A Pleasant Surprise

Chapter 5

"Robin's acting weird today" Regina thought to herself. She was sitting between Ruby and Emma, at a table at Granny's. She was wondering what had gotten in to Robin Hood this week. He kept looking at her and then looking away if she looked back. She noticed with shock that Mary Margaret appeared to be doing the same. And then there was this party that he had insisted  on having here tonight.

"Stop" she told herself sternly, "You're just overthinking things because you're hormonal" she thought. She was 16 weeks pregnant now after all.

Suddenly Robin stood up

"I have something to say" he announced to the assembled crowd.

"Regina there are many things that I call you. My love, my soulmate, the mother of my future child. And today I would like to add one more title to that list" he said, getting up and taking her hand, lifting her to her feet.

"And what might that be?" Regina asked, holding her breath.

"My wife" Robin said simply dropping to his knees, pulling a tiny box from the pocket of his jacket, opening it to reveal a slim gold band, inlaid with two diamonds on either side of a glittering ruby. Regina's hand flew to her mouth in surprise, she had not been expecting this.

"Regina Mills, would you do me the honour of becoming my wife? I wish to spend the rest of my days on this earth at your side. Loving you until my last breath" Robin asked. Regina burst into tears of joy, she never cried when she was happy, it must be the hormones.

"I would be honoured to call you my husband Robin Hood. You are my soulmate, I love you to the moon and back" Regina said, allowing Robin to slide the ring on her finger.

"If those aren't perfect wedding vows, then I have yet to hear perfect wedding vows" Snow said with a joyful smile at the pair of them.

"And so, by the power vested in me as the new mayor of Storybrooke, I now pronounce you man and wife. Robin, you may now kiss the bride" Snow told them.

Then Robin was lifting her into his arms, kissing her and everyone around her was screaming and cheering. Henry found her and presented the couple with two wedding rings. Regina let go of Robin just long enough to embrace her son, someone handed her a champagne glass full of sparkling apple juice. She let go of Henry and embraced Robin once more. He was holding his champagne flute and watching the kitchen door expectantly.

Regina saw why when Ruby and Granny wheeled out a huge wedding cake.

"Well you were obviously fairly confident that I'd say yes" Regina whispered in his ear.

"I've known from the moment we met that this was meant to happen" he replied with a grin. Regina kissed him again. He was right it was meant to be this way. Things had finally turned out perfect.