Robin Scorpio and Patrick Drake have been best friends since the two were in diapers. Little did Patrick know, Robin had a crush on them since they entered middle school. Robin dated a couple of guys during high school and college like Stone, Jason, and Nikolas. Patrick never really understood why he became overprotective when she would have a boyfriend. Robin has returned back to Port Charles and Patrick begins spending all of his time with Robin. Leyla dumps him after becoming jealous. What happens between Robin and Patrick when Robin winds up pregnant after a drunken night?
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When he heard those words leave her lips that she wanted to be his best friend and his girlfriend, Patrick Drake, for the first time in his life, was speechless. He had dreamed of this moment for the longest time, and now that it happened, he didn't know what to do or say. He knew he needed to tell Robin exactly how he felt before she would run out like she had done the night before.
"I see," Robin sighed, standing up to her feet. "I just knew it. This was a bad idea, Patrick. I---I am terribly sorry for making a complete fool out of myself."
"Hey, hey," Patrick whispered against her lips when he stood up. "Do you think that it's possible that I can say something to you, Robin? I would really like to say something to my best friend."
"We're still best friends after what I did last night and just said now?" Robin asked amazed that he still wanted to be her friend still, which only confused her. "Why would you want to be best friends with someone like me?"
Patrick chuckled, taking a seat down on the bench, and then pulling Robin onto his lap, making her sitting sideways. All Patrick ever wanted was to hear those words that Robin had just said and that was for her to want to be his girlfriend. He had been so afraid that Robin would never ever want to be with him romantically. Placing a hand on the small of Robin's back, rubbing it gently, Patrick slid his other hand onto her thigh, caressing it softly.
"I never ever imagined that I would ever hear those words leave your lips, Robin, and I am finally glad that one of us finally got the courage," Patrick whispered against her neck and then pulling back to look at her. "Lucky and everyone around us, especially Liz, has been telling me that you have feelings for me, Robin, and she was right all along."
Patrick slid his hand up her arm, smiling. "I also find it quite adorable to how you told me your feelings, Robin, but that's just the way you are, Robin. I think I've been in love with you since we reunited when both started working here at General Hospital, sweetheart."
Listening to Patrick and not saying a word to Patrick since she was so eager to hear what he had to say to her, she couldn't help but wonder if she was going to finally get her dream, and that was to be with a man like Dr. Patrick Drake.
"Really Patrick?" Robin asked, sliding her tongue across her silky lips, and looking up into Patrick Drake's dark brown eyes. "How come you didn't say anything?"
"With me dating all those girls like Melinda, Leyla, and so on, and with you have dated Nikolas, Stone, and Jason, I didn't know how to tell you, Robin. For the first time in my life, Robin, I was terrified. We've been best friends for so many years, and the last thing I ever wanted was to lose you, Robin, and I… I think that's going to happen if we become so much more than best friends do. As much as I want this, sweetheart, this is scaring me that if something goes wrong, I could lose my best friend," Patrick whispered against her lips, sighing. "Do you think we will always be best friends?"
Touching his cheek, Robin rested her head against his shoulder. "I always know we'll be best friends, Patrick. We've grown up from babies to the adults we are to this day. I honestly never put all these feelings together until Liz mentioned that you have feelings for me."
"Really?" Patrick asked, pushing her head away from his shoulder, pressing his forehead against hers.
"Yes Patrick, really," Robin whispered against his lips.
"Robin," Patrick breathed, sliding his arms around her waist. "I really, really want to kiss you. Do you think that would be some sort of problem?"
Not even giving him an answer, Robin pressed her chest against, letting her hands slide over his shoulders. As she gave him a sweet smile, her lips came crashing down against Patrick's. For a moment, Robin seriously thought she was dreaming, but she knew that this was all reality. Sliding her arms around his neck, Robin slid her tongue into his mouth. A soft moan was leaving one pair of lips before the locker room was being filled by both of their moans.
"Patrick," Robin breathed, sliding her head against his shoulder, sighing heavily into his lips.
"I really enjoy kissing you," Patrick grinned, sliding his hands over her hips, and drawing her body close to his hard body, loving the way it felt to have her this close to him. Even though it was an awkward position with her sitting sideways on his lap, he managed.
