A/N really short update, but I'll get the next chapter up tomorrow hopefully =]

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Lisbon was on the verge of tears by the time doctor Howard had arrived at her room. Mr Jane had told him that he had already informed Teresa of her condition… and that she had practically thrown him out after. It was time the doctor went and tried to reason with her.

"Teresa." Doctor Howard said. Lisbon opened her slightly bloodshot eyes and stared at the doctor. It was the same doctor that had treated her the first time she was here. "How are you feeling?"

"Like someone stole my kidney." She mumbled.

Howard couldn't keep the small smile off his face. She was just as stubborn as Patrick.

He came over and sat on the chair beside her bed. Time for some damage control. He knew Jane probably didn't have a choice in telling her, she was quite high spirited… but he still should have waited until he was in the room too.

"Teresa, by the time we got to you, you had a full blown infection taking place in your kidneys. The Prerenal ARF was beginning to turn into Acute Tubular Necrosis, and the right kidney was damaged beyond repair. We had to remove it to save your life. You will be on dialysis for a good couple of months, and depending on how well your kidney is doing… we might need to look at transplants."

"Transplants?" Lisbon asked with wide eyes. "W-why? I don't understand?"

"Your left kidney is damaged, hence the need for the dialysis. If your left kidney heals sufficiently, you will be able to lead a reasonably normal life. You can survive with one kidney. If, however, the kidney gets worse, we will have to look into you getting a transplant."

Lisbon closed her eyes. She was finally allowing the information to sink in. sitting here in denial wasn't exactly going to help her. When she opened her eyes, doctor Howard was staring at her with understanding eyes.

"So there really was nothing you could have done to save my kidney?" she asked after a slight pause.

Doctor Howard shook his head.

"Teresa, had there have been any chance that we could have saved your kidney, we would have taken it. We waited until absolutely necessary to make the call."

Lisbon looked at her hands.

"I sent Jane away. I shouldn't have done that… do you know where he is?"

"I'm afraid I don't." Howard gestured to the bedside cabinet. "Your effects are being kept in here. Why don't you give him a call." It was more of a instruction then a suggestion.

Lisbon nodded, sitting up slowly and reaching into the drawer beside her bed. She winced when her stitches pulled. It was going to be one heck of a long recovery… even longer than her gunshot wounds.

"I'll be back to check on you later. Get some rest." Howard said before leaving to continue his rounds.

Taking out her cell phone, she lay back into the covers and found Jane's number in the contacts. When his display picture popped up on her screen, she couldn't help but smile.

He had taken a picture of her when she hadn't been looking, and had hacked into her phone and set it as his display. The photo was truly horrible. She had been filling out a report and it had been a really long day. Jane had snuck into her office and taken a picture of her unawares. Her eyes were wide and her mouth open slightly in fright.

She smiled softly to herself.

Oh Jane… I'm sorry.

Hitting the call button she took a deep breath and waited for him to answer. After a moment, when the call went to voicemail, she cursed and tried again. When he didn't answer for the second time, she threw her phone down on the bed in disgust. Lisbon lay back with a huff.

Fine then.. ignore me. See if I care!

OOOOOoooooOOOOO

After finding the doctor, Jane had wandered aimlessly around the hospital, feeling dejected. Eventually he came to the conclusion that he should probably leave her alone for a while. Deciding that she wouldn't want to see him at all, he left his vest and jacket in her room, hailed a taxi and made his way to his motel room.

Taking his cell phone out of his pocket, he dialled Grace's number.

"Jane, what can I do for you?"

"Hi Grace. Lisbon woke up before… I think she could use a friend."

"What happened Jane?"

"She's been told of her condition… of the kidney and all… and she kinda got mad at me… so could you maybe go and see if she is ok?"

He listened to the silence at the end of the phone.

"Jane you know you did the right thing… right?"

Jane just mumbled in reply.

"If you hadn't have made the decision… someone else would have. We would have gotten a hold of one of her brothers… they would have done the same thing. Any of us would have."

"I know Grace." Jane replied. "But it was still me that had to make the call, and right now it's me that she's blaming."

"Jane…"

"Can you please just go and make sure she is ok?"

"Of course Jane… have you slept yet?"

"…I'll catch you later Grace." He replied after a moment's hesitation, clicking the end button before she had a chance to reply.

He then dialled Cho's number.

"Cho."

"Cho, I need you to do me a favour… and I need you to be somewhat discreet about it."

"I'm not going to like this am I?"

"Well actually you'll probably agree with my idea for once."

"Spill."

"Red John was in Lisbon's room last night."

"What? How do you know that?"

Jane was almost sure he could hear the worry in Cho's voice. That and anger.

"I came back from the bathroom, 'cos well, you know… I am actually human, believe it or not… anyway I came back and there were flowers and smiley face balloons, and a note saying he hopes she recovers quickly etcetera… anyway I want a door guard outside Lisbon's room. Just to be safe."

After a brief pause, Cho answered with an "Ok Jane."

"Thanks Cho." Jane said before hanging up.

He made his way into his kitchen. The familiar routine of making his cup of tea to perfection, calmed his nerves a little, but as soon as he sat down to drink his tea, his mind began to wander.

Lisbon was made at him… for saving her life. He knew he had done the right thing by allowing doctor Howard to remove they kidney, but there was still a seed of doubt growing in the pit of his belly. Maybe they could have done more to save it?

This whole quest for vengeance was what got her into trouble in the first place… maybe it was time to give up… that, or go solo… but that would mean having to choose between Red John and Lisbon… and ultimately, would be like choosing between his wife and daughter or Lisbon… and he wasn't quite ready to make that sort of decision yet… he shouldn't have to make that decision yet.

It had been over five nights since he had had any real sleep. He had dedicated his heart and soul into finding Lisbon, and then he had watched over her in the hospital… and this was how she repaid him? He knew she was hurting and the news had come as a real shock to her… but all he had been doing, was trying to help her. It just wasn't fair.

He finished his tea and got up to put his cup in the sink. As soon as his feet hit the ground, he felt the room tilt. Black stars danced in front of his eyes and the walls seemed to be swirling in a warped mess. His tea cup hit the ground before he followed, landing heavily on his side. The last thing he could hear was the faint ring of his phone, coming from his pants pocket.

Sorry that really was short and that really was a mean cliffy… but it needed to be split here. Let me know what you think anyway =] x