At the bachelor party at the Outback, they are all pretty wasted by the time the stripper shows up. Of course, Mac decided to be funny and hired one that looked very, very similar to Anna. Robert is frightened and very pissed off at Mac because If Anna finds out about this, he knows he will be in huge trouble. All the guys are laughing as she does her show and watching Robert's reaction. He is unusually embarrassed and tries not to offer any encouragement and removes himself quickly from the situation. The stripper decides that Robert is not interested and focuses on the other men there, much to Robert's relief. After she leaves, they spend the rest of the night playing poker and drinking. By the end of the night they are all bombed out of their skulls. None of them drove home but crashed in Mac's apartment on the floor.
Robert wakes up first and is laying half on half off the couch. He can barely raise his head. Sean wakes up next when Robert knocks over glasses. "Am I dead?" Robert whispers. "I'm not answering you until you stop screaming." Sean says trying to sit up. Robert looks around and sees everyone passed out and the place littered with garbage including beer and liquor bottles. Its an absolute mess. "What time is it?" Sean asks. "Shhh." Robert says and tries to focus on his watch. "Almost 730." He says and then he looks over and sees Alan Quartermaine as well as Tom Hardy laying next to him on the floor. They are both passed out. "Should I wake them?" Sean asks. "Why, look what waking up did for us?" Robert says trying to stand. "Maybe they can do an autopsies on each other." Sean says. Robert tries to laugh but it hurts.
Luke is starting to wake up and so is Mac. He looks around at his apartment. "At least everybody cleaned up before they left." He says sarcastically. Then the door slams loudly and they all hold their heads because they are going to explode. Then they see them. Anna, Felicia, Tiffany, Laura, Monica, Simone, and Bobbie. They survey the mess and the state of their husbands and can't believe what they are seeing. Anna looks at Robert and is not happy, in fact she's absolutely furious. Robert is standing there with his shirt only buttoned at the bottom and out of his pants and she is instantly angry imagining what the hell went on last night. None of them called anyone last night and none of them came home. Luckily, she was able to get in touch with Guy, who told them they were all passed out in Mac's apartment. "So I guess we had a good time, didn't we?" Tiffany says very loudly. "Please stop shouting." Sean says. "Why are we talking too loudly?" Felicia says shouting now looking for Frisco. "Where is Frisco?" She demands. Robert looks and starts moving things around and finds Frisco asleep under a desk holding a guitar. "Here ya go." Robert says. Anna walks over to Robert stepping over bottles and debris on the floor. He offers her his hand to help her, but she bats it away. "So have a good time?" She asks. "I think so." He says knowing he is in huge trouble. "You think so. Robert, I think you are drunk and hung over at the same time. I thought this was going to be tame, what the hell happened?" Anna asks with her hand on her head looking around surveying the scene. "I really can't remember right now, I need coffee." He says. "You need a lot more than that. You reek of liquor and it's making me sick. I'm going home. Thanks for calling last night, by the way." She says walking away. "Anna wait." He says and then holds his head. "Sober up before you come home, I don't want Robin seeing you like this." She says and walks out. The other wives find their husbands and read them the riot act as well. It is a very bad scene.
Robert decides to stay at Mac's for a few more hours and help him clean up as best they could also thinking it will give Anna time to calm down. He has had a pot of coffee and has eaten. Mac loaned him some clothes, so he took a shower. He looks a lot more presentable then he did this morning. "That was one for the books." Mac says. They smile at each other. "It absolutely was. I will never forget it once I remember it." Robert says and they laugh. "Please do not tell Anna about the stripper. I'm already going to have to wear a cup when I get home." Mac laughs and says no problem.
