Ch.7
Sabrina was so happy that she was being discharged the following morning. She still couldn't believe what happened yesterday. She knew Patrick wasn't done with her. Dr. Lee walked in with her discharge papers. "You're free to go Sabrina. Since we did everything that we were going to do in your next appointment, I won't have to see until your 5 month check-up. Please take care of yourself. You're doing great with the twins but you need to take care of yourself." Dr. Lee stated. There was a knock on the door and Patrick stuck his head inside. "Can I come in? He asked. "Yea sure." Dr. Lee said. Patrick looked at Sabrina and Dr. Lee. "Is everything ok? He asked unsurely. "Everything is fine Patrick. I was just reminding Sabrina to take care of herself." "And I will Dr. Lee. I don't want this happening again." Sabrina responded. "See you at our next appointment." She said. "What happened to Felix?" Patrick asked when Dr. Lee left. "I sent him and Lucas home last night. They were tired and if the bed is uncomfortable, I can imagine the chairs." Sabrina answered. Patrick nodded in agreement. "I think we should talk about everything over breakfast." Patrick stated. "Actually, I was going to head over to my new place. I have furniture coming in and I have to start unpacking. I have a lot to do so can we do it another time?" Sabrina would've never thought that she would work to stay away from Patrick. "Fine, we'll get breakfast and talk at your place." He left no room for argument. Sabrina nodded.
Patrick and Sabrina ordered breakfast from Kelly's and drove to Sabrina's new home. Patrick immediately liked the place. It was a perfect place to raise children. The house was empty except for Sabrina's boxes. She went to open the windows to let the scent of paint out. The only room left to be painted was the nursery. "This place is really nice Sabrina." Patrick commented as he looked around. "Thank you. When I saw it, I knew it was the right one for me." Her voice echoed throughout the empty place. "Where's the twins room?" He asked. Sabrina led him to a large spacious room. "It's this one. It's the only room that hasn't been painted. I wanted to wait until I found out about the sex of the twins before I painted it." Sabrina was smiling unknowingly but Patrick noticed. "Since you know now, what colors were you thinking?" He asked walking around the room. "I don't know it definitely has to be a neutral color. Maybe an Ivory and light blue or beige. I'll figure it out. I'm sure Felix has some ideas already." Sabrina said. Patrick was jealous that Felix and Lucas were heavily involved with his kids while he just found out about them. "Let's go have some breakfast while we wait for the furniture people." Patrick suddenly announced. "Ok." Sabrina whispered. They had breakfast in silence and when it over, Sabrina was the first to speak. "I know you're upset about the situation. I hope that you can forgive me but now that you know about the twins, what do you want?" Sabrina stated. "I want to be a father to our twins. I want to be in their lives." He said in a strong tone. "What about Emma? What about Robin? This isn't going to be easy on them." Sabrina said. "It isn't going to be easy but we'll make it work. We have to. I have to tell Emma soon because you're in her life and I'll talk to Robin. This is going to work." Patrick declared. "I hope so, for everyone's sake." Sabrina replied. "Would it have been easier if I said I didn't want any part of them?" He asked with an angry look on his face. "Yes and no." She answered. "It would be easier because of our history. Having you around me isn't easy Patrick after everything. But it's not about me anymore, it's about them. And at the end of the day you're their father. You're a great one at that. I could never keep them away from you if you wanted to be in their lives. Every kid deserves to have both their parents in their lives." Sabrina explained. Patrick face softened now. "I know it's hard for you, it's hard for me too but you and I are a team now forever because of them. I want this to work Sabrina because after seeing them and hearing their heartbeats for the first time yesterday, I already love them. I'm already imagining the endless possibilities of raising them and Emma as siblings. I want to be just as involved as I am with Emma, with them as well. I want this work." Patrick confessed. Sabrina had tears in her eyes. "Then it will work." She replied. "For the sake of Emma and the twins, we will make this work because it's what they deserve." She said. "Ok." He agreed. Patrick reached out and wiped her tears. Suddenly, Felix walked in and announced that the furniture people were here. He paused when he saw that Patrick was there. "I'm sorry was I interrupting?" He asked. "No, you weren't." Patrick said while still looking at Sabrina. "Are you ok?" He whispered. "Yea, I'm good. Thank you." She responded. He nodded. Patrick left after Sabrina and Felix assured him that they would be ok since the furniture people were doing the heavy lifting while Felix dictated on the location. "Remember what Dr. Lee said. You need to take it easy Sabrina." It sounded like he was talking to a patient. "Ok Dr. Drake." She replied back with sarcasm. She was walking him to his car when the twins started moving. Patrick turned around when Sabrina didn't reply back to him. He