Chapter 21
Mac watched Patrick as he paced back and forth across the living room. "Patrick, calm down. Robert and Anna will be here shortly and we will fix this problem you discovered."
Patrick stopped and shook his head. "You don't understand Mac, this problem cannot be fixed." Patrick read the confusion on Mac's face. "I'll explain it better once they get here."
Patrick walked over to the front window and watched for Anna and Robert while Mac tried to figure out what was going on. Despite what Nikolas may think, Georgie's reappearance had not distracted the Scorpio family from what was going on with Robin. The group had decided that there was a connection between Robin's marriage and Georgie's return and they were determined to get to the bottom of it. Mac wondered if Patrick had finally found a piece of the puzzle. "I'm going to put on a pot of coffee – let me know when they get here."
Mac left the room while Patrick continued staring out the window. His mind wandered back to years ago when Robin was pregnant with Emma. He had stopped by to check up on her and she had asked him to go and get her some dinner.
Robin had been about 4 months pregnant at the time and Patrick had been absolutely fascinated by her desire for ribs - Robin was never much of a meat eater. In fact the only time he had ever seen her eat ribs is when she was pregnant with Emma. He had even worried that she was maybe suffering from an iron deficiency but she quickly dismissed that theory saying that the next day she would probably want something else. The baby had complete control over her and her cravings.
Patrick was pulled out of his memory as the front door slammed open. "Well, Drake, you got us here, what is this big problem we have?"
Robert walked over to the couch and sat down while Anna stopped to give Patrick a hug hello. "Where's Mac?"
Mac strolled into the room as Anna was asking her question. "Right here. Coffee?" He passed out the cups and looked at Patrick. "We're all here now so spill – what is going on with Robin?"
Patrick stared down in his cup and went through all the signs he had been ignoring since Robin's return – the dizziness, the exhaustion, avoiding caffeine and now the cravings. He took a deep breath and looked at the small group. "I'm pretty sure that Robin is pregnant."
"I promise you Nikolas that I was only on my feet for 3 hours. The surgery went quick and we were basically in and out." Robin was talking to Nikolas as she sat in bed. She was tired and looking forward to going to bed early. "You'll see tomorrow when you get home."
Nikolas smiled into the phone. "I'm sorry – I just worry about you. Did you take your pills?"
Robin sighed. "Yes and I drank a huge glass of milk with them – satisfied?"
"Not until I am home with you again." Nikolas went over to his computer and opened up his calendar. "I have some good news though – I got everything done I needed to on this trip so I will be able to stay home for the foreseeable future."
"Really? That's great news." Robin was happy to hear that Nikolas's business was concluded so quickly. "But I thought you were going to be needed there off and on for at least the next year?"
"Well, I managed to clear up the only loose end I had so from now on I will be home with you and Emma. We can finally have a nice, normal home life." Nikolas looked at the guard and nodded his head. "Just a minute. Look Robin, I have to go but I will be home in the morning and then we can talk about when you want to tell everyone the happy news."
"Nikolas…" Robin started to argue but he cut her off.
"It's time Robin. I promise you, it will be okay. I love you." He hung up the phone and followed the guard out into the hall. "So, is she here?"
"Yes sir." The guard led Nikolas down the hall and to a locked door. He unlocked the door and allowed Nikolas to enter the room before closing it behind him.
"Hello Britt." Nikolas smiled at his ex-fiancée. "We need to talk about the procedure you performed on Robin."