Hi all again, wow this is in need of updating, I check ed the date yesterday, I can't believe it was the 5th! LOL Anywho, I hope the waiting was worth it. Thank yous go out to Theresa366 for putting me on story alert. Eternal Darkness007 for reviewing and for loving this story and thinks it's cute, and for putting me in their favorite stories. Leelou09 for reviewing and loves this story, and also putting me on story alert. Brown eyes Parker for putting me on author alert. TheMentalistRules for reviewing and saying it was a fantastic chapter. Koezh for reviewing and for saying it was a brilliant chapter, and for thinking it was really sweet. Jisbon-Sessed for reviewing chapter 8 and for thinking it was a awsome, interesting and enjoyable chapter. SpecialAgentMcKenzi for adding me in their favorite stories. Thank you all so much! Wow I can't believe I'm on chapter 10! It seems like yesterday I was just scribbling down chapter 1 in my notebook! LOL I feel like it should be special, considering it is a big deal to me, I never thought I would come so far! LOL Okay, I hope you like this.....Here we go..... :0)

Teresa was still holding on to Patrick as he slept, he had a long day, and it showed, it hadn't even wiggled an inch sense he fell asleep. She had fallen asleep a little while after he did, she wanted to keep watch on him, she was worried about him. She thought the scared Patrick was gone, but apparently not.

She felt him suddenly softly sigh and began hugging her in his sleep. She smiled and guessed he was probably dreaming. He was......

Patrick was so happy he was with his wife in their apartment. They were in their bedroom, he was just in his boxers, she was in a pair of floral sleep shorts and a light pink tank top. He was kneeling on the floor in front of her, he had both arms gently wrapped around her, and his head was on her tummy. He was feeling the little one they made out of pure love kicking all around. She was four months expecting. She watched him as she ran her fingers through his soft curls, and cried. He was so loving and innocent. He was crying too, he was so happy he just couldn't stand it. He gently placed his left hand on the side of her tummy and ran his fingers over her skin, which made Teresa giggle and their little one squirm. He was so in love, and so happy. "I can't believe I'm going to be a Daddy, Teresa." He said while still hugging her. "Your going to be a great Daddy Patrick, I just know it." "Your going to be a great Mommy Teresa, I know that." He stood up and wrapped her in his arms around her and then softly kissed her lips before gently picking her up and carrying her to the bed. He laid her down gently and crawled in with her and just held her. He gently stroked her cheek. "I love you so much Teresa, I promise I'll always be here for you and our little one, I'll never leave I promise." "I know that Patrick, I love you too, so very much." They kissed again as she began to pull her tank top back down, he would always push it up above her tummy. He also loved doing something else, rubbing coco butter on her tummy and her legs. "Wait, don't pull your shirt down yet, let me rub some lotion on your tummy and legs, like I do every night." "Okay, here ya go." She pulled her shirt back up just above her tummy and laid her hands there. She loved being pampered by him, he could tell it. He let his warm breath warm the lotion up before touching her skin, he loved to do this after her shower. It was their little time together, some time that he could really pamper her, the way she deserved it. He began to rub the lotion on her tummy very slowly and gently, she watched him and felt their little one almost chasing his motions. "I think our baby loves massages too." "I think so to Teresa." He loved doing this, it was so intimate, he loved feeling of the little baby moving against his hands, the little one they had created. He smiled at the thought. She looked so beautiful. She practically glowed, she was so amazing to him. When he was done with her tummy he laid soft and tender kisses on her, then moved to her legs, Teresa loved his massages the man gave the best ones. He took his time slowly working out the kinks and tight muscles that a long day could bring. He also rubbed her feet, making sure to hit all those pressure points perfectly. "Oh, that feels so good Patrick, your to good to me." He smiled at her and watched her reactions closely. "Your my wife sweetheart, you deserve to be treated like a queen, and I intend on doing just that." He couldn't take his eyes off of her as he massaged her, she was just breathtaking, she laid there softly sighing and smiling, he loved that it was his touch that caused such actions from her. After he was done with her feet, he made a trail of soft kisses up her legs. "Let me massage your back." He said through kisses, as he continued his way up her tummy. "That tickles." He just grinned and helped her as she turned to her side. His hands were amazing, so strong and tough, yet so tender and gentle. She couldn't believe he wanted to do this every night. It was their little tradition. They would come home from work, they'd eat a little something and talk a bit, and then head to the shower, followed by massage time as he called. "Hmmm, Patrick, sweetheart I'm going to fall asleep if you keep doing that." "Then fall asleep, I won't mind, I love doing this Teresa." He began to lay kisses all over her back. His lips were so warm, soft and tender. She loved his kisses, all of his touches. As she could feel herself drifting into sleep, she turned to face him. "I love you so much Patrick, I don't want to fall asleep on you." "It's okay darling." He eased her shirt back down, and put the lotion back on her night table and pulled up their comforter and sheet, as he laid down he pulled her close to him, and snuggled her in. Her head rested to his chest so she could feel his heartbeat, as she kissed him, and her right arm laid between them so she could place it on his chest too, while her left one was on the side of her tummy. His right arm was under her to cradle her head, as he ran his fingers through her soft silky hair, and his left hand ran up and down her side and them rested on hers, they held each others hands and began to drift off feeling their little one wiggling between them. "I love you Patrick, I'll be right here when you wake up, okay?" "Yes my love, I love you too Teresa, so very much, and I'll be right here too, with you." He was so sleepy all of a sudden and as quickly as he thought that he began to wake up to find himself in her arms, she wasn't expecting, he could tell that, otherwise she wouldn't be able to have him lying on top of her like he was. It felt so good to know she did just as she said she would. She was right there when he woke up. It was a beautiful dream that he hoped one day would come true.