Robert returns home at around noon and sees that no one is home and he is extremely grateful. He heads straight upstairs and sits on the bed and then lays back. He is out in seconds. Anna and Robin return home ten minutes later and see Robert's car in the drive-way. "Mom don't get into a fight about this please. You guys are getting married the day after tomorrow." Robin pleads with her mother. "Robin, just stay down here for a minute. Don't worry. Everything is going to be fine." She says and she heads upstairs. She sees him lying on the bed out cold. She slams the door and he jumps to a sitting position and holds his head. Then she throws the newspaper at him. "Mind explaining this?" She yells at him. Robert grabs the paper she threw at him and looks at the front page and tries to focus. It's the Inquisitor and he knows Carlin was behind this whole thing. He must have got into the club without anyone seeing him. The picture on the front page is a picture of him with the stripper and it appears she's giving him a lap dance. The headline reads "Party out of Control, Commish goes wild." Robert sighs and puts it aside. "I'm sorry, it did get out of control, but I swear nothing happened." He says. "Really, nothing happened. I see a picture on the front page of my husband getting a lap dance and you say nothing happened. Robert I am so mad right now I don't know what to do. The worst part is that you lied to me and said there would be no strippers and it would be tame. Not to mention what this will do to your career." She says still yelling. "Don't worry about my career every public official was there including the mayor and the governor. I'm sorry but I did NOT lie to you. I swear I didn't know there would be strippers there and I'm sorry that I drank too much. But I swear to god, nothing happened besides what you see in that picture." He says. "How do you know? Can you even remember?" She says still yelling. "Yes, I remember everything. I swear." He says. "Stop swearing to me." She says pacing in front of him. "So what else did you idiots do that will probably be in tomorrow's edition. Did you do another cliché like watch porn movies? Is this going to be the next headline?" She asks. "No, Anna I don't need porn movies I have you." He says and she looks at him disgusted. "What? What the hell does that mean?" She yells. "Ya know, that sounded so much better in my head." He says.
"Ugh Robert, I really don't know what to say anymore." She says. He hates seeing that look on her face. She knows deep down he would never do anything to betray her, she knows this as well as she knows her own name, but she is so angry right now that she really doesn't know what to do. She feels humiliated as will the other wives when they see those pictures inside. There are pictures of Sean, Frisco, Tony, Luke, Alan, the mayor and the governor basically doing the same thing. The mayor and the governor are in a lot more trouble than Robert is but their only saving grace was that all of them were off-duty last night so the fallout might be minimal. "You idiots embarrassed us all." She says. "I know. Anna, I don't know what else to say. I really don't." He says. At the same time this is happening, Mac gets a copy of the Inquisitor from his bartender and is mortified. Anna is going to kill his brother, so he rushes over there to help diffuse the situation.
The doorbell rings and Robin answers it. "Uncle Mac. I'm so glad you're here." Robin says. "Why what's the matter?" He asks. "Mom has been yelling at dad for like twenty minutes now." Robin says and then he hears it. Anna is yelling loudly. He never heard her yell like that. They hear "I don't know what to do now Robert. We are supposed to get married in two days, do you now how humiliating this is? I don't know if I want to do this now and thank you for that." She says. They don't hear Robert respond. "Is that all you can say to me? Are you kidding me? I need to get away from you." She yells again and then they hear a door slam and then Anna comes downstairs and sees Mac and Robin standing there. "What do you want?" She says to Mac. Mac is frightened. "Anna its all my fault. I hired the stripper; Robbie knew nothing about it. I guarantee you, nothing happened, and she wasn't there that long. I swear on my life this is the god's honest truth. In fact, Robert actually pushed her off of him. He never let her do anything. I swear." He says. "You and your brother swear a lot." Anna says. She believes him though. "I'm telling you Carlin was just itching to publish something on Robert and I unfortunately served him up on a silver platter. After the stripper left, we just played poker for the rest of the night, but obviously we drank too much." Anna looks at him. "Why did you hire the stripper when we all said no?" Anna asks. "Well because it's a bachelor party and Robbie never had one before. But whatever it was a stupid mistake, I'm sorry." He says. She has mercy on him. "I know you are." He smiles but she doesn't. Robin smiles though and knows that her mother is softening. "I'm going to go, but just know I'm really sorry and don't let what happened stop you from getting married this weekend please." He says. She doesn't say anything and he walks out.