walked back to where she was. "What is it?" He asked. She was smiling. "The babies are awake." She said. "Can- can I feel?" He asked hesitantly. Sabrina answered by grabbing his hand and placing it on the spot where she felt movement. Patrick smiled. There under his fingers were his kids. The feeling he felt when he felt Emma move for the first time came back: complete elation. Patrick leaned down to her belly and to the spot where the twins moved and simply said "I love you." As if to respond, they moved even more which cause Patrick to laugh with happiness. They said goodbye and Patrick left. Sabrina walked back to her house. She saw Felix waiting for her. "Are you guys ok?" He asked. "Yea, we are. I think things are going to be ok Felix." Sabrina stated with a smile. "Good cause I'm going to throw you a baby shower and I didn't want all that negative energy there. It's a time for celebration, not drama." Felix said. Sabrina hugged Felix unexpectedly. "Sheesh, the 2nd trimester is making you so emotional and mushy." He teased even though her hugged her back. "Thank you for sticking by me Felix. I don't know how I would've gotten this far without you." Sabrina said when they pulled back. "I am so blessed to have you in my life." She whispered to him. Felix kissed her on her forehead. "You don't have to thank me, it's what families do." He replied.
Patrick came home and heard Emma yell for him. "Daddy!" She exclaimed when he walked through the door. "Hey sweetie, did you miss me?" Patrick asked while he scooped him in his arms. "Of course I did daddy. Mommy told me you went to help Sabrina because she was sick." Emma said. She squirmed to get of his arms now. She ran over to the table and picked up a paper. "I made a Get Well card for her. Can I give to her?" Emma asked. Patrick looked up to see Robin. "Uh yea sweetheart, you can. I'll tell her you want to visit." Patrick replied. "Why don't you go get ready to go to Grandma Anna's Ems?" Robin pointed out. "Ok mommy." Emma placed her paper down and went to her room. "You left really early this morning." Robin spoke first. "Uh yea, Sabrina and I had a few things we had to clear up." Patrick responded. "About your role as a father to her children." Robin stated. "Yes, I made it very clear to her that I have every intention of being in their lives." Patrick walked towards Robin and grabbed her hands. "Robin, I want to make this work with you and Emma by my side. Please tell me you can eventually be ok with this." Patrick pleaded. Robin scoffed at him. "How am I supposed to be ok with another woman being pregnant with not only one but two of your kids Patrick? We just got our lives back to normal after everything that happened. I even accepted that Emma stills wants a relationship with Sabrina even though I can't help but to feel jealous about it! And now this!" Robin ranted. "Keep your voice down Robin. We still have to tell Emma about it and I don't want her finding out like this." Patrick said in a warning tone. The doorbell went off and Emma ran out ready to go to open the door. "Grandma!" She squealed when Anna's visage showed through the door. "Hello my love. Ready for our sleep over?" She asked Emma. "Yes, we're going to have so much fun. I want to tryout my new make-up kit." Emma announced. "Oh boy, it's going to be a long evening. Ok sweetheart, go get your bag." Anna replied. Emma rushed off. Patrick greeted Anna and could tell that something was off between him and her daughter. "Is everything ok here?" She couldn't help but ask. Robin nodded. She knew that Robin would tell her when she was ready. She walked over and kissed Robin on the forehead. "Whatever is going on between you two, just listen to each other and compromise." Anna whispered to her. Emma came back out. "I'm ready grandma! Let's go!" Emma excitedly said. "Ok Emma. Say good bye to mommy and daddy." "By mommy, see you tomorrow. Bye daddy." She hugged and kissed them both goodbye. Patrick walked over to Robin and sat her down on the couch with him. "I know that it's not going to be easy Robin but there's nothing I can do now. Sabrina is pregnant and it's not going to go away. I need you to stand by my side on this and tell me it's going to work out. I need you to be ok with this." Patrick stated. "I want to Patrick but I don't see how. What's going to happen? You're going to spend some days with me and Emma and spend some days with Sabrina and your children. When they're born, you won't want to leave their side. So you tell me Patrick, how is this going to work?" Robin angrily said. Patrick stood up exasperated and ran his hand through his hair. "I don't know Robin! I don't know how it's going to work. I do know that I still want you, me and Emma to be family. I just want you to tell me that you'll at least try to be ok with this! That you will be here for me! Everything else we can deal with when the time comes." Patrick explained. Robin stood up and said "I'll need some time Patrick. I can't just be ok with this overnight. Just give me some time." Robin grabbed her purse and car keys. "Robin please don't run away from me. We need to present a united front for Emma when we tell her." Patrick pleaded. "You and Sabrina can tell Emma since it seems that you both have an understanding about your second family." Robin said icily. Patrick sighed as he sat down on the couch.