She could tell he was waking up from a wonderful visit to dreamland judging by how calm and peaceful he seemed. He gently eased his head a little so he could see her. "I don't know if it's morning or night, but it's always good to see your beautiful face." They both softly laughed at his statement. He then eased himself up a little to kiss her gently on her lips. This action was still new to Teresa. Then he eased back down, just lying there, wrapping his arms around her tightly. "Did you rest and sleep well Patrick?" "Yes I did, how about you my sweetheart, did you rest and sleep well?" "Yes I did, I'm glad to know that you did too, I know your so wore out." "It's okay, I want to be strong and healthy for you, I want to take care of you Teresa, this is just got to be so much stress to you." "No, it's not at all, I love taking care of you, I mean that." He smiled against her well his warm shirt, and breathed in her sweet scent, gosh this felt so good, he could just lay in bed all day with her. He hoped that one day he could. He longed to hold her like she was holding him. He couldn't remember ever being held so much before, only by her, and it felt wonderful. Their legs were still entangled, and he could feel the soft skin of her legs against his. It felt wonderful to be surrounded by her femininity. Her scent surrounded him, almost to the point of hypnotizing him. "We got a couple more hours, why don't you try to get a little more sleep, you probably got another busy day a head of you, you'll need all the rest you can get." "Okay, that sounds good to me, goodnight again sweetheart, I love you." "Goodnight again Patrick, and I love you." As she drifted off to sleep Patrick arranged his head so he could look up at her. She was an amazing woman. He couldn't deny how much he loved her, he would do anything to protect her, to make sure she was happy. He eased his head up a little and kissed her on her heart, then laid back down and fell asleep.

Teresa woke up first this time, and took in the sunshine just barely peaking through the curtains. As she yawned she tried not to stir Patrick about to much, she wanted him to get as much rest as possible. She already knew sometime today she would be learning how to do some therapy with him. She looked down at him, he looked so peaceful, she wished she hadn't gotten him so upset yesterday evening, she hadn't meant to. He began to sigh and stretch, and then snuggle to her, gently nuzzling. "Hmmm, morning beautiful." She couldn't resist smiling , he had his head turned up a bit so he could see her. He was so adorable when he first woke up, he was adorable anyway, but it was something about how he looked when he woke up that was just, well breathtaking. He pratically glowed, and his golden curls were all over his head, all messed up, even some on his for head. "Morning yourself, you feeling okay?" "Mmm Hmm, wonderful my love, wonderful."

