Chapter 27

Patrick stared out the window, replaying Robin's entire story in his head. How could he have been so blind?

"I see you found your room." Lucky had noticed Patrick walking away from the kitchen and gave him a few minutes alone before approaching the man.

"Upstairs, second door on the left?" Lucky nodded but Patrick barely noticed, he was still staring out the window. He finally turned around and Lucky saw that Patrick had been crying.

"How much did you hear?" Lucky knew Patrick was upset but he didn't care about that – he just wanted to make sure he didn't upset Robin and impede the progress they had made. He shut the door behind him so they could speak in private.

"All of it, I think." Patrick shook his head. "She doesn't deserve this, any of this."

"I know she doesn't but we will help her through it." Robin needed everyone's help to get through this.

"She deserves better than me." Patrick was consumed with guilt and self-hatred.

"Yes she does." Lucky saw no reason to pull any punches, he and Patrick had never really gotten along. The man thought he was God's gift to women and medicine and Lucky truly believed that he was never worthy of his friend.

Robin had done so much for Lucky and his family. It was Robin who introduced them to Dr. LeGrasse, the man who brought his mother out of her catatonia. Robin was also the person who revealed the truth about his nephew Spencer and saved him from a life as Carly's son. She was like Lucky and Lulu's big sister and he owed her so much more than he owed Patrick.

Patrick turned away from Lucky again. "How is she doing?"

"As well as can be expected but we've got a long road ahead of us." Lucky pulled a chair from the corner of the room and sat down. "I have been in Robin's shoes before so I know what I am doing. What we have done here over the past couple of days is just the beginning. I have managed to help her figure out some of Marcus's lies and pulled out some of the post-hypnotic suggestions but I have no way of knowing just how many suggestions he has planted in her and what their triggers are."

"What do we do? Stay here or maybe start a new life someplace else – witness protection?" Patrick was willing to do anything to keep Robin and Emma safe.

Lucky gave a sarcastic laugh. "Patrick, we don't even know who this man really is. He works with Helena, has unlimited resources and is obsessed with Robin. Witness protection and hiding would just be exercises in futility. The reality is that she will not be safe until he is dead. Our sources say that he has disappeared from Port Charles and my guess is that he is gone into hiding so he can regroup and come up with a new plan to get Robin back."

Patrick shook his head. "This is all my fault. If I had paid attention, if I hadn't been so hurt and angry, I would have seen how desperate she was for my help. Nothing I can ever do will make up for that."

"I know you are upset but I need you to listen to me." Lucky stared Patrick straight in the eyes. "This is not about you. You need to take everything you are feeling and deal with it on your own time because Robin needs you to concentrate on her right now. Look – she loves you, God knows why, and she wants you to be here with her. One of our biggest assets is the love you and Robin have for each other and Emma. You want to make it up to Robin?" Patrick nodded. "Then start by making her feelings and her a priority."

Patrick thought about what Lucky was saying. As much as he hated it, Patrick knew that Lucky was right. Through all the revelations over the past few years he had been so worried about his feelings and his reactions that Robin's had come second. He loved her, beyond reason, and it was time to prove it to her. "Okay, tell me what I need to do."

Marcus's father pulled him into a hug the moment he walked through the door. "It's going to be fine son, we just need to do a little regrouping."

Once he realized that Robin wasn't coming back, Marcus has fled Port Charles to meet up with his father and go over their plans. Helena had no idea where Marcus had taken his father after his escape from justice and this was not a country she would go to anyway. "Patrick took her – I know it. But he and Emma have both disappeared."

"And they will reappear, as soon as they think it is safe. Until then, we will work together on a plan to get you your Robin back." The men sat down on the couch and continued their conversation. "You know Robin is a lot like Anna, determined, willful and very protective of the ones she loves. We have an advantage – we know what Robin's Achilles heel is."

Marcus looked at his father questioningly and then smiled. "Emma."

"That's right son – Emma is the key. You have Emma, you have Robin."