(A/N-Thanks so much to Bekki for being a great friend and beta. Appreciate it so much boo. And I appreciate all those who read, review, follow and fav. I can't thank you enough.)

The next day, Robin and Killian had arrived for their match against the Germans. They were at their seats, drinking some water as they prepared for their match. Robin kept his eyes roaming the crowd as he looked for Regina. He hoped that she was here, watching him. When he had returned to his room last night, he had checked on Nolan's swimming schedule and saw that he had no races till later tonight when the men were competing in a relay. So he hoped that would have her free to come and see him play.

"Can't find her?" Killian asked beside him.

"Not yet," Robin answered as he continued to search the stands.

"She'll show," Killian assured him as Robin nodded.

"You two ready?" the referee asked as they both stood up.

"Let's do this," Killian said as they fist bumped, Robin grabbed his sunglasses, and as he was putting them on, he caught a glimpse of a woman making her way down the stairs to her seat. He couldn't help the smile that broke out on his face upon seeing her at his match.

"Robin, let's go," Killian called out to him as Robin focused back on the match he was about to compete in.

Robin took his position as he was about to serve, he threw the ball over his head and hit it, sending it flying into the opponent's side.

Regina sat and watched the match, watched Robin. She watched the way he moved his body as he played, watched the way he used his arms and hands to block, set and spike the volleyball. She watched as the minutes passed, and the Rio sun beating down on his bare skin. She ran her tongue over her bottom lip as she watched how the sweat glistened his skin. She had put on a pair of sunglasses and a hat to hopefully not let people be able to recognize her. She wanted the focus on Robin, not her.

"He's hot isn't he?" a woman beside her whispered as she was fanning herself, and Regina suspected it had nothing to do with the weather.

"I'll say," Regina said as she continued to watch Robin play.

In the first set, in with Robin and Killian were leading 12-9, Robin used three straight kills, followed by excellent blocking by Killian to increase the lead to 16-9. Germany never recovered.

In the second set, with them ahead 12-10, Robin got the serve back for the Great Britain with a kill. Killian opened up a 4-0 scoring run with an ace to put Team Great Britain ahead 17-10.

As soon as the match ended, Robin started to make his way to the stands where Regina was now standing against a guard rail. As he neared her, a crowd came towards him, effectively separating them as they wanted his autograph. He smiled as he complied with their request and signed as many, and quickly as he could. He would look up to find her smiling at him, as he signed autograph after autograph. Finally the crowd lightened up and he walked over to her.

"Did you enjoy the match?" Robin asked.

"Very much so," Regina answered truthfully. She had enjoyed watching the match, but she had enjoyed watching him, more.

"I'm glad you came to my match," Robin said as he had seemed to feel her gaze on him during the game.

"I was bored," Regina said with a laugh.

Robin smirked as he said, "Is that so? Well, if you're that bored, how about you spend the rest of the day with me?"

"What did you have in mind?" Regina asked.

"How about I meet you back at the village say, in one hour?" Robin asked.

"I'll be ready," Regina said.

"Bring a swimsuit," Robin said as Regina smiled as she turned to walk away, Robin watched the sway of her hips as she did so. "Oh, and Robin?"

Robin snapped his head up quickly to try to avoid being caught looking at her, "Yes?"

"Enjoy your ice bath," Regina said as she knew many athletes after competing endured ice baths to constrict blood vessels, flush waste products and reduce swelling and tissue breakdown. She could feel his eyes on her backside as she walked, and a part of her, a big part of her was enjoying him watching her walk away.

Robin hated ice baths after awhile, but he did head back to the center where volleyball players cooled down after their matches. Pretty soon, he was on his way back to the village, and after a quick change of clothes he was making his way down the stairs, simply to find Regina standing there waiting on him.

"You been waiting long?" Robin asked.

"Nope," Regina answered. "Are you ready?"

"For you? Always," Robin answered.

"So where are we going?" Regina asked as Robin walked up to her.

"It's a surprise," Robin said as he took her hand and walked them to a waiting jeep.

Regina wondered what was in store. She had her swimsuit on beneath a pair of denim shorts and a cotton T-shirt, and she had on a pair of flip flops.