Robin turns to her mother. "Mom, I think you are overreacting." She says. "Excuse me?" Anna says turning to her. "I'm sorry Mom but what's the big deal. Dad had a bachelor party and had fun. He never had one before. Dad didn't do anything, you heard Uncle Mac and you know Dad would never do that to you. Plus, Dad didn't even know about the stripper." Robin says crossing her arms across her chest. Anna smiles a little and thinks about it. She sighs, "Maybe I am. I don't know." She says going to sit on the couch. Robert comes down stairs and looks at Robin. She just shrugs her shoulder as if to say "I don't know." "Hi Dad." She goes and hugs him. "Hey baby." He says and returns her hug. Robin looks at the two of them and decides she better leave them alone for a while. "I'm going over Jodi's. I'll be home for dinner." She says and leaves. Robert looks at the back of Anna's head and decides to wait her out. He really can't say much more than he has already. He goes into the kitchen because he's hungry now. His stomach is still not settled, so he decides to have ice cream. He takes the carton and sits at the table with a spoon. She comes in about ten minutes later and looks at him. He looks so pitiful that she almost wants to laugh. Robin is right, she is probably overreacting. "You better not be hungover on Saturday. I don't want you looking like that when we get married." She says and he looks at her and smiles. "I'm sorry, you know." He says. "I know." She replies. "Go upstairs and sleep it off please." She says to him. "I will." He says. She leaves and goes into the office to make a few phone calls. Robert does go upstairs and takes another shower. He feels much better but is just tired now. He puts on his boxers and gets into bed. He sleeps for a few hours, when Anna comes in and sees him sleeping. Robin called and will be staying for dinner at Jodi's, so Anna decides to take a nap as well. She strips down to her underwear and gets into bed. She is asleep in minutes.
Robert awakens to the feeling of her wrapped around him and he smiles. He doesn't want to presume anything, so he just lays there and enjoys the feeling. "I'm still mad at you." She says into his neck. He smiles and says. "I know. I'll spend the rest of my life making it up to you." He says. She smiles and kisses his neck. "I'm going to hold you to that." She says. "What time is it?" She asks. "It's almost 530." He replies. "Robin is staying at Jodi's for dinner, so we're on our own. I'm really not hungry and I'm sure you're not right now." She says. "No, I'm not." He says. "Answer me this, why do men want a strange woman to give them a lap dance?" She asks. He pauses and smiles. "Is that a serious question?" He asks chuckling. She pinches him. "Yes, it is." She asks genuinely curious. "I don't know, I guess it's the same scenario as women going to male strip clubs." He says. "I guess. It's just something I never understood I suppose." She says. "Honestly Anna, what does it for me is not that. You know me I never did those kinds of things. Anonymous sex is just not something I have ever looked for." He says, and she knows he is telling the truth. He pauses not knowing if he should say the next sentence even though he knows it's the truth. "The best sexual experiences I have ever had have always been with women I've been in love with and more specifically you." He says. She doesn't say anything and he thinks he made a mistake.
She unravels herself from him and he is convinced he said the wrong thing until she pulls at him to turn and lay on his back. He looks into her eyes and he sees her smiling. "I feel the same way." She says. "You will never ever have to worry about me with another woman ever. I hope you know that." He says. "I do Robert. I do." He knows it's a vulnerable area for her, after what Duke had done to her with Olivia Jerome. He knows that episode rocked her to her core. She smiles at him and lays her head on his chest. "Did you ever get a lap dance before?" She asks suddenly. "Actually no, believe it or not and I didn't get one last night either. Thankfully." Robert says. She smiles and then sits up. He is not really sure what her next move is. She gets up off the bed walks across the room and turns the chair around from her vanity table. "Come here and sit." She says to him. He looks at her like she really didn't say that considering she was screaming her head off at him a few hours ago. "Robert come here." She says again smiling. He does very slowly still trying to comprehend what he thinks she is going to do. He sits down slowly in the chair with a very apprehensive look on his face.
She goes and gets the remote for their stereo and he thinks he's dreaming. She turns on the stereo and finds a station she thinks fits for what she has planned. Robert is stunned and is just watching her in amazement. She is still just in her bra and underwear. She looks at their door and realizes its open. She closes it and locks it. It is still light out so there is no need to dim any lights in the room. He watches her as she approaches him. She laughs as the song Sexual Healing comes on and she begins to dance around him. He is completely entranced by her movements. He watches her every move and tries to grab her hand as she caresses his face, his chest and his thighs, but she doesn't let him. She then sees the effect she is having on him and becomes immediately aroused.
