Chapter 14

For the last two days, there had been a lot of activity in the cottage. Both Anna and Robert loved getting to visit with their old friends and family and they were both trying to not get involved in with the investigation. If either of them started to ask too many questions they were quickly reminded that it was being handled. Later today Sean and Frisco were leaving to go in search of Charlotte. Mac was staying to work with Bart gathering more information to help put Charlotte away once she is apprehended.

Mac was also staying because they all wanted to spend more time together. He had called Felicia and told her about Robert and Anna but told her not to say anything to other people. For now, they still didn't want this to be common knowledge. Anna was gaining more strength every day and Alex was very happy with how she was healing. Tonight Anna wants to have a family meal together. Alex agreed and insisted that they will all go up to the main house, there was more room there and that way Dimitri and Edmond would be there as well. Alex had had a chance to get to know the real Anna and her family over the last couple days now Alex want them to get to know her family.

After they had finished eating they were all sitting around talking about their lives just wanting to know more about one another. Edmond would try to ask questions about the investigation into who wanted to harm Anna. Each time he was told that it did not concern him and that Anna didn't need to worry about it so they wouldn't talk that. Robert wasn't the only one that thought Edmond was too interested in it. Mac told him loudly that if he asked about it once more he would take him outside and he'd explain it with his fist. That had put a stop to Edmond's questions.

Robert was suddenly hit with a strange feeling, "Alex can I have a word with you? In private."

"Oh, alright." They stood up and left the room together. Once they were out in the hall she asked, "What's going on?"

"You've known Edmond for a while, right? Why is he so interested in this? Should we be worried about him?"

"Do you think he would have something to do with whatever is going on? I don't see how. We didn't know about Anna until recently."

Robert thought about that for a moment, "Well if you're sure but I still might look into him a little just to be safe."

"Do you really think Edmond would want to harm Anna in any way?"

"I don't really know but I won't rule out anything either. I'm not taking any chances with Anna's life."

"I understand that. If you think it's best then fine but you should let Mac handle it. Anna needs you right now."

"You're right Alex I'll talk to Mac about this tomorrow. We were talking about Anna if anyone asks."

Alex nodded in agreement. "Let's get back in there."

A short time later they called it an evening, Mac was staying at a hotel so he left while Anna Robert and Robin all walked back to the cottage together. "What did you want to talk to Alex about?" Anna asked.

"Edmond. I'm going to have Mac do a little digging into him. Alex doesn't think he has anything to do with anything but he asks too many questions for my liking. We shouldn't have to tell him over and over that it's none of his business or that we aren't going to talk about it."

"I don't think he has anything to do with a threat against me but I do understand why you want to do it."

"I'm with dad on this. I don't think we should take any chances with your safety mom."

Anna put her arm around Robin, "I already agreed. I don't want anything to happen to me either." Robin smiled at her and put her arm around her as well, they walked the rest of the way back like that. Once they were inside Robin said she was heading to bed.

"I think I'm ready for bed as well. Are you coming?" Anna asked.

"I'll be there in a bit," Robert said and went to get himself a glass of water. Standing alone in the kitchen Robert put his head down. As wonderful it is having her in bed with him the need to be with her is getting to be overwhelming. They cuddle, they kiss their hands start roaming and then they have to stop. He knows Anna wants to be with him as much as he wants her, just thinking about being with Anna he's getting turned on. If he knew Anna wouldn't get mad he'd sleep on the couch but she wants him in bed with her. After about twenty minutes he walked into their bedroom to find her sitting on the bed waiting for him.

"We need to talk about this," she said and patted the bed beside her.

"I know we do." Robert sat down beside her.

"I want to know you're here. I need to be able to reach out and touch you. I have memories from that explosion now and they scare me. I remember us running and then there was that loud rumbling noise. I reached for your hand but I couldn't reach you. That's all I can remember. I'm dreaming about that, maybe my brain is trying to remember what happened."

"The tanker started to shake violently. We had been holding hands while we ran but then there was a small blast and we were both thrown to the deck. I called your name and saw you reaching for my hand but a crate had fallen on my leg. When I moved it I got up and started moving towards you just as there was another blast that was when a couple crate fell on top of you. I got you out and then we were running for our lives just trying to get off the tanker. There was one more big explosion and I remember we jumped over the side. The next thing I remember is waking up in the hospital. You were there too, you were unconscious in the bed beside me. You might never remember any more about that night than what you already do."

"Maybe not but at least knowing that now, it might help with my dreams. Robert, I still want you in bed with me. I know what we both want and that it can't be easy holding me when we can't make love yet. Please stay."

"I thought about sleeping on the couch but I know where I want to be and that's here in each other's arms even if that means I don't sleep much."

"Alex's keeps telling me I'm healing nicely. I have an appointment in a couple days. Hopefully, we only have to wait a few more days to finally be together." Anna leaned in and kissed him tenderly, "I love you so much."

With his head against her forehead, "I love you too."

...

Mac couldn't help but notice Robert seemed a little one edge this morning, "You can't really think Edmonds's has anything to do with this do you?" It was just the two of them there so they were talking freely about the investigation into who might want to hurt Anna.

"I don't know, probably he doesn't but I still want you to do this."

"Yeah alright." Robert started tapping his pen on the table again, "You alright there Robby? Have a little too much coffee this morning?"

"I haven't had any coffee today."

"Relax then. We are going to find whoever is out to hurt Anna."

"It's not that easy," Robert looked around, "This has nothing to do with the threat but everything to do with Anna."

"What's going on?" Mac asked.

"Because of the surgery, Anna had she has been told she needs to take it easy while she heals. That means no vicarious activities." Robert leaned towards Mac, "The last time Anna and I made love was the last time Anna or I had sex. The sexiest woman I have ever known is in my bed, wrapped around me and I can't touch. We are really trying to do what her doctor says but it's getting very hard not to do what we both desperately want to do."

