New Beginnings
Robert only possessed one bedroom in his home, so Sean had booked a room at the nearby Croyton Hotel. Robert and Robin were going to share his bed until Robert could make other arrangements.
As Robert cuddled his daughter in the near darkness, he was suddenly aware that it was the first time in years that he'd slept the entire night through with someone by his side. There had been various women in the past seven years, but nothing serious. His current girlfriend, Tiffany Hill did not share with him a relationship even half as meaningful as the one he had shared with Anna.
"Daddy," Robin whispered long after he had thought she had fallen asleep. "I miss Grandma and my friends, Love and Caterina very much, but I am glad that Mr. Wu took me to find you."
"So am I, Robin, and now that you are here, I'm not going to let nothing or nobody separate us again," Robert swore. "Finally I have something meaningful in my life and I don't intend to let you get away."
"But Daddy, what about Grandma... and- and Love?" Robin asked worriedly.
"Don't you worry your pretty little head. Daddy is going to straighten out this whole mess... and then we can all be happy. Just go to sleep now," Robert crooned, caressing his daughter's silky hair.
"I'll go to sleep in just a second, Daddy, but first, I must do one thing."
"What is it, honey?"
Robin slowly crawled out of bed and walked to the window. With smiling brown eyes, she gazed up at the moon. "I'm thinking of you, Love," she said softly. "Are you thinking of me, too?"
"What are you doing, Robin?" her father questioned.
"Nothing, Daddy. I'm coming to bed now!"
With those words, Robin hopped into bed beside her father. She lay next to him and snuggled close, feeling safe and secure as he held her in his arms.