Dr. Robin Scorpio & Dr. Patrick Drake have been broken up for about a month and a half. The two aren't happy and everyone can see it. What happens when Patrick learns that Robin is pregnant. Can the two make it without each other? Will Patrick want to be a part of his child's life?
He had been away for far too long and he didn't know what to do or even say. Right after he watched Robin leave their once apartment, he had went to a convention a week later in Manhattan. Just working at the same place where his now ex girlfriend works would be too hard. He even stayed in Manhattan for some 'Patrick' time because he wasn't even sure how to face Robin. Hell, when he came back, he had been so close to sleeping with Leyla again, but he couldn't do it. Robin was his first love and he wanted her back in his life. He was still upset at himself that he had slept with Leyla. To prove his point, Robin wasn't saying a word to him.
There was one problem, though. Robin wanted a child but he just didn't think he would ever be a great father. He hadn't told Robin, but truth be told, Patrick didn't want to end up like his drunken father. He just assumed that he would be just like his dad and no child could ever go through that. He had gone from a loving father to a crippled drunk and Patrick wouldn't want his child to be subjected to that. He just wouldn't be able to forgive him.
Patrick watched Robin come off of the elevator with Kelly, obviously in a deep conversation. As their eyes locked, Patrick couldn't help but to wonder what the two were talking about. He then remembered the phone call he had got from his father. Was Robin really going to go through with this artificially insemination crap? Why would his Robin even do such a thing?
He was reading over some charts when he felt a hand on his back. He rolled his eyes as he turned to look at Leyla. Did she honestly think that he was going to have sex with her? He had been back for a couple days after being away for two months.
"Dr. Drake, can I talk to you for a sec?" Leyla asked, looking up into his dark eyes.
"Yes, Nurse Mir, how can I help you?" Patrick asked, looking down at the 'Anderson' chart that Robin and him had been working on.
"I was wondering---"
As he heard her voice, he was blocking out her whiny voice. He just couldn't believe that he had almost had sex with her. Being without Robin was making him crazy and he didn't know what to do. All Patrick knew was he wanted to go to Robin and kiss her like his life depended on. Then again, he just knew that kissing Robin wouldn't happen. If he did try to kiss her, Robin would step away from him, or she would even slap him after the kiss had happened. All these thoughts rummaged through his mind and all he wanted was to be with the one woman he truly did love.
"Dr. Drake? Um, Dr. Drake? Dr. Drake!"
Patrick jumped a little when he heard Leyla's irritating voice. He sighed when he looked down at the student nurse. "Yeah?"
"Didn't you hear anything I said?" Leyla asked with a cute pout upon her face, taking a deep breath.
"Uh, no, sorry. What did you say, Nurse Mir?" Patrick asked, turning his eyes onto the young woman that was in front of him.
"I was just wondering if you wanted to grab a bite to eat sometime?" Leyla asked, batting her eyelashes at Patrick, flashing him a smile.
"Uh, I don't think that's a bright idea."
Before Leyla could say a word, Regina grabbed Leyla's arm, and pulled her away from the handsome doctor. As Patrick watched the two, young nurses walk down the hall, Patrick's eyes fixated on Robin.
I miss you, Robin, and I can't help but wonder… do you miss me like I miss you?
Patrick couldn't help but to think of that thought running through his head over and over. He wondered if this breakup would put a strain on their professional life with each other.
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Robin's cheeks flushed out, listening to Kelly's instructions. She leaned back against the wall, biting against the corner of her bottom lip. She was still in shock but she could not hide the smile from her face. This was what she wanted for the longest thing.
"So, how's two weeks sound?" Kelly asked, flashing Robin a warm smile on her face.
"I think that sounds like a wonderful time for me." Robin threw her arms around Kelly, being so happy right now. She stepped back and blushed. "Sorry. I guess you can tell that I am really excited."
"It's okay, Robin. I've seen worse."
After a few minutes later of talking, Robin walked into the locker room.
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Patrick couldn't help but watch Robin walk into the locker room, remembering all the times they would have their daily fun in the shower. A sigh left his lips, lowering his head while he looked over some of his charts, feeling like there wasn't a damn thing he could even do.
