After the teeny tiny nervous breakdown Lisbon experienced early in the morning, Jane brought the brothers to the cabin on his own as Lisbon´s presence was needed at the FBI. That meant leaving Jane, Stan and Jimmy on their own, together, thus the breakdown.

Her presence was needed at the cabin too, but Jane promised to manage without her. The weather was awfully cold for this time of the year and so was the atmosphere around the cabin. Jane observed Stan and Jimmy judging his handiwork and based on their expressions, they liked what they saw.

That was not good.

He shook his head with a smile. It did not matter that the guys found his work poor and unprofessional as it probably was, given their standards. The point was to get help - and it was accomplished.

He took a first step in approaching the grinning duo and asked, "Is it really that bad?"

"Nah, man. Just some minor mistakes but we can fix them up pretty quickly," Jimmy said, grinning.

"Really? Well, I´m glad to hear that -"

"But, before we start, me and my brother think that we should give some ground rules," Stan spoke seriously, standing in front of him in a posture that was supposed to be threatening. Jane knew the posture damn well. His sister used it too, many times in the last twelve years. Jane´s shoulders slumped a little. This is it. The talk. "Okay, I´m listening," he said as calmly as he could.

"You´re not objecting?" Jimmy asked not so seriously.

"No," Jane simply replied, ready for whatever was coming his way.

"Well, uh -" Jimmy started but Stan shushed him as he was clearly the one wanting to talk.

"There´s only one thing I´d like you to know. If you hurt her, you will have to deal with us. Both of us. Twice."

"I have no intentions in hurting Teresa in any way -"

"Yeah, I heard that before but did she ever told you what kind of time she was having when you left?"

Jane remained silent, his lips pressed into thin line.

"I´m guessing she didn´t. Maybe you should ask her about it."

"I will," Jane suddenly said with determined look which Stan returned with even more ferocity. They stared at each other, reliving the moment from the airport and without the sister and the fiancé in one person, there was no one to cut the tension.

Except Jimmy, of course.

"Enough with the stare contest, guys," Jimmy said, "we have work to do. And remember, Tee would kill any of us if we ended up with a broken nose. So...just cut the shit, will you?"

Jane, rarely the one to back down, nodded. Having a fight with his soon to be brother-in law would be an idiotic idea. "I do apologize," he said quietly, ". I left because I had to, I had no intentions in hurting Teresa...and I´m sorry it lead to that."

"Sure," Stan muttered and left, making his way into the cabin.

"Sorry about that. He´s a little...well, you know," Jimmy said with an eye roll.

"It´s fine, he is entitled to feel angry."

"Yeah, but he´s not entitled to being an ass."

Jane smiled.

"I won´t be the judge of that," he said and followed Stan into the cabin."Let´s get to work."

"Good idea."

Lisbon drove home, finally, tired after the day she had.

Today, she did the unthinkable.

If Jane knew, he would go crazy. She would never hear the end of it.

She skipped lunch.

Yeah. Jane and her, they had some sort of unspoken rules that both followed. Jane tried to control the part of him which led to all sort of his wild and dangerous antics and Lisbon...well, she was supposed to control that part of her which was responsible for the workaholism.

It worked splendidly, so far.

Today, Lisbon made an exception. She skipped lunch break in order to be done with the work quicker and therefore, be home sooner. Leaving Jane alone with her brothers had been stressing her out all day and she was glad that the day has finally come to an end.

Just one turn and she´s home.

Her stomach growled loudly and she sighed.

"Sorry little one, I´ll eat as soon as I get home, I promise," she said and rubbed her belly. Despite being not so far into the pregnancy, she could swear the baby bump was starting to be visible. Soon, there would be no point in loose tops, she thought.

"Hope daddy cooked something good," she whispered when her stomach growled again.

"I think she´s home," Jane said while Lisbon´s brothers feasted on dinner he made, sipping beers out of cans. It´s been a long day for all of them and luckily it left them with no energy to argue anymore. Jane, not really hungry, got up and went to greet his fiancé, happy she finally made it home.

Lisbon stepped out of the car, suddenly feeling a bit dizzy. She shook her head trying to her rid of the weird feeling but it did nothing. It was cold outside through the whole day, yet a wave of heat rushed through her.

"What the..." she whispered as her vision started to fade and the ringing sensation in her ears told her what was about to happen.

"Oh, no..."she muttered and everything went black.

She was awoken up a little bit later by the sirens of an ambulance blasting loudly.

She groaned.

"Teresa, can you hear me?" Someone asked. It was Jane, she realized after a second.

