Chapter 9
Sean had convinced Robert that he should go spend some time with Robin, there wasn't much else they could do right now and they both knew Robin would be worried about her mother. When they walked in Robin ran over to Robert, they hugged each other then she asked, "Do you have any leads about where mom might be?"
"Not yet sweetheart but I'm not giving up, I wanted to check on you and get a little rest."
Olin came into the room, "Hey commish I've got some food ready why don't you two eat something, I'm sure you haven't stopped all day." Robin leads him toward the table while Olin pulled Sean along behind. "You need your strength. Tiffany called and offered to stay here tonight if you want."
"That's a good idea, we want to get back out there and look for more clues."
"Where do you want to go next?" Sean asked.
"I think we should go back to your office, there might be something there we overlooked earlier." Then he looked at Robin, "but first I want to spend a little time with you."
When they had finished eating Robert went and sat on the couch, Robin came and cuddled in with him, "Daddy why is this happening again?"
"I don't know sweetheart, but I'm not going to stop until I bring your mom home to us where she belongs. We have a pretty good idea who is behind this, now we just have to find them."
Robin started to tear up, "I just want my mommy."
Robert wrapped her in his arms and held her while she cried, "I know sweety."
Robert held her until she fell asleep in his arms, he wiggled out from beside her and laid her down on the couch. Tiffany had arrived earlier, now she brought a blanket over to cover Robin with. Robert kissed Robin forehead before he and Sean left again.
"What are you hoping to find here?" Sean asked as they entered Anna's office.
"I don't know for sure, but if this is where she was when she was taken and there were no signs of a struggle there must be something else here, something we're missing." Robert stood in the middle of the office, "OK, Anna is greeting a new client, what does she do first?"
"She was here alone so she would have introduced herself, asked their name, most likely offer them something to drink."
Robert goes to her desk, "So she gets up, greets them," he shakes Sean's hand, "she finds out the guys name. I'm sure as soon as she heard his name she would have been wondering what was going on."
"Especially if she realized that the wrong guy was using that alias," Sean added.
"So she's going to offer him coffee right?" Sean nods, now acting as the client he takes a seat by Anna's desk, while Robert pretends to bring over coffee. "Did she know you were going to be gone all afternoon?"
"No I got stuck in a meeting, I should have been back here actually."
"So Anna may have checked to see if you were here." Robert goes and opens the door the connects the two offices, looks in then turns back and comes and sits behind Anna's desk. "She starts talking to this man sipping her coffee, there are a few notes here about a cheating spouse," he picked up some papers. "If he got here on time and Felicia was back before three whatever happened it was all over in under an hour."
"That sounds about right, she wouldn't have gone anywhere with him. This would have just been a meet and greet, kind of a feeling out process to decide if we wanted to take his case." Sean suddenly got up and checked the cups over by the coffee maker, there were two that looked like they had been used and put back but not cleaned. "I think we need to get these tested. If it happened like you said, he could have had time to slip something into her coffee when she checked if I was here."
"That would explain why there was no struggle, come on let's get those to the lap." They put the cups in evidence bags then leave for the police station.
After they had been to the lab Robert started heading up to his office, "Hey I think we should try and get some sleep, it's going to take some time to get the results. You know you need to take care of yourself if you're going to help her."
Robert thought back to when Grant Putnam had taken her, he had hardly slept or eaten, he was so desperate to find Anna. "We'll meet back here first thing in the morning." Sean agreed then Robert added, "I think I'm going to go back to Anna's spend the night there. Robin needs to know one of her parents is close by."
When Robert got there Tiffany was ready to go to bed but was waiting to hear from Sean, after giving him a quick call she hugged Robert and went off to bed. Robert went over to the couch where Robin was still sleeping and kissed her forehead, "I love you, sweetheart, I'm going to bring your mom home to us." When he turned he noticed the picture of Anna and Robin that sat on the end table and picked it up. He smiled at it then went to the window, he leaned against the wall and looked out the window. He could almost picture Anna walking up to the door as if she was just running a little late, she'd come in and give them both a quick kiss before putting down whatever she had been out shopping for. Then he looked down and ran his figure along the outline of her picture, "Luv I know you out there, I'm coming for you. I want you in my arms where you belong."
