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Previously : He flung his arm around her shoulders and guided her out of the room and down the stairs.
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Lisbot sat at the table waiting while Jane took up residence in the kitchen. After some time, Jane finally came out balancing two plates piled high with a huge stack of pancakes....6 at the minimum.
"Wow, thats a lot of pancakes! Are you trying to make me fat?"
"Special Treat, pancakes always make me feel better. I figured you needed a specially big helping."
"Well then, Thanks I guess"
They ate their breakfast with a little light conversation, both managing to polish off both of their plates.
"We should probably get ready, out of the door in a half hour?"
"Sure, I'll just clean these up, you go on ahead, you are welcome to use the shower, I'll use the bathroom down here to wash."
"Thanks."
Half an hour later when both had washed and dressed they exited the house. Jane made his way to his car. Lisbon stopped.
"What are you waiting for...what's wrong?"
"Maybe we should take both cars...I mean wont it look wierd if we turn up together?"
"It'll just look like I picked you up. Anyway, there is nothing wierd about you staying over with me, not with what you have been through,
it would probably look weirder if you didn't. Now, we shoudl probably get moving, or we're gonna be late."
Lisbon gave in and got into Jane's car. He noticed her grip onto the sides of the seat.
"Oh come on Lisbon, my driving can't be that bad...can it ?"He said with a smile on his face.
"Trust me Jane...it is." She returned the smile.
They arrived at work and Lisbon headed straight for the coffee machine. She headed then into the Bullpen met by the team whilst Jane headed over to the couch.
"Boss, how you doing this morning...everything Okay last night..."
"Yes. Everything was fine."
Jane butted in. "Actually...Lisbon here is lying to you because she is embarrassed that se stayed at mine last night. Our Man came back...he knows where she lives and he came to...well I don't know what he was planning but he came back" Lisbon glared at him. "What! The were bound to find out, it's an investigation...they need to know everything."
Lisbon simply huffed and turned to VanPelt. "You guys got anything new...on the case.?"
"Oh...Yeah. Okay well your car was searched for prints or any other forms of DNA...and I am expecting results any minute so if we just hang on for a sec....got it....results are coming in now. I got a hit...Daryl Keenan, 24 with quite a few priors. Armed robbery on 2 accounts, fraud and a few assult charges pinned on him. This could be our guy."
"Okay, Cho Rigsby, you go check him out. You got an address VanPelt." she gestured to the screen. "so if you guys go check this guy out, VanPelt you stay here and find out everything you can on this guy and await anymore hits on DNA from the car, and Jane...you stay here and just...do what you do. Anybody needs I'll be in my office." She grabbed her coffee from the desk and walked into her office shutting the door behind her.
After about an hour or two had passed, VanPelt sighed. "Nothing...I got nothing else...all I got is this Daryl guy. Nothing else on him either. Since his last release from prison in March 2007, he's been quiet...nothing to show that he even exists."
Rigsby and Cho entered the bullpen. Jane barely had time to open his mouth before the door to Lisbon's office flung open.
"Jane...in here...now." Jane smirked and stood up from his couch stretching as her waled over to her office. "What did you this time Jane." Cho queried.
"Mehhh...probably just an overeaction. And why do you think that I have to do something bad for Lisbon to want to talk to me...alone....in her office..."
Cho's facial expression didn't change showing no reaction to the comment. Jane waled away mutting under his breath, "no humour around here"
He entered the office to find Lisbon at her desk. She gestured at him to sit in the chair opposite. She did this with a stone faced expression on her face.
"I take it from what you said earlier that you are aware of how an investigation works. Those investigating are required to know everything that is relevant to the investigation no matter how big or small or irrelevant it may seem to those involved. No matter how irrelevant it may seem to people like you Jane"
"People like me...Lisbon, what's going on? Are you Okay?"
"He found me again...he came to my house...he knows where I live..."
"Yes...and nothing happened...you are fine...so what's wrong? We're all trying to catch this guy to make sure nothing happens again..."
"And concealing evidence Helps does it Jane"
"Concealing evidence...Lisbon I..." Lisbon Held up the crumpled piece of paper. "Oh My God Lisbon...i...where did you find that?"
"I should be asking you that?"
"I...it was in your'e apartment."
"My apartment...It was in my apartment...he was in there. You knew he had been there and you let me go there too."
Jane was speechless...he simply stared into her eyes which were slowly filling with tears. Lisbon stood up.
"I have to go."
"Wait Lisbon...I..."
"Don't bother Jane...this was your fault. I...I can't even look at you right now." She grabbed her Jacket and stormed out of the office slamming her door behind her.
I hope you liked the chapter....it took me ages but I'm still not happy about it but I wanted to post something for you guys :) xxx