Chapter 16

Anna was lying beside Robert watching him sleep, her hand on his chest. It hadn't been a dream about the explosion that woke her this time, it was a dream about Robert and their honeymoon. They'd hardly had any time together when they got remarried before she was taken from him. They should be celebrating their tenth anniversary in a couple months but they had just over six months as husband and wife. He has spent all this time trying to get their life back, to get her back. "Robert, I never want us to be apart again," she whispered. "Thank you for loving me enough to never to stop searching for me."

Anna thought back to all the things they had talked about when they had remarried. All the things they wanted, more than anything they just wanted a normal life. They wanted to come home to each other at night. They wanted to spend time with Robin, they had talked about a baby but knew Anna had been told she wouldn't be able to have another child after her miscarriage. "Darling, I would love to give you another baby."

"We need to be able to make love first," Robert said sleepily.

"I thought you were still asleep."

"Why are you awake?"

"A wonderful dream of you, of us," she smiled up at him. "I know for me our time apart was different than it was for you but I need you to know I still want everything we talked about when we got married."

"And we'll have it." Robert leaned in and kissed her tenderly, "You never know, maybe a baby too."

"You were the one that would always remind me it could happen."

"I know what the doctors told you, but I also know how wonderful a mother you are. You were meant to have more than one child, I just know it."

"I would love watching you with a baby, with your baby. That goofy guy that only a few people really get to see, loving his son. Oh, Robert, I would love to give you a son."

"Oh Luv, I would love that so much. Let's deal with one medical issue at a time, OK." He stroked her cheek, "Let's get you healthy and fully recovered then we can talk about babies and if that is even an option for us."

"Alright," she looked into his eyes, "Robert do you want to go home when we can leave here?"

"Port Charles?" Anna nodded. "I do yes. You're right that is our home and that's where I want to live. We have friends and family there. We made so many wonderful memories there. That's where I truly got to know you, where we became best friends before finally admitting we have always loved each other."

"I needed to be there because that's where you were. I had to be near you."

"I still need to be near you," Robert said with a smile.

"You always will be, I never want to lose you again." As much as she wanted to kiss him right now she knew it wasn't a good idea.

"Anna," he pulled her close. "Close your eyes, dream about our baby. Maybe our dreams will come true one day." He stroked her back, "I love you and we are going to be together from now on," he continued to whisper. "You make me so happy. I am so happy I have you back." Anna started to drift off to sleep listening to him. His voice so low, so soothing, oh how she loves this man she thought as she fell asleep.

...

They slept in on Sunday morning, their family and friends had been there quite late the night before and the conversation they'd had in the middle of the night had led them to need more sleep. When they did get up Robin was already up and making breakfast. "Morning, sweetheart," Anna said and went and gave her a hug.

"Good morning, mom." Robin hugged her back tightly. "I love getting to say that again."

Robert smiled at them, seeing them together again was as amazing as having Anna back. "Morning Robin, do you need any help with breakfast?"

"No, I've got it under control. Why don't you guys just go sit down."

Anna poured her and Robert coffee then joined Robert at the table. "As much as I love the time we are getting to spend here with Robin I want this to be behind us."

"I know what you mean. I want to take you home and find a little place of our own and just be with you."

"Not too little," Anna smiled. "I remember all of what we talking about last night."

Robert reached out and took her hand, "I meant all of it but we need to go one step at a time."

"That's fine, I just want to take those steps with you." She leaned forward and kissed him lovingly. Robert put his arm around her and she put her head on his shoulder.

"I am so glad that I can finally think about my future again, I can make plans with you. I'm not working to find my life any more I have it. I have you, Robin knows we're alive and we are all a family again." Robert stroked her face as he spoke, "We need to take care of your aunt then we get to get to the good stuff."

Robin turns and smiled watching them, "Alright you two time to eat." She put their plates down in front of them. "Uncle Mac and Uncle Sean are coming over in a little while. Frisco said he'd be getting back to work today."

