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Love at First Sight

The Love at First Sight Meme

"Did my heart love till now? Forswear it, sight!
For I ne'er saw true beauty till this night."

Pretty self-explanatory. Sometimes, chemistry just hits you and you see that special someone for the first time and . . . it's so intense, there's no reasoning behind it other than it has to be love.

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"We'll be back though." Sherwood Forest may cover a lot of ground, and it's easy to hide there when those who are searching for them aren't as familiar with the forest as they are, but there are only so many places where they can go for some refreshment.

"As am I."

Her heart leapt at the confirmation. Could love at first sight really exist? Because she already felt like she would be devastated if he left and she never saw him again.

"Oh? You'll miss the barmaids? Is there one in particular who catches your fancy?"

"Not particularly. But my men and I, we pay well, and we tend to keep trouble down to a minimum because if anyone comes in here and causes any, we can put an end to it. So perhaps they'll miss us." There hasn't really been anyone who caught his fancy since Marian, until he laid eyes on this stranger in a tavern.

She is flooded with relief. If he'd said 'yes' she would have been so disappointed.

"I'm sure they will look forward to the time when you return." She finds herself transfixed by his eyes. She leans forward without realizing it, her body wanting to get closer to him while her mind is in the clouds.

"As will I." Once the words are spoken they cannot be taken back, and she blushes fiercely. She tried to remind hersel that fortune favors the brave, but inside she felt as if she were standing on the edge of a cliff, about to take a step that she would never be able to undo.

"I think perhaps so will some of my men will too. They," he pauses as it strikes him that this is perhaps not a topic of conversation that is appropriate with a woman, particularly a queen, "like this tavern better than some of the others." Which is true, he's just leaving the reason why up to interpretation.

"It's a shame that Sherwood Forest isn't closer to your palace. We haven't got a reason to be near there."

"I'm not surprised. The patrons and barmaids alike are uncommonly lovely, are they not?" Yes it is an open invitation to give her a compliment, but she's not beneath such things.

She wracks her brain to think of something she could to create a reason for him to stay.

"What if I hired you and your men to stay and protect my forests from true bandits. You could make it safer for everyone to travel." And I would be able to find you day or night, she thinks.

"Indeed they are. Some more than others, of course. Certain new patrons in particular."

He knows she was fishing, but he'll go along with it. It's true, anyway.

"We'd lose our reputation as outlaws then." It's not the goal he'd set for himself, years ago, but he doesn't mind having the reputation. "Though perhaps that wouldn't be so bad."

How wonderful it is when two people are of a like mind. She enjoys receiving compliments, and he seems to have no trouble giving them. It's a match made in heaven.

"I think the rewards would far outweigh any loss of reputation you might suffer. You'd have my eternal gratitude."

He doesn't normally toss compliments around this quickly, but there's just something about her. There's a connection between them, it seems, a connection that he wants to explore some more. If that means leaving Sherwood Forest, then that's what he'll do.

"Eternal gratitude. That's quite a reward."

"You have no idea," she replies, feeling the connection that he does just as strongly. She doesn't want to completely disrupt his life, but she wants to let him go even less.

"There are very few people who can say that the Queen owes them a favor. Wouldn't you like to be one of them?"

Sherwood Forest is his home now, but it wasn't always. Someone with a life like his, well, he can find himself a new home, too. And this way he'd do it with the endorsement of a queen. The irony isn't lost on him.

"I figure that would depend on the favor. Or the queen."

"Oh, this would be a really, really big one." Somehow she's slipped into full-on flirt mode without even realizing it. The more he talks, the more she wants to quiet him with a kiss.

"One that would give you the liberty of coming to visit me in my castle whenever you'd like."

If he knew that, he'd keep talking until she had no choice but to do so.

"That would be a big favor." And worth it. "The outlaw sneaking into the queen's castle, what would the neighbors say?"

She can't help but laugh at the mental image of him trying to sneak into her castle. If the guards didn't catch him, her magical barriers certainly would. It made her curious, though, to see how far he could get.

"Trust me, my neighbors know how to keep their mouths shut." Namely because they were deathly afraid of her.

"But you don't have to sneak in. I'd be happy to provide you and your men with whatever supplies you might need. Just think about what that would do to my reputation."

"If your neighbors really know how to keep their mouths shut, they wouldn't dare say anything to tarnish your reputation."

It's something to think about, at least. Not just for him, but for his men, and for Roland.

"True. But your men, they are another story. We will have to think of a convincing cover story that explains your repeated visits to my castle. Otherwise the gossip will spread and before you know it the rabble will be saying that you're in love with me."

Her own heart skipped a beat when she said the word 'love'. She could feel it, already forming in her heart, love for this man she barely knew. It seemed that love at first sight really did exist.

"And if they do? You don't strike me as the sort who cares what the 'rabble' thinks." He's mostly just testing the waters, but he does want to know what she thinks.

"My men will stay quiet about it if I ask them to."

"You're right, I don't. But maintaining a certain reputation is important." She believed him about his men.

"But there is one person who's opinion matters to me." She leaned forward, pushing her cup out of the way. "Yours."

"The reputation as the evil queen, you mean?" He barely knows her, but she doesn't seem all that evil to him.

"I see nothing wrong with stopping by to visit the queen."

"Yes, that reputation. I'm sure we can agree there is more to a person than their moniker. Otherwise I'd be expecting you to steal my jewelry."

She isn't evil, not truly, not completely. Yes her heart is dark but there is still light in it. There is still hope for her, though she rarely sees it.

"I am happy to hear you say that." She smiled, bright and genuine. She had no desire for the night to end, though she knew it had to eventually.

"Are you wearing any jewelry?" It's not like he's been looking.

"Are you? Why's that?"

Granted she wasn't wearing as much as usual, but she still had on some very expensive rings. She just smirked at his question and shook her head, hoping that what he wasn't saying was that he was so captivated with her that he hadn't noticed.

"Don't you feel it? There's something here, between us. I can't explain it, but I know I would be very upset if I never saw you again."

"Good, then I don't have to steal it." Not that he would anyway. Although that would be an excuse to see her again.

"So would I. It seems like I would be missing out on a lot if I didn't."

Regina's smile grew until she was positively beaming. He did feel it too. Damn if that fairy hadn't known what she was doing.

"Then we don't need excuses, do we? You would come visit me simply because you wanted to, and I could do the same."

"You'd visit me in my camp in the forest?" He doesn't have a problem with it, of course, it just amuses him, the idea of her coming to see him in his natural habitat.

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