Sabrina was a masochist. That was the only explanation for why she would be sitting here, in this church, watching this particular wedding. Two plus years ago the woman at that altar was her. Now, it was Sam Morgan. Patrick and Sam had gotten "close" last summer after Gabriel died when she helped him investigate the accident. Somehow, their friendship had turned serious despite the fact that Patrick had been keeping the fact that his marriage had ultimately crumbled because his wife left him and Emma to save Sam's not-so-dead-but-turned-out-to-be-dead husband.
Gabriel's premature birth and subsequent death had allowed Patrick and Sabrina to regain their friendship and bond further as parents sharing the pain of a lost child. Even though Patrick was with Sam, he still confided in Sabrina the way he used to "before" and she did the same with him. Sabrina could tell that Sam wasn't thrilled with their closeness, but she had accepted it on Patrick's request because he insisted that they loved each other (and always would, on some level), but were no longer in love. Or so Sabrina thought.
Sabrina really had been okay most of the day. When she arrived, she'd hugged Emma (who was happy her daddy was happy, but wasn't nearly as thrilled as she'd been at their wedding), wished Patrick well, and then took a seat in the back after chatting with some of the other guests, most of whom probably wondered why she was there. Sabrina was there because she cared for Patrick and he'd asked her to come. Unfortunately, Sabrina didn't realize how not-okay she was until Sam had reached the altar, but, by then, it was too late to bolt without making a scene – and Sabrina refused to make a scene. Apparently it took him re-marrying for her to realize that she was still in love with him. Lovely.
As Lucy droned on and on about love and other nonsense that wasn't nonsense when she was the bride, Sabrina began feeling faint. She was on the end, so she eyed the nearby door and figured she might be able to slip out unnoticed if she was really quiet about it. Sabrina, careful not to make any noise, grabbed her clutch purse and stood. She had just put her hand on the door, to push it open slowly when someone yanked it from the outside, causing her to gasp in surprise. Of course, this meant that Lucy stopped speaking and everyone turned to face the back of the church to see what the commotion was, including Patrick and Sam. Sabrina was beyond mortified to be caught sneaking out and was about to turn around and apologize when she realized no one in the church was looking at her. Instead, they were all looking at the man who'd yanked the door open. Sam whispered, "Oh my God!" and then started to fall backward, but, luckily, was caught by her brother Lucas.
Sabrina turned around to see who the man was, but she didn't know him on sight. It was only after she started hearing whispers of "Jason" that Sabrina turned back to Patrick, who was pale, and Sabrina realized the magnitude of what had just happened.
It was Patrick's wedding day to Sam, but something felt "off" to him all day. Since they'd both been married before, they opted for a small, informal wedding at the church with just a handful of guests – including Sabrina. When he mentioned to Sam that he wanted to invite Sabrina, she had looked at him as if he'd grown three heads. Wouldn't inviting Sabrina to watch him remarry in the same church where they'd almost married be tantamount to torture? Why would he want to put her through that? Patrick, however, blew off her concerns. He knew that Sabrina was stronger than most people realized and, since she'd become his best friend (again) since their crisis with Gabriel, he couldn't imagine her not there with him. She had her own mind and if she couldn't handle it, she would have said no.
Patrick couldn't help but notice how lovely Sabrina looked when she entered the church. She was dressed in a demure black cocktail dress that even he couldn't help but admit hugged her curves in all the right places. When she entered, he walked toward her, but Emma beat him to it and bounded up to her for a hug. Patrick knew Emma wanted him to be happy, so she'd done her best to accept Sam and Danny into their family; but, he also realized that Emma and Sabrina had a special bond that Sam would never be able to overcome. Once Sabrina had reassured Emma, she turned her attention to him. Sabrina smiled at him and then gave him a hug as she said words of congratulations. Then, she pulled away (a little too quickly for his liking) and made her way to the back of the church, stopping to chat with several people along the way. As other guests greeted him, Patrick kept an eye on Sabrina, who truly did seem to be "handling" the wedding well. He was glad because he needed her there.
When it was time, Lucy told him to take his place and Patrick's attention focused on his bride, who looked stunning in a simple white sheath dress. He smiled as Sam approached, but got became a little more nervous the closer she got. Chalking up his nerves to anxiety over what happened at his last wedding; Patrick forced them away and focused on Sam as Lucy went through the motions of the simple ceremony. Out of the corner of his eye, he happened to notice Sabrina begin to look uncomfortable and worry set in as she silently stood up and made her way to the door. Patrick was concerned, but he couldn't exactly check on her, so he vowed to let her get some air and then catch up with her later. As he smiled at Sam, Patrick heard Sabrina gasp, which drew the attention of all the guests. As he turned his head to see what was wrong, he couldn't believe his eyes. As Sam spied the man at the door and began fainting from shock, Patrick could literally feel the color drain out of him. Frozen in place, Patrick realized Jason wasn't dead after all and his world was about to be turned upside down again.