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Boston's witch burnings

By: Fire Wolfe

A/N: 'Telepathy or thoughts', "Speech"

1 April 2013

Part 11

Patrick Doyle watched the group of people warily. He stood back and to the outside. He knew he really had no claim to them. Yet they were his family. He watched as Maura looked over at him with a strangely calm look. It was not one he was used to seeing. Normally their interactions were almost violent. However for all that he would not trade a moment of the barbs harsh words or even loathing he saw from her. She was his eldest female child and he loved her dearly. He looked across the room and spotted his youngest. Faith she was a spit fire all passion and fire. He hiding a smile because truth be known she was the most like him. He noticed how she was watching Sean and he had to approve. It would do the girl good to be matched with a good man like Sean. He could curb her wildness while not trying to tame it. In many ways Sean was a male version of Jane all protective and honorable. He could see Faith doing a lot worse. Yes Sean would do nicely for his Faith if he could just find a way of making them realize it. He grinned at the idea of it. There was a certain irony of having two of his children hooking up with law enforcement officers. His father would roll over in his grave and that thought made Patrick smile.

"Ok Doyle just what has you grinning?" Korsak asked walking over. He was not about to let the mobster screw with Maura and Jane he loved them both like his own.

"Ah well, I was just thinking of irony Vincent." Doyle said.

"What do you mean?"

"Look over there." Paddy pointed out.

Sean had walked over to the Council group and was questioning them. He was for Paddy's sake acting like a buffer between them the BPD and that fool FBI agent Dean.

Vincent Korsak did as Doyle requested he was not sure what he was seeing. Well besides Dean being an ass and that was normal.

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Agent Gabriel Dean tried to push his weight around. He still wanted to pin Doyle to the wall. However having that idiot Donavan around was so not helping, Rizzoli was bad enough, but he really did not get Donavan. Ok Rizzoli was banging the mobster's daughter sick as that was but Donavan what the hell was his connection to Doyle? He had no reason to be so damned protective unless he was dirty and if he was well then Dean would take him down hard.

"Back off Dean you have no business here." Jane said clearly a warning. She moved protectively in front of Maura.

"Look Rizzoli this is not your business."

"It is when you come running in guns drawn and pointed at me and mine." Jane almost shouted back.

Buffy looked at Faith and rolled her eyes. Seems the detective forgot she had done exactly the same thing, but in fairness Buffy supposed she had more reason then this asshole.

"Yeah well you looked like you needed back up." Dean said.

"Ouch" Faith said."That had to hurt." She whispered to Buffy cause the douche bag did have a small point the detective could have been in trouble had it not been them.

"Yeah not the point, you could have gotten us all killed again!" Jane shouted.

"Detective this is a hospital!" A rather large Nurse said as she walked over. "Please refrain from shouting."

Jane blushed Dean smirked but stopped when the nurse turned on him. "Stop provoking a fight Agent Dean. If you can't have a civil conversation I will be forced to ask you to leave. You have no reason to be here. Unlike the others you are not family."

"Look Nurse…Nurse Donavan I have -"Dean moved into her personal space only to be pulled back by Sean who pushed him away.

"Show some respect Dean. Are you ok Aunt Vicky?"

"Aye, I'm fine Sean. As I was saying I think it may be best if you leave. I am sure the detective and Agent Donavan can arrange to speak to you later."

"You can't do this." Dean said clearly not happy. Nurse Donavan signaled for some security agents.

Dean glared but decided a fight was not in his best interest. He turned and left but not before saying. "This is not over."

Sean flipped him off. It was not professional but he hated Dean. He noticed Jane smiling and grinned.

"Well I suppose I shouldn't have done that."

"I did not see a thing."Jane said with a grin. "Detective Jane Rizzoli."

"Agent Sean Patrick Donavan of the Marshal Service on protective detail for Un-Paddy er… Patrick Doyle."

Jane gave him a hard look Doyle simply smirked. "He's my godson Detective and family as is the nurse. It's good to see you Vicki Lass."

