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"Okay let's say that someone did kidnap her and when they saw us here they decided to lock us in," Lisbon suggested.

"It is a possibility," Jane muttered.

"Well then why trap us in here?" Lisbon asked annoyed.

"Pure enjoyment."

"Do you plan on giving me actual help or just smart-ass answers," Lisbon retorted. "Well," she pushed on when he didn't answer.

"I'm thinking," Jane answered.

"Looks like you are trying to sleep."

"Why don't you lay back and enjoy the sound of the forest," Jane suggested.

"I don't want to," Lisbon hissed.

"It would relieve that headache you have."

"How do you know that?" Lisbon asked surprised.

"You become more temperamental at the start of one," Jane pointed out.

"Sheep dip."

Jane waved his hand to motion his point before opening his eyes and sitting up. He dropped his head a little so his eyes could meet hers.

"Want to tell me what is wrong?" Jane asked softly.

"Nothing," Lisbon replied as she looked away from him.

"You know you can't lie to me," Jane reminded her.

"I just don't like being trapped."

"That is part of it but there is something more," Jane stated. Lisbon got up off the mattress and headed away from him. "You don't want to be alone with me," he whispered.

"That isn't true, we spent Christmas together," Lisbon pointed out.

"We spent it with your brother and Annie. We haven't actually been alone in a situation like this since we were in the desert," Jane explained.

"Is there a point to this conversation?" Lisbon asked defensively.

"You still don't trust me," Jane stated softly.

"Jane, that isn't the issue."

"It has always been an issue," Jane stated as he got up and walked over to her.

"What do you expect me to say? I think that some days we have moved beyond the point of you lying to me then the next thing I know we are right back where we were," Lisbon explained.

"I haven't lied to you since I told you that Red John was alive," Jane replied.

"How can I be sure?" Lisbon questioned.

"Because like the description on the watch I trust you so trust me," Jane answered he placed his hand around her wrist.

"Jane I wish it were that easy," Lisbon whispered. Jane nodded and removed his hand.

"Maybe we should talk?" Jane suggested as he sat back down.

"You are willing to talk," Lisbon smirked.

"Not like I can run off."

"True. So you are willing to tell me everything?" Lisbon asked. Jane sighed to himself. Lisbon shook her head knowing that it was useless to hope that he would tell her everything.

"What do you want to know?" Jane asked.

Lisbon walked over to him and sat down. Her mind was racing with all types of questions she could ask him. But what she wanted to know most was the one question that she sure wasn't completely ready to hear.

"Why did you do it?" Lisbon asked.

"Why did I have Red John go after him?" Jane countered. Lisbon gave him a curt nod. "That is a big question. I told you there was no other way to prove that he had killed and I knew deep down that if he provoked Red John then Red John would take matters into his own hand," he explained.

"But why not tell everyone you were wrong about Red John?" Lisbon asked.

"You know why."

"Because it would prove that you killed an innocent man," Lisbon answered.

"He wasn't innocent," Jane retaliated.

"You and I know that but what do you think the CBI is going to do when they find out?" Lisbon asked.

"I'm not sure," Jane responded.

"Jane, we need to tell them," Lisbon said softly.

"It will put them in danger."

"Not telling them will put them in even more danger. They are trained to deal with these situations."

"I know they are trained, but-" Jane stopped trying to figure out how to explain his feelings.

"You don't want to see anyone else hurt," Lisbon spoke for him.

"Yes," Jane replied.

"Jane it is too late for that. Van Pelt had to shoot her fiancé because he was working for Red John. The three of them have risked their careers and lives for what you believe you are doing," Lisbon explained as her eyes met Jane's.

"And you got shot," Jane reminded her.

"Jane. I'm fine."

"That is exactly why I don't want to tell anybody else Red John is alive. I can't live knowing that someone else is in danger. I don't want people to risk their lives for my own revenge," Jane declared.

"This isn't just your revenge," Lisbon pointed out.

"Yes it is. He went after my family."

"No. It isn't. He went after people we cared about. He killed Bosco and his team because we weren't on the case. You might have started out by yourself but you are not that way anymore."

"I thought you didn't condone my thirst for revenge?" Jane questioned. Lisbon broke her eye contact with Jane and sighed to herself.

"I still don't," Lisbon replied. "Jane, I want to get Red John as much as you do. But I want to do it the right way."

"And when the time comes and it doesn't turn out that way," Jane began. "Then what will you do?"

"I don't know," Lisbon answered honestly. Jane nodded his head in acknowledgment of her answer.

"Which is why you don't trust me," Jane stated after a few minutes of silence.

"Not when it comes to Red John. But I do trust you more now than before."

There was no need for anymore talk between them. They had been down this road a few times before but at least this time they were moving forward together. Jane knew that Lisbon wanted to trust him when it came to Red John but he also knew how he acted when he got closer to him. He needed to make sure that she knew that he wouldn't let any harm come to her when it came to Red John. It was a promise he had made a long time ago and one he planned to keep for as long as possible.


Meanwhile:

"Has anybody seen Jane or Lisbon?" Rigsby asked as he met up with Cho.

"No. Something isn't right," Cho stated as they entered the visitor center.

"Van Pelt said they weren't at the campsite and that no one has seen them for a while," Rigsby explained.

"What about their phones?"

"Straight to voice mail."

"Alright let's talk with the captain and see if we can't have his men start a search around the campsite," Cho ordered.

"You know we need to call Wainwright," Rigsby pointed out.

"I know," Cho stated as pulled out his phone and dialed the number.

"Wainwright."

"Sir, we have a problem," Cho stated firmly.

"What is the problem?"

"Jane and Lisbon seem to be missing. We have already tried their phones and there was no answer. We are going to have the locals start a search around the park," Cho explained.

"Wait on the search until I get there," Wainwright ordered.

"Sir?" Cho questioned.

"Agent, do I need to repeat myself?" Wainwright asked.

"No."

"Good, I'll be there soon," Wainwright replied right before hanging up.

"We need to hold off on the search," Cho stated to Rigsby and Van Pelt as they were talking to the captain.

"Why?" Van Pelt asked.

"Wainwright wants us to wait until he gets here."

"But what if they are in trouble?" Rigsby asked.

"If they are together they should be fine," Cho stated. The three of them exchanged knowing looks.

To be continued…


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