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Holly was asleep on the small bed, and Anna was looking out the only window in the room. She was thinking about her family, she could picture Robin and knew she would be so worried about her. "Oh Robert I hope you're there with her right now," she said quietly to the night. A tear rolled down her cheek, she hated what her being taken again would do to their little girl. "Make sure she knows you're safe, she needs one of us close by darling." She touched her lips thinking of his kiss, "I need you too." A smile formed on her lips, it was like she could feel him, he was thinking about her, wanting to hold her. Feeling a little better she went over to the chair, sat and pulled a blanket over herself before closing her eyes.
Holly lay in the dark she hadn't heard everything that Anna had said but knew she was talking to Robert about Robin, she knew their daughter bonded them together but she could tell even after all this time there was still more to it. She had never been able to figure out what it was but they had a connection that was unbreakable. Holly turned over as a tear rolled down her cheek, she had been in this room for at least a week feeling hopeless, but there was hope of being rescued now. There in the darkness was the woman she had blamed for all the problems in her marriage and now that same woman was the reason Holly knew she would finally be rescued.
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"Daddy?"
Robert turned from the window to see Robin sitting up on the couch, he walked over to her, putting the picture down as he did. "I'm here sweetheart." He sat down beside her and she snuggled in, he put his arms around her and she closed her eyes again. "Go back to sleep, I've got you."
Sleepily she says, "I love you, daddy."
"I love you too sweetheart," he kisses the top of her head then closes his eyes as well.
When Tiffany got up in the morning she found them together on the couch, she smiled and went to put the coffee on, then she called Sean and told him to meet Robert here instead of the office. She wanted to make sure Robin had a little time with Robert before he went out looking for Anna again.
"What are you doing up so early?" Robert asked when Tiffany came back into the living room.
"I couldn't fall back to sleep," she told him quietly. "Did you get much sleep?"
"Some. As much as I want to be out there looking for Anna around the clock, I also know our little girl needs me."
"I take it you'll be staying here at night until you find Anna."
"Yeah," he said and kissed Robin on the head.
"I called Sean, he coming here." Robert only nodded then hugged Robin a little tighter.
Olin came in a short time later, she smiled at Robert sitting with a still sleeping Robin, squeezed his shoulder as she went by then she and Tiffany went into the kitchen. Sean got there a little while later with a change of clothes for Robert. He sat in the chair by the couch, "Morning Uncle Sean," he smiled at the sleepy little girl. Robert smiled when Robin tightened her hold on him, "Morning daddy."
"Good morning sweetheart. Breakfast should be ready soon."
"Then you'll go look for mom again, do you have any clues?"
"We might have found something last night, hopefully, we have some results when we get back to the station." Robert knew there was no point sugar coating it, Robin was getting older and had been through so much in her young life.
"Do you think they hurt mom?"
"If they did I will hunt them down and make them pay," Robert said feeling very protective.
"We think they may have drugged your mom, then taken her. Whoever it was, knew your mom would fight them if they tried to take her away from you," Sean added. Just then Tiffany entered the room with coffee, she smiled then came over and joined them all. She poured both Sean and Robert a cup of coffee then sat down on the other side of Robin.
Robin sat up and leaned on Tiffany who put her arms around her, "We better let these two eat so they get back out there."
"Will you stay with me, Aunt Tiff?"
"Of course sweety."
Robert stood up and stretched, he picked up his coffee and the change of clothes Sean had brought him then left the room. When he came back Olin was putting plates on the table for him and Sean, they all ate in silence. When they were done Robert gave Robin a big hug and promised he'd be back later, then he and Sean left.
