HAPPY SATURDAY EVERYONE! man, busy day today...so just quick thank yous to everybody :) loves you all- especially you Pepper :P

Disclaimer: I neither have the time nor the energy

F-friendship

"You know, I think we need to have a chat" Jane announced as he strolled into Lisbon's office and placed himself on the corner of her desk

"Good morning, Jane, I'm fine thank you. How are you?" She replied sarcastically, leaning back in her chair

"Oh, sorry. Morning Lisbon, glad you're fine; I'm good ta" he spat out in a rush

"Sure you ok?" She asked. If she didn't know better, she would have said that the Patrick Jane was actually nervous.

"Yeah I'm fine. But like I said-we need to have a chat."

"Ok, sure. About what?"

"Us and our boring friendship" He replied cheerfully-playing with some paper clips

"Boring?"

"Uh-huh. You see, I think that our friendship…well, it sucks if I'm honest"

"Oh really." She said, reaching for something in her draw "And why is that?"

"Well, look at it like this." He told her in a very matter of fact way "You, Teresa Lisbon, are my best friend," he saw her blush at this, but he didn't want to make her uncomfortable so he carried on "And, I'd hope that you saw me as your best friend" he paused and she nodded her reply "So, the way I see it is that we are two people who care very deeply for each other but refuse to say anything. I think that we need to not be friends" he finished a smug smile on his face.

She pulled out her stapler, "you wanna be enemies?" She raised her eyebrow (and the stapler) threateningly.

"No Lisbon" he replied, talking to her as if he was explaining something obvious to a three year old "I want the opposite. I wanna be able to tell everyone you're my girlfriend, and I wanna be able to walk around and hold your hand and show everyone just how much I love you"*

She blinked a couple of times-most people would have thought out of shock; but Jane, being Jane, could see she was holding back tears

He sighed, "Look, if you're gonna throw that thing could you please get on with it? I just had to let you know, ok?"

"Yeah it's ok." She told him, lowering her weapon "In fact it's incredibly ok"

"It is?" He asked, still keeping some distance between them-just in case she was setting him up and was in fact about to strike.

"Yeah." She was sounding hoarse now, as if trying to keep back tears "Because I love you too"

*borrowed slightly from a fabulous book, Breakers Reef :P

Enjoyed? Let me know, but like I said- I really gotta rush off now :) love you all xx