CH 26

16 new voicemails

Sabrina looked at her phone and rolled her eyes before tossing it into her locker. She was avoiding everything in her life that she was too scared to confront. She was avoiding Ethan because of her guilt over slipping back into Patrick's orbit. She was avoiding Patrick for the same reason and because of Robin's not so subtle threats a few days earlier. And she was avoiding Sonny because… well that was self explanatory. She had only been a Corinthos for a few months and already he felt the need to control her life. Although at this point she had done such a bad job of controlling it herself, she was thinking maybe outside help was needed.

"Penny for your thoughts." Patrick said standing behind her.

"Patrick!" She jumped "You have to stop sneaking up on me like that."

"Well this seems to be the only way I can get you to talk to me. Why haven't you called me back?"

"I've been a little preoccupied lately." She replied closing her locker.

"So you're avoiding me?" He asked

"Yes, but you're not the only one." She sighed

"Well, I think we should talk."

"About what?"

"Sabrina, you know damn well what about. About us... and what happened on the roof…"

"Speaking of which" Sabrina interrupted "Did you tell Robin about that?"

"No, not yet"

"Oh" Sabrina's thoughts returned to the conversation she had with Robin. How she made it a point to let Sabrina know that she was the one who knew everything there was to know about Patrick. Clearly that wasn't the case this time.

"Why do you ask?" Patrick questioned.

"Huh? Oh it was just something she said."

"Robin talked to you? When? What about?"

"Yeah she stopped by the apartment a few days ago… You know what, it doesn't matter. I have to get back to work." Sabrina said trying to walk past him.

"Wait a minute" He said blocking her path. "We have to talk about this. About how to go about this."

"Go about what?" Sabrina asked confused.

"Well I have to tell Robin at some point. We need to talk about the next step… Legally"

"Wait a minute, back up. What are you talking about?"

"Divorce." He sighed

"Divorce? Patrick… you can't do that. This is moving way too fast."

"Sabrina, we made love. You can't just pretend it didn't happen."

"I'm not pretending. I fully acknowledge my lapse in judgment, but that doesn't change anything."

"Are you kidding me, that changes everything. You want to be with me just as much as I want to be with you." She said grabbing her hand.

"What happened that night… It was a mistake." She replied avoiding eye contact.

"The hell it was, Sabrina. There has always been a gravitational pull between us. No matter what the obstacle, no matter what is thrown at us, all roads lead back to each other. So if what happened on the roof was a mistake, please tell me how on earth we're ever going to be able to stop it from happening again." Patrick took a step closer and put his hand on her lower back.

"Patrick…" Sabrina whispered. She took a step back to create distance to which Patrick took another step forward. Sabrina took another step back. Patrick took another step forward. They continued this dance until Sabrina was pinned up against the locker with Patrick's hands her body and his breath on her skin.

"I love you" He whispered in her ear "I will never stop loving you and you can't make me."

"Patrick…" Sabrina tried to form words but the touch of Patrick hands made her mind turn to jelly.

"Tell me you love me." He demanded kissing her neck.

"I…" She moaned "I…"

"Oh!" Felix exclaimed as he entered the locker room and jokingly placed his hands over his eyes "My bad. Sorry to interrupt, but Sabrina Daddy Mobster is driving the nursing staff crazy. He says he's not leaving until you agree to talk to him."

"Really?" She said freeing herself from Patrick's arms.

"Yep. He said since you haven't been taking his calls, he's decided to drive the entire hospital mad. I swear if he starts talking in the Godfather's voice, I'm hitting the floor."

"He just doesn't stop does he?" Sabrina sighed.

"I'm sorry, what happened with you and Sonny?" Patrick questioned.

"Oh, well Papa Goodfellas out there decided to try and control Sabrina's life…"

"Felix!" Sabrina stopped him with an evil look "It's nothing. Any problem between me and my father is just that, between us. It's not your concern, Patrick."

"How many times do I have to tell you that you are my concern?"

Sabrina buried her head in her hands wanting to scream. "I don't have time for this right now" She groaned heading out of the locker room.

"Felix, can you talk some sense into her?" Patrick asked.

