I am so sorry to take almost TWO months to update this story! Taking 18 credits was not a good idea. I know that now lol. After reading your guys' awesome reviews that kept coming in though I felt the need to find time and write an update. I'm having fun with this story right now though so it shouldn't be too long until I update it again. Look for it in the next couple of days.
After about two months of seeing each other exclusively, but privately, Patrick and Sabrina were ready to go public. It's not like they didn't want to already, but a couple of things were holding them back.
One was Emma. Of course Emma loved Sabrina, she loved her from the moment they met but the two couldn't help but wonder what he reaction would be to Sabrina actually stepping somewhat into that mother role that Emma had been for more than a year now. Not only would she be kind of gaining a mother again but she might feel like she's losing her friend Sabrina. After talking about the situation and really deciding what was best for everyone Patrick and Sabrina decided Emma should know.
Second was work, specifically Epiphany. It's always a tricky situation when co-workers start dating, especially since Sabrina finally graduated and started working as a full-time registered nurse/general duty charge nurse at the same hospital. Epiphany had been finicky about those "inter-office" dating situations in the past and they weren't sure if she'd be okay with it. Even though Felix was positive she already knew, because as he kept finding out the hard way…she knows everything that goes on at GH.
Milo…the last reason they wanted to go public. He'd been putting the moves on Sabrina for a little over a month now. She got dozens of red roses, gerber daisies and even a vase of tulips or two and they were all displayed on almost every nurse's station throughout the hospital. At first Patrick thought Milo's little crush was cute but now he was blatantly jealous. Sabrina couldn't tell him she wasn't interested without a good explanation because their relationship was still so fresh.
Unless Patrick was in the OR, he was mocked with the flowers. Who sends that many flowers anyway? Surely one bouquet would have sufficed.
Patrick just finished checking on a post-op when he saw Sabrina being pursued yet again by Milo in the hallway. That was the last straw for him.
He met her side and threw his arm over her shoulder. She was completely shocked by his display of affection that her attention turned to him immediately and she met his gaze.
Patrick leaned down and pulled her into a lip lock. Her shock quickly turned into lust but soon after that, irritation.
"Patri-Dr. Drake. What are you doing?" She questioned him, going back to the just co-workers act even though they were clearly past that.
"Sabrina. He deserves to know." He argued with her but he didn't seem to pick up on her frustration. Sabrina looked back over at Milo and then back to Patrick. When she heard a deep cough behind her she turned from Patrick's grasp and was greeted by Epiphany.
"Epiphany, Sabrina and I are dating. We have been dating. For what… two months now?" He asked himself, doing the math in his head. It seemed like it had been much longer than only two months to him.
"Uh, well, we um… yeah. Dr. Drake…Or, Patrick I mean…Patrick and I are dating. I'm sorry we didn't tell you Epiphany." Sabrina rambled and even Epiphany's glare couldn't shut her up.
Patrick was beaming. He'd wanted to tell people about them since the beginning, since he finally realized he had feelings for her too. She was the one with the reservations.
"Do you think I'm slow or just plain stupid? You two don't think that I notice your little glances and grins? Or what about the way you both conveniently disappear for twenty minutes every afternoon and Sabrina comes back looking like she just crawled through an attic?" She went off and listed every possible way she'd caught them in the act.
"Oh. No, we don't think you're stupid Epiphany. We don't. We just care about what you think and weren't sure how you'd feel about all of this since we obviously work together. We're worried about what Emma will think too. It's…complicated." Sabrina explained frantically. Patrick just listened to the two women speak, knowing he wouldn't get a word in edgewise. Milo coughed awkwardly, mumbled something to himself and walking down the hallway to the elevator.
"Why wouldn't I be happy for you two? You're both here all the time, it only makes sense that you'd both end up dating someone here. Might as well be each other. And Drake Jr… it's about time. I don't remember seeing you this happy, at least not for a long time. So the only thing I'm not happy about…." She conveniently left a long pause, having a sudden flair for the dramatics. "Is that you two have not disclosed your relationship to HR. Am I right?" She smirked, giving them a knowing glance.
