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Scarlet Fever
Lisbon went into Jane's kitchen after her shower and was bombarded with the delicious smells of eggs and bacon. Coincidently, that was her favourite breakfast; or knowing Jane, not so coincidently. He always seemed to know things about her that she couldn't recall telling him. Usually, it got on her nerves, but she was starting to see how this special talent of his could be useful.
"What's all this?" Lisbon asked.
"It's just a little something for Saturday morning breakfast; or more accurately Saturday morning brunch." Jane said, looking at his watch.
Lisbon glanced at the clock on the wall and saw that it was indeed closer to lunch than breakfast. She couldn't remember the last time she had slept in this late, although admittedly, it had probably just taken longer to get ready, seeing as there were two of them who needed to shower.
Lisbon sat down at the table and started eating. She noticed that Jane wasn't wearing his usual three-piece suit, but had traded it in for jeans and a t-shirt. The effect was very nice, she thought. She was about to comment on it, when her cell phone rang.
"Lisbon," she said as a greeting.
"It's Hightower, I know it's a Saturday but I need you to come in for work," said Hightower.
"Might I ask why?" Lisbon inquired.
"You know that Cho is still on his honeymoon and Van Pelt and Rigsby are both on vacation as of today, leaving only Jane and yourself available from your team. Well there is no way that you have enough people to take on a case, so I'm putting you two on one with another team. Come to my office as soon as you get here, and bring Jane." Hightower explained.
"Yes ma'am. Which team will we be working with?" asked Lisbon.
"You'll be working with the Undercover Operations Unit." Hightower said. She then hung up, leaving a shell-shocked Lisbon to explain the phone call to Jane.
"What was that about?" Jane asked.
"We need to go into work today" Lisbon said.
"Why? Cho's on his honeymoon in Hawaii, and Rigsby finally patched it up with Van Pelt so they are currently on a sort of honeymoon of their own. What could they possibly need us for?" Jane asked, thoroughly confused.
"We are going to be helping another unit with their case." Lisbon said. "So you go get ready for work, I don't think jeans are a part of the dress code." She was glad that the change of clothes she had were appropriate for work.
"Well what is the case? And why do they need us?" Jane asked, while putting away dishes from their breakfast.
"I'm not sure; Hightower wants us to go to her office when we get there so I expect she'll tell us then." Lisbon said.
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When Lisbon and Jane arrived in Hightower's office, they were surprised to find that they weren't the only ones there.
"Agent Lisbon, I'm sure you're familiar with Agent Gray? Agent Gray, this is Mr. Jane, Lisbon's consultant." Hightower said.
Lisbon was indeed familiar with Agent Gray, Macy Gray was known for being a great team leader and she was a lot like Lisbon. They both ran tight ships and they worked very hard to get to where they were now. Gray was one of the only other female team leaders in the CBI, and Lisbon admired her dedication.
"So this is the infamous Patrick Jane." Gray said.
"Yes, that would be me," Jane said, shaking her hand.
"Now that everyone's acquainted with each other, let's get down to business," Hightower said. "Agent Gray's team is currently on the case of a serial killer who is hitting hotels in Rosemont; their honeymoon suites in particular. Now, since Agent Gray's people have had their cover blown," Hightower gave Agent Gray a pointed glare that conveyed her disappointment and disapproval. "They are in need of two people to go undercover as newlyweds. And since your whole team is absent, you two are prime candidates."
Lisbon just stared in shock. She had been thinking that they would be helping out with technical things behind the scenes, so to speak. She hadn't really considered going undercover herself; they did after all have special agents trained to do so. And how could Jane even be considered? He wasn't even an agent for crying out loud!
"Um, Jane's only a consultant." Lisbon said, uncomfortable.
"Yes, he is. But what does that have to do with this?" Hightower asked.
"Well, he isn't qualified to go undercover," added Gray.
"Which is why I have arranged for both Mr. Jane and Agent Lisbon to be in a training camp of sorts, so that we don't get a repeat of last time," Hightower said with another pointed look at Gray. "I think we're done here. Agent Gray, please fill Agent Lisbon and Mr. Jane in on the rest of the case details as well as those of their operation."
Agent Gray, Lisbon and Jane left her office and went to the Undercover Operations Unit's offices. When they arrived there, Lisbon and Jane were introduced to Agents Reed, Banks and Murray. They would be the behind the scenes guys, taking care of surveillance and making sure that Lisbon and Jane would have their reservations taken care of and whatnot. There were other teams in the Undercover Operations Unit, they even had their own floor, but Lisbon and Jane would only be working with Gray's team.