"I like kissing you too," Robin told him, stroking his cheek with the back of her hand.
"So, about that girlfriend comment you mentioned. I know this may sound like we're in high school and all but I really need to ask you something very important," Patrick grinned, holding her tightly against his chest. "Robin Anna Devane-Scorpio, will you do me the honor of becoming my girl?"
Blushing a little shyly, Robin simply nodded her head. "Yes Patrick, I will."
Paging Dr. Drake, you're needed in OR 2, Dr. Drake, you're needed in OR 2.
Robin pouted a little bit, sliding off of his lap, looking up into his eyes when he stood up his feet. "See you at home?"
"Definitely."
As Patrick walked out of the locker room, Robin just couldn't hide that grin from her face, especially since she got that man she has always wanted when she didn't realize it. Her best friend was her boyfriend. She realized how high school that sounded but she honestly did not care at this moment.
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"Robin, what's going on in that head of yours?" Liz asked, watching Cameron play with the other little kids in the park, pointing to Robin's head. "Did something happen between you and a handsome neurosurgeon?"
All Robin could do was smile at her friend, giggling. "Well, I guess things did happen between us. Let me just tell you that I got the courage and took your advice."
"Wait a minute," Liz said, lying down on the blanket to get more comfortable. "What happened between Patrick and you in the locker room? Did you two have sex?"
Robin laughed, shaking her head. "No, nothing like that, Liz. Geez, what do you take me for?"
Liz grinned, looking up at her friend. "With you being pregnant, and with Patrick just being Patrick, you never know what to expect. I know that's how Lucky and I were with Cameron when we found out that Zander wasn't the father, Robin."
Shaking her head, Robin laid down next to Liz, placing her head in her hands, and then flashing her friend a huge smile on her face. "No, things are actually perfect for us, Liz."
"When you say perfect, what do you mean?" Liz asked, turning to lay on her side as Cameron was playing with a little boy in the grass with their toys.
Robin grinned at Liz, licking across her bottom lip. "I had kissed Patrick the other night, Liz, and I ran out before he could say anything. We were having a wonderful time together, actually, and I thought I ruined everything."
"Ah, that's why he called me," Liz giggled, looking at her. "What happened?"
"After talking to Jason and Liz, I went to talk to Patrick today, and I did it. I told Patrick how I felt. I thought when I told him I wanted to be his best friend and his girlfriend, we weren't going to be any of those, but boy, was I wrong."
"What happened?" Liz asked, becoming all eager at what happened between her two friends and colleagues.
"Well, he pulled me into his lap," Robin giggled, looking straight ahead. "I thought he was going to let me down easily and tell me we could only be best friends. I was wrong. He feels the same. He never told me how he felt because he was terrified of us breaking up and us never being best friends if we were to break up, Liz."
"Oh Robin," Liz lunged at Robin, hugging her tightly. "I am so happy for the two of you. You guys deserve this more than anything. I just knew you guys would end up together, and now, you two are expecting a little one."
When Liz poked at Robin's stomach, Robin couldn't help but to beam at the thought. "I know. I still cannot believe it that we're expecting a baby. I thought when Patrick asked me to move in with him, things would be a little crazy, but they are slowly starting to get better."
"Are you guys sleeping in the same room?" Liz asked with a smirk, which spread across her face. "If you're not, you definitely should be sharing a room together."
"Oh my god, Liz! You've been hanging with Kelly, haven't you?" Robin gasped, sitting up on the blanket now Indian style.
Liz looked down at the grass before turning to Robin. "Well, yeah, but you still didn't answer my question, Scorpio."
"If you must know, I am sleeping in my own room that Patrick set up for me," Robin said, rubbing her belly, which was still a little flat. "I don't think either of us are ready to go down that road, Liz. I mean, we just got together."
Liz laughed a little bit. "Hey, you never know, sweetheart. I am just picking a bone at you."
Robin rolled her eyes as she looked at Liz. Before she knew what was happening, she was over Patrick's shoulder, who was standing beside Lucky.
"Hey now, put me down!" Robin whined, pounding lightly at his back.
"Oh, come on, babe. You love it," Patrick chuckled, winking at Liz. "We'll see you guys later."
