Outback, Port Charles
Its 10pm and he is expecting her at any moment. She said she would be on the shuttle that lands at 9:30 when she called a couple of hours ago. She said how much she missed him and looked forward to seeing him tonight and that she was sorry he was never able to join her this weekend. Her tone signified nothing had changed from her perspective and most likely she has not been notified yet regarding Faison's will. She did ask what he did over the weekend more than likely trying to find out if he saw Robert this weekend. He didn't bite and will wait to see if she asks him again tonight.
As part of the plan, he has to subtly indicate that there is some strain between Robert and Anna referencing what happened at the Outback the previous week. It is intended as a catalyst for Robert's plan involving Holly. However for him, everything has changed and he is now becoming more and more doubtful that he will be able to hide his feelings. He has been struggling with his part in this plan for the last day but knows he must do all he can to help his family. Seeing the anguish on Robert and Anna's faces yesterday gave him more determination to do his part. But as her impending arrival is approaching, he is more afraid of letting them down.
On the flight back up to Port Charles, Holly pondered her next move. It was a tumultuous weekend as a result of the change communicated to them by their lawyers. Once the family learned that Faison's death certificate was filed they had expected the proceeds of the estate to be deposited in their accounts. However, when the details of the codicil to Faison's will were communicated through their lawyers, all hell broke loose. Anna Devane has now become target number one to both families. Plans were discussed and debated as to how to handle this new development.
These plans ranged from kidnapping and ransom to destruction of the entire Scorpio family. She couldn't bear the thought of losing Robert permanently and had managed to convince her family for the time being that it might not be necessary to kill Robert but perhaps use him to gain access to the money left to Anna. If they killed the entire family the money would not revert back to the families that was explicitly stated by Faison in the codicil. Robert's life now rests in her hands and she has only been given a limited timeframe to prove to both families that they can all benefit if she can somehow become Robert's wife once again.
As she approaches the door to the Outback, she takes a deep breath to compose herself. So much has happened in the last 48 hours and she must appear to Mac as if nothing has changed. That things are as they were before she left. She must continue to use him to stay close to Robert, it is the only way. Upon hearing that Robert and Anna seem to be having some trouble, she knows now is the perfect time to get closer to Robert. She enters the club and sees Mac standing behind the bar. He notices her and gives her a big smile. "Hi, how was your flight?"He asks coming around from behind the bar. "Too long as usual. I couldn't wait to see you." She says as she kisses him long and hard. He is surprised and is a little hesitant at first, but forces himself to play along. It's going to be a long night he thinks.
Scorpio House, Port Charles 8am
He enters their bedroom and sees she is still sleeping soundly on her side facing away from the door. The woman can sleep through anything he thinks with amusement. He had tried to keep the house quiet so that she could sleep late this morning, but of course Robin had a major fit when she couldn't find her favorite outfit for school. It took three tries to get William to sleep after he woke up at five thirty this morning and the phone and the doorbell both rang twice and its barely 8 am. The last visitor to the door this morning was Federal Express delivering Anna's copy of the will. They had been expecting it, but it was still a shock to the system to see it in black and white along with Faison's personal declaration of love for her and his plans for their future together.
As soon as he read that part of the will, he wanted to set the documents on fire, but he controlled himself. For now, he doesn't want to ruin the understanding he and Anna reached last night. It was the first time since this whole thing started that they were able to relax and just enjoy being together without the added stress and strain. He's hoping the mood continues since he has decided to work from home today, he has taken care of William for the next hour or so, Robin is off to school and Olin is out for the day with her family.
He's exhausted as well since they both did not get much sleep last night, he remembers fondly. Robert is ready for at least an hour of sleep before he has to go back downstairs to the office to get some work done. He quietly removes his clothing down to his boxers and slips under the covers. She awakens when she feels the bed dip under his weight. She reaches back with her arm to caress his thigh and coax him to move closer. He complies and wraps his arm around her.
