"I think she will be fine" said Dr. Martins an hour later. Lucy was sat on an exam table whilst the doctor examined her. Patrick was stood behind the doctor, watching his every move. Lisbon had gone outside to take a call, leaving Jane and his daughter with the doctor.
"She just has exhaustion and dehydration so just let her rest and drink plenty of fluids." The doctor advised and Patrick nodded. Lucy climbed off the table and thanked the doctor before leaving to grab her dad's waiting hand. When she took his hand Patrick began to lead her to the exit of the ER to a waiting Lisbon who was stood with a grave look upon her face. Jane knew what she was about to say but he hoped that it wasn't true.
"He wasn't at the house" Lisbon said and Lucy looked up at her dad.
"He...escaped?" she asked, her voice quivering. Patrick released her hand and wrapped an arm around her waist.
"We think he may have climbed out of the window and down the tree." Lisbon told them and Patrick gritted his teeth, Lisbon saw him do this and knew what he was thinking.
"We'll get him" she assured him and he nodded, not convinced "I'm going to take you back home. Cho and Van Pelt are on duty tonight"
Jane followed Lisbon back to the car and helped his daughter climb in first before he followed. When they got home everything looked the same as it had done before, nothing was different. Cho was stood outside talking with Van Pelt until they came up the driveway.
"Coast is clear...everything seems normal" Van Pelt told Lisbon who nodded.
"Well I'm going to go and check the scene with Rigsby" Lisbon said and left without looking back at Jane.
"Come on" Jane told Lucy and took her into the house followed by the two agents.
"I'm off for a shower" Lucy told her dad and he reluctantly released her hand.
"Will you be alright?" Jane asked her and she nodded with a faint smile before climbing up the stairs to her bedroom with the en-suite. Jane looked at Van Pelt who sighed and climbed the stairs after Lucy. She would wait in the hallway to make sure she was alright.
"How you doing?" Cho asked Jane as he flopped onto the leather sofa in exhaustion.
"I don't know...I'm glad she's back but I wanted him dead and now he escaped again..." Jane said and Cho sat on the armchair opposite him.
"We'll get him. He's messed up once he will do it again" Cho assured him but Jane looked confused.
"How has he messed up?" Jane asked him and Cho grinned.
"He let Lucy get away" Cho told him and Jane thought about it. He was right. Red John hadn't intended for Lucy to get away but she had, maybe he was becoming sloppy?
Jane didn't say anything further, he just sat there thinking about what Red John was doing now.
After ten minutes Van Pelt came back downstairs with Lucy following her. She had changed into her tracksuit bottoms and a baggy grey sweater. Her wet hair was tied into a messy pony tail and she looked cleaner. Lucy sat down next to Jane and yawned, and then Jane remembered what the doctor had said.
"Water" Jane whispered and he got up and stalked off into the kitchen, coming back into the room with a bottle of water which was in the fridge.
"Thanks" Lucy said and began to drink the water. When she had finished it was only about ten minutes after when she had fallen asleep. Patrick sat there and watched her gently breathe as she slept. Cho and Van Pelt were stood at the back of the living room, whispering quietly and fast. It wasn't long after when Jane fell asleep himself...
Flashback
"I'm staying at Emily's tonight...I told you that already, didn't I?" Lucy checked as she quickly drank a glass of milk whilst packing her bag for school. Patrick was sat at the island reading the day's paper and drinking tea. He nodded once and Lucy nodded happily before picking up her bag and flinging it over her shoulder.
"Right...I'm ready to go" Lucy said and Patrick finished his tea off and checked his watch.
"About time. At least I have an excuse as to why I am late" he chuckled and Lucy began to leave the house. Patrick followed her and grabbed his jacket from the coat stand, hastily putting it on as he locked the house door. Lucy was stood next to her dad's car waiting for him to unlock it. When he found his keys Lucy jumped in first followed by Patrick. The drive to the high school was a long one mainly due to the fact they lived on the beach out of the way of anything. When they arrived Lucy quickly jumped out but before she shut the door Patrick coughed and Lucy moaned. She leaned back into the car and kissed his cheek.
"Bye dad" she said and he smirked.
"Bye darling" Patrick said and he watched her run into the building, meeting Emily who was near the entrance. Patrick drove to the CBI slowly. He was late enough, no point rushing now. When he got there he made his way to Lisbon and the team who were all sat around her desk.
"You're late" Teresa observed and Patrick nodded pulling up a seat next to Cho's.