They had just walked into Robert's office when Guy came in with lab results, "Looks like you were right," he handed Robert the report, "one of the cups had traces of chloral hydrate in it. The cups had been wiped down but we did get a partial print."
Robert was reading the report and cut in, "Liam Price. I want an APB put out on him right now, he is known to use the aliases Marcus Lowe and possibly Terry Meyers."
"I'm on it boss," then Guy turned and left his office.
"Do you want to bring Barry in for questioning?" Sean asked.
"If he knew anything I'm pretty sure he would have told us yesterday, I think we should put a tail on him, Price might try to contact him." Robert grabbed his phone and requested Guy get someone out there to watch Barry as well.
"So what do we have to go on?" Sean asked as he read over the report Guy had brought in.
Robert sat down at his desk, "We know this guy Price, slipped Anna a mickey, he had to have known she would put up a fight otherwise. He got lucky that both you and Felicia were out of the office."
"Or he was watching the office, knew I wasn't there then set up the appointment. Prepared to take Anna he might have thought taking care of Felicia wouldn't have been a problem."
"According to her cousin Price may have also taken Holly, I think we need to go down to her hotel and ask a few questions."
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Anna was sitting in the chair eating an apple looking around the room, there had to be something here she could use as a weapon. There was a small closet area by the door, she jumped up to check there again, sure enough, the rod for hanging clothes on was made of wood, it wasn't much but was better than nothing. Anna pulled it out of the closet, she felt a little better now, when whoever had them came back she could surprise them, a well-placed wack across the wrists would knock a gun out of his hands.
"What are you doing?"
"I'm working on a plan to get us out of here. If I can catch him by surprise I should be able to disarm him as he comes through the door," she said and swung the rod quickly.
"Do you really think that will work?"
"Holly do you want to stay here or do you want to try and escape? Throwing one of the chairs at the guy is about our only other option," Anna said motioning around the room. Then she looked at Holly and smiled, "Don't worry I'm not planning on hitting you."
...
The only thing that they had found out at the Port Charles Hotel was Liam or Marcus whatever he wanted to call himself had indeed been to see Holly a few times. One woman that works in housekeeping remembered seeing him going to Holly's room but couldn't be sure when. She had also told them that it didn't look like anyone had been staying in her room in over a week.
"Do you want to go talk to the cousin now?" Sean asked.
"I'll have an officer bring him in. I want to know everything he knows about Liam Price."
They were waiting in Robert's office when Barry was brought in, he was making a fuss until he was shown into Robert's office, he froze when he saw Robert sitting at his desk, then looked at Sean, "Well at least you're here to control him."
Sean was the one that lunged at him this time, "If you're smart you'll start talking. Answer all our questions and then you can leave, understood?"
"Fine," then Sean helped him into the chair in front of Robert's desk. "Does the term police brutality mean anything to you?"
"Sean's not a cop and I saw nothing." Robert stood up and walked around his desk, he joined Sean leaning on his desk, "You are dealing with WSB agents now, you're messed up with a DVX agent and he took one of our agents as well as a civilian."
"I thought you were all out of that line of work, and Liam hasn't had anything to do with the DVX in years."
"So you are aware of who we are. What are the three of you doing here? What do I have to do with whatever scam you're trying to run and why are Anna and Holly now missing?"
"Scam who said anything about a scam?" Barry answered defensively.
"Do you think I don't know about my ex's family? Do you think we haven't been investigating all of you? What brought you to Port Charles?" Robert asked.
"There was no scam, we came here to find out some information. We needed to find out who someone was," Barry told them.
Sean and Robert looked at each other, both a little confused. "Holly decided to stop faking her own death and now she and Anna are missing because you wanted to find out about a person's identity? That makes no sense you better start explaining," Sean told him.
