Simple Diversions

A/N:FINALLY! AN UPDATE! LOL... IT'S GONNA SNOW! Not really XD So anyway, here is the next chapter. I hope you all enjoy it and forgive me for my writer's block :)

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Chapter 31

"This guy is squeaky clean." Rigsby said pointedly. "Apart from a couple of parking tickets, he's done nothing wrong."

"OK, so maybe I was wrong about José, but I definitely don't think it was any of Damian's men." Jane said as he sat at the metal table, cup of tea in hand.

"Who else could it have been?" Lisbon asked with a challenging tilt of the head.

"That's what I'm not sure about." Jane replied as he tapped his chin thoughtfully.

Lisbon rolled her eyes as she started paging through the case file in front of her.

Jane was thinking to himself quietly when he suddenly had a light bulb moment.

Jane stood from his seat and started making his way towards the exit.

"Where are you going?" Lisbon asked with confusion.

"I'm going to consult a source that might be able to assist in the case."

xxxxx

The little shopping stalls were busy and Mia almost felt claustrophobic, which was weird since she usually enjoyed getting lost in the hustle and bustle of the crowd.

There were lots of interesting things to buy, but Mia just enjoyed looking.

Suddenly, a strong pair of arms encircled Mia's waist and a warm kiss was placed on her neck.

"Hello beautiful," Jane said as he held Mia in his arms. "Have you been enjoying yourself so far?"

"Yes," Mia replied happily as she relaxed in Jane's arms. "How's the case going?"

"That's one of the reasons I came to see you so soon." Jane said as he kissed Mia one more time before letting her go. "I need your help."

"Hmm... The great Patrick Jane needs my help again?" Mia teased as she and Jane walked hand in hand through the streets, past the stalls. "What do you need help with exactly?"

"I'm struggling a little bit with trying to determine who the killer is." Jane replied simply as they started to get further from the busy people. "The guy I had suspicions about turned out to be clean and the other guys are too high to have done it."

"Did you bring a case file?" Mia asked as Jane led her to a secluded bench.

"Of course," Jane said as he pulled the file out from inside his suit coat. "I wouldn't expect you to help me without facts."

Mia smiled as she took the file and started paging through it.

"Did you check out the employees?" Mia asked with a brief glance at Jane.

"Yes, I thought Jose might be the one who killed Harry, but he came out clean." Jane replied. "And Zac doesn't seem like the type."

"Did you check out all of the druggies?" Mia asked as she closed the file and placed it between them on the bench.

"Only the leader, but by the looks of their 'pad', I'd say none of them were sober." Jane replied.

They sat awhile in silence before Jane developed a look of confusion.

"Who are you thinking of?" Mia asked as she leaned in closer.

"It's nobody… Just… there was a kid who opened the door for us when we went to talk to the gang leader, but he didn't look drugged at all." Jane said as he tried to think of the boy who had opened the door for him and Rigsby. "In fact, I think he was analyzing me and Rigsby."

"Maybe he was the one who killed Harry," Mia said. "Or he knows who did."

"Maybe… but he looked… familiar." Jane said and leaned forward as he placed his head in his hands.

Mia was about to reach her hand over to Jane when his head suddenly shot up and he pointed his finger up.

"I know where I've seen him before, well at least the family resemblance." Jane said. "He looks a lot like Jose."

"Maybe he's the younger brother." Mia said as she watched Jane pull his phone out.

"That's what I'm hoping." Jane said as he held the phone up to his ear. "Grace, I need you to look up Jose's file and see if he has any siblings or cousins."

After a brief pause Jane thanked Van Pelt and ended the call with a smile.

"We were right gorgeous," Jane said as he turned to Mia with a triumphant smile. "Jose has one brother named Julio."

"But that still doesn't tell us who the killer is." Mia replied. "It could either be one or both of them, or it could be someone completely different."

"I guess I'll just have to ask Jose and find out." Jane replied before slowly taking Mia's hand in his own. "How are you feeling though?"

"What do you mean?" Mia asked with confusion.

"Do you feel nauseous or tired or achy?" Jane asked and Mia could see the concern in his eyes.

"No, I feel happy," Mia said with a wide smile as she intertwined their fingers. "Why do you ask?"

"I guess I'm just trying to play the concerned boyfriend." Jane said with a smile of his own.

"Well, maybe you should be the passionate boyfriend for a second and give me a kiss." Mia said with a cheeky grin.

"I guess I could do that." Jane said as he leaned in and kissed Mia sweetly.

xxxxx

"Look, I already told you guys that I don't know anything about Garcia's murder OK?" Jose said as he sat across from Jane and the ever stoic Cho.

"How come you didn't tell us about your brother?" Cho asked.

