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Ch. 22
Over the next couple of days, Sabrina continued to be monitored for any trauma or side effects from the kidnapping. Even though Sabrina seemed to be getting healthier, like Emma, she suffered from nightmares as a result of the kidnapping. Patrick stayed by her side through it all and she couldn't be any happier. But she wondered about Robin and what happened between her and Patrick. When she questioned Felix about it, he said "I think that's a conversation that you and Patrick should have Bri." She decided that she would ask him about it another time when things calmed down. Sabrina was so happy when her cousin Juan and Patrick's father visited her. They didn't ask about what happened and she was so relieved. Instead they talked about the kids and updated her on what was happening with their lives. On the day before she was scheduled to be discharged, she and Patrick decided that they would finally tell Emma about her being back after her therapy session with Dr. Collins. Sabrina couldn't wait to see her. She had been so scared for Emma and was happy to hear that after everything, she was ok and thriving. Elizabeth was visiting with Sabrina while they waited for Patrick and Emma. "Do you think it's too soon to be telling Emma that I'm back? She has been jerked around so much; first with Robin and now with me. I wish she didn't have to go through this." Sabrina stated. "No it's not too soon!" Elizabeth exclaimed. "I think she's waited long enough Sabrina. That little girl missed you just as much as the rest of us. She's going to be ecstatic when she sees that you're ok." "I hope you're right Liz. I just want her to be ok." Sabrina said. "She is ok. Don't worry so much." Elizabeth said comfortingly.
All of a sudden, there was a knock on the door and Patrick walked in with Emma holding his hand. "Someone wants to see you." He said. Emma walked from behind Patrick and stared at Sabrina with tears in her eyes. Sabrina couldn't believe how much Emma had grown. "Is it really you Sabrina?" She heard Emma whisper. Sabrina nodded. "It's me sweetie. I missed you so much." Sabrina stated with tears running down her face. Emma ran over to Sabrina and hugged her finally. "I'm so sorry Sabrina." She cried. Sabrina held onto Emma and ran her hands through her hair as she done many times to comfort her. She pulled back to look her. "What are you sorry for sweetie?" Sabrina asked. She wiped Emma tears. "I'm so sorry I left you. If I didn't leave, then maybe you wouldn't have been gone for so long. You would've been here with me, daddy, Sophie, and Samuel." Sabrina was shocked. She looked over at Patrick who trying to hold back tears. Sabrina gathered Emma in her arms and looked at her. "Listen to me Emma Grace Scorpio Drake, you have nothing to be sorry about, do you hear me. None of this is your fault Emma so please don't blame yourself." Sabrina said softly. She leaned down to kiss Emma on her forehead. "I am so proud of you Emma. I love you so much." Sabrina whispered to her. Emma reached over and wiped her tears. Sabrina smiled. "I love you too Sabrina. I'm so happy that you came back to us." She whispered back. "Me too sweetheart." She said tearfully. When everything calmed down, Emma was telling Sabrina about everything she missed with her and the twins. Patrick and Elizabeth stepped outside to talk for a little bit.
~Patrick & Elizabeth~
"How sweet was that?" Elizabeth began. Patrick nodded in understanding. "I know. I was afraid that Emma would have a set back because of this but I was being scared for nothing." Patrick admitted. "Wow, Sabrina also voiced her concerns about Emma coming to see her today as well. I'm so glad that it worked out between them." Elizabeth said. "Me too. I can't wait her to come home tomorrow." Patrick said. They walked over to a bench and sat down. "I know right. Technically it will be Sabrina's first time meeting her babies." Elizabeth replied back. Patrick frowned. "When I think of what Carlos put her through, I become so enraged. This was man that she loved once upon a time and for him to do what he did to her….. Sometimes I feel like I don't know how to help her through this." Patrick confided. "Patrick you are helping Sabrina just by being here for her. You have no idea how much of an impact you're making just by being supportive and standing by her side as she goes through this. You are making a big impact." Elizabeth said reassuringly. "You really think so Elizabeth?" Patrick asked. "I know so Patrick. Just keep doing what you're doing and be honest with her." Elizabeth stated. Patrick nodded and grasped Elizabeth's hand. "Thanks for always being honest and putting things in perspective for me Elizabeth. You've been a true friend as always through all of this." Patrick pointed out. Elizabeth reached over and hugged him. "No need to thank me Patrick. That's what friends are for." She said. After his talk with Elizabeth, Patrick went back to Sabrina's room. "Hi daddy." Emma greeted. She seemed happier now that Sabrina was back home. "Are you two ok?" He asked. Sabrina nodded. "Sabrina, when are you coming home?" Emma asked. "Actually Emma, I should be home by tomorrow afternoon." Sabrina replied. "That's great. We'll get to be a family." Emma stated excitedly. Patrick and Sabrina glanced at each other. "Well Ems, we have to go. Sabrina needs her rest and you have to go finish your homework. We'll get dinner on the way home." "Awww, can't I stay with Sabrina for a little longer daddy?" Emma whined as Patrick helped her put on her jacket. "Emma, you'll get to see Sabrina tomorrow when you come home from school. You can wait until tomorrow can't you." Patrick stated. "I guess I can." She said softly. She turned and hugged Sabrina. "I'm so happy you're home. I love you Sabrina." Emma whispered to her. "I love you more Ems. Be a good girl for your dad ok. I'll see you tomorrow." Sabrina said. She kissed Emma on her forehead. "I'll see you tomorrow, ok. Get some rest." Patrick said to her before they left.
