Luke was starting to feel alarmed, when he first went back into the party to find Holly gone his first thoughts were she and Scorpio had found a cozy little nook to make out in but now an hour later he could find neither of them and something in his gut told him that all was not well.
Robert himself was way past alarmed, he had followed Connie to an alley behind a warehouse where they had been for some time now. His instincts told him to confront Connie about what was going on but his cautious side told him to play out the game and see where it leads. Robert startled when Connies cell phone rang.
"Yes, everything is in place" Connie said into the phone while refusing to look at Roberts face. She hung up the phone and spoke directly to Robert.
"Let's go, it's time" she stated very matter of factly.
"Connie, I will ask you one last time. What is going on and how are you involved in this?" Robert asked desperate to hear any explanation other than the ones running through his mind at the moment.
"I'm sorry Robby, i'm doing what I have to do to protect the person I love" Connie said almost sadly while drawing her gun on her one time partner and current friend. Robert raised his hands in the air and let Connie take the gun from his belt knowing if he fought her now he would never get to the bottom of this whole debacle. Robert walked ahead of Connie into the warehouse prepared to see Helena and her goons but nothing prepared him for the sight of Holly tied to a chair with Cesar Faison standing abover smoking a cigar looking rather pleased.
"Welcome Robert Scorpio, I have been waiting for this day for a very very long time" Said Faison in his smuggest tone. Roberts eyes were on Holly, "Are you allright Luv?" he asked "Yes" she replied ast which point Robert felt a rage like none he had ever experienced.
"What do you want now Faison, weren't you satisfied with ruining my life and causing me to lose everything I held dear?" Robert hissed while advancing on Cesar menacingly.
"Now now Scorpio I would mind my temper if i were you because obviously you havn't lost everything exactly" He said while walking over to Holly and touching her face.
"Get your bloody hands off of her" Robert said as he lunged toward Faison only to be knocked over the head by Connie whose tears were trailing down her face as she helped Faison put Robert in a chair and tie him in the same fashion Holly was tied. For her part Holly was terrified, just from her limited experiences with Faison she knew he was evil. He had shot and killed Nanny his own mother and shown no regret so the chances of his having any second thoughts about killing Robert and herself were slim.
"Robert, Robert please wake up" Robert could hear her voice as if from a far distance but he knew it was Holly, his love. His one true love. He had to gather his senses and devise a way to get them out of here he thought to himself. Just then icy water was splashed into his face and he opened his eyes to see the evil of Cesar Faison standing over him smirking.
"Wake up Scorpio we don't want to miss the show now do we?" Faison chuckled. Roberts eyes fell on Holly who was looking at him with fear and concern. He hated to see that fear in her eyes but under the circumstances she had every right to be afraid. He then caught sight of Connie who had a look of utter devastation. She had obviously been weeping, which was an act Robert had once thought her incapable of. What was Faison holding over her to make her turn against him in such a way. And why did she look so bloody frightened.
"Allright Faison we are literally a captive audience so why don't you tell us why we are here?" Robert spat out in disgust.
"It is time dearest Robert for you to pay the piper so to speak" "You once took something that was mine and now I will repay the favor and oh I have waited so long for this day" Faison replied while sitting himself in a chair directly across from Robert.
"Stop talking in circles you idiot and spit it out" Robert said while trying to remain calm and as in control as was possible given the circumstances.
"Well then let us start in the beginning shall we" Faison said while snuffing out his cigar.
"Once upon a time there was a lady fair and devine or in the case we should say Devane" Faison laughed "She stole my heart you see"
"Well perhaps you should go ask her for it back" Robert interjected dryly.
"No interruptions now, where were we yes Anna, sweet Anna. She lied to me as you yourself are aware she is apt to do on occasion" "You see while you were whisking her away for a lovely Italian wedding she was pregnant with my child" Faison said almost sadly.
"That's impossible Anna told me she was a virgin on our wedding night" Robert said trying to calm the nagging fears that were beginning to rise in the pit of his stomache. Holly turned to look at Robert then reading his mind and knowing as well as he did where this was going.
"Well of course she lied, we have already established her propensity for lying" At this point he stood and walked around in circles as if in deep thought. "Anna was pregnant with my child on your so called wedding night you see, the child you call your own is mine" Faison finished looking at Robert with bitterness. Hollys gasp broke the silence in the room as Robert tried to take in the information, it wasn't true he told himself Robin was his daughter, Faison was merely trying to play with his emotions.
"Now who is the liar Cesar" Robert said lightly. Why should I believe you?" he asked.
"You don't have to believe me, when you leave here after this night you will question everything you ever thought you knew" Faison stated and then turned to Connie "Bring me the boy" he demanded.
"No please don't do this Cesar we had a deal" Connie pleaded "Either you can bring him or one of my men will and i am certain they won't be quite as gentle". With that Connie turned and disappeared into another room of the warehouse.
"What are you up to now Faison, what does Connie have to do with this?" Roberts words fell silent as he saw Connie return holding a small boy who looked to be around two years old in her arms. Faison turned and pried the child from Connie who had a terrified look upon her face.
"I am so sorry Robby, when I found out it was too late" Connie said wiping the tears from her eyes.
Holly looked at the child intently and was immediately struck by his resemblance to Robert. It was obviously Roberts child she thought to herself sadly wishing she had gotten the chance to give him a baby.
"I'm not sure what you are up to here Faison, what does this child have to do with me?"
"See any family resemblance Robert, he is the fruit of your loins afterall" Cesar said while sitting the boy on Roberts lap. The small boy reached up and touched Roberts forehead pointing out an old scar asking "whats that?" in his sweet baby voice. "Well thats a scar from, from an old accident" Robert replied sounding more patient than he felt. "My name is Rex, whats yours?" the child asked "Robert, Robert Scorpio pleasure to meet you" Robert couldn't help but smile as the boy leaned his tired head against his chest
"Faison why don't you let Connie take the kid back to where she got him from, as cute as he is he can't possibly be mine as I havn't had an umm female friend in more years that it would take for the little tyke to come to be." Holly had watched the whole scene play out before her and was astounded to hear Robert say he hadn't had any female company in years. Their first time in the cabin had been rather swift but she attributed that to her own need as she hadnt been with a man in years herself.
"Oh how sweet, he has taken a liking to you Scorpio, and I assure you he is your son or perhaps not shall we ask the mother?" Faison laughed and sat back down in the chair across from Robert. He looked over at Holly who was transfixed on the child in Roberts lap "What do you think Holly dear, do you see a Scorpio resemblance there?" "Why are you asking me Cesar , you said you were going to ask the mother" "I just did my dear, you see you are the biological mother to this child"