"Patrick Noah Drake, if you don't put me down, I'll---"
"What? What can you do without harming yourself?" Patrick teased, walking down the pavement away from Liz, Lucky, and Cameron, giving Robin's bottom a light tap.
Robin gasped. "Patrick, don't you even think about it."
Shifting her body so that Robin was in his arms and not over his shoulder, Patrick just grinned down at her. "I can't help it, Scorpio. Your body is so firm while being pregnant. If my hand occasionally slips, I do apologize."
"No, you don't," Robin grinned, wrapping her arms around his neck, and laying her head against his shoulder. "If it does 'slip' as you say it will, I guess I will let it slide this once."
"Oh really?" Patrick chuckled, leading them into their penthouse, pushing the door closed with the back of his foot.
Patrick then walked over to the couch, setting Robin down, and nearly screamed when he felt Robin pull him down on top of her small body. He stroked her cheek with the back of his hand and he smiled down at her. He loved how happy and alive she looked right now. Patrick also couldn't wait to have Robin back at work, having their daily arguments about patients' health care. That was always his favorite part of the day the more he thought about it.
"So… do you know when you return back to work?" Patrick asked, looking down at Robin with a grin on his charming face. "I miss you there."
Robin grinned, leaning her head back against the pillow that was against the arm of the chair. "Dr. Ford's going to call me when that day comes, but to be honest, I actually enjoy laying around here. I never realized how tired pregnant women get until you're actually pregnant."
Patrick chuckled, kissing the corner of her mouth. "I'm sorry, Robin, but hey, just think… the sooner you get back to work, the sooner our son or daughter will be here."
Robin felt tears stir in her eyes about that. "I know and I'm so happy about that. I wonder what we're going to have, Patrick. Just thinking about our child with your dimples, it makes me wonder if they're going to be trouble like their dear old daddy."
"Hey, I'm not old," Patrick frowned, laying his head down on Robin's chest, and looking up at her. "I just hope we have a little girl so that she will be just like her mother except her having your stubbornness. I don't think I could handle another Scorpio woman."
"She's going to be a Drake," Robin concluded, looking down at him. "I want our child to have her father's name."
Patrick looked at Robin, touched, licking across his bottom lip. He was stunned by her decision but he wasn't complaining the least bit. "A-Are you sure, Robin? I mean, we're not married or anything."
"I'm positive," Robin whispered against his lips when he crawled on top of her. "I want her to have your name but only if you are comfortable."
"Another Drake in the family. How can I even think of not to say yes, Robin?" Patrick asked, kissing her softly, holding her by the hips. He pulled away with a grin. "Besides, if this is a girl---"
"It will be a little girl," Robin said, being determined that she was having a daughter.
"Oh really? What if it isn't, Scorpio? What if we actually have a little boy with my dimples and all?" Patrick asked, pulling her closer to him. "Would you be upset?"
Robin shook her head up at him. "As long as we have a healthy baby, Patrick, I don't care what we have. As much as I would love to have a girl, I just want our child to be happy and a very healthy baby."
"Good… because I don't need to cry if we are having a son. Just think about it, babe. If we have a boy, he might end up just like his father," Patrick teased, rubbing her flat stomach. "I can't wait when you begin to show."
As she laughed, she moaned softly when he touched her stomach under her shirt. "I'm going to be so big, Patrick. Are you sure you want to be with me when I get as big as a whale?"
"You're going to be pregnant with our child, sweetheart. How could I not want anyone but you?" Patrick asked, looking down into her mesmerizing brown eyes. "I think you are going to be amazingly beautiful."
Robin blushed at his words, a tear slipping from her eye, and then down her cheek. "Y-You really think that? You think I am going to be beautiful with our baby growing inside of me?"
"Robin, you're already beautiful to me, and you're going to even be even more radiant when you're showing more clearly to the world that you are indeed pregnant with our child," Patrick said, continuing to rub the pregnant belly that was still flat against Robin's body.
"How did I get so lucky?" Robin asked, burying her head against his chest, kissing him through his shirt.
"I should be asking the same thing, especially with my streak with women," Patrick chuckled, sliding his hand up over the skin over her stomach, and stroking it from side to side. "Why did you even give me a chance, Robin?"
