Hi everyone. This is the longest ever fan fiction story I have written and I still haven't finished yet! This chapter was one of the hardest to write and it took me a lot of rewrites. I hope it is ok. As ever, thank you for taking the time to stick with my story and follow Patrick's journey through Teresa's eyes.
Em-J
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Dedications: see first chapter
8 months- flowers.
'Boss?'
I look up from my desk to see Grace carrying a huge bunch of flowers.
'these were sent to you'. she places the gorgeous bouquet on my desk and I struggle to stop myself from smiling. 'you have a secret admirer!' she gushes. I shrug' I guess so' I tell her, looking out of the door I can see a gorgeous head of blonde curls dash across the bullpen. I get up and smell the flowers, the fragrance is gorgeous and it has already begun to fill the room. Grace carefully dislodges a card from the mass of stems and reads it 'Teresa. You have no idea how much you mean to me xx' she reads 'Awww, that's so sweet!'
'What's so sweet?' My heart skips a beat as Patrick, my BOYFRIEND Patrick, enters my office with a cup of tea for himself and a up of coffee for me. 'Lisbon has been given flowers' Grace tells him. Patrick smiles at me 'Wow, whoever sent them to you must think highly of you. That you're the most important person in his life. That the last three weeks and 5 days have been full of love and joy and perfection' My smile spreads wider at his heartfelt words. Grace looks between us before a wide smile covers her face. 'Oh my god it's..' she gestures to Patrick and squeals, Patrick smiles and puts his arms around my shoulders. 'I knew this would happen, I just knew it! I just knew it! I told them you would be perfect for each other. You make each other so happy and it's just…' she trails off. 'Congratulations you two. It's really nice to see you both happy. It truly is!'. She smiles and envelops us into a hug 'Thanks Grace', I tell her, as she grins like a Cheshire cat and goes through to the bull pen.
' Patrick I think the past three weeks and 5 days have been amazing as well I'm so happy right now' I tell him, earning myself an adorable Patrick smile, his gorgeous blue/green eyes full of love. 'I'm glad you feel that way Teresa' he tells me, before looking out into the bullpen, where the rest of our team are deep in conversation.' 'Well one down, two to go I guess' I say with a smile. 'No need to tell Kimball and Wayne, Grace will break the happy news!'. Patrick smiles at me. I admire the flowers on my desk, Patrick really does know what I like, one of the many amazing things about him that I love so much. 'Teresa I have some news about the house'. Ah yes, Patrick's old house. The one he shared with Angela and Charlotte. The house where Red John ruined his life. Patrick put the house up for sale the day after he said goodbye to Angela and Charlotte. I was there when he did it. I held his hand the whole time we were at the estate agents and afterwards, we held each other tight for what seemed like forever. We had put the house in the back of our minds. Let the estate agents deal with the potential buyers. Patrick hadn't properly lived in it for years and now he has his flat near me, selling the house would be leaving his old life behind for good.
'A couple brought it.' 'Already?!' I say, surprised. 'They liked the area. They're going to knock it down and build from scratch' Patrick explains. My eyes widen 'knock it down?!'. He shrugs. 'Maybe it's for the best. Start fresh right? The bad memories locked up inside it should be destroyed for good.' I nod and wrap my arms around him. I feel his head rest on my shoulders and his hands wrap around my waist. 'I don't want to think of the house anymore' I rub the back of his head, twisting silky soft curls around my fingers. He sighs and rubs my back 'Thank you for the flowers' I tell him. Patrick looks me in the eye and gives me a sparkling smile. 'You're welcome Teresa'. We share a perfect kiss as out of the corner of my eye, Cho and Rigsby exchange payments.
Ok so, that's chapter 10 over. I apologise if it isn't as good as the others. I promise to make the next chapter better! I might even get uploaded by my birthday!( 21st). Please let me know what you think and thank you for taking the time to read
Em-J