"It has to do with mine and Liam's past, Holly wasn't involved other than the fact she knew this man before either of us had heard of him. She only came here because we needed her and we basically forced her to." Barry looked up at them hoping for some understanding but they were both glaring back at him. They weren't saying anything so he continued, "I was once engaged to Liam's sister,"
"Lynda Price, DVX," Robert said.
"Yes, but I was involved with her before she joined the DVX, Liam joined then she was scouted I guess would be the way to describe it." Sean and Robert were both listening closely, "Their boss took a special interest in Lynda, and after a few months Lynda changed, she wasn't the same woman at all. She was mean and driven and only wanted to please him."
Sean and Robert looked at each other, both thinking he had to be talking about Faison, "Almost like she was under some kind of mind control," Robert suggested to Sean.
Barry thought about it for a minute, "Yeah like she was acting how someone was telling her to not how she normally would have at all."
"So what do you want to know about Cesar Faison?" Sean asked.
Barry was shocked, "You knew him?"
"I was head of the WSB when he was the head of the DVX of course I did. That still doesn't explain what's happening."
"Did he know how to use mind control?"
"He was one of the best the DVX ever had. Now, why are Holly and Anna missing?" Sean asked.
"Liam, I think he's lost touch with reality. He is so driven to find out if," Barry stopped talking he realized he had almost said too much.
"If what?" Robert stood up. "He's driven to find out what?" he yelled.
"I'm sure you aren't going to understand but Liam believed, then convinced me that Faison might not have died when it was believed he had."
"Go on," Sean said now standing beside Robert.
Barry noticed they both looked like they were ready to attack, "Well, Liam told me that the author P.K. Sinclair was actually Cesar Faison."
"What if he was?" Sean asked, "What would that matter to either of you?"
"He killed Lynda!" Barry yelled. "He might not have pulled the trigger, but he sent her to her death!"
"That has nothing to do with Anna or Holly!" Robert yelled back. "Why did Liam take them?"
"I don't know!" Barry stood up still yelling.
Sean shoved him back into the chair, "You want us to believe that your old friend has kidnapped two women because he wanted to know if Faison could be P.K. Sinclair? What does it matter Sinclair is dead, he was killed in a boat explosion in the harbour."
"He's really dead, you know that for sure?"
"Yes P.K. Sinclair was killed in that explosion," Robert insisted. "This entire thing is about a couple dead men?"
"One dead man. He believes they are the same man, now he wants to know for sure that Faison is dead and not out there hiding again. He's been acting crazy for a while now and I wouldn't put anything past him at this point," Barry admitted.
"So let me get this straight, you made Holly come here so she could get me to tell her if Cesar Faison and P.K. Sinclair were the same person? Since all we do is argue and that didn't happen, now you think Liam Price has done something to her for failing to get him answers."
"I think so, yes."
Robert looks at Sean, they still didn't know why that boat had exploded. "How long has Price been here?" Sean asked.
"I don't really know, I didn't know he was going to be here at all. I only came because Holly wanted me to."
"How long has he been acting strangely?" Robert asked.
"A while, he got really upset when those pictures of the mysterious P.K. Sinclair were released. He was angry a lot of the time. Then he started going out of town but not saying where he was going. He was the one that came up with the plan of Holly coming back here."
Sean looks at Robert and they walk over to the other side of his office, Sean leans in and said, "He's DVX trained he might know how to rig explosives."
"He might, and if he wanted revenge badly enough something could have snapped when he saw Faison again."
"I'm not telling this guy they were right, that's a matter of national security."
"No, of course not," Robert agrees. They turn and go back over to Barry, "Are you sure you have no ideas where Price might be staying?"
"No Robert, I don't. If I knew I would tell you, I am really worried about Holly." Barry put his head down, "I never would have thought he could hurt her, but I just don't know anymore. He was devastated when his sister died and he blamed Faison for her death, he vowed to get revenge, then he found out that Faison had died. That man wanted to kill Faison, that's who he's turned into again."
Robert tensed, and looked at Sean, "He's out of his mind and he has her, I need to find her."
