Ch.14
When the excitement of the baby shower died down, Patrick approached Sabrina. He smiled at how happy she was in the moment. "Are you having a good time?" Patrick asked. She smiled and nodded as she stuffed cotton candy in her mouth. Patrick laughed. "I'm glad to hear it. Now you see why I couldn't tell you about this. It would've totally ruined the surprise." Patrick explained. Sabrina chuckled. "Yes, thanks for not giving in to my demands." Sabrina said smiling. Suddenly Elizabeth came over to them. "Smile you two, I don't have a picture with just you guys." She said with a camera in hand. Patrick helped Sabrina to a standing position and wrapped his arm around her. They both looked up and smiled at the camera. "Let's do one more." Elizabeth said. "May I?" Patrick asked. Sabrina nodded with a smile. Patrick placed his hand on Sabrina's belly and Elizabeth took the picture. "Hey, I wasn't ready." Patrick stated. Elizabeth smiled. "It's ok, it came out perfect." She said looking at it. "Can we see it?" Sabrina asked. "No, not yet." Elizabeth replied. "It'll be another surprise. I'm making an album for you to show the twins one day." Elizabeth stated. Sabrina walked over to Elizabeth and hugged her. "Thank you so much for your part in this Elizabeth." Sabrina stated. Elizabeth hugged her back and said "You're welcome."
When it was time to cut the cake, Sabrina, Emma, and Patrick stood at the center of their friends and family. "Before we cut the cake, I just want to say thank you to all of you for coming. You all have made it special in your own way and it means a lot." Sabrina started. "Felix, Elizabeth, and Lucas can you guys come here please?" Sabrina pulled Emma as her friends made their way to her. "I want to especially thank these four people right here. Without them, none of this would've been possible. I love you guys so much." Sabrina said trying not to cry. "We love you too Bri." Felix said.
The afternoon was filled with fun, family, and laughter. Sabrina hadn't felt this happy in a long time. Sabrina was scanning the park for Emma and her cousin when she could've sworn she saw Carlos look back at her. She gasped. Patrick was talking to Elizabeth and Felix when he noticed that something was wrong with Sabrina. Sabrina started walking absentmindedly towards somewhere in the park when he stopped her. "Hey, what's wrong?" He asked trying to pinpoint what got her attention. She was looking at something or someone. He took her into his arms when she didn't answer right away. "Sabrina?" He called out. She looked at him now. "I'm sorry what did you say?" She said. "What is it? Who did you see?" He asked concerned. She shook her head. "It was nothing." She lied. She didn't want to ruin the day. "I was thinking about something." She said. Patrick knew she was lying but he let it go. He handed her a water bottle. "Here, drink this. It's hot out here and I don't want you passing out on me." He said. Sabrina grabbed it. "Thanks." She said. "We're going to start cleaning up. Felix and Elizabeth are putting the gifts in the car. Why don't you find Emma and relax until I come find you guys." Patrick suggested. "Ok." She nodded in agreement. Sabrina found a sleeping Emma with Juan. "It looks like Emma had a great time." Sabrina said smiling at her cousin. "Yea she did. She's a sweet girl." He stated. "Yea she is. I'm going to head home soon. Where are you staying? You can stay with me if you want." Sabrina asked him. She missed him and wasn't ready to let him go yet. "Ok cool. I'll get my bags from Felix then" Juan said. Patrick came and got them. "You guys ready to go?" He asked. "Yea, Juan is coming with us. He's staying with me until he leaves." Sabrina stated. "Ok." Patrick replied. Sabrina went to say goodbye to Felix and Lucas. "Thank you both for an amazing baby shower. I love you." She said hugging them both. "We love you too Sabrina. Go get some rest." Lucas stated. "I will. See you guys." She met up with Patrick and Juan at the car and they left. When they got to Sabrina's, they carried Emma inside to one of the spare rooms. Patrick had been called in to work. He tucked her in and kissed her. "Does she have any spare clothes here Sabrina?" He asked when they were out of the room. "Yea she does. We'll be fine." Sabrina assured.
After helping Patrick unload the baby shower gifts, Juan settled into the other guest room. "Try and get some rest ok. You must be tired after today." Patrick said looking into her eyes as if trying to look for something. Sabrina walked him out to his car. "I will. Thanks for being a part of today." She said. "There is no other place I would've rather been. I'm glad you had a great time. I have something for you." She watched as Patrick pulled out a small gift bag. "Emma and I got you something else for the baby shower but I saw this and thought of you and the kids." Patrick explained as he handed her the bag. Sabrina pulled out a long gift box. When she opened it, she found a necklace with a heart shaped locket pendant. Around the lining of the heart was her birthstone. "When the twins are born, we can have them take pictures with Emma and place it in the locket." Patrick explained as he watched her admire the necklace. Sabrina focused of the heart pendant. "The jeweler said that we can have the kids names engraved on the back. I wanted to wait until we had our son's name picked." Patrick pointed out. Sabrina looked at him. "I promised you after the baby shower that I would tell you his name." Sabrina said trying to hold back tears. Patrick nodded as he remembered their conversation. "What do you think of Samuel Noah Santiago Drake?" She revealed. The moment was so emotional between them. Tears sprang to Patrick's eyes. "As soon as I saw the name Samuel, I knew it was the one for him. And since you used my mother's name for our daughter, it was only right to use your father's name for our son." She explained. Patrick smiled. "It's perfect. Samuel Noah is a perfect name for our son." He stated. Sabrina reached over and hugged him. "Thank you so much for this Patrick. I love it." She said as she pulled away. "You're welcome. I'll see you later ok." He said. Sabrina nodded.