I was given this prompt by the beautiful Celina (RegalCountess) and I decided to start a little series of OQ one-shots. Hope it was what you were looking for, Celina! Haha! I own nothing but the mistakes, as per usual.
Prompt: Roland calls Regina 'Mommy' for the first time.
Something's Not Right
It's not unusual for Regina to wake up in the middle of the night.
At first, it was feeling warmer than usual, but being wrapped up tightly in Robin's arms would do that to a person. Then, she would wake due to sudden movement, Robin would turn over in his sleep or jump in his dreams and it would draw Regina out of her own slumber.
But, tonight is different. Something's not right. She can feel it.
Regina moves away slowly, unwrapping herself from Robin's hold. He stirs slightly, trying to squeeze her back into his chest and mumbling incoherently. When she places a soft kiss to his forehead, he stops and falls back into a deep sleep.
Slowly, she sits up and swings her legs off the edge of the bed. Their room is dark, but she can see a light from the hallway through the bottom of the bedroom door. Curiously, she tiptoes to the door and creaks it open.
She listens intently, secretly hoping inside that her mind is playing tricks on her. She does hear a noise, but she's not sure what it is; it's muffled and quiet. Regina considers waking Robin for a second, but doesn't. Instead, she walks from the bedroom quietly to check on their boys.
Henry's room is first. She slowly peers inside the room and smiles when she see's her son curled up in his duvet, an airy snore leaving his throat as he sleeps. For a second, she basks in the peaceful look present on his face. After the months spent trying to bring Emma back from the darkness, their entire family is exhausted, but Henry most of all. Despite the peace in this room, she's drawn away when she hears the one sound a parent dreads.
Roland's crying. She walks quickly to his bedroom and her heart aches as soon as she opens the door. Roland is curled in a ball, rolling from side to side, soft sobs erupting from his throat.
Regina flips his bedroom light on and instantly walks inside. Without a word, Regina sits on the bed and scoops the boy into her arms, his head against her chest and her chin resting on atop his head. He's burning to the touch and she gasps.
"I don't feel good," Roland croaks, his voice shaky with tears.
Regina frowns, "Why didn't you come and get me or Daddy?"
"You were sleeping," Roland sighs, beginning to breath heavily into her chest.
The thought that Roland feels like he shouldn't wake them tore through her insides, guilting being left in its path. Regina places a soft kiss into Roland's hair. His fever has caused him to sweat and she can feel it on her lips.
"What hurts?" Regina whispers, beginning to rock him in her arms.
Roland shudders in her arms, "Everything," he breathes sadly and then a sound travels up his throat. Regina had seen Henry vomit enough as a child to recognise that sound anywhere and it prompts Regina to stand and get Roland into the nearest bathroom as quickly as she can.
They just make it.
Roland is on the floor, kneeling high over the toilet, the contents of his stomach being involuntary heaved into the bowl.
Feeling helpless as a parent is one of the most horrifying feelings. Roland is wailing, begging Regina to make it stop, and there's nothing she can do. She's kneeling behind him, rubbing comforting circles on his back and whispering anything she can think of into his ear to keep him calm.
She knows it has stopped when he leans back into her chest, dropping all of his weight onto her. She frowns into his hair, hating that he's poorly.
"Feeling any better?" Wordlessly, he nods his head and reaches to grab her wrists pulling her arms tight around his front. Smiling at his action, she drops a kiss onto the top of his head, "Let's get you to bed?"
She let's him go, only for a second, before lifting him back into her arms to leave the bathroom, "Can I sleep with you and Daddy?" He asks into the crook of her neck as he wraps his legs around her waist.
"That's where we are going," she informs him, squeezing him close.
Robin is standing next to the bed when she walks in, he's put on a shirt and frowns at the sight of his son, "I was just coming to find you."
Dropping Roland softly into the middle of their bed, Regina crawls in beside him, Robin following suit on the other side, "He's not doing too well. Depending on how he is in the morning, we might have to visit Whale."
Roland is glued to Regina, his arms wrapped tightly around her. Robin smirks at the view, "It seems as if I've been replaced," he jokes, moving in close until his chest was pressed against Roland's back, truly cocooning him, "However, I do believe I can share you… Just this once."
"You'll get me all to yourself soon enough," Regina whispers, her voice laced with a little too much seduction that is appropriate in the presence of Roland, but it leaves Robin chuckling nonetheless.
Roland sighs sadly, leaning his face as deep into Regina's chest as he could. Regina frowns, rubbing the boys back, "I'm not tired," Roland whines.
"But, you will be, sweetheart, just close your eyes and drift away," Regina coos softly, keeping up with the patterned circles she is leaving on his back. Robin watches the interaction, sighing happily and quietly.
"Okay," Roland yawns, "I love you, Mommy," he whispers. Regina's lips part in shock and she looks over to Robin, whose eyes are bulged open, shocked, but only happiness can be seen plastered on his face.
Roland must realises that he has sparked a reaction because his body tenses in their hold and he mumbles a sad sorry and tells them he won't say it again.
"Why not?" Robin asks.
Sighing, Roland turns slowly, to look up at the ceiling, his hands fidgeting together. It's clear to both Robin and Regina that this has been on his mind for a while, "Regina is Henry's Mommy. Not mine…And I already have a Mommy."
Regina pouts at Robin, "My boy, a child can have more than one Mom."
"They can?"
"Of course," Regina cuts in, placing her palm to rub over Roland's stomach, "Henry has me and Emma. We are both his Mom. Henry's my Little Prince, but I will always have room in my heart for another little boy."
"So… I can have two?" Roland asks hopefully. Tearfully, Regina nods at him and kisses his cheek, "You can be my Mommy, too? I can be your other Prince?"
"Oh, no," Regina dismisses, pursing her lips together, "I already have my prince and my thief," Regina smiles over to Robin, "But, I am in search of a knight."
"I can be your knight, Regina!" Roland squeals happily, but retreats when he remembers he isn't feeling very well.
Regina gathers him back in towards her chest, holding him close, "Yes, you can, sweetheart. Now, let's get some sleep," Roland yawns and nods into her, "I love you, my little knight."
"I love you too, Mommy."
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