Thank you everyone who has read the story and reviewed so far. One of the twins' names is revealed in this chapter. The action will pick up in the upcoming chapters. Please let me know what you think. MackenzieH thanks for the advice on splitting the paragraphs. Once again, this is all new to me so if any of you have suggestions, let me know.
Ch. 11
It was the following morning. "Sabrina." She heard someone whisper. She moaned. "She sleeps like a log nowadays. Give her minute." She heard Taylor mumble. Patrick chuckled. Sabrina finally opened her eyes to find the smiling faces of Patrick and Taylor. "What's going on?" Sabrina asked with sleep still in her voice. "Someone wants to see you." Patrick said. He smoothed out her bed head and helped her sit up. Realization crossed Sabrina's face and last night's events flooded through her mind. "Felix is awake?" She asked worriedly. "Come see for yourself sleeping beauty." Taylor replied with a smile. Patrick helped her put on her shoes and helped her out of the bed. He held her in place to steady her. "I'm ok." She said with a smile. Patrick smiled back and allowed her to walk out in front of him. Sabrina rushed over to Felix's room to find him awake and talking to Lucas. Felix noticed her and held up his arms. "I hope you didn't think some little bullet was gonna get rid of me Sabrina." He joked. Sabrina gasped and practically flew into Felix's arms. "Thank God." She whispered as he hugged her. "I'm ok Sabrina." He said reassuringly. Sabrina pulled back to look at him. Felix reached over and wiped her tears. "Honestly Bri, you need to stop with all the tears." He said causing her to laugh. "I'm just so happy Felix. I'm so glad that you're ok. Lucas saved your life." Sabrina said tearfully. "I know." He said looking at Lucas. "I'm grateful." He said. She managed to get her tears under control. "Who did this to you Felix? Was it Carlos? He said that you two were talking on the pier when you were shot?" Sabrina questioned in a serious tone. Felix sighed. "It wasn't Carlos that shot me. And we were talking…about you. He heard that you were pregnant and he had the nerve to stop me and ask about you. So I had to tell him to back off. All of a sudden, I'm falling on the ground. Carlos called 911 and that's when everything went black." Felix explained. Sabrina shook her head in disbelief. "You have to stay away from him Felix. Everything you said to me that night you found out I was hiding him after he was shot is true Felix. As long as Carlos works in the mob, anyone who gets near him can get hurt." Sabrina ranted. She missed the look of anger Patrick gave about what she said. Felix nodded. "Trust me; I don't have a death wish. I love my life too much. I won't go near him again." Felix promised. They all sat and talked with Felix some more until Sabrina yawned. "Go home Sabrina. My god-babies need rest." Felix voiced. Everyone laughed. "They're the reason why I'm tired all the time now." Sabrina said hugging him again. "Lucas, I was supposed to take her home. Can you take her?" Felix asked. "It's ok, I'll take her." Patrick interrupted. "I'm sure Lucas wants to stay. Taylor do you need a ride as well?" Patrick asked. She shook her head. "No thanks. I want to stay with my brother for a little longer. "Taylor said. "Ok, no problem." He replied back. "I'm happy to see that you're ok Felix." Patrick said. Felix smiled and said "Thanks Patrick. Please be careful with the precious cargo you're carrying." "Always." Patrick responded. They said goodbye and left.
Sabrina noticed that Patrick had been quiet since the hospital. It wasn't until they were on road that she decided to question him. "Patrick are you okay? You were really quiet back there." She began. Patrick glanced at her before turning his eyes back on the road. He sighed. "I didn't know that Carlos showed up at the apartment with a gunshot wound. And you let him stay there. Sabrina what were you thinking?" Patrick asked suddenly angrily. Sabrina was taken aback. "I wasn't thinking!" She cried out. She took a deep breath and calmed down before she spoke. "It was right after you left that night. He begged me not to call the cops. I patched him up and let him stay the night. Felix immediately sent him home in the morning and told him never to come back or he would call the cops. I didn't know I was pregnant so you don't have to worry." Sabrina explained. She was looking outside of the window when she missed the hurt expression on Patrick's face when she said that last line. They finally reached her house. Sabrina unbuckled her seatbelt when she heard Patrick say "Sabrina look at me." She didn't want to. "Please." He said softly. She looked up at him. "Whether or not you knew you were pregnant is irrelevant. I could not bear the thought of finding out that you got hurt in anyway because of Carlos or anything mob related. I don't know where you got the impression that I don't care for you or your wellbeing because I do. And I'm not just saying that 'cause you're the twins' mother. I would care anyway regardless. I care about you Sabrina." Patrick revealed. Sabrina couldn't believe what he was saying. She looked in his eyes and could've sworn she saw that familiar look of love. She shook her head. 'He chose Robin.' She thought. Neither one said anything after that. "Let's get you inside." He finally said. He walked over and helped her out of the car. Patrick walked to her to her door and waited while she unlocked it. "Are you going to be ok by yourself?" Patrick asked. "I'm not by myself." She replied with a smile. Patrick nodded in understanding. "Thank you for being here for me through the whole ordeal with Felix. It meant a lot." Sabrina said. "Thanks for letting me. It was no big deal Sabrina." He responded back. Sabrina yawned and laughed awkwardly. "I'm so sorry." She said embarrassed. She was sure she was blushing. He smiled at her and said "Go get some rest. I'll call you later to check up on you." He placed his hands on her belly and sure enough their twins were moving. "Let mommy sleep mini Drake's. I love you." He said leaning to her belly. He stood back up and kissed his hand and pressed it back to her belly as if kissing his children goodbye. When Patrick walked back to his car he couldn't stop the thoughts that flooded his mind about Sabrina. 'I still love her.' He thought to himself. He thought that if he shoved it far in the back of his mind, the feelings he had for her would go away. But it didn't. The more he was around her; the more he remembered why he fell in love with her in the first place. And it didn't help that they were going to be parents together. With Patrick's mind on Sabrina and the babies, he missed the car that was parked across the street. Carlos had watched the entire scene with Sabrina and Patrick from his car unbeknownst to them.