"Good morning you two." Said nurse Becky. "Good morning." They said in unison. "Well are you two hungry?" "Yes, I could eat a little something I guess." Patrick said. His eyes were still shut as he talked, he was gently and slowly running his right hand up and down her side, while his left one was under her holding her to him as they talked to nurse Becky. She had fallen head over heels in love with them both, they were so cute together, and he was so adorable. "Okay, well what you you like, how about you two get straight, and I'll come back in a few minutes, okay?" "Okay thank you." Teresa said. Although Patrick didn't seem to be moving anywhere. "Honey, you gotta get up you you can eat your breakfast." "I'm comfy." He mumbled against her chest, as he snuggled and held her even closer. "I'm glad that I make a comfortable bed." She blushed at the comment, it seemed to fly out of her mouth before she could stop it. "Yes you are, your so perfect Teresa, I could stay like this all day, just lying with you like this all day long." She was beyond the feeling of happy, it was so weird and strange to hear him say such things, this was so new, yet at the same time it all felt so natural, almost like they were meant to be, and if she was completely honest with herself, she would prefer to stay just like this too, but he had to get up so she could get him nurished. "Come on sweetie, you got to get up." He groaned but began to move. Soon he pushed up from her, and rolled a little, until he was on his back with his head turned, then he set up. She watched him as he stretched and wiggled around and yawned, she made sure to keep her hands on his back to help him balance himself a bit. She stretched too, and began to pull her legs around so she could get out of bed, before she crawled out she gently kissed the center of his shoulder blades. Her response was a low moan. As she got out, she helped him lay back down, his head turned towards her. "There we go, I'll be right back, okay.?" "Okay." Then she headed to the bathroom, they had been in bed for about twelve hours, so she really needed to get up. Patrick just laid there waiting, and thinking about his wife, he hoped to always make her happy. As soon as he was thinking these thoughts she came out, and went to their sink and washed her hands, and headed back to him. "You ready?" "Oh yes, more than ready." They both laughed. She uncovered him, and crawled back in bed with him and helped him to set up, he braced himself against the bed once again. When she knew he was stable she then got back out of bed, moved his legs around and stood between them once again, and eased him out. "Your doing really well this time." "Yeah, you think so?" "Yes I do, your doing wonderful." "Thank you Teresa, I'm only fighting for you." The words cut her deep, she was glad she was there with him, it was very obvious he needed to have someone to fight for. "Come on then, lets go." They were just standing there, as he leaned down to hug her, and then gave her a soft kiss. She couldn't help but think of how soft, warm, and tender his lips were. As they began to walk she noticed he wasn't as wobbly as he was before, that was a wonderful thing, she had to let him know she had noticed it. "Hey your balance is a lot better, that's very good Patrick." She knew he loved the encouragement, and knew he needed it. "Thank you, but its because I'm with you, your my anchor, as long as your with me I won't fall Teresa." That statement went farther than walking him around, and she knew it. They smiled as they reached their destination. When they stopped he gently cupped her face and gently kissed her again "Here you go, if you need anything, let me know okay." "Okay, I will, I promise." As he entered their small bathroom she scurried back to the be side table and got their toothbrushes and toothpaste, and two hand towels to wash up with. She then hurried back to the sink, and set everything on it. As she finished he was opening the door, and she met him. "Ah, all better now." They both laughed, and she shook her head at him. "That's good." They walked to the sink, and he washed his hands. She handed him a hand towel, and stood behind him, holding on to him tightly, but peaked around a little so she could see him. She watched him closely as he washed his face, his arms, chest and tummy, even his sides. He then turned slightly to check out the cut along his side. "That one is driving me crazy." She was so busy watching him, she didn't even hear him. "Huh, I'm sorry, what Patrick?" "This cut, its driving me crazy, it itches." "Oh, well that's good, it means its healing." "That's good, but still." She watched him as he prepared and then brushed his teeth, rinsed his face, and then ran his fingers through his crazy looking hair, his little curls were everywhere. "That looks a little better, doesn't it?" "I didn't see anything wrong with you to begin with." He smiled at her in the mirror, and she held on to him as she stood beside him and prepared brushed her teeth. She then rinsed and washed her face and combed her fingers through her hair. "That looks better too." She laughed. "I didn't see anything wrong with you to begin with." She smiled as he leaned down to kiss her, then he pulled her in a tight, but tender embrace. "Teresa, I want to tell you something sweetheart." "Oh, what is that?" "I want to tell you that I love being your husband, and I love the fact that your my wife Teresa." She could feel the tears coming but couldn't help it, she told him the absolute truth. "Patrick, I love being your wife, and love that your my husband." They kissed once more and went for another tight embrace, then they walked slowly back to the bed. She stood in front of him as he scooted in bed, and helped him get situated. "Okay you two, you ready for breakfast yet?" "More than you know!" They all laughed. "Okay what would you like?" "Well lets see, I think I want an omelet, brown sugar and cinnamon oatmeal, and bacon, with coffee." Patrick what would you like?" "I think I'll have what your having, accept I want tea." "Okay, I'll be back shortly." "Thank you." "Your welcome." She turned to Patrick. You know you don't have to get the same thing I do, you can get different things." "I know. I just like what you get." They both laughed softly and just watched each other. He wondered what kind of fun was in store for him today.

