Chapter 9

10 days later

Anna walked into Kelly's to meet Bobbie for lunch, she spotted her waiting at a table by the window.

"Hey Bobbie" Anna said as she made her way over to the table and sat down across from her friend

Bobbie smiled "Hey Anna, how are you"

Anna sighed "Horrible" she picked up a menu and put it back down almost immediately, the thought of food alone made her stomach turn

"Morning sickness?" asked Bobbie

Anna nodded "I don't know why they call it morning sickness, I remember once when I was pregnant with Robin I woke in the middle of the night vomiting all over the place"

"I know what you mean, when I was pregnant with Carly it would hit me at any time of the day"

"Carly.. Do you want to tell me the story behind her? Because last time I checked your only daughter was BJ"

Bobbie laughed "A lot has changed since you lived here"

"Apparently"

"Where do I start? Um, I was teenager when I had Carly and I had to give her up for adoption. About ten years ago she showed up here in Port Charles and after a LOT of pain and problems we were able to form a bond"

Anna smiled "That's great Bobbie"

"And now its like we've known each other all our lives. She actually co-owns the Metro Court with her um her Jax"

Anna laughed "Complicated relationship?"

Bobbie watched as Anna's face turned into a pale shade of green "Anna are you Okay?" she asked

Anna nodded and took a few deep breaths to stifle the nausea, she leaned her face against the cool window "I woke up this morning and I could hardly get out of bed"

Bobbie frowned in sympathy "Why didn't you cancel? We could have had lunch any other day"

"I thought that the fresh air would make me feel better and it worked for a while"

"Morning sickness is the worst part of the first trimester"

Anna nodded in agreement "But for the life of me I can't remember it being this bad before"

"Really? Do you want anything? Some tea maybe?"

"Ice water with lemon helps"

Bobbie called Georgie over and ordered Anna's drink and a lemonade for herself, Anna still had her face plastered to the window and Bobbie felt sorry for her. Morning sickness seemed to be taking its toll on her but Anna seemed to be taking control of it…for the most part.

"Aren't you hungry?" asked Anna when she noticed that Bobbie hadn't ordered anything to eat

Bobbie shook her head "I'm not really hungry, besides how inconsiderate would it be of me to sit and eat right in front of you when you're feeling so sick?"

"The thought of food makes my stomach do flip flops"

"It'll get easier"

"I suppose sitting in Kelly's isn't the best idea if I'm trying to avoid the smell of food"

Bobbie stood up and got her purse "You're right, come on lets get our drinks to go and then go take a walk in the park"

Anna smiled and stood up "That's the best idea I've heard all day"

Robert walked Into the haunted star looking for Luke, he found him behind the bar mixing drinks for his imaginary customers

"Scorpio come join the party" said Luke when he saw Robert walking towards the bar

Robert took a seat by the bar "I've been looking for you"

"Well you found me, what do you need"

"I need your help"

"She got tired of you already? I knew this would happen"

Robert rolled his eyes "Anna and I are fine thank you, I need your help with something else"

Luke poured Robert a drink "Shoot"

"A realtor is meeting me here soon and I want you to help me pick out a house"

"The mansion not good enough for you?"

Robert shrugged "I just thought it was about time I find my own place"

"So what do you need me for?"

"You've been in this town for a while, I need you to tell me which houses are good and which neighborhoods have the lowest crime rates" said Robert

"What's in it for me?"

Robert smiled "You get to spend time with me"

Before Luke had a chance to reply Patrick walked in "There you are, I've been looking all over for you"

Both Robert and Luke looked at each other silently asking if the other knew who Patrick was talking to

Patrick pointed towards Robert "I'm talking to you"

"What do you want with me?" asked Robert clearly confused

"I thought maybe you could give me some advice, do you have time? What are you doing today?"

Robert looked at his watch "Luke and I are going house hunting, the realtor should be here any minute"

"You two are moving in together?" asked Patrick

Luke shook his head "I like my place at the Quatermaine mansion pretty well, besides he's not my type"

Patrick chuckled "I meant are you and Anna moving in together?"

