A/N: My writing makes some of you happy? Do you know how excited that makes me? I've decided to dedicate this chapter to both mentalistfan123 and Little-Firestar84 because their reviews just brought my spirits up. (Well, actually, the part of where the team is talking to Hightower in her office is really the part for you guys.) So I hope you guys like this one!
Idonthaveaname: I loved your frying pan comment. I think it made my day
From last chapter: Her legs mingled with his and her torso was propped up with her elbows, which rested on Jane's chest.
Jane watched her as she watched one of her girly shows. She was beautiful. He decided to tell her that.
"Hey, Reeses?"
"Yeah, Jane?" She responded, not even glancing back at him from the TV.
"You're beautiful,"
"Jane?" She asked cautiously as the meaning of his words sank in. "You don't mean that,"
"I mean almost everything that I say to you,"
She fiddled with the buttons of Jane's shirt as she pondered his words.
"Jane?" She asked quietly.
"Yes, my dear?"
"You're beautiful, too," she told him.
"Really?"
"No, I just tell that to every man I lay on top of on my couch,"
She seriously could've shot herself. Had Jane put alcohol on her pizza? "I, uh, that didn't come out right," she finished lamely.
"You lay on top of many men on your couch?" He seemed surprised, though he knew he shouldn't be.
"Are you jealous?" She smirked at him.
"Yes,"
Lisbon wasn't prepared for that answer. "What?" She was the one that was surprised now.
"Well, as your boyfriend, I deserve to be, don't I?"
"Boyfriend?" She asked skeptically. "Jane, you're not my boyfriend,"
"You want me to be,"
"God, Jane," Lisbon said as she started to lightly bang her head on his chest. She sighed and continued to watch her reality TV.
Lisbon slowly gained consciousness. She was wrapped around a very warm body. She snuggled into the strong arms that wrapped around her. Then she remembered that Jane was with her last night. Whatever, she might as well get some affection while it was being given to her.
"I know you're awake," Jane said. Lisbon could feel it vibrate his chest.
She realized she was snuggling with Jane and sobered up.
"Jane? What time is it?"
"About 9:30,"
"Why didn't you wake me up? Today's Thursday! We're going to be late," Lisbon jumped off of the couch and ran to her bedroom to get dressed.
The ride in the elevator was spent arguing over who made the pair late. "It's your fault, you didn't wake me up!" Lisbon told him as they walked into the bullpen.
"No, it's your fault, my dear; you just looked so cute lying on top of me,"
Lisbon stopped in her tracks. The team was listening to their conversation, and she knew how it must've sounded. She looked around, horror stricken as she saw Hightower talking to Grace.
"Damn," she swore under her breath as she hurried to her office.
Cho noticed the bruise on Jane's forehead. "What'd you do to your face?" He said, nodding towards him.
"Just some wild and crazy sex last night,"
"What's up with them?" Cho asked Grace as Jane went to sleep on his couch and Lisbon did paperwork in her office.
Grace smiled and said, "They kissed a couple days ago, I saw them. And when Boss came back she totally denied it,"
"Do you think they're sleeping together?" Asked Rigsby as the two men rolled their chairs over to Grace's desk.
"Yes!" Squealed Grace excitedly. "Did you not hear their conversation about why they were late?"
"We all did," Cho said. "We should all head up to Hightower's office. Remember, she wanted to talk to us?"
Hightower wanted to speak with Grace first. "Agent Van Pelt, I have some serious questions to ask you,"
Grace nodded her head to show that she understood.
"You know that it is against CBI rules to have a sexual relationship with another agent,"
"Yes, Ma'am. I can assure you that I am not sleeping with another agent,"
"Oh, it's not you I'm talking about. Do you think that Agent Lisbon and Mr. Jane are in a relationship?"
"I hope so! Those two are so cute together, don't you think? I mean, I saw them kiss in the parking lot. So that means they are, right?"
Grace was way too excited about this. Her leg was shaking and her smile overpowered her face.
"Oh, and they tease each other all the time! And Jane always says something inappropriate about Boss. He doesn't do that with the rest of us. Though it would be kinda weird with Wayne and Cho, because, well, they're guys. And I'm way younger than him,"
Hightower was getting bored with all of the gossip coming from Van Pelt's mouth. She wasn't getting a straight answer from her. She guessed she would try Rigsby next, though she highly doubted he would say something different from Grace.
"Agent Rigsby, do you think that Lisbon and Jane are in a relationship?" Hightower asked him as he sat down in one of the chairs across from her desk.
"Well, they kissed, right? Grace told me that, so it must be true. She wouldn't lie,"
And he just continued talking about the things that Grace had told him about the boss and Jane while eating his granola bar, occasionally dropping a chocolate chip onto either his shirt or her desk. Each time one landed on her paperwork, he would say, "Oh, sorry," then he would wipe it off, smearing chocolate over everything. She was a little disgusted.
"-and Grace is so pretty, you know? I love her hair. It's so strawberry blonde colored. And her eyes are the perfect combination of green and blue. She's always so nice and caring. I love that, don't you?" He was talking so dreamily. He was in deep.
"Yes, thank you, Rigsby, you can go now." Hightower told him as she heard his stomach rumble yet again. She wondered how the man didn't look like an oversized Twinkie. As he walked out the door she imagined him as one carrying mini Twinkies with crimson hair. She definitely needed to get out more, she realized, as the Twinkie family oozed cream as they waddled. That or she was going crazy.
