Robin sat on the bed for hours when the door creaked open slowly and a small figure peeked around. Regina and Emma had warned Roland that his father wasn't feeling to good and Zelena had been hurt. Roland said nothing as he approached his father. Robin wrenched his eyes from the woman lying on the bed to the boy coming towards him, he put out his hand and beckoned him to come closer. He lifted the boy onto his lap and Roland buried his face in his father's chest,
"I'm glad you're back Papa." Robin hugged his son closer,
"Me too Roly."
"Papa?"
"Yes Roly?"
"What happened to Zelena?" Robin's eyes misted at his son's concern for the woman,
"A bad man hurt her Roly, but she'll be okay." This seemed to reassure Roland,
"When is she going to wake up? Are we going to have another picnic when she wakes up?" Robin nodded violently as he buried his face in his son's hair and allowed himself to cry. They spent the better part of an hour like this until they heard a cry from another room. Maddy. He stood and sat Roland on the bed before kneeling in front of the boy.
"Roly, I need you to watch Zelena, can you do that for me?" Roland nodded seriously, Robin smiled and ruffled his son's hair. "Good, my brave boy." With that, Robin left the room. Roland took his duty seriously and cuddled into Zelena's side. She was the closest thing he had to a mother now and no matter what anyone else thought of her, he loved her. Robin took a last look back at Zelena and watched his son curl up beside and smiled. He pulled the door closed and moved to the sound coming from the room next door. He bumped into Regina on the way out of the door.
"Oh Robin, I can get her if you want to stay with Zelena." He shook his head, "No, that's okay. I've missed her and besides Roland is doing a wonderful job of guard duty." Regina smiled, nodded and made her way back downstairs. He watched the woman make her way down the stairs and turned to room he knew housed a crib especially for his daughter. He opened the door and rushed to the crib to find his infant daughter crying. He lifted her into his arms and she calmed immediately. He heard the door creak behind him,
"Just me, I thought she might be hungry its been a few hours." Emma approached him and handed over a bottle of warm formula.
"Thank you, Emma, and for looking after the children while we were gone." Emma shrugged,
"It's okay Robin, we love having them." He nodded and moved around the blonde, he wandered into Zelena's room once more, Roland looked up but promptly snuggled back into Zelena's side. He sat on the bed watching his son and Zelena's sleeping figure, he lifted the bottle to Maddy's mouth and for a moment everything seemed normal, except for the sleeping curse. Obviously.
Regina and Emma stood outside the door to the guest bedroom.
"Do you think they know?" Regina turned slightly to Emma,
"Yeah I do, they're not dumb. In fact I'm surprised Robin hasn't tried to kiss her yet."
"Maybe, he thinks she's still recovering." Regina shook her head,
"No, I think he's afraid it won't work." Emma looked at the family lying on the bed.
"Should we say something?"
"No, he'll figure it out." Emma smiled and wrapped her arm around the brunette's waist,
"let's leave them to it." Regina nodded and allowed herself to be guided to their bedroom.
Robin carefully placed Maddy in the crib and lifted a sleeping Roland from his nest beside Zelena, he carefully and quietly carried him to the mattress set up for him in Henry's room, being careful not to wake his son or the rest of the house. He returned to the guest bedroom and climbed onto the bed, lying on his side he watched the redhead's chest rise and fall, reassuring him the she was alive. His eyes fluttered closed and he fell asleep.
When Robin woke the next morning his eyes landed on the face of the woman he loved, and brief shining moment, he forgot all about the sleeping curse, he leaned forward and pressed his lips to hers…