'Till Death Do We Part

A/N: Oh my God, I'm so sorry for the wait! Fortunately, there aren't many chapters left so hopefully I won't leave you hanging as long! But here, in honor of premiere week, is the new chapter! Don't hate me! Enjoy!

Chapter 10: Revenge

"Hey Cho," Lisbon said casually. She glanced over at Mac. They still hadn't gotten out of the car. He was sitting in the driver's seat, looking tense. He gripped the steering wheel so hard that his knuckles were white.

"Lisbon?!" Cho's voice was shocked.

"Yeah, it's me," she said. "Look, I've only got a few minutes, so let's this quick."

"Is he there with you?" Cho asked warily.

"Yeah." Lisbon glanced over at Mac uncertainly. He was staring straight out the windshield at the wall of the building in front of them.

"Has he hurt you?" Cho asked.

"No, Cho, I'm fine." Damnit, Cho, trace the damn call

"Where are you?"

"I don't know," Lisbon said.

She heard a struggle on the other end, and then Jane's voice came through the speaker on the phone.

"Lisbon, we're coming for you," he promised. "We'll get you out of there."

Lisbon couldn't help a hollow laugh. "How?"

"We'll find you," Jane promised. "Hold on."

"I am," she said quietly.

"Enough." Mac broke in, snatching the phone from Lisbon's hand and snapping it shut. Shooting her an apologetic look, he said, "I'm sorry, Teresa, but they can't find us."

"I know." Lisbon wondered if he noticed the frustration in her voice.

If he did, he didn't mention it, just climbed out of the car, but not before reaching for something under the seat. Lisbon couldn't help he despair that rose up inside her at the sight of the glint of moonlight on metal.

Even if he didn't hurt her, that didn't mean he wouldn't go after someone else.

She jumped as Mac opened the passenger door for her. "Come on," he said. "Get out."

Lisbon climbed out slowly, taking in her surroundings.

Well this was an interesting turn of events.

Jane snapped the phone shut and held it out for Cho to take. As the Asian man took it, Jane turned to Eppes.

"You had better find her," he growled, poking a finger into the other man's chest.

"You don't have to worry about that," Eppes said. His face remained impassive, but Jane could see the frustration burning in his eyes.

They stood there for a few moments, and then Jane backed off. As if nothing had happened, Eppes turned and started giving out orders.

"It's Rigsby, right?" he said. The CBI agent in question nodded. "Okay. See if you can get one of your people to start a trace on her phone. Megan, come on. Vests are in the trunk."

"I'm coming with you," Cho and Jane said at the same time.

Eppes looked over at them. "What?"

"I –" Jane broke off frustratedly as Cho spoke.

"I'm coming with you," Cho repeated.

"So am I," Jane put in.

"Good luck with that," Eppes said. He turned away. "Come on, Megan."

"We're coming, and you can't stop us," Cho said.

"Look." Eppes turned back to them. "You," he said, pointing at Cho, "just got pushed off the second floor of an apartment building, and you," to Jane, "aren't even an agent. Neither of you are coming. Megan –"

"Hey." Cho broke in, stepping in front of Eppes. "You can not shut us out. Lisbon is a member of our team, and a friend to all of us. We wouldn't stop at anything to save her, and especially not some hotshot FBI agent who comes in and takes over her case. We are coming with you, whether you like it or not."

Eppes just stared for a moment. "You've got a lot of guts."

Cho just stood there.

Eppes nodded. "Fine. All three of you can come. On one condition." He turned to Jane. "You stay in the car."

"Of course," Jane said smoothly.

He saw Cho and Rigsby exchange a glance, but if Eppes noticed, he didn't say anything.

"All right, you two get geared up," Eppes said to Cho and Rigsby. "Make sure you get someone on that trace first, though." He turned. "It's Jane? Here." He pulled a spare gun out of an ankle holster under the leg of his jeans.

"For protection only," he said, holding it out, his eyes dark and serious.

"I understand," Jane said.

"Do you?" Eppes narrowed his eyes. "I know how far you would go to get her back."

"You don't know anything," Jane said darkly.

"You think I haven't been there before?" Eppes said. He glanced over at Reeves, who stood a few feet away. "I know what you would do to get her back. Don't do it."

"I swear," Jane said. He took the weapon and weighed it in his hand.

Eppes nodded, then gestured to Reeves as he turned and walked away. She cast a glance back at Jane, but followed Eppes away.

Jane stared down at the gun, feeling the cool metal on his palm. There was a time he never would have touched one of these, but things were different now.

Mac Brownfield. Damnit, he had seen this bastard! The day he had asked Lisbon out to dinner! If only Jane had known this would happen, he would have...

Would have what? demanded a voice in his head. What could you have done that would have made this better?

Anything is better than this, he thought. He curled his hand around the gun, imagining Mac Brownfield's face only feet away from him, close enough that he could blow the bastard's brains out.

"I know what you would do to get her back. Don't do it." Eppes words rang out in his head, accompanied by the FBI agent's serious tone.

And leave her to die? Jane thought. Fat chance.

He slipped the gun under his coat and headed for the car.

A/N: Dun, dun, dun... What's Jane gonna do? Will they find Lisbon? Stay tuned...

And don't worry, chapter eleven is already in progress, so hopefully I'll have it up sooner than I did this one ^_^;

Off to take over the world,

Crazy Girl