"We have not. But we are on our way right now. Thank you, Epiphany." Patrick chuckled and pulled Sabrina to the now vacant elevator which he wanted to take up to administration.
The elevator doors shut and Sabrina gave Patrick the cold shoulder.
"What's wrong? Why aren't you happy?" He asked her, completely confused. All their problems were basically gone in a matter of minutes. All thanks to him he thought.
"I would be, but didn't you see poor Milo? He was heartbroken. You could have let me just tell him and spare him the heartbreak. He had no idea and you threw it in his face." She sighed and gave him a look that clearly told him he was in trouble.
"Oh, like he wasn't throwing those flowers in my face this past month? How is it not the same thing?" Patrick argued back with her. The elevator doors opened a few floors before their stop and Nikolas Cassadine jumped in.
"Dr. Drake." He greeted Patrick. They hadn't seen each other since Robin and Patrick saved him from the poison that was about to kill him no thanks to Jerry Jacks. Nikolas stopped his reminiscing when he realized he didn't know who his old hero's female friend was.
"Sabrina Santiago. My girlfriend. Co-worker. She's pretty much in charge." He said, smiling and Nikolas laughed at his old buddies declarations. Even he could tell Patrick was in trouble over something.
"Nikolas Cassadine, pleasure to meet you." He greeted charmingly and held his hand out to her. She shook his hand, nodded her head and smiled pleasantly at the other good looking man in front of her. He was gorgeous but she didn't need another guy problem in her life. Besides, the name sounded really familiar to he and she wasn't sure why.
Nikolas hopped off only one floor later and Sabrina took the chance to finish her argument with her now public boyfriend.
"By the way…he wasn't throwing the flowers in your face on purpose. He didn't know about us. Now he's crushed." She rolled her eyes and he decided to give in.
"You're right. I'm sorry. I just got a little bit jealous that you were getting all of these flowers from him every day. You're only supposed to get those from me now." Patrick laughed it off and she cracked a smile.
"Yeah, well… now I'm going to have to go make sure he's okay. Just so you know." She reminded him and they made it up to administration to sign papers for HR.
Patrick got out of work at eight that night and picked Emma up from Maxie's. She was nice enough to babysat Emma a couple nights a week after school.
"Hey, Sunshine. Did you have a good day at school?" He asked his daughter, picking her up and dropping her onto his hip while they walked out to his car.
"Yeah. I had a really good day. I did the best in the class at mad math. Can I stay the night at Jocelyn's tonight?" She begged, hoping that she could go play at her best friend's house tonight.
Her face dropped when she noticed his hesitance and she looked like she was going to cry. He was going to say no but she the way she managed to force a smile and not cry led him to agree to it. Sometimes he couldn't believe how mature his little girl was already.
"Did her mom say it's okay?" He asked, not falling for her games again. It only took once for him to learn how even a girl a sweet as her could try and swindle him.
"Yeah." She smiled widely. Carly never had a problem having Emma over for a sleepover though and Patrick knew it. She loved Emma, despite Robin being her mom. The fact that Robin was gone now somehow brought out Carly's rare maternal side that wanted nothing more than to love and nurture the little girl, despite who her mother was.
"Okay, I guess it's okay. But Sabrina's at home waiting for us and she's making spaghetti. So you'll have to eat with us first and then go over, alright?" Patrick bargained, hoping she would agree to the deal.
She squealed at his news and they made the short drive back home. When they pulled in the driveway they were welcomed by Sabrina's old beat up Ford Escort sitting in the driveway. Patrick loved that she didn't always need new and expensive things. She was as unmaterialistic as they come. Not only was it sexy but she was a great example for his little girl.
Emma jumped out of his car and ran into the house to find Sabrina. She was miles ahead of Patrick who was still gathering his things to go inside. When he entered the house he smelled the spaghetti sauce and hints of garlic and basil in the air.
