Chapter 29

"Have we got it Kavi?" Patrick was nervously drumming his fingers on the lab counter waiting for Kavi to finish putting together Robin's protocol. Although the donor had been more than willing to go through the extraction process, it had taken hours to finish it and Robin was getting worse with every passing minute. She had had another seizure and her temperature had gone up another degree since he had left her. Patrick was scared that she might pass the point of no return if they didn't get her the antidote now.

Kavi filled the syringe and handed it to Patrick. "Done." He stopped the doctor before he could leave the lab. He handed Patrick a set of soft restraints. "Inject it into the catheter instead of the IV line and be prepared for another seizure."

Patrick stared at the restraints and shook his head. "I don't think I can…"

"Then I will." Kavi took the restraints from Patrick. "I'll get a mouth guard too."

"But…"

"Hopefully we won't need them but better safe than sorry." Kavi headed to the door. "Let's go."

The men ran down the hall to Robin's room where they were surprised to see Michelle, Michael and Jason sitting with Anna. Michelle ran over to Patrick and smiled at the syringe in his hand. "Is that the cure?"

"Yes." Patrick walked over to Jason. He knew that Jason would have no problem helping him get Robin ready for the injection. "I need your help. We aren't sure how Robin will react to this and Kavi feels that it would be best, for her, to be restrained."

Jason nodded his head in understanding. "And you can't do it."

Patrick blinked back a tear. "No, I can't."

Jason didn't say another word, just took the restraints from Kavi and began to gently restrain Robin to the bed. He knew that the goal was to protect Robin from injury and he was willing to do whatever was needed to do that.

"Michelle, Anna, I'm going to ask you to please step out of the room while we do this." Both women instantly began to protest but Patrick stood his ground. "I'm sorry but I have to insist."

Michael took Michelle's hand. "Patrick needs to focus all his attention on your mom and he can't do that if he is worried about you too. Let's call Ry and see how she is doing. I know Dr. Drake will tell us the moment we can come back in."

"Of course I will." Patrick hugged Michelle tight. "The very moment." He gave the young woman a fatherly kiss to her forehead and then let her go. "Now go check on that beautiful little girl of yours and tell her that Uncle Patrick is making Grandma better."

Michelle nodded her head and allowed Michael to pull her out of the room. Anna took a moment to stroke Robin's hair before addressing Patrick. "You take care of our girl."

"I will, I promise." Patrick watched as Robin's mom finally walked out the door and Kavi shut it behind her, taking a moment to close the curtain in front of the window so no one could see in. He reviewed Robin's chart, upset to see her temperature was still rising. Her CD 4 T-cell count had dipped to 550 which was low but still not at a dangerous level and he relaxed a little bit – he wasn't too late to save her.

Patrick looked over at Jason and saw that he had Robin safely secured to the bed. He put down her chart and picked up the call button. "Epiphany, could you please bring Dr. Hunter and a crash cart down to Dr. Soltini's room? We're ready to administer the antidote."


Anna walked into the donor's room and sat down next to his bed. "How are you feeling?"

"Like I had my life sucked out of me but it will be worth it if she is okay." Robert kept his eyes closed. He was exhausted from the extraction process but he really didn't care. "Was Dr. Drake able to create the antidote?"

"Yes, he kicked us out of her room while they administer it."

Robert heard a slight nervousness in her voice. Anna could usually cover her feelings very well but he knew the woman like he knew the back of his hand. "What is it Anna?"

"She had another seizure." Tears fell from Anna's eyes as she remembered that horrible moment in Robin's room. "I, I didn't know what to do. She was just lying there one moment and then she was thrashing around and..."

"Oh Anna." Robert had seen Robin's first seizure and it had horrified him. He finally opened his eyes and reached out to her.

"I felt so damn helpless. My little girl was in pain and I couldn't fix it." She allowed him to grab her hand. "She is so strong and to see her like this is just killing me. What's worse, someone did this to her on purpose."

