Chapter 26
When Anna woke up she was alone in bed, as soon as she got up she knew Robert wasn't home. She knew Robert was still very angry about what had happened to Nathan as a baby and she just hoped he wouldn't do anything they'd all regret. She sent him a quick text, 'Come see me at work today,' then she started getting ready for work.
Once she was at the station Dante came to talk to her almost as soon as she got into her office. He wanted to talk to her about the shooting two nights before. They had picked up the suspect late last night and were just waiting for two of the witness to come in to see if they could identify him. Dante told her about what had lead to them finding Calvin Holmes and how the arrest when. As he spoke Dante noticed that Anna didn't really seem to be paying attention to him, "Are you listening to me?" Dante asked.
"Sorry Dante, I am I just have a lot on my mind right now. Let me know what happens when the witnesses come in."
"I'll keep you posted," then Dante got up and left her office. When he got back to his desk Nathan was sitting at his, "Morning Nathan, how's it going this morning?"
Nathan didn't seem to hear him, after a few minutes he looked up "Hey Dante, I've got the reports about what Julian and Burrows have been up to," he said as he handed Dante the file he had been reading.
"There must be an epidemic of being distracted this morning. I don't think Anna heard a word I just said to her."
Nathan glanced up at him, of course, she's distracted he thought. "Yeah, I just have a lot on my mind."
Dante decided to let it go Nathan had been distracted over the last few days as well, he knew there were some personal things he was dealing with but so far Nathan hadn't opened up to him about what that was. If Nathan had something to focus on he was fine so Dante understood why he was going over all the recent reports trying to connect Julian to Burrows.
Later that afternoon the witnesses came in and positively identified Calvin Holmes as the man they had seen three night before. One had seen him fleeing the scene still holding the gun in his hand as he ran, the other had witnessed the shooting. Dante went and told Anna about this, again she only seemed to be half listening. She thanked him then Dante went back to the squad room, he didn't bother telling Nathan knowing it was better to just let him keep working on what he was doing. When Robert came in later that afternoon Dante said hello as he walked by but he didn't think Robert hear him either.
Robert knocked and walked into Anna's office, "Hi Luv, sorry I left so early this morning."
Anna got up and walked over to him, "I know you're still dealing with a lot of emotions right now."
"I know what I have to do now Anna."
She didn't like the sound of that at all, "What are you thinking about doing?"
"I'm going to go kill him and leave his dead body in that hole we have him in," Robert said, she could hear the anger in his voice.
"Robert that won't help, it won't change anything!"
"Yes, it will! That man will never be able to do another thing to our family!"
"Except take you away from us!" Anna shot back. "I can lose you again! He wins then!"
"Not this time. He needs to pay!"
Anna put her hands on his chest, "You're the one that was talking about making memories with Emma while she's out of school. We just found our son and I want to get to know him with you. None of that can happen if you're in prison for murder!"
Out in the squad room Dante and Nathan both noticed the raised voices coming from Anna's office, "Must be trouble in paradise," Dante said jokingly.
"Shut up! You don't know what they're dealing with," Nathan said defensively. Dante looked over at him and noticed that Nathan was now watching Anna's door intently.
After several more minutes, her door opened, "Robert no! You can do this," she called after him as Robert walked out of her office.
"Robert," Nathan said as he approached them but he didn't stop. "Robert!" Nathan said again as he stood up. Still, he didn't stop, "Dad!" Robert stopped dead in his tracks, "What's going on?"
Robert turned to him, "I'm going to take care of Faison."
"No, you aren't!"
"Like hell, I'm not!"
"Killing Faison doesn't change anything. You and mom are finally back together! Robin is home with her family where she belongs! He never wanted you to know about me but here I am. All of us being together is all the revenge we need, the Scorpios win this time."
Robert backed down, "You sound like your mother." Nathan smiled hearing that.
Anna had followed Robert out of her office but stopped when Nathan approached him, "Yes you do, that sound exactly like something I would say."