"Yeah," she muttered, relieved to hear his voice and tried to sit up, "What happened? Where am I?"

"It´s okay, just stay still. You passed out. We are on the way to the hospital," he replied holding her hand.

"Oh," was the only response she could come up with.

"It´s okay, " he whispered so just she could hear it, "You´re going to be fine, don´t worry," he tried to reassure her. Or maybe he was just trying to reassure himself, too, she wasn´t sure. Either way it helped a lot.

"Yeah, fine," she replied, feeling a bit better. "Fine."

Stan and Jimmy were sitting in the waiting room, both looking terrified and shocked. They were silent, lost in their thoughts. Jane, beyond terrified himself, his self control long gone. The image of Lisbon just lying there beside her car, unresponsive made his stomach curl. He paced around the small room, feeling a bit claustrophobic. The air in there was stifling. Suddenly, he felt the familiar taste on the back of his throat and had to ran out in a desperate need to find a place where he could empty his messed up stomach.

"Where is he going?" Jimmy asked worriedly, looking at his brother.

"I don´t know," Stan replied, "I´ll better go check on him."

"Maybe I should go -"

"No, you stay here. I´ll be right back," Stan said and left his brother alone waiting in the waiting room.

"Great," Jimmy muttered to himself.

It did not take Stan long to find where Jane had gone. He was watching the man since they arrived at the hospital, it was just a matter of time before he had to visit the porcelain throne.

Stan found what he was looking for soon enough and entered the restrooms closest to the waiting room.

"Patrick, you in there?" he called in. The retching sounds were the only response.

"Yes," Jane croaked after a second and wiped his mouth, "I´m here."

"Are you...okay man?"

Another short silence.

"Right as rain."

Stan nodded. "O-key. You need any...help?"

"Not particularly...I´ll be right back, okay? I just need another minute, or two."

Stan ran a hand through his hair. He had no idea how to respond in situations like this. He muttered a silent "Okay" before leaving Jane alone.

Jane was quite aware of his loneliness. He coughed again and breathed hard, leaning on the bathroom stall. His hands shook. His whole body shook, but he had to get a hold on himself. Unlocking the bathroom stall with shaking hands, he went to wash his face, even if just a little.

Then, a little bit more composed, he went back to the waiting room, finding a doctor in it. Finally.

"How is she?" he asked immediately, ignoring everything and everyone.

"She is stable -"

"What happened to her, I mean, why did she passed out?" Jimmy asked before any of them could raise any other questions, "Is there something wrong with her?"

"No. Fainting and dizziness are not quite common during the first trimester of pregnancy but it happens. It´s due to the low blood pressure. The blood vessels expands as the body needs to create more blood for the baby and sometimes not enough blood makes it to the brain - the brain correct the problem by fainting. As you lay down, more blood enters the brain -"

"Wait, wait, wait..."Stan said, shaking his head, "during the first trimester of what?"

"Uh -" Jane said, knowing that this probably won´t end well.

"Pregnancy -"

"She´s pregnant? You didn´t tell us that my sister is pregnant?" He asked, directing the question to Jane.

"We wanted to -"

"First, you forgot to mention that you guys are engaged and now this? Are you two insane?" Stan nearly yelled.

"Stan, stop. We can deal with this later," Jimmy said worriedly.

"Can we see her?" Jane asked the doctor who looked untouched by the conversation he was witnessing. He probably seen a lot worse things in his carrier.

"Yes. But I advice you all to stay calm. The last thing she needs now is stress."

"Don´t tell me to be calm! I´m not calm, I´m furious! And you!" Stan yelled pointing his finger at Jane and at that moment, he simply lost it. He grabbed Stan by his shirt under the neck, and smacked him against the wall before anybody could react.

"What the hell are you doing?" he croaked and tried to wiggle out of Jane´s surprisingly strong hands.

"Let me get this straight Stan. If she needs you to stay calm, you will stay calm. If she needs you to walk on your hands, you´ll do just that. Because I´ll make sure of that. She´s your sister and I do understand your need to protect her but enough is enough. If you want to take a step into that room you will behave like a normal human being. And if you are not prepared for doing just that, you will have to get through me," Jane muttered quietly and calmly, which was a lot scarier that if he had yelled.

"I could take you down, right here, right now...Patrick!," he spat out, not so sure of himself anymore judging by the look on his face.

"You won´t. I am going to see Teresa now and make sure she is okay," Jane said in the same calm voice and released Stan who nearly lost his balance. He left the waiting room and went to Lisbon´s room without even looking back.

"Can you believe that guy?" Stan asked, breathing hard.

