A/N: Loved the support! I started with replying to reviews, but seeing as my life is kind of hectic at the moment, I don't have time for that anymore. But I DO love all your reviews, and please, don't stop with posting them! They make me really happy!

Sam is 2 in this chapter. Thought I'd just say it, but I also mention it in the chapter (or at least, that's what I think :D).

Enjoy!


'Don't worry Sam, you won't be alone any longer.'

"Patrick Jane, what a surprise!" Jack exclaimed as he opened the door of his house. Jane smiled at the man.

"And this is Samantha, isn't she? What a nice young lady you are, Miss," Jack said, and Samantha smiled. She hid her face in the crook of his neck.

"Congratulations, Jack," Jane said, "give Uncle Jack the present, Sammy."

Samantha gave Jack a small envelope, and Jack smiled.

"Thank you, Sam," he said, and the girl smiled again.

"Come in," Jack said, and Jane walked past him.

After Jane had congratulated the rest of the visitors – it was Jack's birthday, and honestly, Jane had been surprised that he had invited him and Lisbon over – he sat down, Samantha on his lap. Everybody stared at Samantha, and Jane noticed that it made the girl shy – though Samantha was almost never shy.

"So, where's your girl?" Jack asked.

"She's... sick and tired," Jane said, and Jack eyed him suspiciously. Jane smiled at the man.

"Does that have a reason, Patrick?" Jack asked, and Jane looked at Samantha.

"Do you want to say it, Sammy?" Jane asked, and the girl nodded enthusiastically.

"What is it, Sam?" Jack asked, and the girl smiled.

"Mummy has a baby in her tummy!" Samantha exclaimed, and the people laughed. Jane smiled, proud.

"Really? Congratulations, Patrick," Jack said, and got up to shake Jane's hand. Jane shrugged.
"What can I say? I love my job," Jane said, and Jack laughed.

"Sammy, why don't you go play with the other kids? Then Uncle Jack and I can talk a bit," Jane said, and Samantha nodded. She slid of his lap, and joined the other children. She was by far the youngest, but she didn't matter since she loved attention.

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After almost two hours, Jane had engaged himself in a conversation with somebody he didn't know but grew to like.

He had promised Lisbon to come home after these two hours, so he got up and put on his coat.

"Goodbye everybody! Have a nice day!" Jane said, and everybody waved at him. Obviously his charms that started to work, since he knew nobody.

It was only when he stood outside that he suddenly realized something, and he immediately felt ashamed. He ran inside, and everybody started laughing.

Samantha was standing in the middle of the room, a big pout on her face.

"I forgot Sam," Jane said, quietly, and the laughs only grew louder.

Jack gave him a gentle pat on the back, and laughed.

"Happens to the best of us, Patrick," Jack laughed, and Jane just smiled faintly.

When they got outside, Samantha glared at him.

"Sorry, Sammy," he said, and she smiled. She hugged him tightly, almost strangling him, and he chuckled.

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Jane had brought Samantha to day-care the next day, making sure that she wasn't angry with him because he had almost forgotten her.

Lisbon sure as hell was angry. How could he forget his daughter?

Yet now, Lisbon was depressed. She missed Samantha. He knew that.

"So, how is my princess doing this day?" Jane asked, dancing into Lisbon's office. Lisbon looked up, and rolled her eyes.

"Just a bit.. sick."

"But that can be fixed, my dear. Tell me what you need and I'll give it," he said. She sighed.

"Samantha?" she asked, and he sighed.
"I'm afraid not. Okay, I'll get a coffee, is that good enough?"

Lisbon smiled.

"Maybe."

Jane was gone by the speed of light, and returned in record time with a mug full of delicious coffee. She took one sip of it.

"Thanks," she chirped, and focused back on her screen.

Jane sat down on her couch.

"Hey, I know you miss Sammy when you're here."

"Oh really, how did you figure that out?" she asked, as a rhetorical question.

"Don't be so bossy, Lisbon-"

"I'm not bossy, I just have a better brain and better ideas, Jane."

"Oh really?"

"Really," Lisbon said, matter-of-factly, and Jane knew she'd won. Apparently.

Lisbon sighed, got up and walked to the couch. She sat down beside Jane.

"This is only day care, Lisbon. Wait until Samantha will live on her own, or gets married," Jane said, and Lisbon cringed.

"I wouldn't want to imagine," she said, and he smiled.

"I know. Sam will be one of these kids who isn't allowed to do anything fun because her mother can't stand her being away from her."

Lisbon shot him a look.

"What are you trying to tell me with this?"

Jane's hands flew up in the air as defense.

"Nothing! I'm just saying that you need to let Samantha go a bit. She won't die," he said, and she sighed.

"I'm afraid I have to, yes," she said. Jane grabbed her hand.

"She'll still love you, Teresa," he said. She scooped closer, and placed her head on his chest.

"I hope so," she whispered. He kissed the top her head, and wrapped his arm around her waist.

"I'm sure she'll do. How can she not?" he asked. He felt her smile. He placed his hand on her tummy.

"And I'm pretty sure this beautiful creature will too," he said, and she chuckled. He caught it by placing his lips on hers. Just a small kiss. It couldn't escalate to a make-out scene for their co-workers and superiors.

"Oh, and this time, I'll make sure the baby room is done before the baby is here, okay?" he asked, and she smiled.

"Whatever." Lisbon pulled away from him and walked back to her couch.

"Now get back to work," she said, and he jumped up and raised his hands in defense again.

"I do nothing else. You on the other hand could try it sometimes," he said, and was just in time with ducking to avoid the stapler thrown at him.


A/N: The stapler again, *yay*! But I actually got the inspiration from the first part of this chapter from real life. My youngest cousin, Guus, was being christened (I don't know how to say that in English :D) and we had a big party afterwards. One guy was alone, with his daughter. He left without his daughter, and trust me, I had big trouble with breathing, it was really funny :D. So thanks guy whose name I don't know, for giving me the inspiration! :D

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