Chapter 10
Robin knocked on her parent's hotel room hoping they would be ready. When Robert opened the door she noticed he looked like he was ready and thought that was better then what she expected. "Your mom is almost ready, come on in." She smiled and followed him inside.
"Hey sweety, I'll be out in a minute."
"No rush, remember they don't know you guys already knew about today."
"Why don't you come and sit with me for a little while then, you'll be heading back to Paris soon?"
Robin smiled then went and sat on the couch with Robert, "It is so amazing having you back, there are moments I realize I'm smiling like the Cheshire cat and I know it's because I have both my parents back."
"Robin I want you to know something. The hardest part of the whole ordeal I went through wasn't them torturing me, it was losing the memories of my family. Yeah I have scares from what they did but they just mean I never stopped fighting, I just had to find another way to protect what was important. I would try to think about anything other than you and your mom. Even when I was alone in the dark I had to try and keep from thinking about my life."
"Dad that is so sad."
"If I asked about you or talked about you they would hurt me more so I did what I had to do, but like your mom you were stubborn. I would be doing a math problem in my head just to keep my mind busy, then I'd remember sitting with you doing homework. It was only about a year ago maybe two that you finally stayed put away. Everything and everyone else was just gone, I didn't even question that there was nothing in my mind that was connected to a time before the darkness. Then a stunning beauty would pop into my mind. I don't know when the names left me but she was always there, especially in my dreams at night."
"Mom was right you found a way to protect us and yourself. You and mom both went through so much after that tanker exploded, it really is amazing that you found each other again."
"Each other and you, the best thing we ever did together."
"Oh, dad," Robin's cheeks flushed.
"He's right, you are the best thing that either of us could have ever asked for." Anna had come into the main room and listened to the end of their conversation.
Robert gave Robin a hug then stood up, "Should we get going?"
"Yeah let's get there so our friends can make a fuss over us." Anna took Robert's hand and they followed Robin out of their room. As she turned down the hallway Robin almost walked into Sonny.
"If you have a minute I would like to talk to you."
Robert and Anna stopped behind Robin, glaring at Sonny, "We're actually on our way to a welcome home, back from the dead get together," Robert told him.
"Dad it's OK. Sonny, make this quick we are headed out."
"Robin, I owe you an apology. I did turn my back on you. You did what you thought was right and I disagreed and because it hurt other people I care about I lashed out at you."
"What brought this on?" Robin asked suspiciously.
Sonny glanced up at Robert, "Someone I have never met, but that loves you very much reminded me of a simple truth. You and I share a bond because of a shared loss, and I forgot that and I'm sorry."
"Alright, I don't expect you to turn your back on Carly or Jason but I hope we can at least be friends."
Sonny smiled, "I'd like that too, can we start by you introducing me to your parents?"
Robin smiled, "Sure, this is my mom Anna, she had amnesia for nine years and didn't know she had a family to come home to, and this is my father Robert, he was held prisoner for twelve years, tortured and couldn't come home to his family. So never say anything to either of them again, about not being there for me."
Sonny shook both their hands, "It's nice to meet you both, and Robert I was completely out of line and deserved to get knocked on my ass."
Robert smiled, "Let me know if you ever need that again, I'll be glad to help out."
Sonny wasn't sure how to take that but then both Robin and Anna started to shake their heads and grinned, so he smiled. "I'll keep that in mind, well I don't want to keep you from your welcome back from the dead party." They said goodbye then Sonny watched them walk away, he smiled to himself remembering Robin telling him about her dad. She had told him how people saw him as this super serious no-nonsense pillar of law and order, but she knew him as her goofy dad that could always make her laugh and would do anything to protect her. Sonny realized it might have been a joke but at the same time, he knew Robert wouldn't hesitate to hit him again if he felt Sonny ever wronged Robin again. He was happy she had her family back.
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Robert and Anna walked up to their old house hand in hand, Robin turned and looked at them, "Are you ready?"
Anna looked at Robert, he smiled then leaned down and kissed her, she turned back to Robin, "Now we are."
Robin grinned then opened the door, they walked in together and as soon as they entered the living room Robert smiled, "I'm back!" Robin started laughing and Anna smacked his arm before she started laughing too.
Luke walked over with a big smile, "So I guess it's official now, I'm glad you're not dead."
"So am I." Robert and Anna greeted the rest of their friends, Tony had come with Bobbie and Lucas, not wanting to miss seeing either one of them. Alan and Monica were both happy to see them, they visited for a while then Anna felt someone touch her back. When she turned she smiled and physically turned Robert. "Guy Lewis, oh it's good to see you."
