Chapter 38

Saturday morning Robert and Anna were sitting in her sitting room in their robes, "I guess I should get checked back in at the Metro Court today."

Anna was leaning against the arm of the couch with her legs on Robert's lap, "Why?"

Robert looked over at her, "So you don't get sick of me."

"Yeah, that's not gonna happen. Before you left we talked about it, we are together, we are a couple and I want to spend as much time with you as I can. If you are here, in Port Charles then I want you here with me."

"Are you sure?"

"Robert, we got married the first time 42 years ago and we are still yet to live together for one year consecutively. You are staying here with me when you're in Port Charles."

"I like when you're bossy," he said with a grin as he started pulling lightly on the tie of her robe.

"I mean it, I want you here with me."

"So I shouldn't waste money on a hotel is what you're saying."

Anna started laughing, "I'm saying move in with me." That even caught Anna by surprise, Finn might have moved in with her but it hadn't actually been her idea. Robert was watching her and noticed the slight look surprised on her face. "I want to live with you," she said with a smile. "I want you here at night, I want more mornings like this. You can pick one of the rooms to use as an office if you need one or want one. Move in with me," she said again with a big smile.

"Alright, I'll move in with you," he agreed with a smile of his own.

"You're sure? You can do that?"

"Yeah, you can live here and still work for the WSB why wouldn't I be able to?"

"We both know you are sent on a lot more missions then I am. You are working a lot more than me."

"Maybe it's time I slow down a little. I'm not going to retire but why shouldn't I step back a little? You said I can set up an office here, do you have any idea how much time I spend in my office? When they need me I get sent into the field but I do at least 60% of my job on a computer now. Why shouldn't that computer be here?"

"You mean it? You actually want to live here with me?"

"Why do you sound so surprised? Yes, I want to be here with you. Yes, I want to live with you."

Anna threw her arms around him, finally, after all these years they really are getting another chance at true happiness. "I love you, Robert. I love you so much."

"I love you too," he said then kissed her tenderly.

...

Finn awoke from another dream of Anna. He sighed as he stared up at the ceiling. He had been dreaming of her a lot lately and that wonderful weekend they had spent in the Adirondack's. It had been the perfect weekend. They had talked for hours then there had been such tenderness when they made love, he felt like Anna trusted him completely. It might not have been quite the same after that but she did end up being abducted right after that. It had also been Robert that figured out she was missing not him. Had he gained her trust then lost some of it that quickly? He should have figured out she was missing much sooner, it should have been him not Scorpio.

He sighed again, everything he knows about Anna tells him she does not give away her heart easily. She does not trust easily and she believes when something is going to well, it won't last. Was that what had happened she opened up to him then he let her down in a matter of days? Then it was Robert that came up with the plan to locate her, Robert had been the one that had shown up to get them both out of that clinic, well him and Chase but still it hadn't been him that was her hero. Wait, what is he thinking Anna doesn't need a hero. She had even been a little annoyed with Robert after that hadn't she? Well maybe not that day, not at the moment.

After they were all back in Port Charles she had been annoyed. That was until she needed him again. Until he was the one that seemed to be able to ground her, to keep her from thinking crazy thoughts and convinced herself Robin was indeed her daughter. Well, maybe she hadn't really ever believed that she wasn't and that it had been him that had brought that up. Finn realized he had really messed up by even voicing that question to anyone. Then to keep repeating it, what the hell had been wrong with him? It was like he wanted her to turn to Robert, to pull away from him. If she wasn't going to listen to him about Peter then he needed her to know Robin might not be hers either. Well, they know he was wrong about that part. Why was this all still going through his mind? They know Robin is their daughter, apparently, the tests prove Peter is Alex's sure, whatever he thought. If she won't listen then push her away, he thought. He was struck with the realization that was exactly what he had done.

...

Finn had called Alexis to meet him, he hadn't gotten much sleep the night before and wanted to talk to someone. Maybe not about what he had been thinking while he couldn't sleep, maybe he actually wanted a distraction from that. She had agreed to brunch so he was now sitting in the Metro Court restaurant waiting for her. When she got there he stood up and gave her a hug when she got to his table, "Thanks for coming, I just really want to talk."

"Is something wrong?" Alexis asked as she sat down.

"Nothing new, just a different level of wrong. Did you hear about Robert and Anna's very public display at the Floating Rib on Friday that let everyone know they were a couple?"

"I'm going to guess you mean them kissing while dancing."

"That's how it was described to you?"

