The sun rose turned the morning sky to a warm pink and orange… the sun warmed Lisbon's cheek. She snuggled deeper into her blanket… slowing waking. She recalled the day, the night before… was it a dream? Or did it really happen? Did she really let her guard down , did she really open up her heart and let Jane inside? Had she really told him how she felt?
She suddenly smelt coffee and felt someone nuzzle up beside her…
"Good Morning sleepy head" said Jane in a warm voice. It hadn't been a dream… it had all happened….Lisbon smiled and opened her eyes. Her hair was all tousled and messy… Jane thought she looked adorable!
"Morning" she replied and snuggled back into Jane.
"Sleep Well?" he asked.
"Mmmm" she nodded her head yes and wrapped her arms around him.
"I made you some coffee…" he handed her a hot cup of coffee as she sat up. They sat there snuggling… Jane with his Tea, Lisbon with her coffee … and they watched the sun rise up over the lake.
Back at camp the team and Amy were getting ready for another search party. Amy was determined to find them… but the rest of the team knew that if it had been Jane's plan to disappear with Lisbon, that Amy would never find them. The team was certain that Lisbon and Jane were alright…
"I can't believe the boss actually ran away with him!" Grace kept saying.
"I know… it's crazy!" said Rigsby.
"Weird" said Cho.
"I'm so happy for them…" Grace said all loving eyes…
"Time to pay up Cho!" said Rigsby with a cheesy game.
"We don't have any proof." Said Cho.
"Oh, proof!? You need proof that those two got together, common man"
"You guys! Stop it!" said Grace.
Jane and Lisbon enjoyed a quiet morning but it was soon afternoon. It was the last day of the camping trip. Lisbon knew they needed to head back but she didn't want to. She didn't want to leave what they had started. She was afraid… afraid that once they made it back to the city – real life – that it would all fade. And that life would tear them apart and they'd be back to just friends.
She pondered all this as she packed her things away. She had grown quiet…
"You okay?" asked Jane.
Lisbon knew there was no point in lying to him. So she told him her fears….
"Lisbon, Teresa…" he put his hands on her shoulders and looked her in the eyes. "Life with not tear us apart, I will not let that happen… I love you! Nothing is going to change that."
"I love you too… I think I've loved you longer than I even realized!"
"Then don't be afraid. We'll be okay! We'll be stronger together.," he reassured her.
The packed the rest of their things and head back to camp… Jane reached for Lisbon's hand and gave it a gentle squeeze. Together they walked back to camp hand in hand.
The team and Amy made it back to camp. Amy was all stressed out because they hadn't found them yet. She was calling out orders when they walked back into camp… but to their great surprise, there was Jane and Lisbon relaxing by the camp fire.
"Where were YOU" said Amy. She was all upset and Jane soon calmed her down.
"Boss, are you okay?" asked Grace.
"Yeah," smiled Lisbon… "never better" she blushed. After Jane calmed Amy down… he returned to Lisbon's side and the two whisper together… Jane said something to make Lisbon giggle.
Rigsby nudged Cho… "Pay-up" he whispered.
"You need proof" said Cho.
"look at that – doesn't that look like proof enough to you? I've never seen boss look so happy" he said.
"proof – I need good solid proof and evidence" said Cho
"Oh common Cho! They are Totally together – "
"I thought I told you two to stop it" interrupted Grace. "It's none of our business!"
The last bag was packed and loaded into the car. The team headed back into the city. Jane and Lisbon sat close to each other holding hands. It was getting late has they neared into town, Rigsby and Grace had fallen asleep in the car, Cho was reading a book. Lisbon was drifting off to sleep herself… she leaned her head on his shoulder. Jane patted her head and gentle kissed it. Lisbon smiled… Jane was right, thought Lisbon it was a good trip… it was magical! It was a life-changing trip and one for the better!