A/N Thank you for all the reviews. I'm glad Tiff's letter was well received. I felt that would be something Tiff would do for her friends. I'm enjoying writing this story and so far the ideas and story are coming quickly. Hopefully, you all continue to enjoy it.

Chapter 29

After they were finished their drinks Mac told them to come over around 6:30 then Robert and Anna left the Floating Rib. "How'd you know where I was?" Robert asked as they started walking.

"I figured you weren't just gonna go sit in your room so I took a chance you'd be hanging out with Mac."

"You are a very smart woman."

Anna smiled up at him, "Thank you for the flowers."

"I thought it had been far too long since I had sent you flowers." Anna smiled then they walked on in silence for a while.

After they had walked for about five minutes Anna turned to him. She thought this was as good a place as any for them to talk. "In case you are interested, I am a single woman. I made it clear to Finn there was no chance we'd be getting back together."

Robert grinned, "That is something that interests me. How did it go, though?"

"I told him things I hadn't before, not to be mean or to try and hurt him. I think I just needed him to understand. I told him about us kissing, about the dent in my cheekbone. I did not tell him about you making it very clear you are still interested in me."

"Oh, you caught on to that."

"Yeah," she smiled at him. "He asked when we kissed but that was about all he said. I think he was hoping to smooth things out so we could start rebuilding our relationship so he wasn't there to fight again thankfully."

"When you called did he know why you wanted to see him?"

"I didn't call him he just showed up."

"Yeah, he was more than likely hoping to patch things up."

"Oh, and after I'd told him all that stuff I asked him again why he was so adamant that Peter had to be my son. The best he could come up with was that he felt bad for the guy." Anna started pacing, "Do you believe that?" Anna turned to look at Robert then started pacing again. "He accused us of sleeping together. He basically called me a prostitute because he thought me sleeping with Faison would all be in a day's work I guess. That's all fine because he felt bad for the guy."

"He didn't get to stay long after that did he?" Robert asked with a little grin.

"No, I told him to leave when it was clear he couldn't explain his behaviour."

"Then you came looking for Bobby to get a hug," he said in a goofy voice.

Anna smiled at him, yeah she was letting herself get worked up again. "I guess I did. I dropped off the sample with Peter first then went looking for my hug." He stepped closer and held open his arms and she stepped into them. "It is just so frustrating that Finn doesn't even seem to have a reason for the way he was acting, for the things he was saying." She took a deep breath and smiled breathing him in. "When I saw Alexis leaving I should have told her to go talk some sense into him."

Robert loosened his hold on her a little, "Why would you do that?"

"They are kind of each other's unofficial sponsors."

"Um, what?" Robert stepped back his hands now on Anna's shoulders.

"Yeah, they've both struggled with addition."

"Oh, I am going to hurt him. He showed up at your house hoping to patch things up after what he did."

Anna wasn't sure what he meant by that. "What are you talking about?"

Anna watched as Robert tried to put words together so he could tell her but so far only a few odd noises had come out. "She didn't say who it was." Robert put his hand to his face, "Um, only that she couldn't call him, aah. She couldn't call him because she's slept with him, again."

Anna jaw dropped as she realized what Robert was telling her. "That bastard! When the hell was this?"

"Woo, I know nothing." Robert put his hands up, "I have told you everything I know already."

"He had the nerve to say things like how many times did you sleep with Scorpio and he's out screwing around?"

"I get way more play in the rumour mill than I do in real life."

Anna looked at him and couldn't help but start laughing. She might be angry but there was no reason for her to be yelling at Robert. "Oh, honey we are going to fix that."

"Oh, goody," he said with that silly little grin she loves so much then hugged her. Still, in each other's arms, Robert leans back to look at Anna. "I am in no rush, when it happens it happens, alright." Anna smiled and nodded then put her head against his shoulder. They haven't labelled this yet but that didn't matter. Did going to his brother's for dinner even count as a date? Whatever this is she knows being with Robert is going to make her happy. Robert is happy as well she can tell, the goofy guy he only lets some people see keeps showing up today.

