Chapter 5

"Hey you" Robin smiled at the man sitting on her couch and dropped down next to him "Are you tired of hiding out yet"

"I'm not hiding, just discreetly gathering information" he tugged on her hair "I think one of the nurses saw me today"

"Who?"

"Your friend Elizabeth, I was slipping out of the locker room and thought the coast was clear, but she came running in out of nowhere"

"Did she question you?"

"No, she was too busy to really notice me"

"Good, I don't want to have to lie to her or anyone else for that matter"

"Which was one of the reasons we agreed to do it this way" he stood and pulled her up with him "now get up lazy bones, I've got something to show you"

She followed him into the room he had been using since he'd gotten to Port Charles. She watched as he pulled out a thick file and handed it to her. As she read through the file, her face changed from shock to incredulous. "God, I knew that bitch was crazy, but this is sickening." She looked up at him "Are you sure about all of this?" at his raised eyebrows she sighed "Of course you are sure, you wouldn't be giving it to me otherwise" She put the file down and ran her hands through her hair as she stood up to hug him. "Thanks Aiden, this is going to put her away for good. She can't talk her way out of any of it."

He pulled back to smile at her, "hey, it's not too late to get rid of her quietly"

"You are so mom" she laughed. "Thanks, but no thanks, it will be a lot more satisfying to know that she knows she's not getting out. Besides, I want to see her face when she goes down."

Robin had called her cousin Aiden Devane and couple of months ago to help her with the Lisa problem. After Lisa's last stunt with the syringe, she figured she'd need some outside help. The little crazie may have been diabolical, but she wasn't stupid. Robin wanted someone she could trust to look after Emma, and someone Lisa would not recognize. Aiden was perfect. He was her mom's nephew and like a big brother to her. He also happened to be a private eye and was very good at his job. He had been silently gathering information about Lisa since he had gotten there. He'd had her followed and researched. Robin had backed off Lisa so that she would let her guard down. Aiden had just found proof of just about everything Lisa had done. He found footage of the "accident" when she claimed Robin had tried to run her down. He'd gotten the syringe that Lisa had planned to inject Robin with, but the most damning evidence was the one he found of Lisa's involvement with the nurse that had turned up dead after Robin disappeared. She wanted to get this evidence over to her uncle Mac as soon as possible, but first she wanted to see Lisa squirm.

"So" Aiden tilted his head to the side when he saw the look in her eyes "how do you want to handle this"

"I want everyone to know what a lying bitch she is. Can you set this up to play on the hospital monitors? Don't look at me like that, I know it's unprofessional but she's the one who brought this into the hospital, I'm just going to end it there"

"Hey, I'm behind you 100%"

"Good, a few more days then, ding dong, the psycho ass bitch is gone"

"Really?" he laughed

"I know it corny, but I'm giddy" she practically squealed as she glided out of the room

Next day at the hospital….

"You look like you could use a friend or a drink" Lucky Spencer said as he sat down in the seat next to an exhausted Robin in the hospital waiting area

"How about both" she groaned and sat up

"That bad uh?" he smiled when she looked at him out of the corner of her eye "is Webber working you too hard?"

"Nah, he's actually lightened my load so I can't complain"

"So what is it, is Lisa still bothering you? Robin I told you if you need me to intervene."

"No, I'm not worried about that coco puff, I've got her covered" she laughed when Lucky narrowed his eyes "No, I'm not taking Sonny up on his offer."

"So when you say covered..."

"Let's just say she hasn't made a move that I don't know about. I'm making sure that she doesn't go near Emma, but I'm also giving her enough rope to hang herself" "Anyway..." she continued before he could question her more "I don't want to talk about her, let's talk about you Spencer, whose the redhead I've been seeing you with?"

"Seriously? I thought you were laid up sick?"

"I may have been sick, Lucky, but I'm not blind and stop stalling, who is she?"

"Her name is Siobhan and I met her in Ireland?

At her raised eyebrows, he continued "the FBI tagged me for an undercover sting, a dead hitman. He killed her brother and she wanted to kill me"

"And yet here you are, back in Port Charles, with her" she smiled. "I see you haven't lost that special Spencer touch"

"Yeah, well, she's a good person and I like her"

"So she's not just a distraction?"

