"I really must protest! This is unheard of!" Doctor Malone protested waking into Robyn's room after being told of what was going on.
Kit looked up from packing Robyn's things away, "I'm taking her home, Doctor. I should never have given into her in the first place. Look at her, she's not right. She's worse now than she was when she came in."
"I can't argue with that but is taking her home after her being here just over a week going to help her? Tearing her from one place to another will do her no good."
"I'm not the expert, Doctor, but she can't stay here. She's in pieces, we tried but it didn't work. Surely her being at home in familiar surroundings will do her good, being here with a bunch of screaming maniacs has definitely done nothing for her if not made her worse."
With an aggravated sigh Doctor Malone looked away, "Very well but I expect to be allowed to come and see her to check on her progress."
"That's fine. I'm all done packing her stuff up. Do I need to fill anything in?"
"You only have to sign her out, ordinarily only a next-of-kin is allowed to remove a patient but seeing as procedure has gone out of the window completely I see nothing wrong with you doing it."
"Thanks, Doc. Show me where I need to sign and I'll pick Robyn up."
Doctor Malone shook his head, "Don't thank me. Where did you leave Robyn?"
"She's in the low security social room with, what's his name? You know the guy that thinks his mother was Napoleon Bonaparte."
"Oh, I think I know who you mean. He calls himself Trout; you did well to leave Robyn with him. He does seem to mother the other low security patients somewhat; he seems to have taken quite the shine to her."
"Oh yeah? I haven't got competition have I?"
Smiling Doctor Malone shook his head again, "I wouldn't think so. To be on the safe side I think we ought to get that paperwork signed and Robyn on her way just in case I'm wrong."
Kit chuckled and picked up Robyn's bag before doing a last minute check of the room to make sure that he'd gotten everything. Satisfied that he'd not left anything behind he motioned for the doctor to walk ahead of him and followed him from the room. The two men walked in silence for some considerable time neither of them finding anything to say nor the words to express the thoughts running through their minds.
Despite being bound by the oath he had taken as a doctor, Doctor Malone felt that he should break confidentiality between himself and Robbie to tell Kit what was happening. The fact that a shock to the system of the magnitude expected to hit Robyn should she discover what her father was up to or that he wasn't her real father would completely destroy any chances of her recovering fully, wrestled with his conscience. He knew that if he was going to tell Kit that he had to do it in private and away from Robyn so as to not arouse her suspicion. Deciding to risk his career for Robyn's sake Doctor Malone led Kit to his office where all the paperwork was to be signed.
Arriving at his office Doctor Malone unlocked the door and allowed Kit to pass through the door before he did. Doctor Malone motioned for Kit to take a seat at a large desk on the far side of the room while he went to a filing cabinet of similar proportions to pull out the appropriate paperwork and Robyn's file. Weary of what he was about to do he took a deep breath before closing the drawers he had opened in the filing cabinet and walking over to his desk to sit behind it. Handing Kit the paperwork he told him where to sign and sat back in his chair.
"Kit," Doctor Malone began after a slight pause in Kit's writing, "I'm not sure if I should be doing this but there's something you need to know about Robbie."
Frowning slightly Kit put the pen he'd been writing with down, "What about him? He's not sick is he? I know that me and Trixie have to pick him up from the outreach clinic but I don't know why he's there."
"I can safely say that his physical health doesn't concern me but there is an issue that needs to be resolved but to tell you what that issue is will mean my breaking patient/doctor confidentiality."
"If it needs to be sorted, Doc, tell me. I won't mention you telling me, it'll be your secret and mine."
"Very well, I can't say that you'll like what I'm going to tell you."
"I can take it."
Doctor Malone took another deep breath and spoke, "Robbie has had a DNA test done to ascertain whether or not he is Robyn's biological father."
"You what!" Kit shouted standing up.
"I tried to talk him out of it and even washed my hands of the matter but he ignored my advice and went ahead with it anyway. In part it was my fault as I suggested he go to a colleague of mine should he wish to have the test done. He's at the outreach clinic to collect the results."
"Flaming Ada! Has he completely skipped his boat or something?"
"I don't know the circumstances but you must prevent him from telling Robyn if the results prove negative, any additional trauma to her psychological state will cause no end of trouble. You also need to consider his state as well, this isn't easy for him and finding out that he's not Robyn's father will put a strain on him.
Kit nodded, "I'll try to make sure that he doesn't tell her or anyone anything."
"Good, I think we've kept her waiting long enough. You've signed where you need to sign and I can fill in the rest. Do you think you'll be able to find you're way to the low security area?"
"I found my way to Robyn's room so I'm sure I'll find my way back there."
"Ok, I'll be in touch to arrange a time for me to come and see how Robyn's doing back at home."
Kit nodded and pushing his chair back to where it had before he disturbed it, he left the room. Walking down the seemingly endless corridors that comprised the core of such a building as the safe house, he silently willed Robbie to keep quiet about the results. He hoped that the results would prove to him that he was Robyn's father and all doubt would be banished from his mind. As hard as it was for him he tried to figure out what would happen if the results proved negative. He didn't know how Robbie would react and whether or not he would be able to keep them a secret from Robyn.
Over at the outreach clinic Robbie sat with an envelope in his hands. With shaking fingers he pulled it open and removed a thin slip of paper from the inside. Forcing himself to keep his eyes open he read what the paper said. Tears welled in his eyes as he read the results.