Shout-outs: Nerwen Aldarion, Marcia Santos, Guest, and Jane Doe51

Disclaimer: I own nothing.

Rated: T

.

Chapter 7

Patrick Jane – Sacramento, California

"There are no good girls gone wrong. Just bad girls found out." Mae West_

Lorelei Martins was becoming a nuisance. While his brother was never around because he was too busy with a 'work thing', she was always there trying to entice him with a glossy-lipped pout and a blouse that had one too many buttons undone. So far, he had successfully avoided her attempts to seduce him, but he knew that he couldn't deter her much longer.

Not unless he played his hand.

He knew the secret she was trying desperately keep hidden from everybody else around them.

Jane just wished he had thought to mention it to her the first time she had tried to wheedle and while her way into his life. Maybe if he had, it would have discouraged her to back off and look for somebody else to sink her bright red hooks into.

Maybe if he had, she wouldn't be standing in front of him right now like every man's dream come true. He shook his head and took a step backwards, enough was enough.

"Does Kane know you're pregnant?" He asked.

Lorelei looked shocked for a moment, and then she shrugged like she suddenly remembered exactly who she was talking to. "No. And I prefer to keep it that way, if he finds out then it will ruin everything."

"Everything?" Jane repeated. "What'll happen? He might actually want to do the right thing by you and get married?"

"It's nothing like that!" She answered, her dark eyes flashing in the murky light of the attic. "You wouldn't understand, your life is so simple Patrick. Everything in your world is black and white."

"He is the father of your child, he has a right to know about it Lorelei!" Jane told her, ignoring her comment about how easy his life was. "Are you planning on ever telling him?"

"No," Lorelei answered. "As far as he'll know, the baby could be anybody's. You see Patrick; I've had lots of men in the past four months. I'm not a nice girl and Kane knows it."

"He'll know the baby is his," Jane said. "Our breed is a very distinctive lot. We know our kids right when we see them."

"Well, if that's true then I'll cross that bridge when I come to it. For now though, his not knowing is of the utmost importance. And please, don't do your stupid mind tricks and try to figure out why."

"Do you really think things will ever be the same between the two of you when he finds out that you lied to him for nine months?"

"It might be for the best if they aren't," Lorelei replied. "You see, things should never have even started between us in the first place. I went to him at a low point in my life. . . when somebody I'm actually in love with had rejected me for somebody else."

"You kept going back though," Jane said. "You desperately crave a man's attention, and you'll take it from whoever will offer it to you."

A cloud of anger shadowed Lorelei's face at his words, but she schooled her features and shrugged. "So what? You know, with the way you treat Teresa, I'm surprised that she doesn't have a boyfriend in every city of California."

Jane blanched slightly and Lorelei smirked, satisfied that her barb had hit him below the belt.

After a second, he pointed towards the door. "I would appreciate if you would stop attempting to seduce me, Lorelei. I don't believe in keeping it in the family. Now go, we're finished now."

.

"What's the matter?" Lisbon asked as Jane joined her on the rooftop a few minutes later.

"What? Oh, nothing," Jane answered. "Well, actually. . ."

"Actually?" she prodded as she handed him a spoon.

He looked around quickly and then lowered his voice. "Lorelei's pregnant."

"Pregnant?" Lisbon repeated, grinning at him teasingly. "Are you the father, Jane?"

Jane made a face. "Haha, you're funny Lisbon. But no, I'm not the father."

She sat back in the chair and studied him closely. "Kane's the father, isn't he? You wouldn't be telling me that Lorelei was pregnant if he wasn't the father."

"Yes," Jane answered. "Kane is the father but he doesn't know. Lorelei hasn't told him about the pregnancy yet."

"That's not unusual. Sometimes a woman won't tell the father until she's sure it's what he wants. . . Jane, you don't look too good. What's wrong?"

Jane shook his head. "Nothing."

"You're not being honest with me," Lisbon said. "I know there's something bothering you. Are you afraid that Red John will go after Lorelei now that she's carrying your niece or nephew? Because I could make a couple of phone calls—"

"No," Jane answered. "I mean, of course that's a concern. But it's more than that, at first I thought she was afraid because she might have to make a commitment. Then she said that things between my brother and her should have never started in the first place and that she went to him because somebody she loved had rejected her—"

"Do you think she's married?" Lisbon asked, taking the spoon back and taking a bite of ice cream.

