Simple Diversions

A/N: Here is the next chapter! My writing might take awhile as I am limited to one hour of computer time a day... Needless to say it sucks... But hopefully I will still be able to get these chapters down for you guys :)

Disclaimer: I don't own the Mentalist or any of the characters or ideas.

Chapter 24

Unfortunately, Jane wasn't right this time. Three hours later and everyone was still trying to figure out what connection Victor had to Red John... Or anybody.

"This guy really didn't have a life." Mia said lamely as she lay back on the old leather couch in the bullpen.

"Indeed," Jane agreed as he placed Mia's feet in his lap and settled back against the warm leather.

The bull pen was filled to the brim with people. Some of the main occupants were Daniel and Lisbon's teams and the guys from vice who were having their air conditioning fixed.

Needless to say, it was a tight squeeze…

"It's like this guy lived at his house, went to the grocery store once a week always on the same day, and took his laundry to be dry cleaned every Saturday." Mia said with frustration clear in her voice. "That's it."

"Maybe he didn't work for Red John," Can Pelt supplied, although she knew it probably wasn't possible. "Maybe he heard about in the paper or on the news and thought it would be cool to get a tattoo of the calling card."

"That's very unlikely, Grace," Jane said from the couch. "But if it were true, how do you explain him being killed so close to CBI and Sac PD?"

"I know," Grace mumbled. "It doesn't make sense."

"Maybe we should go out and about and see if we can talk to any relatives or friends this guy had." Rigsby offered from his desk he was sharing David Flood.

"That won't work," Mia said. "He doesn't have any living relatives or known connections to anyone in the entire world."

Jane could tell that this case was annoying everyone, but Mia in particular.

Probably the mood swings. Jane thought to himself. Maybe we all need a distraction.

"Why don't Mia and I go and grab some lunch for everyone?" Jane offered and heard the agreeable hum from all of the agents and detectives in the room.

Except for the Vice team of course… none of them trusted Jane at all.

So Jane took everyone's orders, helped Mia off of the couch, and made his way to the elevator with his irritated lover.

Jane pulled out of the CBI parking lot in his trusty Citroen and drove down the sunny road toward the Chinese restaurant just around the corner.

Jane casually glanced to his left and watched as Mia rested her head against the window and drew patterns with her fingers.

"Are you playing piano?" Jane asked curiously with a small smile.

"Hmm," Mia said as she woke from her daydream. "Oh, yeah, I learned to play in high school."

"Ah, maybe we should get a real piano for you my love." Jane said as he tried to cheer Mia up.

"Nah, I don't need one," Mia replied. "It's too much hassle to keep it clean and tune it every year or so."

Jane gave a small chuckle as he stopped at the red light.

Jane reached over to Mia to run his hand over her leg.

"Patrick, look out!" Mia shouted as a car in front started speeding directly towards them.

The two cars collided with the crunching of metal and hooting of horns.

Finally the air cleared and Jane slowly lifted his head to see what the damage was.

The other car had stopped and people had stopped their cars to see what was going on.

Suddenly a trickle of fear climbed up Jane's back as he tried to see if Mia was hurt.

"Mia?" Jane asked into the silent car. "Sweetheart, are you OK?"

The only reply was silence.

"Mia?" Jane said again as he reached out and felt Mia's limp arm. "Mia, are you OK?"

Mia moaned in pain as Jane shook her arm slowly.

"Pa… Patrick?" Mia said as she tried to lift her head off of the seat.

"Mia, honey, are you OK?" Jane asked as he undid his seatbelt and sat up to try and see if Mia was hurt.

"My head hurts," Mia mumbled as she rubbed at her eyes.

"OK, don't move too much," Jane said as he reached for his cell phone in his pocket. "I'll call for an ambulance."

Once Jane had made the emergency phone call, he got out of the car to see if the other guy was still alive.

Unfortunately, the other man in the SUV was dead, so they wouldn't even know why this guy had deliberately rammed into them.

Jane walked to Mia's side of the car and opened the door slowly.

"Mia, it's OK," Jane said as he took her hand in his. "I'm here."

Jane looked Mia up and down and began his assessment. Mia had a large cut on her forehead and some little scratches on her arm from the glass of the windscreen. Other than that everything looked fine. Jane was just worried about shock and what it would do to the baby.

"OK Mia," Jane began as he ran a hand over Mia's face. "I need you to stay as calm as possible so that you don't go into shock."

"OK," Mia mumbled as she looked into Jane's blue eyes.

"I'm gonna try and put you into a light trance to keep you calm." Jane began as he made his voice as soothing as possible.

Mia nodded her head slowly as she listened to Jane's voice.

"Just listen to my voice and focus on breathing in and out," Jane said. "Nice and slowly just breathe in and out."

Mia did as she was told and Jane felt her pulse slow to a steady beat.

While Jane was keeping Mia calm, the ambulance had arrived and officers from Sac PD were clearing pedestrians away from the accident.

