After they recover, they make their way to the bed and after removing all their remaining clothes they climb under the covers. They are both physically and mentally exhausted after what has happened over the last 24 hours. For both of them, it has been a catharsis of sorts. A release of pent-up emotion, unanswered questions and a reaffirmation they do love and trust each other completely. They have revealed truths to each other and uncovered hidden feelings that in the past would have been left alone and simmered beneath the surface.

A new era has been reached in their relationship that both of them recognize as maturity based on deep-friendship, intense love and to her amazement, complete trust. Their arguments and disagreements will always be explosive; it's the nature of their personalities because they are, after all, cut from the same cloth. For him, she is his rock, the one who is fearless and has never backed down from him. She always is the one who provides clarity for him when he himself cannot see the truth or face it. He has been accused of being a chauvinist by many, but in reality, he has never respected a person more than her because she does stand up to him and is not afraid of telling him off when he needs it.

He spoons up behind her and kisses her ear as they both stare at William. He is still sleeping peacefully in his carrier not disturbed in the least by what went on for the last hour.

"He sleeps like you, ya know. A nuclear blast wouldn't wake him up." She giggles and pulls him closer.

"We do make beautiful children, don't we?" He asks kissing her neck.

"Yes, we certainly do." She says smiling contently as she holds his arm closer to her body.

"Since I paid for the room for the night, maybe we can just stay here for another couple of hours. What do you think? Do we have enough stuff for him?" He asks.

"Yeah, I brought extra diapers and well I'm always packin." She says with a wink over her shoulder.

He laughs, "You most certainly are. Love you."

"Love you too." He nestles closer to her and they quickly fall asleep.

She awakens to the quiet in the room. Both Robert and William are sleeping soundly and for a moment she relishes the peace and takes the opportunity to watch them both. Her son should be hungry pretty soon and she is surprised that he is not more restless in his sleep. It's probably because neither one of them really slept well the night before. She turns over and sees Robert who is sleeping soundly on his side facing her. He looks so peaceful when he is sleeping like this when in reality he carries the weight of the world on his shoulders. Some of that weight, she thinks, is of his own making, but a large portion of it is because of her she realizes with remorse.

She thinks about what he must have put himself through this last year thinking the worst about what went on with Faison. But for the first time since she has known him, she truly believes he does trust her. This secret of knowing Faison when she was a child has weighed heavily on her especially since they were remarried. She knows she should of told him, but again she was scared of what his reaction would be. She made another huge mistake. They both make mistakes with each other. But she truly believe they have completely cleared the air with each other now. It's as if a weight she didn't know she was carrying for the last fifteen years has finally been lifted and she has never felt more complete.

She caresses his face and runs her fingers gently through his hair. She wonders at her need for him sometimes. Does it make her weaker or stronger? It has always been there she realizes even when they were apart. She has never in her life needed someone as much as him and that thought unsettles her knowing that she can be so dependent on someone so thoroughly. But on the other hand, it gives her peace knowing that he will always be with her, that he will always come for her and that he needs her as much as she needs him. He can infuriate her at times so much that she wants to strangle him, but even then, her intense love for him is always there.

She thinks back over the events of the last day. They really are so alike in so many ways. The only difference being that he has such difficulty in expressing his emotions. His old-school mindset that displaying or revealing emotions can weaken a person can be troublesome at times. In some ways she knows that it's his defense mechanism and he believes it reduces his vulnerability. She has to admit, it's one of the things about him that makes him so attractive to her, but at times it can drive her crazy. She thinks back to the last two hours and she smiles. Despite how intense their arguments can get, they do make up nicely, she thinks. Today was one for the books and she chuckles slightly as she remembers their encounter. She has never felt such equal amounts of anger and lust at the same time. They need to be studied, she muses, as she continues to look at him. She begins to feel those familiar stirrings again as unconsciously her caresses become more purposeful as her hand travels over his neck, down his shoulder and over his side.

He awakens to the feeling of feather-light kisses on his face, his neck and his shoulder. The sensations of being pushed gently onto his back while a rush of cold air envelopes him as the sheet is pulled away. He opens his eyes and sees her smiling down at him and feels the weight of her body on his. It's the smile that instantly ignites something deep inside him. He returns her smile and lets her take control as she slowly brings her left leg over to straddle him. His hands immediately go to her waist as she bends down to kiss him deeply.