Twenty minutes later they were in a tropical rainforest and began their walk, as they did she was enjoying herself. She felt free being out here, with just Robin. No outside world, no one else to interrupt them. She didn't know why, but she knew inside that she could trust Robin somehow. But while she felt this sensation with him, he also was having a way of putting her on edge. Something, no one had ever managed to make her feel before.

"Usually we would go with a special guide through here, but we'll dispense with that today," Robin informed her.

Meaning he wanted to keep her to himself, thought Regina. The trails went upwards, following a stream and as they walked Robin made sure she saw the papaya trees, the pineapples and bananas, all peeping out through the dense vegetation of this lush green rainforest.

It was a rare wonderland as far as Regina was concerned. She kept stopping and looking and exclaiming, especially when she thought she saw a parrot. And the longer they trudged the hotter she got. Perspiration poured freely, and she could have flung her arms around Robin when he produced cool drink from a rucksack on his back. "You're an angel."

Robin smiled as he said, "Not really." He thought of what her reaction might be should she know what his dreams were the night before of her.

They continued and eventually came upon some falls, "What do you think?" Robin asked with some satisfaction.

Regina looked up at the falls, and then down to where they cascaded into a rock pool. "I can't wait," she said with a wide smile, and began tearing off her T-shirt, and shorts, hopping from foot to foot as she kicked off her shoes. But her biggest surprise came when she entered the water.

"Robin?" she enquired, her eyes wide and questioning, "It's warm!"

He too had worn trunks beneath shorts and shirt, and it had been a race to see who'd get in first. Now he smiled at her surprised expression.

"It's fed by volcanic sulphur springs," he told her, "and the closest thing you'll ever get to a hot shower in the forest."

"It's wonderful," she exclaimed, finally feeling completely relaxed with him. "I wished you had told me what to expect."

"And spoil the surprise?" Robin asked.

She turned her face up to the water and let it pour over her. "It's like we're the only two people in the world," she said. And surprisingly she didn't mind. She didn't feel in the least intimidated by him. "This is such a magical place, Robin, I'm so glad you brought me here."

"I thought you'd like it. It's an experience not to be missed. I always come whenever I come to Rio," Robin explained.

"Alone?" Regina asked.

His lips twisted wryly, "Sometimes, I was going to bring a lady friend one day, but after she realized she would get her hair wet, she refused to come. Needless to say the relationship didn't last. I can't stand women who fuss over their appearance to that extent."

"It's probably because she didn't want you to see her hair in a mess," Regina said with a smile, "We women have our pride, you know."

"There's nothing more beautiful than a woman's hair when it's hanging soaking wet over her shoulders, showering her body with diamond like droplets of water, I like your long hair," Robin said.

"I was just thinking of cutting it again," Regina said.

"If you were mine, I would want you to grow it long," Robin said.

"Is that so?" she asked as she liked to tease him.

"Indeed. To have a woman with her hair wet, as she makes love to you, is a huge turn on," Robin said as he looked down at her long and hard, and for a few seconds, Regina thought he might be about to kiss her, but instead he stepped out of the falls and sat on a rock at the edge of the pool.

"Have you had enough?" Regina asked.

"We're about to have company," he told her. "I can hear people making their way up."

Other people started to approach the falls, and Regina had to admit that she was disappointed that their few minutes idyll was coming to an end. She joined him on the rocks, and watched other enjoying the falls. He opened his rucksack again, and brought out a pair of glasses with some wine for them, along with a blanket.

"What shall we toast to?" Robin asked.

"To nature," Regina said as they both turned to look at the falls, "human nature as well. It's quite entertaining to watch the human body...perform."

Robin smiled as he spoke, "I've never met someone with such self confidence that they could walk into any town, any time and know they could make it," Robin said, "I envy you."

"Wow, that's a kind of line a guy typically uses to try to get me into bed," Regina said as she took a sip of the wine.

"So what do you think?" Robin asked.

"It's red," Regina answered.

"So what else does it for you, besides, volleyball, wine and...me?" Regina asked as Robin chuckled.

"If I could...I see the sunset every day, I would die a happy man. I know money won't make me a happy man. I want to work hard, and earn what I get, and appreciate my hard work," Robin said.

"Like lunch with a beautiful woman," Regina said, as she waved her wine glass at him as she smiled, "so go on."

Robin laughed as he continued, "I love the way the world brightens around you when you smile."

