Texas Wildflowers
Synopsis: Taking place about 9 months after the events of 'White Orchids', we find Patrick and Lisbon Jane bringing a little girl into the world that they name Rose Marie.
Chapter 1-Calm, Cool, Collected...Frantic
Patrick Jane couldn't have been more euphoric. He had married the woman of his dreams and thanks to the help of his wife, had stopped a crazed lunatic by the name of Lazarus from taking anymore innocent lives. He loved Teresa more than anything in the world and he had finally overcome the deaths of his former wife and daughter. It had been difficult and at times, he had been haunted by visions of them at night. However now, there were no more visions, not even of Red John, whom he had shot dead on only months before being called into the Texas precinct and becoming quite the fixture there.
It had been heaven on the honeymoon, but nothing could be more idyllic than the settings of their quaint cottage in the woods. The solitude of the pond and the beauty of the flora and fauna took his breath away as he savored his favorite cup of hot Earl Grey tea. He nibbled on a raspberry scone momentarily and inhaled the country air, clean and fresh as it was. Teresa felt a sharp pain in her side and noticed that the contractions were becoming closer together in duration and pattern.
'I think I might be going into labor.', she said, a little anxiously. Patrick had dealt with having a baby before, but he had forgotten just how frightened and vulnerable it had made him feel. He had always been so cool under pressure, but now he was beginning to feel frantic. Luckily, Teresa kept him calm through this frantic time. She reminded him that they would get through it, as they had everything else. They were a team now and having a little baby brought into the world would only draw them closer together.