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This is the part where Paddy reads the will to both Patrick and Teresa and what is it. I hope you like it.
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Chapter 5
The Will
Patrick and Paddy arrive back to the Cabin later on in the afternoon at the same time that Teresa pulls up in the SUV. He and Paddy get out of the car and Patrick turns to his wife and says.
"Hi Love how was your day?" "Did everything go ok with the Midwife?" he walks up to Teresa and gives her a kiss on the lips.
"Oh everything is ok and I don't need to go back for 5 month" she says as she opens the back door so that she can get Lucyanne out of the car.
"Can we help you with the shopping" asks Patrick.
"Yes please" "I'll just go and tend to Lucyanne as she has been a little bit grumpy on the way home I think she need a change" Teresa says as she walks up the steps to the front door with Lucyanne in her car seat.
"Okay" replies Patrick then turns to Paddy and asks him for a hand.
Paddy and Patrick collect all the shopping bags from the boot of the car and take them in to the house and then into the kitchen where they place them on top of the island in the middle of the kitchen. Then Patrick goes to put the kettle on the stove to boil some water for some tea and make some coffee for Teresa.
Just as Patrick and Paddy was sitting down at the table in the kitchen each holding a cup of Earl Gray tea Teresa walks in with baby Lucyanne in her arms crying.
"What's wrong" says Patrick with a worried look on his face, as he gets up and goes towards Teresa and takes them both into a hug.
"I'm sorry" Teresa says "everything today has been such an upheaval I just don't know if I'm coming or going" she says through sobs. "I don't feel too good I have an awful headache and feel a little nauseous" "I just want to go and lie down for an hour can you look after Lucyanne for now".
"Paddy you won't just look after Lucyanne for a short while, while I take Teresa upstairs for a lie down I will be back soon enough for us to carry on our conversation from earlier." Patrick looks at Paddy who nods his head and gets up and takes Lucyanne from Teresa and then sits down near the table then making funny faces to make her smile.
Patrick leads Teresa up the stairs and walks her towards their bedroom. He sits her down on the bed then goes into the bathroom and gets her some medication and a glass of water. He then gets her to take the medication then makes her lie down on top of the bed and pulls up the comforter from the bottom of the bed and places it over her. He then leans down and places a kiss on her forehead.
"Go to sleep and I'll come and wake you when dinner is ready ok.
"Okay" she says then closes her eyes.
Patrick waits until her breathing settles and then goes out of the room and closes the door. He walks down the hallway and then down the stairs and into the kitchen.
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"How is she" Paddy asks "She did not look well at all" he said as he was jumping Lucyanne up and down on his knee and making funny noises as he did.
"She suffers from severe migraines and sleep seems to be the only cure for a short time" replies Patrick "they have gotten worse since she became pregnant and have not eased up since" "I wish she would talk to me about it but she just puts on a brave face and carries on" said Patrick with a sad expression.
"What would you fancy for dinner tonight I will need to start shortly so I can get it prepared before I go and wake up Teresa.
At this time Lucyanne starts to grizzle and Patrick gets up and goes to pick her up from Paddy.
"It looks like my Little Princess may be hungry" says Patrick while giving his daughter a big kiss on the cheek which makes her giggle. He slowly goes over to the fridge and gets out one of her bottles of breast milk that Teresa had left there. He then goes to the microwave and places it in to warm it up.
When it dings Patrick takes it out and test it to see if it is not to hot then he goes and sits down near to Paddy and gives Lucyanne her bottle which she starts drinking straight away.
"You were hungry then my little one" said Patrick while smiling at his daughter who was looking into his eyes while she suckled. "When you finished I will take you up stairs and you can go and have a nap then I can start on dinner for us grown ups" looking over at Paddy who was looking out of the big picture window on to the lawns and garden at the side of the house. "Have you decided what you would like for your dinner then" Patrick asked Paddy.
"What's ever going" he replied "I eat mostly anything" he said "I'll leave it up to you".
"Then I will do my famous spaghetti bolognaise then, you do like that?" Patrick looked quizzingly at him.
"Oh yes that's one of my favourites" he replies "especially if there is garlic bread to go with it" he chuckled.
"Oh there will be loads of that I actually make my own Teresa prefers it". Patrick says while looking down at Lucyanne who had just finished feeding. Patrick then placed a burping cloth over his shoulder than lifted her and started patting and stroking her back. A huge burp was heard and Patrick and Paddy gave a chuckle. "Now that was better" he said to his daughter" "I think I will take you up stairs and get you ready for a nap now young lady" as he sighed and stood up.
