A/N: I was lately going through my folders and found 3 chapters of this story. RJ is a woman in my story, hope you'll give it a try. AU. I hope you'll like it. Any kind of feedback is appreciated. (And English isn't my mother-language so tell me about my mistakes and I will correct them ASAP.)
Sunny September morning in Malibu. Temperature a little higher than it usually is during the fall. The song of the ocean waves hugging stones was stunning other sounds and there on the beach was standing Jane's gorgeous apartment. Patrick Jane that day awoke earlier than he did usually. This, as he described to Angela the day before, was going to be a historical day. He got a contract with TV studios, the cost was about millions, they could finally live better, pay all their debts, give Charlotte a better future. He got up, shaved, dressed up, made a cup of tea for himself, coffee for his wife, also took a glass of water with him and went upstairs.
"Wake up! Wake up!" He shouted. Angela was awake for few minutes and Jane's enthusiastic voice sounded a little higher than it should've.
"Have pity, Patrick Jane. I just woke up and Charlie's still asleep." She mumbled from under the sheets.
"Good morning, daddy! Good morning, mommy! Who said I was asleep?" They nearly heard her voice, but there she was, already bouncing on the bed near her mother. Charlotte Jane – the little sunshine. Golden curly hair, rosy cheeks, big green eyes and kind heart. Angela Ruskin Jane was a dark haired, beautiful and bold woman, in peace with herself, a little shorter than her husband, from a carnie family , but she wanted to leave that place behind so she ran away with Patrick 6 years ago, born him a daughter, but if that daughter wouldn't stop bouncing right then she would kill her.
"Charlotte, stop."
"Yeah, Snow White you better stop bouncing." Lottie was a real Snow White and Jane chose that nickname for her. Patrick put the glasses on the night table beside Angela, gave her a quick kiss on her lips. "We didn't break it during all this time, so you shouldn't."
Angela blushed. Charlie didn't understand what daddy meant, but she grinned anyway.
"Daddy gotta go. Promise you two will be good girls."
"Promise, promise!" Charlie jumped off the bed and hugged her dad. She moved her head a little so Jane could smell her shampoo.
"Mmmm, you smell so sweet! Strawberries?"
"No! Strawberries and cream! Cream! Mommy bought me this sham- shampoo."
"I love it!" He kissed them goodbye, took the last sip of his tea and left their bedroom.
Teresa Lisbon started her day in not that a pleasant way. Awoke at 5 (she was so not a morning person) , went to CBI office, made plans with her team and started the long road from Sacramento to Malibu. Almost 6 hours on the road and for what? Because a famous psychic decided to go on TV and talk about spirits, killers and murderers, wash audience's brain with master's words and they were going to guard him and his family . Nah, she didn't like this case from the very start, but Minelli sent Lisbon's team as their best one and 4 more agents to Malibu.
"Alright guys we'll keep them all in their places. Karl, Cho and Rigsby, you are going with me to guard Mr. Jane. Jake, Owain and Miranda got to guard Mr. Jane's family." Mr. Psychic she thought to herself, rolled her eyes in the very Teresa-Lisbonish way and seated herself in drivers' seat. She was about to ask, but Cho interrupted her.
"Yeah, boss, we bought coffee. Much coffee."
Coffee was Lisbon's best friend and husband. If it was a dark day, coffee could make the sun shine bright for her. She was a lonely person after all, in her thirties and she needed something warm to love.
"Thank you." She said and the car moved.
6 hours later they arrived at Malibu. Mr. Jane was already at Malibu Police Department awaiting them. The doors opened and 7 agents came in. Handsome men, a blonde commonly shaped woman and a little brunette. She was the tiniest, cinnamon short hair, piercing emerald yes, her freckled skin was pointing them brighter, she introduced herself and others, so she was the boss. Jane watched them from up to down and already had some information. They shook hands and he spoke.
"So I choose pretty ladies to guard me."
"As I know you're married and have a beautiful child." Answered the Asian agent.
He was a bad boy before, thought Jane. "Yeah both are very beautiful." He smiled to that morning's memory , stepped closer to brunette and whispered her in the ear. "But if I wasn't we'd have such a great time together. I had a vision. Maybe in bed?"
She blushed. Yeah this man was going to be a big pain in the ass, but he was such a charmer Lisbon thought to herself. She had known that man only for few minutes, but only from his behavior and speech, she was just sure of it.
Lisbon looked him in the eyes and whispered back. "We're business here or I would punch you in the nose. Don't forget to look after your speech and behavior." She stepped back and was about to turn around, but she hesitated and added. "Oh! And we all here know that there are no such things like psychics. Now let's go."
While Lisbon's team and Jane were filling blanks and making plans, while Jane was acting like a psychic and influencing agents around, Angela and Charlotte went shopping. Charlotte enjoyed shopping with her mom, besides she loved counting things that they bought.
"Who was the woman you were talking to?" Angela asked after paying money to cashier. " I've told you many times, honey, please don't talk to strangers on the streets." She did tell ,many times, but who listened ? She was tired of telling so she laughed and said few common excuse words every time someone came up to her holding Charlie's hand.
"She? She was auntie Joan. She gave me a little doll with smiley face."
"Ah Charlie! At least you thanked that 'auntie Joan'?"
"I did! I'm a polite girl, aren't I , mommy ?" Mommy just rolled her eyes. Charlotte took everything after her dad. Angela stopped a taxi and said. "We need to go home. Soon there'll be federal agents."
"They found someone dead?"
"No. They'll just help your dad. And besides blood is not a good thing, so may they find less dead people."
"…but they'll have guns, right?"
"Charlie?!"
Angela made big dinner for everybody as soon as they got home. Jane and others arrived at the right time. Rigs could smell the delicious food from opened kitchen windows and hardly stopped himself from running in first. Wayne Rigsby was a big gourmand, he loved the fact that people can eat. He, agent Kimball Cho and Miranda Gonzales were Lisbon's team. They were good partners and friends.
Little sunshine opened the door and jumped in her dad's arms. "I missed you!"
"I missed you too. Now let these agents in."
Charlie moved away from her dad and offered her little hand. "Hello I'm miss daughter."
Oh Charlotte was her dad's little and female version and she of course as her dad noticed the brunette first.
Lisbon came up to little girl, bowed down and shook hands with her "Hey there. I'm Teresa."