This is a longer chapter. There was no good place to cut if off.

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Chapter 10

Jane sat watching Teresa sleep. He tried to call Grace a few minutes ago but she didn't answer her cell phone. Maybe she was putting Noah down for a nap. He was hoping to hear his son's voice when he called. He missed being with his son, but he knew he was in good hands and he also knew he couldn't leave Teresa. She'd been moved to a regular room about 30 minutes ago. He was so glad that her blood pressure issues seemed to be under control.

As he continued to watch his wife sleep, his cell phone buzzed. Great, Cho. Maybe he would have some information on the case. "Hey Cho." Jane answered.

"Hey Jane. I was going to run over to the hospital. Is Teresa is a regular room yet?" Cho asked, trying to sound completely like himself or Jane would pick up that something was wrong. He did NOT want to discuss any part of what happened this morning over the phone.

"Yes she is. She is in room 323. She's asleep right now but she may be awake when you get here. The pain medication is keeping her pretty sleepy."

"I'll be happy to see her. I have some information about the case that I'd like to run by you and see what you think."

"I tried to call Grace a few minutes ago but she didn't answer. Have you talked to her?" Jane asked cautiously. He had a feeling something wasn't right, but didn't want to get paranoid with everything going on. If something was wrong with Noah, Cho would tell him.

"I've talked to her. Noah was a little cranky this morning, probably still trying to get back into his normal routine." Cho didn't want to keep talking for fear of letting something slip before being face to face with Jane.

"Is there something you're not telling me Cho?" Jane asked.

Cho didn't want to lie to Jane, he needed to stall just a little longer. "Jane, I'm pulling into the hospital parking lot now. I'll be up in a few minutes."

"Okay. See you then." Jane replied, trying to remain calm.

Cho stood in the lobby of the hospital trying to prepare himself for what was coming. Jane wouldn't take the news well. There was no way to determine what his response would be. He hoped that being here in the hospital and Jane's need to keep Teresa from knowing what was going on, would lessen his outward response.

Cho took a deep breath, stepped into the elevator and pressed the button for the third floor. As the elevator moved up floor by floor, his anxiety level rose as well.

He stepped out of the elevator and headed to the nurses' desk. He'd find out if there was a room that he and Jane could use. He didn't want to discuss anything with Jane in the cafeteria. If he could contain Jane in a room with just the two of them it would be better for everyone.

Cho knocked on Teresa's door and heard Jane tell him to come in. He opened the door and saw Teresa was awake.

"Hey Teresa. It's so good to see you. How you feeling?" Cho asked.

"I'm good Cho. Really glad to be out of ICU and in a regular room. I'll be even happier to get home so I can spend some time with Noah."

"I know you are Teresa. I've really enjoyed my Uncle time with him. I'm sure you'll find him very spoiled after we've all had our time with him." Cho smiled. He was getting nervous. He could feel Jane watching him and he hadn't said a word.

"Thanks for taking such good care of him Kimball. You know that means a lot to Patrick and me." Teresa said.

Cho looked up at Jane who had his arms across his chest and a look on his face that Cho didn't like. He needed to hurry and get the discussion started or Jane was going to explode.

"Hey, I've had so many things going on this morning, I need to run downstairs and grab a coffee. Do either of you want anything?" Cho asked.

"I'll walk down with you and get some tea. Is that okay Teresa?" Patrick asked, anxious to find out what Cho was hiding.

"Sure Patrick. I can't keep my eyes open. Those darn pain pills. I guess I should appreciate the time to catch up on sleep before going home to an infant!"

Patrick leaned down and placed a kiss on Teresa's lips. "You sleep sweetheart. I'll go down with Cho for some tea and be back shortly. Love you."

"Love you too." Teresa said as her eyes closed in sleep.

Cho walked towards the door with Jane on his heels. He wasn't ready for what was about to come.

Cho ushered Jane into the room he'd secured for the discussion. When he turned around after closing the door, Jane was standing, feet apart, arms crossed over his chest and steam coming from his ears.

"Where the hell is my son?" Jane asked angrily.

"He's fine Jane. Sit down and I'll explain everything that's going on. I promise."

Jane continued to stand, his posture not changing. "WHERE….IS….MY….SON? The next words out of your mouth better be where my son is and who is with him."

Cho took a deep breath. This discussion was headed down hill faster than he expected and they hadn't even started talking about what happened.

"He's at my condo and he's fine. He's with Grace, Wayne and a security detail. He…."

"I want my son here NOW. Call Rigsby and get him here NOW."

"Jane. Please, sit down and let me explain what's going on. I understand how you must feel." Cho stated.

"Do you Cho? You've had a wife and child murdered and then someone attempt to murder your new wife and child? Really? You think you know how I feel." Jane said with seething anger.

