Chapter 4

It had been almost a week since their first cancelled date. They had tried to go out again but it was Anna's work that had kept them from going out this time. Now Anna was sitting in her car thinking, all she wanted was enough time to go out on a date. Why were they both suddenly so busy anyway, a few quick visits and late-night phone calls but that was it. She thought about their conversation last night, they had finally actually talked about what Sean had told them. Now that they had agree they should try dating somehow it didn't seem as hard to talk about it. They had both accepted that other people's actions had cost them a real chance at being together. She had told him years ago that she would have told him the truth about being a double agent but hadn't figured out how. Then he found out the truth before she could. Last night he had told her he felt he would have needed time to deal with her secret but was sure they would have still had a real chance at getting past that and being together because of how much they loved each other if she had been the one to tell him. They also talked about Sean's part in their break up and what he had said about them still being so connected to each other. She knew she didn't have that type of connection with anyone else. "Robert, it could have been so different," she sighed sitting in her car alone.

These long stakeouts always lead to having too much time to think. She was feeling annoyed about yet another cheating spouse case. Of all the things Anna had to do as a PI following spouses suspected of cheating always bothered her. All too often the suspicious party was right and she hated having to give them that news. As she sat outside the Harborside Motel watching room 12 she thought back to what Robert had said about not telling Laura about the affair because he didn't want her to feel that kind of pain. It is such a betrail to find out the one you have made a commitment to be faithful to for the rest of your life couldn't honour those vows. They might have been separated when Duke slept with Olivia but that didn't change the fact she felt like he had cheated on their marriage. She now knew Robert understood what that felt like as well.

Dr. and Mrs. Jones had been in that room for much too long to leave much doubt as to what Mr. Read and Miss. Parker were up to. Anna smiled as she wondered what Tony and Bobbie would think if she told them about the names used by this couple. The door finally opened, they came out arm in arm and he gave her a kiss as he put her into her car before getting into his and driving away. Why do people cheat she wondered, love can be ripped away so unexpectedly by other things why throw it away when you have it?

Anna put her camera down and was about to drive away when she saw Holly get out a car that had just pulled into the parking lot, she walked over to room 8, knocked and walked inside when a man opened it. Anna knew Holly was staying at the Port Charles Hotel, and if she was seeing someone why would she be hiding it, it wasn't like anyone here would care. Anna's curiosity got the better of her and she decided to stay, she picked up her camera again just in case.

When Holly came back out about twenty minutes later Holly and the man from the room appeared in the doorway they were yelling at each other, Anna quickly took a few pictures. Holly angerly turned and walked off towards her car then left the parking lot in a hurry. Anna had no idea what that had been about but she did think it was odd. Anna realized it was getting late, she left the parking lot heading back to the office.

...

A missing child case had kept Robert busy for the last three days, earlier today they had found her safe and sound and she was now at home with her very relieved parents. He had just finished all the paperwork for the case and was exhausted. When he got to Delafield's again he noticed Holly sitting at the bar, he had seen her there three out of the last five days. He wouldn't say she was stocking him but he wished he could go home and not worry that she was going to come over and demand to talk. Angel stopped him to talk before he could get to the elevator, he saw Holly get off her bar stool and start walking toward him just as Angel walked away. Robert turned and pressed the button hoping it was there and the doors would open quickly. No such luck, Holly got a little closer, and he put his head down. Suddenly arms were around him, "Hi. I thought you could use saving." Kate whispered. He turned slightly in her arms but he still wasn't facing the bar, "She's stopped but is still looking over here."

"Thank you, Katie. I am so tired I just want to go to bed I don't want to deal with her tonight."

She released him and touched his face, "Anna just walked in."

Robert straightens some, "I need to talk to her."

"Just wait. OK, Holly went to sit down. Anna is walking towards us, she's almost here. Hi Anna."

Robert turned to her, "Hi Anna, I want to talk to you."

She looked at the two of them then back toward the bar where Holly had just sat back down. "Hi, can I assume this is some form of protection?" she asked with a smile.

"Well it wasn't as effective as you walking in but it did keep her at bay," Kate said and they all smiled. Kate wasn't sure what it was but she had a strange feeling that Holly's reasons for being here weren't completely on the up and up, and that was why she was running interference for Robert when he'd get home. Especially if he's as tired as he looks.

Robert was now leaning against the wall. "Why is she here all the time? I think I might start coming in the back, I've been working around the clock and she has come to the station the last three days demanding to see me. Guy has sent her away each time but she is persistent."

