Homeward Bound
Chapter 9
Time for the team conference. Teresa Lisbon set the table while her colleagues still were out for lunch, laying out a summary of the ongoing case.
She sensed Patrick Jane enter the bullpen and looked up. And knew immediately that she was in trouble. The third button of his light blue shirt was open.
His eyes started to wander over her body, taking their time, he paused at her breasts and licked his lips, very, very slowly. Heat spread through Lisbon like a fever. She saw the unmistakable bulge in his pants- hell, he was huge. Her mouth watered.
Jane´s smile deepened. He lightly rubbed his hand over his arousal and closed his eyes for a few seconds. Lisbon´s knees started to buckle- This didn´t go as she had planned. But he didn´t show the slightest insecurity, not the tiniest hint of embarrassment. He displayed his body without shame.
She groaned. She couldn´t conquer the master. He played with her senses like a virtuoso.
VanPelt and Rigsby entered the bullpen, followed by Cho. Lisbon tried to clear her head but she could hardly focus on anything but the awesome male specimen posing before her eyes. Jane sauntered towards her, brushing her body with his while he passed her. He sent a gush of hot, sweet breath over her face, making her shiver with longing.
He sat down next to her, and she just hoped she could pretend to be calm and relaxed as long as the team was in the room. She desperately wanted to retreat to her office, but this wasn´t possible right now.
So she fought through the meeting, struggling with the sentences , all the time feeling Jane´s eyes glued to her face, her chest, his hands…oh my god…hidden beneath the table. She could almost feel his hips move, heard the tiny hitch in his breath, the soft panting, hardly discernible.
When the conference was finally over, Lisbon backed off without turning once. She entered her office, closed her eyes and was about to sigh in relief when she was pushed against the wall so hard it took her breath away. Jane was close, so unbelievably close, his face intense, menacing. He kicked the door close, the pane rattled, his hands went immediately to her breasts, cupping them, kneading, stroking- he wasn´t gentle, he was aflame. He pressed his rock hard erection into her abdomen, moving his hips relentlessly, rubbing against her, driving her insane with need.
"So," he growled, his soft lips almost touching hers, "what should we do now, hmm? I´d say we bring Keegan in for interrogation. He has means and motive and I have a strong hunch when it comes to him. Shall I tell you why?"
She nodded helplessly. Jane chuckled and ripped her shirt apart, sending the buttons flying.
"When you told the family about the murder, he was the one that wasn´t in shock- he was ashamed. He couldn´t even look at us."
He opened the front clasp of her bra and moaned heavily when he touched her bare breasts. Her nipples were hard, and he stroked them thoroughly- Lisbon had no idea how long she´d be able to remain upright.
He pressed his lips to her throat, sending a wave of lust and greed through her body.
"He´s guilty as hell," he murmured between kisses," and he is weak. Cho will have his confession in minutes."
He opened her pants while he bowed down to suck her right nipple into his mouth- he pushed his hand into her panties and found her soft core, carefully entering her with two fingers. When her knees buckled again he used his free arm to stabilize her. He kissed everywhere he could reach while his fingers drove her crazy. She had never in her whole life felt something like this. Her hands clutched at his shoulders, feeling his tense muscles, but she simply couldn´t get close enough. She wanted to wrap herself in him, she wanted to melt into his skin.
"I can also guess," he stated against her skin,"where he hid the murder weapon. While you interrogated his family he kept glancing at the back-door. I guess the weapon is buried in the yard."
He suddenly broke all contact, stepping back, pulling his hand from her pants.
"Maybe you should act fast," he whispered, "before he manages to dispose of it."
He lifted his fingers to his face and licked them clean- slowly, his eyes never leaving hers.
"Are you coming?", he said with a smile that bordered on cruel. Then he turned and left the office, ignoring his extremely prominent erection.
Lisbon released a pent up breath and sank to the floor.
XXMentalistXX
Jane said in the car next to her and felt like whistling.
He had been able to manage his arousal, enough to make him presentable. Lisbon had changed her shirt, buttoned-up to completion.
He would give her the best sex she´d had in her whole life. He had noticed how sensitive she was to him- she wanted him. So much it threatened to suffocate her.
He could smell her. Her desire, her sweet skin, her hot breath. The soft whiff of cinnamon. He closed his eyes and inhaled deeply, swallowing a chuckle.
Keegan would be brought down in an instant.
He had far more interesting prey to hunt.
XXMentalistXX
Minutes later he was checking Keegan´s backyard for the murder-weapon. He went straight to the shed he had noticed on their first visit- a well-kept little miniature home, it even had curtains. Somebody loved this place…and he´d known it was Keegan´s when he´d noticed the man´s shirt hanging inside through a window. The ground around the shelter had been raked up recently.
"Lisbon!", Jane shouted, and the boss came immediately, Cho in tow.
They found the murder-weapon buried directly next to the shed. Inside the little hut they secured the murder victim´s belongings…and her ring finger.
Keegan was arrested and didn´t put up a fight.
The team enjoyed their closed-case-pizza…everybody but Lisbon, who excused herself as soon as Keegan had confessed.
"Stomach bug", she told Cho apologetically.
"No problem, boss," he answered, "we are through anyway…go home and enjoy the weekend."
Jane scowled at her when she got her stuff and fled without another word.
Coward, he thought. You wait- I will catch you.
Oh come on, Lisbon- how long do you hope to avoid the inevitable? I´m already working on the next chapter- thanks for your reviews, they keep me writing!