"Hey Patrick."
Patrick smiled, looking over at Kelly Lee, who stood next to him. He also looked that Kelly looked a little too happy but he decided not to press why.
"Hey Kelly."
"I don't mean to pry, Patrick, but how are you doing… since the breakup?" Kelly asked, running a hand through her hair with a blush cascading over her cheeks.
Patrick got really tense when he heard her question and he sighed. "Well, I just came back from the convention in Manhattan. I really thought I would be all right but I'm not. I… I miss her, Kelly, and I wish that there was nothing I could do to get her back. I know I fucked up pretty big, Kelly, but she won't listen to a damn word I have to say. Robin Scorpio will be the end of me." He frowned, running a hand through his dark hair.
Kelly saw the sadness in his eyes and she sighed, wishing that she could tell that Robin was pregnant with his child. The two had been broken up for a while but Kelly knew that Patrick wouldn't want to be a deadbeat dad. It seemed to her that this was none of her business but she couldn't help it. The two of them had to talk and stop being stubborn. She knew that would just be a long shot of getting the two stubborn doctors to open up, especially Robin.
"Patrick, you need to find the courage to talk to Robin. Are you honestly going to let Robin break up with you and not say anything to her, Patrick? I thought you were smarter than that. I mean, your Patrick Drake, top neurosurgeon, and you haven't done a damn thing to get back the woman you love." Kelly looked at Patrick with a raised eyebrow, placing her chart down on the counter of the Nurses Station, and placing her hands on her hips. "Trust me, I know you still love her. Everyone can see it. Hell, even that slutty nurse can see it. Just talk to her. You are giving everyone a headache.
Patrick looked at Kelly in total shock. "What the hell, Kelly? Robin dumped me because she got mad that I was hanging out with Leyla when Robin turned me down. Why should I give her the reward of talking to her, Kelly? Of course you would say this to me. Lainey and you are Robin's best pals and I get blamed in all of this. This is so fucking great and you know it, Kelly. This is Robin's and my fault. I know that but I don't need some damn messenger."
Kelly wanted to tell Patrick about Robin's pregnancy but it just wasn't her business. Robin would be upset at her, especially since she would be breaking the patient/doctor confidentiality, and that would be the last thing she would do. She would not risk her job by telling Patrick that his ex girlfriend, Dr. Robin Scorpio was pregnant with his child. If Robin didn't tell Patrick before the tomorrow night, she would have to threaten Robin. She was not going to have this man, who she used to crush on because of his amazing abilities in the sack, snap at her because he missed Robin.
Patrick noticed that Kelly seemed to be deep in thought and he shrugged that thought away. As much as he wanted to yell at her some more, it just wasn't any use, especially since if Robin caught him yelling at Kelly, he would never hear the end of it. Shaking his head, he simply walked away from her.
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Robin closed her eyes tightly as she placed her hands on the back of her neck where she was sitting on the bench, slouched just a bit. She was hunched over, not even sure what to do anymore. Robin was seven weeks pregnant and she felt like she was all alone in the pregnant. She had thought she could do this alone, but the fact that she was pregnant, Robin wasn't so sure now. The fact that she realized that Patrick was back in town didn't make it any easier.
Lifting her head up a little bit, she leaned her head back against the locker behind her, wishing she could just crawl into a hole forever and die. Maybe she should shrivel up and die? Robin sat up straight and nearly jumped when she saw Lainey enter the locker room but relaxed when she saw Lainey smiling.
"Hey Lainey. What brings you here?" Robin asked, putting on a straight face.
"Kelly told me the news, sweetie. Congratulations about your pregnancy. I'm so happy, and before you even ask, Kelly and me aren't going to say a word. We wouldn't do that to you."
Robin smiled lightly. "Patrick's not going to be happy about this. He never wanted me to have his children but here I am. I'm pregnant with his child and it tears me up inside because I'm not the least bit upset that I am pregnant with his baby. I've always wanted his baby, Lainey, but he isn't going to happen when he finds out the truth."
