At the same time, Patrick began falling for his co-worker and friend, the HIV-positive Dr. Robin Scorpio, which brought up the question of whether Patrick could give up his womanizing ways. In July 2006, through an operating room mishap, Patrick was exposed to HIV, though his HIV test returned a negative result. After much resistance on Robin's part, Robin and Patrick were finally married and welcomed their baby girl, Emma Grace Scorpio-Drake.
At the same time, Patrick developed feelings for his co-worker and friend, Dr. Robin Scorpio, who was HIV positive. This led to a discussion about whether Patrick could change his promiscuous behavior. In July 2006, an operating room incident exposed Patrick to HIV, but his test came back negative. After much resistance from Robin, they eventually married and welcomed their daughter, Emma Grace Scorpio-Drake.