Author's Note: Thanks to Wizard-in-Disguise for agree to be my Beta reader.
Again I don't own The mentalist CBS does
It was a very beautiful summer day. The sun rays shown through Agent Teresa Lisbon's office window, or what used to be her office. Today had been her last day at CBI and a sad one it was. She was leaving the CBI to move toNew York.
She had taken the job so she could be closer to her fiancé. David was the district attorney of New York and a good man in his own right.
The party had only lasted an hour and everyone was there, except the person Teresa wanted to see the most before she had to leave. The man was Patrick Jane. Their relationship, for the lack of word, had it's ups and downs in their five years of knowing each other. Unfortunately, it never became what Teresa wanted it to be. With the horror of sounding terribly cliché, she loved Patrick with all her heart but it seemed he was never ready to return those Feelings.
It wasn't love at first sight for Teresa. She loved him, yes, but it wasmore like lust at first sight. He was good looking, hell, gorgeous was morethe word for him. A man that looked like Patrick Jane only existed in romance novels- those romance novels that made you dream of a knight on a beautiful white horse.
She had resisted him being here at first. She had felt the team was hers and she didn't need a fake annoying psychic's help. Besides, she didn't want to lose control and throw herself at man who wasn't looking to start a relationship. The only thing that was on the man's mind was revenge on a monster named Red John who had killed his family. Red John was a cold-blooded killer and deserved to be behind bars. There were times when Teresa could tell that he liked her but she wasn't about to push him. When the time was right and he was ready, it would happen.
Then, one day after three years of knowing each other, Patrick made the first move. The team had been working on a case that was more brutal and hard than any case they had worked on. And that was saying a lot. Long hours and long days had taken their toll.
One night, Patrick and Teresa were working late at the office
When Patrick had noticed Teresa trying to get the knots out of her neck, he immediately, without a word, had walked over to her and started massaging her neck. Her brain had turned to mush the minute his hands touched her neck. He said something, but when she turned to ask him what he said, his face was two inches from her. All she could do was to stare into his beautiful eyes. It had to be a crime to have such gorgeous blue eyes. It seemed like they had spent hours staring at each other, eyes boring into eyes. When Patrick reached out his hand to touch her cheek, she had held her breath. Was this what she had always wanted to happen? Patrick seemed to read her mind. He might not have been psychic but his way of reading people was amazing. He smiled and leaned in,his lips touching hers. Teresa thought she had died and went to heaven. He was one hell of a kisser but she hadn't expected the look of guilt on his face when he pulled away. Kissing someone was not a crime but he acted like it was.
Teresa had tried to talk to him about it but he just brushed her off. The aching and pain in her heart expanded. Three days later, Patrick,uncharacteristically, came and apologized for him causing her pain. He told her that he did like her but couldn't really move on until he found Red John. Even after that, he wouldn't be sure whether he would be ready to move on. He was sorry but he hoped they could still remain good friends , he was right. Teresa had to find a way to move on.
Three long months later, she met David Michael. She took an instant like to him, unlike Patrick who took an instant dislike to him and wasn't afraid to tell her so. Him telling her had really ** her off and they got into this humongous fight, ending with Teresa winning and telling him to stay out of her personal life. After the fight, he stayed out of her personal life. The only time he spoke to her was when they had a case.
It wasn't long before David asked her to marry him. It also wasn't unexpected for her to say yes. When she had came back from lunch, Van Pelt had been the first one to see the ring and bombarded the team leader with a hug and happy smiles. She dragged a slightly unwilling Teresa around the room,making her show everyone the beautiful ring. Patrick had walked in the door when everyone was congratulating her. His face took on an expression of confusion. That was when Van Pelt dragged Teresa over to him to show the ring. The horrified look on his face had said it all. He looked from her face to the ring and then back again. Stepping out of character, Patrick slammed the book he had in his hand on the desk and walked out of the office. Everyone knew the reason but no one said anything. Van Pelt being Van Pelt, couldn't help but feel bad about It.
that had been a year ago. He had come back to work but their friendship was never the same again. She couldn't look back, however. She had a wonderful future ahead of her, with a wonderful man. Teresa took one last look at her office and with tears slowly trickling down her face. Locking the door and walking out, the seasoned CBI agent didn't see the light blue truck that was following her.