"We will. Come on keep it together, you need to stay strong for her and your daughter."
Barry was watching them, when Robert would say her, at first he thought he meant Holly, but now he sees that he's talking about Anna. He would do anything to save her, no wonder Holly felt so betrayed by their bond. "You need to bring them both back," he said.
Robert had forgotten he was in the room for a second, "I need your guarantee that if you hear anything from Price that you will let me know immediately. We will find them both."
"Of course, if I hear anything I will let you know." Barry stood up and Sean saw him out.
As soon as the door closed, "Another madman has her, Sean! We have to find Anna before anything happens to her."
"We will," Sean assured him and put his hand on his shoulder.
"I need her Sean, nothing can happen to her."
"I know you do. You have an APB out on this guy he's not getting away. He's going to make a mistake, or he's going to make contact. He wants information we have. Besides can you imagine what it must be like having Holly and Anna locked up in the same room, together?" This had the effect Sean was hoping for and Robert actually smiled a little.
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"I knew it was a mistake to come back here. What was I thinking? I had walked away from this place and the troubles here? This place is nothing but one problem after the next," Holly stopped and looked out the window. "What made me think it would be any different now, he's got his life and clearly doesn't need me to be a part of it. He's moved on, I thought it was the blonde I was going to be competing with but I don't think she had a chance either." Holly had been talking to herself for a while and Anna had been trying to ignore her, but it was getting harder now. "I had walked away and should have been happy, I had a new life, a new man," she touched her eye, it was healing now. "Well, I guess I was wrong about him. Oh Robert why won't you forgive me? You let her back into your life," Holly said with bitterness.
Anna'd had enough, "I did not fake my own death. I did not willingly walk away from Robert or our marriage." Anna stood up and turned to Holly, "I was still madly in love with Robert when he left me, when I signed those divorce papers and when I gave birth to our daughter. Yes, Robert felt I betrayed him at the time, but I had to do what I did to save his life. Yes, it cost me Robert but at least he was alive. You willing walked away, you cheated, whatever your reasons were it still happened. You had another man's child and pretended to be dead all the while remaining married to a man that didn't even know you were alive. You think Port Charles is the problem and that's why we're here? That's nonsense, you brought this problem here."
Holly had thought Anna was asleep, "I didn't mean for you to hear any of that."
"Then talk quieter and stop stomping past me." Anna had been trying to be civil, and when that didn't work she tried to stay quiet, but being in here with Holly was getting to be a bit much. She checked how much food they still had, there was still enough for a few more days, she wondered how much longer they would be stuck here together.
Holly watched her, she'd had enough of this, "Like your whispered conversations into the night?" Holly was upset, she knew it wasn't Anna she was mad at but she was the only one here to take it out on. "Was it Robert you were talking to?"
"Well, clearly I was talking quietly enough that you don't know what I said." Anna took a deep breath then added, "Yes I was talking to him, hoping he was there with Robin, she is going to be struggling right now."
Holly had heard about Anna's abduction a few years ago, and that the woman Robin had called grandma had died at the same time. She hadn't thought about what Robin would be going through, "I'm sorry Anna I didn't even think about that, she is a wonderful little girl and shouldn't be worrying about you."
"She is wonderful. Do you want some tea if I make some?" Anna didn't want to talk about Robin anymore, it's easier not to think about how this is affecting her.
"Yes please." Then they slipped back into the silence that made them being here together a little more bearable.
...
Robert and Sean had gone back to Anna's, they could work from there and this way Robert and Robin could spend a little time together. Robert was sitting at the table and Robin was standing behind him, leaning on his shoulder, "So you know who you're looking for now, right?"
"Yes, the evidence we found last night and a statement we got today points to the same man. We just need to figure out where he is," Robert said and patted her hand.
Sean looked up at her, "We'll find him and then your mom will be back here where she belongs."
