Scenes: 3
Characters: Robin Scorpio, Jason Morgan
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Elizabeth: I’m sorry. I’m interrupting.
Jason: No, I should — I should get going. It’s really not great for me to be sitting out in the open here with you.
Robin: I’m glad you did. Thank you. You — you helped me understand how Patrick could feel as a father.
Jason: If Patrick is any kind of father, he’ll do what’s best for his child, no matter what it costs him.
Robin: I never expected Jason to help me see things from Patrick’s point of view. But you know what? He’s right. He’s right. I can’t just take the baby away from Patrick. I have to convince him that the baby would be better off if he wasn’t around.
Elizabeth: Isn’t that what you’ve been trying to do?
Robin: Well, I have to try harder, obviously. And if Patrick won’t listen to me, then he will have to listen to the judge.
Elizabeth: Well, you know, there’s no guarantee the judge is going to be on your side. And you might say something that you can’t take back.
Robin: I hate being in love with someone who could never give me the future that I want.
Elizabeth: Tell me about it.
Robin: I’m sorry. I’m being so selfish. I mean, here I am with Patrick, who’s tripping all over himself to be wonderful. And here you are, loving Jason, who’s life is so dangerous that we shouldn’t even be talking to each other outside of Kelly’s.
Elizabeth: I’m sure things will get easier. But, in the meantime, it really hurts to miss him like I do.
Robin: I know. I had to move to Paris and start a new career to get over him. So I understand. Believe me.
Elizabeth: At least things are settled for me. You know, Jason and I chose not to be together for an excellent reason. But you, your situation is a little more nebulous.
Robin: I hate nebulous.
Elizabeth: I know. That’s how it was when Lucky and I were splitting up. Everything kept changing. So I couldn’t just make an adjustment and move on.
Robin: Well, I could, you know, if Patrick would just cooperate. Really, why isn’t it enough that I will just let him be a part of this child’s life?
Elizabeth: But only on your terms.
Robin: It’s not fair to put my child in a situation that could eventually fall apart.
Elizabeth: Okay, I know I sound like one more person trying to tell you what to do –
Robin: Oh, please, go ahead. Patrick says that I never listen to anyone anyway.
Elizabeth: He really seems to love you, and he’s trying to change.
Robin: Yes, he is for now.
Elizabeth: Now is all we have, Robin. You know that better than anyone.
Robin: That’s the point. You know, I promised myself a long time ago that I would make every single day count. So how can I put myself in a situation that I know isn’t going to work out?
Elizabeth: Has Patrick ever lied to you?
Robin: No. In fact, he’s brutally honest.
Elizabeth: Then why not take him at his word? Why not let yourself believe that he actually wants to be a father. Can you at least consider the possibility that things might work out?
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