"You called me dad."
"You are my dad."
Robert smiled and hugged his son for the first time. Then turned to Anna, "I'm sorry, I'm so sorry Luv, I won't do anything stupid." Then he kissed her tenderly and held her tight for a moment.
Anna turned and put her hand on Nathan's back smiling at the two of them, the officers that had been in the squad room were all watching them now. "I think we might need to start telling people about this," Anna said grinning at both of them.
"You call Robin, I'll call Mac, Floating Rib tonight at eight," Robert said.
"I want our friends there as well, I'll start calling people," Anna said with a smile. "Nathan invite whoever you want, I'm taking your father home. See you tonight." She kissed his cheek then they left.
Dante got up, "If you don't invite us Lulu and I are just crashing anyway, we'll bring her dad as well."
Nathan smiled, "You heard them, Floating Rib at eight."
...
Mac and Felicia were waiting at the Floating Rib when they saw Robert and Anna get there. A few of the people they had invited were already there as well. "Hey Robby, what's going on? Why are we here?" Mac asked as Robert and Anna joined them.
"You will find out soon enough," Robert said with a smile.
"Did you spend another night at a cheap hotel?" Mac asked grinning at Anna.
Anna and Robert both smiled back at him, "No, we are not engaged," Anna told them. When she saw Nathan walk in she waved him over. "Robert we should talk to Mac and Felicia first."
"Alright, once Robin gets here we will," he agreed.
When Nathan joined them Anna put her hand through his arm, he patted her hand and smiled. Mac noticed and looked over at Robert who didn't seem to care. Before Mac could say anything Robin walked over to them, Robert put his arm around her. "Just you tonight?" Anna asked.
"Yeah, we agreed Emma can find out tomorrow at breakfast." Robin smiled then told her parents, "You are hosting all the Scorpios for breakfast in the morning."
"Alright time for a family meeting, Mac lead us somewhere we can talk," Robert said.
The six of them walked to the bar office together, once they were in the office Mac looked at Nathan, "Why's he here?"
"We need to tell you something. We were hoping to have the results before telling people but this came out at the station today," Anna said. Robin smiled and pulled two envelopes out of her bag and handed them to her parents.
"Uncle Mac, we didn't know something when mom was taken, and dad never said a thing about it before he left to find her. Not only did Faison rip them apart and leave us to mourn them. He took someone very special from them," She looked over at Nathan and smiled, "Nathan has come back to us."
"What are you saying?" Mac asked.
"Just let them tell us, Mac." Felicia had watched them read what Robin had given them and had noticed they were both smiling happily now.
Robert handed Mac his test results, "Mac, I'd like you to met your nephew, James Nathan West."
"What?" Mac looked at the paper Robert had handed him then showed it to Felicia who was looking at Anna's results. They both smiled, "How did this happen?" Mac asked as Felicia hugged Anna then Robert.
"I know you have lot's of questions and they will be answered but that might have to wait a little longer," Robert said as he patted Mac's shoulder.
Mac and Felicia were both smiling when they hugged Nathan. "Robin when you said all the Scorpios you meant us too right," Felicia asked.
"Of course I did," Robin told her with a smile.
They left the office together with smiles on their faces. When they got back to the bar they looked around, it seems everyone the invited had arrived. Bobbie was there talking to Luke Tracy and Monica, Dante and Lulu were there talking to a few other officers. Anna had wanted to invite the people that had helped them as well, Elizabeth was there talking to Kevin and Brad. Even Duke was there talking to Lucy. "Did you invite Duke?" Robert asked quietly.
"Yes, I thought he should find out at the same time as our other friends."
"OK, I just wanted to make sure."
Luke walked over to them when he noticed them, "Scorpio, why are we all here?"
"You'll find out soon enough," Robert told him.
Luke turned back toward the other people in the bar, "Hey! Everyone that's here because Scorpio or Slim wanted them here come on over." Luke turned back to them, "There you go, no need to wait," Luke said with a grin as the others moved a little closer.
