Chapter 38

Robin woke up alone. She was confused at first and then remembered she was at GH, as a patient again. But at least she was safe. Pete was dead and her and Patrick were having a baby. She gently rubbed her stomach. She was starving and was about to push the call button when Patrick came in the room holding a bag of food.

"Bacon cheeseburger and fries, for you." He put the bag on Robin's tray table and pulled out two containers. "And a BLT for me."

Robin giggled at him. "Thank you, thank you, thank you! I have been fantasizing about a Kelly's bacon cheeseburger for days."

"Seriously, this" he held up the container containing her supper "is what you have been fantasizing about? Not," pointing at himself and give her his best smolder, "this?"

She shrugged her shoulders. "Sorry, the baby wants a bacon cheeseburger more than you."

"You wound me Scorpio and blaming our child, that's just low." He smiled at her, enjoying their banter. He had missed this almost as much as he had missed lying next to her at night.

She laughed and reached for the food. "Do not come between a pregnant woman and her cravings. It will not be pretty." He handed her the container and then proceeded to gently tuck a napkin down the neck of her gown. She looked at him confused.

"Well, I would hate to get that nice gown you have on dirty." She rolled her eyes. "Or maybe I just want to take care of you and our child." She looked at him and tears came unbidden at his words. "Hey Robin, what's wrong - I didn't mean to make you cry."

"No, it's just you're being so sweet and when you said our child, those are words I never thought I'd hear you say and sound happy about." She was rambling and embarrassed by how emotional she was.

Patrick was surprised but then remembered that mood swings were a big part of pregnancy. He sat down on the bed and held her, gently wiping away her tears. "I never thought I would say them but I am so happy every time I do. I love you and I love that you are carrying our child." Wanting to bring a smile to her face he changed the subject. "Now, how about we give him what he is demanding and you eat your burger."

"Him, huh? So you think we're having a boy?" Robin took a big bite of her burger and groaned in ecstasy. "This is so good. I need to bribe Mike to make sure I can get him to make me one whenever I want. Anyway, what if it's a girl – you know, karmic justice for the former ladies man?"

Patrick went pale. He hadn't even considered that it could be a girl. "Oh God Robin, she won't leave the house until college. We will home school her and she won't come near a boy until she is 18!"

Robin choked on her burger she was laughing so hard. "Robin, are you okay?"

"Sorry, it's just…" she took a moment to finishing her bite, "Patrick, we can't lock her up until she's 18."

"But Robin I know what boys are like – what if she falls for someone like me?" Patrick looked absolutely panicked and Robin took pity on him.

"Then she would be lucky. You are kind, a brilliant surgeon, caring, not to mention handsome, and when you love someone, you give them all of you." Robin smiled at him and gently ran her fingers up and down his cheek. "Our child, whether we have a boy or a girl, will be blessed because they have you as a father. You are the one I want to spend the rest of my life with and raise this child with. I have always only seen one man as the father of my children and that is you."

Patrick kissed her, gently. Then he smiled at her and took her hands in his. "And you are the only woman I see as the mother of my children." He got up and went back to his food. "Now eat up, boy or girl, they want that bacon cheeseburger and my child will not be deprived of what they want."

Robin laughed and nodded her head. "Yes sir."

With that, Patrick, Robin and their unborn child shared the first of many family dinners together.