"What time is it?" She quietly asks.
"It's 8 o'clock and all's well. Robin is off to school; Olin is off to see her family and our little man has finally gone back to sleep." He says kissing her neck and snuggling closer.
"Really?" She attempts to process the information through the fog of sleep.
"I never thought I'd say this to you, but you're spoiling me Robert. I could get used to this." She says smiling.
He chuckles slightly into her neck. "I know there is a compliment in there somewhere." He says.
She laughs at him and is suddenly reminded how little they have laughed in the last week since this whole mess was revealed. She is also reminded of the fact that this time next week, Robert will have begun his seduction of Holly to gain her trust and confidence. The thought makes her shutter uncontrollably. "Will they ever have peace? Will the ghosts of their pasts ever leave them alone?" She thinks to herself as she pulls his arm closer around her.
Feeling her shudder and sensing her sudden mood change, "Hey, are you ok?"
"Yeah, I'm fine." She says unconvincingly.
"Nice try, come on tell me, as if I don't know already." He says.
"I don't want to talk about it now. Especially after such a wonderful night last night and your little gift to me this morning, so let's forget it for now." She says trying to lighten the mood and chastising herself for even thinking about it.
"We'll get through this Anna. I promise you with everything that I am, that we will get through this together." She rolls over to face him.
"I know and I believe that I really do. It's just that I wish everyone would just leave us alone for five minutes. Is that too much to ask?" she asks with a slight smile. "By the way, aren't you going to be late for the office?" She asks suddenly realizing he's home past 8am.
"I'm working from home today and I'm trying to get about another hour of sleep but failing miserably because someone keeps talking." He says with sarcasm and a smile. The pillow hits him square in the face.
"That's appreciation for you." He says from under the pillow. She takes it off him.
"I hate you, you know." She says glaring at him. "And yet she's still talking." He says with a smirk.
She whacks him again with the pillow but this time he quickly retaliates. She lets out a surprised yelp as he flips her over onto her back. They smile at each other as she wraps her arms around his neck.
"So do you still need that hour of sleep that I so rudely interrupted?" She says before she kisses him deeply.
"Well I guess I could take a nap later." Things progress rapidly and as she is about to reach into her nightstand drawer, the phone rings.
"Ignore it." He says kissing down her neck and progressing to her shoulder.
"You know we can't when Robin's not in the house." She says out of breath. Reluctantly he picks up the phone.
"Hello." He says in a strained voice. "Hi Tiff, no I'm fine, just came in from a run." He says glaring down at Anna who is trying to stifle her laughter.
"Yeah, she's here but she's a little busy right now." Anna begins shaking her head and motioning him to give her the phone. He shakes his head no, but she grabs it from him anyway.
"Hi Tiff, yes I know I was going to call you today, you beat me to it. No, No I'm not busy." She says kissing him quickly and stroking his cheek. Exasperated, Robert rolls off of her knowing this conversation is not going to be short. After about 10 minutes, Robert is still lying on his back with one arm behind his head listening to the conversation that is still in full-swing. He looks over at her and motions to his watch on his wrist; she looks at him, rolls her eyes and then proceeds with her conversation. Another 20 minutes and it appears this conversation will not end anytime soon. He looks at his watch and realizes he has about another half hour before he has to go downstairs to his office and begin his work day.
He leans over and whispers in her ear, "Are you almost done?"
She shrugs her shoulders as if to say "I have no idea."
He realizes that Anna has not said much in the last 10 minutes and correctly surmises that Tiffany is in one of her rambling modes that in most cases is hard to stop.
"Just hang up, she'll never notice." He whispers. She hits him lightly on the shoulder then covers the mouth-piece and says "I can't and stop doing that." She says as he is slowly pulling the covers from her body.
