Robert had a lot on his plate. He had Cassie to watch over, he had a criminal organization he was running, he had to lead the police off the Merry Men's trail, he had to stare the man in charge of the Robin Hood case in the eyes every single day and produce a fake smile, and now he had to worry about Marian... In more ways than one. Marian walked to his desk, her body pressing against his desk, and her hands playing with the texture of the desk. Robert's eyebrows were raised, Robert watched her try to find her words. He was fairy concerned. Was she alright? Did she get with something? Did she forget her coffee? But at the same, time, Robert was kinda enjoying this. It wasn't often Marian Anderson fumbled over her words, especially with Robert. Their conversations usually ended with Robert saying something and Marian replying with a much more polite way to say "Jump out the window." 

So now, as she was leaning against his desk to show off every single perfection in her body, avoiding eye contact, and fumbling for words, Robert came to the conclusion that she was being nervous because she was starting to actually warm up to the new Robert. Before he could even reply she showed herself out, leaving Robert to lean back and smile... Until feeling the pain of his wound. So for the rest of the day he couldn't stop smiling. He was invited to another "not date", he pulled another fast one on Guy Gibson, and his reputation was slowly coming back to him. 

Robert debated a lot of things though. Having this not date with Marian could be dangerous. But then again, it was even more dangerous for her to be helping Robin Hood as a part of the Merry Men... But like always, his love for that woman was way more intense than anything. He would never admit it to her, but he was truly in love with Marian. Her passion to help others, the way she stood her ground, her intelligence, her beautiful blonde hair, piercing blue eyes, a body carved by angels... But the thing that he probably liked about her most of all was that she was herself. She had nothing to hide, she wasn't a vigilante, the son of a corrupt lawyer that always had to put on another face to hide his facade. She was pure, and there will never be a time where the beast doesn't fall for the beauty. 

He would probably never have the chance to say any of this to her. What with him potentially going to prison for life if he was caught, or just the fact that he had a long list of lies and if she found out it wouldn't be great... But Robert was going to take a chance. 

Robert left his office to go home, and saw that Marian was still in her's. He made a gentle tap on the door and opened it slowly. "Hey, I was just seeing if you were serious about 'not' going on a date with me. And if that's the case, I have two tickets to the baseball game on Saturday. It'd be a perfect opportunity to not go on a date with you. I definitely wouldn't be picking you up at around 5 that night so we could watch the game and get some late night dinner afterwards. If that does or doesn't interest you, just let me know tomorrow. Have a nice night." And he gently closed the door, and walked towards the exit of the building. He had a much better time talking to Marian, but he's had years of practice to talk to someone he's had feelings for.