"Here, Friar Tuck can take Roland. Thank you for watching him for me." Robin grabbed the sleeping little boy from Regina's arms, kissing him on the head he handed him off to Tuck. "Would you like to?"

"I really can't...I have things I need to get done. Later?" Regina rubbed her hands together, hoping that maybe later they could talk.

Robin nodded, "Later." he agreed.

"And you're welcome." Regina grinned as she turned and walked out of the woods.


"Roland likes you." Robin smiled -a slow lazy smile- as he sat next to Regina in the woods on the outskirts of Storybrooke. His hands played idly with a leaf, twirling it between his fingers and pulling little pieces off of it.

"Does he?" Her voice carried so many emotions; excitement, disbelief, hope...and even a little fear. She pushed her hair behind her ear and played with one of her earrings before speaking again. "He's a very special little boy." She murmured turning to Robin with a grin, he flicked the leaf with his middle finger and thumb and it drifted on the slight breeze.

"He told me you got him ice-cream...four scoops of it." Robin's tone was reprimanding but the smile in his eyes betrayed the fact that he was teasing. Regina chuckled, her laugh was pleasant; unfamiliar yet comforting. A sound Robin realized, he would love to get used to.

"Did you know he loves chocolate?" Regina teased, her eyes lighting up and her lips curling into a full smile.

"I kind of knew that, yes." Robin laughed, "He ate so much one time, the poor lad was sick for 2 days."

"I can imagine, the way he ate that ice cream...my stomach hurt just watching him. Henry-" Regina stopped, even without her heart the pain of Henry not remembering her hit her with full force. Robin looked at her with concern, his hand reached out and he touched her gently on the shoulder. Regina took a shuddering breath, "I'm sorry, it's just-"

"I understand, Regina, I can't even imagine what I would do if Roland didn't remember me...or the memories we have." Robin's hand lingered on her shoulder, she welcomed the warmth and the strength that came from it.

"It's hard to think he saw me as a villain for so long." She touched a tired hand to her eyes, "And just as I was getting him back; getting his love and trust back. I had to send him away, make him forget me...to give him his best chance." Regina felt tears building in her eyes and a tightness growing in her chest. A sob escaped her lips, even as she tried to keep it in.

And Robin was there, his arms wrapping around her shoulders and covering her in warmth. He smelled like forest. "We'll beat the Witch, we'll get your heart back...and I promise, we'll get Henry his memories back somehow too."

Regina felt a small smile creep to her face despite the sadness that overwhelmed her. He said "we".