Chapter 14

It had been three weeks since Robin had left Patrick and not a day had gone by that she hadn't questioned her decision. This was due in large part to Mac. He badgered her constantly, going as far as to call her selfish for not allowing Emma the opportunity to get the love from both of her parents. Robin couldn't believe her Uncle could be so callous towards her but soon figured out the rationale behind his behavior when she stumbled upon a phone conversation he was having

"Look Drake, I'm doing everything on my part to help but you need to step up. Robin has always loved flowers and chocolate cake. There's a bakery on the corner of 1st and Harvard that she adores. You should also plan to do more family activities. As mad as she is, she would never deny Emma anything" Mac said.

Robin's blood boiled, she didn't know who she was madder at- Mac for interfering or Patrick for being too lazy to figure out how to make amends. Rather than to confront Mac, Robin took it as another confirmation that she was the only one she could count on. Robin called Jax and asked if there was a way she could book a room under an alias and not let Carly know. Jax was hesitant at first, but after Robin explained the situation and Jax thought about how Robin had always supported him, he told her to keep her money and that the room was on him. He would drop the key off to her and let her know that anything she wanted at the hotel, she was more than welcome to.

Robin moved into the Metro Court undetected and tried to make things as normal as possible. Mac was irate that Robin had decided to move out but Robin stood firm claiming that she couldn't make a decision about her relationship if she didn't step out from his protective wing and really experience life on her own. Before Mac could counter, Robin added that living with Mac made her question whether she should even go back home. Mac looked at her quizzically before Robin continued to speak

"What I'm saying is, I feel safe here. I can depend on you. You've been a constant in my life and quite frankly it scares the hell outta me to know that with Patrick, there are no guarantees. And before I go back to him, if I go back to him, I need to know that if he cheats again-if he chooses not to honor his vows, that I can do it on my own" She said, eyes glistening with tears

Mac embraced Robin in a hug and reluctantly agreed that she was right. Robin smiled, thinking back on Mac's change of heart. Emma had adjusted just fine to the hotel, Jax made sure that Emma, and Robin for that matter, didn't go without anything. Robin wished that she could have that same peace at work. The first day back, after discovering Lisa and Patrick were sleeping together, was the worst.

Robin tried her best to avoid Patrick and Lisa. Patrick was behaving more like a child that got caught, than a remorseful man. Whenever he and Robin interacted, he didn't look her in the eyes. That would be all good if not for the fact that on more than one occasion, Robin spied Patrick and Lisa exchanging flirty looks and flirtatious banter. Robin felt disgusted that she had ever trusted Patrick, but it was her fault really. She knew the type of person he was when she married him.

When Patrick approached Robin that afternoon, he no longer looked like the wounded child instead his eyes looked desperate. When he asked to talk with her, Robin's first inclination was to tell him it was neither the time nor the place but the urgency in his voice made her reconsider. She followed him into the Patient lounge and watched him pace back and forth and rake his hands through his hair.

"Patrick nervous? Funny" Robin silently mused to herself. In an effort to end this awkward moment, Robin spoke up

"Look Patrick, just spit it out. We haven't got all day"

"Robin, I don't know how to say…I just…I mean-" Patrick stated before Robin interrupted him

"Look, if you can't find the words- I sure as hell can't give them to you. You need to figure out how to make this-" Robin began before Patrick cut her off

"Lisa's pregnant" Patrick blurted out

Robin felt her legs wobble underneath her and sat down, head spinning. Patrick continued to talk but Robin's head was spinning. She could see his lips moving but couldn't hear anything aside from the white noise in her head. She began to feel as though the room was closing in on her. She jumped up from the chair and ran into the lobby. She barely heard Patrick call her name but she was determined to get as far away from him as possible.

She made it out to the parking lot before she felt a tug on her elbow. Without thinking twice, she turned and slapped the hell out of Patrick

"Don't you ever touch me again!" She screamed, tears straining down her cheeks

Patrick looked shocked but tried to approach her again before being stopped by an unlikely force

"Stay away from her" The voice said, the tone as lethal as the look in his steel blue eyes

Robin turned to face Jason. His eyes spoken volumes and he gently placed her behind him

"This has nothing to do with you, Jason!" Patrick spat

"It has everything to do with me!" Jason said, eyes flashing dangerously

Patrick ignored Jason and attempted to speak to Robin

"Look Robin, we can get through this." Patrick pleaded

"She's pregnant. There is no getting through or over anything. I can't walk around for nine months and watch your blatant disrespect and indiscretion-proof to the whole world of your character, grow inside another woman" Robin said, sobbing more than yelling. Robin saw Jason's body stiffen.

Patrick looked between Robin and Jason, his mood suddenly turning dark

"That's right, Robin-she is. Maybe it would've been you if you could've shown me half the attention and affection that Lisa did. You wanna hide behind your HIV as an excuse why we can't be intimate, can't have spice in our sex life. But the truth of the matter is, it's you. You don't have any fire and Lord knows you don't do anything about it" He spat, he paused momentarily as if debating with himself before he spoke in a more hushed tone

"And you wonder why Jason, your protector, slept with Carly? Not hard to fig-" He said before Jason's fist connected with his jaw, knocking him to the ground

"JASON!"

Robin looked up to see Sam rushing over. She slowly began to back up. The weight of Patrick's revelation and the venom in his words were too much for Robin to bear. She turned around and walked as fast as she could despite hearing both Jason and Sam call her name. She sent Maxie a text message asking her to pick Emma up and take her to Uncle Mac's. Robin wanted nothing more than to disappear and thought that the last place anyone would check for her would be at Jake's. She walked in, rented a room and lay on the bed and allowed the tears to flow freely down her face. She cried for her failed marriage, her daughter, her hurt feelings but more so for the fact that she felt she would never be able to find an everlasting love.