A/N: I started watching The Mentalist from the beginning and I've only just finished season 2, so as a result I've based this story (and a lot of others) back in them seasons with the CBI. Apologies if that annoys anyone.

I wasn't going to update this until tomorrow when I come back from the dentist (ugh) but yesterday was such an amazing day, I'm still in a great mood, so I thought, why not. I was at the Dublin Comic Con yesterday and then I went to Croke Park and my county team won, which means we're through to the semi-final. So, it was pretty awesome.

Thank you so much for all the reviews, they really make me happy. :) This is actually the last verse of the poem, but it's kinda sad, so I may have something extra to add on. ;)

Disclaimer: Oh how I wish I did. But no. I don't own The Mentalist or Raglan Road.

On a quiet street where old ghosts meet I see her walking now
Away from me so hurriedly my reason must allow
That I had wooed not as I should a creature made of clay -
When the angel woos the clay he'd lose his wings at the dawn of day.

"I love you."

For all the great plans he has come up with during his lifetime, all the spectacular ways he could announce his love for her, and he just blurts it out in the middle of an arguement.

At least it shut her up.

But he thinks he'd prefer her to still be shouting at him for walking into dangerous situations on his own than stood frozen in place, shocked and confused.

He was such an idiot.

He just ruined their friendship, he knows. Because if she loved him back, even the slightest bit, she wouldn't have just turned and fled, running down the emergency stairs instead of waiting for the elevator.

He put his head in his hands. No way will she even stay in the same room with him for longer than absolutely neccesary, let alone allow their friendship to go back to the way it was. He'll go to Hightower first thing tomorrow morning and hand in his resignation. Maybe she'll let him stay at the CBI, just on another team. He'd like to stay near the team, they were like his family, and he knew no team would be the same as their team, the wonderous SCU.

Hightower will probably take him off the team anyway once she finds out how he feels about Lisbon. Even though they weren't "romantically involved", she would still say his "judgement will be impaired" because he "has romantic feelings" for her. Which is all true, but still.

His feelings don't matter now though, he blew it.