" Lisbon? "
" Yea? "
" What are you doing? "Jane asked.
" What? " Lisbon was caught completely off guard. " What kind of question is that? You can see what I'm doing! "
" Meh, just answer my question." He smiled.
" Jane I've honestly no time for this nonsense talk now! " She said annoyed and groaned. " I need to get the report on the latest case done and have no intention to let you make my day even worse! Can you please go and make someone else's day a living horror show? "
" Wow… " He said in a sad voice. " You must be in a really bad mood! "
One single, angry glare told him that he was right, so he just got up from his couch and walked out. As soon as he was out of her office, Lisbon looked after him. She felt bad for shutting him down like that, but she's really had an awful day. First that boring meeting with some people who didn't even know who she was nor wanted to know it. Then this annoying guy who insisted that Jane did… whatever Jane does when he gets bored. And last but not least some idiot has lost her case report and now she had to write it all over again.
If her day could get any worse, she could sincerely live without knowing it. But still it wasn't Jane's fault… She caught herself playing with the thought of apologizing, but quickly buried it in the back of her head. He had hurt her too often to count, without apologizing, without a thought of regret. He deserved to feel the same way for once.
She hadn't even done something too bad, maybe he had forgotten about it already, but her guilty mind had a sense for drama right now!
Shaking her head in frustration about herself, she continued to write her report.
Though she quickly found out that she couldn't concentrate on any word she was writing, so she decided to call it a day. After locking her office, the thing with Jane still bothered her, so she went up to his attic just to find it empty. Quickly she pulled out her phone and called Jane, but just his voicemail answered. She left a note for him saying that she needed to talk to him as soon as he checked his phone. Sighing she hurried down the stairs and drove home, thoughts never leaving her bad behavior. At home, she jumped out of her car and hurried to the door. While she searched in her bag for the keys, a strange person walked towards her. Instantly when she saw him, her muscles tensed and she got ready for a fight.
" Are you Teresa Lisbon? " He asked.
" How's that in your interest? " She answered sharp.
" Oh, sorry, I'm one of your neighbors! We never got to meet unfortunately. " His white teeth were the only thing visible in the low light of the street lamp.
" Well, what do you want at…" She looked at her watch, " 11 pm? "
" Oh, I just wanted to distract you. " He grinned and before Lisbon understood what he meant she felt a piercing pain in her back. She tried to reach for her gun, but her hand won't do what she wanted. Her vision got blurred and then everything faded into black.
As Jane stopped his car in front of Lisbon's apartment at 11.15 pm, he hoped that she wasn't sleeping yet. As soon as he had heard her message, he had made his way over to her house. Quickly he went over to her door and knocked. No answer.
" Lisbon? " He asked carefully. " Lisbon are you still mad at me? "
Again he got no answer. Maybe he should just let himself in? But she would get even madder if she knew he had picked her lock. But he just didn't have the necessary patience to stand in front of a closed door anymore, so he opened it within seconds.
" Lisbon? " He whispered. " Liiiiiiisssssbbbooooonnnn? "
He looked through her house, felling slightly guilty for looking through his friend's stuff.
But still he couldn't find any sign that Lisbon had been there during the last twelve hours.
He tried to phone her, but her phone was turned off. Worried he stepped out of her apartment, closing the door carefully. Standing in front of the house, he looked at the ground. After a few seconds he found what he was looking for: her keys. Taking a deep breath he pulled out his phone again. " Cho? Call the team in. " He said in an icy voice. " Lisbon is gone. "