"Stop trying to flirt with me Paddy Doyle it did not work 30 years ago and it won't now. Besides you would not want me telling my Kerrigan would yeah?"

"Oh heavens no, "Paddy said with a grin. "As I recall Kerrigan has a wicked left hook."

"Aye he does, I felt it when he was teaching me to box." Sean said with a grin. "Thank you for your help Aunt Vicky."

"It was not a problem Sean." She said. "I could not let that agent cause a scene. I would cause you a lot of paper work if you had to shoot him."

Sean laughed at that. His aunt knew him oh so well.

Jane and Maura watched a little in shock they had never seen Paddy Doyle relaxed and joking around. He seemed almost human to them. They looked at Korsak and Frost who both seemed to share their disbelief. The four officers of the BPD looked at the others in the room and noted the dark haired girl seem to watch Paddy with care. It was as if she was trying to recall something. It was almost as if she recognized his behavior and was trying to understand what was going on.

"Ok how are you are all family?" Frost said."I mean I get the doc and maybe even Jane but the rest?"

"Well Detective Frost that is rather simple really. A man should be there to support his wife when her daughter is almost killed don't you think." Nurse Donavan said. "Paddy is many things but he never fails to protect his own."

The silence in the room was absolute.

Maura spun around and looked at Hope for confirmation.

She glared at the nurse. "We aren't married."

"Lie to yourself if you wish Hope Martin but, don't lie to your daughter I was there at your hand fasting girl its marriage by our laws. You cannot just pretend it's not there anymore then Honor could have. The law is the law and Paddy is your husband and mate you running off won't change that. If you had the guts to fight and accept that the world's not all perfect maybe a lot of things would not have gone to hell in a hand basket. I may have not been willing to take on Paddy but that's mostly because he only ever loved you and Honor why I have no notion. Both of you were fools to reject the man much less our king. He gave his all to keep you, Maura, Connor and … well the children safe." Her eyes fell on Faith as she suddenly realized what she might have let slip in her anger. "Our laws are old and our people older you had no right to be looking your nose down on them just because you did not follow the olden ways."

Paddy caught her hand before she could take after Hope. "Easy my friend, I did do the best I could, but clearly I failed both Connor and Maura and sadly worst of all I failed Faith and I failed Matty as well."

"Whose Faith?" Maura demanded "and Matty?"

"Matty or Mathew was your twin brother." Hope said."He, he never drew his first breath I saw him all blue and cold and then….then when Paddy told me you were….I could not bear to look at you again. I had held you alive and crying and then….then he said you were gone too. It's why I …why I had so hard a time accepting you were alive I saw him dead and blue and …."

Maura was stunned she had never expected this. Jane caught her as she nearly fell over.

"I have another brother and a sister?"

"B….you don't think?" Faith asked suddenly afraid. Buffy moved to hold her friend and spun to face the mobster. "How is it possible? I mean my mom was a drunken bitch I so cannot see Paddy hooking up with her."

"All right spill Irish man or I will tear your legs off and beat you with them until you spill out the truth."

Patrick Doyle laughed at this. "Lovely threats my dear but we both know you can na harm me. I am human ya know."

Buffy growled as she suddenly was reminded that this guy reminded her of Whistler. He pinged her slaydar. He was so not human, but he was not a demon either he was something else.

"Are you now, I wonder?"

Paddy eyes flashed a brilliant green in warning.

Buffy smiled coldly "So talk nowish." She showed no fear and she would keep her friend safe. Faith had suffered enough.

"Maura I would like you to meet Faith, Faith meet Maura she is your eldest sister and my first born daughter but second born child. Hope Matty/Mathew is alive and he is well."

Hope almost fell over upon hearing this. She glared at Paddy but was caught by Jane who moved with sped to catch her. Frost supported Maura and guided her to her mother.

Faith looked on stunned. "Well, I did say this mission was blessed by Murphy."

TBC…