A/N: I am so sorry for not updating sooner. This time, it wasn't just school that kept me away. The hospital was pretty much my home last week since my mom's best friend (who is like my mom) had an ectopic pregnancy. It broke all our hearts that the baby is gone.
I'm having a hard time writing lately because I still have no clue on how I would put the kidnapping into words but I'm trying though because you guys are so amazing with all the alerts, favorites and reviews so I hope you'd be patient with me.
Shout outs: chymom, Agathanancy98, ygfamilybaby, Fangirl4everithing, SharpestSatire, Ismael, TeresaAmaliaJane,Honey-Roasted-Jisbon, Loes-chan, Jazz, and happy birthday to Holly (Brown Eyes Parker)
Disclaimer: Just Thea
Thea's earlier confused expression was back and she looked like a little girl in the mall who lost track of which direction her mom went. Jane was about to spit back his comeback but was interrupted when Lisbon's lips made contact with his neck and nuzzled it affectionately and then murmured, "Quit moving too much." She said the next words playfully but accompanied it with a poke to his chest to indicate her point, "I'm trying to sleep because you kept me up all night last night."
Thea gasped, her jaw dropped to the floor as her own pair of jade eyes was as wide as they could go with the tiny little fact her sister forgot to mention. She knew for a fact that her sister's airtight walls were barely penetrable, she had it too but was a little weaker compared to her sister's. Having to have experience such tragedy in their early lives, you really don't want to get hurt again. Teresa and Thea grew very close because of their mom's car accident and their dad's never sober rule. They never had time for petty fights like any normal siblings because they were too busy protecting each other from their very own father, who used to be very loving and gentle when their mom was still alive.
She knew her sister was in a relationship, a serious one at that, considering it's exactly what her sister told her even though Teresa never actually mentioned the name of whom she was dating.
"Mommy, your phone is ringing." Tony poked her sleeping mother to consciousness with his right hand and held the phone on the other hand. "It's Auntie Reese, Mommy."
Thea reached for the phone that was on her son's hand and gave his cheek a little peck, "Thanks sweetie."
She blinked a couple of times to adjust her eyes to the recently lit room and brought the phone to her ear.
"Hey Reese." She greeted sleepily.
"I'm dating someone." Her sister blurted out.
Thea gasped and the sleepy state that she was previously in was gone. "Reese, was I hallucinating when someone with your voice said 'I'm dating someone.'?"
"Oh hush!"
"Please tell me it's not with that egotistic billionaire?" exasperation mixed the begging in Thea's voice.
"No, it's not Mashburn. That was just a one night stand and besides," Teresa paused before finishing her sentence, "this one serious."
"Wow, Reese! I'm so happy for you. Who it is? What's he like? Does he treat you right? Where-"
"Hey! Hey! Hey!" her sister yelled through the phone, interrupting her rapidly fired questions. "You'll meet him soon when I come down for Tony's birthday so you can answer your own questions. I wouldn't be telling you it's serious if he at least doesn't treat me right."
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Lisbon's eyes mirrored her sister's when she heard her gasp and she suddenly recognized the current position she was currently in; nuzzling her consultant/secret boyfriend's neck beside her sister. Oh sheepdip!
Jane's hold on her loosed as she placed both her hands, palms down, on his vest clad chest and pushed herself upright. She met his gaze full of understanding as he smiled at her reassuringly which caused her to smiled back at him before turning to the other side to start explaining how she ended up where she was.
"I can explain Tey. I-" Lisbon started but was interrupted when her sister did the usual and annoying way of shutting her up by raising her hand, palm facing her face only inches away. "Don't… do that!" Lisbon swatted her hand away.
"I should've known!" Thea exclaimed which caused Lisbon to cringe before the disappointment settled but it never came. Thea just sighed and said, "The moment you started to complain about royal pain over there," she tilted her head towards Jane, "I had my hunches. Don't get me wrong Reese, but you've always done a stupendous job at keeping the people who wants to take care of you at arm's length and for some reason he's either very smart or just plain stupid to ignore all the possibilities of physical abuse that you would cause him to just to try and do so."