Sighing heavily, he shook his head "I don't know, but what I do know is that when I left here I needed a change and Siobhan helped with that, so I'm grateful and I'm having fun, which is what I would recommend for you. Seriously Robin, when was the last time you let go and just had FUN."

"I'm working on it"

"Explain"

"When I figure it out, I will let you know"

"Ok, but in the mean time, my offer still stands with the Lisa thing."

Leaning over, she kissed him on the cheek "life would have been so much simpler if I had fallen in love with you"

"You think so huh" he stood up "I don't think the world can handle a combination of Spencer and Scorpio genes" He smiled at her as she walked him to the elevator "but we would have had some fun Scorpio". He heard her laughter as the elevator door closed.

…..

"You look like the cat that ate the canary" Liz stared at Robin

"Oh, I ate more than that Lizzie, let's just say that a weight is coming off my shoulder"

"You want to elaborate?"

"You'll find out in a little while" she smirked as Lisa walked up to the desk

"Robin, have you seen Patrick, we have a rocking surgery to get started on" Lisa gush

"You know Lisa, I wouldn't worry about that surgery, I get the feeling you will be otherwise occupied"

"What are you talking about?" she frowned

"Karma Lisa" Robin picked up her chart and walked away "she's a bitch and she's ready for payback" she called over her shoulders

…..

"I've put something in motion that I can't stop" Robin started as she walked unannounced into Steve's office

"Is it going to affect the hospital and am I going to have to do damage control"

"It's going to have people talking and I don't think so, not unless it pushes her over the edge, on second thought you might want to have security standing by."

"So this has to do with Lisa?"

"Yep, I found the proof we've been looking for", "long story short, I've had my cousin, who's a PI looking into her and trust me Steve, after what he found, nobody will let her out for a long time"

He stared at her for a while before sighing. He didn't condone his doctors purposely disturbing the hospital on personal business, but he did understand Robin's need to expose Lisa. If Lisa had done even a fraction of the things he suspected, then she needed to be put away. He had to admit, he was pretty curious about Robin's plan.

"Just promise me this will be over when you're done"

Smiling widely, she walked over and hugged him "I promise, she will be out of our lives"

….

"Hi" she hesitated as she walked into Patrick's office and closed the door

"Hey" he smiled, he had been given her space like she'd asked, but it was getting harder not to touch her every time they were in a room together.

"So don't be mad, but I've been working on the Lisa thing on my own for a while"

"I know" he laughed when she looked at him skeptically "come on Robin, how long have I known you?" "when you said you were going to try to get along with Lisa and started acting all passive aggressive, I knew you were up to something. First of all, you don't let any kind of injustice go, secondly, Lisa is dangerous and most importantly, she messed with our daughter, that was her biggest mistake."

She dropped down into the chair across from him "I guess you know me too well"

"Well enough, so what do you have planned? And what can I do?"

"That's it?" she shook her head, the Patrick she knew would have been livid that she hadn't included him in her plan "no, why didn't you tell me?"

"You're telling me now" he laughed again and leaned forward to take her hand that was sitting on the table "tell me about your plan"

"Ok", she relaxed and explained the whole thing to him.

"That was just short of genius" he smiled as he came around the desk when she was done

"Just short of, please it was a totally, freaking genius plan, thank you" she gloated

Later that Day…..

Walking into the metro court, Robin stopped at the door and looked around. She wasn't necessarily looking for Brad, as she was trying to avoid seeing him. Ever since their last encounter in his hospital room, she hadn't seen him. He didn't have an appointment scheduled until next week. She wasn't sure what to do about him.

"Looking for me?"

She jumped when she heard the voice behind her "geez Jax, trying to give me a heart attack?" she turned to face her friend

"Sorry, I thought you were looking for me"

"I was" she lied. At his look of disbelief she continued "who else would I be looking for?"

"You tell me" he took her arm and led her towards an empty table "I've known you a long time Robin and you are not the jumpy type"

"Nothing to tell, beside, I thought we had a play date" she tried to change the subject

"Uh huh" he smirked "don't try to change the subject, but speaking of, where's Emma?"

"I had to come straight from the hospital so Judy's bringing her. They should be here any minute, where's Jocelyn?"

