Day 1: I'm Going to Miss Him
This is a quick fic to praise the wonderful manip of Robin and Regina cuddling on a flight together done by the lovely hopeful_feathers_evilregal or her twitter is orchidfeathers!
She was still looking out the window with her earbuds in. The only comfort she was taking was from his hand interlocked with hers. It had been 3 hours into their flight and he could tell something was bothering her the minute they arrived at the terminal gates. It was supposed to be a happy time. Henry just married his love, Ella, and they were expecting their first child. But his wife was so quiet he knew that something wasn't right. 3 hours of silence was long enough.
He reaches over and pulls one of her earbuds out. She quickly looks at him about to protest but he just smiles at her.
"You want to talk about what's bothering you milady?" he asks her, pushing a lock of hair behind her ear.
She sighs and squeezes his hand tightly before letting go. Dropping her head to his shoulder, closing her eyes she whispers, "I miss our son. I feel like I am never going to see him again. He lives in a country halfway around the world and is married. He's happy, I know, but I just wish my baby was still that 10 year old boy who ran around with a fairytale book wanting to prove he was a knight in shining armor."
She chokes up on the end and he knows she is close to tears. He misses Henry too, but watching your first child grow up and become a young man has been so hard on her. He should have known this was going to eat her up. It was eating him up as well.
He looks down at her and raises her chin up to look at him. He kisses her forehead and then lifts her head up so he can pull the armrest up. "Come here Gina."
He pulls her onto his lap and lets her curl against his chest as he holds her tight, running his fingers through her hair. He puts her other earbud in his ear and listens to what she is currently playing on her phone. It's one of Henry's favorite songs when he was a teenager.
He kisses the top of her head and whispers into her hair, "I miss him too Gina."
Of course they still have Roland and Rene to raise and take care of, but that doesn't mean he won't miss his oldest son more than anything.
He falls asleep holding Gina as they listen to Billy Joel's Piano Man play through the earbuds. Henry will always be with them.
Fin
This is just a short little drabble but I hope it does the manip justice because I love it so much! Much love XO ~Emmie