"Hey boss," he held out his hand but Robert pulled him into a hug. "It's really is good to see you, when Mac called I knew I had to be here to see this. I'm glad you're back, both of you. Hello Anna," then he hugged her as well.
After talking to Guy for a while they went to meet some of Robin's friends that she had invited, Emily and Elizebeth. It was nice to meet someone new that was close to Robin. Then they went over and talked to Sean and Tiffany, Mac came over and joined them. "Robin told you didn't she?" Mac asked.
"Yes she did, she was worried that it might be a little too much to take in all at once if I wasn't prepared. She was right too, I've still had a few moments where I just had to take a few deep breaths to let everything slow down in my head. It's good but a little much at times."
"If we vanish for a few minutes, don't worry we've just stepped out for some air, even I've had a couple moments where the flood of memories seemed overwhelming," Anna admitted. "They're happy memories, it's just a lot is coming and I thought it was back, but it's the little things that I hadn't really thought about before now."
"Luv, let me know if you need to take a break," Robert said and wrapped his arms around her.
"The kids still have one more surprise planned, why don't you two go take a minute?" Sean suggested.
"Come on Annie, Bobby needs some TLC." Anna smiled then they excused themselves. Once they were outside, Robert leads her over to the bench on the front porch, he sat down and pulled her down onto his lap. He stroked her hair, "It's a lot, but you're right it's happy memories that are coming back, but then to hear about who has passed away, or why marriages failed. The whole Maxie getting B.J.'s heart, the things our friends went through and we weren't here for them."
"You can't think like that, they don't blame us for not being here. We asked them to tell us and they did, they shared the happy and the sad things they have all been through. They clearly were told not to ask about what we went through, and I'm grateful for that." Anna put her hand on his cheek, "How are you doing, really?"
"I couldn't have done this without you, I know that. There have been a few times when I wanted to just walk out of the room because the emotions were just too much, but I had you there so I held your hand and stayed. It's not just the memories this is the first thing like this I've been to. I know there aren't even twenty people here but that's a lot, after all that time alone."
Anna snuggled in a little closer and put her head against his, "I always want to be here to hold your hand, to have you hold mine. Robert, we can get through anything if we do it together."
"We don't have to rush back in, do we? I just want to stay like this a little longer."
"I think you're stuck here because I'm not planning to get up yet."
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Mae and Georgie came running into the living room, "It's all ready. Dad where are they?" Mae asked.
"They'll be right back, they just needed a minute."
"Why? This is going to be great, I know they're going to love it," Georgie insisted.
"Uncle Sean's right, mom and dad just need to have a little time alone together, and when they come back in you're right they will love the surprise." Robin smiled at Sean then wondered over to Mae and Georgie who looked a little disappointed, "My parents aren't going to leave, just be patient OK."
About ten minutes later Robin noticed her parents walk back in, she walked over to them and lead them over to the love seat, "Sit here, and enjoy." Robert and Anna smiled at her and took a seat. Robin took a few steps back then addressed everyone there, "As you all know we are all here to spend time with two old friends that we all thought we'd lost, Robby and Luv," Robin smiled at them, "or Robert and Anna Scorpio."
Maxie came over and joined her, "I grow up hearing stories about the two of you, the adventures you had been on and all the crazy things you managed to somehow get out of, but my favorite story was the love story. She might be a little biased but Robin made it clear you two love each other very much. So we have put together a little something about the love they share." Maxie and Robin both stepped out of the way and Sean stepped forward.
"As you all know I have known these two a very long time, I'm the only one that's known them longer than they've known each other. Many moons ago in Paris, I witness something amazing but I didn't know what it was at the time. When Robert turned around and these two saw each other for the first time, I got an odd feeling I might have something to worry about as their boss. I had no way of knowing that look was so much more than that. I would never have thought my two best agents would end up married by the time the came back from that mission, especially since it was against the roles."
Robin came back and joined him, "My grandma Filomena told me about finding them in the surf, and leading them up to her village, she somehow knew they were meant to be together and even though at the time they didn't understand each other she lead them to their wedding and was their witness. I loved hearing that story as a little girl."
"Things happened as they do in the spy world and much to quickly they were torn apart, by an explosion and what was believed to be a betrail." Sean paused, "When in fact it had a lot more to do with the agenda of two other men. Jump ahead seven years and a mysterious woman shows up here, some of you though to only cause problems for your friend and his wife." Anna's cheeks flushed a little, "Maybe at first but it was more about understanding and forgiveness. Somehow these two did that and found a way to be friends, although there was still a secret yet to be reviled."