Robert took Anna's hand and they stepped forward, "So some of you have known Anna and me for a long time, others not as long. I think most of you know we were believed to have died back in 1992. There was something no one knew about when Anna was taking, it was part of the reason I was so desperate to find her."
"A few months after we got married I was told that I could try to have another baby. Before that I had been told I would most likely never be able to carry a baby to term because of an accident that caused an earlier miscarriage," she looked at Duke as she said this.
"Anna told me Christmas eve that she was pregnant, we were both so excited. That happiness didn't get to last though. After Anna had been taken it turned to fear then desperation and then fifteen years of me having no idea what had happened."
"I believed I lost our baby while I was Cesar Faison's prisoner. We only recently found out that wasn't true, I gave birth to a son but he was taken from me at birth." Robin steps forward with Nathan. "He's found his way back to us, Nathan West is our son."
"Before you say anything Spencer yes we have the proof," Robert said with a big smile. There were cheers and laughter then their friends started coming over to talk to them.
Dante was the first one to say anything, "Robert when you stopped because he called you dad today I think everyone in the squad room stopped to watch what was going on."
"Yeah, that is part of the reason we're here tonight. We knew this wouldn't stay quiet long," Robert told him with a smile.
Bobbie came over and hugged Anna, "I guess this is kind of late but congratulation." She turned and hugged Robert, "You and Anna make beautiful babies, Nathan is very handsome just like his father."
Almost everyone came over and offered their congratulations and talked to them for a bit. The officers that were there seemed to be having fun teasing Nathan about working for his mom but everyone seemed happy for them. After most people had come over to talk to them Anna noticed Duke standing at the other end of the bar. She walked over to him, "I'm glad you came tonight."
"I'm glad you invited me. This would have hurt more hearing about it from someone else."
"We are all still trying to understand this."
"Can I ask what happened?" Anna smiled then told him about what had happened while she was pregnant and about why she believed she lost the baby. She also told him what had happened after and why she never talked about the baby, and how they had found out who Nathan was. "That man has hurt you in so many ways, Anna, I'm so sorry." Then he hugged her, "At least you've found each other now. I'm happy for you and Robert." Anna looked at him a little surprised to hear that. He smiled at the look on her face, "I never thought I would say that either, but it's true. You two are meant to be together."
"Thank you, Duke."
"I will always love you, seeing you this happy is all I need."
"I'll always love you too, Duke. Now come meet my son."
Nathan was standing talking to Robert Mac and Kevin when they joined them, the first thing Duke did was hold his hand out to Robert. "You a lucky man Robert." They shook hands then he turned to Nathan, "You should be very proud that Robert is your father. He is a good man and they both would have been great parents to grow up with."
"I am looking forward to getting to know them better." Nathan paused then asked, "How does this all work? From what I understand when you were married to Anna, I mean my mom, my dad was a part of your life. You were together recently but now mom and dad are back together and you all seem friendly around each other. How does that work?"
"Well I was angry when Anna and I broke up, I didn't blame them but I was still angry. The fact Robert saved my life shortly after Anna dumped me for him kind of help me come to terms with it," he said and smiled at Anna. "When Anna and I were married, Robert was always there for Robin, so he was a part of our life. I also know that if Robert had been ready for a relationship when he returned to Port Charles I wouldn't have stood a chance."
"Well it would have been interesting," Robert said as Anna looked up at him and smiled.
"I saw that look, I know I'm right."
"I am not saying anything," Anna said with a grin.
"As annoying as it could be that Anna was so close to her ex, it was also reassuring to know that there would be someone there to take care of her if something ever happened to me."
"I'm sure it wasn't that bad," Mac said.
"You weren't there, you didn't see them together. They were always hugging, there was also kissing. I always knew they loved each other. Should we talk about what I walked in on at the cabin?" Duke asked with a grin.
"Nothing was happening," Robert said with a grin as well.