...

After their talk, Robert and Anna went over to Mac and Felicia. Throughout dinner, they had all talked but Robert and Anna did not let on that anything had changed between them. They talked a little about what had happened when they had seen Alex. Felicia gushed about James. Then Anna had told them that she had ended her relationship with Finn, she didn't really go into details about why though. Mac thought that explained the hug Robert gave her when she got to the bar, Robert must have known that might happen today. Robert had told him that Finn had moved out before they left, things must have gotten very bad very quickly. Mac was sure it wouldn't be long before he knew what had caused the break-up.

After they were done eating the ladies moved to the living room where Felicia was telling Anna about their visit with Sean and Tiffany. They were on the couch kind of facing each other as the talked. "I know there were days Sean didn't really know who Mac was but on those days Mac would just stay out of sight and let us visit," Felicia was explaining. "Tiff says it's good that we've all been to visit him. She really does think it's been doing him good."

"I know when we were there she had told me the same thing. I know Robert tries to go every few months. This last time was the longest he's stayed for a while."

"You being there with him had to have helped, Robert likes to think he doesn't need people but he needs you."

Anna looked at her and smiled. "So tell me, how many conversations did you and Tiff have about Robert and I?"

"A few," Felicia admitted with a little smile of her own. "We want you to be happy, I had thought you and Finn could be happy. Then Robert comes around and I start seeing that same magic and I don't care what you say the two of you were flirting a lot at the Nurses' Ball and the touching."

"I know, we got a little carried away," Anna admitted with a grin, "but I liked it."

Felicia smiled back, "Anna, did you read that letter?"

"I did. Did Tiffany tell you what was in it?"

"Not exactly but I think I know what it was about. Did that have anything to do with why you broke up with Finn today?"

"Finn had moved out before I left. It wasn't clear if the relationship was over when I left but when I woke up today I knew I had to end it completely when I got back."

"I'm sorry Anna."

"No, I really do think this is for the best."

"Does this mean that you might be thinking about someone else a little differently?"

"Does it mean that last night we slow danced all evening? That there were a lot of tender kisses that lead to very passionate kissing this morning."

Felicia was smiling at Anna, "So what does this mean?"

"Um, I feel like I should say we're together but really all I know for sure is that we both want this and I guess we're gonna find out what comes next."

Felicia leaned in and hugged her, "I am so happy for you both."

"I even let him read Tiffany's letter this morning, oh that was a long time ago. No wonder I feel tired. Robert smiled after he was done, but didn't say much. On the flight back he told me it was a very sweet thing Tiffany had done."

"I know you'll figure out what happens now."

"I know we will," Anna said as she stood up. "I think I should be going though. I've been up since seven this morning and I got up in Switzerland," she said with a grin. They walked into the kitchen where Mac and Robert were still talking. Anna walked up behind Robert, ran her hands over Robert's shoulders, then leaned down close to his ear, "I'm heading home."

"Alright, I was just telling Mac I was about ready to get going as well. It's been a long day." Robert got up and took Anna's hand. "I should get this one home," he said. Anna smiled at him then they thanked Felicia and Mac for having them over and left.

"You didn't have to leave just because I was," Anna said as they got close to her car.

"Yeah, I did. You see I'm hoping for a goodnight kiss."

"Is that all?" Anna asked as she turned to him when they got to her car.

"For tonight. Robert slipped his hands to her hips. "I finally know that when I see you, I can do this," he leaned in and kissed her tenderly. "I am looking forward to us figuring this out." He stroked her cheek, "I am so happy that you think there can be an us again."

