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Two years later

"Reza, Reza, Reza! Come quick! You gotta see this!"

Patrick heard her running over the wooden floor of their modest ranch home in Davis. He slid back on his knees, holding out his arms full length while supporting the unsteady weight on his index fingers. When her steps sounded close behind him, he twisted his fingers from the tiny hands. After a slight wobble, Daniel remained on his two feet. He grinned at his poppa, revealing two little white teeth. Reza gasped.

"C'mon, Danny boy…" Patrick said gently, holding out his hands and winking at his son.

First step. Second step. The third was half a fall as he grabbed Poppa's hands, but he stayed on his feet.

"Good boy, Daniel Jane!" Reza said in a high, encouraging voice. She fell on her knees beside them and Patrick helped the child into his mother's arms. As she hugged the boy, she met Patrick's gaze with watering eyes.

"You realize that this just opens a can of worms," he said plainly. "Now we're going to have to keep up with him."

She laughed in a sudden exhale and nodded, a tear slipping from her eye.

"He's a Jane. This is going to be trouble."

He kissed her lightly.

"There's a reason you keep me around. Jane Trouble is the best kind there is."

"Never a dull moment."

Baby Daniel squirmed in her arms so she let him separate from her and made a happy face in response to his continued grin.

"Oh, yes, Danny boy, you're immensely proud of yourself, aren't you?"

Reza laughed and repeated, "He's a Jane. This is going to be trouble."

Patrick laughed as well and tousled his son's blond, curly hair. "Your training begins at oh-six-hundred tomorrow, Daniel Thomas Jane. Have your three-piece pajama set pressed and ready."

The boy's green eyes sparkled, seeming to convey the message Heaven help Mommy… but first, a nap on the sofa.

Author's note: I chose Daniel because the original Mentalist pilot script had the Jane character listed as Daniel Jane, not Patrick Jane. Good choice, although Patrick is better.

Thank you all for reading. I hope this adventurous Life with Lisbon has been as enjoyable for you to read as it was for me to write.

Peace.

Sue Shay