Short and sweet, enjoy!
" Mornin' lovelies, can I get you the usual?"
The waiter at Marie's recognized Jane and Lisbon as soon as they sat down. They had been regulars for almost five years now so she never bothered them with the menu. She had their order memorized, a blueberry muffin and tea for him and a coffee and bear-claw for her.
Jane greeted the familiar face with a warm smile,"Yes please."
"Coming right up, hun." And she disappeared back into the kitchen.
Lisbon looked up from the napkin she had been absent-mindedly fiddling with, "We could have talked in the office you know, I'm not very hungry."
"It's comfort food Lisbon, you don't have to be hungry, besides, you haven't eaten all morning." he said knowingly.
She raised a brow, ignoring the fact that he kept track of her eating habits, "I don't need comforting," she said in a matter-of-fact tone.
He gave her a look of disbelief.
"I don't ", she shrugged.
He half smirked and shook his head a little, it was endearing how bad of a liar she was. He nodded his head down towards her hands. "Your napkin begs to differ."
She looked down. What had previously been her a napkin, was now a pile of shredded paper. She had been slowly tearing it apart without realizing it. She gazed back up at him knowing she had been figured out.
Without a word he brushed the torn paper aside and replaced it with his own napkin, and looked at her sweetly.
Always the gentleman, she smiled.
The waiter had chosen that moment to arrive with their food, and Lisbon was grateful for the interruption.
"Thanks Betty."
"My pleasure, hun." She set their food in front of them, shot them both a quick smile and hurried off to take the next order.
Just when she thought Jane might drop the subject, he asks "So are you going to tell me that Bertram called or am I going to have to guess?
She rolled her eyes , of course he knew already. She doesn't bother asking how.
"Jane, If you knew this whole time, why did you want me to tell you?"
"Because it's good to vent," He shrugged. "Besides, I didn't really know for sure, it was more of a hunch. Only two things in the world make you nervous, Lisbon, and that's high-risk cases and... being within 5 feet of a deer."
She blushed at the memory, "That was one time."
He chuckled, "And since there are no deer in the immediate vicinity, Bertram must have assigned you something big."
She was about to take a bite of her bear claw to avoid the imminent question, but Jane thought better of it and swiped it from her plate first. The man was infuriating sometimes.
"So, what's the case about?" he pressed.
Lisbon sighed, "He told me to keep it on a need to know basis, Jane, i'm really not suppose to be telling anyone about it."
What Bertram had actually said was "Don't tell Jane," but she thought it was safer to paraphrase.
"Well then it's a good thing i'm not just anyone." He knew she would give in sooner or later.
She racked her brain for another excuse, "I... don't want to get you involved in something that doesn't concern you."
He titled his head in protest, "Of course it concerns me Lisbon, you concern me."
Well... that shut her up. She hated how easily he could maker her contradict herself. Leaning back in her chair she closed her eyes and took a deep breath.
"If I tell you all about it can I have my bear claw back?"
He took a bite just to see her glare before putting it back on her plate.
He grinned, this is why he took her to Marie's, bear claws had this power over Lisbon that he envied. (If only he knew)
He waited patiently as she contemplated how to begin.
"They're sending me out to Arizona for a few weeks, i'm going undercover."
Exactly what kind of undercover mission is this? Let me know what you think! :)