She rises above him and he attempts to guide her with his hands at her waist. She gently shakes her head no with a smile and takes his hands from her waist to bring them up next to his head. She laces her fingers with his one hand as she reaches for him with her lips and he complies. She pulls back slightly and smiles at him as she straightens her body and guides him to her. He watches her intently as the emotions play over her face. She closes her eyes as her head falls back on her shoulders. He is mesmerized by her as she then looks down at him with a mixture of love and desire while she rises and falls above him.

She sees him through heavy-lidded eyes and is amazed as always when they are like this how completely she loves him, desires him; needs him. He is the missing piece of her puzzle and always has been even during all their years apart. She knows this as fact now. She sees the same intensity of love and desire in his eyes and in his words as he tells her how much he loves her, needs her, wants her, always has and always will. Her breath catches in her throat as she is overcome with emotion at the realization that she almost lost this forever, not once but twice. The mantra begins in her head even though she tries to block it. "I can't lose you again, I can't lose this again". It repeats over and over as she continues her movements with him and although she tries to prevent it, the tears start to flow.

He knows, as he often does, what she's thinking. She has had these episodes several times during their love-making since they've returned from South America. He knows what she needs and he unclasps his hands from hers bringing them to her face and gently brings her down to him. He whispers against her lips "You're not going to lose me Anna. I'll always be with you, always." She cries out against his mouth as her release comes unexpectedly and it's the trigger that sends him over the edge as well. It's a powerful release for both and they hold onto to each other for a long moment as their movements still and their breathing slows.

He pulls back slightly and holds her face in his hands as he pushes her sweat dampened hair away behind her ears. They smile at each other and she kisses him and lays her body fully on top of him. "I love you". She says against his neck. "I love you more." He responds holding her tighter.

After a few moments, "Um Anna, I think we're being watched."

Startled, she pulls back quickly and then follows his gaze. Over in the carrier, William is wide awake and staring at both of them. She starts to laugh because he looks so sweet and precious just sitting there sucking on his fist and moving his legs.

"Do you think we just bought him two years on a psychiatrist couch in the future or what?" Robert asks her with a smile. She really starts to laugh and hugs him again. She pulls back and they both look at William again.

"I wouldn't worry about it. He's only six weeks old. I mean I don't think he can focus this far yet and even if he could, he won't remember." They continue to watch him proudly.

"It's getting late, I'm surprised he's not screaming to eat yet" She says. Just as she finishes her sentence, William scrunches up his face and lets out a huge wail. "Spoke too soon." She says disengaging herself from Robert and making her way over to William before he disturbs the entire hotel.

Robert watches her with their son as she talks to him in that mother's voice that he has loves and holds him to her naked body. He is struck again by how every time he looks at her, she becomes more beautiful to him. He realizes he's been thanking God a lot lately that he has these opportunities to see how wonderful she is with their child. She comes back to the bed and he makes room for her as they lay together while William nurses. She is on her side so she can rest her arm holding William against the pillow while Robert wraps his arm around Anna from behind. It's become routine for them in the last month and a half during the early morning hours and it's these precious moments that they will always cherish and be thankful for.

Donely Penthouse, Port Charles

"Hello." Holly says answering the phone.

"Holly, its Tiffany. How are you?"

"Hello Tiffany, I'm fine. How are things with you and Sean."

"Very good, except that he always seems to be out of town, like today for instance. Is Mac around?" she asks knowing the answer already.

"Actually, he's in New York today auditioning some acts for the club. I was going to go with him, but I thought I would take a break from traveling back and forth this week." Holly replies with a half-truth. She actually wanted to stay in town to see how the Robert and Anna situation played out, considering what happened the night before.

"Oh, ok. I was actually going to ask him to lunch to discuss the Christening party for William. Anna agreed to let me plan and organize it for her." Tiffany says hoping this has the desired effect. She is not disappointed.

"Oh, well sorry Tiffany, I'll tell him you called." Holly says somewhat deflated.

"Actually Holly, since I'm free for lunch, would you care to join me at the hotel?" Holly's first instinct is to say no, but almost immediately she thinks better of it. It would be beneficial to remain close with Robert's inner-circle, in fact, it could work to her advantage. She wants to know what happened last night after Robert left and she knows Tiffany would know.

