Chapter 14

Robin had stretched out on the couch in her uncle's office and had been able to get some sleep while the men worked through the night. She had refused to leave the night before, Robin knew she had to be there for Robert. When she woke up she called Patrick to tell him she wanted to stay there with her dad. He would drive himself to exhaustion if someone wasn't looking out for him. She was also worried about his control over his temper, but what she had watched was a very focused man working to find someone. Robin left the office to stretch her legs and the officer that had tried to get her away from Robert came up to her.

"Miss Scorpio I am very sorry about last night. I was not fully aware of the situation, and we should have handled it better. Is there anything I can do for you? I'd like to help out if I can." Officer Taylor offered.

"It's doctor actually, but you can call me Robin. They have been at it all night and I think we could all use something to eat. I think there's coffee but you could double check that as well," she told him.

"I'll get right on that." Then he turned and walked away.

She saw Mac walking towards her, "Morning Robin, have you been up all night?"

"No, I got some sleep. Dad's been going all night though, once some food gets here I'm going to make him take a break. I think they are going to start the search soon," Robin told him. They walked into his office together, the men hardly even looked up to see who had entered.

It didn't take Taylor long to return with some sandwiches for them. Robin grabbed two then went and got two cups of coffee as well. She put them down then went over to Robert, "K dad I need you to come eat something."

"I can eat while I work on this." He was bent over a map and they were plotting the search area, marking the most likely buildings to start with.

"Dad, you need to take a break."

"I'm fine, I said I can eat and work at the same time," Robert said without looking up.

"You could but I'm the doctor and I say you need to sit down with me for at least ten minutes. You need your strength, mom needs that too," Robin told him, she knew she would have to gently prod him to take care of himself.

Robert knew Robin was right, and he also knew she wouldn't give this up. "OK, ten minutes. Everyone grab something to eat, doctors orders." The men did as they were told.

Baker walked over to Mac, "I remember them when she was a kid, he would always do what she wanted, but this is a whole new level. The only other one that Robert listens to like that is Anna," Baker told him.

"Robin is a lot like Anna, but you're right, she does know how to get through to him. If she hadn't been here last night I don't know how that situation would have ended. I know Robby would have decked me too if he'd lost control of his temper." Mac admitted.

...

Anna woke up still tied to the chair. She had finally drifted off after hours of listening to the dog growls. Anna had come to the conclusion the dog sounds were a recording playing on a loop. The growling lasted about twenty minutes then would stop for another twenty. She had started using it as a way to keep track of time. She felt she had been awake for about 7 hours before she drifted off. The water sitting beside her was the like torture. She was so thirsty but there was no way she could get to it.

Anna hoped Robin was with Robert. By now they surely know she's missing, and she knew he would need Robin to keep him focused and calm. Robin just had to remember he will listen to her and to not let her stubborn Scorpio side battle with his. She loved how much alike they were but sometimes that was their biggest problem when communicating with each other.

Had he lost his temper when he realized she was gone? If he had she hoped he hadn't hurt anyone. While she sat thinking about all of this she heard the door. Then she heard someone enter the room, even though she could move he head slightly the high back of the chair made it impossible to see even a little of what was behind her. Suddenly there was a blindfold over her eyes, and the gag was taken off her mouth.

"Drink this." A male voice told her a moment later. She felt the glass touch her lips, and she drank the offered water greedily. Then whoever was there took the glass away again.

"Why are you doing this to me?" she asked but got no response. "If you loosen the ropes you can leave and I won't try to get out until you've had more then enough time to get away. I haven't seen you, there is no way I can identify you. Please just let me go, I just want to go home to my family," Anna pleaded. Then the gag was put back over her mouth, and the blindfold removed. Anna heard whoever it was walking to the door, then she heard them leave. At least whoever was holding her wanted her to stay alive, she thought, then the growling started again.

...

It was now close to six in the evening, they had already searched nine building. The last place Anna's phone had been active was in the Asian quarter. There were many old buildings that had been abandoned there. Going floor by floor, room by room, they had eliminated one building after another, but they still hadn't found any signs of Anna. Robert wasn't going to stop yet, he would keep going until they had searched all the buildings they had marked as possible places to search.

Some of the other detectives from Robert's time as commissioner had relieved the ones that had been up all night. Robin had to go the hospital for a while, she had made him take a break and eat lunch before leaving. Robert knew she would come track him down soon to make him take another break. They were on the third floor of the tenth building when they started hearing a dog. All the rooms were empty and the sound was echoing through them so no one was sure where it was coming from, it could be this floor or the next. If this was Grant Putnum he had used a dog to guard Anna last time as well Robert thought. He couldn't understand how Putnum could have been released. There had been no paperwork, no reason for it, he was just gone, it was like he just walked out the front door and no one bothered to try and stop him, or report that fact he was missing.