"Scary...," Jimmy said then looked at the doctor. "Is..uh, is the baby okay, too?"

"Yes, both babies are in good health, developing correctly. The ultrasound confirmed there was no damage -"

"Both babies?" Jimmy and Stan asked in unison.

The doctor raised an eyebrows at them. What a weird family.

Jane entered the white room, finding Lisbon sitting on the hospital bed, looking worried. She was fidgeting with the cross she wore every single day, gloomy expression on her face.

She must´ve heard their little confrontation from the waiting room. Jane sighed quietly.

"Hey," he said, wanting to hug her so badly, it hurt.

"Hey," she replied mind-absently. "I heard yelling."

"I got a little carried away. I will apologize to Stan later, I promise," he said and sat down by her side.

"I wish they didn´t find out the news like this," she said still avoiding his gaze. Something was not right. She knew something he didn´t. Something that was upsetting her more than the fainting itself.

"Me too. But what´s done is done and we will have to deal with that. Now, what is it you´re not telling me?" He asked, the worry in his voice almost touchable.

Lisbon, still pale, sniffled.

"Teresa, you are scaring me. Is something wrong with...?" He couldn´t bear to finish the sentence.

"No," she replied, shaking her head in the process, "They are both fine, as I´ve been told."

Jane stopped breathing for a moment. Seconds later, he took a deep breath in and asked, "Both?"

"Yeah. Apparently, we´re having twins," she said and finally dared to look at Jane. He studied her face for a second and hated what he saw. She was worried. Worried by how he would react by such a news. Lost for words, needing none in the fact, he embraced her in a tight hug, squeezing his eyes shut. Lisbon hesitated for a moment and then just kind of melted into him, feeling relieved enough to cry.

They stayed like this for a long moment, just swaying slowly, until the doors to Lisbon´s room opened again revealing Stan and Jimmy.

"So, we´re going to be uncles, huh?" Jimmy asked and despite the whole situation, Jane had to smile a tiny smile.

An hour later after Lisbon´s release

After the doctor who has been treating Lisbon explained to Jane what exactly happened to her and how to prevent it from happening again, Stan drove them all home. It was a silent ride. Nobody spoke too much as nobody wanted to. Stan was still visibly angry from the stunt Jane pulled on him, Jimmy found it too awkward to speak and Lisbon...well, she was still bit in a shock.

Twins.

She knew that something happened between Jane and Stan but all she could think about now was the fact that she is carrying not one, but two kids under her heart.

She was worried on how she could take care of one, having no experiences at all, and now, there were two babies on the way.

If anything at all, it also meant two births.

Jane squeezed her hand tightly and gave her a loving look, probably knowing what kind of thoughts were occupying her mind.

She smiled at him, but the smile never really reached her eyes.

Obviously, Jane noticed, however remained silent. There was no point in talking right now, not in this car, not in this gloomy atmosphere.

It can wait until they got home.

Stan way lying on the comfortable bed in this guestroom, hardly falling asleep. The incident with Patrick was still fresh in his mind and so was the image of his sister being taken away by the ambulance. Why did they just kept their mouths shut? Everything might have been a bit easier if they just tell them about, well, about everything. Angrily, he turned around in vain attempt of finding at least one sleeping position that would´ve worked.

A knock on the door disturbed him.

"Stan?" Lisbon called through the door, "You asleep?"

"No," he replied and sighed. To him, it was already too late for any kind of talking. He was just thinking on how to tell Teresa that he won´t help them finish the cabin. That it would just create too much of a bad blood.

"Can I come in then?"

"Sure," he replied and sat up. Better deal with this quickly.

Lisbon opened the doors and walked in, already looking a lot better than at the hospital. "You look better," he said avoiding her stare.

"Thanks. I feel better," she replied and sat down beside him. "I heard you had a bit of a fight with Jane -"

"Yeah, and I don´t think it is a good idea for me to stay here any longer. I mean, I am happy for you and all, it´s just..."

"I see...but Stan?"

"Yeah?"

"Can you give him one last chance? For me? He tends to be little overprotective and we will talk about it -"

"Well, that´s just load of crap. What about the time you spent at our place? Was he there to wake you up while you screamed your lungs out? No, he was not. Instead, he sent you letters..."

"Stan..."

"It´s true. I never seen you like that, Tee! Never, not even after dad died, hell, not even after mom died. And then this...jerkass leaves and bam, you´re a mess. You always kept yourself together -"

"For your sake," she whispered, sighing quietly, "Do you really think that I was fine when mom died? Or dad for that matter?"

