Chapter 14

A lot had happened in the last month and a half since Robert had proposed. They had found a house and were looking forward to when they would move in together. Robin couldn't be happier, she was helping Tiffany and Felicia with all the wedding plans. Anna and Robert were at least asked if they approved before things were ordered. The wedding was in two weeks and it couldn't come soon enough for them. Robert still wouldn't stay the night at Anna's house in her bed but she had spent several nights at his place. Their upcoming wedding seemed to be the talk of the town. Even Shep Casey had wished them the best on his latest newscast. His reputation had taken a hit after it came out he had been shot and how, but Tiffany hadn't fired him even though she was very tempted to. Tiffany had made Shep report what had happened on that day and exactly why he was shot. In that news report, he had made it clear he was in the wrong and that the PCPD and commissioner were in no way at fault for what had happened to him.

Holly had left Port Charles when Barry was released from the hospital. She had stayed away from Robert, not wanting to interfere with his life any more. She knew he was happy now and she now understood what Anna had done all those years before when she had come into their life. No matter what she might still feel for him she only wanted him to be happy and Anna was who did that. Holly knew she wasn't in love with him and hadn't been in a long time, but she did still care. Now she wanted to find something that would make her happy again. Liam Price had been declared mentally unstable and wouldn't serve jail time but was going to spend the rest of his life in Ferncliff. He had lost touch with reality and the doctors weren't sure he would ever recover.

It was a Friday afternoon and Anna had called Robert and asked him to meet her at his place there was something she needed to tell him. She was sitting talking to Kate waiting for him to get there. "Anna I am so happy for you and Robert. Can I ask you one thing?"

Anna smiled with everything that had happened this year she knew Kate have every right to hate her. She didn't though, and Anna was glad they were still friends. "Of course you can."

"What happened in that hospital room? What did Sean tell you two?"

"I can't tell you what he told us, I'm sorry it's WSB."

"Anna I know that was the last nail in the coffin for Robert and I. I also know whatever you two found out had to be about your relationship, not your work."

"Back then it was all the same thing. As WSB agents Robert and I knew we weren't allowed to get married, we definitely knew we couldn't marry another agent. We were going to leave the WSB so we could start a life together. It was work that broke us up, I can't give you details but Robert thought I had betrayed him professionally and that destroyed our relationship. I couldn't tell him then that I had done what I did to save him."

"That wasn't what Sean told you."

"No, I had told him about that years ago. What Sean told us was about a WSB agent and a DVX agent and their solution to problems they both had. Our marriage was what was destroyed by their plan, by their deal. I was forced to do something to save Robert's life, while he found out about me. I wouldn't have had to do what I did if not for them and their plan."

"So when I walked up to you that day you had both just found out that the two of should still have been together?"

"That we could have been, yeah."

Kate smiled, "Would have been. You and Robert are meant to be together. I'm just glad that for a time he was a part of my life."

"Kate I'm sorry I hurt you."

"You didn't do it on purpose, neither of you did."

Anna leaned in and hugged the woman she was glad she could still call her friend, "Thank you."

"I think someone is looking for you."

Anna turned and saw Robert smiling at them, "Hi Luv. Kate."

"That should have given it away. You get Luv, I get ducks," Kate said with a big grin making them all laugh a little.

"See you later," Anna said as she got up to join Robert. She took his hand and they turned to the elevator. "I had another doctors appointment today," she told him as they got on it.

"Is everything alright? You've had a lot of appointments lately."

"That is what I wanted to talk to you about." She looked up at him and smiled, "I'm fine, OK."

He nodded, "OK," relief washed over him. They walked off the elevator together and Anna leads him over to the couch.

Once they were both sitting she turned to him and took his hand again. "I have some news for you." Robert knows she'd just told him she's fine so why did he feel so worried again?

"On our first date, we talked about not being able to have any more children. It's not that I can't get pregnant, it's carrying the baby that would be the problem." Robert was looking in her eyes, he was having trouble reading the emotions he saw there. "Robert I've been going to the doctor so much lately because I'm pregnant."

Robert was actually speechless, he just kept looking at her, then finally he said, "We took percussions."

"We did, they don't always work." She could see the concern on his face and stroked his cheek. "I've known for a little while and that's why I've had so many doctor's appointments."

"What does this mean? What are our options? What can we do?"

"First you need to breathe," she leaned forward and kissed him tenderly. "Secondly we should talk about baby names."

"We can have the baby? You can carry the baby to term?"

"My doctor thinks I should be able to. In the third trimester, I will have to be monitored very closely and I need to avoid stress, but they are very positive that I should be able to have this baby."

"Oh, Anna this is amazing." Robert pulled her into his arms holding her tight, "Oh sorry."

"You can hug me silly," she smiled at him. "We can continue our regular sex life, they aren't worried about things like that."

"We're going to have a baby." Robert was beaming with happiness, Anna couldn't stop her tears from falling. "Why are you crying?"

"I knew you would be happy about this. I just wish I could have told you the first time I was pregnant with your baby."

"Oh, she is going to be excited too. Robin will love being a big sister."

"She will, but I don't want to tell anyone until after we get back from the honeymoon."

"That's fine, oh Anna I am so happy. I want to scream from the rooftops, I'm madly in love with Anna Devane and she's having my baby."

"I knew you were going to be happy about this."

"Babies Anna we always wanted more than one baby. I am going to be there for you every step of the way."

"So what's more exciting the wedding or the baby?"

"All of it, our marriage, our kids, having a life together. It's the whole package Anna, that's what's exciting."

"I was hoping you'd say that. I love you."

"And I love you. Now I think it's time for a little celebrating." Robert picked her up and carried her to his bedroom both of them laughing.

The End