"Back here with me and dad," she said and smiled at Sean. Tiffany had gone down to the station when they had gotten there. Robin then said, "I'm going to go give Olin a hand, see what we can make you guys for supper." She gave Robert a kiss on the cheek then left.
"She isn't very subtle is she?" Sean said with a smile. "We better hurry up and find Anna so she can start matchmaking again, I think it could be fun to watch."
"We were planning on telling her this weekend," Robert could picture how happy Robin would have been, "Right now the only thing I want to focus on is finding Anna." He knew Robin was trying to be brave, but he also knew she was very worried about Anna. When the phone rang Robert answered, "Scorpio."
"Boss you better get down to the hospital. That man you were talking to earlier today, Barry Durban was just brought in. Someone beat him up pretty badly. We got called out to the Harbourview Motel, his room was trashed and he was unconscious on the floor."
"Thanks Guy, we'll head right over there." Robert hung up and looked at Sean, "Barry's in the hospital, I think Price might have found out he was talking to us." Robert goes into the kitchen to tell Robin and Olin that they have to leave and that Tiffany will be back soon. Then he and Sean leave for the hospital.
When they get there Tony told them that Durban is about to go into surgery but had really wanted to talk to Robert before, so it was good they were here. When Tony showed them into his room they saw that he had been beaten severely. Robert walked over to his bed and leaned in close, "Barry, it's Robert."
He opened one eye, then he let out a weak breath, "I need to tell you something."
"Did Price do this to you?" Robert asked.
Barry nodded, "Yes," he took a couple more shallow breaths, "He killed Sinclair," then he put his head back and closed his eye, "He planted the explosives."
"Are you sure?" Robert was really starting to worry now.
"Yes, he admitted it. He hates Faison," Barry forced out.
"Did he say anything about Anna or Holly?"
He shook his head weakly, "No. You have to find them," he reached for Robert's head, "He's crazy, you have to stop him."
Tony stepped into the room, "We really need to get him into surgery, his injuries are serious and the longer we wait the worse his chances are."
Robert nodded and he and Sean left the room. Robert flags down the officer that had been waiting for him to arrive, "I want officers out at the Harbourview Motel, I want them to get statements from all the guest and staff, someone saw something. We need to know where the man that did this is before he hurts anyone else." He turned to get to work.
"We'll find her, he's not going to hurt her," Sean says and puts his hand on Robert's back as they walk away. Robert wanted to see Barry's room for himself.
Robert looked around the motel room, the table was overturned and one of the chairs was broken. The mirror by the door was broken and there was blood all over the floor by the broken pieces. There was a large pool of blood by the bed, Robert had been told that's where Barry had been found. "There is a chance that Price may have been injured as well, I want all hospitals and clinics check," Robert told the officer standing by the door. That's when he noticed that the press was now gathering in the parking lot.
Guy walked up to Robert, "I think you're going to have to give them some sort of statement, they aren't going to leave." Robert looked at the group of reporters and walked towards them.
"Commissioner, can you tell us what happened here?" reporter one asked.
"We are investigating a violent assault the happened here earlier today."
"Is it true that the victim is connected to your ex-wife?" asked reporter two.
"We are not releasing the victim's name at this time, he is currently in surgery fighting for his life."
"Commissioner, should we expect all of the police resources will be used to find not one but two of your ex-wives?" Shep Casey asked.
"At this point, we believe the same person is responsible for their disappearance, this assault and the death of P.K. Sinclair. I will use whatever resources necessary to stop this individual before anyone else is injured or worse. I'm sure the taxpayers won't have a problem with the police working to keep them safe, Mr. Casey."
"Isn't it true the last time one of your exes was missing you almost lost your job because you did nothing but look for her?" Shep asked trying to get a rise out of Robert.
Sean stepped up behind Robert and whispered in his ear, "I have nothing else to say at this point, excuse me." Then Robert turned and walk away with Sean, they saw Tiffany walk over to Shep as they entered Barry's room. "Thanks for getting me away from that man, I wanted to rip his head off."
