Scorpio House, Port Charles

Robert walks in and immediately hears the loud music blaring from the stereo and sees Robin, Jodi and another girl he doesn't recognize sitting on the couch and the floor doing what he guesses is schoolwork much to his chagrin. "Hey Dad." She says loudly with a smile looking up from her book. "Did you have a good trip?" She asks. "Hi Love." He says smiling at her and her friends. He ignores her question and asks. "Are you guys seriously doing schoolwork with the music this loud?" he says smirking at her as he hangs his coat in the closet. "Dad, we're all straight A students, so we must be doing something right." She says walking up to him. "Touche. Just do your old man a favor and lower the music a tad will you? Where's your mother?" He asks. "Sure. She's upstairs taking a nap. She said she'd wait for you to have dinner and to wake her when you got home. We already ate about an hour ago." Robin says. "Yeah, my flight was delayed I thought I would be home sooner. She's sleeping through this racket, um music?" He asks incredulously. "Well you know Mom." She says with a smile. "Good point. Okay well carry on with your ah, homework, is it? I'll let your mother know I'm home. Oh and Robin try to keep it down to a dull roar." He says taking off his tie and smiling at his daughter. "Yes, Dad." She says rolling her eyes.

As he enters their bedroom he sees her lying on her side facing the window. The last streams of the evening sun cast a golden light across the bed and highlight her long brown hair which is spread out behind her on his pillow. At that moment, his universe contracts to the vision of her. The word "home" has never held so much meaning for him as it does at this moment. He takes his jacket off and throws it along with his tie onto the chair. He quietly proceeds to the bed and lies out behind her. He knows she needs to eat but is hesitant to wake her. As soon as he lays his head on the pillow, the stress and the exhaustion of the day catch up with him and he decides to take the opportunity to rest as well. He wraps his arm around her from behind and buries his head in the nape of her neck reveling in her warmth and scent. God, how he loves this woman, he thinks to himself. She does not awaken but unconscientiously burrows back into him and takes hold of his hand. He immediately follows her into sleep.

A half hour later she awakens to his scent and becomes immediately aware that she is lying across his chest. The bedroom is dark and she wonders how long she has been asleep and when he got home. There is light knock on the door and then a quiet "Mom, Dad"? from the other side. "Come in Robin." She says smiling to herself and leaning up on one elbow turning on her bedside lamp. "Hi, did I wake you. I'm sorry." She says going over to her mother's side. "No sweetheart, I was awake." She says taking her daughter's hand as she sits down next to her mother. "Dad, looks wiped out. I ordered you guys Chinese, it should be here in about ten minutes. We just finished our project and Jodi and Michelle went home" Robin says. "You did? What did I do to ever deserve such a wonderful daughter?" Anna says caressing her face and hair. She just smiles back at her and looks at her father. "Looks like Dad's gonna miss out though. Can't believe he hasn't woken up yet, he never sleeps this soundly." She says with a chuckle. Anna looks over at him and smiles at how peaceful he looks. "Hate to wake him, I think he is most agreeable when he's like this." She looks back at Robin and they both laugh. "You know he'll be mad if you eat Chinese food without him Mom." She says through laughter. "I know, I wouldn't think of it." Anna replies. "Watch this."

She says as she leans over close to Robert's ear and whispers. "Kung Pao." He immediately awakens and mutters, "Where, Where?" and begins to sit up rubbing his eyes with both hands. Anna and Robin burst out laughing and upon hearing this he removes his hands from his face and sees them both. "Hey, what's going on?" He asks squinting at them. "Dinner, that's what's going on, so get up. Our wonderful daughter here ordered dinner for us." She says. "She did? Well we just might keep her then." Robert says looking at Robin. "Very funny. I'll get it. Money Dad please." She says upon hearing the doorbell ring. He reaches into his pocket and pulls out a wad of bills and is about to sift through them when Robin grabs the whole thing and leaves. "At least she said please this time." He says to Anna. She laughs at him.

"Missed you today." She says through laughter leaning over to give him a lingering kiss. "Me too. I'm glad that's over with. She signed the papers and sent them to Don this morning. I confirmed with him before getting on the plane that he did indeed receive them. So it's over, finally." He says stroking her cheek. She searches for any sign of remorse or regret but she doesn't see any and is extremely gratified about that. She is tempted to ask him how Holly took it all and if she is ok, but she decides to just leave it alone. "Good. So are you going to make an honest woman out of me now or what?" She says against his lips. "Love, sorry to say, but I think the ship has sailed on that one." She pulls back and punches him in the shoulder. "Hey, be nice. I am the mother of your child, correction children." "And you just proved my point dear." She pulls back her arm to punch him again but he grabs it and quickly reclines her on the bed kissing her deeply. "Mom, Dad. Dinner's ready." Robin shouts from downstairs. "Continue this later?" He says looking down at her. "Check." She says smiling up on him. "I also seem to recall something about you buying a present for me." He says. "Double-check." She says laughing with him.