"Make yourself at home Paddy if you want another cup of tea their in the cupboard over the sink next to the kettle, I won't be long.
"Okay" Paddy replied would you like one made as well.
"Well okay I like the milk in first and the water has to be boiling ok" said Patrick as he walked out of the kitchen to go up stairs to the nursery.
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Patrick walked into the nursery and placed Lucyanne onto the changing table. He then got ready to remove her diaper and also got her ready for her bath. He picked Lucyanne up and walked into the en suite bathroom and run the small bath, then when it was tested using his elbow he then placed Lucyanne in the bath and gave her a wash. After he had finished he took back to the changing table and got her ready for bed. He then laid her down into her cot and placed the blanket over then he kissed her on her forehead and then tuned on the night light switched the main lights off and then closed the door slightly. He also picked up the baby alarm as he walked out the door.
He walked down the landing towards his and Teresa and his room and walked in. He went up to Teresa and kissed her on the lips and shook her lightly on the shoulder.
"Teresa baby wake up dinner will be ready soon" he says still giving her a light shake. "Teresa" he says a little louder.
She starts to wake up and then opens her eyes
"What time is it" she asks with sleepy voice.
"Its 7:30" he replies. "I'm just going to start dinner" "It's going to be Spaghetti Bolognaise so it won't take long to prepare and cook" he says while getting up from the bed and walking towards the door.
"All right will be down shortly" again sounding very sleepy.
"How is your head now"? asks Patrick.
"Not as bad but still got a little one."
"Well when you come down I will have some medication and a glass of water waiting for you then" he says.
"Okay" "See you shortly" she says as she turns over and gets slowly out and off the bed.
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Patrick goes back down the stairs and into the kitchen where he found Paddy reading some papers he has out on the table. He walks up to the Island and places the monitor on top so that he can hear Lucyanne if she wakes up.
"What have you got there"? Patrick enquires.
"This is paperwork I need to show and explain to you after dinner" "I will be also getting the will out of my safety bag to read it to you" says Paddy.
While Paddy was reading his paperwork and sorting it out, Patrick started on making dinner. He walks over to the fridge and takes out some mince and some onions from the drawer at the bottom. He then goes over to a unit above the stove and takes out some seasonings and also some garlic cloves. In another unit he removes a packed of spaghetti and then goes to the cupboard that has the pans in. He takes out a frying pan and places on the stove. Then he goes into the big larder and brings out a tin of tomatoes and some tomato puree that he places by the side of the stove. He then peels and chops finely the onions and garlic cloves (which he had crushed) then places then in the frying pan then turns the heat on and fries them until they are soft. He then add the mince and tomatoes and puree and the seasonings, then stirs until they have all blended together, then turns down the heat so it can simmer for a short while. While it is simmering he has put on the kettle for some hot water so that he can cook the spaghetti. He also puts the skillet on and places some garlic bread on it (It's what he had made a few days earlier and had frozen). While that was going on he puts the boiling water in a pan and placed the spaghetti in to cook.
While he was putting the kettle back on the stove to heat up some more water for hot drinks Teresa walks into the kitchen and sits down next to Paddy.
"How are you feeling?" asks Patrick without turning round. "Do you need some more medication".
"No I'm okay" she replies "But I am hungry when is dinner ready it smells so good, and it is my favourite".
"What would you like to drink then" said Patrick "I have put the kettle on if you want tea or the coffee machine is ready for you if you want that"
"Tea please I could use the relaxing affect you are always telling me happens with tea" she smiles drily "I think coffee will make me hypo and I can do without that at the moment" she yawns tiredly.
"Okay dear" "And dinner won't be long say another 5 minutes if that ok" says Patrick while he is checking on the bolognaise sauce and the bread.
"What have you got there Paddy?" asks Teresa
"It's the paper work we will need to go through after dinner" says Paddy "I'm just sorting it out in the order I need to go through with you." He replies while he is places the papers on top of one another so that he can then start at the top and work down. He gathers the pile of papers once he's finished and places them on a side table near the door.
"Dinners ready" says Patrick as he brings two plates over to the table which had already been set and places one in front of Paddy and Teresa then goes back to the side of the stove to collect his plate and the dish of garlic bread and a bowl of salad leaves, and a grater for the cheese.