"No, of course not. But..."

"I kept myself strong because of you, all three of you. I couldn´t show how vulnerable I was back then, could I? You were all counting on me...I was a mess, just not on the outside. But you were kids back then so keeping myself together was all I could do. And...maybe I was hoping that once you grown up I could expect a little more understanding from you. Guess I was wrong." she said and stood up. "If you still want to leave in the morning, I´ll drive you to the Airport myself."

"Tee..."

"What?

"Do you really love this guy?" He asked, looking unsure whether he wanted to know the answer or not.

"Yes," she said without hesitating for a second. "Yes I do. So better get used to it, huh?"

"I guess...Hey, Tee?"

"Yes?"

"Uh, I just want to tell you that...I never seen a man more devastated then him today, after we found you lying there. I still think he´s an ass...but, he cares," he said bowing his head down.

"Thanks for the heads up," Lisbon muttered, getting ready for a long, long night. "Night, Stan,"

"Night, Tee."

Jane was still awake when Lisbon came back to the bedroom. He was still awake when she returned back from the shower and joined him on the bed. He snuggled her closer as soon as he could.

"How are you feeling?" He whispered and she knew that this is going to be a recurrent question for the upcoming days, or better, months.

"Good," she muttered, "really," she said when he kept silent, "You?"

"As good as I can," he said after a while, deep in thoughts. There was a conflict going on his mind. With everything that happened today he was stuck between feeling deliriously happy, terrified and ashamed, too. "Just say it Teresa," he whispered again, knowing her all too well.

"We´re are going to have two kids, Jane..."

"And it will be just fine," he said reassuringly.

"You don´t know that. How can you know that?"

"Simply. I do."

"Stan is thinking about leaving tomorrow," she said, voicing another worry, pushing the first one aside.

"That´s understandable -"

"Is it? I mean, I heard you guys arguing but he didn´t tell me what really happened..."

What happened Jane?" she asked, gazing into his eyes.

"If I´m going tell you, you have to promise not to get angry. Remember what the doctor said - no stress."

"Yeah, since when do you follow a doctor´s advice?"

"Since it was directed to you," he said seriously.

"Okay, I promise I´ll try not to get angry -"

"That´s not enough," he muttered, lying on his back.

"Jane!"

"See? I haven´t told you a thing yet and you´re already angry."

"Just tell me what happened..."

Jane sighed.

"I might have used an unnecessary physical force -"

"What? You punched him?" She asked, glaring at him. She could finally understood why Stan wanted to leave.

"No, no, no...I barely touched him."

"...Jane..."

"Okay, I grabbed his neck and smacked him against a wall,"

Lisbon put her head into her hands, "What else?"

"Nothing else. Just a friendly reminder to stay calm."

"By assaulting him."

"Yes," Jane said after a tiny silence, "Not one of my brightest ideas, I have to admit but -"

"But what Jane?"

"I was terrified Teresa. I overreacted," he said, sounding and even looking beaten.

"Okay," she said, imaging how hard it must´ve been on him, finding her lying there, nonresponding. "I understand."

"No," he whispered making her frown. "Luckily for you, you don´t truly understand and if I could do anything about it, you never will."

"And that´s a good thing," he added when she kept frowning at him.

"Fine," she agreed, "but you should still apologize to Stan, okay?"

Jane nodded, "I will."

"I´m sorry for scaring you like that," she whispered after resting her head on his chest.

"It was not your fault," he said, stroking her hair.

"I skipped lunch today," she muttered.

"I know," he said calmly.

"Of course you do."

"We should tell the others," Jane said, hoping to have Cho as a partner in crime to help him watch Lisbon´s eating habits. Or just watch her in general - Jane trusted him and so did Lisbon.

"I guess."

"Monday, after the appointment?"

"Sounds good," Lisbon said.

There was silence for a while, the only sound was two people breathing in sync.

"Teresa?"

"Um?"

"We are going to have twins," Jane said, grinning despite the way the whole day went.

"Yeah," Lisbon replied, letting the information really sink in for the first time since the doctor told her so. "It´s...amazing,"

"You´re amazing."

"Oh, hush,"

"I love you," he whispered, feeling relieved to have her by his side tonight. Relieved and happy.

"Love you too Patrick," she said, knowing that the use of his first name always pleased him.

They stayed in each other arms, Lisbon almost asleep when Jane asked the question.

"Teresa? What happened to you after I left?"

Lisbon froze.

She is going to punch Stan int the face, for sure.

I know, twins...but I couldn´t resist :) I do hope you liked this chapter, and thanks for reading and reviewing :)