"There are six victims in total, all of them killed in pairs while staying in the honeymoon suite at various local hotels. The serial killer in question never visits the same hotel twice, so you guys will be staying at a different one than the previous victims were killed in. The killer doesn't seem to have a type any more specified than newlyweds. Therefore, you two will have to go undercover as newlyweds. The killer seems to have had the victims under surveillance before he murdered them; he knew their habits and when they would be in their room. So you guys will be in character all the time unless you are told otherwise." Gray said. She got right down to business; she desperately needed for this operation to go smoothly.
"Agent Gray?" Jane asked.
"Yes?" Gray replied.
"What was this 'training camp' that Hightower mentioned?" Jane inquired.
"Right, since you two are not trained in undercover operations and there is no room for error in this operation, you two will be perfecting your act the rest of the weekend. There is a makeshift apartment of sorts down the hall that we use to train new members and to rehearse. You two will be staying there tonight and tomorrow while we observe you to make sure that you are up to the task." Gray explained. "Now, if you'll follow Agent Reed here, he'll explain to you exactly what you will be doing and giving you your fake identities."
"Well this sounds like fun" Jane whispered to Lisbon. She was still kind of shocked at this whole thing but her brain was starting to function again. Of course only Jane would think that this would be 'fun'.
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"You two are going to be posing as Mr and Mrs Foster. We're going to keep your first names, since it's easier that way and you'll be less likely to slip up. You two are from Los Angeles and wanted a quiet get-away for your honeymoon. You guys met at work, you are both engineers, you guys started dating a year ago and then after eight months Patrick popped the question. You guys were engaged for four months and are getting married tomorrow," said Reed.
"I have a question," Jane exclaimed. "Are we going to have to stage a wedding? Or just arrive there pretending that it happened?" Jane wasn't sure he could handle going through a fake wedding, even if it was with Lisbon. Not after what happened to his wife…
"You guys don't have to go through the motions of getting married; the hotel believes that you two got married in Los Angeles and that you are arriving for your honeymoon afterwards." Reed explained.
"So what exactly will we have to do?" asked Lisbon.
"When you two arrive at the hotel on Monday night, you two are going to check in and go to your suite. Remember that you two will be under surveillance, we're assuming, so you guys will have to have a traditional honeymoon." Reed explained. He was very professional; he did this all the time, so even if he was a bit uncomfortable with the subject he didn't show it. "The next day you two will get up and go for a morning hike, and then you will go to whatever event is offered that day at the hotel. It is important that you guys establish a sort of routine. Be sure to be in the hotel room after dinner and the night activity. But we want you to be out and about during the day so that the killer will see you. He strikes once a month, but it's always on different days of the week so you'll have to stay at the hotel for about a week. If he strikes earlier, then you are off the hook for the rest of the week."
"So what is the plan for catching the killer?" Jane asked.
"Leave that to us Mr. Jane. You guys just need to lure the killer into going after you guys. As long as you are convincing and make the honeymoon look authentic, you'll be doing just that. When the killer decides to strike, we will be there and we'll have him arrested before anyone gets hurt." Reed said.
"So what do we need to do the 'training' for if all we're doing is luring the killer out?" Lisbon asked.
"Well, we find that when two people who work together go undercover as a couple, they had troubles with their… intimacy." Reed said, getting a bit uncomfortable.
"What do you mean?" asked Lisbon, not getting it.
"Especially with an operation like this, where it's crucial that every part of it is believable, we need everything to run without a hitch. But in order to do so, you have to believable when you're intimate with each other" Reed said. He had heard enough about the fiery senior agent to not want to be the one on the receiving end of her fury.
Lisbon still seemed a little lost so Jane decided to clarify.
"He wants the killer to believe that it is a regular occurrence when we kiss." Jane said tentatively. Lisbon seemed to fully understand when Jane said this. Her eyes widened slightly in understanding as well as surprise.
"Among other things" Reed said. This caused both Jane and Lisbon's head to whip around, their faces frozen in shock.
I hope you liked it. I realize that there wasn't alot of Lisbon/Jane-ness but bear with me. Please tell me your thoughts, I look forward to reading your reviews *hint hint* :D