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VI. Goodbye

"Olivia?" Jane said, taking a step into the water. "It's time. . . I'm ready to move on. I love Lisbon now. And I think she may love me back. I just want you to know, you'll always be my first love. And that I never will forget you for as long as I live. But I want to live. Let me live. . ." he was in the ocean, up into his waist; he stopped and smiled, throwing his ring into the water as far as he could. "This is for you. . . I don't know what else to do with it. Tomorrow, I'm going to buy new rings. . . a ring for me, and two rings for Lisbon. Please. . . please don't hate me—"

"Jane?" Lisbon called out, a note of panic in her voice. "Jane? Where are you?"

"Goodbye," Jane whispered, before diving into an oncoming wave and swimming to shore.

"Jane! What are you doing?" Lisbon practically yelled, running towards him, and helping him up.

"Going for a swim," Jane answered.

"Jane, I was so worried when I woke up and you weren't there!" Lisbon whispered, trying to hide her anxiety. "You didn't even leave a note! Don't ever do that to me again!"

Jane waved her off. "Did you leave April and Daisy by themselves?"

"I locked the door before I left," Lisbon answered. "And I've only been gone a couple of minutes."

Jane grinned. "I've only been gone a couple of minutes. You must have woken up right after I left."

She flushed and led him back up to the hotel. "Don't flatter yourself Mr. Jane."

He put his arm around her waist and pulled her closer. "Thank you for coming to look for me. I would have been okay though."

Lisbon didn't like how rapidly her heart was beating. She didn't like how it got harder to breathe with Jane's being so close. She didn't like how her heart was screaming to stop him and kiss him, right then and there. She didn't like how she liked all of these things. This was supposed to be temporary. A business arrangement, really.

She was supposed to be in love with Emmett. . . she was supposed to be trying to get over a broken heart. She wasn't supposed to be falling into the arms of another man, especially when this man was her consultant.

"Lisbon?" Jane said, breaking into her thoughts.

"Yeah?"

"Believe it or not, we're back at our room," he answered. "You said you locked the door."

"Oh, right." Lisbon fished through her pocket and produced the card key; she smiled sheepishly, and then slipped it into the door.

"You try and get some sleep," Jane whispered as they entered the room. "I'm going to take a really quick shower, and change my clothes."

"Okay," she said, hoarsely.

He pulled her a little closer than before and pressed a kiss to her forehead. "Good night."

She wouldn't have told anybody, but she melted a little bit with his touch. "Good night."

And she wouldn't have admitted, but she wasn't able to fall asleep until Jane was back by her side. And the next morning, when they woke up, and his arms were wrapped her waist, and her head was resting on his chest: she didn't get angry with him, or try to do any physical damage on his person. She wanted to stay in his arms forever.

TBC. . .