Author's notes: Hi here are the start of some oneshots as requested, dipping in to see how Jane's recovery is going and how his relationshisp are developing, and how everyone is coping. I hope you enjoy them.

Teresa waves them off, Patrick pushing Maddy in the stroller, with Austin holding on to its handle, in the basket underneath is a bag with a picnic inside, they're off to the park, giving Teresa some time to herself. It's been two months since they returned from California. Austin bounced back very quickly, his hairs grown back and no-one looking at him would guess that he was fighting for his life just a few weeks ago. She's almost back to her old self and there has been talk of her returning part time to work in a couple of weeks, it was Patrick who brought up the subject. A couple of evenings ago, she'd hung up the phone after discussing an aspect of a case with Cho, which he wanted her take on.

"You love your job."

It was said as a statement, not a question.

"I do. It's very satisfying getting closure for the victim's and their families."

"I can see it means a lot to you. Did I love it?"

Teresa thought about it for a moment.

"I think you did. You certainly loved the challenge and getting one over on the criminals, and I think you got some satisfaction, especially for murder victim families."

Patrick nodded his head.

"I can see that. I've always been one that likes to show off and with my past I can imagine that I empathised with the loss families felt."

Teresa came and sat down beside him, a position he'd initiated not long after their return from California and seemed to like.

"You can go back to work if you want, I can look after the kids."

Teresa looked at him in surprise and immediately protested:

"No, no, I would rather be here with you."

Patrick waved her off.

"You can start part time, one day, if you want. Try it out. I'm doing well, I haven't had a headache for a week."

"I'll think about it."

"Teresa, I saw your face as you were talking to your colleague, you need to get back to work, I'll be…We'll be fine. I want you to call Abbott tomorrow."

The idea of going back to work sounded good to Teresa but could she really leave Patrick to deal with everything. Her thoughts are interrupted..

"We can always use day care if it proves too hard for me, we must have some arrangements in place, but I'm sure I'll be fine."

Patrick watches as she bites her bottom lip, it's a trait, he's noticed she has, when she's a little unsure, and he finds it quite endearing. He pushes her some more.

"Look, I'm not talking about starting back tomorrow, just talking to Abbott. Look at the beginning of next month, which gives me two more weeks to get stronger."

She hadn't called Abbott but maybe now, when there's no one around..

Patrick carefully places a sleeping Maddy in the stroller and adjusts the hood so she shaded from the sun. He glances at his watch and at Austin climbing up the slide. As he reaches the top he looks over at his daddy who waves at him. Austin breaks into a big smile and he sits down and pushes himself off. Patrick smiles as he watches Austin punch his arms up in the air and releases a delighted scream, lasting all the way down. He climbs off and come running over to the bench where Patrick's sitting. He throws himself at Jane who lifts him up and plops him on his lap.

"Ball now Daddy?"

Patrick nods.

"A promise is a promise."

He suddenly stands up, catching Austin by surprise and swings him, so he's holding him under one arm, to his side and starts to run.

"And the crowd goes crazy as Jane intercepts the ball and is heading down field. They're giving chase but no-one is going to reach him in time."

Patrick crosses an imaginary line and holds Austin up in triumph.

"Superbowl champions, what a come-back!"

Austin cheers:

"Yea Daddy."

Patrick and Austin do a victory dance as they make their way back to Maddy. Once there, Patrick places Austin on the ground who reaches underneath the stroller and grabs the football they'd put there to keep safe.

They spend the next fifteen minutes, throwing, catching, running and tackling before Patrick tires, showing he's still not totally recovered. Austin, on the other hand, is still brimming with energy. Patrick shakes his head in wonder as he runs towards the climbing apparatus. Obviously children bounce back better. Jane sits down on the bench. Leaning back he crosses his legs and watches Austin making his way to the top. It's not very high so Patrick feels confident to leave him to himself. He glances at Maddy and she's still asleep. He looks at his watch, another fifteen minutes and they'll have lunch and then take a walk to feed the ducks.

He wonders if Teresa has phoned Abbott, he hopes she has. He could see how much her job meant to her when she was talking with Kimball Cho. From what he'd heard she was good at her job too and held in respect by her colleagues. He could also see the affection she had for Cho, he understands they've known each other for a very long time. He hates the idea that he's keeping her from this aspect of her life. He had returned home with such hope after the memories that returned while in California, but there has been nothing more since, he knows it's a big disappointment to Teresa, and he hates to see it.

He's back in his own bed, his excuse being he didn't wnat his movements to disturb her and cause her pain as she recovered from her injuries. He could see she'd hoped he would continue to sleep with her but he can't risk it. She's a beautiful woman and he is a man after all. He finds himself wondering what it would be like to kiss her, really kiss her. Sometimes when she's talking to him he can't take his eyes away from her lips, he wonders if this is new, or if he's always felt this way. But he knows he can't give in, it would be unfair. It would fulfil a longing that's purely physical, it would promise something he still doesn't know he can give. Sometimes he can see the longing burning in her eyes, and it would be so easy. He wonders if he should stop sitting next to her. It was a way of easing the loneliness but sometimes it makes things worse, but he doesn't want to – can't do it.

He groans knowing he needs to change his thought pattern, this is doing no-one any good. Just then he hears Austin calling him and looks across at his son standing on the top platform waving madly at him. He returns the wave and mimes some applause. Austin satisfied begins to make his way back down. When he reaches the ground Patrick calls him over to have lunch, Maddy, with perfect timing, wakes up.