01. I'm Leaving You For Me

Finn comes home just in time to see Anna closing up her suitcase.

"Going somewhere," he asks her.

She remains silent but fumbles in the back pocket of her jeans for a key. She places it in the palm of his hand.

"I'm sorry Finn but this is goodbye."

"I don't understand…I thought we were in a good place. "

"How can we be if you will not deal with your past? The reason you will not talk to Hayden is because you are still in love with her."

"What? Are you crazy? "

"Your reaction just proves my point Finn. You forget that I have been here before. I am not going to let you use me as an excuse to keep avoiding her. And I certainly won't be your backup plan."

"Anna…"

"There is nothing left to say okay. I have made up my mind. I am leaving town for a while."

"Am I allowed to ask where you are going?"

"I am going to find myself again. It is not just about Hayden okay. I feel like I have lost touch with things that used to make me feel alive. I need to find my way back to myself again."

"And you think we need to break up to do that?"

She takes a deep breath as she looks at him. "We don't come from the same world Finn. You are a doctor and you enjoy the day-to-day normalcy of a simple life. I am a WSB agent who was once the police commissioner and a Private Investigator…my idea of normal is defusing bombs, dodging bullets or running for my life. I'm sorry but this…you and me…we aren't going to work."

"How can you know that if you aren't even willing to try?"

"I did try Finn…But today I woke up and I realized that something was missing in my life…I don't know what that is but I owe it to myself to find out. I do not want to spend the rest of my life only half-alive. Talk to Hayden okay…Or don't…but please do not wait for me. You would only be wasting your time."

"Is there someone else Anna?"

"As hard as this is for you to understand, this is not about another person. It is not even about you or Hayden. It is about someone I should have been listening to all along…ME. I am leaving you for ME. I am finally choosing ME."

She opens the door to leave without another backward glance at him and soon all that is left of her is the shadow she left behind.

Robert is aroused from a deep sleep by the sound of someone knocking loudly on his door. He looks at his clock. It is just after 2 am.

"Do you have any idea what time it is," he grumbles.

"Time for you to get up and let me in,"

the voice commands.

He would know that voice anywhere…It was the same one attached to the woman he was just dreaming about.

"Anna," he gasps.

"Well who were you expecting, Meryl Streep?"

"Well she does have good hair."

She punches him in the shoulder but he grabs her arm, pulling her into his arms immediately.

"What are you doing here Luv…this time of night no less?"

"Well if you let me in, then I'll fill you in."

He insists on carrying her luggage in but steps aside for her to enter first. She sits on the bed and he offers her a brandy. She drinks it in one swallow and then sets it on the nightstand.

"Thanks. I needed that."

"I can see that. Are you going to tell me what is going on?"

"I broke up with Finn," she states.

"What did he do?"

"How do you know it was him?"

"Because any man with a pulse would move mountains to be with you…so what did he do Luv?"

"I am pretty sure he's still in love with his ex…"

"Then he's not only blind; He's stupid. And he sure as hell never deserved you. You want me to beat him up… I will you know?"

She smiles as she rests her head on his shoulder. Of course he would…Robert Scorpio would always defend her honor. He always had and he always would.

"I'll keep that in mind. Right now though…I really need my best friend."

"You have me…you know you do."

"I need your help Robert. That is why I came to find you. You are the only person who can help me."

"What do you need Luv. You know I would do anything for you. Without question.

He kisses her forehead and she smiles. She does know that. A part of her feels guilty for always making him prove that. A part of her knew she would make the same sacrifices for him. It is just what best friends do.

"I need you to help me find myself again…to help me find what used to make me feel alive. I feel so lost Robert…and you are the only one who knows how to find me. Please help me Scorpio. Please."

"Oh Luv…Of course I will help you. Of course I will."

"Thank you," she cries, and his arms wrap around her immediately. He strokes her hair as she sobs into his arms. This was his Anna. She always would be. He would do anything to help her be okay again.