It had been a few weeks and Patrick still wasn't sure what he wanted to do. He knew that he couldn't pursue Sabrina unless he was certain he wanted her back. He'd caused her so much pain in the past that he didn't want to be the cause of more - and messing with her marriage without being willing to commit would definitely do that. Even though he'd kept his distance from Sabrina, now that she was a Quartermaine, she was everywhere. Every time he read the news, there was something about her - what she wore, what she did, what she ate and who she spent time with. It made it completely impossible for him to get Sabrina out of his mind while he tried to resolve his relationship with Sam.

Since Jason was revealed to be alive, Sam was understandably confused. Jason was adament that he wanted her back, but Sam was hesitating in making a choice. She told Patrick that she loved him and didn't want to hurt him but hadn't made a decision. It was because Patrick empathized with her position that he didn't push her one way or another. Under ordinary circumstances, he would likely have fought for her, but with Sabrina still on his mind, Patrick thought the time might be a good thing.

Patrick was sitting reading the news on his iPad over breakfast when he came across a picture with Sabrina and Michael at the ribbon cutting for the new clinic. He scanned through the article, which stated that Sabrina was going to be working there as head nurse, but his eyes kept drifting back to the picture. She was dressed in the flowered dress and heels she'd worn the day of Mac's wedding a few years ago and had her hair in a pretty updo. Sabrina was smiling as she and Michael cut the ribbon. The caption called them Port Charles' new "it" couple and touted Sabrina as Michael's greatest asset. Patrick frowned. Something about the two of them together just didn't sit right with him.

Patrick was brought out of his thoughts when the doorbell rang. He put his iPad down and opened it, surprised to see Sam on the other side. "Sam.. Hi."

"Hi, Patrick. Can we talk?"

Later…

Sabrina was in the park with AJ playing on a blanket. Michael was supposed to join them, but he got pulled away for an emergency meeting regarding ELQ.

"Hi, Sabrina!" Emma shouted as she plopped down next to them on the blanket. "How are you?"

"Emma! Hi." Sabrina hugged Emma. "I'm good. How are you?" Sabrina listened intently as Emma told her all about everything going on in her life, including informing her of Sam and Patrick's break up. Sabrina had just finished listening when Patrick walked over and smiled down on them.

"Hi. May I?" he asked, pointing to the empty spot on the blanket.

"Sure," Sabrina answered as she simultaneously scooted as far away from his spot as possible. She didn't need a repeat of the cemetery incident.

The two of them sat there and watch Sabrina playing with AJ for a few minutes. As they did so, Sabrina wondered if this was what it would have been like if Gabriel had lived. She snuck a glance at Patrick and saw a strange look on his face. Was he thinking the same thing?

When Emma got up to go on the swings, Sabrina said, "I'm sorry things didn't work out with Sam."

"Thanks," he said as he reached his hand out to little AJ, who grabbed his finger and promptly stuck it in her mouth to chew on.

"Are you okay?"

Patrick shrugged. "I'll survive."

Sabrina could understand not wanting to discuss it. Having to rehash her breakup with Patrick multiple times for Carlos and Felix was draining. But, she had to admit she was curious, so she hedged, "So… Sam chose Jason, I guess?"

Patrick shocked Sabrina when he said, "I don't know. When she came over earlier, I broke up with her."

Remembering that she was going to dump Patrick so he wouldn't have to choose, Sabrina said, "You set her free so she wouldn't have to choose, huh?"

Patrick looked up from AJ to Sabrina and said, "No. I broke it off because I've been doing a lot of thinking and I decided that things weren't going to work out between us even if she had decided to choose me."

"Oh? Why?"

"Because I'm in love with someone else."

An "Oh," was all Sabrina managed to get out before they were interrupted by Sonny Corinthos looking to spend time with AJ.

Out of the frying pan and into the fire. What was she going to do now?