized what she had done, she hurried to take her hand back and blushed.

God that was not her. She was not some blushing silly woman. It was just that ... he unsettled her.

And she was not sure how to feel about this.

The meal went well and when the check arrived, Robin insisted on paying.

"I can't let you." she said, matter of factly.

"But I can't let you pay."

"We're in 2014, Robin ! Not in medieval time !"

"Perhaps. But I'm a gentleman."

She huffed in annoyance.

"You're nothing but an annoying pain in the ass."

He laughed.

But still paid.

They headed toward the University, where they knew they could find Sophie. Regina had phoned her and the young woman had agreed to meet them outside the campus, between two of her classes.

"Do you think she knows more than she is willing to say ?"

"You're the cop, you'll tell me."

He grinned.

"Of course m'lady."

She gave him a look and he chuckled again.

"Good morning, Sophie."

"Hi." answered the young woman. She seemed so very tired, with long blond hair and green eyes. "You wanted to see me ?"

"Yes. About your friend, Jenna."

Tears invaded her green eyes.

"I'm sorry," resumed Regina, horrified, "I did not mean to make you cry. I know how hard it is, to lose someone you care about."

Trust me girl, I know.

Robin watched her curiously, here it was again, the utter sadness in her eyes and features. It made him curious about her.

She made him curious.

And that puzzled him.

So, this was the first chapter ... What did you think ? Love it ? Hate it ? This is only the first so I had to introduce the coming things ... I know it's not long, sorry about that but don't worry, I have plenty of ideas ! Even if I'm still not sure where I 'm going with it ... Anyway, let me know what you think ! :)