Chapter 6

Lisbon slowly opened her eyes to feel a very masculine arm wrapped loosely around her waist. Remembering last night, she snuggled into the arm, comforted by the fact that it, and the man attached to it, was now hers.

"Jane?" she whispered. He smirked, but quickly went expressionless again. He could always tell when he was awake. "I saw that." She smirked as she traced her finger down the slope of his nose and watched him twitch his nose back and forth.

"You didn't see anything," he whispered as he snatched her finger mid-climb.

"Of course not," she said gently as she leaned in to press her lips to his in a sweet morning kiss. He moaned against her mouth, using his arm to pull even closer to his body. She could already feel him hard against her leg.

"This early, Jane?" she questioned against his mouth.

"Consider it your morning exercise without have to get out of bed." Sighing, she wrapped her self around him, repeating a familiar activity from last night.

"What do you want for breakfast?" she asked, slightly breathless.

Chuckling slightly, he answered cockily, "I'm pretty sure that was filling enough for you, don't you think?"

Slapping him playfully on the arm, she sat up, pulling the covers with her. "If you don't answer me seriously, you won't get any food."

"Well, then that is a whole different matter. I would love some pancakes, but let me make them." He started getting up, ready to look for his boxers that her somewhere under the pile of clothes they created last night. Lisbon saw this and quickly pushed him back down on the bed.

"Nah ah ah. You are not going anywhere. I'm going to run and make the pancakes then we are having breakfast in bed. I would like to enjoy this time we have before you have to go back to work and back to her." With her hands still pressing down firmly on his chest. He took hold of the wrist and leaned up to meet her lips in a soft kiss.

"I hope you aren't jealous, love. I would never look at another woman. I only have eyes for you."

" That…was…the corniest line I have ever heard!" Laughing, she stood up, grabbed his shirt and ran out to the kitchen.

Monday Morning

Jane was the last one to arrive as usual, but the only one in a good mood considering it was a Monday.

Everyone stared at him as he came in with coffees for the team while whistling softly to himself. "Looks like someone put too much sugar in their tea this morning," Rigsby whispered to Cho.

"I heard that," Jane said, smiling kindly and the tall man. "And, no. Not too much sugar. Just a really good weekend."

Susan heard the commotion and came out to see Jane smiling and whistling to himself. She was still hurt by the rejection she got on Friday, but she was glad to see that Jane was happy. Of course she thought he would be happier with her, but he'll probably figure that out soon. She caught the tail end of the conversation as she walked over to join the group.

"So, Jane how was your weekend with Jennifer?"

"Jennifer?" Jane had completely forgotten the fake name they had made up for Lisbon on Friday.

"Who's Jennifer?" Rigsby asked from his desk.

"That's what I would like to know." Jane stood there for a minute and then it dawned on him. "Oh. Right. Jennifer from Friday night. It was great."

"Who's Jennifer?" Rigsby asked, now getting frustrated that he wasn't getting an answer.

Susan ducked out of the room, letting Jane explain while she went to visit Minelli. She had a quick question for him. Once she left, Jane told them all about how he had Lisbon come and pretend that she was his girlfriend and that her name was Jennifer because even though Susan knows Lisbon's name, she doesn't know what Lisbon looks like.

Though what Jane didn't know, was that Susan did know that it was Lisbon. She had seen her ID card on Minelli's desk and quickly recognized the brunette as Lisbon. Knocking on the office door, she slowly let herself in. "Sir?"

"Yes, Mitchell?"

"I have a quick question for you. Are co-workers allowed to date?"

"No. It's against the regulations. Why? Who is dating?"

"Well, I'm not positive, but I'm pretty sure Senior Agent Lisbon and Patrick Jane are, Sir." Susan looked down at his desk, not daring to raise her eyes to meet his.

"What? No, that's impossible. Lisbon hates Jane."

Susan then explained what happened Friday night and this morning. "So I just assumed they were dating."

"Okay. Thank you for letting me know, Mitchell. You may go. I'll take care of this."

Susan walked out just as Minelli picked up the phone.

Lisbon was just about to call Jane when her phone rang. "Hello?"

"Lisbon. I need to discuss something with you."

"Yes, Sir?"

"Did you see Jane over the weekend?"

How did he know? Jane wouldn't have told him. He knows the rules-Susan! "Um, yes, Sir, I did."

"Did I tell you that you can't talk to anyone from on the team?"

"Actually, Sir, you didn't. You said I wasn't allowed to talk to any of the agents and Jane technically isn't an agent. He's the consultant."

"Yes, but you knew that it wasn't an invitation to talk to him either. And you know that rules that you aren't allowed to date someone on the team. So either you break if off with the man, or I will have to put him on another team."

Lisbon didn't even need to think this one over. She couldn't live without Jane in her life everyday, so she would have to break it off. She wouldn't loose him as a friend and teammate in one swell swoop. She would break it off and still have him in her life. "I will break it off, Sir," her voice cracking, about to cry.

"Good. I will see you in one week and after you break it off, no contact until you are back."

"Yes, Sir." Lisbon hung up the phone and sank on her knees, her face in her hands as sobs racked her body.

Author's Note: Sorry to be mean. Please R&R.

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