Hi again everyone! Sorry for the long wait, I suddenly got bogged down with a lot of stuff. But things have settled down, so I can focus on this story again. I am so glad for all the positive responses I received concerning the last chapter. I was worried about my portrayal of Red John, but thankfully you all seemed to think I did pretty good. I appreciate it, thank you! And now, for those of you missing our lovely couple, let us get back to Jane/Lisbon goodness. Enjoy!

Jane spent the night in Lisbon's room, where she had slept since hearing the news about the baby. When morning came, the doctor gave Lisbon the go to head home and rest. She had merely nodded and signed any papers given to her, not saying a word. Jane tried to get her to say something all morning, but she had either just shrugged or moved her head in response. Jane had updated the rest of the team about Lisbon's condition, but requested that they leave the two of them alone for the time being.

The pair drove home in silence, with Lisbon never turning from the window. When they got back to their apartment, Jane helped Lisbon inside and she sat on the couch, still just starring into space. Jane decided to make some tea and a some toast for them to eat, but Lisbon ignored both when he set them in front of her.

The silence in the apartment seemed to be crushing Jane, but he did not know what to say.

Finally, it was Lisbon who broke the silence. "Do you think we should get new carpet?"

Jane stared at her, stunned. "Uh, new carpet?"

"Yeah, in this room. Since those two got killed here, I think it might be sanitary to replace the carpeting. What do you think?"

"Uh, sure."

Lisbon nodded. "Good. We should do that soon."

"Yeah."

Jane continued to stare at Lisbon, and silence came back. Jane was still trying to comprehend what brought on the whole carpet thing, but he could only attribute the randomness to her depression.

After an hour of this, Jane couldn't stand it anymore. He leaned forward. "Listen, Lisbon, I..."

"You know what? I think I'm tired. I'm going to bed." Lisbon quickly stood up and went to the bedroom, closing the door behind her.

Jane stared at the door; feelings of sadness and the futility of his efforts washing over him. How could he get Lisbon back? He knew she needed to talk, but how could he do that when she was shutting him out?

He quietly got up and went to the door, listening. He heart broke when he heard the sobs coming from the other side. He leaned his head against the door, took a breath, and then opened the door. Lisbon was curled up on the bed, her back to him.

She went rigid and silent when he sat on the bed her, putting his hand on her shoulder. She shrugged him off and buried her face into her pillow. Jane watched her for a moment and then put his hand back on her shoulder, laying down behind her. She did not move this time, but she did whisper, "Leave me alone, Jane. I just want to be left alone."

Jane frowned. "Sorry, but I can't do that. As your husband I am supposed to comfort you and help you in any time of distress."

"Well, you can comfort me by leaving me alone."

"Nope, not going to happen."

"Jane..." Lisbon warned.

Jane could not help but grin a little. He was finally getting some sort of reaction out of her. "Still not leaving."

Lisbon sighed. "Fine, whatever." And then she went silent.

Jane sat behind her for a long time, his hand never leaving her shoulder. Eventually, she began silently crying again, but Jane did not move. Then she finally cried herself to sleep, and Jane took the opportunity to wrap his arms around her and pull her to him. As she slept on him, her face stained with tear streaks, he sighed.

This was going to be a long journey.

It truly was a long journey, and Jane did not make much headway in the coming weeks. Lisbon still ignored him, and he still had to force her to let him touch her and comfort her. Hand on shoulder was as physical as they got, or as far as Lisbon would go. Whenever Jane tried to talk to her, she either ignored him or left the room. Occasionally she made him sleep on the couch out of annoyance. Lisbon tried to be understanding, but he felt that they were growing further and further apart as the days past.

After about three weeks, Lisbon and Jane were allowed back to work and Lisbon threw herself into it, spending long hours at work, skipping meals, and even sleeping at the station many nights. Jane never left her side, bringing her food and water, putting pillows under her head, and even trying to avoid being a pain on cases(which was incredibly difficult at times).

Another three weeks went by and Lisbon still kept up her destructive behavior, getting thinner and more ragged. The entire team was worried and even went to LaRoche to try and get her sent to therapy. But Lisbon refused everything, and even LaRoche's hands were tied in the middle of a management change that was happening. Everyone could only sit back and watch Lisbon, trying to help in what little ways they could, but ultimately being forced to just focus on work and hope that she got better soon.

One day, the team was busy with various duties, no large cases coming to their attention, and Jane was left to just sit and watch Lisbon working on reports in her office. She had finally kicked him out after the first week, in order to avoid him, and could only sneak in if she was away or sleeping at her desk.

As he watched her typing, the dark circles under her eyes prominent, Jane tried to think up a plan. He knew he had to do something drastic to get her to face her pain and move past it. But what?

He twiddled his thumbs, drank some tea, shifted pillows, but still nothing came to him. Finally, he stood up and headed to the kitchen to get the tea pot boiling. While he waited for the water to boil, he sorted through the various tea bags in the cupboard. One box caught his eye. It was some tropical flavor and had a picture of a beach scene on the front. As stared at it, a plan formed in his head. A very 'Jane' plan.

He grinned.

Yay! A Jane Plan! Those are always fun :) I hope that this longer chapter made up for the long wait, but please tell me either way in a Review! Thank you! Until next chapter, Li Li.