"I was dropped off at a nice house after summer camp but I didn't know the man that lived there. I remember him walking in and asking me who I was, 'I'm Robin' was all I said. I liked him instantly, I felt safe, I was happy and I felt loved right away. It had been a while and I knew he was trying to find my Grandma and I had told him all about Luv, a close friend. Then one evening, I don't know what made me get out of bed but I came out and head Luv talking to Robby. I think that moment had to be one of the most shocking of my dad's life. He knew right away who I was, but they still waited to tell me I was their daughter," Robin playfully gave them a dirty look.
"So started the years of co-parenting this amazing young woman," Sean said putting his hand on her back. "They had many adventures and they were an unstoppable team, and would do anything to protect the other. I witness these two deny how they really felt about each other for years, I even called them out on it a few times, but they would never admit it. Not until 1991 and I could see a wonderful change in my partner, I remember it clearly, with a beautiful smile Anna finally admitted, 'of course I love him, I always have' and I couldn't have been happier for them."
Robin had left, now Mac joined Sean, "This is where I came in. Being thrown back into the harbor might not be the normal brotherly reunion, but I did hit him later that same day. There was bad blood between me and Robby and that made it easier to fame me for the three attempts on his life, thankfully Anna was there and saved him twice. When Robby and I ended up on the run and she tracked down us down I got to see first hand how much they really love each other. I have never seen two people look happier on their wedding day."
"I'll second that," Bobbie said and the other all cheered a little in agreement.
Sean and Mac moved aside and Maxie steps forwards, "I was a little too young to remember Anna and Robert but as we all know all too quickly another explosion torn them from our lives. Time went by and lots of things changed here in Port Charles." Mae appeared beside her in a long dark wig and sat down in a chair that Robin had brought over. "In the Canadian woods, a dark-haired woman was having headaches seizures and flashes of man in her mind." Robin was now on the floor behind the chair Mae sat in, she had a picture of Robert and quickly lifted it above her head then brought it back down. "Another woman that looked just like the first woman showed up, and took her to Pine Valley and got her the medical attention she needed to stop the seizures. Still, there were these flashes," as Maxie talked Robin would once in a while quickly lift the picture of Robert above Mae's head. "The two women that look so much alike, found out they are in fact twins, Alex and Anna Devane."
Anna was leaning against Robert with a smile on her face, "That's how quickly you would come and go at first."
"Now this wouldn't be my god-mother without an element of danger and someone did want to hurt her so she wanted to stay hidden, but this is a love story so I'm not getting into that part much. Anna started looking into her past and found out who she was and what her life had been but still couldn't remember it. After seeing pictures she knew who the man in her head was and he started sticking around a little longer." Robin was now moving the picture a little slower. "An unexpected visit and question about her mother lead a young woman living in Paris to go to Pine Valley," Maxie continued. "There, it was her turn for the shock of her life, Anna heard the voice of her daughter and just knew who she was. They rushed into each other's arms so happy to have found each other, sadly it was a short reunion. Remember the danger I had mentioned before, anyway. After their visit, Anna had a few memories but not all of them, Robin had given her mother a letter from her father." Maxie paused and wiped away a tear, "She let me read it once it was beautiful." Mae is now holding a piece of paper pretending to read it, "Once Anna was ready she read the letter it told their daughter just how much her father loved her mother."
Mae now wiped away fake tears, "I could hear his voice, then I saw the explosion, I remembered my life with him," she said in a bad British accent.
"There was a change in Anna she now knew exactly who she was, there was a drive to go on, to be the woman she once was, even though her heart was broken. Robin has filled me in some," Maxie said when she saw Anna wipe away a tear and Robert pull her closer.
Mae stood up and moves aside, Lucas now got up and stood by Maxie she smiled at him then joined Mae over by the couch, "I was too young to remember my god-father as well but the stories I heard about him made him sound like the most amazing hero anyone could ever ask for. A man that could survive anything and still save the day, I wasn't sure I should believe the stories but I still did," Lucas said with a smile. "The way Robin talked about her parents it was hard not to." Georgie took Mae's place, she had on a long haired light brown wig that they had added some grey to, a beard and a pair sunglasses. Robert started to laugh, clearly, it was time for his story. "A man that found the strength to keep going despite the physical pain, when others wanted to break him. A man that found a way to protect the one thing those men wanted to take away from him. A man that survived for years on his own in a horrible place under horrible conditions."