"Look Jane. I know I can't even begin to know. I don't think anyone can that hasn't been through it. But, please sit down and let me tell you what's going on. We have a great lead into whoever tried to kill Teresa and Noah. You won't be happy about what I'm going to tell you, but Noah's safe. I promise. When we finish talking, if you want Noah brought here to the hospital, we will bring him here. We'll do whatever you want."

Jane was now pacing back and forth across the room. Cho wouldn't lie about Noah being okay. Jane knew that, but something was really wrong. He decided he needed to hear what Cho had to tell him, no matter how upsetting it might be.

Jane sat down in the chair across from Cho. "What happened?"

Cho knew he'd just have to jump right in. "Rigsby left your house this morning and Grace was getting ready to feed Noah his breakfast." Cho took a deep breath before continuing. "Noah was fussing because he was hungry, Grace was distracted trying to hurry and feed him and she forgot to lock the door and set the alarm."

Jane could feel his blood pressure rising. He trusted Grace. Trusted her with his life. How could she be so careless with his son?

Cho stared at Jane judging his reaction. "Go on." said Jane.

"Rigsby got to the end of your driveway and realized he forgot his cell phone, so he turned around and drove back to the house. When he was walking to the house he felt something was wrong. As he got to the front door, he could see a man inside holding a gun on Grace." Cho said, stopping to let that information sink in, but Jane had jumped to his feet before Cho finished speaking.

Jane was pacing again but stopped to look at Cho. "Where was Noah?"

After a slight pause, Cho said, "In Grace's arms."

Cho could see Jane start to tremble. He was running his hands through his hair and down his face. Jane indicated for Cho to continue.

"Rigsby was able to disarm the suspect and handcuff him without any problems. We have him at the FBI for the time being. He is a 20 year man. He has a minor criminal record. He was very cooperative with us and wasn't confident in what he tried to do." Cho decided to keep going and finish with the information they had. "He told us that he was hired by a man he doesn't know except through cell messages. The man hired him to kill Teresa. Right before he hit Teresa's vehicle, he saw the baby blanket hanging from the back passenger window. He said he knew he couldn't hurt a kid. He tried to change direction in order not to hit Teresa, as instructed, to keep from killing her and Noah."

Cho took a deep breath and continued. "He was then contacted by the man who hired him and when he told the man that the accident didn't kill Teresa and that there was a baby in the car, the man no longer wanted Teresa dead, he wanted Noah. He didn't know why the man wanted Noah. The man said he'd hired a nanny to take care of Noah so we're assuming, at this point, that he was going to use him as some type of leverage. We have the suspect's phone and Wylie is running the records to see if we can get a lead on the guy who hired the suspect. It's probably a burner though so Wylie isn't sure what we can get from it."

Jane sat back down across from Cho as he was explaining what happened. He had his elbows on his knees and his head in his hands. "This can't be happening." Jane thought to himself. He could feel those old feelings rising up in him. He couldn't go back there. He had promised Teresa he'd never go there again. He also promised his son the day he was born he would always be there for him. Jane knew he had to figure out a way to process this quickly and within the parameters of his new life. He'd been working on new biofeedback techniques that would enable him to do that.

Cho watched and waited for Jane to say something. He'd give him as much time as he needed. He knew Jane had to process the information and when he was ready he would speak. Cho knew this situation would give everyone a good idea of just how much Jane had grown in the years since Red John.

Jane sat up, rubbed his face again and stood up. Before he said anything, Cho added, "Grace is concerned that you'll be angry with her and won't be able to forgive her. I told her you'd be angry but eventually you'll be able to forgive her. As bad as this could have been Jane, we now have a lead to the person who wanted Teresa dead."

Cho again looked at Jane, waiting for him to speak. It took a few minutes, but Jane started to speak. "I want to see Noah. Have Rigsby and Grace bring him to the hospital."

"Sure Jane. Whatever you want."

"Once I see Noah and spend a little time with him, I want to sit down with everyone and come up with a plan to catch this guy. I also want to talk to this Evans kid." Jane said.

Cho sat dumbfounded. He couldn't figure out if Jane was really as calm as he appeared or if this attitude was the calm before the storm, a major Jane storm. "Jane, I don't think it's a good idea for you to talk to the Evans guy. We have some ideas about using him to lure his "boss" out into the open so we can catch him."

"I agree. We can use him to lure the other guy out. But Cho, talking to him wasn't a request. I should have said I'm going to talk to him. If he really is just a scared kid in over his head I will be able to tell the minute he opens his mouth. It'll give me a better idea of how to use him.

"Wow Jane. You really have changed. I dreaded having this conversation like you wouldn't believe. I can't say I'm still not expecting the old Jane to make an appearance. Hopefully not at the most critical time." Cho said, with a smirk on his face, still trying to understand if what he was seeing and hearing was for real.

"Cho don't think for a moment that I'm not furious about what happened. The thought of someone trying to kill my wife, then trying to kidnap my son makes me want to kill someone. Oh and Cho, don't worry, you will probably see a little of the old Jane before this is over. But you will also see a lot of the new and improved Jane." Jane said, with not a hint of a smile on his face.

