Ficlet: Came From a Land Down Under (GH, Robin, Robert, Lana Verse)
Title: Came From a Land Down Under
Author: empressearwig
Prompt: 19 - Cuddly Toy
Pairing/Character(s): Robin, Robert, Lana
Rating: G
Disclaimer: Not mine. I would treat them with more care.
Word Count: 836
Spoilers/Warnings: This is all AU.
Summary: You always bring her a stuffed animal back from your crazy adventures.
Author's Notes: Written for theechochorus.
The doorbell chimed through the house.
From her place at the kitchen table, Lana looked up at her mother who stood at the stove stirring spaghetti sauce. “Can I get it, Mommy?”
“Are you going to check to see who it is first? And if you don’t know, are you going to call for me?” Robin asked her daughter, who was squirming in her seat with anticipation.
“Yes!” Lana exclaimed, sliding off her chair. “Please?”
“Alright, go on,” Robin laughed. She watched Lana run out of the room, and raised the spoon to taste the sauce.
*
Lana ran to the door, and stood on her tiptoes to see who was on the other side. She frowned when she didn’t see anything, but suddenly a stuffed koala bear came into view, and she squealed and threw open the door.
“Grandpa Robert!” She exclaimed excitedly, bouncing up and down on her toes. “Is that for me?”
“Hm,” Robert said cheekily. “Do you know any other five year old girls that live in this house?” He crouched down to be level with his granddaughter.
Lana shook her head back and forth. “Just me!”
He chuckled and held out the stuffed animal. “Then this must be for you.” Lana reached out for the toy, but Robert pulled it back slightly. “Don’t I deserve a hug first?”
“Of course!” Lana threw herself into his arms and he wrapped them around her tightly.
Robert pulled back and looked at Lana thoughtfully. “You’ve grown haven’t you?”
She nodded. “A whole inch since you saw me last!”
Robert rose to his feet. “A whole inch?” He echoed. “I suppose we should go inside and see your mother, too, hm?” He passed the stuffed animal to Lana and held out his hand. “Where is she anyway?”
Lana tucked the koala under her arm, and started tugging Robert towards the kitchen. “She’s making dinner. You’re going to stay aren’t you?” She asked looking back at her grandfather, winningly.
Robert laughed. “For food? Absolutely.” He bent down and tickled Lana’s side lightly. “Spending time with my favorite daughter and granddaughter is just a bonus.” He said the last as they arrived in the kitchen and came to a stop.
Having heard the last, Robin wiped her hands on a dish towel and came around the counter. “I believe we’re your only daughter and granddaughter, Dad,” she said, stepping forward to embrace her father. “Unless there’s something you want to tell me?”
He looked down at the top of Lana’s head. “Stop disparaging me in front of my granddaughter, please.”
“What does dis-parging mean?” Lana asked, a confused expression on her face.
“Disparaging,” Robin corrected. “And it means Grandpa Robert wants me to stop saying bad things about him.”
Lana frowned. “What did you say that was bad?”
Robin laughed. “Nothing, sweetie.” She noticed the toy in Lana’s hands. “So what did he bring you this time?”
“I resent that,” Robert said. “I don’t always bring her toys.”
Robin looked over at her father incredulously. “Are you serious? You always bring her a stuffed animal back from your crazy adventures.”
Lana held out the koala bear for Robin to inspect.
“A Koala, huh?” Robin looked up at Robert once more. “What were you doing in Australia?”
Robert seated himself at the kitchen table and pulled Lana onto his lap. “That’s classified, Luv.” He reached into his pocket and pulled out a jewelry box, setting it down on the table. “You know, I brought you a present, too.”
Robin tried not to smile as she seated herself across the table from her father and daughter. She handed the stuffed animal back to Lana and reached for the small velvet box. She flipped open the lid and sighed when she saw the opal earrings inside. “Dad, you shouldn’t have.”
“Do you like them?” He countered, squeezing Lana tightly.
“Of course,” Robin said, reaching up to exchange the earrings she was wearing for the ones in the box. “That’s not the point.”
“The point?” Robert asked. “The point is to spoil the two prettiest girls in Port Charles, and I am just the man to do it.”
Earrings in place, Robin stood and leaned over to hug Robert again. “Thank you, Dad.” She looked down at her daughter. “Did you thank Grandpa Robert for the stuffed animal?”
“No,” Lana said. She turned in Robert’s lap to hug him once more. “Thank you, Grandpa.”
“You’re very welcome.” He tickled her lightly. “Now, do you think we can talk some cookies out of your mother while we wait for dinner?”
Robin laughed as she walked back over to the stove. “That’s not likely. So, how long are you in town for this time, Dad?” She asked, while filling a pot with water and setting it to boil.
As Robert answered, Lana cuddled her new toy tightly and leaned back against her grandfather’s chest.
