Luke grumbled to himself as he made his way past Harbor View Towers, when
he spotted a familiar figure on a bench staring up at the penthouse. He
told himself to keep walking that he didn't want to get sucked into that
mess again. Like he was really going to leave Robert's daughter sitting
out in the cold on Christmas Eve.
"Hey darlin", Luke said as he approached the bench. "Hey Luke", Robin responded with out looking at him. "Any particular reason my favorite Scorpio is spending Christmas Eve staring at a building", Luke asked as he put his arm around her shoulder. "Just trying to figure out how we all ended up here", Robin said as she leaned against his shoulder. "They're happy aren't they", Robin asked with a catch in her voice. "As happy as those two can get", Luke said with a smirk. "I'm glad", Robin said as she sighed and stood.
"You know Felicia didn't mention you were coming to town", Luke asked as he watched her. "I got tired of being alone, so I decided to come home. The irony of it is that there was no one at the house, and it seems that everyone's cell phone is off ", Robin said as she pulled her coat tighter around her. "I can suggest a couple of options", Luke said as he stood. "Like what", Robin asked with a laugh. "There's a couple of kids at the brownstone who would probably love to see you, or there's a motorcycle parked behind my place", Luke said as he watched her intently.
"So, Felicia and the girls are spending the holiday with Bobbie", Robin replied while looking down at the sidewalk. "Robin", was Luke's only comment as he waited for her to look at him. "How much did he tell you", she finally asked. "Nothing", Luke responded, "but I could see it in his eyes". "He showed up in Paris almost a year ago. It was kind of ironic, but he showed up in the rain saying he had no place else to go. And fool that I was I took him in. I tried so hard to keep everything neutral with him", Robin began. "So than what", Luke asked as they began to walk. "He told me he gave up Michael, like that was suppose to fix everything. We started to repair our friendship. I was convinced that was all we were ever going to be, except I would catch looking at me, when he didn't think I was paying attention and I would hope for more. It took months but I was finally ready to let him back in all the way and the phone rang. It was someone from Port Charles saying Carly was in trouble again. I told him if he came back here I never wanted to see his face again", Robin finished as a tear made it's way down her face. "Did you give him a chance to explain, or did you just decided to hurt him before he could hurt you this time", Luke asked
"If she is happy with Sonny, why did he come running", Robin asked as more tears joined the first one. "Because someone taught him that you need to stand by your friends, no matter what", Luke responded as he pulled her in for a hug. "Do you want to know why he came running back here", Luke asked as she dried her tears. "At this point it doesn't matter", Robin said as she took a deep breath. "If that's the case", Luke said with his trademark grin, "why are we heading for my club and not the Brownstone". "You remind me to much of my father sometimes", Robin said as she swatted at his arm. "I take that as a high compliment", Luke said seriously. "It was meant that way", Robin said as she stared at the darkened sign for his club. "I can still take you back to the brownstone", Luke said as she hesitated at the edge of the parking lot. Robin shook her head and started for the door.
Luke waited to make sure she got in all right and turned to head back toward his original destination when he heard a car door slam and Emily Quartermaine tell someone to go to hell. At this rate he was never going to make if for that drink.
Inside the club, Robin could barely make out Jason's figure sitting at the bar. She removed her coat, dropped it on one of the stools and proceeded behind the bar to pour herself a drink. "Can I get you a refill", Robin asked into the stillness. Jason looked up from his drink and shook his head. "You know they say you can tell your bartender anything and they won't judge you", Robin continued. "Is that so", Jason asked as he handed her his empty glass. "Yeah", Robin said as she poured him another beer.