Two weeks after being released from the hospital, Sabrina completely moved into her house. It was bittersweet for her and Felix but they knew it was just another milestone in their relationship. He came over to help her put away some of her stuff. "I have something for you Bri." Felix announced as they were putting away some of Sabrina's clothes. "What is it?" She asked smiling. Felix went into her closet and pulled out a baby gift bag. Sabrina smiled brightly at him. "Awww Felix!" She said speechless. "Don't start getting emotional again Sabrina. I went shopping for my date with Lucas and I passed by the baby store in the mall. I couldn't help myself. I found the cutest things for the twins." Felix explained. Sabrina looked through the bag and saw an assortment of clothes and accessories for the twins. She blinked back tears as she looked through the bag. "Thank you so much Fe. I can't wait for the twins to meet their awesome uncle/god-father." Sabrina said. "And I can't wait to meet them. By the way, did you get the color palette for the paint we're going to use for the nursery? We have to get started on that this weekend." Felix said excitedly. "Yes I have the color palette but we can talk about that later. How are you feeling about your date with Lucas tonight?" She asked. Felix smiled shyly. "I'm not gonna lie, I'm nervous about it. Lucas has been an amazing friend. I don't want to ever ruin our friendship but I am excited about taking it to this next level." Felix admitted. "Well, I'm sure Lucas feels the same Fe. Lucas likes you. Just be you and everything will fall into place." Sabrina suggested. Felix smiled. He looked at his watch. "I have to go Bri. Are you going to be ok by yourself?" He asked. Sabrina smiled. "I'm not by myself Fe." She said. Felix nodded in understanding. "I'll stop by tomorrow to tell you all about the date and then we can pick a color for the nursery missy." Felix stated. "Ok, now go on. Go get ready and be yourself." Sabrina responded. "Thanks and see you later." Felix said.
Patrick and Robin were on talking terms but they still hadn't fully addressed the situation with Sabrina. He told Robin of his plans to tell Emma and she agreed but she made sure she wasn't there when he did it. He and Emma were having milk and cookies after he picked her up from school. Emma was talking excitedly about seeing Sabrina the next day because it would her first time seeing the new place. "Speaking of Sabrina Ems, I have to tell you something about her." Patrick started off. "Is she sick again daddy?" She asked. "Uh no sweetheart, she's not sick. It's something else. Remember how you, me, and Sabrina were going to get married and be a family." He said, trying not to confuse her. "Yea but then mommy came back." Emma responded. "Yes, mommy did come back and daddy was so happy. But you know that I loved Sabrina when we were together and we made a gift from that love." Patrick explained. "What gift?" Emma asked. "A baby Ems. Sabrina is having two babies. Twins." Patrick responded. "Really, will I get to see and play with them?" Emma said excitedly. "Of course you can play with them when they're older. Emma, Sabrina is having a boy and a girl. You're going to have a little brother and sister." Patrick stated. "Good, I can't wait to meet my new little brother and sister." Emma said with a smile. Patrick couldn't believe how easy Emma took the news about the twins. Patrick now felt a little hopeful about the situation. "Do you have any questions about any of this Emma?" He wanted to make sure that Emma was not confused. "You, me, and mommy will still be together right daddy?" Emma asked. "Of course we will Emma. You mean so much to me and your mom. You're our little gift." Patrick said lovingly to his daughter. "Ok daddy. I love you." Emma said. "I love you too baby." Patrick said. He leaned down to kiss his daughter.
