Beautiful Lily

Changing for fate

"I'm so proud of you," said Robin from the passenger seat of Regina's car. Regina looked on fondly from the driver's seat as they drove down to the cemetery.

"You're proud of me? For what?"

"I mean, you really have come a long way... from being the Evil Queen, to being a mother and the town's savior... all while being the mayor. However do you manage?"

Regina stopped her car before entering the cemetery's gates and turned to look at Robin, "You're also forgetting loving girlfriend."

"Ah yes, there's tha-" but before Robin could finish his sentence Regina leaned into his face and kissed him passionately. When she pulled back from him she smiled at him incessantly. "Don't ever stop doing that."

"Kissing you?" she asked.

"I meant your smile; it's brilliant and most enchanting." Regina blushed as she moved forward into the lot toward her family's shrouded tomb. "Men would fall to their knees and quiver at such radiance."

"Really?" chuckled Regina in disbelief, "That's refreshing to hear. You know, once upon a time, men fell to their knees before me because they quivered out of fear."

"As I've said, you've come a long way."

"I guess I have," agreed Regina as she looked forward and reflected.

"So... is this the surprise you were talking to me about earlier?" Robin said looking wildly about the cemetery from inside Regina's car.

"Well, every once in a while I like to retreat to my family's sanctuary for, you know... privacy; away from prying eyes and speculation."

"Privacy, huh?" said Robin looking over at Regina curiously, reading between the lines of Regina's hidden agenda with a knowing smile. Regina looked over at Robin with a confirming smirk when suddenly she spotted another vehicle parked in front of her family's sanctuary. "It appears that someone else knows about your hiding spot too," Robin noted.

"What the-?"

"Isn't that... Mr. Gold's car?" observed Robin. "What's he doing here?"

"I don't know, but I intend to find out."

Regina immediately parked her vehicle and got out, looking around the edifice to see if Mr. Gold was simply lurking around the outskirts. Robin did the same and followed after Regina as they entered the tomb and descended to the lower catacombs. As they got closer to the room where she kept residual potions and materials, the sounds of papers being shuffled and bottles knocking could be heard ricocheting from off of the walls.

"Gold! What the hell are you doing?!" exclaimed Regina as she and Robin watched Gold move from one side of the room to the other. Gold continued scouring the room as if looking for something specific.

"Gold?" questioned Robin as he observed Gold's questionable pacing back and forth in the room.

"...I've got to find something that will stop her..." Gold mumbled to himself.

"Rumplestiltskin STOP!" said Regina as she rushed over to him, placing both of her hands on his wrists to physically stop him. "What are you doing? What are you looking for?"

He immediately shirked off her grip and stepped back from her. "Don't you have any stationary charms?" he asked almost nervously; unafraid of her, but terrified of something else.

Regina was alarmed by his odd behavior and watched as he stood before her trembling. "No. You know there isn't any magic in Storybrooke. You don't look well dear. What's going on?"

"Belle is going to leave Storybrooke if I don't find a way to keep her here."

"Why don't you simply talk to her? Magic won't solve your marital problems?" chimed Robin.