A/N: Hi I didn't forget about this story just got very sidetracked from it. Hopefully, I can get it finished now. Enjoy.

Chapter 47

Anna knew they needed answers she just wasn't sure how they were going to get them, she sat drinking her tea thinking about how to do that. Robert had mentioned talking to Alex again but would she actually tell them anything? Who was the mastermind behind this? Was it Alex, was it Peter? Who had the most to lose by the truth coming out? Could there be someone else involved? Does this secret Alex has been hiding for so long even matter any longer? She sighed and let her head lean forward as she felt strong hands on her shoulders. She closed her eyes, enjoying as his hands worked her tense muscles.

"How are you doing?"

"There are still a lot of questions running through my head. We need answers but I have no idea how we are going to get them."

"What is your gut telling you?" he asked as he continued the massage.

She sighed again, "Alex would want this to be a secret, why would she want me to even know that she had a child with Faison? What threat was there to her that she had to plant those memories in my head?"

"When she was talking to Peter she mentioned one million dollars. Now in the '70s, that was a lot of money. Who was it meant for?" Robert asked. "Would they still be looking for that money?"

"That's good, we should start where this did. The file and the money. She handed the information over, we know that, right?"

"Yeah, I believe we can assume that. So that means she took the file from Faison, found the account information as well. Was it part of the file or not? Did she read the file?"

"If the WSB suspected there should have been more, wouldn't they have talked to the agent that brought in the file?"

"Did they know who gave them the file?" As they were asking these questions Anna knew the only way they would get answers was if Alex told them the truth, even just part of it so they knew where to look. She leaned back as Robert leaned down and hugged her. "We need to talk to Alex."

Robert nodded, "Yeah, I think we do."

Anna sighed, "We are assuming the story in my head is what really happened. Do you think they could have altered her memories before giving them to me?"

He thought for a moment, "No I don't. I think maybe parts were left out but you would have actual facts just maybe not all of them."

"Yeah, I guess that makes sense."

Robert let her go then sat down beside her, "I talked to Frisco, he sent you a copy of Alex and Peter's visit. I thought you should see it too."

"Thanks." Anna put her hand to her face. All she had wanted was to move on from the fact she had some of her sister's memories but it didn't look like they were going to be able to do that. Not yet, at least.

…

Finn hadn't really slept much since he had learned the truth. That he had spent a romantic weekend with Alex, not Anna. That he started falling in love with the woman that he had spent that weekend with. It was Alex pretending to be Anna sharing very personal pain that was actually her own. He'd lived through it and he still couldn't wrap his head around what had been done to him. Then to top it off they had planted some suggestion in his mind that weekend as well.

He sat in his office at the hospital, not sure what he was doing there. Finn was in no condition to see patents but needed to be doing something. He was angry, he felt used, humiliated, confused. Why had this been done, why had they decided to use him like this? Was he ever going to get answers, how would he? He ran his hands over his face, letting out a breath.

He looked up when someone knocked at his door, "Come in."

Monica walked in, "Hello, Finn."

"Monica, what brings you here today?"

She stepped into his office, closing the door behind her, "Actually, I'm here because I'm kind of worried about you." Monica was well aware of his struggles with addiction and felt she should at least look in on him and see how he was doing. She knew he and Anna had broken up a while ago but it had been the last few days that had her worried. Something was bothering him and she wanted to make sure whatever that was, wasn't going to become a problem.

"I take it that means you've heard what's been happening."

She sat down across from him, "Well, not really, but the last few days it seems like you're struggling."

Finn raised an eyebrow as he tilted his head, "If you had any idea what I'm dealing with."

"Finn, I'm here as your friend. Do you want to talk?"

"I wouldn't even know where to start." He put his hand to his forehead. "I think my entire relationship with Anna was," he paused not sure what he wanted to say. "I don't even know, I won't say a lie but I think it may have been built on a lie."

"You think Anna has been lying to you? Does this have anything to do with the fact she's with Robert now?"

"No she hasn't and I think her being with Robert might be the easiest part of this entire mess for me to accept." He leaned forward, "I may have been in a relationship with Anna but," again he paused.

Monica watched him struggle to try and put into words what was going through his mind. "Finn, you don't have to tell me. Clearly, whatever you're dealing with is a lot. I think you should take a few days off. Whatever you are dealing with I think you need to get that all figured out. I can tell it's weighing heavy on you."

