CH 13
"Emma! Hurry up little Miss. We don't want to be late." Sabrina called down the hall to the flower girl to be.
"Wow" Patrick said walking out of the bathroom into their bedroom. "You look stunning"
"Why thank you, Dr Drake." She smiled as she did a twirl to show off her floor length sky blue gown. "And you look dashing as well." She complimented while adjusting his tie.
"Your hair is… different." He said noticing the new big curls.
"You don't like it?" Sabrina pouted.
"Oh honey… Just the opposite. I love it. It's very…"
"Latin!" She interrupted.
"Si!" Patrick smirked.
"Oh gosh. We have got to work on your Spanish, Mi Amor. What's taking Emma so long?" she asked going to the armoire to pick out the perfect earrings.
"If I was a betting man, I would say she lost her shoes again" Patrick laughed.
"Let me go help her. The last thing we need is to be late for Mac and Felicia's wedding after being the reason they postponed it in the first place."
"Sabrina," Patrick said grabbing her by the waist before she could leave the room "That wasn't your fault. You know that. No one could have predicted what Britt and her crazy mother would put you through. Nor that it would be the day before their wedding."
"I know I know. I just still feel guilty about it. That reminds me, has Anna tracked down Dr Obrecht yet?" she asked with worry in her voice. 3 month after she tried to kill Sabrina and Emma, they still hadn't heard any updates on her whereabouts.
"Not to my knowledge. But I'll be sure to check in with her at the wedding."
"Good. Because as sweet as it is to have you watching me like a hawk, it's becoming a bit much." Sabrina joked
"Oh is that right? Well personally I don't see the problem" He replied placing a kiss along her neck
"Well between you and Sonny, I'm starting to feel like I'm under a microscope" She laughed.
Patrick brought his face up to meet hers "Sonny? You told him about that night?"
"No, I didn't have to. He already knew about it with all the news coverage. It's just that at the time he wasn't aware that I was… well, you know." Sabrina said cautiously.
It had been a little over a month since they found out Sonny was her father but Sabrina knew not to bring it up if she didn't have to. Patrick was staying true to his word and attempting to be civil with him, but she could tell that it was almost painful for him to do so. Sabrina on the other hand was starting to get used it. Sonny was acting like… well, a father to her. Calling her just to say Hi. Stopping by the nurses' station to take her to lunch. She had even gone over to his house, which by the way was a good 3 times to size of the house she shared with Patrick, for dinner with the rest of the Corinthos brood. It was amazing. She had gone from being an only child to having 5 siblings in the blink of an eye. She still wasn't on speaking terms with Juan and Kristina was away at college, but she enjoyed getting to know Dante, Michael and Morgan. And they were a lot more welcoming than she thought they would be. Especially Dante. The two of them had a private conversation about what it was like to find out their father wasn't the guy he dreamed of as a kid. And how their relationship was still a work in progress. Dante knew exactly how Sabrina was feeling about the situation. The moral tug of war it was putting on her conscience. He knew it all too well and made sure that Sabrina knew she wasn't alone. In just a few short weeks, Dante had become Sabrina's closest family member and confidant.
"I'm readyyyyy!" Emma exclaimed as she entered the room.
Sabrina looked down at Emma with her hair in curls, wearing the prettiest little pink flower girl dress she'd ever seen… and mismatched shoes. "Oh dear" She laughed. "Come on, Mija. Let's go find the right shoes."
Everything about Mac and Felicia's ceremony was magical. From the flower arrangements to the music. Emma was so worried about being a good flower girl that when she ran out of pedals half way down the aisle, she turned around to pick some up and continued on. The entire church started to laugh. Sabrina sat with Sonny and Olivia as Patrick was standing up as Mac's best man. And looking unbelievably dapper while doing so. Sabrina couldn't help but to let her mind wander to the possibility of him standing at that alter with her one day.
Later at the reception Patrick finally made his way over to Sabrina who looked to be in deep conversation with Sonny.
"Hey" he interrupted placing a kiss on Sabrina's cheek. "Sorry I've been running around this whole time. You ok?"
"Oh it's ok. You're being a good best man. I'm fine." She smiled
"Sonny, surprised to see you here. I can't imagine that Mac invited you." Patrick said causing Sabrina to shift uneasily.
Sonny grinned "Well, he didn't per se. Felicia invited Olivia. I'm her plus one."
"Oh. How convenient. " He replied staring daggers at Sonny.
"Anna!" Sabrina said noticing she was walking by. Happy to break the tension. "Um.. where's Emma?"
"She and Felicia are changing into different dresses. Everything alright over here?" She asked looking back and forth between Patrick and Sonny.
"Yeah everything is fine." Patrick said redirecting his attention. "By the way, I wanted to talk to about the Dr. Obrecht investigation. Has there been any progress?"
"I would actually like to know the answer to that myself." Sonny added.
"All we know for sure is that she was able to get out of the country. I still have my contacts at the WSB looking for her. Trust me, after what she did to Sabrina and my granddaughter, I will not rest until she is captured." Anna vowed.