This floor was mostly office space and they were mostly broken off into one large room or two smaller ones so they were easy to search. Robert picked up the pace moving along the corridor, the closer to the stairwell he got the louder the dog became. When he went up to the fourth floor the growling grew still louder, he drew his gun knowing he must be getting close. With a quick glance down the corridor, Robert noticed one door was closed while the rest appeared at least partly open. Robert wanted to rush in but knew he could be walking into a trap, he had rushed upstairs so he called for the others to join him. When the detectives got to him they advanced on the closed door. As they got there the growling stopped. "We don't know if that dog is restrained or whereabouts it is in the room so be aware of that when we open the door," Robert told them. With guns drawn Lewis kicked in the door, the first two officers point their guns into the room sweeping from one side to the other, there was no dog. Robert pushed past them, there was a highback chair facing the far wall, he knew Anna was there.

Anna heard the door burst open, she was sure she had been found. When Robert rounded the chair her eyes light up, she could see the relief wash over him. "She's her, I've got her," he called out to the men at the door. He knelt in front of her and took the gag off of her mouth then started on loosening the ropes, one of the officers had a knife and made quick work of them. "I've got you Luv," Robert pulled her into his arms. "Are you ok, can you walk?" he asked.

"My legs are a little numb but yeah I think I can walk," Anna told him. Robert pulled her to her feet, Anna leaned on him for support then they walked towards the door.

"I want this entire room dusted for prints, bag everything, there's not much here so we need to look at everything we can," Robert ordered just before he left the room. Once they were in the hallway he stopped, he had just wanted to get her out of that room. He pulled a water bottle out of his jacket pocket and handed it to her. Then he took out his phone and called Robin, he told her they had found Anna and that he was bringing her to GH. When he hung up Robert looked at her, "Are you OK? What did he do to you?"

Anna had finished half the water, "I'm stiff from being tied up and I'm hungry. That recording of the dog was driving me nuts but that was the worst of it," Anna told him still leaning on him. "I have no idea who grabbed me, they came here about eight hours ago and gave me some water then left. The only thing he said was 'drink this', I know that's not much help,"

"We have reason to believe it was Grant Putnam. Robin saw him on Sunday but couldn't figure out why he looked familiar. She's waiting for us at the hospital." Robert then told James Lewis, where they were going and that they would go to the station tomorrow to file a report.

"OK, I can walk now, let's go," Anna said.

"Not just yet Luv," He pulled her into his arms and kissed her, then they just held each other. "I love you."

"I love you too, now get me out of here," Anna said.

...

Robin and Patrick were waiting for them at the nurse's station in the lobby. Robin just wanted them to get there already, she had been impatiently waiting seen Robert called. When they finally walked through the door Robin rushed over to them, a smile on her face. Anna smiled back at her she was just a happy to see her. When Robin got to her they hugged each other tightly. "Mom are you OK?" Robin asked tears of happiness in her eyes.

"Yes I am, and I'll let you check me over, I know you two will insist anyway," Anna gave a little smile noticing Patrick was waiting as well. "What I really want is something to eat."

"We'll make sure you get you something to eat as soon as I'm satisfied that you're OK." They started walking towards the exam room then Robin looked over at Robert he looked exhausted. "Dad why don't you go get mom something to eat, this won't take long." Robert agreed, gave Anna a quick kiss then left them. "He's been up all night, I thought he might pass out if he stopped moving," Robin told Anna.

"He'll keep going until he knows I'm fine and safely tucked away in bed," Anna assured her. "Was he OK? I mean how was his temper?"

"When he first realized you were missing no, but once he started working to find you he was all business," Robin told her.

"What happened?" again Anna was worried he might have lost his temper and hurt someone. They were now in the exam room, while they talked Patrick started checking Anna over.

"When I got to the police station I managed to defuse a situation that could have ended badly," Robin explained. "There were four officers that didn't know who dad was and for some reason instead of letting him just wait for Uncle Mac, they were in his face about not being able to file a missing person report. Uncle Mac tore into them after I stopped dad from tearing one of them apart."

"What!" Anna exclaimed, "What happened?"

