Fix You

Chapter: 21

Pairing: R&H

Rating: PG

The moment Holly landed at the bottom of the stairs Anna had rushed to her side, Robert however was paralyzed by something akin to fear. "Holly?" Anna called as she lowered herself down next to her. "Holly can you hear me?"

"Robert call for an ambulance." she said as she pushed the hair away from Holly's face, discovering a cut above her eyebrow. "She's unconscious."

Motivated by mostly fear, Robert quickly grabbed the phone and dialed 911. After giving them all the information he returned to the bottom of the stairs where Anna and Holly were. "Dammit!" he swore. "I shouldn't have grabbed her."

"It was just an accident" she tried to assure him. "It wasn't your fault."

He gently touched the side of her face. "Holly." he said softly. "Wake up, luv."

Anna slid her hand down underneath Holly's blouse and pushed it up a little. "She's not bruising." she told him. "Do you think she really terminated?"

"I don't know." he sighed, never taking his eyes off of Holly's face. "She's so confused about everything. I think its mainly just the situation with Luke though."

"Did she tell you she was going to terminate her pregnancy?" she asked.

"I don't know." he replied. "I asked her twice and I never received an answer."

"So you asked her once before tonight?"

"Yes." Robert answered. "I asked her last night when she told me she was pregnant and she just left without answering. She did tell me not to follow her though."

"Just because she was considering it doesn't mean she was going to go through with it." she told him. "Her marriage to Luke ended badly its only natural for her to be scared."

"I don't know, Anna." he said softly. "I'd never seen her quite so hopeless."

Anna glanced down at Holly and then up again at Robert. "She's bleeding."

General Hospital

Robert paced back and forth, nervously, as Holly was being examined in the emergency room. He felt so guilty. He knew better than to grab her like that when she was on the stairs. This was entirely his fault. If Holly hadn't gone through with the termination and she lost the baby during the fall then she would never forgive him. And he'd never be able to forgive himself if something bad happened because of his stupid actions.

"Robert." Anna said, getting his attention. "Please sit down. Doctor Meadows will come out and let us know something as soon as she can."

"I can't sit." he said. "I have to keep moving. If I don't I'll do crazy."

"Holly's going to be fine." she tried to assure him. "You and I both know how strong she is. She'll come through this just fine."

He wasn't able to shake the image of Holly unconscious and bleeding out of his mind. "There was a lot of blood Anna."

"That doesn't mean that she lost the baby." she replied.

"If she was still pregnant."

"Are you going to call Luke?" Anna asked. "Perhaps he should be here with her. He was her husband and the baby is his."

"Luke doesn't know." he told her. "She only found out yesterday and I was the only person she told."

"Yes, but I'm sure she was going to tell him." she said. "She couldn't hide her pregnancy from him forever."

"I think after Holly wakes up she can decided rather or no she wants to deal with Luke." he replied. "There might not even be a baby now."

"Mr. Scorpio?" Dr Meadows said as she made her way into the waiting area.

Robert turned his undivided attention toward her. "How's Holly?" he asked. "Is she alright?"

"She's still unconscious." she told him. "Given her past history with her head injuries we're going to monitor her very closely."

"She's pregnant." he said. "And she was bleeding."

Dr. Meadows nodded. "The bleeding has stopped." she informed him. "I'm getting ready to do an ultrasound now. Would you like to come in with her?"

"Can I?" he asked.

"Of course."

Dr. Meadows lead him back into the room where Holly was laying. She looked so peaceful, as if she were sleeping. Robert gently ran his fingers off her hand before grasping it tightly in his hand. The doctor prepared for the ultrasound as he just stood motionless, looking down at his beautiful wife.

Robert's eyes went from Dr. Meadows to the blank screen in front of him. "Where's the baby?" he asked as he watched the doctor move the transducer around on Holly's stomach. "I don't see anything."

tbc...