Ch.3
Sabrina sighed as she sat in the break room. She was very tired after that long shift. She heard the door open and smiled when she saw Lucas. "What a long shift? I can't wait to go home and take a bath and pass out. I am beat." Lucas said. "I know what you mean. I'm trying to refrain from laying my head on the table. I'm so happy that I'm off tomorrow." Sabrina yawned. "Are you still throwing up?" Lucas asked. "No, I'm not thanks to you. The ginger ale worked. Thanks again Lucas." She replied. "Hey Sabrina, I want to say something to you." He said in a serious tone. "Elizabeth and Felix told me about you, Robin, and Patrick on New Year's Eve." Sabrina wasn't shocked since people gossiped in the hospital. He would've eventually found out. But Lucas knew something that everyone didn't know yet. "So you know that Patrick is the father of my twins." She whispered. Lucas nodded and said "I understand now why finding out seemed so bittersweet. I know you don't know me really well but if ever want to talk and gain the perspective of someone looking outside in, I can listen Sabrina. I can see how conflicted you are with this entire thing." Lucas exclaimed. Sabrina took a deep breath. "Patrick had just told me about his decision to be with Robin and Emma. Before I even had a chance to try and move one, I find out that I'm pregnant. I know that I'm going to have to tell him soon but I don't want to interfere with the family that he's trying to rebuild. A part of me wishes that he won't want anything to do with the twins but I know he will. How am I supposed to get over my feelings for this man when he will be a part of my life forever now because of our kids? This situation just….just sucks." She was in tears now. Lucas hugged her and comforted her. He rubbed her back soothingly. When he felt her calm down he pulled back and wiped the remaining tears off her face and kissed her forehead. "Sabrina, you are going to get through this. You just need to stop trying to take care of everything all at once. Take it one day at a time. No one expects your feelings for Patrick to go away overnight; you were going to marry the man for God's sakes. One day you will wake up and it will hurt a little less and you will smile again. Focus on you and the precious gifts you've been given. And as far as telling Patrick, you still have time to sort it out since you're not showing that much yet. You're going to get through this Sabrina, I know you can. You're strong." Lucas stated. "How do you know?" She asked. "Because finding out that you are pregnant would've been a good reason to spiral into depression but you wake up and come to work. You haven't shut out the people who care about you. I say you're already ahead of the game." Lucas responded with a smile. Sabrina smiled back. "I'm so happy that you were filling in for Dr. Lee that day. You are an awesome person Dr. Jones." She said happily. "Thank you for the advice Lucas. You have no idea how much it means to me." She said. "That's what friends do right?" He asked. She nodded and smiled.
Patrick couldn't help but notice how silent Emma had been on their way back from her school. Usually she couldn't wait to him about her day but today was totally different. Something was wrong. He looked through the rearview and saw her sigh sadly once again. As soon as they got home, he made her favorite snack and questioned her. "What's wrong Ems?" He asked her. "Nothing daddy." She replied unconvincingly. "Come on, you know you can tell me anything right?" He said looking directly at her. "It's you and me always Emma." He said reassuringly. "It's just- I'm happy that mommy is home. I really missed her and I'm glad she's home but I miss Sabrina. I haven't seen her since the wedding and I still have my Christmas present that I picked out for her. I don't want Sabrina to think that I don't love her or that I forgot about her. I love her. I miss her." Emma explained with tear streaked eyes. Patrick tried to hide his shock as he heard what Emma just expressed to him. This year took its toll on Emma and her feelings from fake pregnancies, to Sabrina almost being her new mom and having her 'dead' mother come back. He could understand how conflicted she was with her feelings. With everything that has happened in the past couple weeks; they forgot to make sure Emma was ok. "Aww sweetheart, I know that Sabrina knows that you love her. And I'm sure she misses you just as much as you miss her. Why didn't you tell me this sooner Emma?" He asked. She didn't answer right away. "I didn't want mommy to feel sad if I said I missed Sabrina. I feel like they're both my mommies." Emma said. To say that Patrick was shocked with what he was hearing was an understatement. "Well Emma, it's nice that you considered mommies feelings but she would've done the same for you. You shouldn't feel like you can't talk to mommy or me about these things because we know this hasn't been easy on you. You can always come to us Ems ok?" He said assuredly. "Ok daddy." "Now about Sabrina, how about we arrange for you to see her and spend time with her? You could even give her the present you picked out her. How does that sound?" Patrick proposed. Emma smiled for the first time since he picked her up. "That sound like a great idea daddy!" Emma happily said. "Ok, now is there anything else you want to tell me? Do you have any questions for me?" He asked wanting to make sure his daughter was ok. She shook her head. "Ok, I love you Emma. I'll let you know about when you can visit Sabrina." "I love you too daddy and I can't wait." She replied back. That night, Patrick told Robin about his discussion with Emma. She was upset that her daughter felt like she couldn't come talk to her about Sabrina. She especially wasn't pleased about Emma referring Sabrina as her second mom even though she and Patrick hadn't gotten married. Although Robin was upset, she knew that couldn't deny the bond and the love that Sabrina and Emma shared for one another. She couldn't erase that during two years that she was gone, her family grieved and moved on and found someone to love again. And it didn't help that Sabrina was a wonderful and caring person to her daughter. So when Patrick told her that he was planning on scheduling a date for Emma to see Sabrina, she couldn't deny it. She would need to find a way to come to grips with these feelings for her sake but most importantly, her daughter's.