Chapter 52
Robin stood at the nurse's desk, nervously tapping her pen against the desk. Jason was due here at any moment and, despite what she had told Patrick and her parents, Robin was a little scared. Jason seemed to be balancing on a ledge and she worried that the littlest thing could push him over.
"Would you please stop that – it's giving me a headache." Epiphany didn't know what was going on but she could tell Robin was nervous. "Whatever it is will be okay."
Robin dropped the pen. "Sorry Epiphany, just waiting to have a little talk with my ex-boyfriend."
"Must be quite a talk if you are doing it here in public where he can't cause a scene." Epiphany raised her eyebrows at Robin. "I'm assuming that your husband is hiding out close by?"
Robin laughed for the first time all day. "He won't tell me where but yes. I wouldn't be surprised to see my parents somewhere nearby as well."
"Girl, never doubt that you are loved." Epiphany smiled at her.
"That is certainly true." Jason walked up behind Robin, smiling at her sweetly. "You look amazing. How was the honeymoon?"
Robin wasn't sure what to think. Given what her parents had told her, Robin was expecting Jason to be hostile but he was being nice. "Great, thank you." She pointed to the couches in the waiting room. "Why don't we have a seat – I need to talk to you about something."
Jason simply nodded and followed her to the couches. They sat down and he made a point of sitting a little bit away from her. "I know what this is about and I would like a chance to say something first."
Robin was caught off guard by his request. "Of course."
"I have been doing a lot of stupid things since you announced your remarriage to Patrick and I'm sorry. I won't lie and say it doesn't hurt me that you two are back together but I understand why you are. The reality is that, even though I hate to admit it, it's obvious that you and Patrick are in love with each other. Instead of accepting your decision, I went a little crazy and it took being put in jail to clear my head. I really need to thank your parents for that." Jason smiled at her and Robin tried to wrap her mind around what he was saying.
Jason took her hand in his before he continued. "I am going to work on controlling my jealousy and respecting your marriage to Patrick but I think it's best if, for now, we only see each other at the appointments for the babies. If you need anything, please do not hesitate to call, but I need some time to get my life in order as well as get things ready at the house for the babies. I love you enough to let you go and be with the man you love."
Robin couldn't stop the tears of relief from flowing – her emotions were all over the place these days. "Thank you for understanding, it means the world to me. And I don't want to shut you out of my life but what you were doing before is not acceptable."
Jason resisted the urge to wipe the tears from her cheeks. "I understand and I promise you it will not happen again." He stood up and gently helped her up off the couch. "I need to get going but I will see you in two weeks at the next sonogram. If you need anything before then…"
Robin nodded her head. "I'll call you, I promise. I'll see you at the sonogram."
Jason hugged her and gently rubbed her growing belly. "I'll see you all there."
Robin watched him leave and then walked back over to the desk where Patrick was waiting. "What happened?"
"He said he was sorry and that he was going to work on respecting our marriage." Robin started to wipe away her tears but Patrick beat her to it. "Thanks. He said that he would see us at the sonogram and to call if I needed anything but he was going to stay away otherwise."
Patrick didn't believe it but decided to let the matter drop for now. Instead he pulled Robin in his arms and held her close. He finally had Robin back where she belonged and no one was taking her away from him again.