Robert shrugged "If she wants to, but I'm just looking to get back on my feet"

"In other words they are moving in together" said Luke "Anna doesn't do booty calls and he's starting to get tired of going to the hotel every night"

Robert looked at Luke who had to turn his face to keep from laughing, then he turned back to Patrick "I'll ask you again, what do you want with me?"

Patrick sighed "I want to do something really nice for Robin, we're going away in a few weeks and I just wanted to do something romantic before that"

"Going away where!"

"To Tampa for a nascar race" answered Patrick

"For how long?"

Luke snickered "Face it Robert your little girl is growing up"

"Oh shut up" Robert looked at Patrick again "And what do you need my advice about?"

"Well you got Anna back in a matter of a couple of days you must have done something really good, I want Robin to know that I'll be there for her no matter what, even if I'm not ready for a serious relationship"

"What do you mean you're not ready for a serious relationship? Aren't you guys dating?"

Patrick shook his quickly "Oh no Robin knows our relationship is strictly sexu-… plationic"

Roberts eyes nearly bugged out of their sockets "Say that again"

Luke leaned over the bar and whispered that Patrick should leave before Robert had a chance to stop him but before Patrick could get up, they were interrupted by the realtor

"So sorry I'm late, the traffic this time a day is horrible. Mr. Scorpio?" said Mrs. Evans the realtor Robert hired to help him find the perfect house for him, Anna and the new baby on the way.

Robert stood up and shook her hand in greeting "That's me, we spoke on the phone"

Mrs. Evans nodded her head "I remember, you're looking for something with 3 bedrooms and a backyard. I think I've found a few houses that you'll like"

"Good" Robert turned to Luke "This is Luke Spencer he'll be joining us"

Mrs. Evans shook Luke's hand "Nice to meet you Mister Spencer" she looked at Patrick "Are you coming too?" she asked

Robert jumped in immediately "NO! he's not"

Patrick shook his head "I have to get going, Robert Luke I'll see you guys later" Patrick rushed out before Robert had a chance to ask him again about his relationship with Robin. She was going to kill him when she found out that he had let it slip to her father of all people that they were bed buddies.

Bobbie and Anna had been walking in the park for about 10 minutes when Anna got tired and had to sit down. They found a bench to sit on

"This is one thing about pregnancy that I could really skip"

"Are you feeling sick again"

Anna nodded "I feel sick and tired and everything"

Bobbie frowned "Is it really that bad? Have you seen Doctor Lee yet?"

"Not since she confirmed that I was pregnant about a week ago. My first official appointment is in a few days" Anna smiled "Roberts so excited, he keeps insisting on coming with me"

Bobbie laughed "You know he doesn't really have to, he might want to hear the baby's heart beat but other than that all she's going to do is run some tests"

"I know, and I've tried to tell him that but he says he wants to be there for everything"

Bobbie smiled "Aw that's so sweet"

Robin walked by and heard the ladies talking, she stopped and walked over to them "Hey you two"

"Hi honey"

"Hey Robin"

Robin sat down on the other side of Anna and gave her mother a hug "What are you guys doing?"

"We were going to have lunch but Anna wasn't feeling too well so we decided to take a walk in the park"

Robin frowned "Are you feeling sick? Mom you should stayed in bed then, I'm sure you could have rescheduled your lunch"

Anna shook her head "I thought the fresh would do me some good"

"And did it?" asked Robin sarcastically

Anna stuck her tongue out at Robin "Yes, it has Ms. know-it-all"

Bobbie laughed "You two are something"

Anna and Robin laughed "What are you doing here?" asked Anna

"I'm on break and decided to come and take a walk in the park"

"You know what I could really eat right now?"

Both Bobbie and Robin asked in union "What?"

