2 Days Later

Her nose woke up first this morning. She had been dreaming about laying on a beach sipping a martini in the Bahamas, it had felt so realistic she could actually feel the heat of the sun on her skin. In her dream a waiter had came over and handed her a plate of rotten eggs, the smell had made her sick to her stomach and even when she sent the waiter away the smell lingered in the air. It was only when she woke up a few minutes later that she realized the smell wasn't In her dream but in her reality, swirling around the air in her hotel room. She suspected that her stomach was second to awaken that morning although she couldn't be completely sure. Opening her eyes she immediately spotted a plate of scrambled eggs much like the ones from her dream, fruits, bread, pancakes, coffee and tea surrounded it. Breakfast for two. She would have smiled at the gesture if she wasn't feeling like she was about to vomit all over it. She rolled her eyes, she had seriously thought her food poisoning was over by now and found it strange that the eggs were causing her to feel sick. Somewhere in the back of her mind she knew food poisoning shouldn't feel like this, not that she would know though, she hadn't told Robert this but she had never had food poisoning before.

"Morning, what's all this?"Anna said sitting up in bed, she held her breath so she wouldn't breathe in the eggs

Robert smiled that goofy smile that made her heart skip a beat and gestured towards the set up "Breakfast in bed for my beautiful girlfriend"

Anna laughed lightly "Still with the girlfriend thing huh?" she said then leaned in for a kiss. She finally had to take a breath and when she did she felt her stomach turn "but these eggs are kind of making me sick" she continued with a slight frown, pushing the plate of eggs away from her and picking up a piece of fruit from the bowl.

Robert frowned and looked concerned "Are you still feeling sick? Anna I'm starting to get worried. Are you sure its food poisoning?"

Anna swallowed the piece of cantaloupe she was chewing on hoping it would help to have something else to taste, then took a drink from her tea before replying, she had in fact thought about that but was at a loss as to what it could be "Yea I'm sure" she felt her stomach turn again as she breathed in the scent of the eggs and excused herself to the bathroom "Excuse me"

Once inside the bathroom she shut the door behind her and leaned against the counter. Breathing deeply to try and stifle the nausea she starting wondering what was wrong with her 'This is ridiculous' she thought 'the last time I felt this bad was when I was pre- O My God' she stared at her reflection in the mirror for another couple of minutes before all the evidence started to form in her mind creating a picture she had long thought she would never view again.

She moved to sit on the toilet going over and over the events in her mind: The unprotected sex she and Robert have been having, the tiredness she felt on her mission, What she now knows to be morning sickness, and the mysterious absence of her monthly visitor. She smacked her hand to her forehead silently berating herself for letting something like that slip. Just then she heard a knock at the door and Robert calling out asking if she was alright "I'm fine" she said "I'll be right out" then she got up and while she was brushing her teeth her hand unconsciously moved down to her abdomen and she smiled at the thought of having another kid with the man she considered to be her soul mate.

Robert was pacing back and forth Anna's hotel room when she finally emerged from the bathroom "Are you sure your alright? I mean you didn't throw up just now so I guess that's a good sign but you were still feeling sick"

Anna smiled a small smile and made her way across the room to where Robert was standing. Wrapping her arms around his waist she rested her head on his chest while he hugged her closed to him "I have an appointment today with Bobbie to see about the blood work I told you she took when I went a couple of days ago, I'll get some medication and be good as new in a couple days"

Robert chuckled "When did Bobbie become a doctor? Or did I miss something when I was dead?"

Anna laughed "Well then that makes two of us because she sure seems to be acting like one, but I think she just wanted to make sure I wasn't dying or anything, she put my blood work in as a Jane doe so Robin wouldn't find out and get worried."

Robert smiled "I'm surprised she hasn't noticed already or she'd be all over you shoving medicine down your throat"

Anna looked up at Robert and snaked her arms around his neck "Well that's what I have you for" she said before reaching up and kissing him.

Sometime later Anna sat in the 7th floor waiting room of General Hospital waiting Bobbie to come with the news about her blood work. Robert had gone to the haunted star after breakfast, ignorant to the fact that Anna might very well be caring his child, she hadn't wanted to raise his hopes just in case she wasn't pregnant which she highly doubted she wasn't.

She was counting tiles one the floor out of sheer boredom when Bobbie walked up to her "Hey Anna"

Anna stood up and smoothed out her pants "Hey Bobbie, do you have my results?" she asked

Bobbie smiled and held up the envelope in her hand "I have them right here" then she pointed towards a vacant conference room a few feet away "Should we go in there?"

