Yeah, i hadn't updated for a while. I thought i needed to...

CHAPTER 3

For the second time that day Lisbon ignored Jane while driving them to their destination. It was not even noon yet. How would she deal with the rest of the day?

And again that question she had to hear since she got in the car with him.

"Have you thought about it yet?"

Okay, now it was enough. "Jane, how the hell can I think about it when you're constantly talking?! You're asking me over and over again. Stop it!" She pulled over and parked the car. "We're there," she mumbled.

Lisbon got out of the van with Jane close upon her heels. They walked down the gravel path and she took out her id-card after she rang the doorbell.

Her eyes caught the name board under the bell.

Terence, Zoe and Jill Stewart

"Oh, look!" Jane had seen the same. "See, Zoe is probably his daughter. Lovely, now we finally get to meet the in-laws..."

"Jane, if you want to have a conversation with Mr. Stewart about the friendship of our children, you can do that in your own time. Right now, we're gonna do our job. Or else you stay outside," she warned him. She turned when a man appeared in the doorway. "Terence Stewart?"

The man nodded. He wore a shirt, full of creases, and a beard that showed he hadn't shaved in days. Jane took a step forward and held out his hand. "Hi, I'm Patrick Jane, this is Teresa Lisbon," he introduced them. "We're Caspar's parents," he added and watched Lisbon rolling her eyes.

"Who's Caspar?" Terence said with an not-understanding glare.

Lisbon was surprised that he didn't know about Caspar, his daughter's boyfriend, but she found it pretty amusing to see Jane's awkward expression.

"We're CBI, sir, can we come in? We've a few questions for you about Paulette Adams. We found her murdered in his her office this morning."

Terence let Lisbon and Jane in without giving a reaction and closed the door behind them.

"Uhm," he mumbled and scratched his head. "Don't look at the mess, I was about to clean up today."

"No, you weren't," Jane smirked. "You don't mind to live in a mess. Where's the lady of the house?"

"If you mean my wife, she passed away. My daughters are at, uhm... school."

"Oh, I'm sorry," Jane said. "Long time ago?"

Terence shrugged as if he didn't care. "She died when she gave birth to Jill three years ago." He led them into the living room, which was as messy as the hallway. Lisbon looked around. Although it seemed to be impossible to live in such a chaos, it reminded her of how her own father kept the house after her mom had died.

When she came home from school, he used to lay on the couch with a few empty bottles of beer on the table. Something told her this was happening exactly the same in here.

Pretty hollow chapter, i'm sorry. Next one will have more Jisbon!