LAST CHANCE
A disclaimer: I do not own GH or any of the characters you recognize
A/N: takes place in 2007 while Robin and Patrick are living together, Alan survived his heart attack, Emily and Georgie are alive
CHAPTER ONE
Patrick was talking to Leo and Robin accidently overheard that he was sleeping with Leyla Mir and that she was a much better screw than Robin ever was. He said he had been dreaming about Leyla for months before sleeping with her, dreaming about her while having sex with Robin. The limitations because of Robin's HIV and Leyla didn't have those limitations. Leyla was also much better for him than Robin was who wanted to have children which tied you down. Robin wanted commitment, family, marriage, and children and Leyla didn't want all that, commitment, family, children and marriage. To Robin that came with loving someone. Patrick wanted to be free and he was with Leyla. He told Leo that he never wanted children, especially with Robin because of her HIV, she could infect the child.
Robin after hearing this turns around and went up to Alan's office and knocks on the door. He opens it after a minute and sees Robin on the verge of tears. She sees Jason there and says, "I can come back later."
"No, come on in. I told you I wanted to see you. I can see you are upset. Do you want to talk to me about it? Jason was just leaving. Our business is finished." Alan says concerned for his friend.
"Actually I can see how upset Robin is and I will stay if she wants me to or leave if she would prefer." Jason said, he knew that Robin didn't cry often so she must have been hurt by someone and he wanted to know who.
"Why would I want to tell a man who has ignored me and been downright cold to me since I've been home to tell my personal business? You treat me like a stranger and not as someone you use to love. So no I don't want to tell you anything." A bewildered Robin says.
Jason looks at Robin hurt, and turns and walks out the door shutting it behind him knowing she was right.
Alan asked, "What is the matter, Robin?"
"Alan, Patrick is cheating on me. I overheard him tell Leo that he has been sleeping with Leyla Mir. I am moving out of Patrick's. I am finished with him. He said such awful things about me to Leo and I just can't be with him after what he said to him. He told Leo that Leyla was a much better screw than I am. He told Leo that he didn't want children with me that he didn't want marriage, commitment and family with me. He said that children tied you down. I don't want to be around him anymore. I will not be with him ever again. I loved him, Alan. Once again the man I loved cheated on me. Why am I never enough?" She says as her tears fall.
Alan takes her in his arms and holds her, hugging her. "You know the men in this town are really stupid. Patrick had it all and he is the one that loses not you. Jason was stupid also to lose you over that tramp Carly. You are the best thing that ever happened to my son and I wanted to have you as a daughter in law. I wanted Jason to marry you. Robin, nothing is wrong with you it's them and they are the ones that lose, not you."
"Thank you, Alan. Why did you call me and have me come up here to your office?" Robin said, glad that she did come up here she felt better.
"There is a couple board members that want to ask you something so go in my bathroom and run a cloth over your face so there are no tear streaks."
Robin does and comes back out.
Alan tells her. "Let's go over to the board room now because they need to ask you some questions. You can find out what is going on. It's nothing bad I assure you. It's really good news come on you'll be surprised."
Alan walks with her out of his office and into the board room. Alan had made her realize that she wasn't at fault. Alan opened the door to the board room and let Robin walk in first and she sees Monica and four of the board members. Mr. Carlyse tells Robin to have a seat and she and Alan sit down next to Monica.
Mr. Carlyse asks. "Are you still seeing Patrick Drake?"
"I am breaking up with him. He just doesn't know it yet." Robin says wondering why they wanted to know.
"That's good. We want to offer you the job of being our Chief of Staff. Alan will be your Co-Chief of Staff unless you want someone else. Alan wants to step down and let someone else run the hospital."
"Alan, is that true?" A shocked Robin asked.
"Yes. Robin I know you will do an excellent job of being Chief of Staff. So do you want the job?"
"Yes, I do and I want you as my Co-Chief of Staff, I wouldn't want anyone else to be my co-chief."
"Now we want you to be happy as our new Chief of Staff so there are offices down in Penthouse Row and we have decided that the Chief of Staff namely you, Robin, needs a bigger office than Alan has at the moment. You can decorate it anyway you like and you don't have to worry about how much it costs to furnish it and Alan's office will be next to you as Co-Chief of Staff. You see we want our new Chief of Staff happy."