Anna realized how tired he was, she touched his face. "Are you sure you need to talk to me tonight? I was hoping we could talk too but it can wait until tomorrow, you need some sleep."

"Yeah this can wait too," the doors opened behind him, and he gave them both a kiss on the cheek. "Anna, come down to my office in the morning." She nodded then he stepped on the elevator.

Anna and Kate turned then walked over to the podium by the door. They were both watching the bar, "Does she come in that often?"

"She's been in every night this week, sometimes she leaves before he gets back." Kate looked at the reservation book then back over at the bar. "Tonight was the first time she started to approach him. The man looks dead on his feet and she picks tonight to bother him."

"Robert told me when they have talked she won't tell him anything and won't answer his questions, so why is she here waiting for him?" Anna wondered.

"I know I don't have those spy instincts but I've got an odd feeling about why she's here in Port Charles. Why play dead for all those years, then just show up here without any explanation?"

"Woman intuition is often just as good," Anna told her with a grin. "I don't understand it either, and I am always suspicious of people's motives I don't understand. I think I'm gonna head home, I apparently have a meeting in the morning. Have a good night Kate."

...

After leaving Delafield's Holly went back to her hotel room, going to his office isn't working waiting for him to come home isn't working. Yes, if she was going to find out if Cesar Faison had in fact been here using the alias P.K. Sinclair she had to get close to Robert. With his WSB background, he should know who Faison was, but he hates her. She had tried to tell Barry that his plan wouldn't work, he was the one that helped her stay hidden but now he thinks she can just wander back into Robert's life and cosy up to him for answers. When she opened her door there was a man standing there, "What are you doing in here?"

"I want a progress report."

"I haven't made any progress, unless being yelled at for my past mistakes and being ignored counts."

"Use your womanly charms and get close to him, he must still want you."

"He's not interested in my womanly anything. I left him, remember. I played dead for four years. There are other women he is much more interested in than me."

"So what, change his mind. You are his wife, he has to still have feelings for you, remind him of that."

"Barry that is never going to work. I agreed to come here and help get you answers even though it was going to mess up everything you helped me do. You helped me fake my death, you helped me with the adoption papers you got me into hiding after the coma. Barry you have done more than any cousin ever should have to and I'm grateful, but Robert is not interested in me in any way."

"Then we need to come up with another plan, I need to know if that man was Faison. He took everything when he took Lynda from me and turned her into the DVX's mindless killer."

"He's dead, he has been for years."

"What if he's not? I saw the pictures, that author, P.K. Sinclair, that was Cesar Faison, now he has to pay."

Holly had always loved her cousin Barry, but she had never seen him like this before. That fact he had all but forced her to come out of hiding to get him answers had worried her but now he's acting crazy. "Have you been drinking tonight? Why don't you go sleep it off then we can talk about this in the morning. We need a different plan and to come up with one I need you to have a clear head."

"Fine, but I'll be back in the morning, you are going to get me the answers I need." Then Barry got up and left. Holly was relieved he was gone. She hated being here, she'd had no idea how hard it was going to be coming back here. After everything Barry had helped her with she knew she owed him but wasn't sure she could get the answers he wanted. She sighed then started getting ready for bed.

...

Anna knocked and opened Robert's office door, "Good morning."

Robert looked up and smiled, he got up and walked around his desk. "Good morning," Robert hugged her. "It's good to see you. Why is it we suddenly have no time to spend together?"

"I don't know. I'm not going to complain about the greeting but..." she looked up and smiled. Robert grinned, he kissed her gently at first, then their arms tightened around each other, desire grow as their mouth claimed the other. Needing to breathe, Anna's hand moved to Robert's shoulders and she pushes back some, pulling her lips away from his, breathing heavily.

"Better?" he asked with a twinkle in his eye. He'd wanted to kiss her, but had no idea how quickly they would respond to each other, their need for each other suddenly very obvious. He didn't want to let her go, he wanted to feel her body against his, to kiss her again.

Anna's head was spinning, she had not realized how much she wanted to be with him. When she felt the desire as their lips met she'd wanted to tear off his clothes and have him right there in his office. Anna smiled up at him, he could see the passion in her eyes, "Much better," then she gave him a quick kiss and stepped back a little.

Robert smiled, "Yeah that should wait. You wanted to talk to me right?" He walked back around his desk, needing to put a little space between them if they were going to get any work done.

"Yes, it's about Holly," Anna told him and took a seat. "I was in the middle of a stakeout when she showed up at the little motel I was watching, she went into one of the room for about twenty minutes, whoever she had met with, they were yelling at each other when she left." Anna handed him the pictures she had taken of Holly, "I don't know who the guy is. I know this only adds more question as to what she's up to."

