Chapter 50

Anna had been very quiet on the way back to their hotel. Robert understood that she was trying to make sense of everything that Alex had told her. Yeah, she had told them a fair amount today but they both knew there was still a lot that they didn't understand. That there was a lot that Alex still needed to tell them.

When they got on the elevator Anna turned to him, she looked wiped out. Robert opened his arms and Anna stepped into them, "I'm going to run you a nice bubble bath when we get to the room. I'll order some dinner and if you want to talk after that then we can."

Anna nodded against his chest, "Thank you." Then she sighed and closed her eyes.

"Is there anything special you want for dinner?"

"Surprise me."

When the doors opened they stepped apart, Anna took Robert's hand as they walked down the hall. "I think this evening you should call our daughter, maybe talk to the grandkids. You need a nice distraction from what we're dealing with."

Anna smiled, "That sounds exactly like what I need." She knew he wanted her to be relaxed, this is just the beginning and they didn't know how long they would be here dealing with this. Alex might have been cooperative today but that doesn't guarantee she will continue to be. Nope, she would worry about Alex later, she told herself as they walked into their room. Right now she wanted to just enjoy a nice quiet evening.

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Finn didn't know where Anna could be. It didn't seem like anyone even knew she was out of town for sure. That had to be what it was, Anna and Robert must have gone somewhere. He had stopped by her house a couple of times now and left her a message but so far she hadn't contacted him. If they were out of town then he hoped they had gone to try and find some answers about all of this. If they can tell him anything more about why this was done to him he would be grateful.

Alexis had agreed to have dinner with him again tonight so he was meeting her in a little over an hour. Finn was glad she was too, he didn't think about all of this as much when he spent time with her. She knew what he was dealing with but wasn't making him talk about it. She knew that nothing had changed and until he had some answers he was going to have a hard time dealing with what he was feeling.

He had talked to Monica earlier about returning to work but she suggested he at least took the rest of the week off. She could tell that he looked a little better than he had the last time she had talked to him but still wanted him to take a little more time to make sure he really was ready to come back to work.

As he was walking past Kelly's he noticed Chase walking towards him. Finn knew he would have to talk to him. They hadn't talked in a few days but Finn hoped he wasn't going to expect answers. "Hey Finn, you still look like crap," Chase said with a grin.

"Thanks," Finn answered dryly.

Chase studies Finn for a moment. "Should I assume you're still struggling with those things you found out about?"

"Yeah, I am. I don't have any answers about what happened or why. Anna, I think, is out of town so I can't talk to her. Monica won't let me return to work until next week. So if I look like crap I think it should be understandable."

"Yeah, sorry man. I know you're trying to deal with a lot. Do you know if Anna left town to investigate this?"

"I don't, no. I'm not even sure that she left town. Maybe she went on a romantic trip somewhere with Scorpio."

"I think if they've gone somewhere it would be to find out about what was done to you and Anna. She must want answers about this as much as you do," Chase said trying to sound positive.

"I'm sure she does but her life didn't go into a tailspin when all of this came out. She's got Robert, she has connections that will help her find out what she needs to. I'm left here trying to understand why Alex did what she did. Trying to figure out what I felt for who. Do you have any idea how strange it is to know that I might not have actually ever loved Anna?"

Chase slowly shook his head, "No. Finn, you can't believe that. You two had been happy together."

"I was thinking about a future with her, we were living together but I can't stop thinking that it was actually Alex I had feelings for."

"But you and Anna,"

"Don't even start, Chase. I can't know who I had feelings for. It might have been a little of both of them, I don't know. Maybe I'll never know, it doesn't matter now anyway. Yes, I want to understand why this was done but now that's about all I ever expect to know." He had been thinking a little more clearly since he had wound up at Alexis in the middle of the night. A couple good nights of sleep and someone that wasn't expecting him to understand what he was feeling had helped a lot.

"Finn you can't just give up on you and Anna," Chase insisted.

"What me and Anna? She's with Robert, besides what would I be trying to get back? I went from being upset about our break up, angry about all the fighting. Then I convinced myself I should try to get her back and that was when I found out that someone had used some kind of mind control on me. That I had spent a weekend with Anna's twin."

"Finn, I know you and Anna were happy together," Chase said but Finn wasn't really listening to him now. Why had he switched so quickly from anger to wanting to win Anna back, he wondered. He wasn't happy that she was with Robert but he had accepted that they were so what changed? He spent one day thinking about it then started acting on getting Anna to take him back.

"I need to go. Talk to you later." Then Finn turned and walked away leaving Chase staring after him.

