a/n: This is the first story in this collection, these stories probably wont be related, and i dont know how many there will be but this one in particular is an alternative ending to the bomb scene in the episode Red All Over (episode 20 of season 2) i hope you like it.
Paring: Jane and Lisbon.
Spoilers: season 2 episode 20
Rating: K+
Disclaimer: no i dont own it :(
Beta: I LovePlotBunnies- thanks for all the help you are awsome.
Dedicated to: awesomenerd95because you are such a skilled writer and because of your story Double Trouble.

Without Words

Lisbon ran back over to check the time on the bomb, the blue numbers changing from 10 down to 9, she thinks for a second, and then turns back to look at Ashley, hiding under the couch. She then crawls under the couch holding Ashley to her, both of them have their backs to the bomb and as it gets closer to 0. Jane is still on the other end of the phone calling Lisbon's name, Lisbon closes her green eyes, and all Jane hears on the other side of the phone is an almighty boom that leaves his ears ringing.

Jane sits up in shock, his mouth hanging open slightly as he snaps back into reality. He quickly moves into action by getting Cho's attention, and Jane briefly explains that they need to go to the Harrington's residence, while on the way Jane explains to Cho in more detail what he had heard on the phone. Cho's expression, for once changes, not much but Jane notices the rare show of concern and emotion on the Asian man's face.

Tara, Alex and Sadie all manage to get out of the house and all three of them wait for Agent Lisbon to come out with Ashley. Sadie tries to run back into the house, when she realized Ashley is still inside, Alex held her back, and next thing they knew there was a thunderous boom as a section of the Harrington estate goes up in smoke. Sadie fell to the ground, still secure in Alex's arms while Tara hushed the now crying baby; it only takes Jane and Cho a few minutes to get to the residence, and from the SUV's they can see the three people standing on the front lawn, all clearly in shock. Jane and Cho notice however, as they look from the vehicle and jog down the front lawn toward the three that Lisbon and Ashley aren't among them.

"Do any of you know if Agent Lisbon got out alright?" Cho asks, they all shake their heads and Cho gives his phone to Alex and instructs him to call an ambulance; while Cho asks the questions, Jane enters the house, at the same time calling Lisbon's mobile phone; he hears the ringing and treads carefully as he follows the sound, Cho enters the house shortly after Jane and catches up to him, both now hearing the ringing getting louder, with a shared look they pick up speed a bit.

Ashley opens her eyes and she can see a light coming from Lisbon's hand, but she doesn't move to answer it. Ashley turns around in Lisbon's arms and she sees that she's 'asleep', soon Ashley can hear footsteps coming closer and she cuddles up to Lisbon while she tries to stay very quiet and still.

Jane came around the corner of the grand salon first and the ringing grew louder, telling him Lisbon's phone was in this room, which hopefully, meant Lisbon was too. All Cho could see were the dust particles drifting all over the room that he didn't want to breathe in, but soon he needed the polluted air to keep his mind focused. Jane found, as he steps carefully that he couldn't really see anything but dust and chunks of walls and the roof scattered everywhere. He presses the ring button one more time, and a cracked blue screen lights up under the still standing yet dirtied and tattered couch. Cho saw the light too and both walk around to the opposite side of the couch, while Jane crouches down. He was met by the sight of Ashley cuddling into Lisbon's side, it would have been cute under any normal circumstance but Jane knew that this wasn't a normal circumstance.

"Ashley?" Jane whispered, and the young girl rolled over to look at Jane; her big blue eyes focused on his. "Ashley, can you wake Teresa up for me?"

"She's sleeping." Ashley answered, in a hushed whisper.
"It's time to wake her up now," Jane, stated, softly and Ashley simply nodded before she turned back to Lisbon.

"Wake-up!" she demanded, while patting Teresa's arm; when nothing happens, she turns
to look back at Jane, who encourages her with a small smile across his lips to try again. "Teresa! Mr. Patrick wants you to wake-up!" Ashley prods at Teresa's arm, when Lisbon still remains unconscious Jane tells Ashley to go and sit on the still intact stairs for a minute or so, after he checks that the girl was without any injury that required immediate attention, he then crawls halfway under the couch, and grabs Lisbon's wrist. He feels for a pulse and then once, he finds it and he tries himself, to wake Lisbon up by calling her name softly, until Cho interrupts.