"Sure, Tiffany that sounds great. What time and I'll meet you there?"

Tiffany is momentarily surprised she accepted, but then responds. "How about 1 o'clock?"

"Perfect, I'll see you there." They hang up.

Tiffany hangs up the phone and thinks the hook is now baited. "Now let's hope the big fish is still swimming." She checks with her contacts inside the PC hotel. They confirm that the commissioner has not checked out of his room and that his wife arrived at 7:50am this morning. She looks at her watch, it's 10:30 am. "Well either the earth is moving, or they've killed each other. I guess we'll find out soon enough."

Port Charles Hotel, Port Charles

Robert hears the shower turn on and sees William is sound-asleep. He must have dozed off again. Hearing the shower, he thinks about her, her passion, his love for her and for their family. What has transpired over the last three hours between them was very intense and it seemed to be a culmination of fifteen years of unresolved emotions and issues, but they survived again and he feels they are stronger than ever for it.

He is amazed at her strength and her boldness. She never lets him get away with anything. He scolds himself for letting this situation get as far as it did. He knows he has to work on his over-possessiveness when it comes to her and his inability to express himself to her. It's something at times that he cannot control, especially when it comes to other men. When she was married to Duke, he had to bury his feelings and at times they did come to the surface. Being married to Holly helped to ease some of the pain of knowing Anna was sharing her bed with another man. It helped but did not erase his feelings for her. He knows now, that nothing or no one ever will.

He gets out of bed, picking up William in his carrier and heads for the open bathroom door. He sets William down just inside the door as he looks in and sees the silhouette of her naked body through the beveled-glass shower door. He quietly opens the shower door, as she is rinsing the shampoo from her hair. She heard and felt the shower door open as cool air quickly filtered in. She turns to him and opens her eyes, as he brushes his right hand over her cheek gently and smiles down at her. She wraps her arms around his waist and lays her head against his chest and they just hold each other for long moments. He caresses her back and sides. He intentionally brushes his hand against the side of her breast.

"Is William still sleeping?" she asks with her eyes closed.

"Yup, like a log, see for yourself." He says. She lifts her head from his chest to look past him out the small opening he left with the shower door. She sees William in his carrier, still sleeping soundly.

"You really are trying to traumatize him aren't you?" She laughs up at him. He smiles down at her, that wicked smile that never fails to ignite her. He leans in and kisses her deeply. She is lost in the sensations then she suddenly remembers, "Robert, Robert, wait, I don't have time, I have a doctor's appointment at 12." She says, pulling back reluctantly.

"We have time." He says desperate to continue.

She giggles, "Yeah but it's with my gynecologist." She says looking up at him hoping it will ring some bells. He looks down at her as she looks up at him with a knowing look, but she sees no bells are ringing yet.

"I just finished um taking care of things, if you know what I mean." She says. He thinks for second

"Oh, right and this is the six-week green-light appointment. What is she going to say? Did we break some kind of rule or something?" He asks in all-seriousness.

She laughs out loud at his statement. He is the smartest man she has ever known, but he can be a complete goof when it comes to things like this.

"Ah, no. Don't worry they won't issue an APB on you, but I would like to appear as presentable as possible. So get out of my shower so that I can finish and we can continue this later at home." She says turning him around and pushing him out.

He does as he's told very reluctantly and he wraps a towel around himself taking William with him out of the bathroom. Anna emerges about thirty minutes later; she is dressed and is putting her earrings back on as she walks out of the bathroom. She pauses in the doorway seeing the sight in front of her. It takes her breath away as she watches Robert with their son. William must have woken up while Robert was getting dressed. He is standing in just his black slacks at the window. The sunlight has bathed both of them into almost an ethereal picture as Robert holds William to his bare chest and shoulder. It is a stark contrast between father and son. Robert is very dark compared to William and he looks unbelievably small against Robert's chest and shoulder.

Robert is humming to him a song she doesn't recognize, but assumes it's an Australian lullaby, knowing him the way she does. It is one of the most beautiful sites she has ever seen. She is struck suddenly how much in love she is with her family. The tears come instantly as she realizes as parents and as a family, they were deprived of this when Robin was an infant. Robin, she misses her even though she only saw her a few hours ago. Maybe they can surprise her and pick her up from school today. She slowly walks up to both of them as Robert notices her and gives her a smile. William's eyes are open, but he seems extremely relaxed and content.