The next day, Sabrina was so anxious to finally be going home. She had even managed to convince Dr. Clay to discharge her in the morning. After getting back her latest labs, he let her go after he made her promise to come see him in two weeks for a check-up. Patrick was talking to Epiphany when she walked out of the room. "Hey, are you ready to go?" Patrick asked. He grabbed the bag from her. Sabrina nodded. "I'm so happy to see that you're finally going home where you belong Sabrina. You give you those beautiful babies a kiss for me." Epiphany said. Sabrina smiled. "I will. Thanks for everything Epiphany." Sabrina stated. Finally, she and Patrick were on their way home. Patrick noticed how quiet she was and noticed that she was fidgeting her hands. It was one of the things she did when she was nervous. He grabbed one of her hands and kissed the back of it. "What's wrong?" Patrick asked her. "This will be my first time meeting the twins. It's been six months Patrick. You and I both know that they're in the stranger anxiety phase. I'm their mother but I'm also a stranger to them." Sabrina confessed. "I know but they'll get to know you as their mother and come to love you. It'll take some time but we'll get through it together." Patrick said reassuringly. Sabrina nodded. They were finally home. She still couldn't believe it when Patrick told her that he moved to her home along with Emma. It only made her wonder more about what happened with Robin. Sabrina got out of the car and walked towards the house. She hadn't been there for six months and couldn't help but stare at it from afar. Patrick grabbed her hand and gestured for them to go inside. Patrick opened the door and allowed Sabrina to go in first. Everything was as she left it with a few minor details. Pictures of the kids were hung in certain parts of the house. She noticed that there was a play pen in the living room. "You didn't change anything." Sabrina commented to him. "I didn't feel the need to. You did a great job at creating a home and I wanted the kids to see that. It was like a part of you was still here with us." Patrick explained. Suddenly, an older woman came out. "Mona, this is Sabrina Santiago. Sabrina, this is Mona. She's our kids nanny." Patrick introduced. Mona smiled at Sabrina as they shook hands. "She's even more beautiful in person like you said Dr. Drake. And the resemblance between you and your daughter is remarkable." Mona stated. Sabrina blushed. "Thank you and thanks for taking care of them." Sabrina said with a smile. "Oh it's no problem Ms. Santiago. I love the Drake kids and Emma is such a big helper when she's home. The twins adore her." Mona stated. "How are they Mona?" Patrick asked. "They're both awake. I just finished feeding Samuel so he's ready for his nap and Sophie needs to be fed." Mona replied. "Sabrina and I will take over from here Mona. Where is Sophie's bottle?" Patrick asked. "It's in the room ready to go Dr. Drake." Mona said. "Ok thanks Mona. You can have the rest of the day off. Thanks for staying with them." Patrick said. "No problem." She said. Mona gathered her things and handed him the baby monitor. Patrick was just about to walk her to the door when she stopped in front of Sabrina and said "The twins will be happy to have their mother back. You'll be fine Ms. Santiago." She assured. "Thank you Mona." Sabrina said nervously. And then she left.
