Simple Diversions
A/N: Next chapter! Read my author's note at the end please!
Disclaimer: I don't own the Mentalist or any of the characters or ideas.
Chapter 32
Two weeks of boredom for both Jane and Mia, but luckily for them they had Mia's due date to look forward to.
Jane was just doing the math in his head as he was shaving in the bathroom.
"Just a few more months and we'll have our little angel." Jane said as Mia walked into the bathroom.
"I know! I'm so excited!" Mia said as she walked over to Jane as hugged him from behind. "But I'm also kinda scared."
"There's no need to be." Jane said as he wiped his face with the hand towel. "I've done this before, plus I'll be there with you every step of the way."
"I know." Mia replied as she took the hand towel from Jane and wiped some shaving cream off of his neck. "Thank you."
"What for?" Jane asked with confusion as he took the towel from Mia and hung it up.
"Everything," Mia replied before kissing Jane with a kiss that showed her love and happiness.
"You better get going, otherwise you'll be late for work." Mia said as she played with a stray curl after ending the kiss.
Jane left the bathroom and got dressed as Mia washed her face and put on some light make-up.
Mia went over to the full length mirror in the bathroom and looked at herself with a small smile.
"I'll see you later," Jane said as he kissed Mia on her temple.
"Whoa, whoa, whoa, come back here and give me a proper kiss." Mia said playfully as she turned to Jane with her hands on her hips.
Jane kissed Mia slowly and sweetly before giving her a hug.
"And the baby?" Mia said with a smile.
"Of course," Jane replied as he went down on a knee. "I almost forgot. I see you later little one, don't be too hard on mommy and look after her."
Mia giggled as Jane kissed her belly and nuzzled it with his nose.
"I'll see you tonight beautiful." Jane said before kissing Mia one more time.
"See you later." Mia replied as Jane left the bathroom.
Mia turned back to the mirror and rubbed her belly.
"Looks like it's just you and mommy again." Mia said with a small smile. "How about ice-cream for breakfast?"
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A slow day, a hungry Rigsby and a cold cup of tea was not what Jane really wanted right now.
He lay on the couch and thought about Mia as the buzz of the busy bullpen lulled him slowly.
Jane pulled out his phone and flipped it open to look through the pictures he and Mia had taken while they were in Los Angeles.
He flipped through the photos and smiled as each one made him think of Mia.
He wondered what she was doing right now.
Reading? Singing? Solving some Sudoku puzzles?
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Mia hummed as she scrubbed the last of the dishes and rinsed it off. Mia placed the dish on the rack and dried her hands as she looked out of the window into the picturesque garden.
Mia walked over to the fridge and grabbed the nice, cold jug of water. She poured herself half a glass of the refreshing liquid and took a long sip.
Mia walked back towards the bedroom when she heard a sound that made her jump a little.
"Hello?" Mia called out as she grabbed her phone and put it into her pocket. "Patrick?"
Suddenly a loud bang sounded through the house and Mia could tell that someone was jimmying the metal gate that was in front of her door.
Mia snuck over to the window and peaked through a tiny slit in the curtain. A man with a black hoodie and some type of a mask was trying to jiggle the gate open.
Mia ran to the bedroom, shut the door, and pulled out her cell phone. She pressed one on the speed dial and waited anxiously as the dial tone sounded.
"Hello beautiful, I was just…"
"Patrick, listen to me, I think someone's trying to break into the house." Mia said hurriedly as she strained her ears to hear any noises. "He's got a hoodie and some kind of a mask."
"Mia calm down," Jane said as he sat upright on his couch. "Where are you?"
"I'm hiding in the bedroom, but I think he got the metal gate open." Mia replied and Jane could hear that she was close to tears.
"Mia, just breathe, stress isn't good for you or the baby." Jane said as he looked for his jacket. "You know where my gun is, if you need to… use it. I'm on my way."
Jane ended the call and pulled his jacket on quickly as he ran towards the elevator.
Lisbon was just walking out of her office with file in hand when Jane sped past her and nearly knocked her off of her balance.
"Whoa, Jane are you OK?" Lisbon asked as Jane ran away. "Jane!"
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Jane's brakes squealed as he pulled into the driveway and ran towards the front door.
Jane found the door open and immediately felt a chill running up his spine.
"Mia!" Jane shouted as he ran towards the bedroom. "Mia, are you here?"
Jane looked through the bedroom and found his handgun on the floor.
"Mia!" Jane yelled as he ran towards the living room.
Jane was going down the hall when he passed something that caught his eye.
It was a small red smiley face on the wall and just under it was a sticky note.
Catch us if you can.
Jane read the note as he pulled it off of the wall.
"No," Jane said softly as he sank to his knees. "No!"
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Lisbon looked up to see a breathless Jane walk through her office door.
"Jane, are you OK?" Lisbon asked with concern. "You left so fast earlier that I…"
"Just listen," Jane said hurriedly as he leaned against Lisbon's desk. "He took her. He took her away from me!"
"Jane, who took someone away from you?" Lisbon asked with confusion.
"Red John," Jane spat sadly as tears started streaming down his cheeks again. "Red John took Mia."
"Don't worry; we'll do everything we can…" Lisbon began, but was interrupted by a furious Jane.
"No, you don't understand!" Jane yelled. "She's pregnant!"
Jane walked over to Lisbon's couch and sank into it with a sigh.
"Mia's pregnant." Jane said to himself softly.
"What do you mean Mia's pregnant?" Lisbon asked slowly as she stood from her seat and walked around her desk to lean against the corner of it.
"That's the reason Mia took vacation time from SacPD." Jane replied. "That's also why she hasn't been around that much. She's pregnant… with my baby."
Lisbon didn't know what to say. She was absolutely speechless.
"Well… Why didn't you tell anybody?" Lisbon asked softly.
"We thought that it would be more difficult for Red John to find out about the baby." Jane said softly as he just started at his hands. "We knew that we would have to tell everyone sooner or later, but we opted for later."
They sat in silence as Lisbon tried to take in the information Jane had just told her.
"I didn't want him to take another family from me." Jane said eventually. "But he's going to… No matter what I do… He is destined to destroy me."
Lisbon decided to pick her next words very carefully so she wouldn't upset Jane anymore.
"Jane, listen to me," Lisbon began slowly. "I promise you that we will find Mia before Red John can hurt her. No matter what it takes… I'll make sure you get her and your baby back safe and sound."
Jane took a deep breath before looking to Lisbon with red eyes that broke her heart.
"Thank you Lisbon." Jane said simply.
"I'm gonna call Daniel and tell him what's happened." Lisbon said to Jane. "Where was Mia taken from?"
"From her apartment," Jane replied. "And… he left a small red smiley."
"Alright, you go and update Cho, Van Pelt and Rigsby, and tell Van Pelt to send forensic techs to Mia's apartment." Lisbon said to Jane as she started dialing Daniel's number.
Jane was just leaving Lisbon's office when he stopped and turned to Lisbon with a watery smile.
"Thank you Lisbon," He said. "You truly are one of my best friends."
Lisbon just gave a simple smile as Jane disappeared to the bullpen to inform the team of their newest battle… The battle to finally catch Red John… and save Mia.
OK... Before you all kill me, I must explain that I had a set plan from the very beginning (even before I started writing this story) and I am going to stick to it. Please don't stop reading! I don't want to lose you all! I want you to finish this amazing journey with me! Lara :)
OK... now you can pelt me with tomatoes... *Hides in closet*