Chapter 9

By the fourth day there Robert and Anna had figured out that it was better to stay out of sight until about noon. If Sean did his usual morning routine and it was just Tiffany and Ann there. That way even if he was a little confused when he saw Robert and Anna he knew he knew them and that they were his friends. After him yelling at Robert two mornings in a row Anna had suggested trying it and it seemed to work.

The night before Robert couldn't sleep so he was sitting in the dark in the sitting room when Tiffany found him. "I thought someone was still up."

"Hey Tiff, just having a little trouble getting my mind to slow down tonight."

"I'm sorry he lashes out at you, I don't understand why he does."

"Don't worry about it, I can take it. It hurts that he doesn't seem to know me when that happens but I want to think about the good stuff."

"So what are you thinking about?"

"Anna," he answered simply.

"She told me a little bit about what she's going through. She had a son? With Faison?"

Robert exhaled, "That's what she believes. When she told me that I felt like I had been hit by a truck. Then when it came out all I could do was hold her until the crying stopped."

Tiff sat down beside him and put her hand on his, "What do you mean that's what she believes?"

"What all did she tell you about Alex and a Dr. Cabot?"

"She told me about the memories and not knowing what she should believe, we didn't talk about it much though."

"Tiff, I can't help but think Peter is actually Alex's son."

"Do you just want that to be the case?"

"Well yeah I do but," he looked at Tiffany. "If a woman had had a child could someone believe they were a virgin a year later. Why would the signs be there?"

"You mean could a sexual partner think that?" Robert nodded, "Natural childbirth, I don't think so. If she's had a c-section there would have been a scar."

"No scar and it seems like a strange thing to lie about if she wasn't the one that mentioned it in the first place and then continues to lie about for years. Well if it was a lie she only admitted the truth last year."

"So that's why you think Peter is Alex's son?" Tiffany concluded. Robert just shrugged, "You don't know how to tell Anna what you're thinking do you?"

"She pushes me away so much now. If it wasn't for the family I might never see her. She's with Finn and I'm just a nuisance she has to put up with because of work. I don't think it matters what I think. If Anna comes to the conclusion that maybe Peter isn't her kid then maybe she'll let me help her find out the truth."

"You're not just some nuisance. Robert, you are the love of her life, there is just a lot of heartache and sadness attached to that."

"You don't have to tell me," he put his head back.

Tiffany patted his leg, "I think it's time I get to bed. Good night Robert." Tiffany kissed his cheek and left. Then he had gotten up and went up to bed.

They had all gathered in the sitting room, Anna sat in the loan armchair just watching the other four. Sean seemed to know them this afternoon and he was joking around with Robert. This was what she had wanted from this trip, a few more good memories to have with their friends. She wished they were all still as close as they had been when they all lived in Port Charles but a lot had changed since then. Last night she had called Finn when she was done on the phone she had gone to get a glass of water and had overheard part of Robert and Tiffany's conversation when she was about to say goodnight. Tiffany was right about what she had said about how she feels about Robert and the pain loving each other so completely had caused them both. She had missed a little of what was said before that but the little bits she had heard were making her think. She sighed and took a sip of her tea. This was no time to be thinking about that, she started laughing when she heard Robert say something about getting the leader of the firing squad to give them both cigarettes before shooting them to buy a little more time. "You act like facing firing squad were a regular occurrence," she said with a little grin.

"How many did you face Devane?" Robert asked a little bit of a challenge in his voice.

"Well, none."

"My point exactly," he said with that little grin of his and made them all laugh. They were leaving tomorrow evening so they were all hoping to get as much time like this as they could. They had noticed a few times Sean had faded a little and wasn't keeping up with the conversation but he hadn't gotten angry about them being there for two days and they were all glad for that.

...

Chase and Willow were walking to the elevator at the Metro Court just as Finn got off of it. "Hi, Finn late dinner date with Anna?" Chase asked.

"No just a late dinner. Anna won't be back until tomorrow evening and I just left the hospital so came to get something to eat."

"Oh, I didn't realize she was still away."

"Yeah, I guess Sean is doing alright right now and mostly knows who they are so they stayed a couple of extra days."

"I'm glad to hear that. Sean Donely is a bit of a legend, so are Anna and Robert."

"So you even understood this friendship and why it made total sense that Anna would go with Robert to see him?"

"Yeah, Sean Donely had one of the best team the WSB had ever seen in the late 70's Anna and Robert were part of that team. You didn't know that?"

"Sometimes when she talks about Robert I might not pay that close attention," Finn admitted.

"Well if you don't want to hear it I do, I can just imagine the kind of stories they have."

"I've heard of the WSB, Anna was a WSB agent?" Willow asked.

"She is," Chase told her. "I got to work with Scorpio a while back. I don't think he thought that much of me but in a very short amount of time I learned a lot from him."

"Who's that?"

Chase grinned, "Anna's ex-husband, father of her daughter, ex-partner. Did I miss any?"

"The guy she's out of town with."

"Yeah, visiting their friend," Chase said with a smile.

"You two looked like you were about to leave, I shouldn't keep you and I should get something to eat."

"Alright, talk to you later."

"It was nice seeing you Finn," Willow said, then they turned and left.

Finn went and sat down at a table, he smiled as he thought about Anna, she would be home tomorrow. Then they should have the house to themselves for about a week before Robin gets there with her family.

...

"Robert are you sure you don't mind?"

"I want to help you figure this out. It might be a stretch but I think Sean at least knew there was a reason there were case files that listed the agent as AD. I didn't want to bring that up again after the first night but I have been wondering about that too." They were at the airport and Robert had just agreed to go back to London to do a little more digging for Anna.

"Thank you for doing this."

"Anna your sister is playing some twisted game with you. Maybe it was just for entertainment because she knew you were sending her to prison. There has to be a way for you to find out what memories are Alex's even if she won't help you."

"I know." Anna picked up her bag, "Hey Scorpio you better not take too long our family will be at my house is seven days. I already told Robin you are going to be in Port Charles so you better not make a liar out of me," she told him with a smile.

"I will be back, maybe even before they get there. I'm looking forward to seeing them all."

Anna smiled and stepped closer to him, "Come here." She gave him a hug and Robert kissed her cheek.

"Thank you for coming with me. I don't know if I would have stayed as long if you hadn't. It was nice having this time with them."

"It was," she smiled at him again. "Now go get to work."

He smiled and turned away from her, "Yes, ma'am." Then he walked away.