She stands in front of him and places her hands on his shoulders and straddles his lap and he is completely under her spell. She begins to gyrate against him to the song while holding onto to his shoulders but does not kiss him. She looks directly into his eyes as she continues to move against him. She begins to moan as she feels his arousal through his boxers and her underwear. She begins to slide up and down on him now as they both begin to moan quietly. She stops and says "Is this what she did? Did she grind against you like this?" Robert is stunned by her question and now realizes that she is totally jealous. "Anna, she tried, but I stopped her immediately and nicely pushed her off me and said no thank you. Trust me on that please." He says. Anna looks into his eyes and knows he is telling the truth. She hates feeling like this. Insecure, jealous and possessive. She has never felt this way before and it both scares her and excites her at the same time.
She smiles at him and begins her movements again more aggressively. As she continues to move she feels him growing larger and it excites her even more. She feels her release approaching fast and quickens the pace but does not take her eyes off of his. She knows he is close too as he is fighting to keep his eyes open and his hips still as she continues to slide against him. Then it hits her hard and she cries out his name as she continues to move against him. She hugs him to her and he holds her tight and thrusts up against her several times and it hits him just as strong and he moans her name into her neck. They hold onto to each other for a long time. He smiles still can't believing she just did what she did. He always forgets she was a dancer and still loves to dance for him. He has to remember that more often. "Hmmm, so good." She says. "You have no idea. This is something I'll never forget. Now every time I hear that song, I'm going to have to excuse myself and go somewhere." He says, and she laughs into his neck. "Me too." She says, and now those visions are floating wildly through his head. "You're killing me here." He says, and she laughs but then stops laughing when she feels he is getting aroused again. "Impressive." She says as she rocks against him. "It's what you do to me. Only you." He says against her lips and then kisses her soundly thrusting his tongue into her mouth.
They are both rocking against each other then she stops and reaches down and frees him from his boxers and pushes her underwear aside. She guides him to her and begins to move immediately. It is a long and sensuous dance. They are both breathing heavily and moaning quietly as he lets her control the movements. He removes her bra and takes her nipple into his mouth and begins to suckle. He knows this drives her crazy and it does. He feels her release approaching and places his hands on her hips to guide her. He then takes his hand down to where they are joined and begins to stroke her. She cries out from the pleasure of it and begins to move faster. She then arches back as much as she can in her condition and cries out his name in ecstasy. He watches her and then guides her up and down his length several more times before he throws his head back as he climaxes. They are both completely spent as Anna collapses in his arms. "Are you ok?" He asks after several minutes of her not moving. "Uh huh." She says weakly. "Anna. You're making me nervous." He says. "I'm ok." She says smiling against his neck and kissing him there. He smiles and continues to hold her.
After a while he wonders if she fell asleep and then he realizes she has. He tries not to laugh, but he does slightly. He looks at the clock behind her and realizes Robin could be home at any moment. "Love, wakey, wakey." He says stroking her sides. She lifts her head from his shoulder and looks completely out of it. "Hi there." He says. "Hi." She says smiling. He kisses her. "You ok?" He asks. "Uh huh" She says and strokes his face. "You are amazing." He says. "I think we both are. That was…" She says not being able to find the words. "Incredible. I love you." He says caressing her face. He smiles. "Robin will be home soon, and we have to look presentable." He says. She smiles and says. "Yeah we do." He gets up off the chair still holding her and places her on the bed. He laughs looking at her and then looks down at himself and knows he has to change. He goes to his dresser and changes out of his boxers and puts a new pair on as well as jeans and a t-shirt. She is still laying there with her eyes closed.
"Anna, you have to get up and change." He says. "Hmmm not yet, we have time." She says. "Umm no we don't love." He says. "I'm tired, just cover me up with the blankets." She says still not opening her eyes. He does as she asks hoping Robin doesn't come in here to see her mother. Anna then rolls over and gets comfortable and is completely out in seconds. He smiles down at her and then kisses her cheek chuckling as he walks out the door. Robert goes downstairs into the kitchen because he knows Anna has to eat. He starts making a salad for her, when Robin comes through the kitchen door. "Hi Dad." She says. "Hi love." He says. "Everything ok?" She asks hopefully. "Yes everything is fine. Don't worry." He says. "Where's Mom." "She sleeping, don't disturb her ok, she needs her rest." He says. "Ok, Ill be quiet." She says and goes upstairs to her room quietly, she hears soft music playing from her parents' bedroom and wonders what that's about. She shrugs and then goes into her room.
