A/N: Whoop, whoop! I'm on a roll! Now, I was meant to do this for S. Like, SUV, but completely forgot about it. So, I've had to write it slightly differently than I originally planned. It shouldn't be too bad though. I hope. Ahaa… just read it already! XD

Disclaimer: *To magic eight ball*

"Do I own The Mentalist?"

*shakes it*

'My sources say no.'

"Dang… Will I EVER own The Mentalist?"

*Shakes it again*

'Don't count on it.'

"GAH! I give up!"

U is for U-Turn

"So we just wait here, yeah?" Lisbon asked, looking at the spectacular view before them.

The great expanse of ocean glittered like thousands of tiny floating diamonds as the waves caught the sinking sun's rays. Birds soared gracefully though the air, their backdrop a peachy sky that signalled the slow approach of yet another balmy summer's night. The cliff top that they were currently parked on was a real sun trap; despite the time of day, the heat refused to die down.

Jane nodded. "Yep. Right here. I predict that the murderer will make an appearance here to attend to unfinished business."

"Unfinished business?" she repeated, frowning.

"Ah. All will be revealed soon enough my dear."

"Right." She chuckled. They sat back and listened intently to the distant waves that crashed against the bottom of the cliff, one hundred feet below them. It was then that a disturbing thought occurred to her. "Hey, there's no safety rail at the edge. Someone could walk right off."

"Meh, there's signs up all along that path. You'd have to be blind not to see the drop." He reasoned.

"True." They fell back into silence again and waited. And waited. And waited.

"Are you sure this is the right place?" she asked an hour later.

"Yep. If my calculations are correct."

"Calculations? What calculations?" she scoffed.

"Wouldn't you like to know." He smirked.

"I do want to know. Come on, Jane. What have I told you about—"

There was a loud clang and she stopped mid-sentence. They glanced at each other nervously.

"What was that?" they said in unison.

"Wait… Is it just me, or are we rolling forward?" he asked quietly.

"DON'T SAY THAT!" she shrieked.

"No, I'm serious! I think we're rolling forwards!" he said, panicked. Lisbon looked out of the window and saw that they were indeed moving forward alarmingly fast.

She started screaming and cursing when she found that the door was locked. "Why the hell is it locked? I didn't lock it when I got in!"

"Neither did I!" he shouted, barging the door with his shoulder in a vain effort to get out. It dawned on him to try the handbrake. He tugged it backwards fiercely but it didn't do a thing. "Someone's messed with it outside!" he hollered. "It's jammed!"

"Keep trying!" she yelled back, trying to get the key in the ignition whilst being jostled about by the bumpy path. The edge of the cliff was getting closer and closer and her heart beat grew louder and louder. She heard him grunt with exertion as he kept trying to pull it back. The he stopped and turned to her. "Don't stop! Keep trying!" she shouted.

"Lisbon." She half listened to him as she continued to jab with her key, missing every time. "Teresa, I love you. This might not be the best time to say so, but—"At that moment, she managed to get the key into the ignition and turned it.

"Y—you do?" she asked in disbelief.

"Yes. I do. More than anything."

The engine decided to roar to life at that moment and with all the strength she could muster, she yanked the wheel around to the right, doing a perfect U-turn and driving away from the edge just at the right time. They both cried out at the sharp swerve and then collapsed in relief when the car reached flat ground.

"Oh my God." She breathed, shaking. He touched her hand.

"Are you OK?"

"Y—yeah. I'm fine. You?"

"Yeah."

They sat breathing heavily for a moment, trying to regain their composure.

"No need for a guard rail, huh?" she scowled.

"Mmm…"

Her face softened. "Hey, did you mean that? What you said?"

He looked at her intensely. "Yes. Yes I did. Kind of awkward now though, don't you think? I thought we were gonna die!" He flushed pink a little and looked out of the front window, avoiding eye contact.

"Yeah. Me too. But I'm glad we didn't. For more reasons than one."

"Hmm?"

"Well, for starters, I don't exactly want to die yet. But also, I wouldn't have been able to say that I love you too."

A/N: *Cringes* A little cheesy. Meh, it could be worse! XD Three in one night! Yay!