They sat and started to eat while chatting in between bites. Teresa asks them both how they day had gone and Patrick filled her in on how they are met up with Sam and Pete and that Daisy was on her best behaviour and demonstrated the trick with the apples. He also told her about Paddy going in to have his fortune told by Sam but gave her a wink. He told her that Sam wanted to know what time they would be going on Saturday as she wanted to get some food and drinks ready when they came. He told her that he told Sam that he would ring her at the end of the week to tell her what time.
He also told her that they had gone into the bullpen as Abbott had phoned and asked him to go in as he had something important to tell me about the case. He said he would update her on the details when they go to bed. Teresa nodded her head and then carried on eating her dinner, while Paddy and Patrick had a discussion and debate about everything they could think of.
They had just cleared the table and put the dishes in the dishwasher and Paddy had started to put the papers out on the table in order, when the baby monitor gave out a loud cry.
"Its sounds like our Little Princess is awake" says Patrick and excuses himself to go and tend to their daughter.
Through the monitor Paddy and Teresa could her Patrick talking to Lucyanne.
"What up with my Little Princess" they hear "Daddy's here" as they hear her sobs slow and soon she is gurgling. "Is little one uncomfortable lets see what we have here then" "Are it seem a new diaper is needed" they hear him say "Daddy will soon make that better then you can go back to sleep like a good girl okay" he says softly.
Teresa gets up and turns off the monitor then goes to put the kettle back on so that she could make every one a nice cup of tea before they start to sit down and go through the paper work with Paddy and Patrick.
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About 15 minutes later Patrick walks back into the kitchen and walks up to Teresa as she was finishing making the tea and gives her a hug from behind.
"You will need to put the monitor back on I switched it off so you could have some privacy" she says as she turns around and gives Patrick a kiss on the cheek. He gives her a kiss back on the lips and turns around and puts the monitor back on before walking over to the table and sits down.
Teresa finished making the tea and walks over to the table and places them down. Patrick and Paddy each pick up their cups from the tray and places near where they were sitting.
"Right lefts start then" motions Paddy for them to sit together so he could begin.
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"Please bare with me as I have to go through the procedures with reading a will" says Paddy "It is bit slow at first but we will get to reading the will soon" he says while sorting out the paperwork on the table.
"Right I have been advised to come her on behalf of my wife's family firm to read a will that has been a cold case for a long time" "This is the will written for Miss Masie Jane who passed away many years ago without any family".
Paddy went on to explain why the will was given to them and how they had gone into the archives to find family members, and that the only line was through Patrick's grandfather on his father's side. He then told them that there is a large estate on the outskirts of Dublin called "Rambling Rose Manor" and large amount of money. The trust on the estate that is looking after it has been keeping the tenant farms and the park, that surrounds the big house, in working order and still keeping it open to the public. The estate has been in the Jane family for generations, but your grandfather did not want to take on after his father passed away, so his sister took on the responsibility so then became the next owner.
Patrick then said to Teresa "Mum always said dad came from money", "but I never believed her".
Paddy carried on with the rest of the explanation then went to his room to bring out the will. He then broke the seal on the will and opened up.
He began by saying "I Masie Jane here by of sound mind leave my estate to any living blood descendant of the Jane family name". He carried on reading about what was left some things were left to old friends and neighbours.
After it had been read, Paddy asked if they had anyone on site who could be a witness to them signing the forms. Patrick told him that Danny was away for a few days while he was there so there was no one, but he could give Cho a ring and see if he would come over to witness. Paddy agreed so Patrick went into the living room and picked up his phone that was on the coffee table near the couch.
After a few moments Patrick came back into the kitchen and told them that Chow would be there shortly he just had to go home and change as he had been at the gym when he rang.
While they were waiting for Cho to arrive they chatted about what they were going to do with the estate. Paddy Teresa and Patrick talked about their family's and about work, hobbies and any thing that came to mind. Then there was a knock on the door and Patrick went to let Cho in.
"Hi Chow" said Patrick ushering him in through the door. "Thanks for coming over on short notice it's much appreciated" smile Patrick "Would you like a drink, beer wine coffee".
"Coffee please" Chow replied while walking past Patrick and going into the kitchen where he went up to Teresa and gave her a hug.
"Hi Boss every thing ok".
"Yes Cho and it nice to see you". "Thanks for coming on short notice the quicker we can get this over with the better and I'm not your boss anymore".
Cho then turned and nodded at Paddy who was still sitting at the table "Hi Paddy busy I see where do I have to sign" he said with a his normal expression.
"Soon" replies Paddy "There's just a couple more things I have to say and do before that but I won't be long a few more minutes" he says while shuffling some papers waiting for Patrick to make his coffee and their tea. Teresa decided she wanted some juice so she could take some more medication as her headache was slightly getting worse again.