"Are you ready to go?" he whispers.

"Yeah, he looks sleepy. Let me feed him and then I'll go and that should hold him until I get back. Maybe we can all have lunch before we go home. I'll tell Olin to drop Robin here on the way home from school. She has an early dismissal today around 1:30." She says.

"Sounds like a plan. I have some calls to make anyway. I forgot, I also ordered breakfast before you came. Strange though, that was hours ago." He says looking at his watch.

"Want me to order you something? You should eat." He asks. She kisses William and gives Robert a lingering kiss. "No that's ok, I had a little something this morning, plus I don't have time." He smiles at her as she takes William.

Tiffany checks her watch again for the third time; it's now 1:10. She hopes Holly has not changed her mind considering what she knows now. Her contact inside the hotel staff confirmed that indeed there was a "reconciliation" that took place upstairs. She laughs to herself as she recalls the conversation she had with her "contact".

"Miss Hill, you know that I have always provided you inside information on visiting dignitaries, celebrities and the like, when I felt the public had a right to know. However in this case, I am not comfortable relaying such personal information regarding our own Police Commissioner." He says looking at her from across his desk.

"I understand that Howard, but if the Police Commissioner of this city is staying at this hotel, I think the public has a right to know why. I mean think about it. Why would he be staying here if he only lives ten minutes from here? What possible reason other than maybe an affair or some other marital problem. Any situation of this sort would definitely impact his ability to execute his job responsibilities." She says not believing any of what she is saying.

She knows most of the story anyway but needs to know what happened this morning one way or the other. She knows she is feeding him a flimsy argument to provide the information. However, she needs to know what went on in that room and if in fact Anna is still here.

The man looks at her for a beat and Tiffany can tell he is buying her reasoning. He then responds, "I can't tell you why he checked in early this morning in the first place, but I can definitively state that Mrs. Scorpio also checked in about 2 hours later. It has been confirmed that she was in the room up until about an hour ago." He says this last sentence with an odd hesitation and a noticeable uncomfortable look on his face.

Tiffany picks up on it instantly. "Is that all? There is something you are not telling me Howard." She probes.

He is very uncomfortable and hesitant to continue but knows she will not give up in her pursuit to get this information. "Well let's just say that my security staff was alerted to a disturbance. However, that was quickly diffused."

Tiffany is now very concerned; this does not sound good at all. "Go on Howard, what happened? You know me. I have never revealed my sources, nor have I ever released information that would indicate how or where this information came from." She says emphatically.

"Yes, I do." He says and taking a deep breath he continues. "A room service staff member was delivering an order placed by the Commissioner. As he was coming down the hallway toward the room, he heard angry shouting and what appeared to him at least, a physical altercation was taking place as he approached the door. He became very concerned and called security immediately. At the same time, we had already received several phone calls from guests in adjacent rooms complaining of the noise as well. Considering it was the Commissioner's room that was in question, I was notified and I immediately headed for the room." He pauses, now clearly uncomfortable with what he is about to say.

"Howard." Tiffany is really concerned when he said physical altercation and she prodes him to continue. He does so very reluctantly, trying to search for words very carefully.

"When I entered the hallway, I noticed there was now several people not only the room service and security staff, but several hotel guests near the door to the room. As I was approaching the door, I quickly determined that what might have started out as a heated argument between Mr. and Mrs. Scorpio had most definitely turned into something else entirely, if you know what I mean." He struggles to say. Tiffany caught on quickly but needed to be sure.

"How can you be so sure? If it was quiet again that could mean several things. Are you sure they are both okay?" Tiffany asks.

"Miss Hill, it was definitely anything but quiet and it was very clear what was happening inside that room because it was happening right on the other side of the door. It was also abundantly clear that both were most definitely willing participants, if you again know what I mean. Now that is all I am going to say about this, I've said too much already, so please do not ask any further questions." He responds. "Just know that when Mrs. Scorpio left about an hour ago. She stopped by the front desk to make a reservation for lunch for both her and the Commissioner. So, it's safe to assume that whatever problem there was has now been resolved, so to speak."