Lisbon,

My dear Teresa. This is just a note to Thank you. For everything. You have given me more then you'll ever know. You've given me a life again. You've given me love again. And when I come in later to bring you and our darling daughter home you'll have given me a family again. I love you. Now and Always.

Jane.

She grinned and turned over the postcard. She tucked it into her bag and zipped it up. He wasn't due back for another hour, so she gently took up her bag and walked down to the nic-unit. Three weeks on and her little girl was doing much better. They said in another few weeks they could take her home. She was so much bigger now. Lisbon had even held her. Rigsby had been delighted when they announced what they were calling her. She'll be B.J. forever now. Why hadn't she thought of that. Jane found it amusing, affectionate even. She smiled at the little girl. I guess it is. She pulled over a chair she sat down beside the cot.

"Now baby. I need to tell you a few things before you come home in a few weeks. And the chances are I wont get some time alone with you for a while so here we go. I'm terrified of you. I never thought about how I'd handle being your mother. I was always just wondering how I'd get your daddy back. And now well you're here and I'm scared. I mightn't always be the best mother. There might be times when you'll hate me but I promise to try my best. And your dad…" she paused. "…he's something else. I mean you'll probably be used to him as you grow up. But well I'm still learning on that front too." She laughed and took the little girls hand. "but he's special. You're lucky you have him. We're lucky to have him." The baby cooed slightly and smiled. Lisbon nearly jumped back. That was the first smile her daughter had given her. it was gorgeous.

/ / / / /

"Maybe we should head back in. Sit with her." Lisbon said standing up.

"you just got home! You need to get some sleep. I'll go back in." Jane said gently pushing her back down onto the couch and kissing her forehead. He looked down at her. And for a second she saw something pass over his face.

"Jane…" she started but he walked away.

"I'll be home soon." And he was gone. Lisbon shifted in the seat and winced slightly. There couldn't be that many women in the world recovering from a c-section and a abdominal gun shot wound at the same time. And it was torture. But what was really killing her was all the attention, nurses checking on her every two minutes, Jane constantly asking how she was feeling, Cho and Rigsby repeatedly asking what they could do and Grace… well Grace being Grace, overly sweet and helpful. She smiled she knew she was lucky to have such good friends but she just hated all the attention. And to make a bad thing worse, her three brothers had arrived down for the past two weeks only returning home in the past few days for work. They'd been in awe over their new niece, and were all worrying over their older sister. Jane was lapping up her discomfort; he was almost gleeful on it. Things had ended up very different to how she'd imagined they would. She had her daughter, they'd gotten Jane back. But she was supposed to have a few more months to prepare for all this. And well now it was just happening. Her eye caught the framed sonogram on the coffee table. And suddenly she felt a wave of peace pass over her. They would be fine.

/ / / / /

"Isn't this so cute." Grace said holding up a tiny pink dress. Wayne smiled at her.

"It really is."

"She's after getting so big in the last few weeks."

"Jane said she's eating all round her. I think he added like Lisbon but I'm not sure." He laughed.

"Right just let me wrap up this last outfit and we can head."

"It's ok. They're still at the hospital anyway." she stopped wrapping and looked up.

"Do you think they'll get married." She asked.

"Lisbon and Jane?"

"No Jane and Cho, of course Jane and Lisbon." She laughed.

"I really don't know. Doesn't seem like them does it."

"Not really. But none of this is."

/ / / / / /

she grinned and opening the door she opened it fully.

"We're home." She announced as Jane carried the baby carrier in behind her.

Everyone in the room turned, grinning at them.

Welcome home B.J! Lisbon groaned as she read the sign hanging up in her living room.

"Thought you'd like it." Rigsby grinned. Jane lifted his daughter out of the carrier and turned her around to greet her friends and family.

Jane looked around at all the faces in the room. Hightower, Rigsby, Grace, Cho, Elise, all Lisbon's brothers and their families, and Lisbon. Her eyes were lit up. And her face was in the biggest grin. His eyes then caught the framed picture of Charlotte sitting on the fence. And his smile spread even wider.

It was all over. He could live again.