Chapter 14
As soon as Patrick heard Sabrina repeat Robin's name, he could tell she got the wrong impression. "It's not like that, you don't worry," Patrick said, taking her hand. "I'm not going back to her."
Sabrina felt the tension leave her body. "Okay, then why does she have you so upset?"
"I talked to her this morning about the divorce papers, she wasn't very happy about them. She wants me to give her another chance."
"Oh, well what did you say?"
"I told her that I couldn't give her another chance. That she chose Jason too many times and that I had to make a choice of my own."
"Is she going to sign the papers?"
"God, I hope so… Hopefully that way you'll finally be convinced that I want to be with you, and only you," Patrick said with a smile. "Thanks for listening, I know it can't be easy for you to talk about Robin."
"It's okay… It kind of comes with the territory," Sabrina said. "I just hope she signs the papers soon."
"Me too," Patrick said and kissed Sabrina on the forehead.
At the end of the day, Patrick and Sabrina were both in the locker room getting ready to head home when Patrick heard his name.
"Dr. Drake,"
"Epiphany, hi. What's going on?" Patrick said turning toward the door.
"The ER just called with a car accident. One of the passengers has a traumatic brain injury and needs surgery. You're the best… Any chance you can stay?"
"I can't. I have to get Emma."
"Go," Sabrina said before Epiphany had the chance to say anything.
"What?" Patrick asked.
"Go. I don't have anything going on tonight. I'll pick up Emma and we'll have a girl's night. "
"Sabrina, I can't ask you to do that."
"You didn't. I offered. Now go."
"Dr. Drake, the patient will be waiting for you in OR 4."
"Okay, I'll be right there," Patrick said turning to face Sabrina. "Thank you so much for covering. I hated to say no on my first day back."
"It's no problem at all, I'm glad to help," Sabrina said.
"I'll see you tonight?"
"Absolutely," Sabrina said as Patrick headed to the door.
"Sabrina?"
"Yeah?" Sabrina said turning to the door, surprised to see Patrick had come back.
"Thank you!" He said, giving her a soft but quick kiss.
"You're welcome. Now go!"
At the park
Sabrina headed to the park to pick up Emma, hoping she wouldn't be upset that her dad wasn't picking her up. Her fears were quickly erased when she heard Emma calling her name. "Sabrina!"
"Hi Babe," Sabrina said giving her a hug.
"Where's Daddy?"
"Daddy had to work late, so I thought we could have a girl's night. What do you think?"
"That sounds like so much fun! Can we paint our nails and have ice cream?"
Sabrina laughed. "That sounds like a perfect girl's night. Are you ready to go?"
"Yup, just let me go say bye to Cameron."
The Drake House
Following dinner and ice cream, with some insistence from Emma, the two reenacted their act from the Nurses Ball a couple years ago and made up some dances to go with Emma's new favorite songs. After Emma took a shower and put her pajamas, they sat down to paint Emma's nails.
"Sabrina?"
"Yeah, Emma?"
"I'm glad you're home."
"Me too, I missed you a bunch while I was gone."
"Daddy too?" Emma asked.
"Yeah, Daddy too," Sabrina said nodding.
"I think Daddy missed you while you were gone,"
"Really, why do you think that?"
"Well he was really sad when you left, and every since you've been home, he's been happy again. I like it better when Daddy is happy."
"Yeah, me too," Sabrina said not quite sure how to respond to Emma.
"I think my mommy and daddy are getting divorced…" Emma said sadly.
"You do?"
"Yeah, they never talk anymore. And if they do, they always end up yelling."
"Emma, sometimes mommies and daddies have grownup things to worry about. But you know what?"
"What?"
"I know that Mommy and Daddy both love you like crazy."
"I know. They tell me that all the time," Emma said with a small smile.
"Well see, then you should let your parents worry about the grownup stuff."
"Okay. Sabrina?"
"Yeah, Babe?"
"Can I ask you something?"
"Of course, what is it?"
"If Mommy and Daddy get divorced, can you and Daddy be together?"
"Oh, Sweetie…. Your daddy and I will always be connected…" Sabrina started to say.
"Because of Gabriel."
"Exactly."
"That's what Daddy says too. But Daddy says that he doesn't think you'll be together again."
"Oh," Sabrina said. With everything that happened over the past few days, this was quite the surprise.
"But if Mommy and Daddy aren't going to be married anymore, I'd want you to marry Daddy. Just like you were supposed to before Mommy came home from Heaven."
"I think you're daddy and mommy have to work out a lot of things," Sabrina said trying to find a way to end this conversation.
"I think you're right. Sabrina?"
"Yeah?"
"I love you."
"I love you too, Emma." Sabrina said pulling her tight to her.
After putting Emma to bed, Sabrina cleaned up and then tried to stay awake, but she found that she was exhausted after her first day back to work and couldn't keep her eyes open while waiting for Patrick came home.
When Patrick got home, he found Sabrina sound asleep on the couch and felt bad that he was getting home so late. He sat down beside her on the couch and moved the hair that had fallen in her face. When she stirred, he smiled. "Hey."
"Hi." Sabrina said waking up and moving to a sitting position.
"How was the girl's night?" Patrick asked.
"It was great… " Sabrina trailed off.
"That doesn't sound good. What happened?"
"Well, it was nothing really. Your ever-inquisitive daughter mentioned that she thinks you and Robin are getting a divorce and then asked if you and I would get together again. I didn't really know what to say to her."
"I'm sorry, I really need to talk to her. I just don't want to upset her."
"I understand, but Patrick, she has a lot of questions."
"I know. I was just waiting for Robin to sign the papers before I said anything. I wanted it to be more official."
"No that makes sense, but she had a lot of questions I couldn't answer for her. Don't be surprised if she brings it up before you do…"
"I promise I'll talk to her."
"Speaking of questions, I have a one of my own."
"You do?"
"Emma said that you told her that you and I would always be connected because of Gabriel, but that we weren't going to be together again. Did you really say that?"