"As soon as I saw Tiff arrive I knew she wouldn't want him asking you questions like that."
After a few minutes Tiffany walked towards them, as she got closer they left the room and they walked over to Robert's car together. "Robert I'm sorry about Shep, he doesn't always think about people's personal lives when he asks questions. You had already answered his question he didn't need to bring up last time and what happened to both Anna and Robin."
"I have to put up with the likes of him all too often in this job. Who's with Robin?"
"Felicia came over shortly after the two of you left, we know you don't want her alone."
"Tiff, I am worried that with Anna being missing it's going to trigger something in her. I can't watch her in that non-responsive state again."
Tiffany hugged him, "That's not going to happen. Robin's got a lot of people here to support her and she knows her daddy is out here looking for her mom, and that he is going to bring her home."
Tiff let him go, "Thanks I needed that." He looked over at Sean, "I want to go and read over all the statements that have been collected. I need to see what if anything they tell us."
"I'll come with you, that way we can bounce ideas off each other," Sean offered. He didn't want Robert to be alone right now either.
...
Anna was sitting in one of the chairs when she heard someone outside, she quickly grabbed the clothing rod and moved behind the door. She knew she really only had one chance at this so she hoped it would work. As the door opened she quietly started to move. "ANNA DON'T!" Holly yelled.
Liam turned quickly and pointed his gun at Anna, "I thought you might be a problem. Move over there by her. Now!" Anna slowly put down the rod then walked towards Holly. "Hon, I need you to bandage some cuts." He put down the bags he was holding then sat down on the chair, never taking his eyes off Anna. When she started pacing he pointed his gun at her again, "Sit down over there I want to be able to keep an eye on you. Don't try anything I hear you have a kid that might want to see you again."
Anna glared at him then sat on the bed. What the hell was Holly thinking? Then she thought about the blackeye Holly had when she first got here, maybe Holly really was afraid of him. She watched as Holly cleaned and dressed the cuts on his arms. There was a mark by his eye, and blood on his side. Who had he gotten into a fight with? "Is Barry OK?" Anna asked.
Holly looked over at her then back at Liam, "How did you get these?"
"That doesn't matter and if you two don't stop asking me questions that's going to be the last food I bring you."
When she was done with his arms Holly asked, "Where is the blood on your shirt coming from do you have another injury?"
"No, that's not my blood." He stood up and went over by the door, then Liam turned and faced them both. "I will get the answers I need and if I need to hurt either of you to do that don't think I won't." Then he turned and left, Anna heard him putting a lock back into place on the outside of the door.
"Do you really think he did something to Barry?" Holly asked once she thought he was far away.
"He attacked someone and clearly thought he couldn't go to a hospital. I take it you didn't know about his violent side before this?" Holly shook her head. "Well if I had to guess, Liam was either worried Barry would or had already gone to the cops and tried to make sure he couldn't tell them anything. Some of those marks looked like they would have been caused by someone trying to fight him off." Anna got up and started putting away the food he had brought. "Next time let me hit him," Anna said as she noticed the clothing rod was still by the door.
Holly sank into the chair a little more, "I'm sorry."
"I get it, you're now afraid of what he might be capable of and didn't want him losing his temper."
"Do you think Barry went to the cops?"
"The cops went to see him," Anna said with a smile. "The second Robert found out I had an appointment with a man named Terry Meyers and hadn't been seen since, he went to talk to Barry." Anna looked over at Holly who looked incredibly sad, "I'm sorry, we thought you had just left town. That you didn't want to be a part of whatever Liam and Barry were planning. We never thought you were in danger."
"I'm sure Robert was just happy I wasn't hanging around trying to talk to him anymore."
"Well he had started going in the back at Delafield's to avoid you," Anna told her with a slight grin.
"Oh nice," then Holly laughed a little.
"You were there all the time, he didn't know why and you wouldn't give him any answers."
