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3rd Person POV
Cho, Rigsby, and VanPelt leapt to their feet at the sound of faint tapping with their guns drawn, waiting for a valid reason to shoot. Agent Lisbon lay motionless on the ground, blood flowing smoothly across the floor from her back. A laugh echoed from every wall of the empty room.
"Very good," Red John said with a smile, "I didn't see that coming. I must admit that it was a very neat trick, Patrick."
VanPelt looked to Rigsby; he stood tall and strong with his finger on the trigger of his gun that was aimed for Red John's forehead. Cho stood identically, only his eyes flickered to his boss every few seconds. Jane stood with his hands in the air, knowing that he was the one Red John really wanted. Jane tried to draw more attention and get the others out of danger. He felt a wave of guilt as his own eyes were drawn to the growing pool of blood surrounding Lisbon. He needed to do something fast, before she lost anymore blood.
"It's over Red John. You're not walking out of here," Jane said in a matter-of-fact tone. Rigsby suppressed a shudder as he moved towards VanPelt. She wouldn't handle being threatened like Lisbon would, she would be scared. He wouldn't let anything happen to her, he couldn't.
"I may not be, but neither is your boss and Grace," he retorted.
Jane saw Rigsby tense up as he jumped for VanPelt. He just had to wait until he did something harmful to her, then he could kill him. Red John would be dead.
Jane
I hated seeing her face twist each time the knife met her body, but it was the only way. I knew that he would have killed her if it weren't for my lying. At least she wasn't abused anymore than that. I think it worked out perfectly, even if the small Serious Crime Unit team hadn't known what I planned to happen. Everyone acted accordingly, now I just need to do some damage control. Red John is dead and hopefully in Hell where he belongs, but I know that Lisbon is still on a stretcher being poked at by Paramedics. She had lost a lot of blood and thankfully VanPelt wasn't hit by the shots aimed at her attacker.
I haven't left her side since the source of my nightmares was dead. I knew I must have looked like a hypocrite, holding her warm body close to mine and sitting on the floor covered in her blood. I cried for my dead wife and child, I cried out of happiness that it was all over, I cried because I was sorry for allowing him to hurt her. I was so sorry. I know she will never forgive me, and for that I cry.
VanPelt
He held her hand softly and only gave the harsh-mannered Paramedics glares that made them leave him alone when they dared to tell Patrick Jane to back off. I shouldn't have jumped to conclusions, and I can't believe I gave into the obvious lies Jane said about Lisbon. It seemed so real, I can remember seeing the grief etched in her face before she fell. I know that he loves Lisbon; he wouldn't say anything like that about her…would he?
Rigsby
Grace is safe and that is all that matters. She wasn't harmed, but she might be a little haunted by the memory of being attacked by Red John. Jane is taking care of Lisbon, so I need to take care of VanPelt. It is my duty as a friend to make sure she's alright- I can do this.
I struggled to find the right words before speaking, "Uh…" my mind was going 100 miles per hour and I didn't know where to begin, "You…Are you ok?" I slid my hands deep into my pockets, fiddling with a paperclip. I didn't trust them to be anywhere else; they could be treacherous at the worst of times.
She nodded with a fake smile, "I'm fine."
"Do you need a ride home?" It was a long shot but it was worth a try. I knew she would appreciate the thought but would say no anyway.
She looked at me for a minute before responding, "Sure, I would like that."
Her answer threw me off. What do I do when she says yes? "K, let's go…"
I knew what Cho was thinking before I saw his normally stoic expression. 'Smooth…'
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