CHAPTER 30
Patrick is at the Metro Court waiting for his wife for their dinner date...it was the first time in months that they were able to get some time alone just the two of them...
Patrick: (Cell rings) Hey baby...where are you?
Sabrina: I'm working, she said sadly...Denise needed me to cover her shift tonight...and I kinda owe her one...
Patrick: Oh, well...that's my girl...supporting a friend...it's okay...I'll forgive you because you are just so beautiful I can't stand it...he teases.
Sabrina: That will just make it harder to get through the evening...I miss you.
Patrick: Me too...I'll see you when you're done...at least we have the house to ourselves he reminds her with a smile.
Sabrina: That is true...alright...I'll see you as soon as I can get out of here...I love you baby...
Patrick: I love you too...he puts his phone down and starts to get up to leave when he sees Robin...
Robin: Hey...
Patrick: Hey what's going on?
Robin: Not much...just came to pick up dinner...where's Sabrina?
Patrick: She got stuck working...subbing for Denise.
Robin: Oh? She says happy to finally have an opportunity to get Patrick alone...
Patrick: Care to join me for a drink? The kids are with Anna and Duke...and I have a few hours to kill before my wife can come home.
Robin: I'd love too...thanks....she sits at the table with excitement.
Patrick: So, have you adjusted to being back? He asks after a few drinks...
Robin: Well, honestly...
Patrick: What? You can tell me? I used to be your husband...
Robin: Right...that's just it Patrick...you were my husband...and then in a flash I was taken away from my family for more than a year...and so much has changed.
Patrick: Hey, he grabs her hand...I'm sorry...I didn't realize you felt this way.
Robin: Just because I agreed to the divorce doesn't mean I still didn't love you...you just can't turn those feelings off...I understand, you were living your life the best way you knew how after the explosion.
Patrick: I know I've told you this before, but I was a mess...I could barely function...it got so bad Epiphany had to come to the house to help...
Robin: Wow...that is bad, she says and they both chuckle about it now, because when he thinks about it, you know things are bad when Epiphany has to get involved. Do you want to get out of here?
Patrick: Yea...he waves the waiter and pays the bill....He gets up but is a little tipsy....just exactly how Robin wanted the evening to go...tipsy but not drunk.
Robin: I'm sober enough...do you have your car?
Patrick gives Robin his keys and she takes him home to the house where she once lived with her family.
Patrick: Care for some wine? He asks heading to the kitchen...
Robin: Love it...re...she starts saying
Patrick: Red...I remember...
Robin smiles happily as her plan is moving along so much better than she had even hoped it would.
At the hospital...
Felix: Hey girl...you almost outta here?
Sabrina: Not soon enough...she say checking the time...about an hour and half and I can go home to my hubby...we were supposed to meet for dinner, but Denise had an emergency at home and well, here I am....she smiles.
Felix: Well, I'm sure she appreciates it...and she'll owe ya one...he laughs as does Sabrina.
Sabrina: Wow...she says suddenly not feeling well...
Felix: What's up Bri?
Sabrina: I just got a wave of dizziness and nausea...that was very unpleasant...she says trying to shake it off...I could be coming down with the flu...
Felix: Here...sit down...I'll get you some water.
Sabrina: Thanks...she says as more dizziness sets in...
Felix: Here drink this...any better?
Sabrina: No...worse...
Felix: Maybe you should head home...
Sabrina: No, I'll be okay...I'm sure it will pass...I'll go lay down for a few minutes in the on call room.
Felix: Ok...I'll check on you in a few...he says kissing her cheek.
As she guessed, her symptoms passed and she was able to finish her shift...
Felix: Are you sure I can't drive you home? You shouldn't drive if you were dizzy earlier, it could happen again.
Sabrina: You worry too much, she says tapping his cheek.
Felix: Well, text me as soon as you get home..got it!
Sabrina: Yes, boss, she salutes and heads to the locker room to change her clothes and get home to her husband.
Back at the Drake's
Robin: Hey, this was nice...
Patrick: Yea...it was...like old times, he smiles at her sipping their wine.
Robin: I just wish my actions didn't harm your family.
Patrick: All is forgiven, let's not dwell on the past...we should look to the future...
Robin: That's a great idea...she says moving closer to him. She sets her wine glass down and leans in closer to Patrick...he hesitates...
Patrick: Robin...this isn't a good idea...Sabrina will be, she kisses him before he could finish his sentence and he drops his glass and kisses her back.
They continue to make out on the couch, shirts ripped off...making their way to the bedroom when a key unlocks the front door...
Sabrina: Patrick, she calls out not seeing them at first...I'm home from the...she stops in her tracks and is devastated at what she sees...
Sabrina: PATRICK? What the HELL is going on here?
Patrick pushes Robin off of him as she is still going for him.
Patrick: Robin, STOP! Sabrina...this isn't what it looks like....he says scared out of his mind...
Sabrina: The hell it doesn't she says...tears streaming down her face....it looks to me like you were about to take your EX-WIFE to OUR BED! She shouts...
Patrick: Let me explain, please?
Sabrina: NO...I can't even look at you right now....she says closing the door behind her and leaning against it to catch her breath...
Sabrina: What am I going to do now? She says to herself with tears streaming down her face.
Sabrina gets in the car and goes to the only place she can think of Felix...