Dream On

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Hey guys! This chapter was pretty entertaining to write. New ships- Henry + technology and Regina + shower singing.

Have fun reading :)

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The first thing Regina did after coming home from the preschool was have a head to head collision with her couch. She was done with driving to and from the place- it was so close to being summer, but the last day of school seemed to be so far away. In her many years of living, Regina never thought she would have to be caught up on grade school problems.

The sound of Roland laughing outside woke her up twenty minutes later. He was running around outside, chasing his beagle around with the garden hose. It seemed impossible to move from her position, lying on her stomach on their white couch in the living room, but she knew if she didn't, she would be there for the rest of the night. So Regina grudgingly got up and traveled upstairs, checking on Henry quickly to see what he was up to. Just as she thought, her son was on his bed, completely immersed in his new cell phone. She and Robin agreed on getting him an iPhone (she purchased two so Robin could finally get one himself) and he had been glued to it ever since. Regina wondered who he could be texting- it was hard seeing her little prince grow up.

"Liking the new phone?"

Hearing her voice made the twelve year old jump slightly, almost as if he didn't notice her standing in her doorway.

"Yeah, it's nice texting all my friends. And there's some super cool games you can get!"

The question was nagging at her, who he could be texting, but she knew it would sound rather direct. She was going to have to find out some other way.

"I know, you have fun. Just don't start getting on any sites without our approval."

Henry couldn't possibly find a way to tone down his eye roll. "Okay Mom, but everyone else at school has Instagrams and Facebooks."

Regina couldn't help but chuckle. "We'll discuss it later. Be happy with the phone first."

A few seconds later, he was typing away again on the bright little screen. His mother had no idea what she was going to do with him.

"I'll be in the shower for a little bit. Dad should be coming home soon, Caroline's asleep, and Roland's outside doing who knows what with the dog."

Henry barely gave her a sideways look in response.

Regina always found it relaxing to shower- it was the only time alone she had really, with wedding plans consuming her life and three children always needing her attention. Alone time with Robin had become just about nonexistent.

Feeling the warm water hit her skin was completely blissful to her; it was the only release to her with everything going on in her life, her one and only time to think.

And she had a lot to think about.

The one thought she had in mind was so incredibly perfect; she almost couldn't allow herself to think about it for the slight fear that it would stay just a dream. But it wasn't going to. What she had was tangible; it was real and it would stay that way, forever and ever. It showed in the pictures decorated about her house walls; in the hugs, the kisses, the 'I love you's' and the simple comfort of having a home. A real one too, where she knew she was loved and wanted. Where she knew her lionheart would protect her.

So she let herself dream about seeing Robin dressed clad in a black tuxedo, standing across from her, pledging his love for her, not just any love, but the truest kind of all...

Her eyes were closed as she ran shampoo through her hair. She wasn't going to lie, a smile had crept onto her face while thinking about the wedding. Sometime during her thought process, she had begun to softly sing some tune that played on the radio last time she was driving.

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