This chapter describes...well, actually, a strip club scene...or something like that. ;)

Chapter 14

Jane and Sabrina arrived at the abandoned house in the neighborhood of Sacramento. It was empty for years and reminded Jane on the scene where they have found the 'dead' Kristina Frye years ago.

They waited until Rigsby, Cho and Van Pelt arrived and together they walked to the door. Cho looked around and kicked it open. The three agents pulled out their weapons and Jane and Sabrina followed carefully.

'Clear!'

'Clear!'

'Here, I've found something' Rigsby suddenly yelled. They gathered in front of the closed door which was painted red. Jane went forward and opened it. The first thing he saw, was the red smiley in front of him.

The room was dark, only one lamp enlightened the crying blood-paint. When he stepped further in, he noticed a person lying on the bed under it.

'Lisbon' he moaned and ran to her. She didn't move. He turned her around and stopped breathing. She was lying there, she wore a deep black dress, she looked so beautiful, her eyes were closed and her belly was thin. 'No!' Jane screamed when he touched her belly and felt and saw that nothing was there.

'How?' he shouted and Van Pelt dragged him away from the body.

Cho went to her and lay his fingers on her neck. 'She still got pulse' he informed and Rigsby pulled out his cell to call an ambulance.

Van Pelt has accompanied Lisbon to hospital. She had called Rigsby that Lisbon was in stable state but that she had lost her baby during a medical operation. Rigsby had told Jane and since that, he only sat on the couch, leaning against Sabrina who closed her arms around him to solace him.

Cho and Rigsby tried to figure out who owned this abandoned house and where the anonymous call has come from but all in all, they were happy to have Lisbon back although especially Rigsby could understand how Jane must feel.

He has just lost his baby, he seemed to be very calm but in his interior, Jane was fighting himself. He could stand up and kill everybody around him, he only tried to solve his anger with mental meditation and Sabrina's warm skin was perfect for this not to get driven crazy.

Her eyes hurt. She wanted to sleep again and wanted to roll over to the other side but she couldn't move. She opened her eyes, but the light was so bright. She blinked several times and saw a white room. A clinical smell entered her nose. A hospital, great, she thought but suddenly sat up. A hospital?, she thought suddenly and looked around.

'Lisbon!' Grace said and stood up.

'Where am I?' the boss asked confused. What has happened? She looked around.

'What is the last thing you can remember?'

'I was sleeping in my bed, with Jane. Oh my god, where is he?'

'He's okay.'

'Van Pelt, what happened?' Lisbon screamed and looked down on her. 'My baby' she suddenly gasped when she saw her flat body. 'My baby!' she screamed in a high voice.

'Lisbon, it's-'

'Where is my baby? What happened?'

'Try to calm down…'

'Calm down? My baby? Where is…what happened? Grace! What happened?' she screamed loudly and lashed about.

'Lisbon! Boss…' Van Pelt said anxiously.

'No!' Lisbon cried, single tears ran from her eyes over the cheeks.

'No' she moaned. This was not fair, she has lost her baby. She has lost the greatest gift she should receive forever. 'What happened?' she asked and leaned back in the bed.

Van Pelt sighed and looked at her. 'You have been abducted. Your child…has been removed during an illegally performed medical operation.'

'What?' she asked not believing what she has just heard. 'Who?' was the only question she could ask.

'Red John' Grace answered.

'No' Lisbon moaned and looked aside.

In that moment, Jane entered. He ran toward her, grabbed her hand and kissed her on her forehead. 'Teresa. I love you. We can stand this through' he whispered but received nothing more and a slap on his cheek.

'You!' Lisbon screamed suddenly and pushed him away.

'This happens all because of you!' she yelled in anger. Her eyes got wrathfully. 'Red John has done this because of you! I don't want to see you! He did this to you! But why me? Why me?' she screamed and got more silent.

Grace looked at Jane and he looked back. Lisbon turned around and seemed to wish to be let alone. The agent and the counselor fulfilled that wish and left the room.

'She is confused and has no idea. You must understand' Van Pelt tried to calm Jane down. He nodded but knew that his love has been right. Red John has done this because of him. He was the reason why Lisbon and he have lost their greatest luck. He was bad for her, he only brought her misery.

'Jane? Everything okay?' Van Pelt asked. He nodded.

'Yeah. I need some time for myself' he answered and stepped into his car. Van Pelt watched him driving away and still surprised she returned to CBI.

'How's Jane?' Rigsby asked.

'Acting strange' she responded and sat down at her computer.

'Well, he has just lost his child' the agent commented and returned to his work. The only curious thing was that nobody knew where he had driven. Jane didn't know it for a long time, either. He didn't know if he should just run away or if he should turn again to Sabrina, who was at home again.

