Significant Others

Chapter 1

Robin, Kelly, Lainy, Emily and Liz were all gathered at the nurse's station talking about paint colours when Patrick walked up.

"Hello Ladies are you talking about me?" Patrick asked

"Ugh you are so full of yourself" Robin exclaimed.

Patrick just smiled at her his eyes sparkling.

"Okay god stop with your sick goo goo eyes before I barf" said Kelly and the others laughed.

Suddenly they heard a voice from behind them. "Patrick?" A young girl with long wavy strawberry blonde hair and green eyes who couldn't be more then 16 said.

"Addie?" Patrick asked eyeing the girl. "Oh my god what are you doing here?" He said rushing over to her and hugging her.

Everyone at the nurses station looked thoroughly confused "now there is a brotherly sisterly hug if I ever saw one" said epiphany who had just arrived.

They all looked at her "You think that's his sister?" Robin said

Epiphany just shrugged and got to work.

"So answer me, why are you here?" Patrick asked letting go of the young girl.

"I…" She looked down "Grandma died I had nowhere else to go" She replied.

"She died? Why didn't I get a call?" Patrick asked shocked.

"I I'm not sure, maybe the same reason I didn't get a call telling me you gave away some of your liver to dad?" The girl asked suddenly getting angry that she was being questioned.

"I already told you why I didn't tell you until we were both ok" Patrick said looking at her sternly.

"Patrick despite what you want to believe I am not that 6 year old girl anymore I grew up!" She said getting even angrier.

"I know that but it isn't going to stop me from protecting you from more pain" Patrick told her.

"What about your pain Patrick, it matters too you know." She said. "Listen I just came here because I have nowhere else to go I just need a place to crash for awhile ok?"

"Adds you're 16 you don't need a place to crash you need a place to live and school to go to and someone to take care of you." Patrick said

"Ya well mum is dead so is grandma, you're a playboy and I doubt dad is in any shape take care of me so that just leaves me myself and I." She said

"Dad is doing a lot better and I may be a playboy but I can certainly take care of you and that is what I am going to do" Patrick told her.

"Too little too late Pat you should have done that years ago instead of only visiting on birthdays." She exclaimed getting angry once again

"May I remind you of your age? Since grandma is gone either me or dad has custody of you so one of us has the right to take care of you now stay here while I call my lawyer and find out and if you move I will make you sit through the Blair witch project again!" Patrick exclaimed walking off.

"Ass" The young girl mumbled under her breath. She then noticed all the people at the nurses station and blushed "Oh uh sorry about the um scene" she said embarrassed.

"That's ok" Robin said with a smile.

"Ya we are just curious as to who you are!" Kelly said

"Kelly!" all the other exclaimed.

The young girl laughed and said "Let me guess Patrick or my dad have never mentioned I exist? Ya I'm Patrick's little sister and Noah's daughter, my name is Adelaide but you can call me Addie" She held out her hand as the others took turns shaking it.

Just then Noah approached the nurse's station "Epiphany do you have…Adelaide?" He said

"Hi dad" Addie said.

"Sweetie" Noah said as he rushed over and put his arms around his daughter but she kept her body stiff not returning the hug.