Chapter 7: Bambi.

Robin was confused when he opened his eyes. It was not the ward he had woken up this morning, like every other morning after accident. It took him a moment to remember yesterday. Snuggling down in to the sheets he smelled them, happy to not smell the typical hospital smell of antiseptic and rubber gloves. With a bit of effort, he seated himself in his wheelchair and picked out a shirt and a pair of trousers before he tried out his new bathroom.

Regina was up and dressed at her usual time and decided to make some breakfast before awakening Robin and Roland. When she walked in to Robin's room she found an empty bed and heard the shower running. With a little smile on her lips she went back to the kitchen and set the table. When she walked back to see if Robin had finished showering the door to Roland's room was open.

"Good morning, little fox of mine." Robin said, smiling brightly as Roland opened his eyes.

"Papa?" Roland asked and rubbed his eyes.

"Yes?"

"Am I dreaming?" Roland sat up while he looked around in his new room.

"I do not think so, why?" Robin asked and ran his hand through the dark mob of his son.

"You are here." Roland said while he grabbed his father's hand. Robin smiled and pulled his son in a hug.

"Then you must wake up quickly, so you will see that you are not dreaming at all." Robin whispered. Robin started tickling his son, getting high pitched giggles in return. Robin let out a laugh himself enjoying the sound he had not realised he had missed so much.

"Stop! Papa, please!" Roland laughed while he tried to push away the hands.

"Are you awake now then?" Robin asked while he ceased his tickling to give Roland some time to breath, but ready for another round of tickles.

"I think so." Roland said with a sheepish smile before he threw his arms around his father's neck. Robin returned the embrace while he smiled.

"Good morning, Gina." Roland said when he looked up from Robin's shoulder.

"Regina?" Robin asked and turned the wheelchair, so he could look at her.

"Hey." Roland said before sticking out his tongue. Roland smiled and sat down on his lap.

"Little monkey." Robin chuckled while ruffling the dark mob of hair. "Are you standing long there?"

"Just about from the point that Roland was fully awake." Regina smiled. "I have made breakfast if you are hungry?"

"I am not a monkey!" Roland protested before he let out a giggle when Robin stared tickling him, again.

"Sounds great." Robin said and looked at Roland who nodded enthusiastically.

"But should I not get dressed first?" Roland questioned.

"You can also dress after breakfast, can't you?" Regina questioned. Roland looked from Regina to his father and back.

"Can I?" He asked looking at his father.

"As long as you do not make a mess, I think you can." Robin replied before he pushed himself from Roland's room to the kitchen.

"Hmmm." Roland hummed when he smelled the delicious smell as they entered the kitchen.

"Looks good." Robin said when he saw the bacon and eggs.

Soon enough they were all seated and ready to begin their breakfast. Robin quickly swallowed the medicines with some water before starting on is eggs and bacon. Roland also enjoyed the breakfast, as well as Regina. The sky was grey outside and soon enough it started raining, ruining the idea of going outside to the woods. When they were done eating Regina cleaned the dishes while Roland dressed himself.

"What do you want to do?" Robin asked when Roland returned to the kitchen.

"We cannot go to the woods now, can we?" Roland said, looking outside.

"We could go and watch a movie?" Regina said while drying her hands.

"What kind of movie then?"

"You can choose one. I think that upstairs in the room next to Henry's one, with old things of him. Somewhere there must be a box with movies he liked when he was as old as you."

"Okay."

"Do you think you can find it, or do I need to come with you?"

"Come with me?" Roland asked quietly. Regina gave him a little smile and walked with him upstairs.

"It must be somewhere in here." Regina said when she opened the room and switched on the light. Roland and Regina looked through all kind of stuff and boxes.

"What's in this box?" Roland asked after a while showing a brightly coloured box.

"Those are board games. You can bring that and we could look at that when we are downstairs." Regina explained and pushed a box away, finally revealing the box with movies. "Go ahead, pick a movie." Regina said and stepped aside to let Roland look though the movies.

"This one." Roland said after a few minutes and handed Regina a plastic box with a deer and a bunny on the cover. Regina let out a chuckle.

"Bambi. Great choice." She smiled. "Do you want to bring the box with board games too?" Roland nodded and Regina handed the movie back to Roland before picking up the larger box and leaving the room.