"Breakfast time you two." "Wow that was fast." Teresa said. "Yes the kitchen is buzzing with all kinds of yummy things." They all smiled and laughed. "Okay, I'll see you too later, we have a big day Patrick, I'll think you'll enjoy it though." "Uh, I hope so." "Oh you will, I promise, I be back in here soon , and give you your bath and get you all freshened up, okay?" "Okay." I'll see you two later, enjoy." They thanked her and she was gone. "Well lets see here, wow, where to begin, everything looks so good." "His mouth watered, just the smells were doing this to him, he couldn't wait to see how everything tasted, everything looked so good. "Okay what do you want to try first?" She asked him. "How about you try something first." "Nope, you first." He just watched her, she looked pretty determined. "The oatmeal." She began feeding him and then some for herself. "Wow, this is delicious." "Yes it is Teresa." They continued to eat and drink until they were both full. She held his tea cup up to his lips and watched him drink. He kept his hands on her the whole time, he shook, but not as bad as before, there was definitely a difference. When they were done she moved the table away, and set in bed with him. He was rubbing his tummy. "You full huh?" "Oh yes in deed, are you sweetheart?" "Yes." She smiled as she rubbed hers too. Just in no time Nurse Becky returned, "Well, was everything good?" "Everything was absolutely delicious." They both answered her. "Well good then, I'm going to give you your medication now." She handed the pills to Teresa, and she gently tilted the little cup to his lips, and then gave him some water. "Okay bath time, I got your good stuff I bought for you." "Oh good, that smells so good." "I think while your getting your bath I'll just go out and call Grace to see how Cho is holding down the fort." "Oh yes dear, Grace came by and brought you some more clothes, here is the bag." Teresa took the bag and set it on the bed and smiled as she began to pull the items out. "What cha got good of mine this time huh?" "Well I got a pale blue striped shirt, light gray sweatpants, and green plaid boxers." "Ah, good, I love when you wear my things, it feels like your even closer to me." Yes, I like that too." He put his arms out to her, and pulled her a tight embrace, and then kissed her tenderly, then placed her back down on the floor. "Well I guess I'll take my shower, and then call Grace, I never got a chance yet to call her and thank her for everything." "Yes, she is helping you out a lot." "Yes she is." She leaned down and got the little bag next to the bed. She set it there and looked through it. She got her bag that had her shower gel, her brush and comb in it. "Well I hope you enjoy your bath, I'll see you shortly." They kissed and she was on her way to the nurses station where they gave her a pair of pink socks and a new pair of slippers. She was going to enjoy this.

