Chapter 16

"There we go Dr. Drake." Robin finished suturing up Patrick's head and applied gauze to the wound. "7 stitches and I promise that the scar will be so small you won't even notice it."

Robin pulled off her gloves and put them in the biohazard bin before turning back to her ex-husband. "Your CT scan was clear but I am still admitting you overnight for observation."

"Any chance you will stay with me?" Patrick smirked at her but Robin just shook her head.

She walked back over to his bed. "No, but you will be well taken care of – Epiphany will be watching over you all night long." Robin turned around but Patrick grabbed her arm.

"Robin please, sit down with me for just a minute." Patrick tugged on her arm and Robin sat down next to him on the bed. "I meant what I said earlier but I need to know something – are you and Marcus together."

Robin looked away from him, trying to gather her thoughts. Marcus had arranged for her to come home to her daughter but she was still under Helena's control – too many people she loved lives were at stake, including Patrick's. "We're friends."

Patrick could tell there was more to what was going on than Robin was telling him. "Robin – I know you have a hard time believing it but you can trust me." He took a deep breath. "I know you weren't in Paris."

Robin's head turned back so fast Patrick was certain she had given herself whiplash. "How do you know that?" The mood in the room changed immediately. She was scared – he could hear it in her voice. Robin jumped off the bed and began hyperventilating. "You can't know. No one can know."

Patrick climbed off the bed, ignoring the pounding in his head, and went to her. "Robin?" He tried to put his arms around her but she backed away, shaking her head. "Robin, it's okay. Let me help you."

Tears filled her eyes and Robin backed further away, almost in a daze. "You can't."

Before Patrick could stop her, Robin ran out the door.

An hour later Patrick was sitting in his room, thinking about what had happened with Robin, when the door opened. He tried to not seem too disappointed when Sam walked through the door instead of Robin.

"Hey you – how are feeling?" Sam went over to the bed and gave him a kiss. "Head hurt?"

"A little bit but I am going to be fine." Patrick really didn't know what to say to Sam. "Thank you for coming by."

"Where else would I be?" Sam took his hand in hers. "I am so happy that you are going to be okay and now you'll have a few days off. Maybe we could spend them together."

Patrick shook his head. "We need to talk." Patrick paused, trying to decide where to start this conversation. "Sam, do you remember what you told me when Robin came back the first time?"

Sam scrunched up her nose. "Of course I do. We were talking about Sabrina and Robin and I told you that in your heart you knew where you belonged. Why?"

Patrick took a deep breath. "Sam, I truly care about you…"

"Oh my God." Sam shook her head. "This is not happening." Sam got tears in her eyes. "Patrick I love you. We live together, we have a life together and you cannot just throw it away for her."

"Do you think this is something I decided on a whim? Sam, you have to understand what is going on. Robin didn't leave me because she wanted to – something else is going on and I have just started to figure it out. One thing is clear - I let her down."

"Then help her out but that doesn't mean we have to end. Patrick," Sam had tears in her eyes, "I love you and I know you love me."

"I do love you Sam but I am in love with Robin and I always have been. I honestly thought that I could move on with you, that what happened with you was different than what happened with Sabrina but it wasn't." Patrick reached up and gently touched her cheek. "In the end, it will always be Robin. I am so sorry."

Sam smacked his hand away, stood up and glared at him. "You're sorry? Please, you don't even know the meaning of the word. Why are you willing to give up me and life we have built up for her?"

"Because she's Robin." As far as Patrick was concerned, that was all the explanation needed.

"You are going to regret this Patrick. Believe it or not – Robin is not the victim here, I am. We had a life, a family we created and you are throwing it all away for her. What am I supposed to tell Danny?" Sam paced the floor.

Patrick began to say something but Sam cut him off. "You know what – never mind. I'll call Jake and we will get our stuff moved out by tomorrow. I hope she's worth what you are giving up."

Sam stormed out the door and down the hallway. She hit the elevator button and then collapsed on the ground in tears. She needed to get to the bottom of what Robin was doing so that she could show Patrick that he had just made the biggest mistake of his life.