The Regal Ships II

Part 1: Never Give Up (MQ&RB+)

Ship(s): MadQueen 🎩👑 & VioletBeliever ✍🏻💜 & VioletQueen 👑💜 & RegalBeliever 👑✍🏻 & MadAuthor 🎩✍🏻

There is some OQ closure for the bs A&E are giving us. I really don't like whole "new Robin" thing. You can see how hurt Regina is. Why can't she just be happy? Anyways there's the OS. It's long.

It had been a year since He passed without a whisper from Him. He was gone forever so it seemed. Regina visited His grave nearly everyday for the first few days after He was obliterated. Then slowly, she crept up from her feeble state and decided not to cry anymore. She dried her tears, put on some makeup, her clothes, and her perfume.

Walking into her office, she plopped her purse on the floor and looked at the stack of papers she had to tackle. It was Valentine's Day.  She was alone again, romantically at least.  The Charmings had tried setting her up on dates, but she'd always bail.

Hyde was defeated awhile ago and she had slain her work, well, most of it. After taking a sip of coffee, she received a call from the reception area. "Ms. Mills, there is a handsome man with a bouquet asking to see you. Shall I send him in?" The receptionist asked with a large smile as the handsome man blushed at the compliment.

Regina groaned loudly. This is Snow's doing. "Fine. Send him in," she grumbled.

After waiting for about a minute, she heard a knock at the door. "Come in," she said, wondering who was behind the translucent glass door.

Her jaw dropped slightly as the man opened the door with a smile and a bouquet of flowers. "Jefferson?" She asked and he walked closer to her.

"Hello Regina," he said softly with a small, nervous smile.

She pushed herself up from her chair and walked towards him, quickly judging him with crossed arms and piercing eyes. His smile faded. "Happy Valentine's Day," he spoke up, handing her the flowers.

She reluctantly took the flowers and sniffed them quickly, a heavenly scent. "Why isn't there a gun pressed against my temple, or a cold knife held against my stomach. Oh I get it, you put poison on the roses' thorns," she retorted only causing him to chuckle.

He braced her arms, looking into her beautiful eyes. He smelled good, like vanilla and tea. "Regina, I came here to ask you something," he said and she freed herself from his grasp, going to get a vase with water for the flowers.

He followed her, and let his eyes linger on her backside for a second before realizing that was highly inappropriate. His hand stroked his stubbly chin and got closer to her. "What's the question, Hatter?" She asked somewhat flirtatiously, getting closer to him just to tease him.

"Um," he mumbled, his eyes fell to her lips, but shot back up to her eyes. "I was going to ask you...if you'd like to...um...have dinner...with me," he struggled, and got a beautiful laugh from the former queen.

"Are you asking me out?" She asked, crossing her arms with a flirtatious smile.

"Um...well...if-if you want it to be a date I guess, but I was looking to just talk, you know? We haven't seen each other in a few years and I'm curious about your life," he said awkwardly.