After they had finished signing and the paperwork was given back to Paddy he excused himself to go and put them away and also to go and skype his wife and daughter. After he had left Cho then asked Patrick how his afternoon went at the carnival. Patrick explained what Sam had done and what information that she had attained. That he was not a threat and he would be going home tomorrow evening.
Chow stayed for another hour before saying good night and leaving to go home.
"This has been a long day" says Patrick as both him and Teresa check all the doors and windows are locked and that the alarm had been set before walking up the stairs to they bedroom, but before they get there they look into nursery to check on Lucyanne, who was sound asleep. They then went into their bedroom and take it in turns using the bathroom then they get into bed.
Patrick pulls Teresa to him and engulfs her into a hug with her back to his chest. He then places a soft kiss on her cheek and says, "Good night sweetheart sleep tight", then kisses her hair before settling down and slowly falling off to sleep.
"Good night" she replies and snuggles up to him a bit more with her head on his chest and slowly falls to sleep.
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The next morning Patrick wakes up early as Lucyanne started stirring and since Teresa was not very well yesterday he got up to go to the nursery.
"How is my little angel are you hungry" says Patrick as he picks her up out of her cot and then walks out of the nursery and goes back into the their bedroom just to check if Teresa was a wake to give her a feed. Just as he walks in through the door Teresa starts to wake up and gives Patrick and Lucyanne a big sleepy smile.
"How are my two favourite people" she asked with a yawn.
"We are fine but I think our little one is hungry and wants her mummy" says Patrick with a smile.
Teresa sighs and slowly sits up in the bed and holds her arms out so she could take her into her arms. She then pulled down her night shirt so Lucyanne could latch on. As they both settle down to feed, Patrick leans over and gives Teresa a kiss on the lips and then one on Lucyanne's head, before saying.
"Good morning sweetheart I will leave her with you and goes down to get some breakfast for them all" "Paddy will be flying back this afternoon so I will be away for the afternoon". Say's Patrick. "Also I will be popping into HQ as Cho said that Abbott has asked me to go in to look at that paperwork we have been asking for so I should be back before dinner if it takes longer I will call you ok".
"Ok" "Should we have take out then since you maybe late"? asks Teresa.
"That maybe a good Idea" returns Patrick you pick what you like ok". "What do you fancy for breakfast I could make you bacon and eggs if you want? Patrick asks as he goes out of the door.
"Yeah that sounds nice". "Shouldn't be too long" she says as Lucyanne was still feeding I'll come down when she's finished then come back up and get her and me dressed later" she smiled up to him as he turned before going out of the door.
"Okay see you soon" he smiled back to her then exited the door and walked down the stairs and into the kitchen.
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As he walked into the kitchen, he was surprised to see Paddy sat at the kitchen table reading yesterdays newspaper.
"Morning Paddy you're up early" says Patrick with a smile. "What would you like for your breakfast"? "I'm doing bacon and eggs and some toast for me and Teresa would you like some also" Patrick asks.
"Thanks I would like that" Paddy replies and puts the paper down on the table. "Got up early to Skype my wife so she has an idea what time she needs to leave for the airport to pick me up". He says with a sigh. "And then I could not get back to sleep so I got washed and dressed and came in here to make some tea" he indicated by picking up the tea cup that was on the table. "Would you like me to make you one the kettle has only just boiled I was going to make myself another one" he says while getting up from the chair and just going to walk over to the stove.
"No that ok" Patrick says "I'm going to make breakfast anyway so I will make the tea pass me your cup and I'll make you one too". "Oh and how would you like your eggs done" Patrick adds as he goes to the fridge to get out the milk eggs and butter and then goes to the bread bin for the bread.
"Can I have them fried please over easy would be nice thanks" Paddy replies "I'm feeling quite peckish at the moment" Paddy says. "Thanks" and sits back down and picks up the paper again and starts reading.
"How is Teresa this morning"? asks Paddy. "She was not feeling too good last night".
"Oh a little tired but I left her feeding Lucyanne, so she be down shortly after she has tended to her and then got herself ready. "What time do we need to leave this afternoon to get you to the airport on time as you know it isn't a short drive".
"Oh my plane leaves at 8pm and I have to check in at least 2 hours before departure." say's Paddy. "I have already packed and put my things ready near the front door". "I hope that was right".