"Let's see you were both in bed, there was very little clothing and some strange food."
"Nothing happened. Robert was trying to make me eat the nasty breakfast I made for him when you walked in. I might remind you that you and I were not actually together at that time," Anna said with a big smile, then the three of them started laughing together.
"They have a connection to each other that I've never fully understood," Duke admitted to Nathan.
"But mom loved you, she married you."
"Yeah, that is true. In fact, I was married to Anna when Grant Putnum kidnapped her but it wasn't my arms she collapse into from exposure and exhaustion. It wasn't me she asked for first. I went about finding her using my mob connection, while Robert ran himself into the ground trying to find her within the law."
"I did it again when Faison took her. I gave up my life so she could live, so Robin would be safe. I will always have her back."
Anna was holding onto Robert's arm now, she looked up at him lovingly, "It works both ways."
"I can't imagine you two not looking out for each other," Mac said with a grin. "I remember being on the receiving end of that a couple time."
"I thought you were trying to kill your brother."
"You thought Mac was trying to kill his brother?" Kevin asked, a little surprised by the thought of it.
"Well, there were three attempts on Robert's life in under a month right after Mac first arrived in Port Charles. I may have been a little overzealous protecting him."
"Anna save my life twice and the third time she nursed me back to health," Robert said with a smile. Then looked at Nathan who looked a little concerned, "Don't worry you'll get to hear all about this stuff Nathan."
"So what I'm hearing is you two are meant for each other and that you also seem to be friends with Duke even though there's history there too."
Duke looked at Robert and Anna before answering, "I think for a while I was very angry and hurt but I know that things worked out the way they were meant to. I am truly happy for your parents and yes I believe we are all friends again."
"That is pretty cool. I don't know how I would handle it if I ever found myself in a similar situation," Nathan admitted.
"I truly hope you never have to go through the kind of things the three of us have Nathan," Duke told him earnestly.
The rest of the evening past like this, little conversations. Their friends asked some questions about what had happened but no one was prying too much. Luke came over and welcome the knewest Scorpio in true Luke fashion. "So you followed in your parents' footsteps and you didn't even know it. Junior, I'm just wondering are you're a stickler for the rules like dear old dad or a little bit of a rebel like your lovely mother?"
"I'm not sure I know how to answer that, from what I've seen mom seems to like following the rules."
Robert smiled while Anna flushed just slightly, "It's not that your mom doesn't follow the rules it's more that she will bend them a little more willingly than I might." Luke teased them all a little more then wandered away again.
When people started to leave Robin wandered over to Nathan, "So did you bring your things?"
"Yeah, what's going on?"
"Can you cook?" she asked.
He looked at her curiously, "Yes, why?"
"I informed our parents they are hosting people for breakfast in the morning. Mom isn't really comfortable in the kitchen and dad doesn't do big meals."
"So we are cooking I take it. When are we going to their house?"
"When we leave here. Mom and dad with have both their children under their roof for the first time tonight."
"So you get the bossiness from mom?" he asked with a grin.
Robin smiled proudly, "Yes I do."
They were still talking and laughing when Anna and Robert came over to tell them they were leaving. "We've said goodnight to everyone else," Anna said as she hugged Robin then Nathan. "We will see you two in the morning."
"Actually mom, we are coming home with you," Robin told them.
Anna smiled brightly, "I get the three of you all to myself, this really is a wonderful night." Anna took Nathan's arm and turned to leave.
Robert put his arm around Robin and they started to follow them, "Oh and daddy, Nathan called me bossy," she said so they would all hear her.
"That's because you are sweetheart, just like your mother." They smiled at each other then they all left together.
...
When Anna woke up she couldn't believe how happy she felt, she cuddled into Robert a little more, he was still sleeping. She was thinking about the night before. After they had gotten back the four of them sat and talked until close to two in the morning. Nathan had lots of questions about the things he had heard about his family at the Floating Rib, they answered his questions as best they could. Nathan also told them a lot about himself. Anna was smiling, her hand stroking Robert's chest, she felt like she had everything she ever needed.