"Is that not what happened?"

Finn thought about it for a moment, "Basically, but it was how they kissed, how they danced and to whatever song that was."

Alexis was confused now, what she had heard was that Robert had arrived kind of late then asked Anna to dance and while they were dancing they had kissed then got much closer while they danced, holding each other close. Finn was making it sound like they might as well have been having sex in the middle of the bar. "Was it a suggestive song?" Finn just looked at her like that shouldn't matter. "Finn, is it the fact they were kissing while they danced or is it the fact they are now a couple, that you may have suspected that before but now that you know for sure you're upset about it?"

"I don't know what song it was, alright." He picked up his fork and wiped it off. "Maybe it is just that knowing they are together it makes our break up more final. I can't stop thinking about her, I know I messed up but I also know I'm not the only one that was in the wrong. The break up wasn't all my fault, she is still refusing to admit the truth."

"Did you invite me here just to talk about Anna and your break up? I know it hasn't been that long but have you thought about the fact she might be happy?"

He looked up at her, "No, I have not thought about Anna being happy with another man!"

"If you love her, shouldn't you want that for her even if that means you aren't the one that makes her happy?"

Finn stared at Alexis thinking about what she had just said, "Why do you have to make so much sense?"

"Even if it hurts seeing her with someone else, if she's happy with him isn't that's what's right for her."

"Let's talk about you now. I get what you're saying but it doesn't mean I have to like it."

Alexis grinned, "Alright, I'm good. I think my daughters are finally going to be free of Dawn of Day. Kristina has started to see that blindly following Shiloh's teaching is not the path she wants her life to take."

"That's good then, it's progress."

"It is and hopefully it won't be much longer before she can come home and start getting her life back on her terms, not on someone else's."

"That is good news, you've been so worried about her. Which other daughter are you worried about?"

"I was worried about all of them. Sam has been trying to get proof of wrongdoing by Shiloh, Molly has been so upset because she believes both her sisters are being roped in by Shiloh and his teaching. Hopefully, it won't be much longer and all of this will be behind us."

"I hope it is, you deserve to be happy too Alexis," Finn said with a little grin.

"I do," she said with a little smile that suddenly got a lot bigger, "You're back!" She wasn't looking at Finn any longer. She got up and hugged the man now standing by their table, "Jax, it is so good to see you."

"It's good to see you too."

"Oh, you must be here for Joss. Losing Oscar must be so hard on her."

"I am here for her but I think I'm gonna be staying around for a while. She needs me right now and I want to stay as long as I can so I've made arrangements to run my businesses from here."

"This is such good news, I am going to like having you around." Then she remembered Finn, "Jax, do you know Finn?"

Finn stood up and Jax shook his hand, "You're a doctor, right?"

"Jasper Jacks, Dr. Hamilton Finn and yes you both prefer to go by your last names," Alexis introduced them. Then they all sat down together, quickly it became clear that Alexis and Jax were very good friends, they were talking about things Finn had no idea about but he still listened. It was a good distraction from thinking about Anna all the time but it would also be nice to know what they were laughing about, clearly, they shared a few inside jokes. After they were done eating Finn excused himself leaving the old friends to catch up. As he got on the elevator he was hit with the thought, did he just lost another woman to some Aussie?

...

Peter was pacing in his hotel room, he had been up for a couple of hours already. He was feeling very anxious about his visit with his mother. There was a lot that needed to be talked about and he had hardly slept the night before. There was a lot happening that he had never planned for. When it came out he was Anna's son that should have been the end of it. Now here he was preparing to meet with his actual mother in Stienmore. This was all just a little too strange and not what he had planned at all. He finally decided to order room service, he might as well eat then get ready for the day.

A couple of hours later Peter was waiting to be shown in for his visit with Alex, when he saw her take a seat at the table he noticed that they did not cuff her. "Is that standard practice," Peter asked the guard in the room with him.

"She's not a dangerous offender and this door and the one behind us will be locked the entire time. You aren't worried she's going to attack you are you?"

"No, I'm not. I guess I just don't know that much about visiting prisoners."

"If you're ready, you can go in now," the guard said standing by the door.

"Yeah thanks, I'd like to talk to her." Peter walked over to the door then walked inside when it was opened. He didn't sit down he just looked at the woman sitting in front of him. "Hello, mother."

Alex looked up at him as a tear rolled down her cheek. She stood up and looked him over, "Oh my boy, I've missed you." Peter stepped closer and they hugged each other lovingly.