"Yeah that's ok, I will bring the car around later on this morning then we can get it packed up ready". "I might even ask Teresa if we can go in her mustang it will give it a run and blow the cobwebs out, it hasn't been driven for a while as we bought the SUV because of Lucyanne, and she uses that now".
While they were talking, Patrick started frying eggs and the bacon and making toast.
"Patrick" asks Paddy. "Before I go would you mind if I took some photos of you and me, as I would like to take some home to show my friends at my club, they will be so jealous that I have met you in person and have actually stayed with you in your house". "Maybe take some snaps of your house and the lake that would really freak them out" Paddy looks up with pleading puppy eyes.
"I'll think about it" says Patrick with a smirk "we'll see".
Patrick walks across the kitchen and places a plate and a cup down in front of Paddy.
"Enjoy" says Patrick. He then goes back to the stove and places a plate in the warmed oven ready for Teresa when she comes down from up stairs. He then walks back over to the table and sits down opposite Paddy with his plate and cup and starts eating his breakfast. Just as they were about finished Teresa walks into the kitchen carrying Lucyanne in her arms.
"Good morning gentlemen". "Paddy I hope you slept well". She walks over to the bassinette that was near the window beside the table and place Lucyanne down.
"Good morning to you" Both Paddy and Patrick said together.
"Your breakfast is in the oven keeping warm and the coffee machine has just pinged" said Patrick. "If you want to sit down I will get it in a minute".
"No it's alright I will get it shortly" she says "Let me get my fix first" she smiles, as she makes herself a coffee then sits down next to Patricks right, right next to Lucyanne's bassinette.
She lets out a big sigh after she takes her first sip then another before she puts it down on the table then gets up and goes over to the oven to get her breakfast. She walks back and sits down in the same chair and starts eating.
"What would you like to do this morning? She asks Paddy. "I know Patrick is driving you to the airport later this afternoon to catch your plane home".
"I asked Patrick earlier if I could take some photos of him and me so I can take them back to my club" "and where I work" smiling with a big grin. "They are going to be so jealous of me because I have met you both and also stayed with you in you're house". "I would also like to take some of the cabin and the lake and the surrounding area if that's alright with you both". "The only people who will see them are the club members and my wife and family".
"Well I'm sure we can do that" said Teresa. Patrick could always give you a tour of the grounds if you like" Teresa says while she turns and checks on Lucyanne who seemed to be stirring.
"That would be nice" answers Paddy.
"Hay Teresa would be ok if we take your mustang this afternoon as it would give it a run as you have not used it since you have got the SUV" Patrick asks with trepidation.
"Okay I suppose so it would give Paddy a better ride than in the death trap you drive" she replies.
"Why do you say that Patrick car is a death trap I used to drive one when I was younger" says Paddy. "They are very nice to drive".
"Well I never like it" she retorts. "It's always breaking down when you need it more".
"Well it is over 50 years old and a classic" says Patrick "Its difficult getting the parts as specially.
After they had finished eating and the dishes had been put in the dish washer they all went into the sitting room and sat down on the big couches except Patrick who had gone out to bring the mustang round to the front of the house.
When he came back Patrick and Paddy went out to the car with Paddy's luggage so that they were ready when they left for the airport.
While they were outside Patrick asked Paddy if he would like to take some photos of the outside of the house and the lake side, which he did. Patrick then went into the house and asked Teresa if she would take some photos of him and Paddy so he can take them back home. Just before they came out Patrick picked up Lucyanne and brought her outside to lay her in the Moses basket out side while they took photos and to keep an eye on her.
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Patrick and Paddy left at about 15:00 to go to the airport. Before they left Paddy thanks Teresa for her hospitality and gave her a hug. He also passed her a card with his information on so they could keep in touch after he has got home. He also told them that he would keep them up to date on the estate and how it was progressing. He also asked them when they may be going to Ireland so that he can finalise the handover of the estate then it would be up to them what they would like to do with it. Patrick said that he and Teresa would discuss it and get in contact with him when they would be coming hopefully around about July or August. Teresa thanked him for coming over and hoped that he has a safe flight home and would he contact them when he arrived so that they knew that he got home safe.
After they had left Teresa picked up Lucyanne and took her back into the house went up stairs to change her then placed her in the bassinette that they have in their bedroom, then laid down for a nap as her headache has started to pound.
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I hope you enjoyed this chapter it's not as long as the other chapters.
The next chapter is about the flight and what happens when they get to Dublin Airport and after. Thanks you for the reviews on the other chapters. Your ideas are very good for inspiration. I look forward to your review please they help me a lot. Thanks again.
