Patrick had just put Sam and Danny, who was there for a checkup, on an elevator going down and was waiting for one going up when the doors opened and he was startled by the site he saw. Sabrina and Michael were standing inside kissing. Even though they broke apart when the doors opened fully, Patrick had gotten an eyeful (and really wished he hadn't).
Sabrina and Michael, who were making googly-eyes at each other, started to exit the elevator and would have run into him if he hadn't cleared his throat. When he did, they looked at him surprisedly and Sabrina said, "Oh, Patrick, didn't see you there."
Patrick nodded and then mumbled "Obviously," under his breath.
When Sabrina arched a brow at his comment, Patrick cleared his throat and asked, "What are you doing here?"
"Michael has a meeting about the clinic and I decided to tag along to visit Elizabeth and Felix," Sabrina said cheerfully.
With that, Michael, who had his right arm draped casually over Sabrina's shoulder, chimed in. "Speaking of the meeting," he said to Sabrina, "I have to get going. Catch up with you afterward?"
Patrick inwardly gagged when Sabrina nodded and then stood on her tiptoes to plant another kiss on him. (Was that really necessary?)
Patrick meant to look away, but couldn't when he noticed a gold band on Michael's ring finger when he brought up his left hand to touch Sabrina's cheek tenderly. Unbidden, he blurted, "What's that?"
Sabrina and Michael pulled apart slightly and then shared a look. Sabrina took a deep breath and then held up her left hand, which was also adorned with a wedding band, and said, "We're married, Patrick. We eloped."
Patrick had just said, "You what?!" when Elizabeth and Felix rounded the corner and ran smack into the threesome. Upon seeing the couple, the two began squealing in delight as they pulled Sabrina and then Michael into congratulatory hugs.
Completely forgotten, Patrick watched as Felix and Elizabeth pressed Michael and Sabrina for details on their wedding, which was apparently heavily covered by the press. Michael, who needed to leave for his meeting, bid the group goodbye as he left Sabrina to fill her friends in on the details. The funny thing was, the more Sabrina waxed poetic over her romantic elopement, the sicker Patrick felt.
Sabrina explained to Felix and Elizabeth about Michael's plan to overcome the rumors of her affair with Patrick. The culmination of that plan was to portray him, Sabrina and Avery as a happy, tight-knit family during a trip to Disney World. While the elopment hadn't been part of the PR plan, Michael had asked her if she really meant what she said about eloping. When she confirmed her feelings hadn't changed, he asked her to marry him while they were there. Although she'd been surprised, she happily agreed and he arranged for them to get married with little Avery by their side at sunset in the Magic Kingdom in front of Cinderella's castle. Even though it was last-minute and unexpected, Sabrina felt like a princess as she said her vows to the man she never expected to love.
When Sabrina showed them her personal photos of the wedding from her cell phone, they oohed and aahed. Sabrina had nearly forgotten Patrick was there because he'd gone completely silent after Felix and Elizabeth showed up. When he pointed to the phone and asked, "May I?", she was pulled from her reverie. Since they both lived in Port Charles, Sabrina figured she'd eventually have to tell Patrick about her elopement and she dreaded it. They'd been so close to having it all and it was ripped away at the last possible moment. Even though they'd drifted apart, a tiny part of her still held out hope, futile though it was, that they might get back together. Committing her life to Michael meant letting go of Patrick completely, which saddened her greatly.
"Sure." Sabrina handed him the phone and then watched as Patrick swiped through the pictures. When he was done, he handed the phone back. "Congratulations."
"Thanks, Patrick."
Sabrina was about to turn her attention back to Felix and Elizabeth when Patrick asked if he could talk to her privately. He pulled her aside (as the duo looked on) and Sabrina said, "What's up?"
Patrick paused a moment and then took a breath. "You know I care a lot about you despite everything that happened, right?"
"Yeah…"
"I guess I'm just a little concerned about how fast this all seemed to happen. You barely know him. Why the rush? If you married him to kill the rumor about us, then you shouldn't have."
Knowing Patrick truly did care but aggravated that he thought he knew more about her life than she did, Sabrina retorted, "I know everything I need to know about Michael and our marriage has nothing to do with you and our supposed affair."
"Then why the quickie elopement?"
"Because I couldn't stomach the thought of another public wedding, Patrick, that's why."