"Have you been awake long?" Robert asked sleepily.
"A little while. Good morning," she leaned in and kissed him.
"Good morning, I feel truly happy this morning."
"That's good. You aren't thinking about doing anything to Faison anymore?"
"No, you're right. Us all being together and happy is the best revenge there is."
"I am so glad to hear that." Anna kissed him again a little more passionately.
"I think I am almost the happiest man in the world."
"Almost?"
"I have the love of my life, not one but two children who are both here in our house, an amazing granddaughter, even the son-in-law is kind of great."
"So what's missing?"
"Mac and Felicia get to share in this with us, your sister isn't here to hear our great new."
"Alex will be very happy for us."
"Don't you think it's about time I met my sister-in-law?"
Anna looked at him and smiled, "If you want to meet her we should plan a trip there sometime this summer."
"I'd like that," he said then kissed her. This time they pulled each other close kissing passionately Robert pulled back from the kiss, "Shouldn't we be getting out of bed?"
"Yeah, but I don't really want to." Anna propped herself up on one elbow and rested her chin on his chest looking at him.
"I don't really want to get up either but there are people coming here."
"They can wait," Anna said as she stroked his cheek.
"I love you so much."
"And I love you. I guess we should get up," Anna said but neither of them moved. "I do like where I am, though." Robert smiled and stroked her hair.
There was a knock at their door, then it opened, "I'm here! Grandma, Grandpa it's time to get up."
"Morning you two, Uncle Mac and Felicia will be here soon. I've put Nathan to work in the kitchen and Patrick brought us all coffee."
Anna and Robert smiled at them, then Anna turned back to Robert, "We'll continue this later," she kissed him then started to get out of bed, "We'll be right down."
"OK," Robin closed the door and went back down to the kitchen. Emma stopped in the living room she was colouring at the coffee table. "They'll be down shortly. They were awake just not out of bed," Robin told Nathan and Patrick as she entered the kitchen.
Patrick smiled, "Did you interrupt something?"
"Other than cuddling and talking no."
"So let me get this straight, you don't like to think about the fact our parents have sex but you have no problem walking into their bedroom?" Nathan asked with a little smile.
"I have never interrupt anything like that, well not when they really doing anything," Robin said and blushed slightly.
"Oh this sounds interesting, do tell," Patrick said with a grin.
"I showed up at dad's unexpected, I was told the next day that even mom calls before just showing up. Oh, she was so annoyed, they had just started dated and weren't telling me anything. I walked in, mom was in dad's arms, they were kissing passionately and I assume he was about to carry her to the bedroom. She was quickly put down. OK yeah, I spoiled their evening," she said with a grin.
Both Patrick and Nathan started laughing. "You would think you'd learn your lesson," Patrick said still laughing.
"I have seen them be more passionate sitting together on the couch than what I just walked in on. Remember I was a teenager when they got remarried. They were just in bed talking."
"I've seen them be passionate in my living room too," Patrick said with a little grin. "I learned a lot about them that night."
"I wanted them to have a little time alone, you didn't have to listen to what they were saying."
"What were they doing?" Nathan asked, curious but not sure he really wanted to know.
"Dancing and talking about when they first met."
"Caressing. Kissing," Patrick added.
"That was the night they started seeing each other again," Robin told Nathan, he nodded that he understood.
A short time later when Anna and Robert came into the kitchen Anna gave everyone a kiss on the cheek, "This is amazing having all of you here."
"Mom I totally agree. Our family is all here." Anna hugged her and they just stood there holding each other, they both had happy tears in their eye.
"So where did all this food come from?" Robert asked noticing what Nathan was doing.
"I dropped it off last night. You gave me a key, you know I'm going to use it," Robin admitted with a smile. Then she went over and started helping Nathan again, Robert walked over to Anna wrapping his arms around her from behind holding her close to him.