She reached her destination and walked in locking the door just like before. She took everything out of the bags and placed them on the little vanity. She lifted the shirt up to her nose and breathed in his scent. He smelt so good, the scent was masculine and a little spicey. Although she couldn't really figure it out, ginger or something close to it. She turned the water on and let the temperature get adjusted, as she stripped down and placed the clothing in the bag to give back to Grace. She really needed to call her. She grabbed her shower gel and threw her towel over the curtain rod, and stepped in. The water was amazing, while she rinsed herself off she wondered what nurse Becky had been talking about when she said Patrick would enjoy this, I promise. She shook her head. Gosh that poor man had been through so much. He needed a break, that was for sure. She washed her hair, and drank in the wonderful scent she was absorbed in. She rinsed, then bathed herself. It felt good to be relaxed for a change. As she finished rinsing off she thought of him, and how all of this started. When she was done she turned the water off and stepped out, and began to dry off. She looked at his clothes and smiled, she loved being in his things, it was such an intimate way to connect with him. She began getting dressed, then dried her hair a little more then combed it, and prepared her bangs, putting them on the side. Then she gently brushed it out. She put her socks and slippers on and got all of her stuff together, and stepped out. She felt like a brand new woman. She saw that their room door was still shut. The nurses station was only a couple feet away from his room. So she thought this would be a good time to call Grace, but her thoughts changed when she realized that her phone was in the night table. "Oh well, I'll call her later I suppose." So she just set there for a few minutes.

Nurse Becky suddenly came walking out with all their bed linings, and Patrick's pajama pants and boxers he had on. "Is he okay?" "Oh yes he is fine dear, I gave him a surprise after his bath, he is enjoying it, go on in there with him." "Okay." Teresa walked into the room to find he wasn't in bed, but setting outside, drinking in the sunshine as he set in a chair that was next to a small table. She couldn't believe her eyes, he was setting outside on what looked like a small patio area, on a huge blacktop roof. "Only in California." She set all her stuff back down beside their bed. She smiled as she began to walk out to him, she was met with his scent. She took in the view, it was beautiful, just what he needed. The air was warm, it was the perfect summer day. She walked up to him, and gently stroked his wet curls, she noticed how they danced in the wind, even though his hair was still wet. "Did you enjoy your bath?" "Yes , baby, did you?" "Yes, very much so." "You smell amazing, Teresa, you smelled wonderful before you even stepped out of bed this morning too." "Well that's good to know." "You smell amazing too, you also smelled wonderful before you even stepped out of bed." They both giggled. "Set with me, please?" "Okay." She had already had her hand on the other chair, when he caught it. "No Teresa, I meant set with me." "Patrick I don't want to hurt you." He wholeheartedly laughed at her. "What's so funny?" She looked a little confused. "The thought of you hurting me, come here set with me." She set down on his lap, and he adjusted her how he wanted her to set. This is what he needed, some time with her without being in the hospital, just some time to themselves. She leaned herself back against his body, and his arms wrapped around her tightly, as she wrapped her arms around his arms,she could feel the strength that was there. She couldn't deny how wonderful this was. They just set there and watched the birds flying around, felt and tasted the summer air. They breathed it in as well as each others scents. It was the perfect moment, she felt him gently lay his head against her head, and hugged her tighter to him, he held her like she would disappear. At that time nurse Becky reappeared. "Okay sweethearts, time to come back in, it's time for some therapy." He snuggled his head to her. "Uh, therapy time." "It helps you Patrick, I've seen a world of difference in you today." "Okay, if you think so, I'll do it for you." She gently eased up from his embrace, and helped him up. She held on to him tightly, and then she noticed his pants, she didn't know if it was pure coincidence or what. His pants were green plaid. She shook her head as they began to walk back inside. He wasn't as out of breath as before. He was a lot better.