"Uncle Mac and I got to the station at the same time and as we got closer to his office we could hear an argument, I jumped in between them when I saw it was dad, then one of the officers tried to move me out of the way. Dad freaked the second the office touched me, he really started yelling and was going to attack him. I turned around and he stopped as soon as I touched him. I could tell he wanted to beat the crap out of him, but I was able to calm him down, you were right I just had to get him hear me."

Patrick had about finished the examination. "You appear to be fine Anna, you are a little dehydrated and there seems to be a puncture mark on your neck, but other then that you're in great health," he told her.

"Thank you, Patrick," Anna smiled at him then looked back to Robin. "Was that the only time he got upset?" Anna asked.

"Yeah, Detective Baker came and offered to help right away, and then dad just got to work. Uncle Mac deputized him and let him take command. He was too busy to get upset, he even listened to me when I made him sit down for a few minutes and eat before they started the search," Robin told her.

"That's good, can I get out of here now? I want to take that man home, curl up in his arms and put this all out of my mind. After I've had something to eat that is," Anna smiled at them.

"The only man you've ever needed, right mom."

Anna hugged her and smiled again, "We meant every word we said that night. Now tell me I can go home."

"Yes, you can go home, but I want you to call me tomorrow," Robin told her. Anna agreed, then they left the exam room together.

Robert was walking towards them, carrying a take-out bag from Kelly's, "Please tell me there are cheese fries in there," Anna said excitedly.

"You know there is, two orders and two BLTs," Robert smiled at her.

"You're so good to me, but aren't you hungry?" she joked. "They gave me the all clear, so you can take me home," Anna smiled back.

...

"What do you mean she's gone?" de Salva yelled at Putnam. He had come to the apartment to report what he had just seen.

"I was there earlier today and I made sure she had some water like you told me to do. I thought I should give her some more tonight. When I got there I saw the police cars, so I waited till they left, then went to look inside. There was police tape up, Devane was nowhere in sight, but I never saw her leave the building," Putnam explained.

"I wanted you to distract them so I had time to move against my rival, that will take more than a day Putnam." de Salva was still enraged.

"I'm not done with them yet. I can still get to them, in a couple days I will have a new plan and make my next move. They aren't going to care about what you're doing. They are going to try and find out who took Devane but she never saw me. You wanted them to be distracted, they will be," Putnam insisted.

Jonathan thought about this for a while, maybe he was right. Also, this way he doesn't have to worry about Putnam killing her. That will be his pleasure and no one else's. "OK, I want you to lay low for a couple of days, it wouldn't do for someone to recognize you."

"That's fine I can do that, one of your guys needs to bring me some more supplies though."

"I'll get that arrange for you. If you aren't there when they get there I will send you back to Ravinview. Am I making myself clear?"

"Yeah, I'll be there you don't need to threaten me," Putnam was getting annoyed with this man. Who does he think he is, yeah he might have gotten him out of that horrible place, but de Salva doesn't own him, then Putnam turned and left.

After he left de Salva looked at Pauly, "Make sure he gets those supplies quickly then tell our guys to stay away from him. The cops are going to be looking for him, and I don't want any of my men connected to him." Pauly nodded then left the room. Grant Putnam is a loss cannon but he is just the type of person that will take the focus off of what Jonathan was planning, so for now, he would put up with him.

...

Robert and Anna walked into the police station the next day. The officer that Robert had almost attacked greeted them, "Hello sir, your brother is in his office. Can I get you anything?" Taylor asked.

"Thanks, I think we're fine. Can you send Clayton in?" requested Robert. "We're here so Anna can give her statement."

"Right away sir." Then he turned and left them.

Watching how he had reacted to Robert, Anna asked with a laugh, "So was that the one you almost beat up?" The officer seemed to be a little afraid of Robert.

Robert glanced over his shoulder at the man walking away, "Yeah, I think he might be. There was four of them but I think he's the one that grabbed Robin."

"I'm glad she was there."

"So am I, she stepped in and was able to get me to calm down. I had been trying to control my temper, but they wouldn't listen to me. I knew Mac wasn't here and I just wanted to wait for him but they kept telling me they couldn't do anything yet. No matter what I said they didn't understand I just wanted to talk to Mac and I didn't need their help," Robert explained. "I was already struggling because you were missing, but when he touched Robin I wanted to break his arms. Then I felt those little hands on my chest, I still wanted to hurt him but I froze. She was saying something about calming down, then she touched my face and said you needed me and I started to calm down. When she said daddy I need you and hugged me, the anger just left me. I was in complete control again and all I wanted to do was get to work finding you." They had gotten to Mac's office, Robert knocked and they walked in. "Got time for us?" he asked.

