This was supposed to be a one-shot but I wanted to show what happened before Robert left for treatment too so it will be a two shot. Inspired by the song "Have You Ever Been In Love" by Peter Cetera.

Chapter One

It must have been at least couple of hours since she kissed him goodbye at the airport. She remembers the way he felt when he caressed her cheek and held her just a little tighter then was probably necessary. She studied his face as if she was trying to memorize every detail of him; as if she could ever forget.

"How am I supposed to go a year without this Scorpio? Without at least knowing how you are?"

His lips brush across her neck, her collarbone and finally come to meet her parted lips. It was as if they stepped into another dimension of the world; one where only the two of them existed. His steady hands settle on her hips as he pulls her against his warm body, their foreheads touching and their breathing rapid. Anna lets her hand glide up his chest as he looks into her eyes.

"Please don't make this any harder than it is Luv. I would have you there with me if I could. We both know it would not be about my recovery if you were."

"I've never been good at saying goodbye Robert. How am I supposed to say goodbye to you now...now when it means everything?"

He takes both her cheeks in his hands and brushes the stray hair away from her face. He could spend hours just watching her like this but they did not have time. He tilts her chin upwards and leans in to kiss her again. His lips were as warm as they were demanding and soon her arms wound around his neck and the kiss deepened. It was in that moment, when they were as close as two people could ever be, when she realized that words would be inadequate to describe the emotions that swirled inside her as they kissed. She had never felt so emotionally bare.

"Don't think of it as goodbye. You know good and damn well that I will do everything in my power to fight this…to come back to you. We have not had our last song Devane. Don't you dare stop believing that?"

"I love you Robert Scorpio. I love you so much."

"And I do love you Anna Devane." Until the end of my life and beyond.

She threw her arms around him once more and he drew her against him, kissing her hair as he held her close. She waved goodbye as he walked to the plane and as a single tear rolled down her cheek, she closed her eyes…letting her mind replay the memories of their last kiss. It was not goodbye but it would have to sustain her for longer than she wished. Come back to me Scorpio. Please come back.

"One Year," she whispers. "Don't you even think of breaking your promise to me…I will not be your widow before I can be your wife again. That's a promise."

She opens her eyes as the memory fades away. She has just finished her first letter to him. She might not be able to see him but she was going to spend every day of the year they have to spend apart writing him letters. If she cannot be there to offer him hope in person then she will do it the old-fashioned way.

"Mom," Robin calls to her. She is back at the hospital now, letter in hand.

"I want you to make sure your father gets this. He does not want me to be there with him during his treatment and I understand that. His recovery has to come first. I just do not want him to lose focus. Even the strongest of people can get down."

She hands the letter to Robin and she pulls her mother close. "You're going to be doing this every day aren't you?"

"Am I that transparent," she laughs?

"Only to someone who knows you."

Anna pauses as she regards her daughter. She does not want to consider the possibility but she has to. Life has a way of breaking your heart sometimes.

"Robin, I need you to promise me something okay…if he isn't getting better…if the trial isn't working…"

"Mom, of course I would tell you. Dad is a stubborn man and I know that he does not want us to see him that way…but he does not get to decide what we do if it gets that bad. I will not let him die alone. I promise you."

"Thank you Robin."

"Are you okay mom? I mean really okay?"

"I'm okay sweetheart…Or at least I will be. I have to believe your dad will come back to me. There's just no other option."

"He loves you mom. He'll fight this."

"I know he will."

Robin watches her mother walk away and smiles. Her parents were in love again. If that was not something to give you hope, she did not know what was. There were never two people more in love torn apart by bad timing and circumstances beyond their control. If anything could give her dad the will to fight his disease, it was his love for her mother. Maybe the stars had finally aligned in a way that the timing was exactly as it should be.

She pockets the letter and sighs. This year would truly be the biggest test of their love. If anyone could do it, they could