Jane shrugged. "I don't know. She asked me not to try and figure out what she was talking about."

Lisbon smiled at him over her sundae bowl. "Something you can't know, you must be going crazy right now."

"Just because Lorelei asked me not to try and figure out what she was talking about, doesn't mean that I'll actually do it."

Her smile faded and she pushed the rest of her ice cream away. "Jane. . ."

"Lisbon, I'm so close to actually figuring out who Red John is, I wouldn't put it past him to send somebody to me."

"And your brother knowing her? How does that factor in to whatever theory that you're formulating in that handsome head of yours?

"I'm not even sure right now," Jane admitted. "Nothing makes sense. And I'm afraid if I really think about it, I'm not going to like what I come up with."

"Don't think about it then," Lisbon whispered as she touched his hand lightly. "Maybe if you're patient and don't obsess about it, the answers will come to you on their own."

Jane covered her hand with his free one and sighed as his gaze wondered out over the skyline. "I wish that were true."

.

Kane Reynolds

"What do you mean that it isn't going to work?" He asked, pacing around the hotel room and raking his fingers through his hair.

Lorelei shrugged and slipped her stilettos into her suitcase. "Exactly what I said, it just isn't going to work. I think he's in love with somebody else—"

"We already established that Lorelei," Kane snapped. "That's what was supposed to make the plan work. We had to take away the one person that Jane loved more than anybody else in this world—"

"Why do you hate him so much?" Lorelei asked, turning around so they were nose-to-nose.

"I don't—"

"Don't lie to me, Kane!" She said, hitting him on the chest. "I told you a couple weeks ago that I know men. That means I can tell when a man doesn't like another man. What did he ever do to you? From what I've seen the past few days, he adores you."

Kane shook his head and brushed past her. "You wouldn't understand, Lorelei. You don't have siblings."

"I did once—"

"And you loved her to death. You wouldn't understand why I hate my brother, why I want to see him suffer so much. You wouldn't understand unless you had a brother like him."

"Kane. . ."

"No! I don't want to discuss this with you!"

"All I was going to say is that maybe we should go back and regroup. I'm pretty sure that he'd understand it isn't our fault that we failed this. I know he'd give us a second chance—"

"You can go back," Kane answered, grabbing his suit jacket off the couch.

"And what do you want me to tell him when I show up all alone tonight?" Lorelei asked, following him to the door. "That you decided to spend some quality time with your brother? I'm sure he won't believe that."

"You're a good liar," he said. "I'm sure that you'll be able to come up with something good."

Lorelei grabbed his sleeve, the truth was on the tip of her tongue. "Kane. . ."

He looked at her, imploring her with his eyes to just let him go without argument.

Her hand dropped and she faltered slightly. Then she lifted her chin and smiled at him almost defiantly. "I'm not letting you stay here by yourself. I'll be waiting for you when you get back from wherever it is that you're going. Just be careful, okay?"

"Lorelei. . . whatever happens after this, I don't want you to be involved."

"Too late, I'm already involved. I can't get out now. Not even if I wanted to."

Kane shook his head and then sighed. "Okay, fine. But don't wait up for me, okay? I don't know when I'm going to come back tonight."

Lorelei nodded and then stood on tip-toe, she looked at him for a moment before she kissed him quickly on the lips. "See you in the morning," she whispered.

"Sweet dreams," Kane replied, pulling the door closed and not looking back as he started down the hallway towards the elevators.

In the back of his mind, he hoped that Lorelei and their master would forgive him for what he was going to do him next.

TBC. . .

.

Author's Note II:

Lorelei is being the most UNCOOPERATIVE character right now. And this chapter was all over the place, I just sat at the laptop this afternoon and typed for a couple of hours. I hope this all made sense and that what's coming next won't be too shocking in a bad way.

I am anxious awaiting your reviews.

Holly, 5/10/2013_

P.S

I think this is the last major AU that I'm going to write. . . for obvious reasons.