Lainey took a seat next to Robin on the bench she was sitting on and takes one of Robin's hands into her own hand, wanting to make her more comfortable, and to bring a smile on Robin's face. All Lainey wanted to do was to bring a happier look to her face.
"Sweetie, you still need to tell Patrick. If he finds out from someone else that you're pregnant with his child, he might not be able to forgive you. I know you wouldn't want that to happen and he's already upset."
"Upset? Why would he be upset?" Robin asked, concern filling inside of her eyes.
"Patrick lashed out at Kelly after she asked him how he was dealing with the breakup, Robin."
Robin sighed, rubbing her fingers across her temple. "What the hell? He had no right to last out at her, Lainey! This is why I am glad that I am single. He's so damn… judgmental."
Lainey sighed, placing the hand that had been holding her hand on Robin's shoulder, giving it a soft rub, and then squeezing it. "Robin, he loves you, and you love him. Remember, he thought he would never be in a committed relationship?"
Robin laughed at the memory, a small grin plaguing across his face. "As much as I miss him, we can never be together. If he wants a part in his child's life, that's fine, but Patrick and I will never be together. If you don't remember, he could never see me as the mother of his children. I've ruined his life by getting pregnant."
"Robin, I know you're upset and all, but you need to do this. Being pregnant and having a child of your own is what you have always wanted. Besides, with you being HIV positive, you need to take precautions." A small smile came over Lainey's face when she saw the confusion on Robin's face. "What I mean is Patrick better get another HIV test done."
Robin sighed, nodding her head. "I know that, Lainey. I'm not stupid, you know. I just--- just don't want him to feel obligated to this child or me for that matter. As much as I want Patrick to raise this child with me, I know that it will never come to chat. This baby is going to need all the love that it can get from all the friends and family I have."
Her blurry vision from the tears in her eyes didn't help her. Lainey gave Robin a kiss on the cheek and then stood up to her feet. "If you ever need someone, you can always talk to me, Robin. I'm your doctor and I am friend as well. Remember that whenever you need someone to talk to, I will be there for you in an instant."
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Robin had been thinking of a way to talk to Patrick or even what to say. She knew that she had to tell Patrick the news about her pregnancy, especially with her being HIV positive. As she walked into the locker room the next afternoon, her face froze where she saw Leyla's body against Patrick's, and a large lump filled her throat, tears filling her brown eyes. As she saw Leyla's hand wondering under Patrick's scrubs top, feeling his hard abs, a frown came to her face.
"Sorry, I didn't mean to interrupt you two. I'll leave now."
Before Patrick could even say anything to Robin when he pushed Leyla off of him, Robin had dashed out of the locker room. Patrick looked down at Leyla, who was sitting on the floor with one of her feet underneath her. All she did was smile.
"Patrick, what was that for?" Leyla asked with a frown.
"Leyla, I told you before I left you for the convention in Mercy. I'm not interested in you and I don't think I ever will. You can find a better guy, Leyla. I am still in love with Robin and there's nothing that could make me not love her."
"But she's pregnant. I told you that she's pregnant." Leyla frowned, crossing her arms over her chest, shaking her head. "I don't understand how you still want her after her not telling you, Patrick. She's deceitful and you know that I am correct."
"I don't care if she's pregnant. So what if she's pregnant, Leyla. I mean, this only makes me love her more, and the nerve of you spilling the news about her being pregnant only makes me not like you any more. I love Dr. Robin Anna Devane-Scorpio. She's my world, Leyla. I know you may not understand this but Robin makes me feel good about myself when we're together. I used to think I could only want sex from women and nothing else but sex. Things changed when the first night Robin and I made love for the first time." As he saw the discomfort on Leyla's face, he continued. "I had said it was nothing but mind bending sex when it was much more than that. Over the few weeks, we would sneak around the hospital, having sex in this locker room, the shower, and our favorite place. The storage closets were places we would have the most erotic fun."
Leyla was very uncomfortable and she gulped. "I don't want to hear about your sex escapade, Dr. Drake. I don't think I can live another second with you being with her. It's just sickening."
