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33.
"Hey," Lisbon spoke without bothering to look at Jane when he joined her.
"You kept them as a kid, didn't you?" Jane said softly. "That's why you've snuck over her despite the fact we have a murder to investigate."
"Yeah. I miss them," Lisbon admitted.
"Why don't you get another?" He glanced down at the blue dwarf lop she had been caressing. "You seem fond of her."
"I can't, not with my job."
"You don't have to keep making these sacrifices, Teresa."
"Yes, I do. She would be dependent on me and we both know how dangerous my job is."