Sabrina's doorbell rang. Felix went to open the door. "Felix!" Emma yelled, jumping into his arms. "Emma! I missed you. How are you munchkin?" Felix asked. "I'm great! Daddy told me that I'm going to have a little brother and sister coming soon!" Emma revealed. Felix looked at Patrick who shrugged. Patrick walked in and closed the door. "You know what Emma; I can tell you're going to be a great big sister. The twins are going to love you." Felix stated as they sat on the couch together. "And I love them. Where's Sabrina Felix?" Emma asked looking around for her. "Sabrina went to get the colors we're going to choose for the twin's nursery. Do you want to help us pick it out?" Felix asked. "Of course I do! Daddy can I come over to help Sabrina and Felix paint the nursery?" Emma asked excitedly. "Of course you can Emma. I'm sure the twins will love it that they're big sister helped paint their room." Patrick replied. Sabrina came out with the paint palette and immediately smiled when she saw Emma. "Hi Emma!" She said. She sat next to Emma who gave her hug. Her hands lingered on her belly. "Are my brother and sister in there Sabrina?" She asked curiously. Sabrina locked eyes with Patrick who nodded that Emma knew about the twins. "Yes they are honey. Let me show you." Sabrina grabbed Emma's hand and placed it where the twins were kicking. Emma giggled at the feeling. "They're kicking me Sabrina." "It's the way they show they're love for us Emma." Sabrina explained. Like Patrick did the other day, Emma leaned over and said "I'm your big sister Emma. I love you babies." She said softly. Sabrina started tearing up while Felix shook his head. "Emma let's start picking out colors we like for the nursery. Sabrina, do you have the palette?" Felix interrupted before Sabrina started crying. She handed it to him and went into the kitchen. Patrick followed her. She was wiping away her tears when he finally showed up. "I'm sorry. It's the hormones. Felix said that since the 2nd trimester started, I've been extra sensitive and mushy. I just wasn't expecting that." Sabrina explained. Patrick nodded. "I wasn't either. You should've been there when I told her. I thought it was going to be hard but it wasn't with her. I guess I shouldn't be surprised because she loves you." Patrick said. Sabrina smiled. "Well I'm happy about it. I want them to love each other as siblings do." Sabrina answered back. "I like what you've done with the place. It came out really nice." Patrick commented while he looked around. "Thanks, Felix helped with the decorations so I wasn't worried." Sabrina stated. "I'm glad you have him in your life." Patrick said. "Yea, me too. Come on; let's go see what colors they picked out." Sabrina and Patrick stood up and went back into the living room. After much debating, Felix, Sabrina, and Emma came up with a concept for the twin's nursery: Safari animals with soft earthy colors for the room. They decided that the base color would Ivory/beige. They could then buy decorations and beddings in earth tones to bring out the color. Sabrina gave Patrick and Emma a tour of her house and saved the nursery last. Emma was so excited about everything and Patrick was beyond happy. Like Sabrina, he wanted his kids to love each other even though their family would be 'traditional' with them having two different mothers. Patrick especially liked that Sabrina was involving her with the nursery. They went and purchased the paint and then went to the baby store where Emma, Felix, and Sabrina went nuts when they went into the store. After buying the things they needed to complete the nursery, Patrick had to basically pry them out of the store especially Emma. They went back to Sabrina's place and Patrick ordered pizza for them. They laughed and joked about names for the twins while they ate. When it was time for them to go, a tired Emma made Sabrina promise not to decorate without her. "I promise sweetie. Thank you so much for your help today. I love you, you know that right." Sabrina said. Emma nodded and said "I love you too Sabrina." She hugged and Sabrina kissed the top of her head. She released her and said "I'll see you this weekend Ems." Sabrina said as she walked them out. Patrick buckled Emma in and turned to talk to Sabrina. "I'll talk to Robing about this weekend and I'll call you to tell you what's up." Patrick said. Patrick could tell she was tired from crazy afternoon they had. "You should go take a nap. You look tired." He suggested. "I am but the twins are still excited I guess. They're moving like crazy. I don't know how much sleep I'll get." Sabrina replied. "Can I feel them move?" He asked. "Sure." Sabrina guided his hand and released him. Patrick smiled. "You guys need to be good to your mom and let her sleep ok?" He couldn't help but start talking to them. Patrick felt kicks in response and he laughed. "I love you guys." He said. Patrick looked up at Sabrina and said take it easy. No more nursery business for today, promise?" He asked Sabrina nodded her head and smiled. "I promise. Get Emma home. I'll talk to you later." Sabrina said. Patrick released her and left. Now if only, he could fix things between him and his wife.