For Keeps
Are Robin and Patrick falling in love...or lust?

With secrets and lies swirling all around them, Robin and Patrick spend this week trying (and trying and trying) to make love, only to be continually interrupted. Is fate trying to tell them something? And when the would-be lovers finally consummate their relationship, will it be the beginning of a beautiful romance...or something they'll both regret?

If It's Not One Thing...

As the week begins, Patrick has set the stage for seduction at the Metro Court. Unfortunately, the mood is ruined when they run into several PC residents, all of whom serve as a subtle reminder that Robin is sitting on the most explosive secret in recent PC memory: the truth about baby John's paternity! As if that's not enough to put a kibosh on their evening, an emergency leads to Patrick having to go to GH.

Small-town life being what it is, Robin continues running into both Jax and Nikolas, keeping alive and well the temptation to spill what she knows. But learning that Helena is on the loose keeps her silent as she ponders the possibility that Jax might actually be acting in the child's best interest.

...it's Your Father

The next night, Robin and Patrick are again set to seal the deal when she spoils the mood by comparing him to her father. Getting past her daddy issues, they are once again about to make love when Robert shows up with a few questions for his daughter's suitor! Robin's not particularly thrilled when her Dad and Patrick hit it off, and her beau isn't exactly tickled when he overhears her saying to Robert that she will never fall in love with the womanizing doctor.

After The Lovin'

Despite it all, Robin and Patrick give dating another try...only to have his car break down! Despite having to walk to a cabin (did we mention it was raining?), somehow romance -- or at least lust -- blooms, and they make love.

In the afterglow, Patrick denies being concerned about her HIV status but admits he's not big on commitment. Saying not to worry, that it's just sex, Robin proves as much by making love with him again. The next day, the fun continues as they do what well-trained docs have done since time began: sneak off for a quickie in the hospital linen closet! But here's the question: If this is all just casual fun, why is Robin so upset to see Patrick flirting with another woman? And if she truly has fallen for Patrick, will she wind up having her heart broken? "Things have gone a little bit further than either one of them planned," admits Jason Thompson. "It scares him a little...and it is going to shake him up!"

Picture Caption: "Patrick's not just an arrogant guy," says Thompson. "He's damaged because of things that have happened to him."

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