Mac stood up, walked over and hugged Anna, "I'm so glad he found you, are you're Ok?" he asked, she nodded. "I take it you're here to give your statement."

"Yes, Robert already asked Clayton to come take it. Mac, I want to be deputized as well. Putnam is still out there and I want to have the power to bring him in. I won't be left out of this investigation," Anna told him. She and Robert had already talked about this and they agreed this was the best way to approach the situation.

Mac thought about it for a moment, "Yeah I can do that. Robby has gained a lot of respect here in the last couple days. Now all the younger officers are eating up all the stories of the glory days of Robert Scorpio and Anna Devane. Clayton has made sure they all know you were chief Anna and a hell of a cop in your own right."

Anna and Robert both smiled, "That's good, we're going to need some help during this investigation and if they understand we know a thing or two it'll help," Anna said. There was a knock at the door, Clayton came in then to take Anna's statement. Anna told him everything she could think of, but there wasn't much she could really tell them though. The medical report confirmed that puncture mark on her neck was from a tranquilizer dart, which explained why she didn't remember anything till she woke up in the room alone. When they were done Clayton left them alone again.

Robert then told Anna and Mac what they had found out about Putnam. He had been at Ravinview since the early 90's. As long as he took his meds he was manageable but over the years there had been times that he would refuse to take them and would become agitated and aggressive. The counselor at Ravinview they had talked to couldn't explain how or when he had been released. She had told them Putnum had been gone for at least a week and but not longer than two because that was the last time she had seen him.

"So in a week or so he was able to make his way here and get set up enough to come after me?" Anna wondered. "There must be somewhere else that he's staying because he left me in that building alone. There has to be someone helping him," Anna concluded.

"I agree there is no way someone that had been in custody for the last 18 years can do what he has managed in such a short time. The escape maybe, but making it to Port Charles and setting up and planning an abduction, not in that short of a time. Someone is taking advantage of his hatred of us, and using him as a pawn," Robert agreed. "They went through that building after I got you out and yeah he wasn't staying there."

Robert and Anna got down to work, they wanted to find Putnam and quickly. He might not have known who Robin was when he walked into her, but it wouldn't be that hard for him to find out who she is and where she works. He had tried to take Robin as a child, if he wanted revenge against them, he might go after her again. They needed to find him before he could try anything else. If someone has helped him this far, chances are they have a history with them as well. Between the two of them, there were plenty of people they had put away, the list of names was just so long but they had to start somewhere trying to narrow it down. They needed to find some clues.

Robert and Anna wanted to canvas the Asian quarter in hopes of finding someone that might have seen Putnam in the area or had even seen him with Anna. Having only been deputized they couldn't order anyone to do this for them, but there was no shortage of volunteers to help them. Once the officers had left Robert and Anna knew there wasn't much else they could do at the time so they decide to leave. Robert had given his number to the officers helping them and will be notified if they find anything. Anna still needed to replace her phone so that would be their next stop. "I don't think Putnam knew we could track your phone. He smashed it after I had tried phoning you several times and sent a couple text messages so it may have just annoyed him. I'm sure he would have gotten rid of it sooner if he had known." Robert told her as they left the police station.

Once Robert and Anna got home they went straight to their office, there were some names they wanted to look into to find out where those individuals were. They had both been coming up with names of people that had vowed revenge and might have the connections to get Grant Putnam out of Ravinview.

...

When they heard the doorbell, Robert finally checked what time it was, they had been working for hours, it was already 8:30. They both decided it was time to take a break and left the office together, Robert went to answer the door. When he opened it Robin and Patrick were standing there. "Hi dad, where's mom? I told her to call me today." Robin walked right past him and into the house.

"Sorry honey, I completely forgot," Anna apologized. "We've been busy trying to find out who else is involved in this."

Still standing in the doorway, "Robin said we should bring food," Patrick told Robert. "She figured you would both be working too hard to remember to eat."

Smelling the food Robert realized just how hungry he was, "Thanks, of course, she was right. Come on let's go get some plates." They left the two women to talk.

"What do you mean who else? I saw Putnam, I even asked Maxie if she knew who he was because she saw him walk into me."

"We believe Putnam was the one that took me, but there is no way he is working by himself," Anna explained. "So your father and I have spent the day trying to track down people with the means and motivation to use Putnam against us. The biggest problem is we don't know if it's someone from my past, his past or someone that we share a history with."

Robin was becoming more concerned as Anna talked. "Why is this happening?"