As she placed her hand on his hand that was on her stomach, she intertwined their fingers together. "With us being best friends for years and me being pregnant, I started to think of what it would be like to see you coming home to our daughter and our son---"
Patrick grinned at her when he heard her words. "You mean… you'd like to have more children with me, Robin?"
"Let me finish."
Patrick nodded his head, giving her hand a light squeeze. "Well, I always wondered what it would even be like to have you come home to us, Patrick. I know it sounds silly. I am not a fan of the white picket fence dream, though. Maybe a nice house like this and maybe a dog one of these days with kids. I just know it's a long ride before we get to that point in both of our lives but it would be nice, especially with you being there with me."
"Wow Robin," Patrick said, bringing her other hand, and kissing her knuckles lightly. "I never knew you could ever see me there with you in the future with children and a dog."
"Are you mad?" Robin asked, sliding her body even closer to him so that there was no space between them.
"Before, I might have been, but I'm not, sweetheart. Being a father to more than one child, and you being the mother, it only makes me want that dream to be together. People would call us crazy for even talking about such things but I… honestly want to be with you."
Robin was so touched by Patrick's words. "I don't even know what to say to you, Patrick. I never thought that you would ever want to be the father of my children and vice versa. You… just didn't seem like the type of man to want that kind of future, Patrick, but now, I think I was just too blind to see that."
"You're right, though. I never thought I could ever want this, Robin, but the truth is I want to be a father, especially to this baby," Patrick said, kissing her belly, which made Robin giggle. "I want to give you both the world, Robin. Like I said before, I am going to pamper you both, especially 'Mommy', and I mean it."
Robin just couldn't hide the smile from her face since those words that left Patrick's lips only made her so happy at that very moment. "I can't wait to have you pamper me day in and night out, Patrick. I do want to appreciate you have done so far for me, though. If it weren't for you, I honestly don't even know where I would even be to this day."
"If you keep that up, Robin, my face is going to be the color of a tomato, and I don't want to be that color," Patrick teased, running his fingers through her hair.
"You know what?" Robin prompted, rolling over so she was on top. "That color would probably suit you, my handsome neurosurgeon."
Patrick chuckled against her lips, sliding one hand into her hand as the other hand rested on her lower back. He couldn't even remember a time when he had ever been this happy.
"I really don't think it will, my beautiful, pregnant researcher."
Robin grinned at him, and before the two knew it, the two were sharing a passionate kiss with one another.
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It had been a couple of weeks since Robin and Patrick had started dating. Everyone could see the spark in their eyes each time they were around each other. Sometimes, they would find a supply closet just to kiss each other, as they just weren't ready for the big jump in their lives yet. Even though Robin was pregnant with Patrick's child, the two didn't just want to sleep with each other because of that. Nothing could make the researcher and the neurosurgeon about their feelings for each other. Robin and Patrick were the happiest they have ever been in their young lives.
Robin was working back at General hospital but not many hours because of her being so tired all the time. Even though she would take naps in the call room, she would be even more tired after that. Liz had told her that she would get used to the sleepy nights, especially with Patrick taking such good care of her.
After not talking to her friends besides Elizabeth, Robin had found out that Emily and Nikolas were expecting a child, and what shocked her most of all was Emily and Robin were due around the same time.
"I still cannot believe it," Robin giggled, taking a seat next to Emily at the table in the cafeteria in the hospital. "Why didn't you tell me sooner than later, Em?"
"I wanted to surprise you, Robin, but I am glad that I am pregnant with you," Emily giggled, looking over at Robin, taking a sip of her water from her water bottle. "How is Patrick taking the thought of you being pregnant with his child? He hasn't run out on his best friend, has he?"
Robin raised an eyebrow and she grinned from ear to ear. "Em, you haven't heard the news?"
"News?" Emily asked, as she was confused. "What are you talking about? Robin, what's going on? Why haven't you given me an answer?"
"Well," Robin said, not being able to hide the smile from her face. "I guess you could say that things between Patrick and I have intensified between each other."
"Intensified Robin?" Emily asked, placing the bottle of water down in front of her, and picking up the container of vanilla pudding, taking a small bite. "What's going on here?"
Robin looked next to Emily after swinging her legs so that they are on both sides of her seat. "Patrick and I are together, Emily, and have been for a couple of weeks. We're even living together because of the baby."