Felix chuckled "Can you?"

"I just don't understand why you felt the need to tell her, Robin" Sonny said in an angry whisper so that no one at the busy nurses' station could hear him.

"What was I supposed to do?" Robin replied.

"I told you I would handle it."

"Yeah well you were taking too long. I had to take things into my own hands."

"And how exactly does making her mad at me help keep her away from Patrick?" Sonny questioned

"Well I figured if she was distracted with your drama, she wouldn't have time to partake in other activities with my husband."

"Well clearly that didn't work either" Sonny said looking over Robin's shoulder. Robin turned around to see Sabrina walking their way with Patrick close behind.

"What do you want?" Sabrina said once she reached them.

"I was hoping we could talk" Sonny replied.

"Sonny I really am not ready to do this with you right now."

"I know, but this isn't about that" Sonny said shooting a glaring look at Robin. One that didn't escape Patrick's attention. "Have you spoken to Ethan recently?"

"Um…" Sabrina exchanged looks with Patrick who was visibly annoyed at just the mention of Ethan's name "Not really why?"

"Well I've had him working on something for me. For you too. Looks like he's making some headway and I thought you should know about."

"Oh so you're doing something else behind my back only this time you do want to fill me in on it. Interesting. What is it now Sonny?" She asked armed crossed.

"It's your mother. I think I've found Lily." He replied

Sabrina mouth dropped open and her arms fell to her side. "You… you found her."

"I told you I would, didn't I?" He smiled

"Wh… Where?"

"Well the guy Juan told us about, the one that helped her get away, I figured he had to have kept some record of Lily before he died or told someone about her."

"And he did?"

"Yes, his son. His name is Eduardo Mendoza. Ethan was able to track him to a small village outside of the capital of Colombia as recently as a month ago. I sent one of my guys down there a few weeks ago to get better intel. He reported back that he is indeed still living there and with a woman that fits Lily's description."

"So it's her?" Sabrina said with tears in her eyes.

"Sabrina, I don't know for sure. South America is full of women who fit Lily's description. And my guy wasn't able to get close enough to tell for sure. I'm going to keep him posted there for a while. Thinking about maybe even sending Ethan down as well."

"Ok, then I'm going with him." Sabrina stated plainly.

"Sabrina." Sonny and Patrick said in unison. They were clearly thinking the same thing.

"What? She's my mother. And besides, if it is her, don't you think she would be more receptive to me than one of your goons?" Sabrina replied to Sonny.

"Yeah, I guess your right…"

"Over my dead body" Patrick interjected causing Sabrina, Sonny and Robin to all give him a curious look.

"Patrick, I don't think this is any of our business" Robin said trying not to grit her teeth.

"Colombia is a very dangerous country. I… I just don't want Sabrina to be put in danger over a hunch." He replied.

"I agree" Sonny added. "Let me and Ethan do a little more research. And if it is her…"

"Then I'm going" Sabrina demanded.

"Can I talk to you for a minute" Patrick said pulling Sabrina to the side before she could reply. "Are you crazy?" He whispered.

"Patrick this is my mother we're talking about. A mother that I never got a chance to know. And now I do. I can't just walk away from that."

"You also cannot put yourself in harms way over something that's not concrete. I won't let you."

"Well luckily you don't have a say in it" Sabrina snapped.

Patrick stepped back and placed his hands on his hips "Do you honestly think putting distance between us is going to change how we feel?"

Sabrina diverted her eyes back to Robin. If looks could kill Sabrina would be a dead woman "This isn't about us"

"No? So you're going to go gallivanting around the globe with Ethan and you honestly think I'm going to be ok with that? No, Sabrina."

"Patrick this is my family. You have your own you need to be worrying about." Sabrina said before walking away and back over to Sonny. "So how long before you know something for sure?"

"I'm going to keep Mr. Mendoza under surveillance for a few weeks, maybe a month. Get familiar with his routine and the people he interacts with. Hopefully my guy can get close enough to the woman to get a clear picture. Then we'll know something for sure."

"Ok. And when you do, I'll be ready" Sabrina said confidently. This was just the thing she needed to distract her from all the men in her life. Sabrina needed her mother.