Anna licked her lips "An ice cold lemon ice"

Robin stood up "I'll go find a vendor"

She left in search for a Italian ice vendor and returned about 5 minutes later with 3 Italian ices she handed one to her mother and one Bobbie and sat back down in her seat next to Anna

They each sat in a comfortable silence for a while enjoying the cold treat before Anna broke the silence

"Want to hear a story"

"Sure" answered Bobbie

"The day Robert and I got back together, he surprised me with a whole quart full of lemon ice"

Robin laughed "Really?"

Anna smiled and nodded "It was really sweet. We agreed to talk about what happened to him during the years we thought he was dead, and when I got there, he surprised me with it. He said he asked cook to make it for him"

Robin and Bobbie smiled at her "Awww" they both said

"It was actually the day I walked up on you and Patrick picnicking"

"That's what you were doing in the park? I was wondering that"

"Yeah, I couldn't believe that he remembered but then again I guess I shouldn't have been so surprised" Anna smiled as she recalled the memory of eating Italian ices with Robert just after their first wedding in Italy.

Robert ran his fingers against the cool marble of the kitchen in the 5th house they'd seen today. He had to admit, out of all the houses they had seen he liked this one a lot. It had 3 bedrooms one for him and Anna one for the baby and a guestroom, it also had two and a half baths, a very spacious family room and big backyard. The kitchen was a little on the small side but it didn't matter it wasn't like he or Anna would be making much use of it.

"I like it" said Robert to Luke who had been waiting patiently by the kitchen door to hear the verdict on the house

"It's in a good neighborhood, not a lot of crimes scenes"

Robert made his way back to the family room to find the realtor, he found her talking on her cell but she ended the call when she saw him enter "I'll take it" he said

smiled for the first time genuinely since this morning "That's wonderful! Are you sure?"

Robert nodded "I like it, and it has all the things I'm looking for"

"I'll start the paper work" She said before exiting the house and going to her car

Luke walked up to Robert "What's your deal?"

Confused Robert asked "What are you talking about?"

"Why do you suddenly need a house? One with extra bedrooms and big backyards?"

Robert shrugged "I just it would be nice to grow old in"

"You want Anna to move in with you don't you?"

Robert smiled "Am I that obvious?"

Luke nodded "Yeah you are. Did you tell her you're looking for a house?"

"Not yet, it's a surprise"

Luke looked at Robert skeptically "I thought you said you guys were trying to take things slow?"

"We were married twice and have a child together how slow can we go?"

Anna walked into her hotel room and flopped down on the couch, every bit of movement these days seemed to take up every ounce of energy she said, she had heard that it was normal but couldn't remember being this tired in her first pregnancy. "It must be because of my age" she said to her self

She picked up her cell phone and called in to headquarters at the agency she was working with. After about the 3rd ring someone answered and transferred Anna to Micheal Morris Anna's first boss

He picked up the phone "Good evening "

"Evening Micheal, how are you?"

"I'm good, we're a little behind without you here"

Anna frowned "I'm sorry, my vacation is actually why I'm calling"

"Please tell me you're cutting it short" he pleaded

Anna laughed "Actually it's the complete opposite, I'm going to have to go on a leave of absence…indifinetly"

frowned "Why? Did you get another offer from another agency?"

"No, I'm pregnant" she replied

"Oh Anna congratulations" Then he added in a whisper "Is it Brents?"

Anna giggled "You are horrible, no it isn't Brent's"

"Have you told him? When was the last time you even spoke to him?"

"I haven't spoken to him since my last assignment in Turkey, I kind of don't know how to break the news to him"

"I'll be happy to tell him for you, I don't know what you were doing with my baby brother anyway when you know you belong with me"

Anna laughed "Goodbye Micheal, I'll fax over my paperwork in the morning"

"Bye Anna"

She hung up the phone and went to stand outside on the balcony, she wondered where Robert was and why he hadn't called her all day, she almost went to get her cell but changed her mind and decided to wait until he got there to ask him about it.