"And then?" Regina asked.

"Two weeks ago, I had a plan on my future," Robin said. "I could change my plans, for you. And I've never done that for anyone." After he finished he stood up from the table.

"Where are you going?" Regina asked as she looked up at him.

"I can't make a speech like that, and not make an exit," Robin said as he took her right hand and kissed it lightly with his lips.

Regina watched him walk away, and heard a woman's voice behind her whisper, "He's a keeper hun, don't let him get away."

Regina chuckled as she got up and started to follow Robin to where another waterfall was, this one a little smaller than the others. He was in the water, letting the water, cascade over his glistening body. She waded into the water behind him, he seemed to know that she was there and turned back to face her. She lifted her eyes to his, and she felt herself being sucked into the deep, burning desire, felt the faint tremble of his body, her own senses responding, turning to liquid, making her afraid of her own vulnerability.

She closed her eyes and waited for his kiss, knowing that it was inevitable, and she was surprised to feel instead the touch of his fingertips across her face. So light, so gentle, so careful, tracing, feeling, maybe even committing it to memory.

It was the way a blind man might do it, she thought, and she stood still and silent and allowed him to 'read' her face.

When his exploring fingers found and touched her lips, desire began to make itself known. Desire, she realized now, she had been holding in check ever since she had been in his presence.

Her lips trembled and parted, and she was sorely tempted to moisten them with the tip of her tongue, to take his finger into her mouth, to suck, to press closer against him, to...

It was madness, sheer madness, and she made a tiny sound of protest.

"Shh," Robin said, soothingly. And began stroking her face again, while his other hand slid down the curve of her spine, slowly, slowly, as though he was counting each vertebra, settling finally on the small of her back.

Then, with his hand splayed, he gently pressed her even closer to him, so close that she could feel his desire, her own need fueled and growing as she moved helplessly against him.

Quite when his lips replaced his fingers she did not know. The feathering of her face was still the same, still designed to arouse. It was only when his mouth closed over hers that awareness hit her hard.

She took breaths of air in little quivering movements, her body shuddering, but with pleasure, pleasure that seeped through her veins with an impossible heat, pleasure that made her hands crawl up his back and come to rest on hard muscled shoulders.

His tongue moistened her lips in much the same way she wanted to do earlier. Then he traced a finger across them, an incredible erotic finger, which he put first into his own mouth and then into hers.

And then Robin's tongue began to explore her mouth, finding its way slowly and erotically inside, tasting all of the moist corners, tongue touching tongue, heartbeats matching heartbeats.

Regina heard a cry of pleasure and wondered where it had come from, before she realized that she had made the noise, that she was uttering sounds of satisfaction, that she was urging herself closer to this devastatingly sensual man who was getting close to her in more ways than one.

Desire bled through her veins. She wanted more of what Robin had to offer, much more. When he lifted his mouth she instinctively shot her hands to his head, threading fingers through his wet hair, pulling him back down.

"Regina?" He resisted at the last moment, just a fraction of a second before his mouth met hers again. "We have company."

Regina opened her eyes and saw that they were not alone anymore, only this time, the others seemed to realize who Robin was, who she was and they quickly made their way out of the water, and after collecting their things, started back to Robin's jeep.

Once back at the village, Robin walked her back to the apartment. "I have a wonderful time with you, Regina. I hope to do it more."

"Well, maybe if you win your next match," Regina said coyly.

"As if I need any more motivation to win," Robin said.

"Robin," Regina muttered his name as he lowered his head and claimed her lips once more under his. She swayed against him, as he continued to kiss her. She didn't know this man that well, but yet he seemed so familiar.

He ended the kiss too quickly for her tastes, "When can I see you again?"

"I'm going to David's race tonight," Regina answered.

"I'll see you there then," Robin said as he walked away from her slowly.

"Good luck, getting in," Regina called out to him.

He turned around to face her and said, "I'll do my best to...get in." He winked at her as he headed back to his own apartment.

Regina touched her lips with her fingertips and felt how swollen they were, swollen because of Robin's kiss.

Tonight's race should be interesting in a few more ways, she thought as she smiled as she headed inside the apartment.

"Where the hell have you been?" a voice yelled at her.

Soooo any guesses on who is with Regina now?