Author's note: Thank you to those of you who left some feedback. I know the last chapter was pretty boring but it was necessary to get the story started. The first chapter normally isn't the most fascinating anyway. Again, this chapter is kind of slow but you really get a look into Robin's life and her feelings so I hope you guys like it. Please leave me some feedback!

Oh and I said I was going to be changing some things and one thing I am changing is Justus's death. He is still alive and kicking. I personally was mad they killed him and then we didn't get a funeral. So in my little world and in my head, he is still alive. And as you probably saw from the last chapter, Patrick isn't going to be his usual jerky self. He's still going to have a certain reputation but it's not going to be as bad and he is still going to be cocky but again, it's not going to be as bad as on the show.

Summary: There is a new doctor at General Hospital. She seems really shy and keeps to herself a lot, but slowly she is coming out of her shell. As time goes on and as she starts to get to know her colleagues better, they start to notice unexplained injuries and bruises. What happens when her colleagues catch on to what is happening to her? Will her secret be revealed? And how will Patrick Drake, her closest friend at the hospital, react?

Okay… enough jabbering. Onto the chapter…

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Danger in the Unknown

Chapter Two:

"Ouch, that look like it hurt." Elizabeth grimaced, pointing at Robin's now bandaged hand.

"Oh this? It's was nothing." Robin tried to play it off before shrinking into herself and remember what really happened the night before.

She took a deep breath before opening the door to the inevitable, to what she came home to everyday. It didn't matter what town or what apartment, it never changed. She turned the knob and pushed the door open as quietly as possible and of course found him in his favorite spot; lying on the couch, a beer in one hand and the TV remote in the other. He didn't even make any move to welcome her home; his full attention on whatever garbage was TV.

"I'm home." She said quietly, trying to hide the happiness she now felt everyday when coming home from work. For the first time in a really long time, she was enjoying her job and the people that she was working with. Still he didn't make a move. She gave a heavy sigh, losing her high that she had just moments before and grabbed the trash can from the kitchen, beginning her nightly routine of cleaning up after him.

"Leave it." He finally spoke, and when she continued cleaning despite his words, he was standing at her side breathing down her neck in a second. "I said leave it." Not wanting to make the situation worse, she dropped what she was holding in her hands in the trash and turned to walk away. "Don't walk away from me when I am talking to you." He grabbed her wrist, bending it backward to make her face him. "What happened today that has you so open to defy me?"

She fought to keep the tears at bay, the pain in her wrist growing unbearable. So many times they had had this same argument. "Nothing happened." She managed through gritted teeth.

"Good." He spat. "I would hate to have to move again…" He ran his finger along the edge of her chin and down her neck.

"It wouldn't be smart to move so soon. Not after only my first day, people would suspect something…"

The fire was in his eyes again in a matter of moments. "Who would suspect anything? It was only your first day. None of those people care about you." His grip on her wrist tightened, if it were even possible. "You better not be talking to anyone. If I find out you are…"

"I'm not. I swear. No one knows a thing." She winced in pain. "Please let me go."

"Robin? Robin?" Elizabeth snapped her fingers in front of her face. "Robin, are you okay?" Her normally smiling face was now covered in concern.

"Huh? Oh yeah, I'm fine. I just slammed it in a door." She tried to act nonchalant.

"Where did you go just now?"

"Oh, I was just thinking about one of my patients." She had lied so much and so often it came easy to her now. She never had to think about it and she almost always convinced whoever she was talking to that it was the truth. It was the times that she couldn't convince people that trouble broke out and they ended up moving.

"Are you sure?" Robin nodded. "Well do you want to have lunch with me at Kelly's? My treat?" Elizabeth offered.

"Kelly's?"

Elizabeth's jaw dropped. "Kelly's is only the best diner in all of Port Charles." She smiled. "It has the best food and I'm telling' you, I think everyone in this town has worked there at one point in their life. What do you say?"

"I don't know…" Robin said skeptically. "I have a lot of paperwork that needs to be finished." She resorted to lying once again.

"Don't be silly." Elizabeth ignored her ignored her excuse. "You have to eat sometime."

Robin cold never tell Elizabeth just how much she envied her life. She didn't know her too well yet but she knew she was married with a little boy, and this job was their only lifeline right now. But yet she never stopped smiling. She was always trying to make someone else's life better and make them smile. As much as she wanted to get to know this woman more, she was afraid of what would happen if she did. It was her inability to keep her personal life a secret that caused them to move so much, so often and why things only continued to get worse.