"Robin?" Regina asked when she entered the kitchen and Robin was nowhere in sight.

"I am here." Robin called back. Regina found him sitting on the couch with a tray with tea on the table and a thick blanket on the armrest.

"Could you start the movie?" Roland asked, handing the movie to her. Regina put the disk in the player and started it. Regina sat down next to Robin, leaving just enough room for Roland to sit in between them. Robin spread the blanket over their legs, and Regina handed a cup with juice to Roland, and a cup to tea to Robin. And so they sat there, watching the movie.

"That was quite sad actually. I thought these children movies would be more cheerful." Robin commented when the movie had ended.

"But Bambi still has Thumper." Roland said with a little smile.

"I suppose." Regina shrugged and grabbed the remote and switched it from the video canal to regular television. She stopped when she came across a documentary that showed some kind of landscape with mountains. They watched it till it was about time for lunch. After lunch Regina decided that it was a good time to show Roland the box with board games she brought down with the DVD that morning.

"What are we going to do?" Robin asked curious watching the box.

"Gina would go and show it to me. I found it when we were looking for a movie." Roland said and opened the box to look what was all inside.

"Do you know these games?" Robin asked Regina when she joined them again.

"I do, but it is a long time ago since I played them last." Regina replied and looked at the different boards. We could play Ludo or Game of the Goose. That are the only two I can remember playing with Henry."

"What kind of colour do you want to be?" Robin asked Roland, holding out four wooden figures of a goose in four different colours.

"I want to be the green one." Roland smiled.

"And you, Regina?" Robin asked while he held out the remaining three figurines.

"The red one, please." Regina said and placed the board at the middle of the table so everyone can reach it. Robin put the yellow figurine back in the box and put the green, red and blue figures on the board and started to play the game.

All three of them enjoyed the game and kept on playing both games till it was well time for dinner. While Robin and Roland cleaned the table and set it with plates and silverware, Regina cooked a simple meal. After dinner Robin and Roland helped Regina drying and putting the dishes back in the cupboard. Together they watched some more TV before Robin thought it was well time for Roland to go to bed.

"Come, buddy. Time for bed." Robin said while he looked at his boy. "Say good night to Regina."

"Good night, Gina." Roland said and gave Regina a hug before he walked alongside his father to his new bedroom. "Will you read me a story?" Roland asked when he stood in his room.

"I will, but first you need to dress in your PJ's and brush your teeth." Robin said and helped him dress and watched from the doorpost as Roland stood on a step stool and watched himself in the mirror as he brushed his teeth.

"All done." Roland announced when he had washed his face and came back into his bedroom.

"Good. Then pick a book and hop into bed." Robin said with a smile as he watched his son. He had missed this, his little boy. When Roland was finally settled, Robin read to him. When he was done reading about some adventurous farm animals he laid the book in the night table and tucked Roland in.

"Good night Roland." Robin whispered and kissed the dark mob of hair.

"Night, papa." Roland whispered back already half asleep. With a smile, Robin left Roland to sleep. He joined Regina for a while in the living room before he was tired himself and decided to retire. When he was about to go to sleep a knock on the door alerted him.

"Come in." Robin called, and Regina entered. "Hey."

"I almost forgot about your therapy." She said softly as she sat down on the edge of the bed.

"Now you mention it." Robin said and gave her a little smile. "Go ahead." Robin laid down and tried to focus on feeling Regina's fingers as she worked with his legs. About a twenty minutes later Regina finished the therapy, tucking Robin.

"Sleep well." Regina kissed Robin.

"Good night." Robin replied before Regina flicked of the light and closed the door and went to bed herself.

-Happy New Year to you all! I have not forgotten you, though I am sorry I did not update for so long… I hope you like it and let me know if you did. It is a bit shorter than planned, but I did not want to keep you waiting any longer.

I hope it is the correct translations of the board games as Ludo supposed to be Mens-Erger-Je-Niet in Dutch, and Game of the goose supposed to be Ganzenbord.

Please help me with some ideas, for I am at a loss at what I could let them to, and skipping a lot of time does not seem right. I myself was thinking about adopting a dog, but with only that I do not think that I can deliver a whole chapter.

Please let me know what you would like to read!-