The following morning Robin felt a little sad as Jason took their bags to the SUV and she took one last look around the cabin to make sure they had everything they needed. She wanted to stay there and enjoy walks to the river and nights by the fire. She did not want to go home and face the real world and the loss of her husband and the fact that his killers were still out there. Things were simple here or at least it felt that way to her.

"Are you ready?" Jason asked from the doorway.

"I suppose so," Robin answered with a forced smile.

Jason immediately crossed the room and put his arms around Robin. She leaned her head on his chest and wrapped her arms just as tightly around his waist.

"It's going to be okay," Jason assured her quietly.

"I hear that a lot lately." Robin said with her head still on Jason's chest, taking comfort from the steady beat of his heart. "The funny thing is I believe it when you say it."

"A lot of people say that when they don't know what else to say." Jason gently pulled back and tilted Robin's chin up so that she was looking in the eyes. "I am saying it because I believe it. I won't lie and tell you it will be easy or anything like that. However, I know with absolute certainly that you will be okay. You are one of the strongest people I've ever met in my life."

"I don't feel very strong right now." Robin told him honestly.

Jason smiled and wrapped his arms around her tightly again. "It is buried under grief but you have it in you and it will come out again. You don't know how to give up, even when you want to."

"Well, seeing as you have never lied to me I guess I will have to take your word for it." Robin stated somewhat more confidently.

The drive back to Port Charles was uneventful. Jason kept an eye out for a tail or any signs of a problem and was glad that none appeared. It left him free to focus more on Robin and to talk about happier times and things they had in common. It was a comfortable trip back and it was over before they even realized it.

"I can't believe we are back already," Robin said as they pulled up at Mac's.

"You want me to walk you in?" Jason asked hesitantly. He decided to leave it up to her since she knew best how her family would react to his presence.

"No, I am fine." Robin told him as she leaned across the seat and kissed him on the check. "Jason, thank you so much!"

"For what," Jason asked sincerely. "I didn't do anything..."

They both laughed. They always ended up here when she tried to thank him for something. He always would say he didn't do anything. It was nice to have light moment to end the trip on.

"You always say that. It's never true." She told him as got out of the SUV and watched him drive away.

Robin felt the eyes of her family on her before she even turned around and knew they had watched Jason drop her off. 'I love my family' she reminded herself as she took a deep breath and headed inside. The truth was she really did love her family but they could tend to be overwhelming at times too. However, she hadn't seen her parents in awhile and was looking forward to spending some time with them. She just hoped they were getting along during this trip.

Jason felt weird leaving Robin at Mac's. It was like de-ja-vu or something because he could remember dropping her off at Mac's many years ago when they were dating. The difference was this time her parents were watching through the windows for her return instead of her Uncle Mac. It felt kind of strange.

Returning his mind to work, Jason looked for the bodyguards watching the house as he pulled away. He spotted them instantly and pointed at them as he went by. They understood immediately that they were responsible for Robin now. They promptly signaled with thumbs up to let the boss know they understood. Jason felt better leaving her there with the guards watching her. He knew her parents were there and the stories of Robert Scorpio and Anna DeVane were legends in Port Charles. He did not doubt for a minute they could protect her. For some reason though, he still felt the need to leave the guards. 'How long will it take Robin to spot them?' Jason wondered with a smile as he headed toward the office.

Sonny barely looked up from the desk as Jason came in and hung up his leather jacket on the coat rack. Taking a seat in of the office chairs, Jason could tell immediately that he was not very happy. Sonny was unhappy and that generally translated into work for Jason. He waited silently, knowing that Sonny would let him know what the problem was and what he wanted done.

"Carly is being stupid again," Sonny growled a moment later.

Inwardly, Jason groaned. Carly was Sonny's ex-wife and the mother of his two boys but she was headstrong and difficult on a good day. Jason was the only one who could get through to her when she had decided on a course of action. Sonny and Carly loved each dearly and unfortunately they also brought out the worst in each other on a regular basis. So, it normally fell to Jason to intervene between the two. Sometimes he had to make Carly see the wisdom of Sonny's decision and just as often he had to back Sonny down from a decision because it wasn't reasonable or workable. It was a very good thing that he loved both of them because they always put him in the middle of their disputes.

"What is going on?" Jason asked solemnly.

"She has been slipping her guards again. This morning she did it when she and Morgan were shopping." Sonny stood up suddenly shoving his chair out of his way. It crashed loudly into the wall. "I don't want her teaching the boys how to slip their guards!"

"Did you talk to her about it?" Jason asked.

"I don't have time to deal with stupid tricks right now," Sonny growled again. "She listens to you, make her see reason."

"I'll talk to her," Jason assured his friend and boss as he stood up. He really felt that Sonny and Carly should be talking to each other about this and finding a workable solution. However, he knew from years of personal experience that it would never happen. Jason would be the one they each went to for help with the other. For the most part, Jason did not really like being in the middle of their disputes. However, he knew that he was needed to keep the peace and limit the effects on Michael and Morgan. His was usually the voice of reason between their tempers and desperate attempts to control the situation.

"Whatever works, just make her listen!" Sonny announced as he pulled the chair back to the desk and said down again. "How are you going to convince her to be reasonable?"

"Some tough love, I think." Jason answered as he opened the door to leave.

"Meaning what?" Sonny asked curiously. He was obviously calmer now. He knew once he gave an assignment to Jason he would pretty much consider it done.

"Don't ask," Jason said shaking his head. "For one thing I don't know yet. For the other, I want you to have deniability in whatever I do. That way when she gets angry it has to be at me because you didn't know anything about it!"

Without saying another word Jason pulled the door shut and left the coffee house. He needed to think. Carly slipping her guards was a very big deal and Sonny had a right to be upset, especially since she had one of the kids with her. However, knowing Carly there was a reason she did that. To her it would seem like a compelling reason and that somehow it was justified. He had to find a way to let her know how much she is risking.

It was time to clear his mind and think for awhile so he headed down to the waterfront. First he went by the parking garage in his building and parked the SUV. He wanted to ride his bike to the docks. He liked to go there to think. For some reason things seemed to become clearer near water. He had gotten some of his best ideas while thinking about things on the docks. He hoped that would be the case now as well. He needed a good idea on how to deal with the issue of Carly and the guards.

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