Robert took a deep breath and Anna rubbed his back, he turned and gave her a little smile then kissed her cheek. Lucas smiled seeing their interaction, "In some wonderful turn of fate the men that had been holding this man for so long let him go, they thought they had broken him, taken all of his memories." As he said this Robin lifted a picture of Anna above Georgie's head then slowly lowered it. "They left him on his own in a Hungary, they were sure he would never know who he had once been. They called him Jack, but the one thing he was sure of was, that was not his name." Georgie shook her head as Robin lifted the picture of Anna. Lucas cleared his throat then continued, "After wandering for a few days this man saw a photo in a newspaper, who was this woman and why did he need to find her? The need for answers lead this man to a hospital in Budapest run by Dr. Alexandra Merrick, once there he saw the woman from the picture. He didn't know who she was but she was not the woman that would appear in his mind," Robin lifted Anna's picture. "When she asked him if she could help he apologized."
"You're not her," Georgie said in her best Australian accent.
"Not who?" Robin asked from behind the chair and does a very good impression of her mom.
Georgie put her hand to her head thinking, then, "You're not Anna."
Lucas smiled liking the overacting, "Alex agreed that she was not Anna, but said that she wanted to help him. She didn't know why but there was something about this long haired scruffy man in dark glasses that made her want to help him. The man almost left but thought it couldn't hurt to talk to someone and she did look like the woman in his head."
Lucas looked around and noticed most of the women had tears in their eyes and started to feel a little emotional himself. He took a deep breath, "They would talk once or twice a week, the first time the man she called not Jack described Anna she knew he loved her but didn't know how he knew her. After a few weeks of meeting with this man, Alexandra witnessed him disarm a man threatening her and others, he always wore dark glasses because the light bothered his eyes but she finally saw his stunning blue eyes and something clicked. Even though he didn't know it at the time he had found his way back to his family. Alexandra had a theory so she took him to get a haircut and a shave." Georgie took off the sunglasses then pulled off her beard and long-haired wig, there was a short haired wig underneath, the same color and it had gray added to it as well. Georgie stroked her chin and tried to for a confident grin.
"Seeing the transformation, there was no question in her mind, he was the man she had seen pictures of, the man her sister though had died right in front of her. Alex did not tell either of them what was going on, instead, her husband went to Paris to pick up two very important people. The next day after explaining who she thought was coming to her office that afternoon, Alex had them wait in another office so she could test the man once more." Lucas looked around the room, "If you haven't figured it out he picked up Anna and Robin."
Everyone laughed a little, "L.L. we got it," Luke answered for the group.
He smiled, "That day Alex started by talking about her life instead, she told about how she had only learned she had a twin a few years before, and that she'd had amnesia when Alex meet her. Like him, her sister had a person in her mind she couldn't remember when they met. She explained it had been her sister's husband and asked if he could be married to the woman in his mind. As soon as he said outdoor weddings, plural, she rushed out to ask Anna where she and Robert had been married. Outdoors both time, Alex then had Anna go and say one word to the man waiting in her office. Robert"
"My name never sounded better then it did that day," He looked at Anna and she gave him a kiss then she smiled at him.
"Until then he still hadn't known his own name but knew that was it and that Anna had said it. When he turned he knew the second he saw her that was his Anna, the woman that was always there in his mind when everything else was gone." Lucas had done well but finally, a tear rolled down his cheek.
Robin stood up, "There was a connection there from the very beginning, Uncle Sean saw it that first day. It kept them in each other's orbit even when they were involved with other people and it gave them both something to hold onto when it seemed like everything was gone. The power of their love brought them back to each other and to us." Robin wiped away the tears and saw her parents get up and walk toward her, the three of them wrapped their arms around each other.
"That was beautiful," Anna smiled, then turned. "All of you, that was great, thank you." she looked back at Robin, "What made you want to do that?"
"Dad's comment about taking out an add to tell people what happened. I got the younger generation to help and told everyone not to ask about what happened because it would be explained," Robin told them with a smile.
Georgie and Mae came over, "What did you think? Robin said it would be funny but I noticed lots of you were crying," Mae asked sounding a little disappointed.
Robert smiled, "I loved it and you two were very funny I liked the hair. You told a very emotional story but did it in a fun happy way, that's why there were tears but there was laughter too." Robert gave them both a hug. Then he looked around for Lucas, and went over to him, "That was really great, while I'm here I'd really like to get to know the young man I knew as a baby."
Lucas smiled, "I'd like that too."
Anna was standing with Robin when Bobbie and Monica came over, "Robin that was wonderful," Monica said. "Is that's why you didn't want us to ask questions?"
"That and I know dad," she looked at Anna, "and mom wanted to visit with friends not spend the day telling everyone what happened over and over."