They just looked into each other's eyes for a moment seeing the mirror of their own pain in each other. As the silence began to engulf them Jason spoke. "There was this beautiful, feisty woman that I fell in love with. When we started out it was with the expectation that we weren't going to change each other we were just going to be for as long as we could", Jason said as he took a sip of beer. "What happened", Robin asked as she wiped the bar down. "Life", Jason said on a sad laugh, "She didn't like what I did for a living and I really never stopped to think what it did to her, so it came to head one day and she ran, I let her. It was easier than trying to work things out". "Somehow I don't think that's the whole story", Robin said as she looked at him. "No, I took the lessons she taught me about loving and caring and I tried to apply them to other relationships, I hadn't quiet figured out that there is a new set of rules for everyone. So I let another woman into my life and I let her take it over just like I had let the love of my life take over my heart and soul", Jason commented as he moved his beer and her drink to a table, hoping that she would follow.
"That doesn't necessarily sound like a bad thing", Robin said as she followed. "If my contribution to the relationship had been about more than just cleaning up her messes maybe, but", Jason ended on a sigh. "Is that the end", Robin asked as she stared at the hands that held her and loved her and gave her the courage to live. "Hardly", Jason continued, "she came back. It was to help out a friend, but we couldn't seem to stay apart. I was angry at her for the way she left on her terms, but I didn't know how to tell her, so I made her stay on my terms with a woman that hated her and child that wasn't hers as roommates". "It sounds like you were asking for trouble", Robin commented. "I didn't want to be left with nothing when she left again and I knew she would, because we had never really fixed the problem from the first time. I put her in a position to do something that I wanted to do but couldn't, because I knew she had the strength to get all of us out of the mess we were living in, but she didn't and the longer she stayed and the longer I lied to myself about the whole mess the more miserable we all became. When she finally told the truth, I should have been relieved, but I had been living the lie for so long I didn't know what was real anymore. So, I told her I never wanted to see her face again", Jason said unable to meet Robin's eyes. Robin sat in silence for a minute before she asked, "Did you ever tell her that it hurt you just as much to say that as it hurt her to hear it".
"I should have. I had the chance to awhile back, but I didn't", Jason said as a tear ran down his cheek. "Why not", Robin asked as she resisted the urge to brush his tears away. "I didn't want to leave the baby caught in the mess that the three of us had made, so I pretended it didn't matter for a long time. When I finally realized that I couldn't live another day without her I gave up my rights to the child and left town. I thought if I could travel far enough away, I would stop seeing her, but every night she was there when I closed my eyes. I finally showed up on her doorstep one night and asked for her friendship back", Jason said as he captured her two small hands in his. "What did she say", Robin asked as she felt the walls around her heart melting once again. "She took me in and gave me a place to stay and rebuilt our friendship slowly. Except I needed more. I wanted to hold her in my arms and wake up next to her each morning. I thought she might be feeling the same things", Jason whispered. "How do you know she wasn't", Robin asked him. "Because the fantasy we created in Paris wasn't any more real than the mess we had lived in here, and just as unable to stand up to the real world", Jason said as he let go of her hands and stood.
"Maybe, what you had together was a fairy tale never meant to see the light of day. Maybe in a perfect universe is the only place where the boy without a past and the girl with no future can be together", Robin said as she started to cry. "I never meant to hurt you", Jason said as he used his thumb to brush her tears away. "We hurt each other", Robin said as she reached out to catch his hand, "Why don't you sit and finish your story", she asked. "I'm afraid to", was Jason's reply. "Can I finish it for you", Robin asked hesitantly. Jason simply nodded.
"When the real world once again intruded she got scared and chased you away before you could even explain. The truth is you shouldn't have had to. The fact that you love her should be enough. I'm sorry I let old patterns take over", Robin finished as she looked up into his blue eyes. "Where does that leave us", Jason asked carefully. "Hopelessly in love with each other, or we wouldn't be spending Christmas Eve in a dark bar", Robin said with a laugh. "And the real world", Jason asked. "Waiting for us on the other side of those doors", Robin answered as she looked at her watch, "What do you say we give it a test spin. We can still make it for the evenings festivities with either of our families" Robin pointed out with a smile. "Can I at least have a kiss first", Jason questioned as he pulled her toward him. "As many as you want", Robin responded as she melted against him. "It's going to take a lot of those if you want to go see my family", Jason whispered against her hair. "Maybe we should start with Felicia and the girls at the brownstone", Robin said as Jason pulled her close and they headed out into the night.