One Week Later

Scorpio House, 7am

Robert stirs awake to the feeling of Anna lying across his chest sound asleep. It is one of those moments and sensations that he hopes he never has to do without again. He gently kisses the top of her head and inhales her scent which causes her to stir and open her eyes. She kisses his chest and looks up at him and mumbles a sleepy, "Morning". "Morning Love, how are you feeling?". "Mmmm, I feel good, much better than last night, sorry about that." She says with her eyes closed and hugging him tighter. She feels guilty about ruining his "planned" alone time last night with her nausea and fatigue. He had made special arrangement with Sean and Tiffany for them to take Robin for the night, so that they could spend an entire evening alone without interruptions. It was their first night alone since her return and he had pulled out all the stops with a catered dinner, a candlelit bedroom and the tub filled with her favorite bubble bath. Unfortunately, it was all for nothing when after the first bite of dinner, she was in the bathroom for most of the evening. Although she valiantly tried to salvage the evening, he knew she was exhausted and they both fell asleep at 930. "No worries, I'm just glad you are feeling better, you had me worried last night." "It's not unusual Robert, it's just now certain foods and smells set me off. It happens with no warning and can pass just as quickly, although I'm sure we'll never look at Duck a L'Orange the same way again." She says with a cringe. "You're tellin' me, I've been in some pretty harrowing situations in my life, but that was down-right frightening. I think I threw out my knee trying to dive out of your way." He says smiling above her. She pinches him hard. "Thanks for the sympathy considering you did this to me." She says leaning on an elbow to look at him.

She sees that goofy smirk on his face. "Thank you for last night, I know you went to a lot of trouble for me. You know you are getting really good at this considerate husband role, never thought you had it in you." She says trying to get a reaction from him. "Thank you, I think. Really though are you feeling better?" he asks as he play with the strap of her nightgown. "Yes, so stop worrying. I'm just a little tired as usual." "Well its only 7, go back to sleep, Robin won't be home until after school today, enjoy the quiet while you can." He says as he pushes her hair behind her ear. She looks at him and realizes for the first time, how much he has changed over the last year and half. She doesn't know what to attribute the change, she knows for the most part, it is their reconnecting, them actually experiencing being married and raising their daughter together she also knows it's the baby they are having and what this will mean for them. He is still obstinate, stubborn and pig-headed, but his edges have softened. She doesn't want him to completely change, but she welcomes this new persona and the way he surprises her every day.

She slowly slides up his body to lie completely on top of him. This causes him to raise his eyebrows slightly in surprise, but then quickly close them as the sensations of her actions have the intended effect. "I have a better idea. Seeing as we are still on our own for the next couple of hours, let's say we make up for last night, hmm?" She kisses him lightly and then traces his lips with her tongue causing him to moan and then enveloping him in a deep kiss for several minutes that leaves them both breathless. "Have I told you today how much I love you?" He asks as he caresses her face with the back of his hand. "No, not today, but it is still early." She says as she places both hands on his chest while slowly sitting up and straddling his hips. She can feel him fully and this causes her to unconsciously begin a slight thrusting motion against him. With a slight adjustment and with practiced ease she brings him inside her causing them both to moan loudly at the sensation. He watches her intently as she begins her movements and he lets her set the pace for both of them. He will never tire of seeing her fully aroused and in control as she has her way with him. The black negligee that she is wearing fully accentuates her new figure.

He begins to lower one strap to gain better access as he leans up to take her breast into his mouth and suckle gently. This sensation, plus the change in angle to where their bodies are joined causes her to throw her head back and release a throaty and drawn out moan. Her thrusting motions begin to quicken as she comes forward again to push him back into the pillows. He watches her in awe, as she laces both hands with his and a steady-stream of moans mixed in with his name escape her lips. She stares directly into his eyes while rising and falling with an intensely erotic rhythm. He knows she is close as her inner muscles grip him hard with every powerful thrust of her hips. He also knows from experience that her orgasm will be powerful and something that he will want to see in all its glory.

He uses every ounce of strength he can muster and uses every repulsive vision in his head to hold himself back. Suddenly her eyes go wide and she throws her head back and releases a loud "Robert", as her orgasm rips through her. He can feel the powerful contractions around him as she rides out wave after wave. It's all he can do to hold on and just as he is sitting up to kiss her down from her release, there is a loud knock at their door, followed by a jiggling of the locked door handle. "Mom, Mom are you alright?" He is quicker to react. "Robin?" he asks incredulously. "Dad? Is Mom alright, I heard her yelling?" He closes his eyes briefly, quickly trying to think of something as he holds a very limp Anna in his arms. She is beginning to recover but decides wisely to let him handle it.