"Had to drop Lucy off and she was late because she was packing for a party" Jane explained and Lisbon raised a brow.
"Packing for a party?" she asked and Jane mockingly smacked his forehead.
"Did I say party? I meant sleepover" he said "well she says it's a sleepover but I know she's off to a party. Probably didn't want me to know for some reason"
"How do you know it is a party?" Van Pelt asked him and he smirked.
"She was talking to Emily on the phone about how to get to this party without me knowing" Patrick said.
"And you're letting her go?" Lisbon chuckled; she knew how much of a protective father he was.
"Why not? If she gets drunk it's her own fault. She has to learn" Patrick told her.
"Is this the same Jane who said he wasn't allowing her to date without a chaperone? The same man who said he would not allow another man near his daughter unless he was a brain surgeon?" Lisbon checked.
"Yes it is. Has anyone died or is there no reason for me to be here?" Patrick asked her in an attempt to change the subject. The rest of the day was spent with Jane and Lisbon speaking to murder suspects until Jane eventually came to the conclusion that it was the shop owner who was guilty. Jane got in at around seven that night and it felt weird having the house to himself. It was rare Lucy went out for nights. For the rest of the night he sat and watched TV even though there was nothing he really wanted to watch. He must have fallen asleep because the next thing he knew was that the home phone was ringing. Jane quickly dashed for the phone and yawned as he answered it:
"Hello"
"Hmm...Mr. Jane?" the voice asked.
"Speaking" Jane said.
"It's Emily...can you come and get Lucy?" the girl asked and Jane smirked a little.
"Why? What's wrong?" he asked even though he knew.
"Well...Oh God Mr. Jane...we went to this party and Lucy...well she kind of drank too much..." Emily said timidly.
"Okay Emily. Where is she now?" Jane asked.
"763 Maple Road" Emily said and Jane took note of it.
"I'll be there soon Emily. Bye" Jane told her and he hung the phone up. He quickly made his way for his car keys and jacket and then he locked the house and made his way for his daughter. He slowly drove along Maple Road in search of 763; he didn't really have to look carefully due to the fact that there was loud music and teenagers in the house dancing. Jane stopped the car and noticed Lucy sat on the lawn with an empty bottle of vodka in her hand, her hair was all puffed up and her face was pale white. Jane couldn't help but smile as he got out of the car. Emily was sat next to her on the grass but she stood up when she saw Patrick make their way over to them.
"Mr. Jane" Emily greeted and Patrick smiled.
"Here are her things...I'll see you later Lucy" Emily said, handed Patrick Lucy's bag and ran off into the house. Patrick bent down to his daughter and smelt the alcohol straight away.
"Lucy we're going home" Patrick said but Lucy frowned:
"I'm having such a great time" she laughed
Patrick heaved her up but she stumbled in her heels and so he had to grab her around her waist. He slowly walked her over to the car and helped her into the vehicle; he put her bag by her feet and then put her seatbelt on before getting into the car himself. After two minutes of driving Lucy started to fell nauseous.
"Dad...I think I may vomit" Lucy said and clutched her stomach. Jane turned to see his daughter gulp and he stopped the car immediately.
"Out" Patrick instructed her and Lucy clambered outside just in time to throw up on the grass on the side of the ride. Patrick jumped out of the car and held her hair back as she vomited. After a few minutes she stopped and Patrick rubbed her back as she straightened up.
"You okay now?" he asked her and she nodded:
"I feel great!"
Once again he helped her back into the car and this time they made it home without her throwing up. When they pulled into the driveway Lucy tried to get out of the car and she once again stumbled but she didn't fall over. Worried that she would end up falling, Patrick ran around the car and grabbed her around the waist. Lucy placed a hand on her dad's chest and looked up at him:
"I love you daddy...I love you soooo much" she giggled and Patrick slowly began to walk.
"That's nice to know" he said as he concentrated on both of their feet moving at the same time.
"It's such a nice night! Wooo!" Lucy yelled and Patrick unlocked the door to the house.
When they got inside Patrick took Lucy into the living room and she fell onto the sofa. He stood up and looked down at the sight of her. Lucy sat there, giggling to herself until she suddenly stopped and vomited again. Patrick moaned and went to find the cleaning supplies and then came back and began to clean up his daughter's mess. When he had finished he saw that Lucy was sleeping on the sofa. He sat on the arm and looked down onto her. He decided to leave her just for tonight. She would regret what she had done in the morning.