"Are you ready?" Patrick asked her. She nodded. They walked into the nursery. Patrick walked over to Samuel's crib and picked him up. "Hey buddy, ready for your nap?" She heard Patrick whisper. Samuel cooed at Patrick as if responding to his question causing him to smile. Tears pooled at Sabrina's eyes as she saw her son for the first time in six months. He had dark curly hair and he was the spitting image of his father. "He's so beautiful." She whispered. Patrick looked up at her with a smile. "You want to hold him?" He asked. Sabrina wiped her tears with her sleeve and nodded. Patrick walked over to her and carefully transferred Samuel into her waiting arms. He stared at her with his beautiful amber colored eyes. "I know that you don't know me but I'm your mommy Samuel and I love you so much." Sabrina said to him while rocking him is her arms. He continued staring at her, unsure of who she was and then he started crying. Sabrina froze. "Take him Patrick." She said sadly. "It's ok Sabrina." She heard him say but Samuel's cries only got louder. "Please." She pleaded with him. Patrick nodded and did as she asked. Sabrina was about to walk out of the room but stopped when she heard Patrick. "Don't leave Sabrina!" Patrick exclaimed. He walked over to her with Samuel in his arms. "You can do this. It's going to take some time for them to get to know you but they will. Samuel is cranky when he wants to go to sleep." Patrick explained. "Why don't you go feed Sophie while I put him down? The bottle is on the bedside table." He suggested. Sabrina was reluctant especially after what had just happened with her son but she would not stay away from her children any longer. She walked across the room to Sophie's crib and looked in. Sabrina felt the same feeling she felt when she saw Samuel come back as she stared at her daughter. She remembered that Carlos hadn't allowed her to even see Sophie when she was born. She saw what everyone meant about Sophie's resemblance to her. Although she was scared, she picked up her daughter from the crib and grabbed the bottle. "My little Sophie; I missed you so much. Mommy missed you so much sweetheart. I love you my little Sophie." Sabrina said. She sat down on the rocking chair near her crib and proceeded to feed her daughter. Sophie hadn't started crying yet like Sabrina was anticipating. She continued staring at her mother; listening to her every word. Sabrina smiled at her as she fed her. She started speaking to her daughter in Spanish. Patrick watched them from across the room with love in his eyes. He always imagined how beautiful Sabrina would look holding their kids but nothing could've prepared him for the actual thing. He glanced down at his son who'd fallen asleep instantly. He placed Samuel in the crib and sat back down to watch Sabrina and their daughter interact with each other for the first time. After a while, Sabrina had fed and rocked Sophie to sleep without any problems. It gave Sabrina the confidence she needed and she couldn't wait to try again with her son. She kissed them both before she left. Patrick made sure the baby monitor was working before they left the room. As the twins napped, Patrick helped Sabrina get settled into the house. Much to Patrick's displeasure, Sabrina decided that she would be sleeping in the room that she was staying in during the pregnancy instead of with him like he hoped. He brushed it off though. After she settled in, they talked for hours about everything she'd missed with the kids. She wanted to know as much as possible about them. What they liked and disliked. She also asked about Emma and how she was transitioning into the second grade. Later that day, Emma was so happy to find that Sabrina was home. When the twins woke up from their nap, Sabrina, Patrick, and Emma catered to their needs. Sabrina was even able to feed Samuel without him crying again. She and Emma played with the twins in the living room as Patrick watched them. Everything was finally falling into place.
A couple of weeks went by and Christmas was coming up. Sabrina fell into the role of motherhood easily with the help of her family and friends. The twins started getting used to having their mother around and Sabrina couldn't be happier. Things were going great but Patrick had started feeling a distance between him and Sabrina. He remembered their declaration of love that they shared with each other at the hospital and he longed for that. He longed for her. He thought the wall she put up between them was from her being back home and being with the kids but he started to sense that something else was bothering her and he intended on addressing the matter to her. If there was one thing Patrick learned when Sabrina was taken from them, it was not to waste time on the people you love because you never know when you might lose that person. So one evening, Patrick arranged for Lucas and Felix to babysit the kids while he took Sabrina out to dinner and they were more than supportive of what he was trying to do. Sabrina had been hesitant at first but after talking to her cousin Juan, she gave in. She wore an emerald green strapless dress, wore light make-up and wore her hair down in loose waves. "You look beautiful." Patrick complimented causing her to blush. "Thank you." She replied. "We should get going. We don't want to miss our reservation at the Metro Court." Patrick stated. Sabrina nodded. He helped into her coat and they walked out into the living room where Felix, Lucas, and the kids were playing. Sabrina hated being away from them but knew that she and Patrick had to talk. They kissed the kids goodbye and went on their way.