"Alright…" She caved, temporarily not caring what the 'consequences' would be later. She had to be sociable and friendly. That was part of the reason things changed so quickly last time. Everyone would start suspecting… and she didn't want that to happen did she? Right?

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"Robin, this is Emily and Lainey. Emily is also a new doctor at GH, she just finished medical school. And Lainey is a psychologist." Elizabeth explained as she introduced them and they took their seats.

"It's nice to meet you both." She smiled at them. They seemed nice nough.

"So you're the one who pulled out that amazing save in Patrick's OR yesterday." Emily smiled. "He hasn't stopped talking about it all day. He was really impressed." She raised her eyes, giving a mischievous smile.

"Patrick, impressed? Please. The only person Patrick is impressed with is his reflection in the mirror." Elizabeth rolled her eyes. "BUT don't think I didn't see the two of you talking yesterday…" Her focus was now also on Robin, staring at her expectantly.

Robin looked around at the three women. "What? You think something is going on? I work with him, we're colleagues and I only met him yesterday…"

"Yeah... that's a good excuse." Lainey smiled. "He will have you roped in, in no time. He is Patrick Drake. He has a special way with the ladies, to say the least."

Elizabeth nodded. "He has somewhat of a reputation for being a player and he doesn't bother trying to hide it but he really is a nice guy."

"And a damn good surgeon." Emily added.

"And gorgeous."

It took no time at all for the four women to get acquainted. They were laughing and joking, having a good time. For Robin, it was the first time that she had been so welcome at a new hospital knowing that most times, these people have been working with each other for years and they usually weren't kind to new comers. And especially not in a small town.

"Elizabeth tells me that you are dating some guy named Jaime, Joshua…"

"Johnathon."

"Oh yes, Johnathon." Emily smiled. "How long have you guys been together?"

This was always where things took a bad turn. She wasn't very comfortable talking about him and that always shown through, and then began the suspicion. "Uh…" she thought for a minute. "I guess a little over a year." She didn't remember the exact date, not anymore. In the beginning, she remembered everything. Their first date, first kiss… everything. Now she tried to forget it. She couldn't remember the last time they had gone out for dinner or even taken a picture together. What had started as a relationship full of possibilities was now the black cloud in her life that she wished would go away. She now regretted ever meeting the man and having any kind of feelings for him. Of course, those left a long time ago. Now she held no love or respect for him. Her heart was filled with hatred and pain…

"How did you meet?" Emily pressed on, not sensing her hesitance to speak on the topic.

"Uh… Through an old friend." She smiled shyly. That old 'friend' turned out to not be a friend at all. She knew about Johnathon's past and everything that he had been through as a child. She knew what he did when he got angry or drank too much. But yet, she still introduced them, she encouraged them…

"That's sweet." Lainey smiled. "I remember when I met Justus for the first time. He was at the hospital to see one of his clients and we came walking around the corner at the same time, slammed right into one another. Everything in my hands went all over the floor." She sighed heavenly. "I knew when our eyes locked that he was someone special."

"At least you guys have a memory of meeting the man you love." Emily stated. "I've known Nikolas ever since I was a little girl. I don't remember a time that I didn't know him."

"I know what you mean." Elizabeth agreed. "I am married to Lucky and Emily is married to Nikolas, and Lainey and Justus are getting married." She explained.

"When's the wedding?" Robin asked taking a bite of her salad.

"Well we haven't set an official date yet. We know it's going to be some time next summer and we're planning colors and flowers and everything like that. So eventually we will have to pick a date. We are going this weekend actually to look at places… so I guess we'll have to decide pretty soon." She smiled.

"What about you and Johnathon? Have you guys ever talked about marriage?" Emily smiled.

Robin stopped chewing, her stomach falling, and her heart speeding up. "I-uh- we've never really talked about it…" She said truthfully. But honestly, she never wanted to marry him. She never wanted to get married at all. If marriage was anything like her relationship now, she never wanted any part of it. That is what he had done to her. All of the dreams she had as a little girl disappeared when she started seeing him. She never wanted to get married, never wanted to have kids. But if he ever decided he wanted to marry her, she would have no choice. She couldn't tell him no. "What-what time is it? Shouldn't we be getting back to the hospital?"

"We should all get together one night for dinner or something. All of us and our men." Lainey smiled.

"That's a good idea. Sounds like fun." Emily agreed.

"What do you say Robin?" Elizabeth nudged her in the arm.

"Huh? Oh yeah, great idea." She gave a false smile.

'Looks like things wouldn't be lasting much longer here either…' She thought as the walked out the door and headed back to work.