The next couple of weeks are a time they will always treasure. Robert is still on leave and the family spends most of their time just being together. During the day while Robin is in school, Robert and Anna devote their days setting up one of the bedrooms as a nursery.
They decide to do it all themselves including the painting and the decorating. They have completed the furniture shopping and Robert thinks he is going to have to get a second job just to pay for it. Anna comes home from one of her shopping trips and finds Robert in the nursery installing crown molding. She never realized until they bought this house how very handy he is. She has wondered where he picked up all these talents she never knew of.
He is in his jeans but has no shirt on and is leaning over measuring a strip of molding. She stands there just watching him and smiling and enjoying the view. He has the radio on, and he doesn't hear her come into the room. She comes up from behind him and glides her hand up his back as he is bending over. He drops everything and yelps. She bursts out laughing at the sound.
"Shit, you scared the hell out of me." He says holding his heart. She is still laughing at him. "I'm sorry sweetheart. Wow I think you've been off the job too long." She says grabbing his hand and he laughs with her. She looks around and sees what an amazing job he has done.
"This really looks amazing. I love this room already." She says. He watches her and smiles. She looks so beautiful, she really is glowing. Standing there with her hand on her belly in her maternity blouse, she is an amazing sight to him. He walks up to her and kisses her and places his hand on her belly.
"Wanna take a break?" She asks as she places her hands on his sides. "Oh, I wish I could. Mac will be here any minute to help me out." He says holding her. "Too bad, I was very motivated." She says giving him the look. He kisses her long and sensuously.
"Hold that thought for later." He says. "How are you feeling?" He asks. "I feel, really, really good." She says still holding onto him. "I actually can't remember when I have ever been happier. I really don't want to go back to work. I love just being home with you and Robin getting ready for our new baby." He says.
She has tears in her eyes as he is saying this. "You really would be happy never working again and being out of action?" She asks really wanting to know. "Yes. I'm just as surprised as you are, but honestly if every day of the rest of my life could be like it's been these last few months, I wouldn't care if I ever worked again." He says truthfully.
She is overwhelmed with emotion and hugs him so tightly. She starts crying. He knows it's the hormones and smiles. "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to make you upset." He says. "I'm not upset, I'm just so happy." She says muffled into his chest. "I love you." She says. "I love you more." He replies. They kiss sweetly and then it escalates quickly until the doorbell rings. He wipes the tears from her eyes, and she kisses his chest before she leaves to answer the door.
Later that same day, after Mac left, Robert is still in the nursery finishing the painting. He is almost done, and the room looks amazing. Anna walks in with a bottle of water for him. He sees her.
"Hey, did you have a nice nap?" He asks as she hands him the bottle. "Hmm, yes I did." She takes the water bottle from him and takes a drink. She gives him the look. He smiles at her as she walks up him. "Love, I need a shower, I'm all sweaty and full of paint." He says.
"I think you're just fine." She runs her hands up his chest and then kisses him sensually. He thinks for a minute, "What about the child?" She is kissing his chest while answering him. "She has dance class right after school so she won't be home for at least another hour or so." He smiles and allows her to pull him into their bedroom.
He closes the door and locks it and when he turns around she already has taken her clothes off and is standing there in her underwear. He thinks she is the sexiest thing he has ever seen. She comes up to him and immediately goes for the belt on his jeans. "You said something about a shower, let's go." She says.
He smiles and follows her into the bathroom. 45 minutes later they come out of the bathroom wrapped in towels laughing and smiling. Robert goes over to his dresser and grabs a pair of boxer shorts and drops his towel to put them on. She is watching him and he looks up at her and sees the look again.
"Really?" He says chuckling. "Really." She says smiling widely. He stands there holding his boxers in his hand and throws them. She starts laughing as he comes to her and rips off her towel and they tumble into bed. "We have to hurry, Robin will be home soon." She says still giggling but then moans.
They make love again and are laying in each other's arms. "This was a nice afternoon." He says. "Just nice?" She says wrapped around him. "Wrong choice of words. With you it's always mind-blowing." He says caressing her. They hear the front door close and Robin running up the stairs with a barking Friday behind her. They quickly get up and get their robes on and Robert goes into the bathroom.