She already had Emma sitting up on the counter and helping her form meatballs for the sauce. Something she told her had made her giggle and the sound filled the house. Sabrina was busy instructing Emma on how to form the perfect sized meatball when he decided to sneak up behind her. He made a shushing motion with his finger to his lips and watched Emma try and keep quiet so he could surprise her. When he reached around her waist and tickled her she jumped sky high and screamed, much to Emma's delight. His kid definitely had a wicked sense of humor just like him. Sabrina even had to catch her breath after that one.
Patrick wanted to get right down to business. Learning from last time Patrick glanced at Sabrina, looking for the okay before telling anyone else about their relationship. Especially telling Emma but now was the time.
She looked apprehensive but he could understand why. She was just giddy in knowing the feelings she had about him were mutual and strong enough for him to want to tell his daughter.
Patrick pulled Emma's tiny hands into his. "Sweetheart, Sabrina and I have something we'd like to talk to you about, okay?" He asked with a tone that gave him her full attention. "Okay Daddy."
Sabrina smiled as best she could at Emma. She just didn't want to lose the relationship she had with Emma by scaring her away. It would be completely understandable if she wasn't immediately thrilled about her dad's new relationship. Most kids weren't after they lost a parent, especially so soon after.
"How would you feel if Sabrina and I start dating? If Sabrina is Daddy's new girlfriend?" He asked slowly, just trying to make sure they were on the same page and not shove it down her throat.
In what felt like the longest couple of seconds of their lives they waited for Emma. Both of them eyed her, trying to gage her reaction.
"Is Sabrina going to be my new mommy?" Emma asked them, not yet showing them how she felt about it, at least not with a facial expression.
Sabrina took this one. "Oh, honey…no. I mean, not if you don't…." She spewed off awkwardly. It was way too soon for that. She took a second to collect her thoughts. "No matter what happens, I will never take the place of your mother. She will always be your mom, I don't want you to ever forget her and your dad doesn't either." She comforted her favorite little girl.
Patrick couldn't believe how lucky he'd gotten. What kind of woman could be this respectful of her boyfriend's late wife? He could tell her words were earnest too, that was the best part. He was confident that if they had met under normal circumstances than Robin and Sabrina would have been great friends.
"What do you think cupcake?" Patrick reminded her of the question at hand.
"Okay," She shared her cute little smile again. "Can we have milkshakes for dessert before I go?" She pleaded right after. They were both amused at how quickly she seemed to have accepted their relationship and then forgot all about it.
"I think we can do that tonight. Since it's the weekend now." Patrick chuckled and gave her a sloppy kiss on her forehead. Even more so since they were shipping her off to Carly's.
"How about you go get ready for Jocelyn's house, that way you're ready when Carly gets here after dinner." He instructed her and she hopped down off the counter and ran up the stairs.
Sabrina had resumed her cooking duties and Patrick wanted to kiss her. He instinctively smacked her ass, causing her to squeal again in surprise. He chuckled at her high pitch squeak and she giggled when he arms slid around her waist.
"That went a lot better than I thought it would." He whispered into her ear, through her thick and curly hair that was back.
"It did, didn't it?" Sabrina laughed, pleased with both the results of their conversation and herself for handling Emma's questions the way she did.
"It did. You're really good with her you know. And I'm sorry about the awkward questions." Patrick laughed and laid a few kisses along her jawline.
She tilted her head sideways just slightly and he peppered more kisses down the side of her neck after gaining better access. "It's perfectly fine. It's only natural for her to ask that. I'd be concerned if she didn't ask, you know?"
Patrick nodded his head from the crook of her neck where he was currently taking up residence. She let out another small moan at his touch. It was getting harder and harder for her to finish dinner. Especially when his hands slid up from her hips to her flat stomach under her shirt. She set the stirring spoon down on the stove and met Patrick's hands with hers under her shirt.
They were interrupted by the doorbell.
Milo, Milo, Milo. I love Milo. I wasn't hurting him here for no reason here, I have future plans for him in this story so look for that in the next couple of chapters! I kind of like introducing random GH characters into the story though.
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