"Hey darlin", Luke said as he approached the bench. "Hey Luke", Robin responded with out looking at him. "Any particular reason my favorite Scorpio is spending Christmas Eve staring at a building", Luke asked as he put his arm around her shoulder. "Just trying to figure out how we all ended up here", Robin said as she leaned against his shoulder. "They're happy aren't they", Robin asked with a catch in her voice. "As happy as those two can get", Luke said with a smirk. "I'm glad", Robin said as she sighed and stood.
"You know Felicia didn't mention you were coming to town", Luke asked as he watched her. "I got tired of being alone, so I decided to come home. The irony of it is that there was no one at the house, and it seems that everyone's cell phone is off ", Robin said as she pulled her coat tighter around her. "I can suggest a couple of options", Luke said as he stood. "Like what", Robin asked with a laugh. "There's a couple of kids at the brownstone who would probably love to see you, or there's a motorcycle parked behind my place", Luke said as he watched her intently.
"So, Felicia and the girls are spending the holiday with Bobbie", Robin replied while looking down at the sidewalk. "Robin", was Luke's only comment as he waited for her to look at him. "How much did he tell you", she finally asked. "Nothing", Luke responded, "but I could see it in his eyes". "He showed up in Paris almost a year ago. It was kind of ironic, but he showed up in the rain saying he had no place else to go. And fool that I was I took him in. I tried so hard to keep everything neutral with him", Robin began. "So than what", Luke asked as they began to walk. "He told me he gave up Michael, like that was suppose to fix everything. We started to repair our friendship. I was convinced that was all we were ever going to be, except I would catch looking at me, when he didn't think I was paying attention and I would hope for more. It took months but I was finally ready to let him back in all the way and the phone rang. It was someone from Port Charles saying Carly was in trouble again. I told him if he came back here I never wanted to see his face again", Robin finished as a tear made it's way down her face. "Did you give him a chance to explain, or did you just decided to hurt him before he could hurt you this time", Luke asked
"If she is happy with Sonny, why did he come running", Robin asked as more tears joined the first one. "Because someone taught him that you need to stand by your friends, no matter what", Luke responded as he pulled her in for a hug. "Do you want to know why he came running back here", Luke asked as she dried her tears. "At this point it doesn't matter", Robin said as she took a deep breath. "If that's the case", Luke said with his trademark grin, "why are we heading for my club and not the Brownstone". "You remind me to much of my father sometimes", Robin said as she swatted at his arm. "I take that as a high compliment", Luke said seriously. "It was meant that way", Robin said as she stared at the darkened sign for his club. "I can still take you back to the brownstone", Luke said as she hesitated at the edge of the parking lot. Robin shook her head and started for the door.
Luke waited to make sure she got in all right and turned to head back toward his original destination when he heard a car door slam and Emily Quartermaine tell someone to go to hell. At this rate he was never going to make if for that drink.
Inside the club, Robin could barely make out Jason's figure sitting at the bar. She removed her coat, dropped it on one of the stools and proceeded behind the bar to pour herself a drink. "Can I get you a refill", Robin asked into the stillness. Jason looked up from his drink and shook his head. "You know they say you can tell your bartender anything and they won't judge you", Robin continued. "Is that so", Jason asked as he handed her his empty glass. "Yeah", Robin said as she poured him another beer.
They just looked into each other's eyes for a moment seeing the mirror of their own pain in each other. As the silence began to engulf them Jason spoke. "There was this beautiful, feisty woman that I fell in love with. When we started out it was with the expectation that we weren't going to change each other we were just going to be for as long as we could", Jason said as he took a sip of beer. "What happened", Robin asked as she wiped the bar down. "Life", Jason said on a sad laugh, "She didn't like what I did for a living and I really never stopped to think what it did to her, so it came to head one day and she ran, I let her. It was easier than trying to work things out". "Somehow I don't think that's the whole story", Robin said as she looked at him. "No, I took the lessons she taught me about loving and caring and I tried to apply them to other relationships, I hadn't quiet figured out that there is a new set of rules for everyone. So I let another woman into my life and I let her take it over just like I had let the love of my life take over my heart and soul", Jason commented as he moved his beer and her drink to a table, hoping that she would follow.
