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Jane grabbed the paper out of Lisbon's hand and read it. They were both silent, the full impact of what had happened sinking in. Jane cleared his throat.
"So, I guess we got married."
Lisbon nodded. "Looks like it."
More silence.
Lisbon took a deep breath. "Okay, we need to just get dressed and head down to the Courthouse and get this, marriage annulled."
Jane only nodded.
Lisbon clutched her head. "How did we even get back here? My memories are all blurry."
Jane shook his head. "I can remember bits and pieces up until we came back here, but once we got in here, everything goes blank."
Lisbon gave up trying to remember and looked around the room. "Um, where are my clothes?"
Jane looked on the floor and shrugged. "I have no idea. You don't think we started in your room and ran over here?"
Lisbon rolled her eyes. "And what? We ran through the hotel naked? Highly unlikely."
Jane grinned. "Weirder things have probably happened in this hotel."
Lisbon gathered ones up the sheets around her and stood up, searching for some article of clothing. "Where are my clothes? This makes no sense!"
Jane stood up, clutching a sheet to himself. "This whole morning doesn't make sense." He looked down. "Why is the floor damp?"
Lisbon looked down. "I have no idea."
Jane got an idea. "I think we should check the bathroom." Lisbon shrugged and opened the bathroom door.
They both froze.
Whatever memories they had forgotten about last night came rushing back and both of their faces slowing went from a slight blush, to full fledged lobster-face mode as they remembered.
They had begun their wedding night in there, and the signs proved what a, well, passionate beginning it had been. Water was splashed everywhere, their clothes were thrown, dropped, dangling from every surface imaginable. What they had done together, mostly in the shower, left the couple speechless and shocked.
It is a amazing what a few drinks will make you do.
The both turned towards the bed, as their memories continued and they remembered what they had continued in there. Yes, the only way their faces could get any redder was if all the blood burst out.
Of course, along with their wedding night memories, they also remembered what had gotten them into this mess in the first place:
Jane's drunken idea to spend more time together was to get married. They had found a chapel close by, some guy dressed as Elvis had married them, and they had swaggered back to Jane's room to begin their wedding night. You would have thought that there should be a law against marrying people as drunk as they were.
The two stood for a few minutes, too embarrassed to look at the other. Suddenly, they both jumped when Lisbon's phone began ringing from the floor in front of the bathroom. She picked it up and answered.
"Lisbon here."
"Where are you?" It was Grace.
"Uh, what do you mean?"
"I mean, why are you not in your room? I woke up this morning and found that your bed had never been slept in. Where were you last night?"
"Um, um, well," Lisbon stammered, "I had a few too many drinks last night and ended up in Jane's room." She mentally slapped herself.
"Jane's room?"
"Um, yeah. I was so hammered that he took me up to my room, but I had lost my key and I did not want to wake you, so he just brought me to his room and let me sleep it off."
"Oh," Grace answered, "Okay. I can come over there and give you my key, if you want."
"No!" Lisbon yelled. "I mean, I'll just come over there and knock."
"Well, we're all down at the buffet eating breakfast."
"Okay, I'll just come down there and get a bite."
"Alright, see you a bit."
Lisbon closed her phone and groaned. "Why does this have to happen to me? I come to Vegas, hoping to relax, and I end up getting married to my coworker. How much worse can this trip get."
Jane cleared his throat a little. "It might get a little worse since we have to go eat breakfast and then leave right after. We have to be at the airport in an hour."
Lisbon pursed her lips. "That doesn't leave enough time to get the annulment. We will just have to get it done when we get back to California." Lisbon turned back to the bathroom. "We need to focus on getting dressed and getting through all this until we leave. Now, where is my shirt?"
Jane handed her the shirt that was wadded up in the corner. "Here. I'll just get my clothes and get dressed out there." He quickly grabbed his stuff, avoiding looking at her underclothes.
They both dressed quickly and Jane put the marriage certificate in his luggage, and then they went downstairs.
Breakfast was uneventful, as everyone was pretty silent, hung over. Grace did not ask any more questions and did not appear suspicious about the previous night's events. Everyone got their luggage and headed to the airport. While on the plane, Jane and Lisbon avoided each other at all costs. Lisbon spent her time staring out the window and worrying about what would happen if anyone found out that she was married to Patrick Jane, while Jane spent his time contemplating a plan for his future.
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