"Hello Agent Cho,"
"Hightower," came his expression-less answer that was accompanied with a nod.
"Are you aware of a relationship between Agent Lisbon and Jane?"
"Yes,"
"Can you tell me about it?" Now they were getting somewhere.
"They're best friends,"
"With benefits?" Hightower asked him cautiously.
"Don't most friends have benefits?"
"Well are we friends, Agent Cho?"
"No,"
"Are you friends with Lisbon?"
"Yes,"
"Does that have benefits?"
"Yes,"
Hightower's eyebrows raised sky high.
"You and Agent Lisbon are having a sexual relationship?"
"No ma'am,"
"Then what benefits does it have?"
"Lisbon is protective and caring. She listens,"
"Ah, I see. Are Jane and Lisbon in a sexual relationship?"
"I don't know,"
No, this definitely wasn't going anywhere. Hightower knew it was probably best to bring Jane and Lisbon in to get straight answers, but definitely separated.
"Are you having a sexual relationship with Jane/Lisbon?" Hightower asked.
"Oh, God no, of course not," Lisbon felt her cheeks getting red and looked at her feet.
"Well of course, we were made perfectly for each other. You should really tell her that," Jane sat relaxed across two seats.
"And if I ask Jane/Lisbon that, that's the answer he/she would give?"
"God, Jane would probably tell you we were and make some very inappropriate comments," Lisbon told her, eyes full of worry.
"Oh, my dear Lisbon would most likely hide the nature of our relationship from you because she thinks it is against the rules,"
"Do you have anything else to say about the matter?"
"No ma'am," Lisbon told her. "Just don't listen to what Jane says, please,"
"Well technically a relationship between me and Teresa would not be against the rules. It only says between agents. I'm just a consultant,"
"Jane!" Lisbon yelled through her office doors once he came back from his 'meeting' with Hightower.
"Yes, my love?" He came strolling in and sat on Lisbon's pristine couch.
Lisbon rolled her eyes.
"You told Hightower we were in a relationship didn't you?"
"Of course, my dear, I wouldn't lie to the boss,"
"Jane," Lisbon whined. "I'm going to get fired because of you. Again,"
"Fear not, Reeses, there are no rules in place that prohibit you from jumping my bones,"
"Yes there is, Jane! Two CBI employees cannot be in a relationship,"
"That's where you're wrong. It specifically says 'agents', whereas I am just your lowly consultant,"
Lisbon muttered something about 'lowly' under her breath. There was no telling what Hightower thought about their relationship.
Hours later, Cho, Rigsby, and Van Pelt were all bored in the bullpen. "We should ask them if they are dating," Grace suggested.
"If we ask Jane he'll probably lie to us," Cho told her.
"I think it's a good idea," Rigsby said through his mouthful of potato chips.
"We could ask Lisbon and Jane," was the redhead's reply.
"Yeah. I vote Cho goes to ask Lisbon," Rigsby raised his hand.
"No,"
"Why not? C'mon man," Rigsby patted his shoulder.
"Why me?"
"Lisbon likes you, and she scares me sometimes," Grace told him.
"Fine. But only if Rigs talks to Jane,"
"What? He freaks me out, dude. With all his psychic mumbo-jumbo. It's creepy,"
Grace glared at him.
"Fine," Rigsby gave in.
"Boss?" Cho asked as he knocked on Lisbon's door.
"Yeah," was her reply.
"Can I ask you something?"
"Sure, Cho," she looked up from her paperwork.
"Are you dating Jane?" Leave it to him to get right to the point.
"No, Cho, I can assure you I'm not dating Jane. I'm not really sure what our relationship is at the moment, though,"
"So you are dating? Like, you're thinking about it?"
"Did Jane tell you to ask me that?" Lisbon was suspicious.
"No. The team wants to know. I was elected to talk to you,"
"Well Jane and I are not in a sexual relationship," she assured Cho.
"What is it that you want to talk to me about, Rigsby?" He had been nervously glancing at him for the past ten minutes that Cho was talking to Lisbon.
Jane watched as Grace gave him a nod of encouragement.
"Uh, well… um…. Are you and Boss dating?" Rigsby asked him awkwardly as he scratched the back of his head.
Jane nodded his head enthusiastically. "She's pregnant," he said, then headed up to his attic so that when Lisbon found out she would have to come look for him, giving her time to calm down. And there was nothing for her to throw up there.
Grace could not sit still any longer. She was practically dying from excitement. Jane and Lisbon were having a baby! She bit her lip. She should definitely go congratulate Boss. It would be the nice thing to do, right?
She jumped up from her seat and practically skipped towards Lisbon's office.
Lisbon looked up from her desk and immediately noticed the brighter-than-normal smile that was plastered on the redhead's face.
"Grace?" She questioned.
"Oh, Boss, congratulations!" Grace squealed.
"What are you talking about?"
"Your baby! You and Jane must be so excited!"
"Grace," Lisbon tried to calm her down. "I'm not pregnant. Did Jane tell you that?"
"Aw, you're not? I was really excited,"
"I know," Lisbon sighed.
"Jane told Rigsby that you were…"
"Excuse me while I go murder Jane," Lisbon told her as she hurried out of the room.
A/N2: Didja like it, didja like it, didja like it? I certainly hope so. Predictions? Questions? Colors that you can't pronounce? Ideas for the next chappie? Degrading remarks? I don't care, really, just review. Oh, and I want to see how old you guys think I am. Take an educated guess? Whoever's closest gets the next chap dedicated to them!
