Ch.4
Sabrina just finished throwing up when she heard a knock on the door. Sabrina opened the door to find Lucas holding a case of Ginger Ale and saltine crackers. "I come bearing gifts." He announced with a smile. "Lucas hey, please come in. I wasn't expecting you." Sabrina said. "I know, I ran into Felix at Kelly's. He told me that you had a rough morning. He suggested that we have breakfast together. He sent me over here with these while he's getting breakfast. I hope that's ok." Lucas said. "Of course it's ok. You're more than welcomed Lucas. And yes this morning has been rough. Dr. Lee said that morning sickness goes away after the first trimester for most women. I hope I'm not one of the unlucky ones that have to endure this for the entire nine months." Sabrina said sourly. She gestured for Lucas to sit on the couch. There was a laptop open with ad for apartments and houses. "Are you guys moving?" He asked. "Uh yea. Felix and I are planning on getting a new place considering we have more guests planning on moving in." Sabrina said tiredly. Lucas nodded in understanding as he glanced at her. It seemed that she was barely eating and that she was losing weight instead of gaining. But through her t-shirt, he could see a prominent small bump starting to form. "Why don't you have a ginger ale? That'll help settle your stomach and then maybe you could eat something?" Lucas suggested going into doctor mode now. He was about to open the can for Sabrina when there was another knock on the door. "I'll get it." He said when he saw Sabrina about to get up. There stood Patrick and his eyes locked immediately with Sabrina's before it settled on Lucas. "May I help you?" Lucas asked him. Patrick's glanced back and forth between Lucas and Sabrina and he fought the jealousy that was creeping in with the sight that he was seeing. "Uh, can I talk to Sabrina for second?" He asked. Lucas looked back at her for confirmation and knew from her expression who it was at the door. She had yet to say anything to what was happening. Sabrina nodded and Lucas stepped aside to let Patrick in. "I'm sorry, I'm Patrick Drake and you are?" He gestured towards Lucas. "I'm Lucas Jones. I just moved back to Port Charles. You're Dr. Drake, head of neurosurgery at GH right?" Lucas replied. "Yes I am." Patrick was confused. "I work at the hospital as well. I'm a doctor also. I work in Pediatrics with Sabrina who's awesome at what she does." Lucas expressed. "I know. I know Sabrina in every essence." Patrick replied curtly. The room grew tense. Suddenly Felix came walking through the door. "Well, well, well, well, I didn't know we were having a party this morning." Felix said sarcastically. "What brings you by Dr. Drake?" Felix asked defensively. All of a sudden Sabrina flew up from the couch and ran towards the bathroom. "Can you check on her Lucas?" Felix asked. He saw Patrick start inching towards where Sabrina went. Lucas followed behind her without question. Felix placed the breakfast on the counter and went towards Patrick. "Why are you here Patrick? Sabrina doesn't need this right now. She's is trying to get on with her life. You can't just show up like this." Felix whispered while glancing to see when Sabrina would come out. "I know and I'm sorry. I called you but you didn't pick up. When Sabrina didn't pick up I figured I would try my luck here. I wanted to talk to her about Emma. Is Sabrina ok?" Patrick asked. He also watched to see when her visage would appear again. He had to refrain from going to where she was. He knew that something was off with her and this entire situation. Felix softened when Emma was mentioned. "Is Emma ok?" He asked. "Emma is fine. She's been asking for Sabrina. She wants to see her. Now please tell me what's wrong with Sabrina." Patrick demanded. Before Felix could answer, Sabrina walked towards them Lucas in tow. He helped her towards the couch and immediately opened the can of Ginger ale for her. "Thank you Lucas. I really appreciate it." She said in an even voice. "I heard you say something about Emma Patrick. Is she ok?" Sabrina said looking up at him. Her expression was unreadable. "We'll get to that. Are you ok?" He sat next to her and she stood up, putting distance between them. Lucas steadied her when she wavered from standing quickly. "I'm ok." She whispered to him. Patrick couldn't believe how close she seemed with this guy. She closed her robe and sat back down and far away from him as possible. "I'm ok. Just a little food poisoning I'm trying to get over. Please tell me about Emma now." She left no room to discuss her health even though Patrick could tell it was more than just food poisoning. By then Lucas and Felix left them alone and busied themselves in the kitchen. "Emma wants to see you. She misses you. I was calling you and Felix but no one answered so I came here to talk to you about it so I can tell her something when I see her later. I don't know when you're free but would it be ok if Emma comes by here to see you from time to time?" Patrick explained. He saw her face light up by his question and it reminded him of their time together. "Emma wants to see me? " She questioned with a surprised tone. "Yes she does. You are a huge part of her life Sabrina and she can't just shut that off. She