"That doesn't necessarily sound like a bad thing", Robin said as she followed. "If my contribution to the relationship had been about more than just cleaning up her messes maybe, but", Jason ended on a sigh. "Is that the end", Robin asked as she stared at the hands that held her and loved her and gave her the courage to live. "Hardly", Jason continued, "she came back. It was to help out a friend, but we couldn't seem to stay apart. I was angry at her for the way she left on her terms, but I didn't know how to tell her, so I made her stay on my terms with a woman that hated her and child that wasn't hers as roommates". "It sounds like you were asking for trouble", Robin commented. "I didn't want to be left with nothing when she left again and I knew she would, because we had never really fixed the problem from the first time. I put her in a position to do something that I wanted to do but couldn't, because I knew she had the strength to get all of us out of the mess we were living in, but she didn't and the longer she stayed and the longer I lied to myself about the whole mess the more miserable we all became. When she finally told the truth, I should have been relieved, but I had been living the lie for so long I didn't know what was real anymore. So, I told her I never wanted to see her face again", Jason said unable to meet Robin's eyes. Robin sat in silence for a minute before she asked, "Did you ever tell her that it hurt you just as much to say that as it hurt her to hear it".
"I should have. I had the chance to awhile back, but I didn't", Jason said as a tear ran down his cheek. "Why not", Robin asked as she resisted the urge to brush his tears away. "I didn't want to leave the baby caught in the mess that the three of us had made, so I pretended it didn't matter for a long time. When I finally realized that I couldn't live another day without her I gave up my rights to the child and left town. I thought if I could travel far enough away, I would stop seeing her, but every night she was there when I closed my eyes. I finally showed up on her doorstep one night and asked for her friendship back", Jason said as he captured her two small hands in his. "What did she say", Robin asked as she felt the walls around her heart melting once again. "She took me in and gave me a place to stay and rebuilt our friendship slowly. Except I needed more. I wanted to hold her in my arms and wake up next to her each morning. I thought she might be feeling the same things", Jason whispered. "How do you know she wasn't", Robin asked him. "Because the fantasy we created in Paris wasn't any more real than the mess we had lived in here, and just as unable to stand up to the real world", Jason said as he let go of her hands and stood.
"Maybe, what you had together was a fairy tale never meant to see the light of day. Maybe in a perfect universe is the only place where the boy without a past and the girl with no future can be together", Robin said as she started to cry. "I never meant to hurt you", Jason said as he used his thumb to brush her tears away. "We hurt each other", Robin said as she reached out to catch his hand, "Why don't you sit and finish your story", she asked. "I'm afraid to", was Jason's reply. "Can I finish it for you", Robin asked hesitantly. Jason simply nodded.
"When the real world once again intruded she got scared and chased you away before you could even explain. The truth is you shouldn't have had to. The fact that you love her should be enough. I'm sorry I let old patterns take over", Robin finished as she looked up into his blue eyes. "Where does that leave us", Jason asked carefully. "Hopelessly in love with each other, or we wouldn't be spending Christmas Eve in a dark bar", Robin said with a laugh. "And the real world", Jason asked. "Waiting for us on the other side of those doors", Robin answered as she looked at her watch, "What do you say we give it a test spin. We can still make it for the evenings festivities with either of our families" Robin pointed out with a smile. "Can I at least have a kiss first", Jason questioned as he pulled her toward him. "As many as you want", Robin responded as she melted against him. "It's going to take a lot of those if you want to go see my family", Jason whispered against her hair. "Maybe we should start with Felicia and the girls at the brownstone", Robin said as Jason pulled her close and they headed out into the night.