"So how is it that Robin knows how to cook? She told me you aren't really comfortable in the kitchen."
"That's one way to put it. Can't cook is another," Robert said with a big smile.
Anna elbowed him in the stomach, "I don't like to cook, I can if I have to. It doesn't help when someone likes to point out my lack of skills in this area."
Robert kissed her neck then whispered, "Nurse Feelgood has many other skills, she doesn't have to cook," in her ear then kissed her neck again, she smiled.
"My surrogate grandmother Filomena would let me help her cook all the time," Robin explained. "I loved helping her and I think that's why I love cooking. When I was older mom and dad used to let me experiment and they would actually eat what I made and I kept getting better the more I cooked."
"Filomena, that's who found the two of you and lead you to your first wedding and who you turned to when you found out you were pregnant with Robin, right?" Nathan asked. He had tried to retain everything he was learning about them.
"Yes, I would have been lost without her," Anna said and turned in Robert's arms. "She lead us through our vows making sure we responded at the right time."
"She made sure we got our marriage certificate." Robert caressed her cheek, "That's the one that meant the most. I have never been more sure about anything then I was that day."
"I knew I had found the man I would love for the rest of my life."
They kissed tenderly then Robert stroked her cheek again, "I have never stopped loving you, no matter how much time we've had to be apart."
Robin smiled at them then leaned against Nathan, "We are a product of that love."
"They really are meant for each other," Nathan said and smiled at Robin.
Patrick went to answer the door when Mac and Felicia got there, Robin told Nathan to go visit, she could finish cooking.
Emma was still colouring in the living room everyone else went and sat at the table. Mac and Felicia had questions that didn't get answered the night before so they asked all those first. Felicia went and helped Robin after her curiosity was satisfied. Anna was sitting between Robert and Nathan, she turned to face Nathan a little more and took his hand. "I need you to know something. While I was Faison's prisoner you kept me going. I knew Robert would be looking for me and I wished every day he would find me but you gave me the strength to get through those long day. I had to keep going for you, no matter how bad I felt. I would remind Faison that you were Robert's baby that both my children were Robert's the only man I loved. He hated it and hated you, but I never thought for an instant that he would do what he did."
"I don't blame you for what happened," Nathan insisted.
"I didn't think you did, I just want you to understand what I was going through. I went and talked to a doctor who helped me remember more about that time. I couldn't remember much more but I do know both Obrecht and Faison were there when you were born. I didn't get to hold you, I never saw you but I did hear you cry."
Nathan hugged her, this was his mother and he knew she loves him. He hadn't known any of them all that long but he felt closer to all of them than he ever did to the family that raised him.
When breakfast was ready Patrick went and got Emma so they could all eat. After the meal was over Robert asked Emma to come sit with him, "I understand you had an idea that helped Nathan find his family."
"I had daddy do that test, but I don't know how that helped him."
"Well your test told them that you are actually related to Nathan," Anna told her, she was sitting beside Robert.
"What?" They all smiled at her.
"The test told them that you have some of the same blood as Nathan. You are part your mom and part your dad," Anna explained. "Just like your mom is part me and part Grandpa, does that make sense?"
"I think so."
"Your mom and dad both got tested as well, it turns out Nathan is also related to your mom. They are actually brother and sister," Anna told her.
Emma looked at her strangely then asked, "Doesn't that mean you are his mom? Grandpa, are you his dad?"
"We are," Robert told her.
"Why didn't you just tell us that?" she said and they all laughed a little. Emma got up, "I'm glad I finished then." Emma walked out of the room, when she came back she had the picture she had been colouring. Emma walked over to Nathan, "I knew you needed a family so I drew you with mine. That's me holding your hand and that's mommy and daddy at our house. Next time I'll put Grandpa and Grandma in it too."
"This is amazing, can I keep this?"
"Of course you can, I made it for you silly." Nathan smiled and gave her a big hug.