Robert looked through them, "Maybe once Sean has some answers it might make sense."

"Right now he's at a bit of a dead end. He confirmed that Holly was in a coma but it wasn't six months, she woke up shortly before a son was delivered and she gave him up for adoption. Sean also said there was a male family member that was there with her during that time."

Robert put his hand up, "Wait, wait, her family knew she was alive?"

"Apparently, at least someone in her family did."

"The line about being distraught about the child being given away was a lie too then. I think she just didn't want to come back, that she was just done with me."

"Unless she actually tells you the truth you'll never know. Sean also told me that after she was released from the hospital he hasn't had much luck tracking what she was doing."

"Her family helped her go into hiding, they're all a bunch of con artists," Robert said bitterly. "So she's up to something and it must involve me, why else is she so insistent about talking to me?"

"What could that be?"

"I have no idea, Anna." There was a knock at his door and Guy popped his head in to tell him Holly was there to talk to him. "Fine, send her in." Robert picks up the photos and hands them back to Anna.

Holly noticed that as she walked in, "Still hiding things I see."

"Just talking about a case of hers, I was giving evidence back to Anna. What brings you here this morning?"

"Last night you and the blonde seemed pretty close even after Anna walked in, then you kissed them both before going upstairs. Are you sure there's no room for me in your kinky little arrangement? Oh wait you've already got a brunette, can I play too if I dye my hair red?"

Robert and Anna were both trying to ignore her comments, "Why are you here?" Robert asked again.

"I want to talk to you," she looked at Anna, "alone."

"No, I have nothing to say to you. You aren't interested in answering my questions and I'm not interested in your games. I asked Anna to meet me here this morning because we have some work to discuss, now would you let us get back to that?"

Guy comes in without knocking, "Looks like the quiet summer is over, trouble on the docks. There's an armed man down there threatening anyone that gets close, reports say he might be high on something."

"Let's get our men down there, vests on everyone, we don't know what this guy might do."

"Yes boss," then Guy was gone.

Robert grabbed his holster, he looked at Anna, "I have to go take care of this."

"Make sure you've got a vest as well. I'm going to find Robin and make sure she isn't thinking about going down there to make sure Rowdy is OK."

"Thanks Luv, I'll come see her when this is all over." Anna got up and she and Robert started to walk out, then he looked at Holly who for a moment he had forgotten was even there. "After you."

Holly was furious, it was like she wasn't even there. He refuses to talk to her now he's just running out to do his job after promising to see Anna later, well Robin. How can she get close to him to get answers if he can't even be nice? She turned down the hall quickly putting distance between herself and them.

...

It had been a long stressful day waiting at their house, Anna wanted to be down on the dock so she knew what was happening, so she could help but knew she should stay with Robin. The latest news reports had said police snipers have been called in, the man was refusing to surrender but still wasn't making demands. The gunman had fired at the police officers there several times throughout the day and there had been a few minor injuries. When it was finally announced that the gunman had been shot and was now on his way to the hospital without anyone else being injured Anna and Robin both breathed a sigh of relieve. Robert would be there soon, they would see that he was OK.

They were still sitting together on the couch when Robert came in, as soon as she saw him Robin ran over and hugged him, "We were so worried daddy. I was so scared that man was going to shot you or someone else down there."

Robert was hugging Robin but was looking right at Anna, "I'm fine. He didn't even take a shot at me."

Anna exhaled, she hadn't realized she was even holding her breath, she didn't look away from him. She wanted him to take her in his arms, to hold her. "Robin why don't you go get me something to drink, I could really use a glass of water?"

Robin looked up at him and smiled, she agreed and went into the kitchen. Robert was already walking towards Anna and as soon as they were alone Anna rushed into his arms, they kissed then just held each other tight. After they had kissed this morning Anna had realized how much she wanted to be with him again. Sitting watching what was going on the docks all day she had been so worried about him. It would be the kind of sick cosmic joke that she had come to expect out of life, that just when they decide to try again she would lose him. Relief washed over her as she stood in his arms.

Anna took his hand and lead him to the couch as Robin came back with his water. "Thank you, sweety. Can we just watch a movie tonight? I just want to sit here with my girls and not talk about today. Besides I wasn't in that much danger."

"OK, daddy," Robin smiled.

Anna asked, "Did you eat?" Robert shook his head so she got up. "I'll be right back, Olin made up a plate for you."