Anna nodded and let out a deep breath before following Bobbie inside the conference room. Once inside Anna felt her legs weakening and sat down in a chair before she collapsed onto the floor, butterflies were filling her stomach more and more as the seconds ticked on while she waited for Bobbie to open and read her results.

Bobbie looked up and noticed that Anna had turned almost chalk white "Anna are you okay? Do you want some water?" she asked

Anna shook her head "I guess I'm just nervous, am I pregnant?"

Bobbie smiled "well I'm not an OB/GYN but I think that's what it says on your blood work"

Anna stared blankly at Bobbie for about 20 seconds before replying "was that a joke?"

Bobbie chuckled and sat down across from Anna "The part about me not being an OB/GYN not about you being pregnant"

Anna barely nodded "Oh" looking down at her fingers that were tightly clasped together she tried unsuccessfully to stop her legs from shaking

It was then that Bobbie realized for the first time that Anna might not want to have another child "Anna do you not want to be pregnant?"

Her head shot up, and shock that her friend would even ask her that Anna immediately set the record straight "No, no, no that's not it at all, I just.. what if I lose it? I mean my track record with pregnancies aren't all that great and I don't think I could put Robert, or Robin through that or myself for that matter"

"I don't think you should rush to conclusions Anna, even if you are at risk of losing the baby there are ways to prevent a miscarriage"

"And let me guess, traipsing across the globe trying to save the world isn't one of them huh?" Anna said feeling a little bit better after getting some of her fears off her chest

Bobbie laughed "yes that would be a way to prevent miscarriages, also like avoiding stress and keeping the right diet, but I'm not the person you should be discussing this with, how about I make an appointment with Dr. Lee for tomorrow?"

"Thankyou Bobbie" standing up Anna gave Bobbie a hug

"Anytime"

Walking towards the Haunted Star, Anna spotted a lady who looked to be about late 20's and in her 3rd trimester waddling down the street. That's when the thought hit her that she wasn't 18 anymore like she was when she had Robin and this pregnancy could be just as high risk and difficult as her pregnancy with leora went or even more high risk if that was even possible.

She thought about what she would do if she was told that she wouldn't be able to carry the baby to term or if she was told that there was a high chance that she would miscarry. Could she abort the baby? Then she thought about leora, her beautiful baby girl who been taken from her before she could even sit up on her own. Anna felt tears sting her eyes as she remembered how small she had been and how she had dreamed of watching her little girl grow up and how she was going to make different choices that time around.

Anna wiped the tears from her eyes and decided that whatever obstacles were to come that she and Robert would deal with them together. Thinking of Robert made her smile, she thought about how excited he would be when he found out that there would be another Scorpio on the way, and how he would smother her to no end, and how he would probably buy all the baby clothes in the store. A huge smile spread across her face and before she knew it Anna found herself stepping onto the haunted star, she could hear the blues music playing and found it strange that the casino was open so early in the day.

She made it inside and heard Luke and Robert talking.

"Okay you have to leave now before Anna gets here" said an exasperated Robert in an attempt to get Luke to leave

"Okay okay don't get your boxers in a bunch, I'm sure she'll like the setup just as much if I'm here or not" replied Luke

"OUT NOW! Bloody Hell your like a child" Said Robert before taking Luke's jacket and throwing it at him

Deciding to intervene before Robert gets too angry with Luke, Anna walked fully into the haunted star "Hello! "

Robert looked up surprised "Anna your early, that's never happened before, is something wrong? Is it Robin? What did the doctors say?"

Luke laughed and got up to greet Anna with a hug "don't mind him Irish, he just wants everything to be special for his most special lady," he paused and thought about what he just said "his words not mine"

Anna smiled "That's sweet" she made her way across the floor to where Robert was standing by the bar and placed a soft kiss on his lips "The trouble you go through just for me, assuming this is all for me" she jokingly added before walking over to the blackjack turned dinner table and stealing a baby tomato from one of the salads, she popped it into her mouth just before she spotted the wine she wouldn't be able to drink.

"Of course its for you luv who else would it be for" said Robert while pushing Luke out of the casino.

"Bye Luke!" Anna called out just as she heard the door slam and saw Robert re-enter "I thought we were going to have lunch at kelly's, I'm not dressed for all this"

"I wanted to surprise you and I did" said Robert while pulling out a chair for Anna to sit in

Anna sat down in the chair still eyeing the wine "Well you did Scorpio, good job"

Robert sat down across from her and poured them both some wine, Anna stared at her glass "So what did the doctors say?"