"Jane, I think you should see this."

Jane wiggles his way out from under the couch and quickly walks around to Cho's side; he bends down next to Cho, face peeking under the couch as he scans Lisbon's body, taking in all of her injuries. Blanketed in dust, her top, hanging onto her form by bare threads and he could see the small cuts which littered her body—nothing too life threatening, he notes. Jane flashes his eyes to Cho, and Cho points toward Lisbon's head, mutely where there happens to be a large gash, bleeding rather heavily. It was probably the reason she was unconscious. Jane looks back at Cho and Cho glances at Jane.

"She needs to wake up." Jane stated, his blue-green eyes focused on the gash, Cho notices the
panic seeping into the consultant's voice and both decide to pull Lisbon, gently out from her hiding place to where she lies on the floor, her eyes still closed. Jane tries her name again, to which her eyelids flutter before her slightly unfocused green eyes meet Jane's. Her hand brushes the back of her head, and she pulls away once she feels the sticky wetness of her own blood. Ashley jumps from her spot on the steps, and crawls on top of Lisbon to give her a hug, to which the woman smiles dazed, up toward the six-year-old but her smile soon turns to a grimace.

"Ashley…" she murmurs, in obvious pain while Jane leans over to carefully pry Ashley off of the bleeding Lisbon to sit her down, besides the older woman; the little girl watched as Patrick and the other man helped Teresa to her feet.

Lisbon makes the mistake of believing that she is fine, pushing away Jane and Cho's hands from her upper arms she manages a few tentative steps forward, before she found herself, in one moment falling backwards, and in another moment, she knew she was looking up at Jane, while he looked down at her, concern written all over his face.

"Bad idea?" she asked, which had Jane glancing down at her, his eyebrow raised slightly.

Jane and Cho support Lisbon up, one on each side of the injured woman and Ashley has Patrick's other hand in a strong grasp, as they slowly make their way outside. As soon as Ashley saw her mum, she went running full force into her outstretched arms, her eyes closing onto her mum's shoulder. The paramedics were waiting and they rushed the bed over. Jane and Cho helped Lisbon on to it, as she still insisted she could do it.

Lisbon was soon fixed up at the hospital, the nurses told her that she would have a slight concussion and a headache, and that they wanted to keep her overnight for observation but, like Jane, she manages to wiggle her way out and was soon back in the office, working way too hard for Jane's liking.

She had been in her office since they returned from the hospital and Jane did not like it one bit, he knocked on the door leading to her office, but did not wait for an answer to enter, and he enters to find Lisbon asleep on her couch.

She rolls over and rubs her eyes; the sound of the door opening disturbing her; she was extremely happy to see Jane standing in the doorway, staring at her and not Agent Hightower, like she had expected. Lisbon makes a move to stand from her spot, but Jane stops her with his hand.

"I need to tell you something"

The first thought that enters her mind is, what has he done now, but she was surprised as she caught sight of the look in his blue-green eyes, it left her speechless and all she could do was nod her bandaged head.

"When I heard that bomb… I...I didn't know what to think; and I…I thought you were gone, for good." He glances down at her. "But you weren't, and you aren't; you're still here and Teresa, I know you will argue with me but you and I both, know you came close today, way too close… you should have listened to me…"

"I'm sorry…" she interrupted, her eyes casted toward the floor.

"I know and I am too," He told her, and she glances up at him in surprise. "But that's not the point, the point is that…" He pauses to take a deep breath, before he continues. "I love you Teresa...I should have told you earlier but…" Teresa still remains on her couch, shocked for a few seconds until her instincts kick in,

Kiss him, they told her and she does just that.

She stands and shuffles that single inch closer, her hand on his cheek and the other on his heart as her lips touch his. She feels his heart skip a beat and another, as he returns the kiss.

She was telling him she loved him without words, and she was thanking him without words, he returns the favor by telling her he loves her without words and that he was sorry he didn't say it sooner. As they stand in her office, door and blind closed kissing each other passionately, both of them could feel the explosive chemistry tingling between their bodies, and it felt good.

The End

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