"And they will pay for it, I promise." Robert had already called Frisco to let him know what was going on with Robin and who was responsible. "Now, since we have a little time to kill, why don't you catch me up on what is going on with our daughter? For starters, why is she using Filomena's last name instead of ours or her late husband's?"

Anna had expected him to ask her about this eventually. She sighed and gave him the Cliff Notes version of the tale. "Robin and Michelle moved to a small town in Vermont after her husband passed away. While they were there a man began stalking Robin. He attacked her one night and was put in jail. They changed their names and moved to Port Charles."

"And this son of a bitch is still breathing?" Robert was furious. Not only had his daughter been attacked but the WSB had not told him about it. "Why the hell didn't you exterminate this bastard with extreme prejudice?"

"First of all, I didn't find out about it until after it all happened, I was on a deep cover assignment in Africa. Secondly, Robin would never allow anyone to be hurt in her name. She asked me to let the local police take care of him and I honored her request." Anna glared at Robert. "Unlike us, she has dedicated her life to saving people, not eliminating them."

"Yeah, still not sure where that altruistic side comes from." Robert closed his eyes again. "I would love to hear more about our little girl – why don't you start with the first time you saw her after the explosion?"

Anna knew he was trying to keep her mind off of what was going on in Robin's room and she appreciated it. "Alright – I was living in Pine Valley with my twin sister Alex…"


"Her vitals are stable Dr. Drake." Epiphany was watching Robin carefully as Patrick finished administering the serum.

"Good." He withdrew the syringe and took it over to the sharps container. "I want her monitored closely…"

"Patrick!" Jason watched helplessly as Robin began thrashing around on the bed.

Patrick ran to her side while Matt got the crash cart ready and prayed he wouldn't need to use it. Jason turned away, unable to handle the sight of his ex-girlfriend in a full seizure.

Suddenly the monitors went crazy. Patrick began barking at his brother. "Damn it! Matt, get over here."

Jason turned back around to see Matt getting the paddles off the cart as Patrick did chest compressions. Epiphany grabbed a mask with a bag attached to it off the wall, attached the oxygen line to it and then placed it over Robin's mouth. She began squeezing the bag as Matt placed the paddles to Robin's chest. "Clear!"

Patrick and Epiphany both put up their hands and waited for Matt to shock her. Matt administered the shock and backed off, allowing the nurse and his brother to resume CPR. "Still in v-tach." He waited for the machine to charge and then ordered everyone off again. "Clear!"

Jason backed slowly up against the wall and just stared at the monitor. The line was barely moving and then suddenly it jumped back into life. He looked at Patrick. "Is she…"

"We have a normal sinus rhythm doctor." Epiphany got out an oxygen mask and placed in over Robin's mouth and nose. "BP is stabilizing."

Patrick nodded at her. "I want her monitored closely. Vitals checked every 15 minutes and a blood draw in an hour." He turned to Jason. "Thank you for your help."

"Anything for Robin." Jason headed to the door. "I want to call Sam and give her an update on Robin's condition." What he had just seen had shaken the man to his core and he needed to talk to his wife as soon as possible.

"Go – I'm going to stay here with her and make sure she is okay." Patrick sat down next to Robin and took her hand in his. "It shouldn't be too long now and she'll be lecturing me on my lousy bedside manner." He kissed her hand.

Jason smiled at them. "Well it has certainly improved since you were my doctor or maybe you're just nicer to the female patients."

"Not just any female patient," Patrick was quick to correct the man, "this female patient."

Matt walked over and patted his brother on the shoulder. "I'm going to tell the family what is going on – I'll be back in a few."

Patrick smiled at his brother. "Thank you."

"Just take care of her or you'll have to deal with Maxie and, trust me, you don't want that." Matt winked at Patrick and headed to the door with Jason. "Come on, I'll show you where to find the best cell reception in this place."

Patrick leaned over and undid the restraints, gently removing them and setting them to the side. "Maybe we can find a better use for those after you get better." He leaned back in his chair and sighed. "Okay Soltini, now that I have you as a captive audience it is time you learn all about NASCAR. This first thing I'll explain to you is the points system."