"Carly's bringing her down"

They had started a weekly play session for Emma, Jocelyn, and some of the other kids their age including Elizabeth's son Jake.

"Well, it seems everyone is running late, so we have time to talk" Jax smiled widely

"You're going to annoy me until I tell you, aren't you?"

"You know me too well, now stop stalling and spill"

Despite that fact that Jax was married to one of her least favorite people on earth, he was one of her best friends. They had become close when he was dating her "big sister" Brenda a long time ago. Jax had always looked out for her vice versa. She figured if anyone would understand and be able to advise her, it would be him. He already knew about the Rochester ordeal and her recent problems with Patrick and Lisa, so she filled him in on the rest.

Jax studied his friend as she filled him in on her predicament. He could se that she was struggling with her emotions. As long as he had known Robin, she had always been a one man woman. He could see that this was eating at her and sought to ease her pain. He could gladly kill Drake for putting her in the position of dealing with the fallout of his one night stand.

"You want my advice?" he asked when she was finished

"Duh" she gave him a small smile

"I think you owe it to yourself to see if there is anything more to you and Brad" before she could protest he continued "I'm not saying sleep with the guy, but get to know him, spend some time with him. You said it yourself Robin, you and Patrick are at a standstill, you can't move forward and you can't go backwards. If you are having feelings for someone else you should explore them. Maybe this is the push you guys need."

"You always know what to say don't you?"

"Does that mean you are going to take my advice?"

"I just might" she laughed feeling a little relieved. She had already come to the same conclusion as Jax, but it was good to hear someone else's opinion. She had every intention to be upfront with Brad about her feelings and where she stood, but she was willing to spend more time with him.

"Oh no, you can't fool me, that's your I've made a decision face"

"Yeah, and I already feel better, thanks Jax"

"Good, now how is the other plan going?" he inquired

Ironically, the only two people who knew the details of her plan for Lisa were Jax and Sonny. They had both insisted on doing something about her little pest problem and wouldn't take no for an answer until she had laid out her own plan to them.

"A few more days and it should be over"

"Good" he stood as he noticed Carly getting off the elevator with Jocelyn and Judy and Elizabeth walk in with Emma and Jake "perfect timing" and led them to the children's playroom.

….

Robin's spirits were in high gear as she walked out of the playroom with Jax. Judy had just left to take Emma to Patrick. "Sorry about lunch, I promise I will make it up to you, but stay and have lunch on me, anything you want" he leaned down and kissed her on the cheek.

"Oh I will, and you will regret ditching me Jax, cause I'm starving" she teased him as he walked away

"Fancy meeting you here" she jumped for the second time that day and turned around to see the man she had been discussing earlier. "You've been avoiding me doc" he smiled knowingly

"No" she replied when she found her voice "I've been busy, no time to avoid you, besides you haven't been around lately"

"Miss me?" he stepped closer, her mood seemed lighter than the last time he had seen her

"Hardly, like I said busy, and besides you are still technically my patient" she smiled

Shaking his head, he took another step closer "I believed we agreed that once I left the hospital, you became my consultant doc"

"Did we now?" she looked up into his eyes when he stood directly in front of her "Hi Brad"

"Hi Robin" he could see that she was nervous, but she wasn't backing off, so he took that as a good sign. Not wanting to push her too quickly he stepped back "how about lunch and don't say you've already eaten because I just heard you tell your friend that you were starving"

"Eaves dropping much" she masked her disappointment when he stepped back

"No changing the subject, come on" he took her hand and lead her towards a table. "I've already got a table"

"You are persistent aren't you" she laughed and allowed herself to be led

"I warned you, I don't stop until I get what I want

"And what is that exactly Brad?" she asked as they reached the table

"You, stop looking so surprised every time I say that" he took her hand again "Robin, you are beautiful, you're intelligent, funny" he drew her closer to kiss her lips "did I say beautiful". I dream about you. Hell, I've been dreaming about you for over a year now" he forgot about taking it slow, he had already wasted enough time.

"That wasn't really me"

"I know, but the reality is way better than the fantasy, and that's saying a lot considering I have some awesome fantasies" he said to lighten the mood. When she laughed he let out a sigh of relief "have lunch with me doc, no promises, no pressure, just two old friends catching up."

She looked down at the hand that covered hers and smiled up at him "I'd love to".