"Yeah, that's what scares me." Cho said.

"Get on the phone and get my son here. I need to tell Teresa what's going on as much as I don't want to. However, I think it's what needs to happen. I don't think we can pull this off without her knowing we are keeping something from her."

Cho nodded and started dialing Rigsby's number as Jane walked into Teresa's room.

Jane walked over to Teresa, leaned down and kissed her. She opened her eyes and smiled up at him. She then saw something on his face she hadn't seen in quite a while. Fear, but not the soul crushing fear she used to see.

"What's up Jane? Don't tell me nothing." Teresa said.

"Rigs and Grace are bringing Noah up to see you. Since you are in a regular room, you can spend a little time with him." Jane said, trying to use his biofeedback to settle himself down to do what he had to do.

"I can't wait. It seems so long since I've seen him. However, I don't think that's everything you need to tell me."

"I've taught you too well my dear. There is something I need to discuss with you. It'll be something that will be upsetting and will anger you, but I need you to try to stay as calm as possible."

"O…kay. I already don't like the sound of this. They're bringing Noah up here now, right?"

"Yes, he is on his way. I promise." Jane said.

"Okay. Tell me."

Jane took a deep breath and hoped he could get through this as calmly as he hoped Teresa would, however, he knew it wouldn't happen for either one.

"Your accident was no accident. Someone was hired to kill you." Jane said, as he watched the emotions play across Teresa's face. "The guy who hit you had our address, our work address and pictures of you leaving our house and coming home and also entering and exiting the FBI offices."

"Wow. Um…do we know who he is or where he is?" Teresa asked, not at all as calm as she was hoping she appeared.

"Yes we know who he is. He is a 20 year old petty criminal who seems to have been pulled into this without much thought on his part. He is currently being held at the FBI." Jane explained.

Teresa thought about that information for a few seconds before asking her next question. "How did they catch him?" She had a feeling the answer she was going to get wasn't going to make her happy.

Jane paused for a minute. "Right before he hit you, he saw the blanket you'd put in the window and figured out there was a baby in the vehicle. He tried to change his path so that he didn't hit you in a way that would kill you or Noah. He then ran from the scene, leaving the pictures and information in the vehicle."

"Keep going." Teresa said.

"Well, then he called the person who hired him and when that person found out you weren't dead and you had a baby in the vehicle, he decided…" Jane said, stopping in order to find the strength to continue.

"He decided what Jane. What did he decide?" Teresa asked, knowing this was going somewhere she knew she didn't want to go.

"He decided…he decided he wanted Noah." Jane said with a catch in his voice.

Teresa could feel tears rolling down her cheeks and could see the tears in Jane's eyes. "There's more?"

"Yes. The guy went to the house and waited for Rigsby to leave this morning and broke in. However, Rigsby forgot his cell phone. He went back to the house and caught the guy before anything could happen."

Jane was glad he was finished. Now he understood why Cho was so reluctant to tell him the story. It was not something easy to hear and given his past, he knew Cho could only imagine how he would react. Jane waited for Teresa to process all the information. So far, she hadn't asked about the alarm and he wasn't going to offer that information just yet and have to explain Grace's mistake.

"Okay. So what's the plan to catch this other guy? We need to use this Evan's kid to get the other guy to reveal himself." Teresa said, in full cop mode.

"Wow. Wait, slow down. I know your need to be a part of this. However, your "job" right now is to get better so you can come home. Cho, the guys and I are going to put a plan together to catch him. We have this under control. Cho's moved Noah to his condo with Grace and a security detail. We think they're safe there. It's unlikely the guy knows where Cho lives. We'll catch him Teresa, I promise. You rest, get stronger so you can get out of here."

Teresa really hated not being able to help. She didn't do the whole incapacitated thing well. Just as she was about to continue the discussion with Jane there was a knock on the door.

The door opened and in walked Cho, Rigsby and Grace. Cho was holding Noah and when he saw his parents he started babbling loudly. Jane walked over and took Noah from Cho. He hugged his son tightly to his chest and placed several kisses on his forehead. He couldn't keep the tears from falling. He turned around and found the same tears on Teresa's face.

"He's safe Teresa. He's safe." Jane said as he carefully lowered Noah down so Teresa could give him a kiss.

Teresa raised the head of her bed and got comfortable. "Please sit him down here and let me hold him for a little while."

Jane placed Noah carefully on the bed in the crook of Teresa's right arm. Noah was a real squirmer these days so he was worried that he wouldn't sit still very long. However, to everyone's amazement, Noah turned slightly into Teresa's side and closed his eyes. He knew he was safe and loved in his mommy's arms.

Now the team was ready to devise a plan to catch whoever was responsible for wreaking havoc on the Janes' peaceful, perfect life.