"When do you have to be back at school?" Anna asked.

"Um, I might take a semester off. I want to make sure this is all behind you before I head back to Paris." Then she looked down slightly, she glanced at Robert, "I don't want to be that far away until Charlotte's put away," she admitted.

They both knew there was no threat to Robin but understood she understood full well that to get to the target other people can end up in harm's way. "You are staying with us until she's captured, longer if you want," Robert told her.

She sat down at the table and smiled, "Thanks, daddy." As a kid, she would have hated having to have protection because of something like this but this was different. She had just gotten them back and she didn't want to leave them unless she knows they were safe. Her dad had already mentioned that if they had to go on the run he wanted them all together.

They were done eating and sitting in the living room when Mac and Sean showed up. Robin smiled at her parents, they were cuddled together talking quietly. For a few days she had noticed that they were both very tense almost agitated but at least they seemed to have dealt with whatever was causing that.

"Robin," Anna said wanting to ask her something.

"Yeah?"

"We've been talking and once this is over we want to move back home, back to Port Charles. Now you told us what happened and why you left. Why you don't really want to be there but if we're there would you come home to visit at least?"

"Having my parents there would be all the reason I need to go there. I would be there because I want to see you because I want to spend time with my family. The other stuff wouldn't stop me from going to Port Charles."

"You're sure?" Robert asked. "We're still only talking about what we want to do."

"You want to go home, that makes perfect sense. I will come to visit and I'll deal with the other problems if they come up." Robin went and answered the door when there was a knock. "Hi come in," she said to Sean and Mac and they followed her inside. She turned back to her parents, "It only makes sense that you'd want to move back to Port Charles. That's where your life was, that's where most of your friends are."

"Alright, we just needed to know our daughter would come see us there. We'll come to see you where ever you are as well," Anna said with a smile.

"You two want to move back to Port Charles?" Mac asked.

"Yeah, that's home to us," Robert said.

"Oh that would be perfect." Mac looked at Sean and smiled. "You know I only took over as commissioner because Sean got shot."

"I only took over as commissioner because you were going after Anna. It was just supposed to be temporary, Robert."

"Are you telling me you want me to just walk in and say hey I'm back, give me back my job?"

"Well basically," Mac smiled. "I know it wouldn't be quite that easy but that's your job, you should be commissioner. Besides I liked being a PI better."

"Ooh! I loved being a PI," Anna said excitedly. "Who's your partner?"

Mac smiled, "If I go back into business I wouldn't have one now but you do have very good qualifications."

"Don't you think we're getting a little ahead of ourselves?" Robert asked.

"No," Mac and Anna said at the same time.

"We are going to stop Charlotte," Sean said. "You are talking about moving back to Port Charles after that already. Why shouldn't you be thinking about what you're going to do once you're there."

"Yeah, but there is no guaranty that they would even want me to be commissioner again."

"Robby there was never the mob presence like there is now when you were in charge. Sonny is slick and always seems to get off no matter the case we have against him. You coming back and knocking that man down a few pegs in just what Port Charles needs. My niece might like that too."

Robin just smiled. For someone that had been such a good friend to her when she lost Stone, during that entire time really he had really disappointed her this time. It was wrong that they were all keeping the fact Micheal was AJ's from him and she knew she had done the right thing by telling the truth even if it did hurt her friends. They'd had no right to lie about that in the first place. She looked at Robert a father had the right to know who his child was, not that her mom had ever lied to him. That had been for her safety not to deceive him. "They're right, dad. You should be commissioner and with mom and Uncle Mac as PI's you would all be doing what you do best."

"Is this what we're talking about today then? What our next career moves are?" Robert asked with a bit of a grin.

"Why not, bro? You two are alive and need to start thinking about how to finally have that normal life I know you both wanted so much when you got married."

Robert pulled Anna a little closer and kissed her cheek, "We have plans again Luv."

She smiled and touched his cheek, "And not just professional ones."