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Robert was stretched out on the bed when Anna finished her phone call. She felt a lot better now, a nice bath then a great dinner and she got to talk to Robin and their grandkids. Anna came over and laid down beside him, "They all say hi and want us to come visit them again soon."

"I'd like that too," Robert said as he turned to her. "Do you want to talk?"

"I don't know. I think I want to see what Alex tells us tomorrow."

"Do you think she will actually tell us why she did it?" Robert asked.

"I don't know, I hope so." Robert stroked her cheek, he could tell this was hard on her. She wants to believe in her sister but she also has to see Alex as a person that set out to hurt her. "I had a message from Finn. He wants to talk but I don't know what to tell him."

"He wants to understand why this was done, he was used in this plot of theirs. Of course, he has questions."

"I don't have answers for him."

"I'm not telling you, you have to call him but it might help him if he knows we are trying to get to the bottom of this."

Anna sighed, "No you're right. This can't be easy on Finn either, we told him someone used mind control on him and he really hasn't spoken to me since." It had already been a long day but she knew she had to call him then she can get some sleep.

Anna got up again and picked up her phone, called Finn, then waited.

"Hello." Finn had just walked away from Chase and was a little surprised that she was actually calling him back.

"Hi, Finn. You wanted to talk to me."

"Yeah, are you home?"

"No, I'm not. We're trying to get to the bottom of what was done so I've been given access to Alex."

"Good, that's good." Finn had made it to his car but didn't get in.

"What was it you wanted to talk to me about?" Anna looked back at Robert. He was still laying on the bed but he was watching her.

"I want to know why this was done to me. Can I assume that is why you're talking to Alex?"

"Yes, it is. It might take a while but I think she might tell me what their plan was even if she doesn't give me all the details."

"Alright." What had come to him while he was talking to Chase came to him again. "Was there only one suggestion planted in my head?"

"We believe it was only one, yes."

"Are you sure about that? I get the feeling something was done after you and I had been broken up for some time."

Anna looked over at Robert as she wondered how to answer that. If she didn't give Finn any names then it should be alright. "We believe that when the suggestion was reversed it also was meant to reaffirm your feeling for me."

"When it was reversed. When was that done? Who did it?" Finn was getting a little worked up and looked around to see if anyone was paying attention to him.

"I think it was done shortly before you started trying to get me to take you back. There's a lot of speculation at this point." Robert got up and walked over to her. He had a feeling he knew what Finn was asking her about.

"So who did it? What did they have to do?"

"I can't tell you who we suspect."

"So you know," he cut her off. "You know who did this to me!"

"We believe we know who reversed it, yes." She looked at Robert who was paying very close attention to what was being said now.

"This is still an open investigation," he reminded her quietly.

"Who was it? I deserve to know that, Anna."

"I can't tell you that right now. We are still investigating this."

Finn ran his hand through his hair, he knew she couldn't tell him much. "You will tell me when you can though, right?"

"Yes, when I understand what was done and why. I will tell you what we've found out." She put her hand on Robert's chest before he could say anything.

Finn sighed, "Fine, that's fine. I actually have somewhere I need to be. Thanks for calling." Then he ended the call. He turned, put both hands on the roof of his car and put his head down. He hadn't really known what he expected to find out from her but at least he will have some answers eventually. He checked the time then got in his car. He should be meeting Alexis shortly.

After the call ended, Anna looked up at Robert, "When we know why they did this you can tell him it was Peter. Until then I don't think he should know. What if Finn confronts him?"

"I know. What if Finn figures it out on his own? Is this secret big enough that Peter might hurt him to keep it hidden?" Anna asked now a little worried about Finn.

"I don't know," Robert answered truthfully. That very thought had already crossed his mind. Who is more desperate to keep their secret? Who would do what to make sure that happened. After talking to Alex today he really didn't feel like she would want anyone hurt but is she the one calling the shots?

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Alexis was already there when Finn got to the Metro Court. He walked over and sat down, "Sorry I'm late. I was talking to Anna."

That got her attention. "Really, what did she tell you? Were you over at her house?"

"No, they are over talking to Alex."

"That's good. What have they found out?"

"Ppph, I don't know. It's an ongoing investigation so she can't tell me much at the moment."

"But she will when she can, won't she?"

"That's what she said, yeah. Can we talk about something else? I seem to do better when I'm not fixated on this."

"Yeah, of course." Alexis then started telling him about her day. While she talked Finn was thinking about what Anna had told him. That the suggestion had been reversed shortly before he had decided to try to get her to take him back. What had happened just before that? Who had he talked to, who was he around? He didn't know but he was sure it was someone here in Port Charles.