Anna put her arm around Robin's shoulders, "I don't know sweetheart. I wish I did because then it would be easier to figure out who we are dealing with."

"This isn't right. I finally have you both back and now someone wants to get revenge or something because you or dad might have arrested them in the past." Robin was feeling frustrated by what was happening.

"I know hon. We're going to find out who's doing this and stop them," Anna reassured her.

Robin hated all of this, her parents didn't deserve any of this. She thought it was bad enough to have Putnam back but to now know someone else is behind it really scared her. Then she remembered why they had come over, "We brought dinner, I figured if you couldn't remember to call me you two wouldn't have remembered to eat either."

"What would we do without you?" Anna looked around and noticed Robert and Patrick weren't in the living room. "I guess that's where those two went." They found Robert and Patrick in the dining room, the table was set and waiting for them. Patrick was pouring wine for them, Robin and Anna smiled then sat down to enjoy their meal.

...

"They have found a way to get into a small part of the warehouse, and they could put some explosives there but it won't damage enough of the building." Jim Conners was explaining to de Salva. "If they use excessive amounts I believe they will actually cause more damage to the surrounding building then the warehouse itself."

"No that won't do, there has to be another place of weakness. Get them back out there tonight, I won't except that there's no other place to plant those explosives. If we have to come up with another way to take down that building we will." de Salva won't give up on this. "Has anyone seen Corinthos at that warehouse? It would be marvelous if we took him out at the same time." The was a sinister smile on his face.

"He does go there but not often enough to say it's part of his schedule," Conners told him.

"That's fine, it will be nice watching him unravel as his empire crumbles." They started talking about what the next step should be. They still couldn't decide if they should go after his actual business, Corinthos Coffee or take out some of his personal, the main one being his muscle and second in command Jason Morgan.

...

After they were done eating Robert got a call from detective Young, there had been a few people that had seen Putnam in the area of the building Anna was found in. No one had actually seen him with Anna but they were going back down there tomorrow to ask around some more. If they get lucky they might find someone that has seen him outside the Asian quarter as well.

Patrick and Robert were sitting in the living room talking when Anna and Robin joined them. Anna sat beside Robert and snuggled up to him he put his arm around her shoulder to hold her close. Robin smiled at them, she knew it wasn't just because they wanted to be close, but actually a way to know the other was right there and safe. "Dad if you're both deputized now does that mean you want to bring Putnam in personally?" Robin asked.

"No, I don't care who brings him in. We both want to have the power to arrest him if it is us that find him, I just want him put away again. There is no way he should be free," Robert told her.

"So the only reason these people would be coming after you is that they're criminals and at some time in your past you most likely put them away?" Patrick couldn't quite believe that could happen.

"Well it could be someone we put away or a family member, someone they were close to," Anna told him. "Robert I really think this has to be from our WSB days."

"Yeah I think you're right," a new realization hit Robert. "Maybe not our days. This could be all me, and I wouldn't even know why I had to do what has made them want to take revenge on me."

"Dad didn't they protect your identity?" Robin asked.

"There are always ways to find things out," he told her.

"I would be the best way to hurt you," Anna added.

"Hey non-Scorpio in the room, I need more clues with these statements." Patrick cut in.

"While dad was forced to stay away, he had to..." Robin wasn't sure how to explain.

"I was working in covert ops, I was a hitman, some things I did for the WSB, sometimes it was for other organizations. I would be given a target, and I had to carry out the assignment, no matter what it was. This could be connected to that, and if it is I wouldn't have any idea where to start looking," Robert explained.

"If they had found out that Robert was behind the loss of a family member they may believe his family is the way to get their revenge," added Anna.

"So Robin could be in danger?" Patrick asked a hint of fear in his voice.

"Patrick, I didn't want to tell you this but just the fact it was Grant Putnam that took mom, I could be in danger already. When I was a kid he actually wanted to kidnap me, mom caught him and they fought, if I hadn't distracted her he wouldn't have knocked her out and taking her prisoner instead of me," Robin told him.

Both Robert and Anna were surprised, "You remember that? You were so traumatized by that night, and you were in a trance-like state for so long after. I was so worried I was losing both of you," Robert admitted.

"Over time I think I have made sense of some vague memories, pieced it together a little. So much of that time I don't remember but I do remember you telling me when you found mom," Robin smiled.

"Duke was so annoyed it was your arms I collapsed into," Anna smiled at Robert.

"Why didn't you tell me about this? You could be his next target," Patrick was very concerned now.

