My contribuition to #OQPrincessWeek day 5 - Stubborn as her mother.

I'm sorry it's too short.

Robin came back home from his work with David at the police station to find his wife and his daughter Claire, now with nine years old, watching tv on the couch. There was no sight he would rather get back home to. He had to admit life was quite good.

The two women of his life were in an engaged conversation about something they had just watched and they didn't realized when the blonde man walked in.

"They keep telling us they're destined, written in the stars and all, but they don't make us feel like that anymore." Regina stated. "I'm done rooting for this couple."

"I don't disagree with you, mommy, but it's not "rooting", the right word is shipping."

"Where did you read that? Shipping is for boats and ships, not for liking two people together."

"I read that on internet."

"You can't believe in everything you read on internet."

Claire rolled her eyes and Robin couldn't help but chuckle. She looked just like her mother when she did that. She had a strong temper and didn't fear to sass right back and Robin was used to that. He had to deal with Regina's stubbornness and sassiness since the first time they met, and he would be lying if he said that bothered him. In fact, it only enchanted him; it only made him fall harder for her.

His chuckle gave him away as they turned to face him. Regina grinned and Claire let out a small enthusiastic yell as she ran to her father's arms. He kneeled and opened his arms just in time to catch her. He lifted her up and swirled her around, making her give that amazing soft giggle he loved so much.

Regina smiled seeing their interaction, and as he placed her back on her feet the mother hoped her daughter would drop their previous subject, but she knew her daughter. She had to have inherited her personality from someone after all.

"Mommy, let me grab my laptop. I'll show you that I'm not wrong; people really say "shipping" on internet to talk about a couple they like."

Ah, Regina knew Claire wouldn't let It go. She knew if she was in her place she wouldn't let it go either. The little girl walked to her bedroom and came back with her laptop and showed the social media to her mother.

"Ok, you're right." Regina said after seeing people on twitter and facebook saying "shipping" in the meaning her daughter said. "But that doesn't mean it makes sense."

Claire laughed and agreed with her mom and Robin was relieved when they changed the subject. Robin hated when they fight. It was not something that happened often, but it always upset him when it happened.

Two days later they went to the supermarket to buy groceries. Regina and Robin went inside the place hand in hand and Claire walked in front of them talking animatedly. When they were done, Claire insisted on helping them to bring their stuff to the trunk of their car. As Regina paid, Robin saw Claire taking in her hands a bag that was too heavy for her and he warned her of that but she claimed she could do it, that she was strong enough.

The father sighed and stayed alert to help her when she needed, just like he knew she would. As he predicted, she wasn't able to give more than five steps holding the bag. But his hands were quickly to help her and he held the bag before it could reach the ground.

"Thanks daddy." she smiled, feeling guilty for not listening to him

"You're welcome, honey. Just be more careful next time, I don't want you to get hurt."

She assured him that she would be more careful and she would listen to him more, and then they went to their car.

Few months later, it's the time of Robin's birthday. Regina and Claire are preparing a surprise birthday for him, but that only is making them fight. Regina decides to do things in her way; Claire wants to do things in her way.

"I think he would like more of chocolate cake than red velvet cake." Regina said.

"But he ate my birthday cake and he liked it, and the flavor was red velvet!" Claire raised his voice a little, getting impatient.

"Well he likes it, but it's not his favorite." Regina replied, letting her temper get the best of her as she raised her voice too.

Snow was with them, and she was tired of seeing them fight. Every single thing they had to decide brought a little fight between them.

"Hey, stop, both of you. Look at me." Snow said stopping them before they started a major fight. "You know Robin. What do you think it'll matter most to him? The taste of the cake, the color of the balloons or something as meaningless as that, or the fact that you two cared enough to throw him a surprise party?"

Regina looks at her daughter, criticizing herself for not having controlled her own temper. Claire blinked and looked at her mother, mumbling a shaky sorry.

"Don't need to cry over this, sweetie," Regina hugged her, pressing her against her chest.

"I just… I hate to feel like I don't know dad."

"You do know him. You know him as well as I do. How about we do this," Regina said trying to cheer her daughter. "We can make two cakes. Chocolate cake and red velvet cake. I'm sure there will be enough people in the party to eat both cakes."

"Yes." she smiled, showing her bright teeth and her deep dimples. "Can we draw a fox in one of the cakes?"

Since Henry told her Robin had the form of a fox in the cartoons of the land they were in, she got a little obsessed with that.

Regina laughed and agreed, and they were happy to put the fight behind them.

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