"Well I want you to know that I have my own connections looking for her as well." Sonny said sternly.
Anna looked at Sonny with concern on her face "And if your 'connections' find her before we do?"
Sonny shrugged "Then it is what it is."
"No one asked you for your help, Sonny" Patrick said annoyed by his suggestion of vigilante justice.
"You didn't have to ask me for my help, Patrick. She's my kid. No one hurts my kids!" Sonny replied angrily.
"Only you can do that, right?" Patrick matched Sonny's angry tone with one of his own.
"You know what Patrick…" Sonny began
"Enough!" Sabrina shouted. "This is not the time or the place for you two to face off in a chest beating competition. Let it go. Please."
Patrick and Sonny exchanged looks of surrender. "Your right. I apologize" Patrick sighed.
"Me too" Sonny added "But I meant what I said earlier, Sabrina. I would feel a little more at ease if you would let me just put someone on you until this is all settled."
Patrick looked at Sonny puzzled "Put someone on her? What does that mean?"
"Sonny wants to give me a bodyguard or something. I told him it wasn't necessary." Sabrina answered.
"It's not Milo is it?" Patrick asked remembering how close he came to losing Sabrina to Milo earlier that year.
"No. Milo doesn't work for me anymore. I actually had someone else in mind…"
"Patrick!" Mac called out rushing up behind his best man. "We have a problem. The wedding singer got laryngitis. Can you believe that? Just our luck, I tell ya."
"Man that's too bad" Patrick replied.
"You're telling me. Now we have to scramble to find a CD with our wedding song it. No telling how long that's going to take."
"You might not have to do that" Patrick said looking at Sabrina
"What….? Oh… no. Don't even think about it Patrick Drake. There's no way." Sabrina said reading his mind.
"Oh come on Sabrina. We all remember what an amazing voice you have. You brought the house down at the Nurses Ball. Please…. For me?" Patrick begged flashing those dimples she never could say no to.
Sabrina sighed "I really hate it when you do that."
"This is wonderful" Mac said excitedly "Come with me. I'll get you all set up with the song."
"Can I leave you two alone for a moment, or should I call back up?" Anna asked Patrick and Sonny as Sabrina and Mac hurried away.
"We're fine" Sonny smiled. Patrick nodded in agreement before Anna walked away.
After a few moments of nervous energy between them Sabrina finally took the stage. "To the Bride and Groom. May the love you share on this day, touch many for years to come." Sabrina began to sing a soulful rendition of Not Too Much to Ask by Mary Chapin Carpenter. A song that had been special to Mac and Felicia for years. They danced as if there was no one else in the room. Patrick, however, was focused on Sabrina. So beautiful. So talented. He loved her more and more each day.
"Beautiful, isn't she?" Sonny said breaking Patrick out of his trance.
"Very." Patrick couldn't disagree with him on that
"I know you may hate me, but I need you to know that in the short time that I've known Sabrina, I've come to care a lot about her. Her and her happiness are important to me."
"To me as well."
"You sure about that?" Sonny questioned.
Patrick finally turned to look at Sonny "What the hell is that supposed to mean?"
"I'm just saying Patrick. I want to make sure you're the right man for my daughter."
"Save me the protective father routine, Sonny. You may share the same DNA and you may be trying to force your way into her life, but I know her better than you do. And not that I owe you anything, but I love Sabrina. Very much." Patrick pleaded his case and turned back to Sabrina and smiled when she made eye contact with him in the middle of her song.
"Yeah" Sonny nodded "I can see that. I'm just not sure you love her enough."
Patrick had to take a breath to prevent himself from causing a scene. Sonny was clearly trying to get under his skin. "You have no idea what you're talking about."
"I don't? Don't forget that I was present during the great love story of Patrick Drake and Robin Scorpio." Sonny replied before taking a sip of his champagne.
Sonny mentioning Robin's name made Patrick ball up his fist "What does one have to do with the other, Sonny?"
"Well, I've been told that a love like that only comes around once in a person's life. My daughter deserves to be loved like that one day. Wouldn't you agree?"
"And what the hell makes you think that I can't love her like that?" Patrick said trying to muffle the anger in his voice.
"Well…. It's been over a year and a half since Robin died, Patrick. And I notice you still haven't taken off your wedding ring. And if I've noticed it, you can bet your ass my daughter has too."
With that Sonny took another sip of champagne and walked over to Olivia. Leaving Patrick with a truth he hadn't yet faced. He looked back toward Sabrina as she was finishing her song, then down to his left hand. As much as he hated to admit it, Sonny was right. Sabrina never brought it up, but she wasn't blind. Patrick knew she must have noticed and just chose not to say anything out of respect. She was always doing things like that. Thinking of his feelings before her own. Giving him time to mourn and heal without pushing. As Sabrina finished singing and the applause began, Patrick tried to shake out the doubts Sonny just tried to put into his head. He didn't care if Sonny believed him or not. He did love Sabrina. And he was committed to her and only her. Unbeknownst to Patrick, Sonny was about to inadvertently test just how committed he actually was in more ways than one.