Note: I know it's not the same as having the real thing back, but I hope you enjoy :)
Chapter 11
Sabrina woke up the next morning with a smile as she thought about Patrick. She couldn't believe that he still loved her. As much as she wanted to be with him again, she was hesitant to jump in with both feet so quickly. She didn't know what to do. Felix was right, she had never been happier than when she was with Patrick and Emma, but so much had changed, she didn't know if she could go back. Then again, after months of heartache, after yesterday she actually felt some peace, like her life could once again be normal. And something told her that being with Patrick was the best thing for her.
She got out of bed and headed out to the living room where Felix was already sitting on the couch watching a morning talk show.
"Good Morning," Sabrina said, still half a sleep.
"Morning. So did a good night sleep help you decide what you're going to do?" Felix asked wasting no time.
"I wish. But when he kissed me last night…"
"Wait, he kissed you? You seemed to have left that little detail out last night," Felix said interrupting her.
Sabrina smiled innocently, "Did I?"
"You did… But please finish what you were saying before I interrupted."
"When he kissed me, everything just felt right. I love him and Emma so much. But Robin isn't gone forever, what if she comes home and he goes back to her."
"Bri, if he filed for divorce it doesn't sound as though he is going to go back to her. I still think you guys can have the happy ending you were supposed to have."
"I don't know," Sabrina started to say before she was disrupted by the sound of her phone receiving a text. As Sabrina looked at who the text was from, she couldn't help but smile.
Patrick had woken up with a smile on his face. After bringing Emma to camp he headed back home. He hoped the board made a decision quickly; he didn't know what to do with all this free time anymore. He sat down with a cup of coffee and turned on the television to a morning talk show, but he couldn't get Sabrina out of his mind. He kept thinking about how good it felt to kiss her last night. He wished it hadn't taken him so long to realize how much he loved Sabrina. After the way she hurried out last night, he just hoped he hadn't waited too long.
After everything that happened between them, he couldn't blame Sabrina for not believing that he wasn't going to go back to Robin when she returned home. But he had to find a way to get her to believe that she was the one he wanted to spend the rest of his life with and start a family with. He just had to come up with a way to prove it to her. He grabbed his phone and sent her a text.
"Let me guess," Felix said. "Dr. Dreamboat?"
"Maybe…"
"Girl, I can tell from the smile on your face that it's from him. What does it say?"
"Thinking of you and that amazing kiss from last night… Looking forward to seeing you soon."
"See, now does that sound like someone who wants to go back to his soon to be ex-wife?" Felix said.
"No it doesn't, but…"
"I know, I know. But it sounds like you're going to have to make up your mind soon."
Sabrina knew that Felix was right. She was going to have to make up her mind soon. Now that she was back in Port Charles, she was bound to run into Patrick around town. Plus, she was going to back to work in a few days and knew she was going to be seeing him frequently. What was she thinking? Of course she was going to give Patrick a second chance. She loved him. And she loved Emma. Even though she was terrified of getting hurt again, she hated the thought of not being with Patrick more.
Patrick had already checked his phone twice to make sure he didn't miss the notification on his phone, when he finally heard it go off. He opened the phone and read the text from Sabrina, "Me too. Are you free today?"
He didn't wait to respond. "I'm not working, remember? I'm free until Emma gets out of camp."
Sabrina was relieved when he still seemed interested. She texted back, "Kelly's at noon?" And smiled when he got his message back, "Perfect."
Patrick got to Kelly's a little early; he wanted to make sure that he was there when Sabrina arrived. When she opened the door he felt his breath catch, even in jeans and a tee shirt, she looked gorgeous. As she approached the table, he stood up to greet her. When she reached him, he grabbed the flowers he brought for her from the table and placed a kiss on her cheek. "Hi."
"Hi," Sabrina said almost shyly.
"These are for you," Patrick said handing her the flowers. He watched as she brought them to her face to smell them.
"Thank you Patrick, they're beautiful," Sabrina said as Patrick pulled out her chair so she could sit.
"You're welcome, but they don't come close to you."
"Thanks," Sabrina said, obviously embarrassed by Patrick's words. "And thanks for meeting me… Your not working has kind of worked out for me."
Patrick laughed. "Well at least one good thing has come from it. I'm glad you asked to meet me, I've been going crazy sitting at home the past week. You know, one day I actually spent the day at camp watching Emma?"
"You didn't?" Sabrina asked laughing.
"I did. Spencer Cassadine ran off one day, but no one really knew what happened. Emma was pretty freaked out by it…. I had nothing else to do, so I literally watched her at camp for the day."
"That's hysterical. Well hopefully the board will make the right decision and bring you back."
"I hope so. But if they do, it will be because of you. I couldn't think straight at the appeal and then I looked up and there you were and everything clicked into place and I was able to actually form a coherent sentence."
"I didn't do anything…" Sabrina said.
"Of course you did. You came home and you came to support me."
"It was the least I could do after everything you did for me. I still can't believe that you didn't give up trying to get find out what happened the night of the accident."
"I had to. We both deserved to know what happened and Gabriel, well he deserved a lot more."
"You're absolutely right about that. I still picture all these things I wanted to do with him. It hurts to know that I'm never going to get the chance."
"I know, I do the same thing. Emma does too. She tells me all the time how she wishes her brother was here so she could tell him or show him one thing or another."
"I feel terrible for Emma. She's had to go through so much in the last couple of years."
"I know. Well at least she still talks to her mom on occasion. And having you come home was a blessing to her. She couldn't stop talking this morning about having you back and all the things she wants to do with you. Hopefully you'll be up for doing some of it with her. She really missed having you around. And not just the last several weeks."
"I'd love to spend time with her. I've missed her too. You're doing an amazing job with her, Patrick."
"Well thanks, but I've had a lot of help along the way."
"That might be true, but you're the one with her most of the time. I see a lot of you in her."
"I hope that's a good thing."
"Of course it is," Sabrina said. "You are an incredibly kind, respectful, caring person. And Emma is the same way."
"Well most of the time…" Patrick said. "As long as she isn't around Britt or her mother," Patrick said laughing.
"Smart girl," Sabrina said laughing along with Patrick.
"I've missed this," Patrick said turning serious.
"Me too." Sabrina said. "Which is actually why I asked you to meet me here today."
"It is?"
"I know I told you last night that everything was moving so quickly and I needed time to think. But the truth is that while I have reservations about getting back together with you, I know that I would always regret not giving you a second chance."
"Really?" Patrick asked, not quite believing what she was saying.
"Yes, really. Patrick, I love you and I love your daughter as if she was my own. I would never forgive myself if I didn't take the chance."
"I love you too. And my daughter absolutely adores you, which just makes me love you that much more. Thank you for being willing to take the chance. I promise I am going to make sure it is something that you never regret." Patrick said smiling as he leaned over their small table to kiss Sabrina softly on the lips.
