Kit was extremely taken aback by the question, "who told you?" he asked nervously well aware that Robbie wasn't just annoyed about the drinks.
"Doctor Cole let slip. Before we knew what was wrong with Robyn I went off the wall and asked if she was pregnant. Why didn't you tell me?"
"To be perfectly frank Robbie, it's not something you bring up in conversation with your girlfriend's dad let alone anyone else. It's one of those 'purely on a need to know basis' things. Before you ask Robyn knows, it's one of the first things I told her early on in our relationship and she's fine with it."
"How did it happen?"
"My sterility? I don't know. All I know is that I'm an olive short of a cocktail, if you get my meaning, and I can't produce enough of the little white fairies to do anything with them."
Robbie nodded. He understood Kit's reasons for keeping it quiet and resigned himself to the fact that grandchildren were out of the question. It was sad but he knew Kit had to feel worse about it then he did. Being declared sterile that young must have been a real blow. His annoyance hadn't helped the lad and he put an apologetic arm around Kit's shoulders.
Kit playfully pulled Robbie's arm away and got him into an arm lock. Both men laughed and made it to the drinks machine. They argued for a few minutes on what drinks to get and Kit tried to figure out what Robyn wanted, it was to his annoyance that he'd realised that he hadn't asked her. He was about to go back and ask her when Sportacus came jogging down the corridor.
"Robyn said she'll have the usual." Sportacus said.
Kit nodded and put some change in the machine, "fat Coke for Robyn, thin Coke for me and fat Coke for Robbie."
"In other words, normal Coke for Robbie and Robyn and diet Coke for you." Sportacus laughed.
Kit nodded and pulled the cans out of the tray at the bottom of the machine. They were extremely cold and he juggled them all the way back to Robyn's room much to the amusement of anyone that saw him.
When the three men returned Robyn rolled her eyes and folded her arms. Kit tossed her can of drink to her and she was smart enough not to open it straight away. Robbie however wasn't.
Doctor Cole paused in the corridor when he heard laughter. He could make out Kit's rather distinctive 'hyena' laugh whenever something really funny happened. His curiosity aroused he walked the short distance to Robyn's room and almost laughed himself at what he saw.
Robbie was completely soaked with the contents of the can and had taken most of it in the face. Sportacus was trying ineffectively to help him wipe some of the offending liquid off but he was laughing too hard to be of any use. Kit was rolling around on the floor with tears in his eyes and Robyn was laughing too. She also had some of Robbie's drink on her and so did the bed. As far as Doctor Cole could see there were some splashes of drink on Sportacus' pristine white t-shirt and on Kit's clothes too. Quite a substantial amount appeared to be on the floor as well where Robbie had dropped the can.
Two nurses stood behind Doctor Cole when they'd heard the laughter and guessed what had happened. They'd seen Kit's juggling act too and it was almost certain that someone had opened their drink straight away. Without being asked they called an on- call cleaner and fetched some clean sheets for Robyn's bed.
"Perhaps it might be an idea to get you all out of your wet clothes." Doctor Cole began when the laughter in the room had died down a bit, "I believe that Robyn is going to be sorted out by the nurses and you men will have to come with me."
"Where?" Kit asked picking himself up off the floor and brushing himself down.
"Stores and then laundry. I can get you all some scrubs at the stores and with you changed into them we can wash your clothes. They might have to stay here past visiting times but you can collect them tomorrow when you collect Robyn."
All three men nodded and followed the doctor out of the room just as the two nurses and the cleaner arrived. When the cleaner saw the state of the room she rolled her eyes and then laughed when she heard what had happened. Once she'd done her share of laughing the cleaner mopped the floor and kept her eyes averted while the nurses dealt with Robyn.
Sportacus, Kit, Robbie and Doctor Cole returned to Robyn's room twenty minutes later and noticed that she was fast asleep.
"I guess dinner's cancelled guys." Kit said going into the room and picking up the pizza box.
Bringing the pizza box out of the room Kit felt the pizza inside and it was stone cold, they'd stalled too long on eating it. Doctor Cole made to take the pizza box away so he could dispose of the pizza but Kit told him not to on the grounds that he hated to see food wasted. He said it was more than likely that Skip would chow down on it if he didn't and the doctor released his hold on the box.
Once they'd all kissed Robyn goodnight Kit, Sportacus and Robbie made their way home.
Robyn woke up the next morning to a steaming bowl of hospital porridge. She grimaced when she realised that she'd slept late and had obviously not been covered for by Doctor Cole. Sitting up she tried to stir the porridge with the spoon that had been left in it but the porridge was so thick the spoon didn't move at all. Shaking her head in disbelief she picked up the bowl and slowly started to turn it upside down. Much to her humour the porridge didn't move at all and the spoon was still firmly held in place.
"If it's that sticky in a bowl I can't imagine what it would do to your insides," a voice said from the doorway.
Robyn looked over and saw Trixie standing by the door. Smiling she looked at the still upside down bowl and then back at Trixie with a melodramatic shudder. Trixie laughed and entered the room.
"I got the bits you asked for. I had to practically beat Kit and your dad off with a stick when they found out I was coming here." Trixie laughed handing Robyn a plastic bag.
"Thanks. I didn't want any of the guys going through my drawers. It's embarrassing; whenever Kit does it things go missing. I think he likes wearing girl's underwear."
"That doesn't surprise me at all. He's a strange one your Kit, doubt there's another man on earth like him."
Robyn smiled, "can you imagine what it would be like having two of them? Although he and daddy are like Tweedle Dum and Tweedle Dee sometimes."
"I can agree with that," Trixie laughed, "Sometimes I can't tell them apart."
After a slight pause Robyn said, "I need you to help me with something, a little bit of detective work. A person's gone missing that I have to find."
Trixie nodded. Something told her that this person was important and that somehow this might prove dangerous.