A/N: Thanks for the amazing reviews! I know I probably sound like a broken record because I say this at the start of every single chapter, but it's true! I wish I could reply to all of you personally but I just don't have time. So thanks so much!! I'm going to give you fair warning, this chapter is pretty depressing and angsty.

He had left. Just disappeared. He hadn't even had the decency of telling her that he was leaving. The all knew why he left, he got a lead on Red John, but would it have really been so difficult to tell them? To save them from worrying about whether he was dead or not?

And then, exactly one week later, he was back, lying on his couch and smiling like nothing had happened. The team had all accepted him back, except for Lisbon. She felt betrayed, even though she knew that Red John was Jane's number one priority, she was still hurt when he just up and left.

It was late that night, and Lisbon was still sitting in her office, trying to focus on her work but getting too distracted by her thoughts. She felt someone looking at her, and wasn't surprised to see Jane standing in the doorway of her office.

"What?" She snapped.

Jane entered slowly, staring at her. "You're angry." He observed.

Lisbon glared at him. "No, really? I guess you have to be a psychic to notice that, huh?"

"Lisbon—,"

"Save it, Jane. I don't want excuses." She shook her head. "I want to finish my work and go home."

Instead of leaving, Jane just walked nearer to her desk. "I don't understand. Why are you angry? You know that the whole reason I'm here is so that I can find and kill that bastard. I told you that, you understood that."

"But couldn't you have said something? Couldn't you have at least walked in here and said "hey Lisbon, I'm leaving to go kill Red John!"? No! All you did was disappear. We were all worried. We didn't know if something happened to you, or what. You can't just do that, Jane. Not when you have commitments and people who care about you—,"

"Red John is my first priority. You know that." His voice was low, and Lisbon felt like someone slapped her.

She glared at him, fire burning in her eyes. The sudden quiet of the office was broken only by the sound of their breathing.

"Get out." Lisbon growled finally. "Get out of my office."

She wasn't kidding. But Jane didn't move.

"I didn't tell you because I didn't want you to try and stop me." He said, gazing at her. "I didn't want you to follow me. I didn't tell you for your own good, Lisbon. The last thing I want is for you to get hurt."

"You hurt the whole team by disappearing." She nearly whispered. She wanted to add that he also broke her heart, but he didn't need to know that. Even though she was sure that he probably already did.

"And I'm sorry for that. But I—,"

"You know what? I don't care anymore, Jane. Go kill Red John. Go become a monster just like the ones we put behind bars." She stood up suddenly. "I'm done trying to convince you that there's more important things to life. I'm sick of trying to save you from yourself. I'm finished."

Jane stared at her. "Lisbon—,"

"Goodnight." She pushed past him, walking quickly towards the elevator.

Jane followed her half way and then stopped, just watching her go. "Teresa. Please…,"

She entered the elevator and then she was gone. Jane sighed and sat down on the nearest chair to him. What had he done?

Lisbon leaned heavily against the wall of the elevator, letting the tears fall freely. Damn it, why was she crying over this man? It wasn't her problem if he threw his life away. It didn't matter what she felt for him. It didn't matter if she loved him or not. He didn't care.

Red John was his life. There was no room for her.

A/N: Please review!!

Inspired by On My Own from Les Miserables.