"Maxie's right the love story is amazing, I've known you both for a long time but there were things I didn't know, like were you really found in the surf?" Bobbie asked.
Anna smiled, "Yes and I wasn't a good swimmer. We were on the run from the DVX in France and our only choice was to swim. We were eventually picked up by a fisherman, but we still had to swim back to shore, apparently in Italy. We dropped to our knees, then he pulled me towards him, we were kissing when we heard Filomena."
"How long ago was Robert let go?" Monica asked.
"Not quite two months ago. It's amazing that they dumped him in Hungary where Alex is, then to have a paper ran a story about her a week after that and he saw it."
"How did he know she wasn't you?" Bobbie asked.
"He said she didn't carry herself the same way, and when she spoke it didn't seem right. I know it sounds vag but I understand, it's like knowing something even when you don't know why." Anna smiled, "Alex later said it was because the connection wasn't there, she was watching when we saw each other for the first time, all I had to say was his name."
"Dad didn't know that he had mentioned having a daughter so I was waiting in the hall out of sight," Robin added.
"It didn't take him long he knew something was missing and asked about her right away. Then she came in and we all just held each other."
"He knew about you but didn't?" asked Bobbie.
"Yeah he let it slip that his daughter would be grown, but then it was like he didn't know he had said anything. Alex believes that was part of keeping his memories hidden for so long," Anna explained. "He had trained himself not to think about his life or his past, he told me he didn't even realize he had said it out loud."
"What did I say out loud," Robert asked as he wrapped his arm around her.
Monica and Bobbie both smiled, "We were just getting a few more details about your reunion," Bobbie answered.
Anna put her hand on his arm, "You OK?"
"Yup, I am now," he told her quietly, she got the feeling he just needed a little break and that's why he came over.
"I avoided coming back here for a few different reasons but in a way, I'm glad I did, now we get to be back here for the first time together."
Bobbie and Monica caught on that Anna wanted to talk about something else. "Are you planning on staying here long?" Monica asked.
"We don't really know what our plans are yet, there is a matter we need to look into and we want to just spend time together and with family and friends," Anna told her.
"When do we get to meet this twin sister that somehow was the key to you two finding each other?"
"I don't know Bobbie, she is a very busy woman but I hope you all get to meet her." Anna smiled, "We had said something close to that, Alex was the key to getting it all back."
Robert gave Anna a kiss on the cheek, "I'm going to go talk to Sean."
Monica watched him walk away then asked, "Is he OK, this must be an awful lot to deal with?"
"He's doing OK, he hasn't asked to leave and didn't want to take a minute outside. He might have been feeling a little uncomfortable and that's why he came over."
"Just needed to know you were here and it was all good again," Bobbie said with a smile, they continued talking happily.
"Was that a call from Frisco?" Robert asked when he entered the office.
Sean was alone and had just ended a call, "Yeah, he thinks he has a lead on Hans and Mattias Sohlmann. You were close on the second guy's name. How'd you know it was Frisco?"
"Someone you say we can trust completely but you won't say his name in front of Mac. I take it there's still friction there."
"Yeah, you could say that," Sean agreed and gave him a little nod. "Frisco has taken a leave of absences so the WSB doesn't ask questions about what he's looking into and why."
"That's probably a good thing."
"It looks like they have been living in Romania for some time, probably in or around Timisoara, but they haven't been seen in a while. He found out they did work for a few different security firms as tech support, they were the ones that went out and worked out any bugs companies were having with their security programs."
"So does he have an address for where they lived?" Robert asked.
"Each company had a different address for them some thought they were brothers, some though, uncle and nephew. All the companies said their phones are no longer in service, so it looks like they've split. Once they drop you off they must have skipped town."
"He's still digging right?"
"Yes, he has a few more leads he wants to follow but he's doing it on his own so it's going slower then he'd like."
Robin came in, "Why are you two hiding out in here?"
"We just had a little business to discuss," Robert told her. "Are people asking about us?"
"No, I'm just a little worried about you, dad. As great as it is to see so many friends it must be a lot. This isn't just being around a group of people," She walked over and gave him a hug, Robert could tell Robin was concerned.
"I'm fine, a few times it got to be too much but I had Anna close by so I got through. I missed a lot and just hearing about everything is what was the hardest today. I think a nice dinner with my two favorite girls is called for, how much longer do you think this is going to go on."
"Come out and do a little more mingling, I think people are going to start leaving soon," Robin said then took his arm and lead him out of the office. Robin could tell he was feeling a little overwhelmed by everything that had happened today and everything he had found out.