"Mija, wake up" Lily lightly tapped Sabrina's shoulder to bring her out of her slumber.
Sabrina stirred for a while before finally opening her eyes to see her mother standing over her. She still couldn't believe she was really there. "What time is it?" She asked.
"It's a little after 10. I wanted to let you sleep in. You and the baby need as much rest as you can get. Not that this thing can be all that comfortable I really wish you would let me sleep out here."
"No, its fine" Sabrina replied sitting upright on the pull out sofa bed. "I'm used to it. Don't ask." She smiled thinking back to her living arrangements during the whole Britt debacle.
"Well honestly I thought you would have moved back in with Patrick by now" Lily said trying to be coy "I hope you're not delaying that for me. Cuz I can tell you now, you don't have to. Felix and I will be great roomies. Even though he's never really here."
Sabrina chuckled lightly to herself. So much had changed in the 3 months since their adventures in Colombia. After barely making it out with their lives, they came home to more uncertainty then when they left. For starters Patrick was still very much a married man. He approached Robin with divorce and to Sabrina's surprise, she agreed to it. She said it was time they all move on and do what was best for their families. Robin's and Sabrina's to be. That didn't mean Robin had to like it though. And it damn sure didn't mean she had to stick around to see it. After finally crafting a protocol to maintain her HIV, Robin decided to take it and herself back to the same African clinic she volunteered at before during the Lisa Niles chapter of her and Patrick's life. She still checked in everyday on Emma and the progress of the divorce which was still a few months from being final. In that time Sabrina decided to focus on the new additions to her life, the one sitting next to her and the one growing inside of her. She decided to stay at the apartment and invited Lily to stay there too so that they could bond. She was surprised at how effortless it was going. It felt as though Lily was always a part of her life. She was loving and nurturing from the moment Juan introduced them in Colombia. Sabrina needed that more than she ever realized. Especially now that she was to be a mother herself. Sabrina's nervousness with becoming a mother was growing with each passing day as was her baby bump. She was now a little shy of 6 months along and really had only just started showing, which garnered a few stares and whispers at the hospital. The stares and whispers that she had already been expecting, and they didn't bother her as much as she thought they would. Patrick on the other hand was none too pleased about it. Nor was he pleased that Sabrina decided not to move back in with him and Emma until the divorce was final. Something about it just felt wrong to Sabrina. He didn't like it at all but he understood it and didn't push the issue which Sabrina appreciated.
"That'll happen in time" Sabrina smiled. "Enough of that though. I've got to get to work."
"Aww, already? I was hoping to get in some mother daughter time." Lily pouted. Ever since Sabrina had come back into her life, she didn't want her out of her sight for a second.
"We have all the time in the world for that, I promise." Sabrina winked as she walked back to the bathroom to get ready.
"Nurse Dubois, may I have a word with you in private?" A stern voice called from behind Felix as he was filing charts.
Felix smirked to himself and turned around to see Lucas trying to maintain his serious face "Dr. Jones, is something wrong?"
"Yes. I um… I need you to correct an error you made… privately."
"Oh, well by all means, lead the way doctor" Felix said following Lucas' lead.
"Don't even think about it Nurse Dubois." Epiphany said walking past them not missing a beat "Get back to work."
"How the hell does she do that?" Felix asked annoyed.
"It's like she's got ESP or something." Lucas laughed as his pager went off. "Ah... guess it's for the best anyway. I'll see you later?"
"You better" Felix winked as Lucas left.
"Hey, am I late?" Sabrina asked as she stepped off the elevator.
"Girl, please. You're never late. How's my baby?" He smiled.
"Your baby?"
"I'm the Godfather right? That baby is just as much mine as it is yours and Patrick's. Keep that in mind when you're naming the little bambino too by the way."
Sabrina laughed "We have to find out the sex first, Felix."
"And we will. First thing tomorrow morning. Wait, I got something for you." Felix said reaching under the desk and pulling out a book.
"What is that?" Sabrina asked.
"It's called 'Baby Names From Across The Border.' You said you wanted to throw some Spanish in there, so I thought…"
"You have got to be kidding me." Sabrina laughed.