"Oh!" Mac said as he realized what was really bothering his brother this morning. "Is that why Robin and Anna went for a walk this morning?"

"We needed a little space."

"How much longer before you two can be together?"

"I don't know," Robert said through gritted teeth.

"Oh Robby, that can't be easy." Mac was trying very hard to not let Robert see how funny he thought this was. "Have you thought about maybe sleeping somewhere else for now."

"I have but I won't. Anna wants me there with her at night and that's where I'm going to be. All I've wanted for nine years was to have Anna back, now I do. I want her in my arms at night, Mac."

"You just really want,"

"Can we stop talking about what I want."

Mac smiled trying not to laugh, "Yeah, alright. Why don't I go get started on finding out more about Edmond Grey?"

"Yeah, that might be a good idea."

...

Anna wanted to talk to Alex so after she and Robin had walked the perimeter of Wildwind she went up to the main house while Robin returned to the cottage. Anna knew Alex would be there since everyone believes she should be at home recovering. She found Alex in her home office, "Hey, are you busy?"

Alex looked up, "No just reading. What are you doing here?"

"I wanted to come talk to my sister." Anna sat down in the other chair. Alex turned away from her desk to face Anna. "So tell me how did you meet Dimitri."

Alex smiled, "We actual meet while he was getting treatment. Everyone thought he was going to die but I found a cure then we fell in love. Not the same instant spark as you and Robert but it was very sweet getting to know each other. Then slowly we developed feelings for each other eventually getting married. We were on our way here to tell his family when he almost died on the flight here. They hated me at first. No one believed what happened and wouldn't even believe I was his wife at first."

"It must be a Devane thing, we don't get to do normal. Things can't just happen like they do for other people. There has to be complications."

"Everything alright with you and Robert?"

"Yeah, other than the fact we both desperately want each other but still have to wait, it's great."

"It shouldn't be much longer. You're healing nicely. After your appointment on Monday, you'll know more. You may even be told you can return to normal activities which means I can go back to work."

"Work isn't what I'm looking forward to," Anna said and they both laughed.

"Oh, that reminds me. What happened when you and Robert got into some big fight that Robin feels she had to make you two talk to each other again?"

"How on earth do you know about that?" Anna asked with a big smile. "What have they been telling you?"

"When I told Robert they would be staying in the cottage Robin said something about not arguing with Devanes about the little things. Robert then said something about you being the only Devane he argues with. That lead to a conversation about Robert's shirt somehow ending up at your house, in your bedroom but apparently, he had not been there."

Anna covered her face hiding her smile, "Robin cannot know what went on that night. Robert wouldn't have told her about it either."

"No, she doesn't know. She did want Robert to tell her how his shirt ended up in your bedroom though. So now I want to know how that happened."

"His shirt was easier to put on than my dress was." Anna smiled seeing the shocked look on Alex's face. "This was after a really bad fight and I mean really bad. There was a lot going on at the time. He was under a lot of stress, I was angry about his attitude. We started yelling and said some really mean things to each other, after that we weren't talking to each other. Robin sent us both cards telling us to make up before her dance recital. It was Valentine's Day and I was going to prove to Robert I was not a frump and could still get a rise out of him. That was just a little of what he had said. I showed up in a tight red dress, he loves me in red. There was no way he was going to miss the fact I was flirting. Oh, we were not together at the time, we were still denying how we felt about each other at this point but we were both single. Holding hands, hugging even kisses were normal footsie, not so much. That night after dinner we ended up at his apartment. We had a little more champagne, we ended up slow dancing, there was a little kissing but he'd hurt his shoulder earlier."

"Robert did mention hurting himself and that you gave him a message. What kind of a message did you give him?"

"Alex!" They both had big smiles on their faces. "He took off his shirt and I had him lie down on the floor." Then Anna grinned, "I had to take my dress off just so I could actually bend down. Black lingerie, black stockings with little red hearts. It was fun and flirty and sexy. Then I tied him up to a pillar to help his shoulder."

"I'm sure that's why you did that."

"That led to more kissing and flirting oh it was so hot. When I knew I had him right where I wanted him, I gagged him and poured a glass of ice water on his head. Then I screamed at him about things that needed to be said. When I was done I picked up my dress put on his shirt and left."

"What? That was not what I was expecting." Alex laughed a little, "His comment about not being about to stop you when you took his shirt makes sense now though. What happened, when did you untie him?" Alex asked with a big smile.

"I didn't. I went back a couple times the next day yelled some more, cried some. I know I wasn't getting out of there unharmed if I was the one to untie him. So finally, I had a friend go do it. Frisco didn't believe me at first but I also knew he wouldn't say anything because Robert never would promote him back up to detective if he did."

"Then what happened? What did he do when he saw you?"

Anna smiled, "Showed up at my place, poured me a glass of champagne. Told me what he had thought about while he was tied up and then he kissed me. He said he had missed me, missed us then he flipped me onto my couch and walked out."

Alex was laughing, "I am almost afraid to ask what happened next."

"His brother showed up in Port Charles. I didn't even know he had a brother."

"You know that is not what I mean."

"I know. We talked, we opened up a little more and we were dating basically right after that. That night brought us back together. That is all Robin ever needs to know about that evening. Knowing what actually went on might scar her," Anna said with a big smile.

"I think I understand why you want to get your clean bill of health. That was hot and it wasn't even sex."

"You have no idea. My god, the things that man can do."

"Do you want to stay up here for lunch? Heading back right now might not help with the frustration I'm sensing," Alex said with a grin.

"Yeah, I think lunch here would be a good idea." They grinned at each other, then left the office.