Chapter 4
Note: The original title for this was going to be Songs, s'mores and Poison Ivy but I liked Under the Stars better.
On their last day there they went swimming once again in the creek and on one last hike before the sky started to get dark and it began to rain just as they were entering their campsite. "Oh no!" They screamed as they raced for the cover of the tent, zipping the door shut behind them. Patrick looked at Sabrina who was soaked her hair was sticking to her face and he reached over to move it behind her ear.
"What are we gonna do now daddy?" Emma asked a little sad that their day was ruined. Patrick grabbed a few towels and passed some to both Emma and Sabrina.
"We can think of something fun to do inside." Sabrina suggested.
"Like what?" Emma asked her.
"We'll you brought some paper right and some markers?"
"Yeah," Emma said reaching into her bag and pulling out the pad of paper. "What are we going to do with it?"
"We'll there's this game where you fold over the paper like this," Sabrina showed her as she folded the paper in three. Now you draw a head on this part, it can be anything an animals head or a persons."
"Ok," Emma said grabbing one of the markers and drawing the head of a dog before handing it to Sabrina. Without looking she folded it over and drew on the second fold and then passed it to Patrick. "Now you draw the body from the waist down.
When they unfolded the paper they all laughed, it was a dog with a human midsection and the body of a horse. They spent hours playing different games like hangman, the alphabet game and a game Emma decided to make up where Sabrina and Patrick had to guess what she was drawing. They hadn't even noticed the the rain had stopped until much later.
That night Sabrina lay down beside Patrick once again, "I really don't want to go home tomorrow." Sabrina told him turning over on her side to face him.
"I know neither do I but we have to go back to our lives." He said reaching out to stroke her cheek.
"I know."
"Look I know this whole thing with Britt is stressing you out because its definitely stressing me out. Everything was perfect and the she dropped this bombshell on us. I just want you to know that no matter why happens she will not come between us. If this child is mine then I will be a father and be there for him or her..."
"I know Patrick that's the kind of man you are. You could never turn your back on your own child. You love Emma so much and you are such a great dad, you will be to this new child as well."
"Just because I'm a part of the child's life doesn't mean I need to be a part of Britt's life. The only reason I would need to talk to her is if its about our child."
"I know and I trust you when you say that, but I don't trust her. I think she is going to use this child to try to come between us and to try to get you back. And I hate it, I wish to god that she could have this child and that being a mom will change her for the better."
"But you don't think it will?"
"No I don't, you saw the way she treated Emma. Anyone who could treat a sweet, innocent child like that is not going to change."
"If it comes to it I will take her to court once the child is born to get full custody. I hope I won't have to but if it comes to that then I will fight for my child."
"And I'll be right by your side." She said as he leaned in and kissed her. They could do this as long as they had each other. They could conquer anything that Britt threw at them and more.