~Metro Court~
When they got to the Metro Court, Patrick and Sabrina were seated at a private and secluded table setting. Patrick wanted to make sure that there would be as little interruptions as possible while they talked. He helped Sabrina in her chair and went to sit across from her. The waiter took their drink and appetizer order and left. They were finally alone. "Is this ok?" Patrick asked her as he looked at her for any signs of discomfort. Sabrina nodded. "Yes it's ok. Even though I miss the kids like crazy, I think parents need night outs like this." Sabrina stated. Patrick nodded. 'I don't just want us to be parents together.' He thought. Sabrina noticed that he was frowning. "Patrick are you ok?" He heard her ask. "I will be hopefully after this dinner. I want to ask you something." Patrick began. "Ok, what is it?" She replied. "When I told you that I love you at the hospital, I meant it every fiber of my being Sabrina. And you said it back to me." Patrick stated. Sabrina nodded. "And I meant it as well Patrick." She revealed. "But ever since you've been home, I've felt a distance between us. After what happened at the hospital, I thought that you and I would finally be together again." Patrick continued. The waiter dropped off their drinks and appetizer and left. "What happened between then and now that has caused you to distance yourself from me." Patrick finally asked. Sabrina took a sip of her wine before she answered him.
"Seeing you for the first time in six months was both overwhelming and emotional for the both us. The love I had for you never left and it came flooding back as soon as I saw you. And I could see that it was the same for you too. But during my days of being in the hospital, I realized that I couldn't pretend that all was right between us until we settled some things first." Sabrina stated. Patrick nodded in understanding and waited for her to continue. Sabrina took a deep breath. "What happened between you and Robin?" She asked finally. Patrick knew it was only a matter of time before they talked about Robin. Patrick sighed. "When you were taken from us, it put everything I already knew deep down inside into perspective and that was even though I chose Robin, I never stopped loving you and I would not continue living a lie anymore. I missed you more than you will ever know during our time apart. But I wanted to give Emma her family back. I owed it to Robin and to Emma to try to be a family again. And foolishly, I thought that I could put away the love I felt for you and move on. I thought that when Robin came back, things between us would be like they were before; that we could fall into the life that we had before she was supposedly dead. But it wasn't the same between us. We had changed. I had changed. I will always have love for Robin because she is Emma's mother and she was the first woman I ever loved. She taught me how to love and then she "died". And it was hard at first and then I met you and even though it took me a while with everything that happened, eventually I was able to admit to myself that I love you unconditionally. I wanted to be a family with you. You came into my life with your big hair, red glasses, and gave me and Emma laughter again. You gave us never ending hope and love and I should've never let you go. It has been one of the biggest regrets of my life but I can't dwell on that. All I can offer you Sabrina is now and forever. If you let me, I want to spend the rest of our days loving you and loving our children and being a family." Patrick declared. Sabrina had tears running down her face as she processed everything he just said to her. 'He never stopped loving me.' She thought. Patrick was staring at with love in his eyes. It was a look that was so familiar to her. She had to admit that she wanted to be with him just as much as he wanted to be with her but she didn't want to get hurt again. "How do I know that you're not feeling this way because of the twins? Because I'm their mother? Maybe you feel an obligation to me also." Sabrina said. Even though it hurt her to see a glimpse of sadness pass through Patrick's face at what she said, she had to know that he wasn't just saying these things because he felt committed to. He reached over the table and grabbed her hand and looked at her. "Yes, I love you for being the twin's mother but I love you in spite of that Sabrina. And I know that's it's hard to believe because at the end of the day, I hurt you and I'm sorry. All I'm asking for is a chance to prove it to you. We can get to know each other again and date each other again." Sabrina laughed and it caused him to smile. He kissed the back of her hand lovingly. "If you give us another chance, I promise you it will be worth it Sabrina." Patrick stated. Sabrina smiled. Although she was scared, she knew she would regret it if she didn't take this chance with Patrick. She got up and boldly leaned over and kissed him. He responded immediately to her and kissed her back. They pulled apart. "Ok." She whispered against his lips. He smiled and kissed her once again before she sat back down. "Now we can enjoy our dinner. Is this considered as our first date Dr. Drake?" She teased. Patrick released a breath he had no idea he'd been holding. He nodded and smiled. "If you want it to be Nurse Santiago but now that you've accepted my offer to woo you again, I have a couple of ideas for our next dates." He said. Sabrina held up her glass. "I look forward to it." She replied. Patrick followed her lead and clinked his glass with hers. "Me too. I look forward to falling in love with you all over again even though I already do." He declared to her. Patrick and Sabrina enjoyed each other's company. They discussed their Christmas plans as it would be their first one together as a family. For the first time in a long time, they were both looking forward to the future.