Lisbon's smile reached her eyes and hugged her sister. "I'm sorry I didn't tell you. I told you I was going to."
"You did tell me. So now I guess I spoiled the surprise." Lisbon pulled back and looked at Jane.
He held out his hand in front of her and waited for Thea to do the same.
"Patrick Jane, The Major Pain."
Lisbon chuckled at her boyfriend's silliness and watched as her sister shook his hand.
"I'm her clone. It's so nice to finally put a face to my sister's daily cause of headaches." Thea responded with her own joke.
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The team hopped off their rented SUV and headed to the police taped cabin in their very intimidating cluster with Cho in front since their boss was busy reading Jane his own version of Murphy's law. As they approached the little heard of what they assumed was the local PD, a man in his mid forties stepped closer towards them and stood tall, legs slightly apart from each other with his shoulder squared and chin raised; the look of total power.
"You must be Agent Lisbon from the CBI," the older cop greeted Cho as they reached the other cop's group. "I'm Officer Andrew Cruz. Thanks for coming all the way out here and lending a hand. The-"
"I'm Agent Kimball Cho, not Lisbon." The asian man cut him off stoically.
"My apologies Agent, I was led to believe that an Agent Lisbon and his team were taking the lead in this case since his team is simply the best the CBI has to offer."
"Her," Lisbon corrected and walked around Cho to meet the man.
"Excuse me?" confusion masking his lightly wrinkled face and a little irritated that he was being interrupted by a woman no less.
"I'm Agent Teresa Lisbon." She stated confidently as she emerged from the group.
Officer Cruz muttered his apology and started introducing his team. "These are Officers Michael Shaw," he gestured to his right to where a muscular blonde, green eyed man stood, then to his left, a man only inches taller than Cruz who was as equally built as Shaw but had a darker shade of hair and eyes, "and James Anderson."
After doing the same thing, Lisbon and Jane were led by Officer Cruz to the crime scene and Lisbon began barking orders. "Van pelt, I need you to look up everything about our victim and his friend Charlie Reid," Lisbon said, sounding normal to the unperceptive ear, "Rigsby, survey the surroundings and check if the local PD missed anything," she turned to her right hand man, "Cho, interview the man who found him, the other staff and the surrounding campers."
The team slowly retreated to do their specific jobs including Jane who has immediately crouched down beside the body to examine it more closely.
Taking in the crime scene for the first time caused Lisbon's blood to run cold. She then started to imagine the same scenario might happen to his brother in law, Charlie if it hasn't happened already. Get a grip Teresa! Don't you dare think about losing Charlie for a second. You're going to crush Thea and Tony with that kind of thinking. Don't lose hope, I can find Charlie. We can find him. I need to find Charlie for Thea and Tony's sake.
"Rich man, not a doctor but is well aware of health issues considering the contents of his suitcase. I'm no medical examiner but I think cause of death was the gunshot to his chest. The person who did this was very sloppy since he missed the first time. Hence the tiny graze to his arm." Jane's ramblings barely pulled Lisbon out of her quickening dark thoughts.
Perceptive as he is, Jane stopped talking and looked up from the body because of the lack of comment from Lisbon. She seemed to be deep in thought and didn't notice him until he was tugging on her arm, leading her to the back of the cabin where there was likely any agents or other campers that could spot them.
"Come here, hun," he said softly and she immediately inched closer to him, resembling her previous position in the plane.
He smoothed her hair with one hand and rubbed her back soothingly, murmuring comforting words in her ear.
They stood there for quite some time but both not willing to move an inch from the comfort that emanates between them. A couple more minutes passed and they both reluctantly took a step away from their much too personal embrace behind the crime scene.
A/N: If you don't mind shooting me some of your wonderful ideas, I'd happily accept. Reviews are also greatly appreciated.
Xoxoxo
Leah
