Chapter 10
Robin banged on the door. "Please let me out!"
The room was pitch black and Robin kept feeling around the cold, stone walls trying desperately to find a way out. She had laid down in her room for a nap and had woken up in here but she had no idea where 'here' was. She made her way back to the door and, unable to find a way out, Robin pulled herself into a corner, crying hard. "Not again. No, not again."
She began having difficulty breathing. Emma, she was being taken away from Emma again. It wasn't fair – she had just gotten her back. Where was she? Why was she taken again? Why wouldn't anyone help her? Couldn't they hear her screaming?
Robin had been in there for what seemed like hours when the door opened and someone came in. He knelt in front of her, face obscured by a ski mask. His voice was strong and terse. "You should have stayed away from your ex-husband."
Robin shook her head. "I didn't, he pulled me into the elevator, I wasn't trying to be around him, I swear." She was begging her captor to believe her.
"And where is your precious Patrick now? Once again, he is not here for you. Once again, he let me take you while he sleeps with his precious Sam." He spat the words at her. "I want to believe you. I want to believe that you have learned your lesson but maybe we need to have another one. Maybe another round of ECT?"
"No! Please no – I'll be good. I'll stay away from Patrick and my family." Robin's tears soaked her shirt as she shook on the floor.
"I don't understand why you would want to be around them at all. They abandoned you, left you to me. The sooner you understand that you can't depend on them, the better off you'll be." The man stood up and walked towards to the door. He walked out it and slammed it behind him, leaving a broken Robin lying on the floor.
Minutes later the door flew open and Marcus came running in. "Robin? Oh my God, when I went to your room and you weren't there…"
He picked Robin up and carried her out of the room and up the stairs. Robin was shocked to discover she was still at Wyndamere, just down in the catacombs. Moving swiftly, he took Robin back to her room and set her down on the bed. "Please Robin, tell me what happened?"
Marcus wrapped his arms around Robin and held her as she cried. "He found me. He found me and took me down there because of what Patrick did. He knew Patrick pulled me into that elevator – how did he know?"
"That bastard. I don't know how he knew but we need to be careful." He stroked Robin's hair as he held her close. "Shush my love, it's all going to be okay now. I found you, I saved you again." Marcus took Robin's face in his hands and wiped away her tears. "I will always find you, always."
He laid her down on the bed and held her close. "You need me Robin, you need me to help keep you safe. I will talk to Helena and explain everything so that he goes away and never hurts you again. All you have to do is promise to stay with me and let me protect you. Can you do that?"
Robin nodded her head. "I promise."
"That's my girl." He kissed her head. "That's my good girl."
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Sam came by Patrick's office to check on him and found him sound asleep on his couch. He had spent the entire night at the hospital with his patient and she wanted to show him that she loved and supported him. Patrick was sleeping soundly so Sam decided to just let him sleep and leave him a note so he knew she came by. Sam took a moment to watch Patrick sleep and then went over to his desk to write him the note before heading off to her meeting with Monica about Danny's birthday party.
Sam sat down at Patrick's desk and saw a stack of printouts sitting on his desk next to a notepad. "PTSD signs, symptoms and treatments." Sam began going through the handouts and reading Patrick's notes. "Patient may respond to treatment better if they are in a place they feel secure when discussing their trauma. Places: Jax's cabin, hospital roof, docks, gazebo in the park? No completely enclosed spaces, needs to at least have windows, don't want to cause panic attack due to claustrophobia. Talk to Kevin – need additional information about treatments for PTSD and claustrophobia. Need to make her feel safe with me."
Sam shook her head. Of course there wasn't a patient – he was here all night doing research on Robin and helping her deal with her PTSD. It always came back to Robin. She wasn't just Patrick's first love, she was Jason's and a part of Sam would always know that Robin held a special place in both men's hearts. A place Sam would never have.
Sam got up and left Patrick sleeping on the couch, softly closing the door behind her. She pulled out her phone and made a call. "Monica, I have something I need to do. Can we meet tomorrow for lunch instead? Great."
She hung up with Monica and made another call. "Spinelli – I need some help. I want you to do some research on a Dr. Marcus Banks and any connection he has to Robin Scorpio."
Patrick wanted to help Robin – fine. Sam would help him do it and prove that, while Robin was his past, she was the woman he needed for his future.