GH 2018 presents The Drakes

With This Hand…

The home of Patrick and Robin Drake

It was late Saturday night, and Robin and Patrick had just finished making love with each other.

One of the perks of Noah Drake (Patrick's father) and his new wife living so close (literally across the street) was their volunteering to have the children over to visit so Patrick and Robin could enjoy a date night now and then.

Patrick came into the bedroom with two glasses of wine; he was totally nude as he came over to the bed. Robin ogled her husband as he climbed back into bed and handed her one of the glasses.

"Stop looking at me like that," Patrick said with a coy sound to his voice, "or this night isn't going to be over yet," he added with a seductive voice.

Upon hearing Patrick's sexy tease, Robin downed her glass of wine and then…so did he. And, well…nature took its course!

…30 minutes later, and with yet two more glasses of wine as well as being totally exhausted, they agreed to curtail anymore sexy talk.

Patrick noticed Robin's briefcase; the one she took with her to police headquarters when she consulted with them.

"So," Patrick said as he kissed his wife's soft head of hair, "did Monica's revelation (that the serial killer had been using the plot-lines from a decades old comic-strip run) help at all?"

Robin caressed Patrick's chest with her fingers, and nodded her head.

"Oh yes, it did," Robin replied. "But we may have caught a break."

Patrick arched an eyebrow.

"How do you mean?" Patrick asked as he enjoyed the sensation of Robin's fingers on his skin.

"After the previous plot, in the original comic-strip run; (* the woman who was murdered for her inheritance)" Robin explained "the next plot focused on a potential love interest, Jose Sanchez, who eventually dies after being struck by a city bus…"

"Then hopefully, the killer will get to the end of that plot, in five weeks, and not kill anyone since no one is really an antagonist," Patrick offered, concluding her train of thought.

"Yes, but to be honest; we're just hoping for a pause at best. Because; unless we catch a break, then in ten weeks, instead of the usual five, there will be another murder victim."

Patrick suddenly became suspicious of his wife's true intentions! They had made a deal, not more than ten minutes earlier, to make no more sexy talk for the rest of the night so they could get to sleep and enjoy sleeping in the next morning (something they rarely got to do, due to their careers and having kids).

But now he had noticed that her hand was dangerously close to submerging under his side of the blanket that, presently, came up to his and her belly-buttons.

But then he had a thought about her case to divert her insatiable desires

"I was just thinking," Patrick said, "you and the police should use this five week break to your advantage."

Robin stopped her hand's southern trajectory and looked up at her husband.

"What do you mean?" Robin asked.

"Well," Patrick began to explain, "I assume the next plot after the guy is killed by the bus will be yet another plot that puts Nurse Katie Bluebird in some sort of danger…right?"

Robin nodded her head.

"Yep, a predictable plot about a woman co-worker who schemes to," Robin pauses to recall the rest of the story, "get Katie fired from her job at the hospital."

Patrick was about to continue, but then Robin snapped her fingers.

"I got it!" Robin said excitedly. "According to Captain Croft, there are five libraries in the nearby area that carry the old newspaper, the Berkeley Tribune. What if we can re-print that paper, just five issues-one for each of the five libraries…and use the story about the co-worker but with an alternate version," she added with guile inspired smile.

Patrick nodded his head.

"I like it," Patrick said. "You could alter the plot and create a narrative that will lead the killer, who is out there somewhere reading the comic strip, into a trap and…"

"Honey, I love you," Robin said with a smile, "You have just provided the path that may bring the killer to justice. And for that, I will reward you…"

And then her hand slipped under the blankets…and Patrick could only close his eyes and accept his reward. It was supposed to have been a diversion, but hey…crime fighting was always an all hands on deck commitment!

Continued…

This issue featured;

Jason Thompson as Patrick Drake

Kimberly McCullough as Robin Scorpio-Drake