"Mom, I'm home." Robin says knocking on their door. Anna ties her robe, picks up their clothes off the floor, straightens the bed back to normal and opens the door. "Hey, how was school today?" Anna asks. "Good. Where's Dad?" Robin asks wondering why her mother is in her robe but then thinking she doesn't want to know. She has been coming home to her mother in this state a lot these last few months.
"Umm, he's in the shower. He was working hard today on the baby's room. You wanna see it." They both leave and Robert comes out looking for his boxers. He quickly gets dressed in jeans and a t-shirt. He joins them in the room. "Dad this looks amazing." Robin says when she sees him noicing he doesn't look like he showered yet and rolls her eyes. "Thank you. Not too bad if I do say so myself." Robert says looking around. Anna wraps her arm around his waist. "Not too bad at all." She says looking up at him. He kisses her sweetly and Robin smiles then rolls her eyes again.
1 week later
Donely Penthouse, Port Charles
Tiffany comes into Sean's office without him realizing it, "Sean are you still in here, we are leaving in an hour for the Outback. I'm not waiting for you, and I'm not missing this party so you better get moving." She scolds. "Sorry babe, I'm just finishing up in here. Trust me I don't want to miss this party either. Do you think they suspect anything?" He says quickly shutting down the screen before him.
"No, I spoke to Robin about 15 minutes ago and they are still in the dark about the whole thing. She's says they are still fighting about having to go out, but she's sure Anna will win as she usually does. Oh, I almost forgot, Mac just called and even though he was a little late getting back from New York, everything is all set; he's at the Outback now. He still sounded a little off. I guess he's still upset about Dominique leaving him." She says solemnly.
"Well it's only been a couple of weeks, he'll been fine. He's young and I'm sure he'll find somebody soon." glancing at his watch. "Look all your gabbin' is making me even more late, so let's get out of this room so I can get dressed." He says jokingly. "My gabbin, you've got some nerve, get moving mister." She exclaims.
Scorpio House, Port Charles
"Robert, I'm not going to say this again, stop whining and get dressed already. If you don't, I'm going to go without you. I need this night out. It's probably one of the few I have left before the baby's born so if you mess this up for me, I'm really going to be pissed, and I know that's not what you want right now." She's says after him as he walks into the kitchen, she's wearing her robe and her hair is wet from her shower.
"Don't threaten me; I'm not the one with the overactive hormones right now, and who has been climbing me like a tree for the last 2 months" He says smugly filling his coffee cup.
"Yeah, but you should remember that stage is coming to a close rapidly, especially after today given your attitude. So unless you want to be cut off prematurely, I suggest you take the threats seriously." She quips with a smirk.
After a pause and after taking a sip from his coffee mug, "Don't ever say "cutoff" to a man, for multiple reasons." He says in all seriousness leaning against the counter, drinking his coffee. She smirks at him which is quickly replaced by an exasperated look.
"Come on Robert, what's the problem here? It's one night and I don't want to disappoint Sean and Tiffany, they invited us, so just do this for me, please." He sets his coffee cup down and walks over to her pulling her into his arms.
She makes a futile attempt to resist, but gives in as he plants featherlike kisses on her neck and jawline. "Why can't we just stay home? You know I'll make it worth your while." He says seductively as he kisses her. "Plus remember I go back to work Monday, so it's really the last couple of days we have before I get swamped again."
He pauses pulling back to look into her eyes. She is momentarily weakened by his actions, but quickly realizes what he's up to. "Nice try." She says as she stops him from kissing her again. He rolls his eyes and makes a mental note to himself that he has to come up with new tactics. She doesn't say anything because she knows immediately, she's wearing him down.
"Alright fine, l'll go. Boy the things I do for you. You know this is a chip I plan on cashing in at a future date, so remember this will you?" She then grabs a handful of his shirt and kisses him hard. "Thank you, you can be sweet when you work at it. Let's go. Your tux is hanging on the closet door, so go jump in the shower." She says turning him around and pushing him out the kitchen door.
"TUX? Wait a second, I didn't agree to any tux wearing. This just increased the value of that chip." He says as she's pushing him forward toward the stairs. "Yeah, yeah whatever, just get going." He ascends the stairs muttering to himself about women's manipulating tactics and the like.