Heart of the Matter

I DO NOT OWN ANYTHING!

I stared at my pot of water, waiting for it to boil.

"A watch pot never boils." Wayne said to me. I looked at him and smiled. I placed my hand over my pot and slowly began to squeeze my hand into a fist. The more I squeezed my fist, the hotter the water got. I opened my hand once the water boiled. I smiled even bigger. At Wayne who got up and looked into my pot. "Thanks for boiling water for me." Wayne said as he dumped his roman noodles into the pot. I was about to protest when someone blindfolded me. I didn't need eyes to see who it was.

"What are you doing, Jane?" I asked with a smile on my face.

"Do I have to say?" He asked.

"Yes." I laughed. "Or I can charge you with kidnapping."

"Shush and take my hand." Patrick ordered. I laughed and felt the air with my right hand.

"Where's your hand?" He placed his hand into mine and began pulling me along. "Rigsby!" I called behind me. "If I'm not back in an hour, tell Lisbon it's been a pleasure working for her and that Jane is responsible for my kidnapping!"

"I'll think about it." Wayne yelled back at me.

"Now that I said my last goodbyes can you please tell me where we're going?" I asked Patrick. He didn't answer. We walked in silence for what seemed like ages until cold air took me as a hostage.

"Watch your step." Patrick warned me but it was too late. I tripped off the sidewalk and Patrick caught me in time. I clung to his shoulders as he brought me back up in standing position.

"Thanks." I muttered through the darkness.

"Ok, we're at my car."

"Car? Jane, where are you taking me?"

"Come on, Bryn. Can't you just trust me?" I frowned in the direction of his voice. "When have any of my plans gone bad?" I frowned bigger. "Ok, don't answer that. When have I ever let you down? Not Lisbon, not Rigsby or Van Pelt or Cho. You." I stopped frowning but Patrick could still see that I had second thoughts. "Come on, let's do a trust fall."

"A trust fall?"

"Yeah. If I catch you then you're coming with me no questions asked. If you fall then you can sue me for crack your head open on the ground. Ok?" He didn't wait for an answer. He turned me around and stood behind me. "Come on." I bit my lower lip. "Come on, Bryn." I took a deep breath and held it as I let myself fall backwards. It seemed like ages before hands caught me under the arm. I held out my right arm to feel how far I fell. I could touch the ground with my fingertips. I exhaled my breath as Patrick lifted me up.

"You let me fall to the ground."

"No, I caught."

"Yeah, when I was like two inches off the ground."

"That's the whole. I may not be there at the beginning but in the end I'll always be there for you no matter what situation you're in. Now get in the car, we had a deal." Patrick guided me into the passenger seat of the car and buckled my seatbelt for me.