"And the fact that he's in the same gang as Zac." Jane added.

Jose sighed as he saw that he didn't really have a choice but to tell the truth.

"Ok, look, I didn't tell you guys about my brother cause you never asked, but I swear that I only found out about Garcia when you guys told me this morning." Jose said.

Jane and Cho shared a glance that made Jose a little more nervous.

"Are you sure you're telling us everything?" Jane asked as he rested his arms on the table. "Because I don't feel like I'm getting the whole story."

Jose sighed as he looked down at his lap.

"It wasn't supposed to happen." Jose mumbled darkly.

"What wasn't supposed to happen?" Jane asked as he leaned in closer.

"Garcia wasn't supposed to know," Jose said a little louder as he tensed his jaw. "He wasn't supposed to mess around with other people's business."

"Let me guess, Garcia found out that your brother was in a gang and tried to help." Jane said as he watched Jose closely.

"The dude comes along and says he can help, but he doesn't know anything about gangs." Jose fumed. "He thinks you just go to the guys and say 'I don't want to be in a gang anymore' like a freakin' fairy princess! It doesn't work like that!"

"So you killed him." Cho said as he scribbled some things down in his notepad.

"Some kid had left his stupid little baseball bat in the park," Jose said as his eyes looked far off. "It was just sitting there… So I grabbed it."

Jose suddenly broke down into tears as he went over the memories in his mind.

"I didn't want to kill him," Jose blubbered. "I just wanted him to back off. But first he was going on about his daughter and how he didn't want Julio to end up like him, even though he'd never been in a gang in his whole life! I just got so damn angry! So I ended the conversation."

Jane stood from his seat at the metal table as Cho pulled out his handcuffs and started reading Jose his rights.

xxxxx

"How did you know that it was Jose?" Lisbon asked as they all sat together, waiting for Rigsby to return with the closed case pizza. "His record was clean and he seemed perfectly sane."

"Well, let's just say that I have a very reliable source," Jane replied with a smug smile that caused Lisbon to look at him in confusion. "I guess I'll see you all back in Sacramento on Monday."

"Wait, aren't you gonna stay for closed case pizza?" Grace asked.

"Nah, I've got plans." Jane replied simply as he gathered his jacket and other belongings.

"Who could you possibly have plans with?" Cho asked incredulously, but still with a straight face.

"OK, the truth is," Jane began as he turned to the group. "I just wanted to take advantage of the room service at the hotel and have a relaxing weekend. Maybe I'll even go to the spa."

"Whatever," Lisbon replied. "I guess we'll see you on Monday."

"Have a good weekend all!" Jane said cheerfully before leaving the building.

xxxxx

"You're Romeo has arrived to save you from complete boredom my princess." Jane said as he walked through the door.

But all Jane could do was smile as he saw Mia fast asleep on the bed, still in her bikini.

The trip and the day at the beach must've worn her out. Jane thought to himself as he silently walked over to the bed.

Jane climbed onto the bed as carefully as he could and turned to face Mia.

Jane moved some hair out of her face before kissing her forehead softly.

Mia stirred as Jane pulled back and smiled at the cute little noises she was making.

"Patrick?" Mia said groggily as she rubbed at her eyes.

"I'm right here beautiful." Jane said as he scooted the smallest bit closer. "Did you enjoy your nap?"

"Mm," Mia hummed with a small smile as her eyes became accustomed to the light. "Did you solve the case?"

"Yep, you and I were right." Jane replied as he propped himself up on his elbow. "Jose killed Garcia out of anger, because he was trying to help him get his brother out of the gang."

"It's silly the things that people kill for." Mia said as she rested her head on Jane's chest.

"Yes it is," Jane replied before placing a kiss on the top of Mia's head. "Are you hungry?"

"A little," Mia said as she tilted her head up to look at Jane. "What about you?"

"I'm peckish." Jane said with a smile as he looked into Mia's hazel eyes.

Jane kissed Mia sweetly on the lips as she hummed with happiness. Mia pulled Jane's hand onto her belly and linked their fingers over the tiny baby that was growing inside.

"Could we have chocolate covered strawberries?" Mia asked after they pulled away.

"Anything you desire my love." Jane replied before kissing Mia's head one more time and jumping off of the bed to order room service.

The rest of the weekend was spent in bliss as they enjoyed the sand, surf, spa, and amazing room service.

The drive to Sacramento was long as both knew that Jane would have to go back to work and Mia would have to go back to being bored.

But at least they had each other, even if they were apart for most of the day, they still knew that they had the other person and that someone was there to love them… Even at three in the morning when you're puking your guts out because of morning sickness.

I know what some of you might be thinking... AND... NO! It's not the end! There is still quite a lot of stuff that has to happen, so stick around! XD Lara xxx