They finally did it - finally pushed me over the edge this week with the Patrick/Anna scenes. Dear God I hate what they have done to those characters and that either one of them believed that Robin would rather be off at a conference in China instead of home with her daughter - just terrible.

I am going to start this story with this stupid storyline and show the idiots in charge a way out - not that they care what one fanfic writer has to say.

Enjoy!
Cristina

Chapter One

Anna stood in front of the building and debated whether or not she should even attempt to see Robin. Her little girl was there to recover from her PTSD and maybe seeing Anna would cause a setback. After a few more moments of debate, Anna knocked on the door.

She waited for a minute and, when no one answered, knocked a little louder. Her instincts started kicking in and she began pounding on the door. "Robin?"

The door finally opened and Anna was shocked to see a short, older, surly looking woman standing before her. "May I help you?"

"I'm sorry – I must have the wrong address." Anna turned to go but the woman stopped her.

The woman stopped her. "Are you Miss Devane?"

Anna turned back around. "How do you know…"

"You daughter has pictures of you up all around the apartment." The woman held out her hand but never smiled. "I am Miss Danvers, Dr. Scorpio's maid."

"Pleased to meet you." Anna shook the woman's hand. "I was in town for a business meeting and was hoping to visit with her while I was here."

"I'm afraid that will not be possible. Dr. Scorpio is in China for a medical conference and won't be back until late next week. I'll tell her you stopped by." The woman shut the door before Anna could say another word and Anna heard the lock click into place.

Anna walked away shaking her head. Robin was in China? If she was feeling better, why wasn't she trying to speak with her daughter? Maybe Robin knew about Sam and had decided to let the little girl have a life free from the drama she suffered as a child. Anna had to admit that Sam and Patrick could provide Emma with a safe and stable life.

She turned back to look at the beautiful two-story brownstone her daughter now lived in. At least Robin was someplace safe and working again – she would try and contact Robin again later. She pulled out her phone and looked at the picture of Robin and Emma on it. She smiled at the picture and then put it away – she had a meeting to get to and then it was home to Port Charles.

Robin pounded on the window trying desperately to get her mother's attention. "Mom! Mom!" Robin couldn't believe it when she saw her mother turn and start to leave. "Mom!"

She saw her mother look back at the building and felt a brief surge of hope. That brief flicker of hope was quickly torn away as Anna turned back around and walked away from the apartment. Tears burst from Robin's eyes. "No! Mom - don't go! I'm here! Help me!"

Robin wiped her eyes and saw that her mother was no longer in sight. She turned around and fell back against the wall, slowly sliding down it, collapsing in tears. She was so distraught that she didn't hear the door open.

"Did you really think she was here to save you?" Miss Danvers walked in to the room with a tray in her hand smiling at Robin. "Or that your pathetic attempts to get her attention would work? This entire room is soundproof, even the window."

Robin glared at the woman Helena had hired as her keeper. "My mother is one the best spies in the world. Do you really think a lame cover story is going to keep her away from me?"

"You severely overestimate the people you love. Your mother truly believes that you rather would go to China for a medical conference than spend any time with the daughter you adore. Your ex-husband hasn't even wondered why you haven't contacted them, he is too busy building a new life with your ex-boyfriend's widow. It seems your faith in the people you love is severely misplaced." Miss Danvers prepared her syringe. "Now, it is time for your shot."

Robin shook her head. "No."

"We need to keep you on schedule. Don't make me bring in the guards. They enjoy holding you down way too much." Miss Danvers kept her attention focused on Robin and waited for her response.

Robin took a moment to look at the bruises on her wrists from the last time she refused to take her shot. She sighed in resignation and laid down on the bed. "Just get it over with."

"Thank you Robin." Miss Danvers administered the shot and went back to the tray. "See how much better everything goes when you cooperate?"

Robin refused to look at her. "When am I headed back to the lab?"

"Anxious to continue your research?"

"Hardly, but Helena promised to let me speak to someone I love if she could see some progress in my work." Robin hated what she was doing but she was hoping to get a message to Mac or her father with this call.

"Helena is checking on your research as we speak. You will see her shortly." Miss Danvers picked up the tray and headed out of the room, careful to lock the door behind her. Dr. Scorpio was a little too dangerous to take any chances with.

Robin heard the lock click into place. She took one last look at the window before collapsing into tears once again.