She listened to her mother and grandfather chatter idly, and smiled. She loved when Grandpa Robert came to visit.
Author: empressearwig
Prompt: 19 - Cuddly Toy
Pairing/Character(s): Robin, Robert, Lana
Rating: G
Disclaimer: Not mine. I would treat them with more care.
Word Count: 836
Spoilers/Warnings: This is all AU.
Summary: You always bring her a stuffed animal back from your crazy adventures.
Author's Notes: Written for theechochorus.
The doorbell chimed through the house.
From her place at the kitchen table, Lana looked up at her mother who stood at the stove stirring spaghetti sauce. “Can I get it, Mommy?”
“Are you going to check to see who it is first? And if you don’t know, are you going to call for me?” Robin asked her daughter, who was squirming in her seat with anticipation.
“Yes!” Lana exclaimed, sliding off her chair. “Please?”
“Alright, go on,” Robin laughed. She watched Lana run out of the room, and raised the spoon to taste the sauce.
*
Lana ran to the door, and stood on her tiptoes to see who was on the other side. She frowned when she didn’t see anything, but suddenly a stuffed koala bear came into view, and she squealed and threw open the door.
“Grandpa Robert!” She exclaimed excitedly, bouncing up and down on her toes. “Is that for me?”
“Hm,” Robert said cheekily. “Do you know any other five year old girls that live in this house?” He crouched down to be level with his granddaughter.
Lana shook her head back and forth. “Just me!”
He chuckled and held out the stuffed animal. “Then this must be for you.” Lana reached out for the toy, but Robert pulled it back slightly. “Don’t I deserve a hug first?”
“Of course!” Lana threw herself into his arms and he wrapped them around her tightly.
Robert pulled back and looked at Lana thoughtfully. “You’ve grown haven’t you?”
She nodded. “A whole inch since you saw me last!”
Robert rose to his feet. “A whole inch?” He echoed. “I suppose we should go inside and see your mother, too, hm?” He passed the stuffed animal to Lana and held out his hand. “Where is she anyway?”
Lana tucked the koala under her arm, and started tugging Robert towards the kitchen. “She’s making dinner. You’re going to stay aren’t you?” She asked looking back at her grandfather, winningly.
Robert laughed. “For food? Absolutely.” He bent down and tickled Lana’s side lightly. “Spending time with my favorite daughter and granddaughter is just a bonus.” He said the last as they arrived in the kitchen and came to a stop.
Having heard the last, Robin wiped her hands on a dish towel and came around the counter. “I believe we’re your only daughter and granddaughter, Dad,” she said, stepping forward to embrace her father. “Unless there’s something you want to tell me?”
He looked down at the top of Lana’s head. “Stop disparaging me in front of my granddaughter, please.”
“What does dis-parging mean?” Lana asked, a confused expression on her face.
“Disparaging,” Robin corrected. “And it means Grandpa Robert wants me to stop saying bad things about him.”
Lana frowned. “What did you say that was bad?”
Robin laughed. “Nothing, sweetie.” She noticed the toy in Lana’s hands. “So what did he bring you this time?”
“I resent that,” Robert said. “I don’t always bring her toys.”
Robin looked over at her father incredulously. “Are you serious? You always bring her a stuffed animal back from your crazy adventures.”
Lana held out the koala bear for Robin to inspect.
“A Koala, huh?” Robin looked up at Robert once more. “What were you doing in Australia?”
Robert seated himself at the kitchen table and pulled Lana onto his lap. “That’s classified, Luv.” He reached into his pocket and pulled out a jewelry box, setting it down on the table. “You know, I brought you a present, too.”
Robin tried not to smile as she seated herself across the table from her father and daughter. She handed the stuffed animal back to Lana and reached for the small velvet box. She flipped open the lid and sighed when she saw the opal earrings inside. “Dad, you shouldn’t have.”
“Do you like them?” He countered, squeezing Lana tightly.
“Of course,” Robin said, reaching up to exchange the earrings she was wearing for the ones in the box. “That’s not the point.”
“The point?” Robert asked. “The point is to spoil the two prettiest girls in Port Charles, and I am just the man to do it.”
Earrings in place, Robin stood and leaned over to hug Robert again. “Thank you, Dad.” She looked down at her daughter. “Did you thank Grandpa Robert for the stuffed animal?”
“No,” Lana said. She turned in Robert’s lap to hug him once more. “Thank you, Grandpa.”
“You’re very welcome.” He tickled her lightly. “Now, do you think we can talk some cookies out of your mother while we wait for dinner?”
Robin laughed as she walked back over to the stove. “That’s not likely. So, how long are you in town for this time, Dad?” She asked, while filling a pot with water and setting it to boil.
As Robert answered, Lana cuddled her new toy tightly and leaned back against her grandfather’s chest.
She listened to her mother and grandfather chatter idly, and smiled. She loved when Grandpa Robert came to visit.