After he had finished eating Robin picked a comedy, she felt they could all use a laugh tonight. When they got comfortable Robin was on his right side so he put his arm around her, she smiled and cuddled in, and Anna was on his other side. After a while, Robin noticed her parents were holding hands. Now she knew it wasn't uncommon for them to hold hands walking together but it seemed different for them to just be sitting holding hands. She smiled maybe they were starting to see each other as more than just friends. She could hope she thought, then went back to watching the movie. When the movie ended Robin had to ask Robert a few questions about his day and he answered them before she went off to bed.

Anna looked over at Robert, "You look wiped out."

Robert moved over so he could lean back against the arm of the couch. "I hate drugs, we'll know what all he was on when we get the tox report. You can't predict what a person's going to do when they're out of their mind like that. Basically, everyone in the area was in danger." Robert rubbed his eyes, "I'm just glad it's over." He looked over at Anna who was still at on the other side of the couch, he held out his hand, "Come here." Anna smiled and took his offered hand, he pulled her over to him, Anna was now partly beside him partly on top of him, and they stretched out together. She was surprised how right it felt to be this close to him. Anna nuzzled into his neck and they put their arms around each other. "I could get used to this," Robert admitted, "coming home and cuddling up with you after a long day."

"As long as I get the same treatment after I've had a long day."

"Of course," he smiled and kissed the top of her head then closed his eyes.

Robert woke up very aware of how close Anna was. If he could move her leg without waking her up he can adjust himself. Anna smiled when Robert started to move her leg, "What the matter? I've felt you aroused before," she said seductively.

Robert put his head back and smiled, "Yes, you have but it's been a while." When she lifted her head he looked down at her, "Do you know what time it is?"

"It's still the middle of the night. Why?"

Robert's hand moved to her ass and pulled her against him, "I wanted to make sure we had time to fool around. I want my hands on you, I need to kiss you."

"You want to make out on my couch?" she asked with a grin.

"Yes, and so do you, or your hips wouldn't be doing that," she was slowly rubbing against him.

Anna looked at him and bit her lip, then smiled and took off his tie before hungrily finding his lips. Desire that had been ignored for too long washed over them. Anna made quick work of the buttons on his shirt, running her hands over his bare chest. His shirt was removed as he sat up to take off her shirt. Their hands caressing and their mouths explored, Anna moaned when Robert squeezed her breast. His other hand was back on her ass, he held her close as he turned them so he was on top. Moans of pleasure slipped through Anna's lips as he grinds into her. Anna was undoing his belt when Robert realized they should stop. "Wait, we can't do this on your couch, not after this long."

Anna stopped and put her arms around him, pulling him close to her, "You're right. What if Robin came out here?" then they both started giggling.

"Anna, can I take you out for dinner tomorrow, maybe back to my place for a nightcap?"

"Yes," she answered quickly, she wanted to be alone with him desperately, "I'll get Olin to spend the night then I don't have to rush back."

Robert kissed her, he'd love it if she stayed all night. Then he pushed himself up, "I think I should put some clothes back on and go find my bed."

Anna bit her lip, loving the view, Robert half dressed hovering over her with desire in his eyes, oh how she wanted this man. He noticed her staring at him and gave her a sexy little smile. She ran her fingers along his chest, "You better put your shirt back on," then she smiled and added, "tomorrow night."

Robert smiled and sat up looking for his discarded clothing. He looked over at Anna, reached over and put his hand on her bare stomach then slowly moved his hand up to her chest then on to her neck and around behind her. "You are beautiful," Anna sat up and kissed him. "I really should be going." Robert got up and put on his shirt then his suit jacket, his tie was just stuffed in his pocket.

Anna had pulled her shirt back on and walked him to the door, "You could do up a couple more buttons."

Robert smiled as she started buttoning them, "I'm leaving your house in the middle of the night, I don't think it matters how many buttons are done up."

"Shush, it was your idea to fool around."

"And it was a great idea," he put his arms around her, "I'll call you tomorrow, let you know when I'll pick you up."

Anna smiled, "OK," then he kissed her goodnight. After he'd left Anna made sure she picked up any evidence of what had gone on. As she got into bed she was still smiling, there was no awkward shyness, no nervousness. When she'd woken up on the couch still in his arms she'd felt mischievous, then she felt his response to her kissing his neck, she'd smiled but stopped kissing him. She knew he hadn't realized she was the reason he had woken up.

Their sex life had been amazing, both wanting to please the other, trusting each other completely. When he'd pulled her against him it had felt so natural to be that close to him again. Anna started to giggle, she was wondering if she could send Robin for a sleepover at a friend's, then she could spend the night if it got to that point, then she giggled again and smiled, of course, it would get to that point.