They reached the bed, and she settled him against it. He eased himself in,as she removed his slippers, and she crawled in with him to help him get positioned and got him settled, then in she crawled back out and got his legs more comfy. "Okay this is going to be your therapy for today, Patrick, I want to show Teresa how to give you physical therapy, how does that sound?" "That sounds wonderful." " Okay, Teresa come here sweetie." Teresa walked over to the end of the bed. She watched and listened as nurse Becky explained. "Okay first were gonna pull Patrick's pant legs up, and remove his socks, okay, now I have some lotion that helps with achy muscles, it has peppermint, eucalyptus, and camomile in it, it will sooth and help you to relax." "Wow, that sounds wonderful." Teresa said. "Yes it does." Teresa put some lotion on in her hand, and inhaled the wonderful fresh scent. Then she began to gently massage his legs and then his feet. She took her time and did what nurse Becky had told her and showed her. She could tell he was seriously enjoying this. He was smiling and softly sighing. She pushed a little deep in his muscles, and gently squeezed also, it helped with his circulation. "Uh, that feels so good, you have the touch sweetheart." "Thank you, this will help with his strength?" "Oh yes, this is perfect for him, and your going slowly which is perfect too, that helps his tight muscles become loosened up, so it will easier for him to walk." "I don't mind getting this kind of therapy everyday, this is incredible, it feels so good, I feel so relaxed." "Good that is the whole purpose sweetie." "Okay Teresa, now where going to try something else." "Okay." Patrick just watched her as she stopped, as she gently patted the top of his foot. Gosh she was so beautiful. "Okay Teresa, I want you to set on the end of the bed, I want you to place your knee on the bed, and your other leg on the floor to balance yourself." She did what she was told, Patrick somewhat moved his leg up for her. "Okay Teresa I want you to hold on to Patrick's foot and his leg as he pushes against you." "Will I hurt her?" "No, of course not, okay, now Patrick I want you to push against Teresa, Teresa I want you to push his foot against him, this is a strength building exercise." Patrick pushed as hard as he could, and Teresa gave it right back. "Your doing wonderful Patrick, keep it up, push a little harder to Teresa." "I'm trying." Said Patrick. "Your doing so good Patrick, I'm so proud of you." The encouragement was what he needed, he began to push harder against her. She pushed even harder against him, trading his legs. He was straining, but smiling. "I can almost feel my muscles strengthening." "Good, that's the whole idea." "Okay Teresa, that is enough for now." She stopped as she laid his leg back down. "Okay now you get a massage." "Ah, good, she gives the best massages." She blushed as she began once again began to gently massage and squeeze the tight muscles. It felt so good, he could feel himself getting so relaxed he was to the point of falling asleep, and in no time at all he was. "Bless his heart, look how relaxed he is." "Yes, he is definitely relaxed now." She continued to gently rub his legs, and then stopped. "Well I'm going to leave you two alone for awhile, if you want anything feel free to call, okay?" "Okay, thank you so much." "Your more thank welcome, I'll see you later." "Bye." She gently placed his socks back on him and gently squeezed his feet to snuggle with him a little, then pulled his pant legs back in place. Then she just watched him for a few moments. He looked so calm. She decided now would be a good time to call Grace. She eased herself off the bed, and gently opened the nightstand, and got her phone. She then closed it, and looked him again, he was softly snoring. She smiled at him as she walked outside, being careful to stay close to the door so when he woke up he could see her.