Patrick just chuckled, sorrow still filled across his face. "I may not be with Robin, Leyla, but I won't be with you, either. I am not a user, and I know if we were to get together, that's all it would be like the time we had sex. It was a mistake and it can't happen again."
Leyla closed her eyes, feeling the tears fill her eyes. "Dr. Drake, you can't mean that, can you?"
Patrick put his hand on the handle of the door of the locker room when he stepped away from her. "Nurse Mir, I mean it with every bone in my body. Don't come near Robin or me. Trust me, I would not come near me if I were you."
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Robin was on the roof of the hospital, looking at the buildings in New York City. She was upset that after Patrick had slept with Leyla, he was going back to her. She lowered her head as she wondered if telling Patrick the truth would even be worth it. The last thing she did not need to deal with was yelling or screaming at her once love.
"Robin?" Patrick shut the door behind him when he got on the roof, biting on his lower lip. "I think that we need to talk. About everything."
Robin turned around. Anger was definitely written across her face and she placed her hands on her hips.
"Patrick, what could you possibly say to me? I saw Leyla and you kissing in the locker room, Patrick. There is nothing to be explained to you. You've moved on. A little quickly but I will adjust because I have to---"
"Robin, stop it! Damnit, will you just listen to me?" Patrick asked, running his hands over his temples. "I just want you to listen to me. Can you do that for me?"
Robin, being the stubborn woman that she simply is, just simply nodded her head at him. She didn't know what he could say to make everything better, but then again, it wasn't like the two of them were even on speaking terms.
"Well, before I explain what happened, I need to know if it's true, Robin? Are you pregnant? With my child?" Patrick asked, looking into the brown eyes that he was still in love with.
When Robin heard the words leave his lips, she was definitely speechless, especially since she wasn't even sure what to say to him. As she saw the questioning look on Patrick's face, Robin simply nodded her head at him.
"Were you going to tell me, Robin? I mean, really. Was this kid really going to really not know me? Are you really that selfish?" Patrick snapped off the deep end, shaking his head in disbelief. "Robin, I had to find out from Leyla. Do you know how hard it was for me to not go after you?"
Robin had a look of anguish written across her face. "Do you really think I am that heartless, Patrick? I would never do that to you. I was going to tell you all about this child but I was also trying to find the right words to say, Patrick. I never wanted to be the one to ruin your life. Hell, Noah and you don't even get along, and I am not about to expect you to be there. You can live your life the way you want or need to, Patrick. I'm sorry that she was the one to tell you and not… me."
As he saw the hurt in his eyes, he ran a hand over the back of his neck, in deep thought. "Robin, I know that I hurt you by spending all this time with Leyla, but I never thought you would overreact. I honestly think you could have handled the situation a lot better than you did, Robin."
"Overreact? You got to be kidding me, Patrick. We weren't even broken up that long and you had sex with her. Tell me… was she good, Patrick? Was she what you've been looking for her? With her, she can be your regular fuck buddy, Patrick?"
Patrick's eyes glared at her, anger seeping through the pores on his face. "Fuck buddy? What are you? In high school, Robin?" Patrick crossed his arms. "It was one time and you know it. Leyla was a mistake, Robin. I'm sorry I hurt you."
Robin glared at Patrick, crossing her arms over her chest. "Hurt me? You've done more than hurt me, Patrick. I'm sorry that I even slept with you that night in Jax's cabin. All of this was a mistake, especially us moving in together. I shouldn't have convinced myself that we could ever be anything more than colleagues. I wanted the works, and I should have given up on us when you told me you didn't want children with any woman, but no. I was having the time of my life being with you, Patrick. Now, I'm pregnant. Don't worry. I don't want your help in this."
"God, do you have to be so damn stubborn?" Patrick growled out.
"I learned it from the best, Patrick. You taught me well."
Patrick looked at her as he headed to the door before he turned to his eyes to look at her. "Robin, this isn't over, not by a long shot. We will be talking about everything since you're way too insecure about everything!"
"Ugh!" Robin threw her hands up in the air when she watched the door to the roof slam shut.