"That's probably for the best, I just hate the idea of sitting in my suite with nothing to do."

"Is there someone you could talk to about this?"

"Yeah, I guess that's what I should do." Finn stood up, "I'm gonna go then."

Monica stood up as well then turned to leave his office, "Finn, take the time you need."

"Thank you, Monica." After she had left his office Finn leaned on his desk, dropping his head in defeat. He exhaled loudly, he didn't want to talk to anyone. He grabbed his things and left now just wanting to be anywhere else.

After Finn left the hospital he decided to go for a walk. Maybe getting some fresh air will help him get some much-needed sleep. Eventually, he ended up outside of Kelly's, that was when Chase saw him. He hasn't talked to him since before this bombshell had been dropped on him. Maybe he can get away before Chase starts asking a bunch of questions.

"Hey, Finn. How's it going?"

Finn stopped as Chase came over, "Hi Chase."

As soon as he got close to his brother, Chase noticed he looked like crap. "Have you been working a lot? Looks like you need some sleep."

"I am actually gonna take a little time off."

Chase studied Finn, trying to figure out what was going on. "You know if you want to talk, I'm a good listener."

"I'm not sure you'd believe it if I did tell you."

"Try me," Chase offered.

Finn looked around, it didn't seem like he was going to get away from this conversation. He turned and walked over to one of the tables and sat down, Chase followed him. Finn took a moment then looked at Chase. "Well, you know that Anna has some of her sister's memories planted in her mind. One of which was about Peter. I made a very big deal about the fact that Anna had to be his mother."

"Yeah, I know all this." Chase leaned on the table. "That's not what's bothering you."

"No, that's just the beginning," he said as he shook his head. "My life would have been a lot easier if I had never helped Anna Devane in the first place," he noted sounding bitter.

"What are you talking about?" Chase knew they had broken up but he hadn't realized Finn felt this strongly towards her now.

"Well, the reason I was convinced Peter had to be Anna's son was because it had been planted in my head," Finn said matter of factly.

"What?"

"They used mind control on me so I would keep telling Anna, Peter was her son."

Chase just stared at him. Was he serious right now? Who is they?

"I believe that was done to me the weekend I spent in the Adirondacks with who I thought was Anna, but who was actually Alex. They played me and I was their perfect pawn."

"Anna and Alex?" Chase asked in disbelief.

"Anna? No, Alex and whoever she's working with."

"Alex used mind control on you?"

"Alex slept with me, after pouring her heart out to me."

"Have you been drinking?" Chase asked seriously.

"No, I haven't been drinking. I just came from the hospital. I haven't really slept in, I think, three days. I have no idea if I fell in love with Anna or with Alex pretending to be Anna. I was used as a pawn. I feel like my life is out of my control. So, no I'm not drunk! I am just very confused!"

"I think you need to explain all of what's been going on. I'm not sure I can help otherwise."

"Alright." Finn reluctantly went on to tell him all he could about what had happened. When he was done, "I don't know how to deal with this."

"I can't even start to imagine what you've been going through trying to accept this."

"Accept it? I still can't believe it." Finn stood up. "I'm gonna to go. Thanks for listening." Then he turned and walked away, Chase watching after him. He'd offer to help but he didn't know if there was anything he could do for him. That's a lot for Finn to deal with and it might take a while.

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Peter had seen Finn a few times since he reversed the suggestion. Like he thought, it didn't seem to help him with Anna in any way. From what he had seen, she is very happy with Scorpio. His mother had asked him to do it though, so he had. She didn't seem to be that concerned that someone could find out about that money. Maybe she was right, maybe she wasn't. For now, he would do what she wants but if he needs to dip into his emergency fund again while she's locked up he will. It seemed that Alex hadn't noticed he had dipped into that account a few times since she told him about it.

It's what he did with that money that she would hate, that he doesn't want her to know about. She wouldn't understand, she would be ashamed of him and he hated the thought of his mother disapproving of him. Theirs was not a typical mother-son relationship but he knew she was proud of him, that she loved him. He knew she only wanted him to have a good life. Knowing that, had never changed the hatred he had for his father. Hopefully, if Alex ever does find out about the money, she'll understand that something had to be done to stop Faison.