She called Grace getting the same introduction as usual, "Grace Van Pelt, CBI, how can I help you today?" "Uh, Grace you don't have to try so hard, I know your doing a terrific job." They both laughed, as she kept her eye on Patrick. She was setting in his chair, facing the bed. "Hi boss!" "How is Patrick doing, how are you doing?" "I'm doing just fine , Patrick is doing wonderful, I'm sorry I haven't called you, its just been so much going on." "Oh don't worry about that, I know you guys are going through a lot." "I wanted to thank you for bringing me clothes, and all the other goodies you sent us." "Oh, no problem, I figured you and Patrick could use a little special treatment." "Well yes, we loved everything you sent." "I guess I should have got him some body wash too, I didn't think of that." "Oh no, that's okay, his nurse, her name is Becky has took us under her wing, and she loves Patrick to no end, she went out a bought him some Old Spice shower gel, he loves it." Grace laughed softly. "That' so good, how is his therapy going, Miss Becky told me something about new therapy for him she was starting today, how did it work?" "Well he loved it, the new therapy was me learning to give him therapy, its easier on him that way, I massaged his legs, and his feet, and then did some strength building exercises with him, he did very well, and after he got another massage, and he was so relaxed he fell asleep." They both laughed. "I'm so glad he is coming around so well." "Yes I am too." "I want to let you know that everything here is going well, and I got some more news for you." "Yeah, what's that?" "Well you remember I told you that Mitchell Cambell was put on death row and in solitary confinement right?" "Yes, Red John, how could I forget." She said while watching and listening to Patrick sleep. "Well it seems that the judge upped the date." "What do you mean Grace?" "He was put to death by lethal injection today, slow and painful." "Just how he wanted it." "Yes boss, just how he wanted it." "That is so wonderful, I can't tell you how happy I am to hear this." "When Patrick comes back, he will be ecstatic to hear this!" Teresa felt a sudden pain shoot through her. Back to him, then suddenly she realized something else she had to tell Grace. "Uh, Grace there is something you need to now for when you come to see us." "Um, okay what's that?" "Well Patrick isn't really all the way himself, as we know, his memory is shot at the moment." "Yeah." "He thinks I'm his wife, and we've been married for the past two years." She heard Grace gasp. "Uh you okay there Grace?" "Uh, yeah sure, wow, he thinks you two are married, how and why?" "I don't really know, but he does." "How are you going to explain things to him?" "I don't know, I'll wait for that when the day comes, and then worry about it." "Well what is it like Mrs. Patrick Jane?" They both softly laughed. "Well to be perfectly honest with you Grace, he is a totally different person, I can really tell how his marriage was, he was a wonderful loving husband, very kind and gentle." "Wow, its really something that you got to see that first hand huh?" "Yes." "Well Grace I guess I'll let you go, I can see Patrick starting to wiggle a little, I'll try to keep you better updated from now on, oh yeah they also ran a lot of tests yesterday and he is doing very good, and healing very well, his head is still very sensitive, but they said it would heal in time." "That is wonderful, I'll inform everyone." "I'll talk to you later then." "Okay then, bye Grace." "Bye boss."