She is too late to grab them with her free hand as he finishes pulling them all the way off leaving her completely bare. It dawns on him that this is the perfect opportunity to pay her back for that little stunt she pulled the other day in the restaurant. She gives him a warning look as she responds to one of Tiffany's questions. He looks over her body appreciatively while he takes his forefinger and draws it down the center of her body. She tries to bat his hand away while keeping up with Tiffany's conversation. She can tell he is determined to completely distract her one way or the other so she tries to end her conversation. Unfortunately, Tiffany is not cooperating and she begins another topic that leaves no room for pause or interruption.
At the same time she frightfully becomes aware of his true intentions as he begins to travel down her body with butterfly kisses here and there. She tries to wiggle out of his grasp, but he holds on to her legs as he smiles up at her. He proceeds to kiss his way gently down the center of her body. When he gently licks the mole on her inner thigh she lets out a low uncontrolled moan before she is able to cover the mouthpiece of the phone.
"Anna is something wrong?" Tiffany asks. She recovers and removes her hand from the receiver.
"No, no I just banged my elbow on the counter." She says and sees the opportunity to end the call. "I think I hear William Tiff, I have to go, but I'll talk to you later." She says breathlessly and hurriedly as Robert proceeds to his target. She quickly covers the mouthpiece again as he spreads her legs wider and reaches his destination.
"Okay, I might stop by later to see you and William. If that's OK." Tiffany says just as Anna arches from the bed and says "Yeesss!" while involuntarily removing her hand from the receiver to grasp onto Robert's head.
Tiffany is a little startled by her enthusiastic response, looks at the phone and then says "Oh one more thing, Mac says that Holly will be out of town on Saturday, which is a good thing, don't you think?" She says. Suddenly she hears what sounds like muffled moaning sounds then Anna's voice "Soooo good." She looks at the phone again knowing exactly what's going on.
"Well ok then, I'll see you later." All Anna can manage is an "Mmm, mmm" as her release is fast approaching and she clicks the button disconnecting the call and throwing the receiver to the floor. She is so far gone that the she doesn't care if the call disconnected properly. What he is doing to her has sent all coherent thought out of her brain. She has both hands gripping the sheets in a death grip as she thrust her hips against his mouth. He continues to love her in the most intimate way licking and sucking her while he watches her intently. "Oh Goooddd, Robert, Robert, ughh." She moans loudly and arches from the bed as she climaxes hard under her husband's ministrations.
It is the most intense pleasure she has ever felt in her life and it seems to go on forever. It is almost to the point of pain when it finally subsides and she is able to draw a breath. Suddenly he is beside her caressing her face and her body while she recovers her senses.
"Hey. You still with me?" He asks with a chuckle. After a moment she slowly turns her head and opens her eyes. "Yeah." She says breathlessly.
"God, you are so beautiful." He says caressing her face, over her chest and down her body. She smiles at him still breathing heavily as she looks into his eyes.
"And you mister, are one extremely talented man." She says caressing his lips with her thumb.
"Loving you doesn't require talent Love. For me it's like breathing." He says. This man, her husband, she thinks, never ceases to completely throw her. "I love you." She says wrapping her arms around his neck and kissing him deeply. As things quickly escalate, she rolls him onto his back and reaches for the condom. They become frantic for each other and he quickly rolls her over onto her back again as they continue making love.
"I think have a lot of explaining to do when Tiffany gets here later." She says looking to her left and spotting the phone on the floor as she lies fully on top of him. They are both still trying to catch their breath.
"Tiffany's a smart woman. I'm sure no explanation is necessary." He says with a slight chuckle. She looks up from his chest to glare at him, seeing he has a smile on his face.
"I'm glad you think this is funny but I'm the one who's going to have explain that conversation if she asks." She says.
"I'm sure you'll think of something, besides you should have thought about that before you pulled that stunt the other day in the restaurant." He says smirking at her. She just stares at him in shock and then begins to plot her revenge even though she's pretty sure she's the one who came out ahead in this latest contest.