Jane needed to be alone but he also needed someone who cared for him and Sabrina always understood him and had always given him help. When he arrived, he was surprised not to see her but remembered that she used to wait table somewhere at nights but he didn't recall the name of the night club. Hence he started searching and according to his knowledge about her he also tried to worst strip clubs in town.

It was after ten o'clock but the night wasn't dark here. Neon lights and candle lights enlightened the streets and showed the most quirky and weird figures crawling out of the darkness. He felt awkward wandering among half and fully naked women on the streets or in showcases and old and young men, nearly all of them smoking and drinking funny, colorful stuff.

He found her finally when he entered a door which led into a dark corridor, only enlightened with electric candles. A single stairway downstairs followed and he ended up in a colorful and loud strip club, with dozens of tables and cages. It was a bit foggy of fog machines, smoking and hookah.

The waitresses were mostly nude and didn't complain when being touched by drunken men or women. The music was far too loud and mostly a mix of hip hop, rap and techno. Jane felt uncomfortable and was glad that it was so full here.

Finally, he saw Sabrina, the tall, pale girl with taut and perfects boobs, she was wearing a short, hot black panties and a kind of black, silver corset which was meant to be worn without any bra or anything else.

He must smile looking at her, it was typical. The most brilliant persons liked to get to the lowest level some times. She didn't complain being touched by a sixty-year old drunk guy, well, Jane had always wondered why she hasn't complained about their common night, he was already in his forties, too.

He walked straight over to her. She was just putting empty glasses in the sink. 'Hey, Sabrina' he cried standing behind her. It was really incredibly loud in the bar.

She looked around, surprised to see him. 'How did you find me?' she asked raising an eyebrow.

'I needed to visit every single strip club here in Sacramento' he answered. 'Can I talk to you?'

She nodded and whispered some words to another waitress who nodded. 'Follow me' she turned again to Mr. Jane and he went after her through a door with 'Authorized staff only' written on it. He met some stripper and waitresses in the corridor but followed Sabrina outside of the building.

They entered a little courtyard where it was dark except for one little street lamp. There were empty beer bottles and cigarettes on the ground.

'So, how is Lisbon?' she asked.

'I want to end this hunt!' Jane determined clearly.

Sabrina stared at him, he was sure that she understood what he meant. 'How?' she simply asked.

'If he doesn't stop torturing and killing all of the people I develop feelings for…I want to run away.'

'You don't know how much power he has.'

'Therefore I need you.'

'I'm listening.'

'Do you help me?'

'When you have a plan that will work out.'

'You know how he acts and what he plans. I want to go away where nobody finds me.'

'Where he doesn't find you.'

'Exactly. You say he has people everywhere.'

'That's right. I've shortly met his inner circle. And the two doctors who performed the operation on Lisbon.'

'Where can't he find me?' he asked impatiently. 'Sabrina, understand. I need to go away, away from everybody. He destroys my environment. As long as I am here, everybody here is in danger.'

'You need to calm down, Jane!' she said patiently.

He looked at her. She walked over to the garbage can next to them and picked up a package of cigarettes from behind them.

'I don't smoke' he answered strictly. 'And you shouldn't either.'

'I actually don't. Not regularly and not much. I could stop every time.'

'Everyone says this.'

'But I can.'

Well, he didn't doubt. She seemed to be very self-disciplined.

She opened the package and gave him a cigarette. 'Can't we share?' he asked and remembered the headache he had had after smoking the dope.

She nodded smilingly and he put it into his mouth she enlightened it and he took the first drag. 'Never smoked?' she asked ironically and hid package and lighter again.

'Never smoked dope before' he answered. Coughing he gave her the cigarette.

She smiled. 'You should first start with Hookah, it tastes better, then this here and then dope.'

'I believe it isn't only cigarettes that's hidden there' he said pointing over to the garbage can.

'Right' she answered and blow out the smoke. 'So, what have you thought about with running away?' she asked.

'Don't know.'

'Abroad?' she gave him the cigarette again.

'Perhaps' he answered. She was right, it really calmed him down.

She nodded. 'I know some place.'

He was surprised that she could really help him in his situation. He took a deep breath.

'How come?'

'My father used to have some hidings abroad but some of them have been discovered by police and aren't used anymore. I know a place where you are safe from him, from police and from everybody else. Only I know where it is…well, I guess my father doesn't even remember.'

'Have you been there before?' He gave her the cigarette back.

She nodded, took the last drag and grinded it on the floor. 'I need to go back. My shift ends at five. Then we'll meet back here and you grab your things right now, okay?' she asked.

'Yep' he answered and she went back into the bright night club.

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