"Ah, she's fine Robin, she is just having morning sickness again, she'll be fine. We'll be right out." He says "Oh okay, I just came to pick up my algebra book that I forgot, I'll see you after school. Are you sure Mom's okay, I can stay home?" She says. "I'm fine sweetheart, everything is okay, have a good day at school, we love you." Anna says finally finding her voice. "Good ok Mom, then I'll see you guys later." With that, they hear their daughter running down the stairs and the front door slamming shut. They continue to hold each other in a sitting position for a few moments. "Close call again, thank God I remembered to lock the door last night." He says. "I hate lying to her, but I guess we had no choice." She says still breathless and straddling him.

"One of these days, we are going to run out of luck with that one. Have you had the talk with her yet?" He asks her in a slightly annoyed way, one which she finds rather amusing considering their current state. "You're asking me this now?" She chuckles. "What?" He asks completely clueless. "Robert, can we discuss me having the sex-talk with our daughter at another time, like, I don't know, maybe when we are not having sex?" His face scrunches up, "Oh yeah, you're right. That was certainly a mood-killer, well maybe not for you." He says wiping the sweat from the side of her face. He is still inside her but she can feel that the interruption has affected him slightly. "Mmmm, that was wonderful. Lets see if I can return the favor, where were we?" she says as she clenches her internal muscles and watches his face as his eyes close involuntarily. She kisses him deeply as she begins a slow thrusting motion against him.

This has the desired effect, but knows it will not be enough for him. Using her limber talents, she begins to recline backward toward the end of the bed taking him with her. They momentarily disengage as he watches her recline fully at the opposite end of the bed. She looks up at him through hooded eyes as she widens her legs showing him how much she wants him. He nearly loses it but controls his instant reaction. She waits patiently as he tosses his boxers and kneels between her legs with his hands on either side of her head. He tenderly leans down and kisses her lips, her neck. She can feel him hard against her and aches to have him back inside her again. She reaches up and pulls him back to her lips with one hand as the other guides him back inside her. Quickly he begins a slow thrusting motion, but she knows he is being extra gentle because of her pregnancy. Even after several assurances that he is not harming the baby, he still will not make love to her as he used to prior to her pregnancy. It is never any less satisfying, but sometimes she wishes they would have sex like they used to before she was taken. She remembers many of their encounters were so intense and raw, leaving them both sated and completely exhausted. She loves to see him completely lose control and selfishly she revels in having that power over him.

She knows one way to make him lose control and she decides to use it now. She grabs his head gently from her breast and gives him an open-mouth kiss plunging her tongue deeply inside. She continues to hold his head as she thrusts her tongue in and out of his mouth. He immediately starts to thrust harder matching the rhythm of her tongue. She releases his head to slowly bring her hands around his back to grab his hips bringing him deeper then he thought possible. She decides to use her final tactic as she can sense he is beginning to lose control. "I love you Robert. I love feeling you inside me. Do you feel that, do you feel how wet I am for you, only for you always."

That is the clincher, he growls as he looks at her and his eyes change color becoming impossibly blue. She can feel him grow harder as he leans up onto his hands on either side of her and begins to thrust hard in rapid succession. She can feel her own orgasm coming fast now, but knows he is waiting for her release. She throws her head back as she grips two handfuls of sheets and arches like a bow as he continues his rapid thrusting. They are both moaning incoherently as their orgasms fast approach. They release in seconds of each other with matching moans of ecstasy as they both hold on tightly and ride out the powerful waves. They hold onto each other for minutes after as they regain their breath. "I actually think you are going to kill me one day." He says into her neck. She chuckles a little as she strokes his back. He rolls onto his back and she follows him and rests her head on his chest. "Robert." "Hmmm." He says. "I want to get married." She says still breathing heavily. Clearing the fog from his brain. "Good for you, who's the lucky guy." He says and she slaps him. "I mean I want to get married this weekend." She says as she looks up at him. He looks at her and smiles. "Ok lets do it." She smiles at him and then kisses him.

They tell Mac and Robin their plans as well as the rest of the friends. Sean decides to throw Robert a bachelor party since he didn't have one for any of his marriages. Anna is not too thrilled but she knows Robert will not do anything stupid. Mac volunteers the Outback and the girls will stay at Anna and Robert's for the night having their own mini-party sort of except both BJ and Maxie will be there. The guys are actually looking forward to it even though Anna said explicitly no strippers, Mac decided he didn't hear that from either of them. "Robert, I mean it. No strippers." Anna says after Mac and Sean leave. "Love, I know. Don't worry, I also told the guys no strippers too even before you said anything." Robert says as he takes her in his arms. "Ok, good." She says smiling. "As if I would find anyone more attractive and sexier than my beautiful wife who is carrying my baby." Robert says kissing her sweetly. "Good answer Scorpio." She says.