Sabrina rented a one bedroom apartment nearby, so it hadn't taken long for Patrick to get her home. When they arrived, He helped her inside and checked things out to make sure it was secure. After he got her settled, he called Felix, who lived across the hall, to come over and keep an eye on her. Patrick was about to leave when Sabrina said "Wait!" and jumped up from the couch.
"Yeah?"
Sabina hugged him again and said, "Thank you again, Patrick. You saved me. I'll never be able to repay you."
Patrick would ordinarily have used this as an opportunity to get her to go to the ball with him. Instead he said (and meant), "There is no need to repay me, Sabrina. I'm just glad you are safe." Patrick said goodbye and left for The night.
The next morning, Patrick was surprised when Sabrina approached him with two coffees in hand. She handed one to him and said, "For yesterday." Not wanting to embarrass her in front of the other staff by making a big deal of her gesture, he took the coffee with a nod and smile.
Sabrina hung out in the locker room past the end of her shift so that she could catch Patrick when his shift ended. She was monumentally grateful to him for saving her last night. Now, not only was she kicking herself at her stupidity for being on the docks alone, she was chastising herself for being so mean to Patrick the last few weeks. Sabrina just couldn't help but be suspicious at his intentions, so she had kept distance between them just to be safe. However , now that he'd saved her, Sabrina felt she owed him a real chance and hoped he would come to dinner at her place tonight so she could thank him and also start getting to know him.
He looked really tired when he came in from the doors by the OR. He stopped mid-stride when she said, "Hey"
"Hey"
"Tough surgery?"
"Yeah. Six hours. I'm wiped." He said as he moved toward his locker.
"Too wiped to stop by for pizza and a beer?"
"Huh?"
"A thank you dinner...and an apology dinner"
"Apology?"
"Yeah, for being such a bitch to you when we first met,." Sabrina said with a smile. "I'd like to start over fresh...if you would."
"Sure. Okay."
"Great! I'll wait outside."
After Patrick changed, he followed her to her apartment, where the two of them ate dinner, talked and watched a movie. It was after 10 when he left. Neither one could remember having a better time.