A/N: For any of you who read my previous fanfic New Beginnings this is a sequel. However, if you haven't then please read on anyway as this story will also work as a standalone piece.

It is set around three months after Jane and Lisbon have been in a relationship. I like to send Jisbon on an emotional rollercoaster and this one is going to be a big one for them!

Disclaimer: I don't own The Mentalist, the wonderful Bruno Heller does.

Consequences of Fear

Chapter 1 – Decisions

'Lisbon...Lisbon, wake up, you told me we would make a decision about this today' Jane said excitedly to a sleeping Lisbon, holding a mug of coffee under her nose to entice her.

'Mmm' she muttered sleepily, eyes tightly closed.

'Come on, it's gone 11am, you can go back to sleep once we decide.' He put the mug on the bedside table and sat on the bed next to her, moving her tousled hair aside and began to kiss her neck, knowing this would at least elicit some type of reaction from her.

She sighed happily, a smile beginning to form on her face and put her hand through his blond curls as Jane smiled. He had began kissing her to wake her up but other thoughts were now in his mind as he moved his lips to hers, gently kissing them at first until Lisbon parted her lips and pulled him closer, their tongues now exploring as the kisses became more passionate. He pulled the covers away swiftly so he could further explore her body, lifting up the football jersey she slept in. She lay on her back with her eyes still closed, her hands rifling through his hair and moaning softly, as his lips moved further down her body. She gasped as he fulfilled her craving, making her sit bolt upright on the bed afterwards, breathless and shaken.

Jane grinned looking at her. Her hair was practically covering all of her face with only one green eye visible, her cheek roaring red after the exertion.

'Ah, so you're finally awake then I see.' He stood up still grinning.

Lisbon was still a little confused. 'Wait, did you say it was 11am? Jane, I've only had two hours sleep. I was on a stakeout until this morning!' She fell back into the bed, bringing the covers back up.

'I lived on two hours sleep for years, it's enough.'

'Yeah, two hours a night and then about eight hours a day on your couch.'

'Well, that's a little grumpy considering the lovely way you were awoken this morning. I think I'm spoiling you too much, maybe I should withdraw my services for a while to make you appreciate them more.'

Lisbon opened her eyes again and brushed her hair from her face, smiling and answered, 'Yeah, I'd like to see who would give in first if we both did that.'

Jane smiled back and shrugged, 'Okay, point taken'. Lisbon grinned as he said, sitting back down on the bed, 'Come on, let's just decide quickly so I can go book it and then you can get back to sleep. Besides, I told you that nothing would come of that stakeout anyway, I told you it wasn't the sister in law.'

'Well, it was a good lead so Abbott wanted someone at the house. We can't all pick and choose our assignments like some. And if you decided to actually take an interest in this case instead of planning our trip then we might have closed it already.'

Jane shrugged and went to pick up the brochures from the top of the chest of drawers, handing them to her and said, 'You know I won't let you go back to sleep until we decide.'

Lisbon shrugged, pulling herself up to sit against the headboard and looked at the stack in front of her. 'Okay, so where do you want to go?'

'Lisbon, this has to be a joint decision, not just mine. It's our first real vacation together, a whole two weeks away from the office.'

Lisbon nodded, smiling. They had been together now for a little over three months. He had practically moved in from their first night together and she was amazed at how easy they had seemed to find the transition. They had been able to work and live together pretty harmoniously from the beginning and even Abbott seemed to think she was having a settling affect on him. Of course, he still loved his outrageous plans sometimes but always included her in them now and she was even able to talk him out of a few of the more extreme ones he had come up with.

'Okay' she said, thinking. 'It has to be the U.S. right?'

Jane nodded. 'Yes, I wasn't able to talk Abbott into letting me out of the country, not just yet.'

Lisbon nodded and said off the top of her head, 'How about D.C? You know the history, the monuments, and the museums, there are plenty of things to do there.'

Jane looked at her, one eye cocked and replied, 'D.C.? Seriously? Well that sounds wonderfully romantic, here we are walking hand in hand around the Washington Monument and who do we bump into but Marcus Pike!'

Lisbon smiled and answered, 'Oh, right, I forgot about that. Okay, not D.C. What about Hawaii? You know, the beautiful beaches and cocktails in the evening. If it's romance you want that's pretty close, no?'

Jane exhaled, looking from side to side and pursed his lips.

'Well, come on, what's wrong with that suggestion?' Lisbon replied angrily.

Jane bit his lip and answered quietly 'That's where...well, that's where I went on my honeymoon, sorry.' He smiled sheepishly.

Lisbon let out an exasperated sigh. 'Okay then. So not Hawaii either. Come on genius, your turn for a suggestion.'

Jane thought for a second. 'Well, I've been most places in this country already so maybe somewhere I haven't been, somewhere we've both never been, how about that?'

Lisbon nodded, beginning to flick through the brochures. 'Sounds good, so where then?'

Jane sat beside her in the bed, picking up a brochure and said after a few minutes, 'You ever been to Yosemite National Park?'

Lisbon shook her head. 'No. I thought about it when I lived in California but never had the time.'

Jane nodded. 'Neither have I. There are some pretty nice cabins you can rent, big fireplaces, romantic. There's great wildlife and scenery there for me, plenty of hiking paths so you can do your running and exercising thing. How about it?'

Lisbon grinned. 'Let's do it.'

Jane jumped off the bed and said, 'Okay, I'll book something today at the Travel Agents while you get some more sleep.'

'You know, you can book pretty much everything online now.'

'Meh, you know what I'm like with computers, it would take me twice as long and this way I can finally let you get some more shut eye.'

Lisbon nodded, snuggling her way back into the bed and replied, 'Well I won't complain about that', taking a sip of coffee before getting comfortable.

As Jane was leaving he planted a gentle kiss on her forehead and said, 'See you later, my sweet, love you.'

Lisbon giggled at the term. 'Okay, love you too'. She shouted after him, 'And when you come back you need to begin to focus on this case, no more excuses. And get some milk.'