Chapter 28

Robert sat with Mac and Anna reviewing the information gathered from the cameras outside Robin's hospital room. An old friend of Jason's, Spinelli, had managed to clean up the footage and give them a clearer view of the different people going in and out of the room. Mac pulled out some photos. "Here are the two people we didn't know and it looks like our mystery man talking to Dr. Miller and this man in the scrubs is the same person."

It took only a moment before Robert realized exactly who was in the photo. "Damn it – that is James Craig aka Jerry Jacks."

"As in Jasper Jacks?" Jax had been a good friend of Robin's years ago when she was first diagnosed with HIV. Married to Robin's good friend Brenda for a short period of time, the couple had helped her through her first break up with Jason. Mac couldn't believe that he was involved in making Robin sick. "Jax would never…"

"I don't think he would but Jerry really doesn't have anything to do with his brother. Jerry works with an old friend of mine – Helena Cassadine."

"The Cassadines?" Mac glared at his brother. "So Patrick was right? This is about you?"

"This is exactly why I have played dead for the last 25 years – I was trying to keep my daughter out of the line of fire." Robert began pacing the floor. "My guess is that he approached Dr. Miller about giving Robin the mutated virus."

"Then why go to her room?" Mac wanted to try and understand the timeline. "Do you think she turned him down but, if she did, why wouldn't she tell us?"

Robert shook his head. "I don't think she turned him down. My theory is that he just wanted to make sure she did her job. He didn't go in until after Dr. Miller did."

"By that time the mutated virus had taken effect." Anna sighed. "He probably had a second dose ready to go in case Dr. Miller had a crisis of conscious and didn't go through with it."

"So we still have no way of proving that Dr. Miller injected Robin with the virus?" Mac was frustrated and worried about his little girl and the tension was starting to show in his voice. "She just gets away with it?"

"I will take care of Dr. Miller." Robert's voice turned cold as he spoke the woman's name. "Her and that damn Jerry Jacks."

Anna stood up. "While you do that, I am going to go check on my daughter. Have you both donated blood?" Patrick had asked anyone who had been exposed to the virus to get their blood checked for the antibodies Dillon had – he was hoping to find someone to go through the extraction process and get the cure to Robin quicker.

"I'm on my way to the lab right now." Robert stood up and walked over to the door. "Our girl is going to get through this."

"Of course she will." Anna wiped away a tear that had come to her eye. "She's a Devane."

"She's a Scorpio-Devane." Robert had been told about Robin's name change but he still wasn't clear about the circumstances – they would deal with that later. "Come on Anna, I will walk you down to our girl's room."

The former spouses walked down the hall silently for a moment. Finally Anna broke it. "Did you know about me?"

"About the amnesia – yes." Robert stopped walking and took Anna's hand in his. "You need to understand that every decision I made was to protect you and Robin. The agency was convinced that you were a double agent – you were slated for elimination."

"But what about later - after I cleared my name and got my memory back?" Anna was still angry with him but she was starting to get a better idea of what had happened. "Why didn't you let us know you were alive after that?"

"They still were watching Robin. I wasn't able to protect her from that damn virus but…"

"No one could protect her from that." Anna shook her head. Like Robert, she felt guilty for not being there for Robin when Stone died and she was diagnosed HIV positive. "She is going to be furious when she finds out you are alive. She has been through a hell of a lot over the years and she really could have used her father there with her."

"I know and I will be more than happy to listen to her yell at me for the next 25 years as long as she is healthy." Robert looked through the window of the room at his little girl laying in the arms of the man who loved her. "At least I know that she has someone looking out for her. I think he may make her happy. He's in love with her."

Anna smiled at the couple. "I know. I thought after losing Roger and Stone she might never find it again but Patrick, he's good for her." Michelle had been texting Anna with updates on the Patrick and Robin story. "Have you met our granddaughter and great granddaughter yet?"

"I've seen pictures but haven't had the pleasure yet." Robert wasn't sure he was ready to be called Grandpa yet. "Go see our daughter. I need to get to the lab."


"She really is amazing, isn't she?" Patrick had been listening to stories about Robin from her mother while he held her in his arms. He had heard most of the stories before from Robin but it was interesting to hear them from her mom's point of view.

"The best." Anna smiled at the man. "How long have you been in love with my daughter?"

"What makes you think…"

Anna waved her hand. "Please – you don't need to be a spy to see how much you love her."

"Does it really matter? All that matters is getting her better so we can finally go on our first official date." Patrick stroked her arm. "Although it seems kind of anti-climatic at this point given how much time we spend together."

"And Keith?" Anna knew Robin had been dating another doctor at the hospital.

"Robin ended things with him right before she got sick." Patrick was about to say something else when Kavi came running into the room.

"Dr. Drake – I have good news." Kavi was literally jumping for joy. "We have another match."

Patrick sat up as the lab assistant handed him the test results. Carefully sliding his arm out from under Robin, he reviewed the lab and shook his head. "Well I'll be damned."

"Patrick? Who is it?" Anna couldn't quite get a read the look on his face.

"Can you stay with her?" Patrick was off the bed and headed out the door before Anna could get an answer from him.

"Patrick?" Anna watched as Kavi followed the doctor out the door. She reached over and stroked her daughter's cheek. "He's in love with you sweetheart. He's in love with you and he is going to save you."