Fix You
Chapter: 10
Pairing: Robert and Holly
Rating: PG
Holly inched closer and closer to him. "Robert." she whispered. "I...I can't do this." she said as she pulled away from him. "I can't hurt Luke. Not again."
Robert back away from her. "That was incredible selfish of me." he said softly. "I'm sorry. It wasn't my intention."
"I know." she replied. "It's just that Luke and I have enough problems as it is..." she trailed off. "You probably want to hear all about Charlie." she said. "I think it would be easier if you just asked the questions and then I'll answer them."
"Okay." he agreed. "You said that you found out the morning of the memorial."
Flashback
Mac looked down at his watch. "Just so you know we've been sitting here for about twenty minutes." he said as he gently rubbed her back. "Are you ready to look or do you want to wait a little while longer?"
"I already know what it's going to say." Holly replied. "I'm pregnant."
He reached up behind them and felt for the pregnancy test. "Well how does this work?" he asked as he held it out in front of him.
Holly slowly lifted her eyes to look at the test he was holding up. "That pink plus sign means I'm pregnant." she said. "A pink line would have meant negative."
"Okay." Mac said slowly. "You're pregnant."
"Yes." she confirmed as she took the test from his hand. "I'm pregnant. With Robert's child. And now I have no clue as what to do about anything. Obviously I can't stay here in Port Charles."
"Robin needs you." he said. "You can't leave."
"I can't stay here for too much longer." Holly replied. "If I turn up pregnant out of nowhere don't you think that people are going to be a little curious of how I got that way?"
"You could tell the truth." he suggested.
"No." Holly said firmly. "The truth is not an option."
"You don't want to destroy Robert's reputation?" Mac asked.
"No I don't." she answered. "People in this town looked up to Robert, they respected him and believed in him. If I admit the truth I'm going to forever end up being the person that came between Anna and Robert. Not to mention what it would do to Robin. How do you think she would react to finding out that one of the last things her father did before he left was to screw his ex in the shower?"
"Holly, calm down a little bit." he said softly. "We'll figure something out."
"We will?" she questioned.
"Yes." Mac replied. "I told you that help you out any way I can and I meant it. You're carrying Robert's child, my niece or nephew, and I'm going to do everything I can to help you out. There's no way that I'm going to let you go through this all alone."
"Thank you, Mac." Holly smiled faintly. "But I don't think I can stay in Port Charles."
"Please don't leave." he pleaded. "Robin needs you and I need you too because I can't handle her all on my own."
"I can stay for a little while Mac but eventually I'm going to start to show and there's not going to be any way to hide it."
"You won't have to hide it." he said. "We'll tell everyone that the baby is mine."
Holly looked at him in shock. "We can't do that!" she said loudly. "Are you out of your mind?"
Mac shook his head. "No." he replied. "We'll just say that we got drunk and had sex. A one night stand. People will believe it. We're both living in the same house, we were upset over everything that happened and when Robert left we had too much to drink and ended up in bed together."
"Mac..." she trailed off. "Not that I don't think people would believe it, but we can't. That's too much."
"It's our only option." he said. "Your child will have a father and he or she will be a Scorpio."
End Flashback
"Yes." she replied. "I found out I was pregnant and Mac and I came up with the plan to say that the baby was his. I didn't want to go with it at first but eventually I gave in. People were shocked at first but they adjusted."
"You and Mac married around this time?"
"Yes." she answered. "We married in the middle of May. He was very good to me throughout my pregnancy. He was so dedicated and involved and I knew that I had made the right decision. It kinda felt like deja vu. My child's father died and someone else was kind enough to step up and take responsibility even though he didn't have to. It brought back a lot of memories. Good, bad and painful ones. I was so careful throughout my pregnancy. After what happened when I lost Luke's baby I didn't want to take any chances. I wanted to have a piece of the man I loved so deeply with me, always."
"I'm so glad that Mac was here for you." Robert said. "For the both of you. Charlie couldn't have been in better hands."
"Luke has been an excellent stepfather to Charlie as well." Holly said. "They have this incredible bond. You should see them together."
Robert felt anger wash over him. "So not only has Mac taken my place, but Luke has as well?!" he yelled. "Is this some sort of payback for Luke? Raising my child because I was going to raise his?"
tbc..