"I'm serious! Let's start with the A's" Felix said flipping through the pages. "Oh Alberto. Alllberrrto." He said faking a Spanish accent "That's kinda cute right?"
"Felix, no."
"Ok, what about Arabela… Arabellllla. That's hot! I like that one."
"You're insane, you know that?"
"Hey, what's going on?" Patrick said walking up behind Sabrina placing a kiss on her head.
"Hey you. Nothing. Just Felix being, well, Felix."
"Benicio… Beniccciiio. That's sounds like an Oscar right there" Felix said still engulfed in the baby book.
"Is he ok? Why is he talking like that?"
"I mentioned that I wanted to maybe incorporate a Spanish name for the baby and he's running with it as usual."
"See, I'm liking the girl names way better than the boys. Can't wait until tomorrow so we know for sure." Felix said still flipping through the book.
"What's tomorrow?" Patrick asked confused.
"We're finding out the sex of our baby." Felix answered
"You're baby?"
"Ugh, Sabrina explain this to him, please. I'll keep looking for names" Felix continued looking through the baby book as he walked down the hall.
"You're finding out the sex of our baby and you didn't tell me?" Patrick said clearly hurt.
"No! Well yes but no it wasn't like that Patrick. I was going to tell you today. I just found out last night that tomorrow is the only day my OB can do the ultrasound before going on vacation for a few weeks. I couldn't wait that long. And when I looked on the surgical board I saw that my appointment overlaps with your rotation tomorrow so Felix just kind of invited himself."
"I'll have someone cover it"
"Patrick…"
"No Sabrina. We do this together." He snapped. "I'm sorry, it just…" Patrick stopped to take a breath and calm his nerves "It just feel s like since you've been pregnant, I haven't had any real place as far as decisions go."
Sabrina lowered her head realizing what Patrick was really talking about "This is about the abortion isn't it?" She whispered.
Patrick looked away. He didn't want to dwell on the past, but she was right. The idea of Sabrina making such a major decision without consulting him still didn't sit well with him. Add that on top of the fact she still wasn't living at home with him and Emma. He felt as though he was missing all of the milestones couples expecting a baby should be reaching together. Patrick was there a few times to hold her hair back during morning sickness, but it was Lily who was there the first time the baby kicked and now Felix was going to be there when they learned the sex and pick out a name? None of it felt fair. "I just want to be counted." He said.
Sabrina took Patrick face in her hands "You are counted, I promise. I'm sorry if I've made you feel like you're not. That was never my intention. This is just all so new to me."
"I know, I just… I want you home. You and…" Patrick placed his hand on Sabrina's stomach to feel his child moving inside. "Our little miracle."
"And we will be, soon. Any word on the divorce?"
"Alexis said another 4-6 weeks or so. A lot of legal wrangling with Robin having been declared dead or something. Apparently the statute of limitations is different for us than it is for Sonny and Lily."
"Yeah Lily told me that because she was presumed dead for almost 30 years, technically their marriage was too."
"Olivia must be happy about that"
"I don't know. I don't even want to know. The love lives of my… parents is strange enough to say let alone try to figure out" Sabrina laughed.
"Come home" Patrick whispered wrapping his arms around her waist.
"We will figure all of this out in time. Let's just get through tomorrow. I can't wait. The suspense has been killing me" She smiled.
"Yeah I'm excited too." Patrick returned.
"Diego. Diiieeegooooo" Felix said walking by them still faking a Spanish accent. "Definitely highlighting that one!"
"Oh goodness. Come on, Felix. Put that down and let's get to work. I'll see you later?" She said turning to Patrick.
"Yeah" Patrick smiled lightly as he watched Sabrina and Felix disappear around the corner wondering if they were really still on the same page. Ever since they had gotten back from Colombia, Sabrina had been in a thousand different places emotionally. He attributed it to the pregnancy hormones and hoped that was all it was. After having so many people on the outside trying to undermine their relationship, Patrick was hoping the next obstacle didn't come from Sabrina herself.