It's Robin's first day alone with their newly adopted daughter and he's feeling more than a little nervous.


From the day they brought their daughter home it was clear that she had a favorite.

Ever since Regina had told him that she wanted a daughter, Robin's head had been swirling with daydreams of daddy-daughter dances and teacup parties where he got to be the prince. He loved their sons with all his heart but the idea of having a little girl soon took over his every thought.

It took them two years to find her. Adoption was never easy but dealing in specifics, like gender and race, made things twice as hard.

There had been times when they'd wanted to give up but he was glad they didn't because they finally found their girl. She was perfect. All fingers and toes, with clear blue eyes that he could almost believe came from him. He loved her the moment he saw her.

But she decidedly did not love him.

They placed him in her arms and she was crying in seconds, her wailing could quite literally be heard through the walls.

He wasn't shaken at first. When they'd adopted Henry it had taken some time for him to get comfortable and acclimated but he'd be lying if he said he wasn't hurt when Elizabeth immediately quieted when Regina took hold of her.

Over the next few weeks it became clear that their daughter was a Mommy's Girl. She was never happier than when she was in Regina's arms. Though Robin tried his best, his daughter had made her preference clear.

Her preference, however, threw a wrench in the family dynamic.

Henry and Roland loved their baby sister and of course, he and Regina had talked at length about how much attention she'd need once she came home. They had hoped, that between the two of them no one would feel left out but with Lizzy soaking up all of Regina's attention it wasn't long before the boys started feeling a bit neglected by her.

So the decision was made that she'd spend a day with the boys. Just the three of them, while Robin stayed home with Lizzy. A decision that put him more than a little on edge.

As the boys grabbed their jackets before heading out to the science center, he timidly pulled Regina aside.

"Would it be okay if I borrowed your sweater?"

Her eyebrows shot to her hairline. "Excuse me?" A surprised chuckle fell from her lips as she quizzically stared up at him. "Robin I am less than half your size and you're staying in the house. Why on earth would you need my sweater?"

He shrugged his shoulders. "Well… it smells like you…"

Regina sighed. "Are you asking for you or are you asking for Lizzy?"

He bit his lip before answering. "I'm asking for Lizzy."

"Robin…"

"She hates me," he insisted.

"Our daughter does not hate you," she immediately denied, with a roll of her eyes. "She just doesn't know you yet. You haven't spent a lot time with her."

"Because she wails every time I come close," he pointed out.

Regina looked up at him, sympathetic, before stepping closer to wrap her arms around him. "You need to let her get to know you. You can't charm every girl as fast as you charmed me."

"That took so much work, don't you dare pretend it was easy," he said, shaking his head at her.

She chuckled, smiling up at him. "Look, if you feel you need it, my perfume is in the purple bottle on my vanity. Take a spritz if it's really that important but I'm telling you… she just needs some daddy-daughter time."

She presses a quick kiss to his lips before calling out for the boys. In a flash, they're out the door leaving Robin and Lizzy to themselves.

Spurned on by the sudden silence, Robin heads up to the nursery. Lizzy is sleeping but he knows she'll wake up soon. He looks down on her and sighs. Even with her attitude toward him he knows he wouldn't trade her for anything. She's his daughter.

He reaches out to stroke her cheek. "Listen up, princess," he whispers. "You can fight it all you want but I won over your mother. Pretty sure I can win you over too."

He smiles down at her. "Just give me time."


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