DISCLAIMER: I obviously don't own The Mentalist, although it'd be pretty cool if I did!

STRANDED

"Oh, come on, Lisbon! Cheer up, it might be fun. Anyway, how bad could it be spending the night with me?" Patrick Jane that that mischievous grin plastered on his face and Lisbon could tell he was up to something. There's nothing like being stranded in in the middle of nowhere with Patrick Jane, she thought. She stormed off, whipping her phone out to try and contact the team.

Lisbon and Jane were stranded in the middle of nowhere, out on a case in the desert with no phone reception and an empty tank of gas. There had been questioning a man in relation to a recent murder and only made it half way back before their car stopped.

Whilst Jane was lounged back in his seat, fully reclined, Lisbon was walking around their immediate location, arm stuck out at full length, waving the phone around trying to find some signal unsuccessfully. "Lisbon. LISBON!" She looked in his direction with an annoyed look on her face as to say this is your fault, Jane! You wanted to talk to this guy! "That's not gonna get us anywhere. We're just gonna have to wait it out and hope the guys can trace the car's GPS and find us soon." Jane was searching the back seat now checking what supplies they had "Good thing you though to pack some water before we left" He smiled at her thankfully.

Lisbon walked back towards the car, pocketing her phone and sat back in the drivers' seat of the black company SUV. She had a worried look on her face when she asked "Do you think they'll be able to find us out here, Jane? God knows how long we could be here." Her eyes were wide and she genuinely looked scared at the thought of how long they'd be there. Jane picked up on it and tried to take her mind of it by making light of the situation. Cheeky smile upon his face he said "Well if you're worried about how long we're gonna be here I can think of a few things to pass the time…"

"JANE! No! Besides, how can you be so relaxed? We're out in the desert miles away from anywhere. Nobody even knows we're here!" As to comfort her he put his hand softly on her arm and said quietly "Of course I'm worried, Lisbon but honestly, I have complete faith in the team. When we don't return tonight they'll realise that something's wrong and start looking for us." She knew he was right and her faith in her team began to relax her a little.