Her arms were now around his neck, "There will be an us. There is an us. I am standing with the man I know I'm meant to be with waiting for him to kiss me." Robert leaned in a kissed her, there was more passion this time. Anna's hand slid up into his hair pulling him closer, deepening the kiss. He pulled her against him wanting to feel her body against his. When the kiss ended, Robert rested his forehead against hers. "I want more of this, but not tonight. If you keep kissing me like this I am going to ask you to come home with me," Anna told him.

"I want to see you tomorrow."

"Then we should say good night."

Robert kissed her again, softly, tenderly, the passion started to build again. Robert pulled back slightly and smiled, "Goodnight, Luv."

Anna hugged him tight, "Goodnight, my love," she whispered in his ear. She stepped back then walked around and got in her car. With a smile on his face, Robert watched her drive away before getting in his car and heading back to the Metro Court.

Felicia turned away from the window a smile on her face, "Why were you watching them?"Mac asked as she sat down beside them.

"I was curious. Didn't Robert say anything to you?"

"We talked about Alex a little more. We talked about our visit to Sean and Tiffany's, he figures me staying away on Sean's bad days was the right thing to do. What else, he still doesn't trust Peter and he thinks the next time he sees Finn he's going to have a hard time not punching him."

"Right, you're men. You did notice when Anna walked in her the first thing she did was touch Robert."

"Yeah, she did that when she showed up at the bar earlier too."

"I was watching them say goodnight. There wasn't very much talking going on if you get what I mean?"

"Robby and Anna, really? I was wondering what was going on before they left."

"From what Anna told me it seems like it was this morning they admitted they want to see what can happen between them. From what I saw I think they made the right decision. This is so exciting," Felicia checked the time. "I'll wait until morning to call Tiffany. She didn't tell me exactly what she wrote in that letter just that she wanted Anna to think about who would make her really happy. I think now she knows who that is." Mac just smiled at Felicia and put his arm around her. Maybe their meddling wasn't a bad thing this time.

...

Finn was sitting in Charlie's, he figured this was the best place to be tonight. Anna never wanted to come here and only would if he asked her to. Both Chase and Alexis did though so he thought one of them might show up. He was trying to make sense of everything that has been happening, that lead to their break-up. Earlier Anna made it very clear they are done and didn't want to give them another chance. Yeah, apparently she and Robert had kissed but nothing more. Sure he had kissed Alexis as well but they had done a lot more than that. Robert had been trying to help Anna, what he had done will hurt her if she finds out. What the hell had happened? Why is he been so convinced Peter has to be Anna's? Even if her telling him about Peter was when she first started opening up to him did that mean it was set in stone that she was Peter's mother? Especially, since he knew her memories had been manipulated. Even now a part of him knows Peter is Anna's son he didn't care what the DNA test said.

"Hey, Finn what are you doing here?"

He looked up to see his brother standing there, "Thinking." Chase sat down with him. "You are an idiot."

"What did I do?"

"That's why he does that, not as good as hitting you but it helps a little."

"Why do you want to hit me?"

"I am officially single. I went over to try and work things out with Anna and she made it clear that won't happen."

"Just give her some time. I'm sure once you've both had some time to think she'll reconsider."

"Anna told me a lot today. Things that now I know them I understand why she hadn't told me. It meant nothing to our relationship but it at least gave her piece of mind. While I was screaming at her that she had to be wrong."

"Like I said give her time."

"I'm not done. She had a friend trying to help her, thanks to you I took the friend that helps me to bed."

"Did you tell Anna that? When did that happen."

"The night before you told me that you might have misunderstood what was going on between Anna and Robert and no I didn't tell her. Anna kicked me out before I really got to tell her anything because the question she keeps asking me I can't answer."

"Finn, I'm sure you can make things right with Anna." Finn just sat there looking at him. "You made a mistake, she'll understand."

"No, I don't think she will. Look, Chase, I think I just want to be left alone for now. I thought I might want to talk to somebody but I really don't." Finn got up and left, Chase watched him wondering if Finn was right about there not being any hope for him and Anna.