Teaching Love

Chapter Eleven

They've been at his house for about a solid week and they've started to fall into a routine. Most days Robin would wake up with Regina in his arms and he would wake her up so they could go to work. Other days he would wake up to the sight of her doing yoga and the sun flittering through the curtains to kiss her skin. Both ways always put a smile on his face. However, this morning he happened to wake up early in bed by himself and she was nowhere to be seen.

"Regina?" He said as he rolled out of bed and slipped on his slippers and wandered into the hallway.

He found her perched on the couch wrapped up in a blanket with a mug in her hand. She was looking out the large glass windows that gave way to the forest Robin lived by. Ever since she found out he had this beautiful view she's been captivated by it. He smiled a bit and walked up to her and wrapped his arms around her shoulder, pecking a kiss onto the top of her head.

"Good morning, lovely. Why are you up so early?" He asked as he sat next to her.

"Hm, I had some trouble sleeping so I thought I could think out here without waking you up. Plus, I could see the sunrise over the tree line," she said as she took a sip of her tea.

"Sounds perfect," he said as he pulled her closer. "What were you thinking about?"

"I was thinking about us and how happy I've been lately."

"I've been thinking about us too," he said which made her look at him and raise an eyebrow. "I was thinking about us moving in together since you've been here so long. I'm sure your lease is almost up soon and I want to spend more mornings with you here."

Regina sighed as she looked at him and frowned. "You want me to move in?"

"You don't?"

"I just don't think I'm ready to move in. It wasn't too long that you asked me to be your girlfriend. What if it's a mistake? What if you hate living with me and you get angry with me all the time and then I get hurt and-"

"Regina," he said as he grabbed her hands and held them close. "What are you going on about? I've never told you but I do love you. I'm not saying it to manipulate you nor am I trying to hurt you. We don't have to move in together. Stay here as long as you want and go home whenever you please. Okay?"

Regina sighed as she put her mug onto the coffee table. She went back to him and wrapped her hands around his shoulders in a hug. She did know that he loved her and she felt guilty that she couldn't express her feelings to him just yet. She loved him and it would just take her a while to let him know it.

"Thank you, Robin. Every time we make progress, I feel like I just have the history with Graham holding me back. It's frustrating and I can't get him out of my head."

"Have you thought about going to talk about all of this in therapy?"

"Therapy? Why would I pay a shrink to listen to my woes when I have wine and Amazon Prime?" She told him which made him give a little laugh.

"Okay, lovely. It was just an idea that I think you should consider. Can we go back to bed? The sun isn't even up and we still have a few hours before work."

"Why go back to bed? We could go on a walk or do something outside," Regina suggested which made Robin get up and snatch the blankets from her grasp.

"Damn it, Regina," he said as he pulled her up and carried her in his arms. "I want to cuddle you before work and you have no choice."

Regina laughed before telling him to carry her away. They went back to bed and were surrounded in blankets before Robin pulled her into his grasp. The rest of the morning was spent between the two before they had to get up and get ready for a long day at work.