Chapter 7

Grace peeked in Teresa's room and she appeared to be sleeping. She walked closer to the bed and Teresa opened her eyes.

"Hey boss." Grace said in a quiet voice.

"How many times have I told you I'm not your boss anymore?" Teresa laughed. "What are you doing here? Are Rigsby and the kids with you?

"How many times have I told you that you'll always be boss to me? Wayne's here but the kids are at home with my parents. Cho called and told us what happened to you and Noah and we had to come see how you both were." Grace answered.

"We are fine. Noah is being released today. I'll be here for a few more days. The doctors are getting my blood pressure under control and then I can get out of ICU and to a regular room and then they will release me. Have you seen Patrick?"

"We did. We went to Noah's room first. We called Cho when we got here and he was in Noah's room. Jane was getting him ready to go home. He's trying to get the doctors to let him bring Noah in here to see you first, but they are not being cooperative. They said he was too little to visit ICU. They don't want him to catch anything."

"I know that is for the best, but I really want to see my baby." Teresa said as tears started to well up in her eyes.

"I know you do boss. He's good. Jane's taking good care of him and so is Uncle Cho and Uncle Wylie. I can't believe how big he has gotten since you were in California 3 months ago."

"I know. He's growing up too fast." Teresa agreed.

"Wayne and I are going to take Noah to your house when he's released and Minelli and May are going to alternate with us to take care of him until you can come home.

"Did Patrick set all this up? I can't believe he has gotten everyone involved."

"We all love you and Noah boss. We're happy to help you when you need it. Cho actually called us and Jane called Minelli." Grace explained with a slight hesitation in her voice that Teresa knew well.

"Is there something I'm not being told Grace? Is Noah really okay?" Teresa asked, knowing there was something she wasn't being told.

"No boss, I promise, Noah's great."

"Grace? I know you well. There's something you are not telling me." Teresa said.

"I'm going back to Noah's room and find the guys. I will have Jane come see you when Noah's ready to go home."

"You tell my husband that if he's keeping something from me that I should know I'll shoot him when I get out of here. Tell him he better not come in here unless he's prepared to tell me what's going on. Do you understand Grace?"

Teresa's monitors started beeping as Grace was getting ready to leave. The nurse quickly walked in and checked the machines.

"Mrs. Jane. You blood pressure's a little elevated. Is everything alright?" the nurse asked.

"It will be once I see my husband and can find my gun!" Teresa stated.

"Excuse me?" the nurse asked.

"Just joking." Teresa said with a half laugh. "I'll be fine once I talk to my husband."

"I'm going to go find him boss. I'll send him up. Don't worry about Noah. We'll take good care of him." Grace said, all too happy to get back to Noah's room. However, she wasn't looking forward to explaining to Jane that Teresa knew something was up. He was not going to be happy about that.

Grace walked into Noah's room just as Jane was putting the baby in his infant carrier so he could go home. Jane, Cho and Wayne all looked up as she walked in.

"There's a problem guys. Teresa knows there's something going on that she hasn't been told about. I swear Jane, I didn't say anything or even hint there was. I don't know how she knew there was something I wasn't telling her."

"It's okay Grace. You have no poker face and besides, my wife has become way too perceptive. I guess I've rubbed off on her too much and today not for the good.

Once Wayne, Grace and Cho had left to take Noah to his and Teresa's house, Jane took the elevator up to ICU to see his wife. This was not going to be fun, thought Jane. He knew he was going to have to lie to Teresa and endure her wrath when she found out he had.

Jane slowly pushed the door open to Teresa's room. She looked up as Jane stuck his head in the door.

"Do NOT walk in here unless you plan to tell me what's going on. Do you understand me Jane?"

"Oh Jane is it?"

"Don't patronize me! Where is my son?" Teresa asked angrily.

"Whoa, Teresa. First of all, I am Patrick. Second of all, Noah is OUR son. Noah's with Grace, Wayne and Cho. They took him home so he could get back into his routine and sleep in his crib. Look, I understand that you're tired, in pain, anxious, scared, etc. However, it's far more important that you keep your blood pressure down and under control than knowing every detail about your accident."

