Chapter 27

Everyone mingled around the table eating after Robin, Emma and Patrick had cut the cake. Patrick and Robin were toasted with champagne while Emma joined in with sparkling cider.

Robin felt a hand on her arm and turned to see Sonny sitting there in his wheelchair. "Congratulations."

She leaned over and hugged him. "Thank you and you too. I hope you and Carly are happy together." She still couldn't believe that she truly felt that way but she did.

Sonny took a moment to just stare at the woman standing before him – so different and yet still the same as she was when he first met her as a teenager years ago. "I've been meaning to talk to you since you got back, to see how you are doing. How is your viral load?"

Robin shook her head at him. She expected him to ask her about her status. "Still undetectable – Helena needed me healthy so I could work for her. Jerry on the other hand could not have cared less. If Mac, my parents and Patrick hadn't come when they did…"

"But they did." He took her hands in his. "They did and you are back where you belong – with your husband and daughter. I just wish you weren't leaving home so soon after getting back."

"Sonny, Patrick and Emma are my home, not Port Charles."

"I get it." Sonny let go of her hands and backed up his chair a few feet. He waited for Robin to follow him before speaking again, a little softer this time. "Since I didn't know this was a wedding and I didn't bring a gift for you, how about I arrange for something to happen to Jerry? Give you the gift of peace."

Robin rolled her eyes. Sadly, some things would never change and Sonny's mobster life was one of those things. "I took an oath to save lives and that includes having anyone die on my behalf. What happened with Manrico was unfortunate but happened because he was armed and threatening me. Jerry is in a maximum security prison with no assets, no one to turn to and no way of hurting me. Let the law handle him."

Sonny nodded his head. "Fine but if you ever change your mind, just ask. It would give me great pleasure to rid the world of that sadistic son of a bitch once and for all."

"I am asking you, as a gift to me, to let the WSB and Frisco take care of Jerry." Robin felt Patrick put his arms around her. "Did you get enough cake?"

"More than enough." He rocked her just a little bit as he regarded Sonny. He had heard Sonny's offer and was proud of his wife for turning him down. He hated Jerry more than Sonny did but he and Robin were dedicated to saving lives. "I just wanted to remind you that the car will be here in two hours to get us."

"Yeah doc, can't believe you are leaving me in the middle of my recovery." Sonny was attempting to joke but it fell flat.

"You'll be fine Sonny and besides, I go where Robin goes. I am not letting her get away from me again." He kissed the back of his wife's head.

"That is because you are a smart man." Sonny sighed. "We should get going but give me a call sometime and let me know how you are doing, okay?"

Robin nodded her head. "I will and let me know when Michael's baby comes."

Sonny plastered a smile on his face as he regarded his old friend. There was no need to tell Robin that the baby wasn't Michael's. "I will."

Carly walked over and stood behind Sonny. "Max is here with the car." She smiled at the newlyweds. "Congratulations and good luck with everything in California."

"Thank you Carly." Robin gave the couple one last smile as they turned to leave. "One goodbye down."

"Liz? Are you leaving?" Robin saw Liz sneak off to the hallway to grab her and Epiphany's coats.

"Yeah, I'm going to take Epiphany home and then enjoy a quiet evening at home alone since Grams has the boys." Liz hugged Robin. "I am so happy for you and I want you to know that if I had had even a clue that Helena…"

"I know Liz." Patrick had come to Robin after his talk with Liz and discussed it briefly with her. Robin understood enough from the conversation how truly sorry Liz was for her recent behavior. "I can't say that I am happy about what you did or can even understand why you did it but I also know you are doing what you can to fix it. Concentrating on the boys is a good start."

"I think so too." Liz was relieved that Robin didn't just rip into her.

"And who knows, maybe you and Lucky can see what happens when he comes back to town." Robin had always believed that Lucky was Liz's soulmate – not Jason.

"I don't know – right now I am concentrating on me and my boys but if you and Patrick can find your way back to each other, maybe we can too." Liz and Lucky had been talking on the phone quite a lot lately. Lucky had always kept in constant contact with the boys but now they talked after the boys went to bed.

Liz had one more question she needed answered. "Have you talked to Nikolas at all?"

Robin shook her head. "Patrick and him had it out the other day and Patrick made it very clear that he was not to come anywhere near me again."

"How does that make you feel?" Liz knew how close Robin and Nikolas had been over the years. "The man did help save you from Jerry a few years ago."

"Yes but that man, the one who helped save me from Jerry, that man would have never done what Nikolas has been doing. I mean, stealing ELQ from the Quartermaines and lying about Jason being alive – the Nikolas I knew would never have done that." Robin shook her head sadly. "As much as I don't want to believe it, I can't help but think that Nikolas knew what Helena was doing and chose to ignore it."

"I am so sorry Robin." Liz started to cry again. "If I had known…"

Robin hugged her old friend again. "I know Liz."

"Would you two stop all this blubbering?" Epiphany walked over and smiled at the two women. "She is moving to California not Timbuktu."

Robin laughed before favoring Epiphany with a quick hug. "What are you going to do without Patrick there to harass you every day?"

"He wasn't much fun after you left anyhow." Epiphany smiled at the young doctor. "I am so glad I didn't have to break your neck."

"Me too." Robin looked back at Patrick who was talking to her father. "Thank you for putting up with us for all those years."

"Well it was never boring. Now you take that wonderful husband and amazing daughter and enjoy your new life together. You've earned it." Epiphany kissed Robin on the cheek then turned to Liz. "Now let's go – I've got a bottle of wine and a good book waiting at home for me."

"Yes ma'am." Liz saluted the older nurse and threw Robin one last smile. "I love you and I will talk to you soon."

"Love you too."