Emily squealed, which made a couple of doctors turn their heads to look at her. "Oh my goodness, Robin! This is great and it's the best news I've heard since I found out that I was pregnant. First thing's first, how did it happen? Who spilled the beans first?"
"Well, I had just had lunch with Carly, which I must say the two of us are getting along now. It is still a little weird but it's good for everyone, especially for Michael, Morgan, and my unborn child."
"That's wonderful," Emily said with a smile upon her face. She knew how much she hated fighting with Carly. It was still a little weird seeing the past archenemies talking and laughing with one another.
"Well, I was so determined to tell Patrick how I felt. That was the only thing on my mind, and to be honest, as nervous as I was, I was so happy that I was going to tell Patrick how I felt. I told him I didn't just want to be his best friend, Emily. I told him I wanted to be his girlfriend," Robin said as she turned to Emily, who had tears filling her eyes. "Do you want me to stop, sweetie?"
"No, no, it's just my hormones. Please… do go on."
"So… things just started to get a little bit more… interesting, especially when Patrick told me that he never told me because he was afraid if we did get together, then break up, he was terrified we wouldn't be best friends. I reassured him that no matter what, he would always be my best friend."
"Aw Robin, I am so happy for the two of you. When did the two of you move in together? Did it happen afterwards you guys confessed your love for one another?" Emily asked, placing her empty pudding container down, and beginning to eat her chicken salad that Nikolas had made for her the night before.
Taking a bite of her peanut butter and jelly sandwich, Robin grinned. "Actually, no, it happened before. I know you heard when I had quit because I was so hormonal about losing Patrick as a friend. After yelling at Patrick, talking to Jason, I felt that Patrick needed to know his child. I went to the hospital and I told Patrick. I was so scared of losing my best friend but the only thing Patrick did that day was smile. He did tell me to get some sleep, though."
Smiling a little bit to the thoughts, Robin placed her sandwich down on her plate. "The next morning, we had lunch. We discussed a bunch of stuff, but then Patrick mentioned about me moving in, and I was in shock. I asked him if he was sure. Before I knew it, my father, Lucky, and Patrick were moving my things into Patrick's penthouse."
"Are you happy, Robin?"
Robin nodded her head. "I am, Emily. Patrick and I are very happy, Em. I never imagined that I could ever be this happy, carrying my best friend's baby. The more that I think of it, I sometimes think that this is some sort of dram."
"I can tell you right now that this is definitely not a dream," Emily said, grabbing her friend's hand. "I am so happy for you, Robin. You deserve the best. I do got to know something, but with you being pregnant, has Patrick got tested yet?"
Robin's face went white and she looked down at the table in front of her. "Oh no, I don't think he has. I don't know how I could forget something like this. It would be too late for a protocol."
Emily sighed. She hadn't meant for this to happen. She turned her head to Patrick, who was walking in their direction, and she hoped that Robin would calm down.
"Robin, sweetie, you need to calm down. If you become stressed out, it's not good for the baby," Emily said, looking at her with a frown on her face, rubbing her shoulder gently.
"Hey Emily, hey, sweetheart," Patrick said as he kissed the corner of Robin's mouth. As Patrick looked down at Robin, he noticed her tear-filled eyes. "Robin? What's wrong?"
Robin sighed, looking at her boyfriend, and she licked at her bottom lip. "Did you get tested, Patrick?"
"Huh?" Patrick asked, kind of confused by her sudden question.
"Patrick, listen, did you get tested for HIV?" Robin asked, looking at Patrick, who was sitting next to her.
"Of course and I am protocol. I'm on the cocktail. Are you happy now? Is this why you're crying?" Patrick asked, touching her cheek with the back of her hand with a sigh leaving her lips.
Robin sighed. "I should have told you to take precautions, Patrick."
"You know this isn't good for the baby. I get my results back when you're almost eight months along, Robin. Calm down, please? For me?" Patrick asked, kneeling down on his feet in front of her.
Robin pouted but simply nodded her head. "I'm sorry for being such a worrywart."
Patrick chuckled, kissing the palm of her hand. "It's okay. You had every right to worry. HIV is a big change in someone's life, baby."
Robin smiled, kissing his lips softly, and not minding the hospital staff staring at them.