Teresa looked at Patrick with tears in her eyes. "I'm sorry. I am all those things you listed and I shouldn't take it out on you. I haven't seen my-our-son in 24 hours and I miss him. I know you're worried about me and you're having to run back and forth between me and Noah. Again, I'm sorry."

"It's okay Teresa. I understand how you must feel. I wish I could have talked the doctor into letting me bring Noah to see you. But you understand that it's best he not come into the ICU? We don't want him to get sick. Look, I took a picture of him when he was all ready to go home with Grace." Jane pulled out his phone and showed Teresa the picture he took of Noah.

"He does look good and he is smiling. This makes me feel better. Thanks sweetheart."

"Your welcome love. Our little boy is very lucky to have you for a mother and so many friends that love him." Patrick said.

"He's also lucky because he has an incredible father who loves him and his mother very much and does everything he can to keep us safe and happy." Teresa said with tears running down her face.

Patrick leaned down and gave Teresa a tender kiss while wiping her tears away. "I love you very much Teresa and I WILL always do everything within my ability to keep you and Noah safe and happy. It's hard for me knowing that in this case, there's nothing I can do about accidents where a drunk driver is involved short of locking you and Noah in the house and never letting you out. Believe me, it's something I have thought about." Jane said with a chuckle.

"You do know that is not going to happen? Right?" Teresa said with a smile.

"Yes, I know you would never agree to that and it's not a way to live." Jane agreed.

"So what is going on?" Teresa asked.

"Austin PD is still trying to track down the guy who hit you and ran from the scene. They are running the prints they found in the vehicle and Cho should have some word on that later today. As soon as they find him, they can find out why he ran. I suspect he already has a DWI and didn't want another one." Jane explained trying his best to give Teresa enough information to satisfy her with as little lying as possible.

"People get stupid when they drink and don't have the frame of mind to understand that running makes it worse." Teresa replied.

Before Jane had to give Teresa any more information, Dr. Marsh walked in.

"Well Mrs. Jane, how are you feeling today?"

"I'm feeling pretty good. Some pain in the arm, but not too bad." Teresa answered.

"How is her blood pressure issues and how soon can she move to a regular room?" Jane asked.

"Well, her blood pressure issues seem stable right now. I would like to see how she does overnight here in ICU and if she has no further issues, I will see about moving her to a regular room tomorrow. After that, barring any problems she should be able to go home a day or two after being in a regular room. I'm sorry I couldn't allow your son to come to see you. At his age, he's still very susceptible to illness. ICU is not a place for someone his age.

"Thank you Dr. Clark. We do understand about Noah not being able to come in to see his mother. It's just hard for her especially with him being so little. She's still anxious about him being involved in the accident."

"I understand Mr. Jane. I'll be back this evening to check on you Mrs. Jane and hopefully we have your blood pressure issues under control so you can get home to your baby soon." Dr. Clark replied.

"Thanks again Dr. Clark. I appreciated everything you've done for our family." Teresa answered.

Dr. Clark left and Jane turned around to see Teresa with her eyes closed and tears running down her cheeks.

"Teresa, are you okay? Are you just frustrated that you have to be in ICU another night and in the hospital another few days?"

Teresa nodded her head but didn't speak. Jane's heart was breaking because she felt guilty about being away from Noah. Guilt had been very hard for Teresa to deal with when she went back to work after her maternity leave was over. She wanted to return to her job but she also wanted to be with Noah. Jane thought she had dealt with it but the accident must have brought the issue back up.

"Look. I know you want to be with Noah but he needs his mother to be healthy. I don't want you to feel guilty about not being with him or about the accident. Do you hear me?"

"I know." Teresa continue to lay still with her eyes closed.

Jane sat down by Teresa's bedside as she feel back to sleep. He was glad she was getting some rest. He was waiting anxiously for Cho to call to update him on what if anything came back on the fingerprint evidence.