Two hours later Anna comes downstairs showered and changed into her pajamas and looks for Robert. He is in the office with the TV on and is sound asleep with his arm over his eyes. She smiles at him. She sits next to him on the couch but he doesn't move. She strokes his face but still nothing. He must be exhausted she thinks after last night, dumb ass, she thinks to herself and then remembers their encounter only a few hours ago. She surprised herself in her actions, but it was definitely something to remember and try again very soon. Maybe when she isn't pregnant, she thinks laughing. He finally awakens and looks at her and smiles. "Hi, how are you feeling?" He asks. "Very, very good." She says smiling at him. Robin comes to the door of the office and stops when she hears them talking. "Still mad at me?" He asks. She laughs a little. "No not really, I think you more than made up for it." She says smiling at him. "No that was all you. That is something that I will think about when I'm 90." He says. "I love you." He says. "I know, I kind of like you too." She says laughing and she bends down to kiss him. They kiss sweetly a couple of times. "I made you a salad, you should eat something." He says. "Then I definitely love you. Thank you." She says caressing his chest. "Did you eat?" She asks. "The stomach is still not completely settled yet. I'm going to wait until tomorrow." He says. "Come with me, I'll make you some tea and you can keep me company while I eat." She says. "Sounds like a plan." He says getting up. When he does they hug tightly and exchange I love you's as Robin smiles and backs away from the door.
The next day, Robert goes to the Outback to see Mac and see how he's doing. Luke and Frisco are there and they are talking about last night and laughing. When they see him walk in they smile. "There he is. Are the gonads still intact?" Luke asks. "Barely." Robert says as he walks down the stairs to the bar. Sean comes in a few moments later and they all talk about the aftermath. Laura forgave Luke only this morning, same with Felicia and Tiffany is still giving Sean the cold shoulder. "How about you Robert?" Frisco asks. "I can answer that. When I got there yesterday, Anna was yelling in a way I never heard before." Mac says. "You were there yesterday?" Robert asks. "Yeah, didn't she tell you?" Mac says. "No, not at all. What happened?" Robert asks. "I told her what really happened and that the stripper was my idea and you knew nothing about it." Mac says. "Oh that explains it then. Thank you for that. I really appreciate it." Robert says thinking. "Explains what?" Luke asks. "Nothing." Robert says quickly. Luke and Sean give him the eye. "Son of a bitch. She forgave you and you got some yesterday thanks to your brother here." Luke says. "Oh man. Seriously? I just went over there to stop her from killing you, how did that translate to sex for you?" Mac asks. "Well let's just say she was inspired by the concept of the lap dance." Robert says. They all look at him with their mouths open. "You're kidding?" Frisco says. "Noooo. I'm not." Robert says smiling. "Bastard." Sean says.
On Saturday they are in the mayor's office with Mac and Robin. The mayor performs the ceremony pretty quickly and they are all relieved that its finally official again. "I love you. This is it Devane." Robert says still holding her in his arms. "You better believe it. I love you too." They kiss sweetly and then hug Mac and Robin. The mayor takes Robert aside after the ceremony and asks if everything is ok and Robert says he was about to ask the same thing. The mayor tells him, he was in the doghouse with his wife, but the political fallout for him and the governor is non-existent. For some reason the public thought it was funny rather than scandalous. Most of which is thanks to Tiffany for downplaying what went on and exposing Carlin and the Inquisitor for their scandalous reporting. Robert is relieved to say the least. After the ceremony, they decide to spend the rest of the day as a family inviting over Tiffany and Sean and Frisco and Felicia to have a very mini celebration.
