Jisbon if you squint. Many more chapters to come, so keep up! hope you enjoy :)

There was something about this kid, he was special. He didn't know how, but he was, and he found himself getting attached all too quickly. He couldn't though, child services would have to take him at some point and he would be gone, and in the end both of them would end up getting hurt. Nathan had stopped crying and was back to his cheerful self, playing dinos and dragons. Jane could tell it was a facade, and admired that a boy of his age was able to gain control of himself so quickly. He understood why Nathan was smiling so soon after his mom had passed. If he didn't laugh, he would have cried, and had done enough of that already. He felt he had to be strong, for himself and for his mom, she would want that.

He was pulled from his thoughts by the sound of familiar footsteps and knew it as Lisbon's.

He nudged Nathan and said in a hush tone, " It's the police lady, be cool."

Nathan smiled and nodded at him, waiting to meet this police lady.

Lisbon walked in to find Jane and a, who could only be described as adorable, boy.

"There you are, Jane! I've been looking everywhere. And who's this?"

" I'm Nathan." he said, getting up to shake hands with her, remembering to "be cool".

Lisbon smiled, 10 minutes with Jane and he's already a charming gentlemen. She shook his hand, " Hi, i'm Teresa."

He looked straight up at her, biting his lip and asked, " I don't really have any dollies, but i have plenty of dinosaurs if you wanna play with me and Patrick."

" I'd love to sweetie but i have a whole bunch of work to do." she said, hoping his feelings wouldn't be hurt.

" That's ok." he looked back to patrick as if saying "i tried" and sat back down.

" Jane, could i talk to you for a minute?" lisbon asked, she knew he knew what was coming.

Nathan whispered, " Why is she calling you Jane?"

He laughed, " It's my last name." he said, equally as quiet. He left Nathan to his thoughts while he met Lisbon in the hall.

" Child Services called, their going to be here within the hour." she said.

He looked back into the room, and saw Nathan smiling back at him. He gestured towards the room and said, " You're going to let them take him away?"

" What do you suggest we do Jane, take him back to the CBI, then what?"

Jane felt so conflicted. He paused for a while, thinking about his options. " Look, if we could just let him tag along until the case is over, maybe he could get some closure knowing the bad guy is put away. He would feel like he made a difference , like he got some justice for his mother."

" Jane, are you insane, that's way too dangerous!"

" He won't be in any danger, we'll keep him safe, i'll keep him safe." he pleaded.

She knew this was a bad idea, but when it came to jane, that's the only kind there were, bad. It usually turned out ok in the end, but there were always messes to be cleaned. She too was conflicted. " ...Fine, but Jane, he is YOUR responsibility! I can't make that anymore clear. God forbid if something happens-"

He silenced her rant with a hug, " Thank you, Teresa." He understood how much she was risking in letting him do this and was grateful.

She was a little surprised at his sudden show of affection, but hugged him back. She knew there was gonna be hell to pay, and felt she needed a hug because of it. She pulled out and looked him straight in the eyes, " But Jane, once we close this case, he's gone, you understand?"

" Yes."

" Promise me that you do."

Jane now understood why he thought Nathan was special, why he was doing this. Nathan reminded him of himself at that age. Facing the same tragedies, the facade, the charm, the blonde wavy hair. It was him, and all he could think about was how much he needed someone to be there in his time of need, and how much it hurt not having anyone.

" I promise."

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