Anna laughed. She was enjoying her assignment, trying to bring Lorenzo Alcazar down. They were in the middle of a late supper at the Metro Court. The bottle of wine was almost empty and their food was barely touched. They had been sharing stories all night, about their lives on the edge of danger.
She couldn't remember the last time she had this much fun….too bad she had to bring him down.
"And so I was hanging off the side of the building, in my underwear and the hit man was standing over me. And just when…" Lorenzo was saying when Anna's phone rang.
"Oh, I'm sorry Lorenzo, I better take this," she rummaged through her purse and finally answered the ringing phone. "Anna Devane. What? No I haven't seen her. Umm, not since before I left town. What happened? Oh my God, I'll be right there." Anna quickly gathered her things.
"I'm sorry Lorenzo, my daughter's missing and her apartment was ransacked. I have to go help find her," she said hurriedly.
"Of course, let me know if there's anyway I can help."
"Thanks," she ran out of the room and right into Noah Drake.
"Where are you going in such a hurry," the handsome doctor said.
"Something's happened to Robin, Patrick and Robert believe she's been abducted," she said. There was fear in her voice. She had kept Robin safe all those years by staying away. She was stupid to come back into her life and bring danger with her.
"Well come on, I'll drive you. Are you going to Robin's apartment?"
"Yes."
"Let's go." They both rushed out the door and off they went.
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Patrick and Robert were still brainstorming in her apartment. So far they had come up with the fact that she was taken...and not much else.
"Do you think we should call Mac and the police?" Patrick asked.
"Police will just get in the way. What we need to find out is a list of suspects that could have taken Robin and what their possible motives are. Maybe some business associates of Sonny or Jason. They might have taken her as retaliation for something they did," Robert said.
"Maybe it was someone you crossed. Did you ever think of that?" Patrick retorted.
"That's foolish Patrick, I've been out of the business for years now. I'm going to go make some calls, hopefully I can call in a few favors and get some information," Robert stormed out.
Patrick sat down on the couch throughly exhausted. God, I would give anything just to have you here next to me, curled up on the couch watching a movie, and trying to forget the past day. He closed his eyes, took a deep breath in an attempt to clear his head. Now think dammit, think. Who would have taken her? He got up and began rummaging through her apartment, trying to see if anything else was missing. Nothing in the living room that he could tell.
The door opened and there was Anna and Noah. Anna was clearly distraught and had "its all my fault" written all over her face.
"What happened son?" Noah said softly.
"Well, when I came over here tonight, her door was opened. Her bedrooms a mess, you can see for yourself. There's blood. She's gone. It had to have happened between the time that I left her at the hospital after receiving my antiviral meds and when I came to her apartment. Robert's gone to make phone calls to see if he can find out anything. Do you think we should call Mac?" Patrick said.
"Slow down son, just wait. What do you need antiviral medication for?" Noah asked concerned.
"Oh. I was operating on a patient today with end stage AIDS. I nicked myself when some equipment malfunctioned. I've started them as a precaution and got tested," Patrick said. The fear of the unknown started to creep into his head again. He needed to put his arms around Robin to make it stop.
Noah was shocked and for awhile, could not speak. "Did Robin know?"
"Yes, she was in the OR when it happened. She has been helping me get through this all day. I came over here because...well because I needed her strength."
Anna was touched to hear him speak of Robin in that way. She braced herself and made her way into the bedroom to see the damage for herself.
"Oh my God," Patrick said. He ran into the bathroom to throw up, a nasty side effect of the medication.
Noah walked into the bedroom and gave Anna a pained look. He could only imagine what was going on in her head.
"Oh shit!" Patrick exclaimed, and both Noah and Anna came running. "What's wrong?" they said in unison.
"Robin's meds, they're here," he said painfully. He was holding a box of meds from the medicine cabinet. "She needs them everyday, what will happen if she doesn't take them?"