Anna is in the kitchen when Felicia walks in. She sees Anna looking at her wedding rings and smiling. "Could you be any happier?" She says. Anna looks up and smiles not realizing that Felicia even walked in. "I don't think so." She says placing her hand on her stomach over her baby. "I'm so happy for you guys." She says walking over to her and hugging her. "I think your husband is on cloud nine as well and well your daughter is right there with him." Felicia says. "I was actually surprised that this took place today considering what happened the other night. I'm still giving Frisco a hard time just to keep the groveling going." Felicia says. Anna laughs "Yeah I know. I was really mad, and I yelled at him like I never yelled at him before. But he just sat there and took it which he never does. He knew he screwed up, they all knew they screwed up big time, so I figured why prolong it. I trust him, and I know he would never do anything to betray me." She says and smiles. "I'm so glad because I really thought you were going to kill him that day." She says. "I was." Anna replies and they laugh. "Listen, how about we take Robin for tonight, so you guys can celebrate?" Felicia says. Anna smiles and thinks about it. "That's really not necessary, today was really just a formality. We don't need another honeymoon." She says smiling. "Yeah but why not right? You got married today, why not celebrate the way its supposed to be celebrated at least for the wedding night?" Felicia says laughing at her and Anna laughs with her. "Hmmm. That's true why not. But you have to ask her. I don't want her to think we are trying to get rid of her." Anna says still laughing. "Leave it to me." Felicia says and they both go into the living room laughing.
After everyone's leaves Robert closes the front door and comes back into the living room. He smiles when he sees her looking at him with a matching smile. "So how did you manage this?" He asks chuckling a little. "Well actually it was Felicia's idea." She says. "Love that woman." He says and she laughs out loud. "Soooo. What do you wanna do?" He says putting his hands in his pockets. She is chuckling now looking at him. "I actually have to do some laundry and do the dishes." She says as she attempts to walk past him with a big smile on her face. He laughs and grabs her as she tries to walk by. They hug each other tightly and are still laughing. "So third times a charm huh?" She says looking up at him. "I'm very sure it will be." He says swaying her in his arms and caressing her face. "Why don't we go upstairs and take a nice long hot shower and get very, very comfortable?" She says wiggling her eyebrows. "I love how the way you think." He says kissing her tenderly. They head up to their bedroom after cleaning up the downstairs. "This was another great day in the Devane-Scorpio history books." He says as he takes off his tie and unbuttons his shirt. "Yes it was. I'm just so happy its official again. These last couple of months it really bothered me that we weren't officially married." She says taking off her earrings and turning around so he could unzip her dress. "I know love and it bothered me too, but you have been my wife since we said I do on June 28th, 1991 regardless of the paperwork." He says kissing her back.
She turns around and smiles at him. "I know and it's the same for me too. I don't know, I'm just very, very happy now that you are officially my husband again." She says wrapping her arms around his neck. They look at each other and then kiss passionately. "Hmmm. I know we talked about a shower, but how about a soak in the tub?" He says. "I think that is a very good idea as long as you run our bath." She says smiling up at him. "Ugh, ok. Girlie bath stuff?" He asks. "Yes please." She says laughing as she kisses him and watches him walk away to the bathroom. "Hmmm, this is very, very nice." Anna says as she walks into the bathroom seeing all the candles lit and a very nice bubble bath. She looks at him standing in his robe shutting off the water. "Nice right? But you are overdressed." He says as he removes her robe. "So are you." She replies as she does the same. He helps her into the tub and then follows behind her.
They settle with Anna resting between his legs with her back to his chest. "Robert this is perfect." She says as she caresses his thighs. "Yeah it would be more perfect if this tub was just a little bigger." Robert says chuckling. "How's the water it's not too hot for you is it?" He asks. "I read that pregnant women should not take baths with water that's too hot." He adds and she bursts out laughing. "You really need to stop reading those books." She says still laughing. He laughs with her and begins caressing her belly. "How's junior?" He asks kissing her temple. "Hmm very active today. See right there. I think he knows your touch." She says giggling. "Well he should by now. Wow he's going to be a football player." He says smiling. "Robert, its soccer here, remember that." Anna says smiling caressing his thighs. "Whatever, do you think it's a boy?" He asks. "It's been a while but I remember with Robin that I was huge everywhere, maybe it was because she was my first. But I was completely round. With this one, it's just in my stomach and in my face a little. So, I don't know maybe." She says. "Robert don't have your heart set on a boy, it could be another little girl." She adds. "I don't have my heart set on anything. All I care about is that you and the baby are ok." He says hugging her tighter. "Ok then, now get to work mister." She says as she hands him her luffa sponge. He laughs at her and takes it from her.