It caught him completely off-guard because he had never actually thought anyone would want him to be the father of their child. He was unpredictable and strange and not the most responsible person ever. Then again, Clio was in love with him and that other stuff was just semantics.
"Clio, that's...I don't have the words for how flattered I am to hear you say that. Of course you're a great person." Wanting the man she loved to be the father of her child wasn't terrible at all. Patrick liked Jacob a great deal and he was fairly sure even Jacob would understand Clio's thoughts on that. Though he was also sure if anyone tried to take Ella away from Jacob, Jacob would hunt them down with a machete.
"Honey, I- Ella will always be enough for me but if you wanted to... I mean, if you want to have another baby, I would like that. I mean, if that's what you're saying."