DISCLAIMER: THE MENTALIST BELONGS TO CBS AND PRODUCERS. I SIMPLY BORROWED IT, BUT I WILL PUT THEM BACK BEFORE SEASON 2 PROMISE.

A/N: This is my first Jilsbon one-shot fic. I watched yesterdays episode and saw clips of the Season finale that totally blew me away. So this came to my mind, and actually another idea for a long fic came to my mind that kinda follows this. So this fic takes place when they pull up the the girls parent house and Jane is walking and picking up orange. This is not beated and mistakes are all mine!

We pulled up to the house where we brought Maya, the looks on parents faces are happy and Lisbon's words are flowing back into my mind: "We saved a life." Red John spared a life, very unusual for him. I let Lisbon take charge with parents, I'm not good at this type of thing and take a walk on their property.

As I walk my mind wonders back to the events of the previous night, the cold basement when Lisbon showed up and ruined my plans, where she tried to cheer me up, get my hopes up.
That woman believes in me. When we were alone talking I got my ego talking to her, I know I hurt her, even though she practically confessed her love to me. Lisbon confessed her love to me! That woman, she fascinates me in every way. Its like she digs deep into my soul and tries to show me that I still have something good in me left and its not just a show. To my surprise I don't want to disappoint her. Even in that basement when I was telling her cold things, she searched my eyes...and told herself that I didn't mean it. That it was just my ego talking, but at that moment she got the answer that she was scared of. I meant it, I meant what I said.
Her eyes, her beautiful eyes got sad, and I saw how her heart shattered in million peaces. Then she left, she tried to be tough but her eyes gave away her hurt tormented soul, and shattered heart. She was right though, with every word she said.
Then she gets threatened and I choose a life. I shoot Hardy, without even thinking.

What is going on with me?

My head screams at me for shooting, but my heart tells me I did the right thing. Did I? I killed the only connection that I had to Red John, but Teressa is alive.
I remember her looking at me in shock, lost. I saw million thoughts run through her head.
What struck me the most is that Red John has a next target, he will kill everything that makes me happy. He was there watching me again, and Teressa is the one he will try to kill next. Hardy told me with his eyes, and his words confirmed my worst fears, before he died.
I got his message, and he will threaten everything I love until he has me.

My phone rings and pulls me out of my deep thoughts, I smile at the name on my phone and promise that I will be there soon. I look around me again and turn and walk toward police car where Lisbon is waiting for me.

Please leave some comments/suggestions on the way out. Thanks

~B.B.D~