"I am very happy, how could I not be." Robin says still shocked that she was now Chief of Staff.
"Good, now there has been a problem brought to our attention and we would like you and Alan to handle it. Leyla Mir has been getting special treatment by Patrick Drake, and the other student nurses are not getting a chance to go into the OR with him. We would like you to make sure that this does not continue. In fact, if he doesn't start to let the other student nurses observe and help with his surgeries than we would like him to be demoted from head of neurology. Noah Drake will be promoted. Now is there anything you would like to say?"
"Yes, head nurse Epiphany Johnson favors certain Drs. Dr. Patrick Drake is one and student nurse Leyla Mir is another. I would like Bobbie Spencer to be head nurse. She will not let what is going on continue. She will have my full support. I believe we need to make a few changes and this is one of them. Do I have the backing of the board?"
"Alan, what do you think?"
"I think she is right. Nurse Johnson does favor certain Drs. Patrick Drake and student nurses Leyla Mir being one and they just stay around the station talking and not doing their jobs. The other Drs. and nurses have to pick up the slack which is not fair."
"Robin, you handle the staff anyway you want to that is your job now. You have the backing of the board. If you think that Nurse Johnson shows favoritism and does not do her job than replace her and we will back you 100%."
"Thank you, and thank you for this opportunity." Robin said still a little shocked.
"No problem."
The board having finished congratulating Robin and then Monica, who was sitting during the meeting shows the four board members out. Monica comes back and says. "I am proud of you Robin. I couldn't be prouder if you were my daughter. Now let me show you your new office."
Robin and Alan follow Monica and once there she takes a key and unlocks the door and Monica steps in to Robin's office and tells her once she's in, "You can have the walls painted a different color and the carpet replaced if you don't like them. The board wants you to be happy here. The bathroom is through that door." Monica points to a door.
"Monica this is beautiful I love the colors of the walls and I like the carpet too. This place, yes I will be happy here. It just needs the right furniture and I do know what I want for that."
"Good now Alan's office is in here." She unlocks and opens a connecting door and they walk in and Robin likes this office too.
Robin asks Alan, "Do you like this or should we paint it and choose different carpet for it?"
"No this is fine." Alan says, smiling.
"Okay Alan and I will choose furniture for it and there is a site online that I am going to order some of my furniture for when I get a house from, but there is also a furniture store in town that has nice furniture also."
"How about the three of us go to the furniture store tomorrow since you are off Robin?" Monica asks.
"Okay, that sounds good." Robin says.
"Meet us at the house tomorrow at about 11:00 am. Is that okay?"
"Yes that will give me enough time to move out of Patrick's."
"What happened with Patrick if you don't mind me asking?" Monica asks, concerned for Robin.
"Oh, I found out today he is sleeping with student nurse Leyla Mir. We are over for good. I'm glad Alan just ran all those tests this week on me, to make sure I am alright and that my HIV is still undetectable and I don't have any other STDs from Leyla Mir. I'm afraid she has been around the block a time or two or a hundred."
Monica smirks at how Robin said that. Alan also found it funny. "That's great that nothing was passed on to you from Patrick sleeping with Leyla Mir. She will sleep with anyone." Monica says.
"Yes, Patrick doesn't think with his head, but with his penis. Monica, Alan may I leave now so I can go pack and get out of Patrick's apartment before he comes home."
"Yes, your assistant will do your rounds so you can leave and we will keep Patrick here as long as possible and I will call your cell when he signs out." Monica says.
"Thank you both." Robin says.
"No problem, Sweetheart." Alan says. "Now go sign out."
"I want to demote Epiphany first and tell Patrick that if he only uses Leyla in his surgeries he will be demoted and written up. I need to tell Bobbie that she is now head nurse."
"Do you want me to go with you?" Alan asks.
"Will you and Monica go with me, I would really appreciate the support."
"Let's go shock Patrick, Epiphany and Leyla." They get in the employee elevator and go down to the 4th floor where Patrick, Leyla and Epiphany are.
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