Sabrina showered and changed into some comfy clothes. She noticed she had some new maternity clothes in her closet. 'Felix.' She thought. She was tired but her mind kept wandering back to Patrick. She wished he was a jerk than maybe she could get over him. But he wasn't a jerk. He was the man she loved. The man she still loved and had to get over for the sake of his happiness and his family's happiness. The last thing she thought about before sleep finally claimed her was when would she get her own happy ending.
Felix healed quickly over the next couple of days. "I so can't wait to get out here. These hospital gowns are a mess." Felix stated during one of their visits. The cops questioned him about the shooting but there were no leads so far. It was already mid-March and Sabrina was officially 5 months pregnant. Patrick accompanied her to her next doctor's visit like he wanted. They were currently waiting for Sabrina to be called. Patrick was reading a baby book while Sabrina went over names for the twins. "What about Skylar?" Sabrina asked him. "For our daughter or son?" He smirked. Sabrina huffed at him in annoyance. "Why don't you come up with something Mr. Picky?" Patrick laughed. For the past 15 minutes, he shot down every name she picked for the twins. "Sabrina Santiago." The nurse called out. They stood up and went inside. Sabrina did her usual work up of labs and vitals. Once the nurse was done, she placed her and Patrick in a room so they could wait for Dr. Lee. Sabrina started pacing nervously. "Why are you nervous?" Patrick asked her. "It's just how I get before every appointment. I'll be fine once we leave." Sabrina explained. "Why don't you continue looking at names for the twins while we wait?" He suggested while he held up the book she was looking from. "So you can shut down every name I pick." Sabrina playfully glared as she grabbed the book from him. Patrick chuckled. "Ok, why don't you start looking at names for our son. I think I have our daughter's name down." Patrick stated with a smile. "What is it?" Sabrina asked excitedly. Patrick shook his head. "I'll tell you later if you behave yourself." He teased. Sabrina glared at him. She looked at the page she left off and they continued going over names until Dr. Lee finally came in. "I'm so sorry you guys. A lot of patients are in today." Dr. Lee began when she came in. "It was no problem at all Dr. Lee. We were figuring out names for the twins." Sabrina replied back. "Have you guys come up with any?" She asked. Patrick and Sabrina looked at each other and smiled. "Well, Patrick has an idea for our daughter's name. Would you like to reveal it to us?" Sabrina tried again. Patrick shook his head. "Let's get through the appointment first." Patrick said with smile. Everything from Sabrina's weight to her blood pressure was good and Sabrina was relieved. Dr. Lee was finally checking on the twins. Dr. Lee pulled Sabrina's shirt and squirted the gel on it. Patrick stood by her side as they watched Dr. Lee turn on the ultrasound and place the Doppler on her belly. After searching for a minute, they heard the heartbeats of the twins. Sabrina smiled and sighed in relief. Patrick grabbed her hand in support. Everything checked out fine with the twins. "Since you're about 22weeks, I want you to come back in 2 weeks to take your glucose test so we can test you for diabetes. I'll call you the day before to explain what you can expect. Besides that you're all set Sabrina." Dr. Lee explained.
Patrick and Sabrina left and headed over to Kelly's for lunch. They ordered their food and continued to go over names. When the food came, they ate in a comfortable silence until Sabrina spoke. "Ok, I've waited long enough. I want to know the name you picked for our daughter right now." She said in a playful yet serious tone. Patrick smirked at her and nodded his head. "Ok, ok, fine I'll tell you. Sheesh you're so impatient." Patrick teased. "What do you think of Sophie Elise Santiago Drake?" He finally revealed. Sabrina became teary eyed. She immediately loved the name. "Sophie Elise." She tried out for herself. "You used my mother's name as her middle name. Where did you get Sophie from?" She asked. "I've been looking at names as well and I thought about my mother. She said that if she ever had a daughter, she would've called her Sophie and I know how much your mother meant to you so I put the two together. The name honors them in a sense, you know?" Patrick explained. Sabrina nodded and smiled. "I love it. I say we keep it." She stated. Patrick nodded in agreement, happy that she loved the name. Sabrina held her belly. "Now all we have to do is find a name for our son." She said looking down at her belly. Patrick stared at her, almost mesmerized with her. He would've continued had he not heard Emma come in and scream "Daddy!" They looked up and saw Emma and Robin heading their way. "Hi Sabrina." Emma greeted. She kissed Sabrina and said leaned down kissed her belly. "Hi babies." She cooed. Patrick pulled Emma on his lap and kissed her. "Hey munchkin how was school?" He asked. "It was great daddy." Emma said. Robin finally approached the table. "Hey guys." She greeted. "Hey." Patrick and Sabrina replied back. "GH just called me to come in for a couple of hours. Can you take Emma?" Robin said. "Uh yea sure but we'll miss you, won't we Emma?" Patrick said. Emma stood up and went to hug Robin. "Yea we will mommy. Will you be home tonight?" She asked. Robin squatted down to her daughter's level and kissed her. "I'll try sweetie." She responded. She waved goodbye to them and left. When Robin was outside, she looked through the window and saw how much of a happy family they seemed. For a while now, Robin felt out of place being back home with Patrick and Emma. She thought it was Sabrina being pregnant with her husband's children. Then she started thinking that it might be the effects of the kidnapping. She began seeing Dr. Collins about her feelings and seeing if she could sort them out before Sabrina's kids were born. Otherwise she knew she would lose Patrick and Emma for sure.