A Bad Father
While the men were meeting in the dark, Patrick was going through his own demons. He had been severely affected by his talk with Shifu.
As the conversation played in his mind, Patrick sat there, his mind drifting back to the day he had first become a father.
✿ Flashback ~ The Birth of the Twins ✿
Patrick had been in a state of panic when he saw how his beloved wife was suffering. She was screaming, even though she tried so hard not to. His heart was torn.
Although he knew this was part of the process, and the pain inevitable, it did not mean that he wasn't affected. He held on to his wife's hand, and let her grip him as hard as she could. He had felt the pain, but he knew it was but a drop in the ocean compared to what his wife was experiencing.
Sure, she was under drugs right now but it didn't seem to work.
Her forehead was full of beads of sweat, and the doctor was being as encouraging as he could.