thinking again about a littles are known AU, but it's all the times that robby's coworkers and other department heads have seen little dennis when robby's on online meetings with them- because little dennis is *always* in his daddy's lap.
they've seen dennis in a young toddler headspace, sat contentedly on robby as the older man has his arms around his waist, where the boy is quietly driving toy cars and tractors up and down his daddy's arms and making small "brmmmm..." noises. they hear the older man occasionally praise him quietly, calling him a smart boy and promising him a new truck if he keeps up his good behaviour in the meeting.
they've seen teeny tiny baby dennis all swaddled up on robby's chest, eyes closed and pacifier bobbing in his mouth as he sleeps, with robby cuddling him so carefully it's like the little one is made of glass. robby usually doesn't focus on these meetings so much, attention fully on his baby boy and kissing his golden curls, always checking that he's correctly swaddled and his puppy dog toy is tucked in. these scenes always make the other department heads coo to themselves, the caregivers amongst them aching for the same kind of infant to hold and protect.
they've seen baby dennis awake and playing with the same puppy dog toy, but then seen him turn fussy at a moment's notice and start to bawl and sob, which caused robby to mute his screen and get up to soothe his denny. they see him walk too and fro in the open plan kitchen behind him, bouncing the squalling baby in his arms and petting his head, before making him a bottle. when robby returns to the seat at his desk, dennis is laid sideways in his lap and is resting in the crook of one elbow, eyes drooping as he's fed his bottle and calmed by the full belly. it makes the others on the call want to kiss his red little cheeks the way robby gets to.
one noteable occasion had them all see three or four year old dennis start babbling at them, showing off his teddy bear dressed as a doctor while his daddy went to the bathroom. he showed them the stethoscope, and the mini scrubs he wore, and was so enthusiastic he was practically vibrating where he sat, unaware and uncaring of the fact that these were the most senior people in the PTMC that he was chattering to. they'd all encouraged and praised him too, just like robby did. a happy little was a very important thing to ensure, and denny grinned so widely his cheeks must've hurt.
all in all, they've seen that baby boy so much that they begin to think of robby as "dennis's daddy, who also runs the ER"- denny is like a little celebrity to the staff, all enamoured by his cuteness and how well his daddy takes care of him. robby wouldn't have it any other way. his baby *is* someone who ought to be universally adored, after all!
