Chapter 52

Jason quietly walked into Robin's hospital room. He and Lucky had come back to Port Charles about an hour ago and Lucky had headed to the PCPD to begin work on the computer they had found while Jason had headed to the hospital to see for himself that Robin was doing okay. What he saw when he walked in the room made everything that had just happened worth it.

Robin was lying in her hospital bed, Emma in her arms and Patrick's arms wrapped tightly around her, all three sleeping soundly. Jason watched them for a moment, debating whether or not he should wake them up. He made his decision and turned to leave when he heard Patrick say his name. "Jason?"

Jason stopped and turned back around to see Robin's husband wide awake. "I'm sorry – I'll come back tomorrow."

Patrick moved slowly and deliberately, making sure not to jostle Robin or Emma, as he got off the bed. He managed to get out of the bed without disturbing the two sleeping ladies and walked over to Jason. "It's okay, let's step out of the room – I don't want to wake them up."

Jason nodded and followed Patrick out of the room. "I wanted to see for myself that she was okay. I'd hate to have to find a new doctor."

Patrick smiled. "She is good, a little bruised but she will be okay. I think she is more worried about me right now." Jason raised his eyebrows at the statement and Patrick clarified. "She knows what happened with Putnam – how he died."

"Patrick, it was an accident." Jason stared the man straight in his eyes. "You are nothing like I was – you are not a killer. Lucky told me what happened and I guarantee you that if Grant hadn't gone over that cliff, then Lucky would have stopped him another way. The man was a psychopath and he was not going to stop until he turned Robin over to his son. You didn't take a life Patrick – you saved one."

"I hear what you and everyone else is saying and, in my head, I know it's true but I still need time to come to terms with it. The most important thing to me is that Robin doesn't look at me any differently and I know that she doesn't. As long as she is by my side and Emma is safe, I can get through anything." Patrick looked through the window in the door and smiled at his sleeping family.

"Robin isn't going anywhere, I promise." Jason reached in his pocket and pulled something out. "There is one more reason I am here." He grabbed Patrick's hand and placed the item in his hand. "I found this and thought you might want it back."

Tears filled Patrick's eyes as he saw Robin's engagement ring sitting in the palm of his hand. "Where was it?"

"In the back of a filing cabinet in Marcus's office." Jason thought about it and decided to be honest with what they had found. "Patrick, we found something else. We think he was trying to convince Robin that you and Emma were dead and they had started a new life together. We found Photoshopped pictures of a fake wedding, a fake newspaper article on his computer about a car accident…"

"Of course he was – it was all part of his dissertation, not the fake life but convincing the subject that their loved ones are dead. But he didn't count on Robin – he might have convinced her if it was just me but Robin would know if something had happened to Emma. She would have felt it. I have a feeling that is why he decided to start drugging her, he realized that the mind games he was trying on her were not going to work. Lucky trained her too well."

"Of course he did. Speaking of Lucky, he is going to personally do a complete forensic analysis on the hard drive of the computer we found. Hopefully it will lead us to wherever Marcus is holed up."

"Good because whether or not it was an accident, Marcus is blaming me for his father's death which is only going to increase his desire for Robin. It will be the ultimate revenge, taking away the woman I love from me forever." Patrick stopped for a second and looked at Jason. "I want a guard on my dad too. Marcus strikes me as a real eye for an eye guy."

Jason walked away from Patrick, pulled out his phone and made a quick call. Less than a minute later, he hung up and turned to Patrick. "Done. I'm going to go home and spend some time with my wife and son, I suggest you do the same with Robin and Emma."

Patrick opened the door but stopped before he entered. "I will and Jason, thank you."

"You are welcome. I will see you tomorrow."

Jason walked down the hall while Patrick went back into the room and carefully slipped back into bed with Robin. He saw her left hand lying on the pillow just above Emma's head and put Robin's ring back on her finger where it belonged. "Did Jason find it?"

"Yes, now go back to sleep." Patrick kissed the top of her head. "Everything is back where it belongs."

Robin nodded her head and fell back to sleep, safe in the arms of the man she loved.