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Regina froze for a moment upon hearing Roland spelling out the word Pregnancy, and then she did the only thing she could do to possible distract Robin from hearing. She kissed him for all she was worth. Truth be told, once the kiss started she could not process what Roland was saying, but she could only hope Robin was too into the kiss to understand what Roland was saying, too.
Robin was enjoying the kiss. He could never get enough of her. He wanted her love more than anything. He wanted to spend his life with her, but he knew he had a lot of work to do if they wanted to start their relationship off on the right foot.
"Daddy! Did you hear me?" Roland asked loudly, causing the two adults to break apart. Robin looked at Regina and he could see the emotions in her eyes. In that instant, he knew that she was not going to give up on them.
"What was that little man?" Robin asked as he looked from Regina to where Roland stood holding the bottle that Regina had dropped.
"I was asking you what this word was." Roland answered, moving to pass the bottle to his father. Sheer panic started to set in as Regina saw Robin about to take hold of the incriminating evidence.
She had to think, fast.
"Robin, could you go get Dr. Whale? I'm not feeling so good," Regina said, leaning into the pillows and fluttering her eyelashes dramatically. The thief was out the door in a flash. Regina could hear him yelling for the doctor even as he ran down the hall.
"Roland give me the bottle, please?" Regina smiled winningly, as she reached out to take to offending bottle.
"Are you sick, Gina?" Roland asked as he handed her the bottle.
"I'm just a little sick right now dear, but don't worry I'm going to be just fine," Regina reassured him, as she quickly stood up and placed the bottle into the bag and put the bag into her purse. She had just gotten back into her bed, when her door flew open with Dr. Whale literally being pushed into the room by Robin.
"Help her!" Robin demanded, worry etched in every handsome feature of his face, as he pushed Dr. Whale towards her bed. Roland moved to the empty chair and watched the adults interact.
"Robin, will you please calm down? I had a moment of dizziness, but it has passed now," Regina said as Dr. Whale looked at her curiously. "I'm sorry Dr. Whale, it just lasted a moment. I overreacted."
"You're sure?" Robin asked from her side, taking her hand in his.
"Yes, yes I'm sorry for sending you into a panic." Regina said as she rubbed his cheek with her free hand to reassure him.
"I guess the crisis is over then?" Dr. Whale asked, drawing their attention.
"Yes, so can I get out of here now?" Regina asked. She really wanted to get out of there before anything else happened.
"I'm only releasing you on the promise that you go home and rest for a few days." Dr. Whale said, raising an eyebrow at her.
"I can assure you that she will." Robin nodded, eyeing Regina seriously.
"Ok then, I'm going to leave her in your hands." Dr. Whale said before returning to patient he had been looking in on before Robin dragged him into Regina's room.
"Alright boys, let's break out of this joint." Regina said. She pushed herself out of bed, but before her feet could even touch the ground, she was once again picked up in strong arms.
"Robin, I don't need to be carried around like a porcelain doll," Regina huffed indignantly.
"Just humor me. David is here to drive us to your home. Try to get used to the idea of being taken care of, at least until you are feeling better." Robin said.
"Daddy, are we staying with Gina?" Roland asked hoping they were.
"Yes, little man we are." Robin said as he saw Regina's head turn to look at him. And he saw one of her eyebrows raise as if to ask a question.
"No arguments. We're going to stay for a few days, just until I'm satisfied you have gotten enough rest." Robin declared, not about to let her argue her way out of his company.
"There's no reasoning with you now, is there?" Regina asked though she already knowing the answer and it was making her bite back a grin.
"No milady, there's not. Roland, grab Regina's purse and hand me her over-night bag there." Robin said. Roland gave the bag to Robin and picked up Regina's purse. He was proud that he could finally help her with something. He opened the door for Robin who carried his precious cargo. After a few turns, they were at the lobby where David waited.
"Regina, are you okay? Whale said you were doing better." David asked upon seeing Robin carrying her.
"I am. He's just over-reacting." Regina said, rolling her eyes.
"Call it what you want. I'll be staying with her for a few days." Robin said. David nodded and smiled. Regina saw the look the two men exchanged, but she let it slide. The whole motley crew followed David out to his truck. Robin carefully placed Regina into the truck and then Roland was tucked in next to her. David drove quietly to Regina's.
When they arrived, Robin once again took her in his arms, carried her inside her house and carefully placed her on the couch. Roland stayed by her side as Robin left to have a few words with David.
"Roland, do you know what they are talking about?" Regina asked as soon as the two men were out of earshot.
"No. Regina, what was in that bottle that you dropped?" Roland asked.
"Just some vitamins." Regina answered. Technically, she was not lying, but the way Roland tilted his head made her think he knew something more so she asked. "Why?"
"Are they special vitamins? Because the picture had a baby on them." Roland said, causing Regina's breath to stop for a second.
"You're just like your father, smart and a little too observant." she sighed, knowing she would have to come up with something to throw the boy off her secret. "They are special vitamins. They are to help me with any future children that I might have." Regina said, though she hated lying to him.
"So, you might have more kids one day?" Roland asked excitedly.
"I would say that there is a good chance of that." Regina smiled, thinking of her precious baby already inside of her.
"But you're not married." Roland pointed out, thinking of how his parents had been married when he came along.
"No, but you never know, I might be one day." Regina replied, wishing that the conversation would end.
"I know Gina! You can marry daddy and have a baby with him." Roland said. Regina couldn't react before she heard footsteps and saw Robin looking at them with a startled look on his face.
A/N Thanks to Joy Booth for all your help with this story!