A/N: Okay so here's another story. I have no idea how long it will be, but I know the direction it's going in. Ideas just keep jumping out at me with Pike in the mix. So spoilers for the rest of season 6.

"Yea, okay...No...seriously don't worry about it. Call me tomorrow...Bye." Lisbon ended her cell phone conversation and then flopped down on Jane's couch in disappointment. She let out a sigh.

"What's the matter?," Jane questioned from his position next to her.

"That was Marcus. He had to cancel for tonight. His case is taking longer than expected."

"Oh well we can't have that. All dressed up with no place to go." Jane looked pointedly at Lisbon's dark blue dress and black heels. She even had her hair styled curlier than usual. She looked stunning. "Let's go out. Just the two of us."

"Jane..." Lisbon shook her head. She did not want to be tortured with Jane's charm. She was supposed to be falling for Marcus, not Jane.

"Come on. We can't waste how stunning you look in that dress," he told her seriously. "Where were you going to go?"

Stunning, her mind repeated. All Jane did was compliment how great she looked as of late. It was torture. If she was so beautiful and stunning why didn't he want her? "I don't know. Somewhere really nice apparently," she lied. She did know where they were going. Marcus had made reservations for the most expensive place in the city. They were planning on celebrating her decision to move to D.C with him.

He jumped up from the sofa with a huge grin on his face. "Come on," he grabbed her hands and pulled her up.

"Fine, you're right I don't want to waste this dress." She said as she followed him to the elevator. She didn't know why, but she had a feeling this was going to turn out badly.

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Jane held the passenger door open for her as she settled herself on the car's seat.

"Thanks," she smiled gratefully at him. He shut the door.

Lisbon watched as Jane ran around the front of the car to the driver's side. She would've laughed if she wasn't so sad. He was acting giddy; it was how she imagined him to be if this was their real first date.

He jumped in and started the car. "So did you hear about Fischer and Cho?," he asked.

"No, what about them?"

"Well...I caught Cho staring at her today," he said with pride.

"So?" She didn't understand what the big deal was.

"What do you mean so? He was staring at her...with a dreamy expression on his face, Lisbon." Jane turned his head to face her. "Sometimes I don't know how you're so clueless." He shook his head playfully at her.

"People can look at each other, Jane. That doesn't mean that they're pining for each other. I see you looking at me all of the time and that doesn't mean anything." She watched Jane's face and within seconds he reacted to her words. She saw his mouth fall into a thin line. To her surprise, his jaw also clenched.

They lapsed into an awkward silence for the rest of the drive. Lisbon felt weird and uneasy. It was like the air changed as soon as she made her comment. Jane seemed like he wanted to say something, but he was holding it back. It was almost as if she had insulted him.

Lisbon peaked at Jane from the corner of her eye a couple of times. He was gripping the steering wheel so hard that his knuckles were white. He was on edge. She had to diffuse the situation, calm him down somehow. "Jane...," she began hesitantly.

"Ah, we're here!," he said over top of her voice.

Lisbon looked out the window. It was hard to see much of anything. All she could see was a sea of parked cars and men in uniforms walking around. "Where are we?," she questioned.

"You'll see," he teased. "Let's go." He put the car in park and jumped out.

"What? Jane you can't just leave the car sitting here." He wasn't that much of a jackass.

He laughed in response to her concern and moved to her side of the car. "Valet parking," he explained as he opened the door for her.

Her eyes grew wide. Valet parking? They must be somewhere nice. Somewhere expensive. Somewhere with reservations. She took his hand and slowly climbed out of the car. She didn't want to fall on him because of her stupid heels.

He steadied her once she got two feet on the ground. She felt his arm wrap securely around her waist. It was something he had never done before. It felt possessive, like he was sending a message to every other man around that she was his. Even though she truly was not. His arm was hot and heavy, pulling her tightly against his side as he guided them to the building's entrance.

A young man approached them. "Hello sir and ma'am. May I take your keys?"

Lisbon rolled her eyes. She hated being called ma'am. She'd rather be called Agent than ma'am.

"Here ya go," Jane said as he tossed the man his keys. The boy started to run eagerly to the car, but Jane tapped him on the shoulder. "Take good care of her." He handed him a $50.

The boy smiled widely and nodded his head up and down vigorously. "Yes! Yes sir. I will. Thank you very much."

Lisbon turned her head to look at Jane. She smirked, "Impressive."

He was already looking at her.

She bit her lip unconsciously. Her eyes wandered to his lips and she caught his doing the same. They stopped walking and continued to stare at each other with want. She felt herself leaning closer to his face. She wanted this so badly. She just wanted to know what it would feel like to have his lips on hers. If only for a moment.

"Excuse me? What party are you with?," the hostess interrupted their moment.

They both snapped their heads forward.

Jane coughed nervously. "Um. Is Randy here?" Jane flashed the woman a charming smile.

"Randy?," the woman asked unimpressed.

"Yes, Randy. Could you bring him out here?"

"The best I can do is get him on the phone." The hostess picked up the phone on the podium and dialed. "Here," she offered it to Jane.

"One second," he told Lisbon. He released his grip on her waist and walked away from the two women with the phone.

Jane came back in less than a minute with a smug smile. It seemed to be contagious because Lisbon laughed happily with him. It felt surreal. They were having a date. Just the two of them. Her heart began to beat wildly. She missed spending time with Jane. She missed him so much, but now she had to make room for Marcus. And Marcus usually won the battle for her personal time, especially since they were moving very soon.

Jane resumed his position next to Lisbon, grabbing on tightly to her waist once again. "Alright. Randy said to take us to the skyliner," he told the hostess.

Her eyes bulged. "Oh...alright...yes...of course. Right away. Follow me." She hurriedly began speed walking through the restaurant with Lisbon and Jane following.

"I just wanted to say that I'm really happy that we can spend time together tonight. I've really missed you," Lisbon whispered in Jane's ear as they were walking.

She felt his steps falter and his face fall.

What the hell?, she thought. What the hell is going on with him? Did he not want to spend time with her?

He shook his head. "Teresa...," he started.

They came to a halt at a set of double doors. The hostess turned to them, "Right through there. Enjoy your evening." She winked at them and walked off.

Lisbon moved to open the doors, but Jane stepped up and put his hands on top of hers. "I'll do it," he told her.

She scoffed. "Jane, I can open a door." She pushed his hands away and pulled the doors open.

"Surprise!," she heard a group of a least fifty people yell at her.

TBC, what do you think is going on? :) thanks for reading and pleaseeee review!