"I don't think he's looking for me. He wants to make mom and dad pay," Robin told him.

"Yeah and what better way then to take their daughter, Robin I can't lose you." The thought of anything happening to her sent shivers through his body. "I'd be lost without you." He had let his emotions get away from him and said more then he meant to.

"Patrick we won't let anything happen to Robin," Anna reassured him. "She's right Putnam is interested in us, not her. He would have stayed out of her sight as well and not walked right into her, he probably hasn't even thought of her. I thought someone was following me Saturday and Monday morning but could never see anyone. Putnam didn't want me to see him." Even though she and Robert have had the same thoughts as Patrick, they felt confident that she was still safe, for now at least.

"What's to say he won't come after her now?" Patrick asked.

"I could talk to Mac about having a patrol keep an eye on her apartment," Robert offered. "Would you be OK with that Robin? I'm not sure there's much more we could do at this time."

Robin looked at Patrick, she could see the fear in his eyes, as much as she had always hated having police protection as a kid she knew it would make Patrick happy. "Yeah I'd be fine with that, as long as they don't follow me into work," Robin said and smiled.

"Do you think he'd come after you at the hospital," Patrick asked still concerned.

"That was a joke, Patrick. There were a few officers that were assigned to protect her when she was young that were a little overzealous and would follow her into her classrooms," Anna told him with a smile.

"Patrick trust me, I would have already insisted on protection, or possibly sent Robin out of town if I thought she was in danger," Robert told him. Patrick seemed to accept this and started to relax a little. "I think you could use another drink, help calm your nervous some."

"Yeah, maybe you're right."

Robert got up and they went to get everyone another drink. Once they were away for Anna and Robin he said, "Patrick, I will keep them both safe. I can't lose them either." Patrick nodded at him, he knew Robert was concerned as well. "You really love her don't you?"

Patrick took a sip of his drink, "Yes I think I do I just haven't told her that, but just now the thought of losing her scared the crap out of me," Patrick admitted.

Robert patted him on the back and smiled, "Now you're getting it Patty Cake."

Robin and Anna were looking an old photo Robin had brought over for them, Anna had placed it on the mantle. "Look how happy we were, I think this was taken before that big fight and us getting back together," Anna said.

"Really? You look very cozy, I always liked it because of how happy you both are and it looks like you're sitting on his knee?" Robin said with a smile. "I copied the one I've had in my room since you both left."

"It does look like it. I think we were just having fun, we may have been flirting a little with each other, I don't even remember who took this," Anna told her.

Robert wrapped his arms around Anna, "I remember this picture, I had one on my desk in my office," Robert said then bend and kissed her neck.

"Do you remember if this was taken before or after you two got back together?" Robin asked him.

"I think this was after Valentine's day."

"You might be right, so together," Anna said.

"What happened that night? You never did tell me," Robin asked, she had always wondered what had gone on that night, even at 13 she had known that was when it changed for between them.

"Oh no, that's is one of the things we will take to the grave," Anna said and smiled remembering that night.

"Mom you said dad wasn't at our house but I found his shirt in your room."

Robert remembered Anna storming out in his shirt leaving him tied to the pillar, "It was an incredible night," Robert pulled Anna closer a smile on his face to match hers.

"Come on I'm not a kid anymore."

"You still don't get to know what happened that night," Anna said with a little laugh.

Patrick had been watching them, he realized they share the same kind of love his parents had. He took Robin's hand and pulled her close to him, "I want that," he whispered. "I want special memories that only we share, little secrets that make us smiles."

"I do too, we should get out of here. Maybe get started on those memories," Robin suggested.

"I think we have taken up enough of your time tonight, so we should go," said Patrick a little too eager to leave.

Robin smiled and shook her head, "It's getting late, and I can tell someone didn't sleep much last night either. Mom, make sure he sleeps tonight."

"Is this why you became a doctor, just to boss people around?" Robert asked then laughed.

"Yes dad, that's it exactly," she smiled back at him. They said goodbye, and she hugged them both before they left.

"She's right you still looked exhausted when I woke up this morning," Anna told him. "What was keeping you up?"

"Memories," he answered. "I'd close my eyes and see you stumbling towards me through the snow or I'd remember just how desperate I was to find you. You were married to Duke but I felt like my world would end if I didn't find you in time. Last night I had you in my arms but my mind just wouldn't slow down and let me sleep."

"We can't have that, I'm going to make sure you know I'm in our bed," Anna said and gave him a seductive smile, "and that you're too tired not to sleep." Robert smiled and let her lead him upstairs.