Ficlet: Back to the Place Where I Belong GH, Robin/Patrick, Lana Verse)
Title: Back to the Place Where I Belong
Author: empressearwig
Prompt: 49 - Welcome Home
Pairing/Character(s): Robin/Patrick, Lana
Rating: G
Disclaimer: They aren't mine. Unfortunately.
Word Count: 573
Spoilers/Warnings: It's all AU.
Summary: Did you miss me enough to bring me back a present?
Author's Notes: Written for theechochorus. In honor of Scrubs making it out of this horrible arc, I present you with epic fluff.
Patrick stepped out of the terminal and started looking around for Robin and Lana. He paused for a moment and was promptly bumped into from behind.
"Excuse me," the offender said as they rushed past, and Patrick stepped out of the way, so he missed Lana's approach till he was suddenly hit in the midsection by a tiny dark haired little girl.
"Oooff," he grunted, wrapping his arms around his daughter. He started to ask, "Where's your mother," but was interrupted by Robin's voice.
"Alanna Mackenzie Drake, you are in so much trouble when we get home," Robin scolded as she approached Patrick and Lana. "You know better than to run off when we're in public."
Patrick crouched down to give Lana a hug. "You do know better." He smiled. "I'm very happy to see you, though. I missed you."
Lana smiled widely at her father. "But I missed you so much I had to see you right away and Mommy walks too slow." Her dimple winked out as she tried to convince her father to take her side.
Robin shook her head in silent laughter from behind them.
"Nice try, short stuff," Patrick said dryly as he rose, Lana still clinging to his waist. "But I'm on your mom's side. Maybe she'll agree to delay the punishment till tomorrow, but that's the best I think you can hope for."
"Good call," Robin said, rising to her toes to press a kiss to Patrick's lips. She meant it to only be a quick peck, but he wrapped an arm around her waist and they lingered like that for a moment, till Lana tugged on Patrick's shirt to get their attention.
Robin rocked back on her heels, staying within the circle of Patrick's arm, and they both looked down at their daughter expectantly.
"Did you miss me enough to bring me back a present?" She asked eagerly, clearly willing to put the imminent punishment to the side for the moment.
Patrick laughed. "Do little girls that are you going to be punished deserve presents" He teased gently, reaching a hand out to tickle Lana's side lightly.
She frowned. "But I was good the rest of the time you were gone!" Her lip slid out and threatened to head into pout territory.
Patrick turned to Robin. "Is that true, Mom?"
Robin nodded. "She was a very good girl the rest of the time," she acknowledged. "So I'm thinking we can definitely wait till after we celebrate your Dad getting home to talk punishment."
Lana's lip receded, and her dimple winked out once more as she smiled her most charming smile at her father.
Patrick's own dimple winked out. "Well, if your Mom is telling the truth…" he drawled.
"She is, she is!" Lana exclaimed excitedly.
"Then you can have the present I have for you when we get home," he finished, his own dimple appearing as he smiled down at his tiny daughter. "Sound good?"
Lana nodded vigorously.
Robin and Patrick both laughed at her enthusiasm. Patrick turned his head towards Robin and said, "We should probably go wait for my bag then." He looked back down at Lana. "You're going to stick with us this time, right?"
She nodded once more.
Robin and Patrick laughed again as they started walking towards the baggage claim, Patrick's arm still around Robin's shoulders, as Lana walked just in front of them.
It was good to be home.
Author: empressearwig
Prompt: 49 - Welcome Home
Pairing/Character(s): Robin/Patrick, Lana
Rating: G
Disclaimer: They aren't mine. Unfortunately.
Word Count: 573
Spoilers/Warnings: It's all AU.
Summary: Did you miss me enough to bring me back a present?
Author's Notes: Written for theechochorus. In honor of Scrubs making it out of this horrible arc, I present you with epic fluff.
Patrick stepped out of the terminal and started looking around for Robin and Lana. He paused for a moment and was promptly bumped into from behind.
"Excuse me," the offender said as they rushed past, and Patrick stepped out of the way, so he missed Lana's approach till he was suddenly hit in the midsection by a tiny dark haired little girl.
"Oooff," he grunted, wrapping his arms around his daughter. He started to ask, "Where's your mother," but was interrupted by Robin's voice.
"Alanna Mackenzie Drake, you are in so much trouble when we get home," Robin scolded as she approached Patrick and Lana. "You know better than to run off when we're in public."
Patrick crouched down to give Lana a hug. "You do know better." He smiled. "I'm very happy to see you, though. I missed you."
Lana smiled widely at her father. "But I missed you so much I had to see you right away and Mommy walks too slow." Her dimple winked out as she tried to convince her father to take her side.
Robin shook her head in silent laughter from behind them.
"Nice try, short stuff," Patrick said dryly as he rose, Lana still clinging to his waist. "But I'm on your mom's side. Maybe she'll agree to delay the punishment till tomorrow, but that's the best I think you can hope for."
"Good call," Robin said, rising to her toes to press a kiss to Patrick's lips. She meant it to only be a quick peck, but he wrapped an arm around her waist and they lingered like that for a moment, till Lana tugged on Patrick's shirt to get their attention.
Robin rocked back on her heels, staying within the circle of Patrick's arm, and they both looked down at their daughter expectantly.
"Did you miss me enough to bring me back a present?" She asked eagerly, clearly willing to put the imminent punishment to the side for the moment.
Patrick laughed. "Do little girls that are you going to be punished deserve presents" He teased gently, reaching a hand out to tickle Lana's side lightly.
She frowned. "But I was good the rest of the time you were gone!" Her lip slid out and threatened to head into pout territory.
Patrick turned to Robin. "Is that true, Mom?"
Robin nodded. "She was a very good girl the rest of the time," she acknowledged. "So I'm thinking we can definitely wait till after we celebrate your Dad getting home to talk punishment."
Lana's lip receded, and her dimple winked out once more as she smiled her most charming smile at her father.
Patrick's own dimple winked out. "Well, if your Mom is telling the truth…" he drawled.
"She is, she is!" Lana exclaimed excitedly.
"Then you can have the present I have for you when we get home," he finished, his own dimple appearing as he smiled down at his tiny daughter. "Sound good?"
Lana nodded vigorously.
Robin and Patrick both laughed at her enthusiasm. Patrick turned his head towards Robin and said, "We should probably go wait for my bag then." He looked back down at Lana. "You're going to stick with us this time, right?"
She nodded once more.
Robin and Patrick laughed again as they started walking towards the baggage claim, Patrick's arm still around Robin's shoulders, as Lana walked just in front of them.
It was good to be home.