For those of you who didn't read Chapter 1, I thought I'd sum up here. Basically, the team got a Red John case where a mother and daughter were killed and Red John had left a very personal message for Jane, hopefully this will make sense now if you didn't read Chapter 1!

He ran from the room and back out onto the porch. He leaned over the edge and began to lose his lunch. He felt a had gently rub his back and he stood back up. Wiping his mouth and then realising his eyes were also posing a problem. 'Jane, I'm so sorry.' Lisbon whispered, almost afraid he'd break. She pulled out a tissue and offered it to him.

'No,' Jane said, 'I don't need your damn tissue, I don't even need your sympathy. Come to think of it, I don't need you at all!' Jane screamed and then stormed off to his car.

Lisbon stood on the porch shell shocked. Cho lifted his head from his hands and tried to comfort her by saying, 'Boss, he doesn't mean it, he's just upset.'

'Yea,' Lisbon replied, wanted to break down right there and then, 'sure, I believe you.'

Lisbon gathered her team and sent them all back to the office. Forensics wanted to do their job, but Lisbon said no. She informed them that the correct CBI team had not arrived and she would make a call to see if they'd hurry up. She called Minelli 'Lisbon, what did he do?' Lisbon stifled a laugh.

'Nothing,' Lisbon replied, 'well, not nothing, but it wasn't anything illegal so I'm sure it doesn't concern you.'

'Yes I suppose you're right. What can I do for you?'

'Well, sir, I was wondering, could another team take this case?'

'Why agent, is there a problem?'

'No, but it's Red John and very personal to Jane, we're all just having a little trouble keeping a level head.'

'Oh,' Minelli considered, 'I see, so you don't want to be in charge of the Red John case anymore then.'

'No!' Lisbon quickly replied, 'I do! It's just, this case is causing a lot of pain to my team and myself, I just don't think we're the best one's for this particular job.'

Minelli sighed, 'alright Lisbon, I'll get someone else down there.'

'Thank you sir.' Lisbon hung up the phone. She walked towards the SUV and got in. She drove away, leaving Red John and… Jane, alone.

When she got back to Sacramento it was midnight. She'd had a long day and the rain was pouring down, it seemed only fitting on a day like this. Inside her apartment, Lisbon showered and changed into her pyjamas. She sat down on her bed and opened a detective novel. After reading a sentence she realised it wasn't going to happen, so she lifted her phone and started playing one of those gem games.

Just as she was about to beat her high score, her phone started to vibrate. It was Jane. She looked over at her clock, it was now 2:00 am, what on earth could he want, especially after his earlier statement.

'What do you want, Jane? She snapped down the phone.

On the other end she heard him gasp, and then all there was was white noise. It sounded like rain, which wasn't surprising given the storm brewing outside.

'Jane,' she asked in a softer tone, 'are you out in the rain?'

'Yes,' he whispered, 'would you let me in.'

Lisbon snapped the phone shut and belted down the stairs running to the door and staving her toe on her new coffee table, that thing was going to be the death of her. She hobbled the rest of the way to the door and dragged her very wet Jane inside. She locked up again and turned. Before she could even make the full 360, Jane had pulled her into a hug and was crying into her shoulder. 'I'm so sorry,' he sobbed, 'I didn't mean it.'

'I know,' Lisbon replied in a comforting tone.

'I'm so so sorry,'

'I know.'

'I do need you.'

'I love you'

Silence. She didn't know.

I know the rain thing has been used thousands of times, but I still think it's a cute image. Reviews or even just a comment?