All the times

Author: CK

Rating: PG / P6 & more Friendship than Romance, but we'll see what will happen in the later parts...

Contents: All the times a simple kiss on the cheek would have made everything better.

Pairing: Totally Jisbon - Jane & Lisbon :)

Disclaimer: Show doesn't belong to me, but to Bruno Heller, his team and CBS - an absolutely great show I have to add; fell in love with it at first sight ;) Love the show as well as Simon Baker and Robin Tunney (and the rest of the team, of course).

Author's Note: This idea came to me after watching "Red Brick and Ivy", when Lisbon commented on the kiss Jane had given Sophie.
This is more a series of oneshots than of stories connected to each other, though there will be kind of a "climax" (the harmless, suitable-for-kids one, guys!) at the end of the series.
My first attempt on The Mentalist... haven't even read any stories yet and originally I didn't want to write anything for the show (at least for now), but... damn my overactive (shipper) mind +grins+

ONE - Kiss the frog

Episode Tag to the pilot episode.

She couldn't help but smile. It was what he was doing to her. He made her smile, not matter how mad she was at him, how angry or upset. Somehow he always managed to make her smile again, to make her forget immediately that she shouldn't forgive him so soon.

Teresa Lisbon knew that is was more some kind of upbringing she was trying to do with him than real anger. At least he was solving their cases, and he was a big help. She would never admit it, but without Patrick Jane, their lives and their work would be much harder.

Like now, with the case solved and their work done. Yes, they were kind of mad at him because he hadn't told them in the first place what he was planning and knowing. But then, they also knew that this was the way Jane worked, that only this way his plans worked. Maybe they were unconventional, but they actually did work.

And while he solved cases, he also managed to make her happy. She didn't know if he knew that he did it, that it worked and even helped, but however, it did. Like it had now when he had put a small origami frog in front of her on her desk and it had jumped. It had spooked her a bit, but it had also made her smile.

"You have to kiss it," she suddenly heard his voice from behind her, a soft voice that made her shiver a bit.

"What?" she asked, her voice as low as his.

"You have to kiss the frog, and it will become a prince. You know the fairytale, do you?"

Of course she knew it. And when she was younger, a small girl, she might have even believed it. Unfortunately, she now was a grown-up. And grown-ups didn't believe in fairytale stories anymore. Right?

"But it's a paper frog!" she contradicted, still not turning around.

"You only have to believe in it."

Teresa was slightly shaking her head. This was insane. She wasn't kissing a paper frog. Although it was much better than kissing a real frog; she definitely wouldn't do...

Come on, Lisbon, you can't be serious, she scolded herself and sighed. He was still standing there, waiting for her to do it; she could practically feel his presence. So she finally gave in, looked around to ensure herself that no one was watching, then grabbed the paper frog and kissed it. She never noticed Patrick suddenly standing beside her until she felt his lips on her cheek.

"The prince sends you his formal apology, but he is tied up with business. He asked me to deliver this to you," he whispered; then he left.

And again, he had made her smile.

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