She hung up, and walked back in just in time to hear Patrick call for her. "Teresa." Was all he said. "I'm right here, I just called Grace to get her all caught up with what's going on with us." "Oh, that's nice." He said while stretching and yawning. She smiled at him as she took her left hand and tenderly stroked his face, he felt "fuzzy" as he called it. "I think I need another shave pretty soon." She smiled at him. Just then then nurse Becky reappeared in there room. " I have a visitor for you Patrick." "Hi all." "Hey Dr. McKinny, how are you today?" Patrick and Teresa both asked. "I'm doing well, how about you two dears?" "Pretty good." They answered him. "Well that's always good to hear, nurse Becky here has informed me on everything going on with you, I must say Patrick, your are doing wonderful, and I'm very pleased with all the progress your making." "I also have some exciting news for you, I think I might be able to remove the stitches in your side today, how does that sound son?" "That sounds wonderful, there driving me crazy." "Well good, that means they are healing." "I suppose, when can you take them out?" They all laughed. "Someones ready like yesterday!" "Yes he is." Chimed Teresa. "They are about to give him a fit, this morning he was almost trying to want to scratch at them but didn't." Patrick looked at his wife and playfully rolled his eyes. "Tattle tail." She looked at him and smirked. "What, its the truth." "Well lets see here, turn over on your side please." Teresa helped Patrick turn over, which earned her him pulling her closer to him and snuggling his face to her tummy. He snuggled and cuddled to her. She tenderly stroked his hair and his neck, and back. "Okay, I'm going to remove the bandage, I'll try not to pull to hard, okay?" "Okay." He mumbled to him against her tummy, still nuzzling to her. "Okay this won't hurt, but it might tickle a bit." "Mm kay." Teresa smiled at him, and shook her head. Dr. McKinny began to gently cut the thread, and gently eased it out, pulling very slowly. Patrick began to giggle and squirm a bit and then pulled Teresa closer to him. "Does it tickle?" He nodded, still giggling pretty hard. Teresa was now laughing at, and with him, while trying hard to hold him still. "Okay this is the last bit." As the good doctor pulled the last bit out, Patrick was beside himself, in a fit of giggles. Now they were laughing with him. "Okay, well it looks wonderful, all knitted back together, now I'm going to put some more antibiotics on it, and rebandage it, you can take a look at it if you want, okay?" He just nodded, he couldn't talk now if he wanted to, he was to busy watching her. Teresa looked at the wound and remembered the day he got it, she had stopped laughing, she gently ran her fingertip over it. He moved his head a little to watch her face become serious. "I almost lost you." He took her hand and placed it to his lips and gently kissed her, she was crying, and it broke his heart. "You didn't though sweetheart, I'm right here with you Teresa and I'm not leaving you, ever, I promise." She nodded and tried desperately tried to wipe her tears away. Just then Dr. McKinny reentered the room. "Okay then, I'll get you all bandaged up, and you don't have a fish bone pattern on you either." "That's good." He was still holding her hand and gently rubbing his thumb then fingers over her soft skin. "Okay all done here, we'll leave you alone to get some rest, and I'll be seeing you again in the morning, were expecting your blood work early, so we shall see you two later, night night." They both left, but nurse Becky reappeared, "if you need anything give me a call, okay?" "Okay." Then she was gone.

Teresa couldn't let that day get out of her head, she felt so light earlier, now this. "Sweetheart set with me." She gently set on the bed, as he watched her. She seemed so out of it. As she set on the bed, he began to rub her back, and gently squeeze her neck, trying to sooth her, that's when he knew what to do. "Teresa, lay down with me, please?" "Okay, let me ease you up, so I can crawl in." "No, Teresa." She looked at him with a confused look on her face. "I want to hold you, come, lay down with me." "I don't want to hurt you Patrick, you still have stitches in your chest." "Please." He began to scoot over just a bit, and she laid down, he pulled her extra close. She had never been held like this before, she suddenly felt so safe. She breathed in his scent, and became very relaxed as he rubbed her back. His left arm was cradling her head, as his fingers ran through her hair, he breathed in the feminine scent, while his right arm wrapped around her tightly, gently rubbing up and down her back. She snuggled close him,but she didn't want to hurt him. He eased the sheet and their blanket up around them, cuddling tightly. "Am I holding you to tight, I don't want to hurt you." "No Patrick, it's perfect." She could feel the precious sound of his heartbeat, it was the most beautiful sound in the world to her. She placed her small hands on his chest, and kissed him, his skin was so warm to her lips. He sighed softly. This is what he had been craving, to hold her, she deserved it, she needed him, and it was the best feeling to him. Their legs entangled, as they pressed tightly to one another. "I love you Teresa, sweet dreams darling." He said as he tenderly kissed her head. "Good night Patrick, I love you too, so very much, please don't ever leave me." "I promise, my sweet angel, I will never leave you, I'll only love and protect you." As she kissed his chest again, they pulled each other even closer, and soon fell asleep.

Wow, it took me three days to write this, I hurt my hand, so I just typed up the whole chapter it was easier than writing it in my notebook, less stress on my wrist. I hope you guys liked this, I tried to make it special for the 10th chapter. Let me know what you think. Please read and review.

Crystal*hugs*:0)