Ok. First of all, thank you for all of the encouraging compliments, it means a lot. I do appreciate the fact that you're taking the time to read my work. :) I hope you guys enjoy this chapter. I do warn you, there will probably only be two more chapters at the most. Sorry for the delay...National Beta Convention. Tell me what you think!

The first thing Lisbon noticed was the pain. Her whole body was sore. What had happened? Had she been hit by a truck? No, that would have been too easy. Gathering her courage, she slowly opened her eyes. A beeping machine stared back at her. Crap, she thought, the hospital. Looking around, Lisbon was astounded to see her team sprawled out around the room. They looked worse than she felt. She noticed that Cho was in the chair closest to her bedside. He looked exhausted with his head slumped to the side. A feeling of pity welled up in her as she looked over her team. They were all dead asleep. In fact, by the sound of it, Lisbon was pretty sure Rigby's snoring was what had woken her. She would have been amused, but something was nagging her. Scanning the room a second time to make sure everyone was physically sound, it finally dawned on her; where was Jane? She instantly became anxious as her mind flashed through all of the dreadful situations he could be in. Starting to lift up on her arms, she froze when there was a loud knock on the door.

Immediately, the team jumped. Cho even leapt to his feet as if waiting for Burns himself to come walking in. Forgetting their sleepy haze, they were all on alert. Somehow managing to still open the door with three large pizzas, cups, and plates in his hands, Jane walked through the door. He eyes filled with laughter when he saw their shocked expression and he carefully navigated his way around Rigsby's sprawled form to deposit the food on the table. Opening the top box to let the smell waft through the room, Jane announced,

"You didn't think I would forget our closed case pizza did you?"

After exchanging glances, the whole team burst into laughter. Even Lisbon joined in, though it caused her slight discomfort. The fact that the stress from the past two days was over left everyone with a lighter heart. Standing, Rigsby eyes lit up as he placed two huge slices of pizza on a paper plate. However, to everyone's surprise, he turned around and handed the food to Lisbon. Shocked, Lisbon wordlessly accepted the plate. Van Pelt could not help but grin.

"Boss." Rigsby nodded. "I'm glad to have you back."

Looking at the team who was her family, she could only smile as she saw them all gazing at her with admiration. Smirking, she answered,

"Wow, maybe I need to get kidnapped more often if you guys are to treat me like this every time."

They all broke into grins as they dug into the food and made drinks. Cho, who was still sitting at her bedside answered,

"Let's keep it to a minimum."

"I'll think about it." Lisbon jested.

Patrick, who had finished handing out drinks, could not help but watch Lisbon as she happily interacted with the team. His heart filled with joy as he realized that everything was finally going to be okay. Standing, he raised his plastic cup.

"To Lisbon." He smiled.

The team raised their cups in unison and replied,

"To Lisbon."

Lisbon seriously raised her cup, and after a moment answered,

"To justice."

"A fine concept." Jane agreed.

Lisbon looked up to meet his eyes, and was amazed at the warmth and gentleness she saw there. She could not help but smile. Their gaze broke when Rigsby inquired,

"Speaking of justice, did anybody hear what happened at Burns's trial today?"

"Oh, he's going to be in jail for a very long time." Jane answered.

Cho looked at Jane curiously.

"How do you know?" He asked.

Jane gave them a mysterious smile before answering,

"Let's just say I made sure of it."

Lisbon shook her head as she continued to eat. The team knew not to question Jane's antics. They were just glad Burns had got what he deserved.

After hours of socializing and gradually diminishing any traces that the pizza had ever existed, Cho finally stood with a sigh. Glancing at his watch, he turned to speak to Lisbon,

"Boss, if it's okay with you, I'm going to take off. No offence, but I am dead tired and in desperate need of a change of clothes."

"Of course! Go get some rest. In fact, you all need to. I can't tell you how much I…appreciate what you've done." Lisbon admitted.

Walking over to the bed and putting a hand on her arm, Van Pelt answered,

"You would have done the same for us."

They all nodded in agreement and after a few parting words they left. That is, everyone but Jane. After walking them out, Jane closed the door and planted himself in the chair beside her. Lisbon crossed her arms in disapproval, giving him her best stern look she said,

"Jane. You need rest too. In fact, you probably need it more than the rest of us. Why don't you go home and get some sleep? I promise you I will be fine."

"Nah," Jane answered; quick to dismiss her worry. "I will have plenty of time for that later. Plus, I grabbed a change of clothes before I picked up the pizza. You didn't think you were going to get rid of me that quickly, did you?"

Lisbon wondered at his formidable smile which so readily presented itself on his face when he saw her. Shaking her head at his stubbornness, she smiled,

"No. Actually I didn't."

Sighing uncomfortably, she leaned back into her pillows. Maybe sitting up and laughing had not been the best thing for her inescapable headache and cracked rib. Turning her head, she saw that Jane was still staring at her face, his eyes searching for something. Frowning, she asked,

"What are you staring at?"

Narrowing his eyes at her he asked seriously,

"You're in pain, aren't you?"

"No. I just…" She weakly protested, but Patrick had already leaned across her to push the button that would alert the nurse. She involuntarily tensed at his close proximity. He noticed the change in her demeanor and paused, gazing down into her eyes. Looking up at him, Lisbon could not help but recall the way he had tenderly held her in the dark before; the way he had boldly endangered himself to protect her. Before she could help it, she found herself blushing. She had never been good at reigning in her emotions. Of course, her blush was a cue for Patrick to start grinning. Leaning forward, he gently kissed her on the forehead.

"It's only for the best." He whispered before returning to his seat.

Stunned, Lisbon was glad when the nurse bustled in and began to poke and prod and give her medicine. The woman was sure to thoroughly ignore Jane. Closing her eyes, Lisbon pretended that the side effects of the drugs had kicked in early to give her an escape. Even though she couldn't see him, she knew Jane was staring at her. She even thought she heard him chuckle under his breath. After the nurse had left, and Lisbon was truly beginning to feel the side effects of the medication, Lisbon could have swore she heard Patrick whisper,

"You can't avoid me forever."

The last thing she remembered before drifting to sleep was his hand intertwining with hers.