wants you in her life indefinitely. I hope you're ok with that." Patrick explained. Sabrina blinked back the tears she felt and said "I love Emma with all my heart. If she still wants me in her life, I can't say no to that. Of course Emma can come see me whenever she wants. It's my weekend off. If she's available later on or tomorrow that would be perfect." Sabrina exclaimed. "She's having a sleep over tonight so tomorrow is a better option." He answered back. Sabrina smiled and nodded. "I'll call you tomorrow morning for the details on when to drop her off." "Ok." She said. Patrick nodded and stared at her nervously. "Was there something else?" He heard her ask. "Can I ask how you are?" He whispered. He glanced at Felix who was openly watching him like a hawk and then back to Sabrina. Her face became stoic again. "I'm fine." She responded. It was short and to the point. Patrick nodded and accepted that that was all he was going to get out of her. "Ok, I'll call you." Patrick stood up and made his way to door and left without another word. Sabrina released a breath that she didn't know she was holding. She fought the tears that threatened to form. She was so tired of crying. She stood up and saw Lucas and Felix looking at her expectantly. She smiled at them. "I'm ok, I promise. Thank you both." She said. Felix walked over to her. "Are you sure you're ok? He shouldn't just come over here like that." Felix stated. "It's fine Felix. Like you said once, we live in the same town. We will run into each other. I'm going to have to deal with him being in my face even more when I tell him about the twins." Sabrina pointed out. "Yeah, I guess." Felix replied. "I'll be 3 months next week. This means I have 6 more months to figure everything out. I'm going to have to say something to Patrick soon. I could already see the wheels in his brain turning and him trying to figure out what's really going on. And now that Emma will be visiting us from time to time, it's going to be hard to avoid him." Sabrina said. "Whatever you want to do Sabrina, we're here for you." Lucas chimed in. Felix nodded. "I just want to make sure that you don't get hurt again." Felix stated. Sabrina smiled. "I know Fe, I know and I love you for that but I'll be ok. I have to be." Sabrina declared.
The next day Sabrina felt better than she did yesterday. Lucas talked to Dr. Lee and she had suggested that Sabrina eat Saltine crackers as soon as she woke up to reduce the risk of morning sickness and it worked. So far, she hadn't thrown up this morning. She had some breakfast which gave her energy to do several things around the apartment like clean up and do the laundry before Emma came over. Patrick texted her that he was dropping her off in the afternoon. Sabrina was able to look at some places and made some notes to show Felix the ones she liked. It was finally afternoon and Sabrina heard knocking on the door. As soon as she opened it, Emma flung herself at her. "Sabrina!" She yelled happily. "Hi sweetie, I missed you so much!" Sabrina said picking Emma up in her arms. Emma pulled back to look at her. "I missed you too Sabrina. I'm so happy to see you." She exclaimed. Sabrina smiled and sat her down on the couch as they immediately formed a conversation. Patrick smiled as he watched his daughter interact with Sabrina. He knew that their bond was unbreakable. "Daddy, can I have Sabrina's Christmas gift?" He heard Emma ask him. "Sure sweetheart." Patrick said pulling the gift from behind his back. He handed it to Emma who practically flew herself back to the couch in excitement. Emma handed it to Sabrina who smiled brightly. "For me?" She asked as if she didn't know. "Of course it's for you silly. I also wanted to say thank you for the gifts you got me. I loved them." Emma stated. Sabrina smiled. "I'm happy to hear that sweetie." She kissed Emma on her forehead. "Ok let's see what this is." Sabrina said playfully. She shook the box which caused Emma to giggle. Sabrina unwrapped to the gift to find a small jewelry box. When she opened it, she found a charm bracelet. She pulled it out to admire it closer. She noticed the different types of charms that adorned the bracelet. Tears sprang to her eyes at the thought that went into the bracelet. "I love it Emma! Thank you so much." Sabrina said. She reached out to hug Emma. Emma giggled. "Help her put it on daddy." Emma said when they pulled apart. Patrick and Sabrina looked at each other awkwardly before she handed him the bracelet. Patrick walked towards her and clasped the bracelet on her wrist. "Thank you." Sabrina whispered to him. "You're welcome." Sabrina admired the bracelet on her arm. "And now we match Sabrina, see?" Emma showed Sabrina her wrist which held a similar bracelet with the difference in some of the charms. "They're beautiful Ems. This is a great gift." "Daddy helped pick out some of the charms but it was all my idea to get the bracelets." Emma explained. Sabrina chuckled. "And it was a great idea at that. And thank you Patrick for your input." Sabrina responded back. Patrick nodded and smiled at her. He stood up and walked towards the door. "Well, I'll see you later Emma. Be good for Sabrina ok?" He said. "I will Daddy." Emma replied back. He kissed his daughter goodbye and waved at Sabrina.