"I guess I was kind of stocking him. Is he happy?" Holly looked over at Anna, "I heard him and Katherine ended their relationship, but they still seem close. I just want to know that he's happy."
Anna sat on the bed across from Holly, "They are still close, they seemed to end their relationship on good terms and they both just want what's best for the other." Anna noticed Holly was waiting for her to say more. "They're friends now."
"Is he happy?"
"Yes, he is," Anna smiled then quickly tried to hide it, "or at least I think he could be."
Holly noticed the little smile and decided it was time to change subjects, "Did Liam bring us anything different or just the same stuff again?"
"Same stuff but we should be good for another five days." Anna got up and started busying herself again hoping Holly was done talking about Robert.
"I'll make the tea," Holly said as she got up, she knew Anna didn't want to talk to her about Robert. They didn't know how long they would be here and they had both gotten good at avoiding topics that would cause them to fight.
...
Robert was still in his office when he got word from the hospital, Barry had made it through surgery but it was still unsure if he would regain concussions. "I need to get out of here," Robert said when he hung up. "How is it that no one saw Price at the motel? How did he get out of there without being seen by an officer?"
"You want to get out of here? Let's go see Robin, you can yell as I drive," Sean offered.
By the time they got to Anna's Robert seemed to have gotten it all out of his system. "They know where to reach you and the second they spot Price they will contact you, now let's go inside and visit."
Felicia was still there and Robin was sitting on the couch holding one of her dolls not saying anything, for a moment Robert thought the worst had happened but then she looked over at him, "Daddy." She got up and ran to him wrapping her arms around him.
He breathed a sigh of relief and wrapped his arms around her, "Hello sweetheart. Let's go sit."
Felicia came out with plates of food for Robert and Sean, "Frisco went and got some more of your clothes, we thought you'd be staying here."
"Yeah, that's my plan. Robin, did you eat anything?" Robert saw Felicia shack her head, "Come on, talk to me while we eat." Felicia went and got another plate. Once they were sitting at the table Robert took her hand, "We will get her back and the three of us will once again be sitting here eating whatever crazy dish you want to serve us, I promise you that."
"I know you will." Robin started picking at her food. Felicia and Sean join them and they all sat talking about anything other than Anna, Robin did eat most of her supper then she went to get ready for bed. Robert was sitting with his head in his hands when she called him, "Daddy will you tuck me in?"
Robert got up and went to her room, "Can I sit with you for a while before tucking you in?"
"I'd like that," she patted the bed beside her. "I'm scared Daddy, I know you are doing everything you can to find mom but,"
"But that doesn't change the fact you are worried about her and that you are scared she might be hurt or worse and that I might not get there in time."
Robin wiped her tears away, "How do you know that?"
Robert pulled her closer, "I have to fight to keep those same thoughts out of my head. We have to stay positive and believe we will get her back. Sometimes I yell and throw things because I am overwhelmed by my own thoughts and the only way I can get them under control is by yelling at whoever is closest to me. Sean got an ear full on the way here," Robert admitted.
Robin smiled, "Well that explains why I was yelling at Felicia earlier." She looked up at Robert, "I know you're going to find her but I hate this waiting and the not knowing."
"That's because you're my kid, we Scorpios don't like to wait and we hate not having the answers," he said and kissed the top of her head.
"Are you staying here again tonight? I need to know you'll be here."
"Unless a lead comes in during the night, I'll be here." Robert got up and Robin laid down and he tucked her in and kissed her goodnight. When he entered the living room Felicia was the only one there. He went and started getting the blankets for the couch, "I'll sleep out here, I'm used to the couch."
"Are you sure?"
"Yeah, you need to be comfortable. Besides if I have to leave in the middle of the night I won't disturb anyone banging around out here." She said good night, then Robert sat down he picked up the picture of Anna and Robin again and started talking to Anna, "We need you Luv, more than you will ever know." After about ten minutes he put the picture down and just stared at it while he let himself fall asleep.