The paramedics helped Mia get out of the car and rolled her to the ambulance on a gurney.

"Don't worry Mia," Jane said soothingly as he climbed into the ambulance with Mia. "I'm right here."

"Patrick?" Mia said as he held onto her hand. "Is the baby going to be OK?"

"Yes, the baby will be fine as long as you stay calm and let the doctors do their job." Jane replied reassuringly.

"Good," Mia said with a small smile. "Where's Daniel?"

"I don't know," Jane replied. "I didn't call him."

"Oh, OK," Mia said with a sigh. "Maybe it's better that way. He would probably freak out."

"Yeah, he probably would." Jane said with a small smile.

The ride to the hospital was fairly quick and noisy as Jane had to explain what had happened and let the paramedics know that Mia was pregnant.

After Mia had been checked over and left in a room to calm down a little, Jane had been forced to get the cut on his head checked up.

"I'm fine doctor," Jane insisted as the doctor, Susan Lee, flashed a small flashlight over both of his eyes.

"I can see that Mr Jane, but I still need to make sure that your sight and hearing are fine." Dr. Lee said with a small smile.

"Are they fine?" Jane asked as Dr. Lee put all of her equipment away. "Can I go now?"

"Yes Mr Jane," Dr. Lee replied. "You can go, but I suggest you and Miss Black take it easy."

"Trust me," Jane said as he hopped off of the bed and put his suit coat on. "We will."

"Good," Dr. Lee said as she handed Jane the discharge papers for him and Mia. "Hopefully I won't see you here for a while."

"Hopefully not," Jane replied with a smile, understanding the meaning behind the doctor's words. "Thank you Dr. Lee."

Jane made his way out of the examination room and down the hall to the room where Mia was patiently waiting for him.

"Hello beautiful," Jane said with a warm smile as he saw Mia jump off of the bed and start making her way towards him. "Are you alright?"

"I'm a lot better." Mia said as she hugged Jane. "My phone has just been ringing non-stop with calls from Daniel."

"Did you answer?" Jane asked as he pulled away from Mia.

"Of course not," Mia replied. "I don't know what to tell him. Besides, anything I say is just going to make him worry even more."

"Well, you'll have to face his fury when we get back to CBI." Jane said as he intertwined their fingers and started making his way towards the front desk. "I called Lisbon and she has Van Pelt checking the street cameras to see what she can find out."

Mia nodded and rested her head against Jane's shoulder as he handed the discharge papers to the receptionist.

Once Jane and Mia had been discharged and wished a nice day, the headed outside to wait for Lisbon or Cho's black SUV to pick them up.

"Sorry about your car, Patrick," Mia said as she suddenly remembered that they had been driving his car. "Do you think they can fix it?"

"Meh, I'm sure they can." Jane said with a carefree wave of the hand. "Besides, we still have your car."

Mia nodded as they lapsed into a comfortable silence.

Jane was watching a bird hop along the ground when suddenly Mia spoke up.

"Do you think the guy that rammed into us was working for Red John?" Mia asked with slight worry as she turned to Jane. "Do you think he was trying to kill us?"

"I don't know my love," Jane said with a sigh as he pulled Mia against his chest and wrapped his arms around her. "I really don't know."

After a while, Mia pulled away and Jane saw Lisbon's car pull up in front of them.

He'd really been hoping for Cho though.

"Get in," Lisbon said through the passenger window and Jane helped Mia get into the front seat before getting in the back.

"Are you guys OK?" Lisbon asked the two consultants before driving out of the hospital parking lot.

"Yes, Lisbon," Jane replied with a small smile. "We are both fine."

"Good," Lisbon said as she looked at Jane through the rearview mirror. "The tow truck that carried your car away said that they might be able to fix it."

"Well, isn't that good news?" Jane said as he tapped on Mia's shoulder with a smile.

"I'm surprised they didn't just write it off." Lisbon said as she saw the interesting interaction between Jane and Mia.

"That car is a classic," Jane began. "No idiot would 'write it off'."

Mia smiled and giggled at Jane's remark, causing Jane to smile in return.

"Anyway," Jane said as he struggled to drag his eyes away from Mia's. "What did you guys find out regarding our reckless driver friend?"

"Not much," Lisbon said with a sigh. "He seems to be just like Victor. No family, no friends, and no life."

"Huh," Jane said as he leaned back in his seat.

"But we're doing everything we can to figure out why this guy tried to kill you two." Lisbon said in what she thought was a reassuring voice.

"Do you guys have any idea why he might want to kill you?" Lisbon asked, turning to face both consultants.

"No," Jane and Mia both replied in unison, causing Lisbon to give them an odd look.

"OK… Well, if you guys think of anything let us know." Lisbon said as she watched Jane suspiciously.

"Will do Lisbon," Jane said with a nod of his head. "Could we stop to get something to eat? We kinda skipped lunch."

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