Thanks for the follows.
I hope you enjoy, Ranita.
In this headcanon Lisbon and Jane are clearly sex machines but in this chapter it's just hinted so if you don't like that don't worry, things will start going south but they won't go much further.
I don't describe food because: 1 I don't really know how to. 2 I think it's boring (writing and reading about it)
"Hey."
"Hey" Lisbon opened her eyes to see Jane holding her breakfast tray. She sat up placing the tray on her lap and Jane sat in front of her so they could eat together.
"Delicious" She said with her mouth full and smirked.
"So, no Pikemares?"
"I thought you had done all the possible jokes yesterday."
She laughed, "I'm sorry."
"No Pikemares. After what we did right here yesterday, no one else can claim this bed but us."
She chucked and continued to eat. After a while, Jane noticed she was too quiet.
"What is it?"
"You did have a nightmare last night."
"I did?"
"You don't remember?"
"I'm used to it. I'm sorry it woke you up."
She ignored his apology. Obviously, that's not what she wanted.
"I thought you didn't have those anymore."
She looked so worried it was making him sick that he was the cause.
"I remember at the CBI, how you would only sleep at night if you were completely exhausted, like you were scared to…"
"Lisbon, I'm fine."
"I know."
"I'm in peace. I'm happy. But some images I can't… they will always hunt me I guess."
"I just wish I could help you. I thought I was…"
"And you are! I used to wake up in the middle of the night alone, wishing for a life I couldn't get back. Now I sleep knowing the person I care about the most in the world is safe and within my arm's reach." "You, our relationship, is making me so happy; I need you to believe that."
"I do." Lisbon answered with a faint smile.
Jane placed the tray on the floor.
"Stop worrying." He hugged her. "What was it that scared you? How did you know it was a nightmare?"
"You were crying. "
"Why didn't you wake me up?"
"I was going to. I called you once, and you just stopped. You turned to my side and went back to sleep."
"Then I probably just needed to know that you were fine." "Charlotte and Angela are not the only characters in my bad dreams, Lisbon."
She thought about it for a second.
"Can you promise me something?"
"What?"
"Every time you wake up after a bad dream, you will wake me up too; I don't care what time it is."
Jane sighted he thought it was a little silly to promise that.
"Jane?"
"Fine. I swear since our first night if I had any nightmares I don't even remember. But ok, I promise."
"Good."
"Can we please change the subject?"
"We can…"
"But?"
"…But I have a few question, things you don't want to talk about but that I need to know. At some point we need to have that conversation."
"Okay, we will." He kissed her lips and dropped her on the mattress getting on top of her and making her laugh, finally changing the mood for something lighter. "So what are we going to do today?"
"Sorry, I forgot to tell you. I have a meeting with Abbott. He called me yesterday, I need to sign some papers and deal with all that transference bureaucracy again."
"Do you think that will take the whole day?"
"Actually I was thinking on going to the training center, maybe use the academy's gym." It was an affirmation but it sounded a bit like a question.
"Why would you want to do that?"
"You make it sound like it's torture, Jane!" Lisbon answered laughing.
"Well…"
"I like it. And I need it!" "You made me eat hotdogs and pizza AND chocolate on the same week. If I don't do anything about it, when I get back to work I will have to chase down the suspects by rolling down the streets!"
"Don't worry I promise to get just as fat so we can roll down together" He tucked his head under her shirt, kissing her, his hands softly pinching and tickling her sides.
"Jane stop!" She was laughing so hard her eyes were tearing up.
"Sorry!" Her legs involuntary movements hit Jane's back but he didn't care. "Jane! Serious! Jane!" "I have a proposal you might like."
He immediately stopped and she could finally breathe again. He waited for her to calm down still holding her shirt as a threat to do it again if she was lying.
"I'm listening."
"I have a couple hours before my meeting with Abbott."
"And?"
"And, I was thinking on taking a bath and that maybe you want to join me?" Her voiced sounded so shy it was unbelievable.
Jane climbed up and kissed her. "You're adorable."
"Adorable? I was aiming for something else." She laughed as Jane placed loud kisses on her face.
"As much as I love your proposal, I have another one for you." "Let's stay here for a little longer, and I'll show you my best… move"
"Your best move?"
"I guarantee you will like it." If that didn't convinced her, Jane's devilish, charming smile definitively did.
She scratched her nails down his chest and hooked two fingers in the waistband of his boxers. "And here I thought I knew all of your guy's moves, and I still don't know the best one?"
"Un-hm" He took her hand in his and kissed it. "My…guy" He said in a mocking tone. "Is not going to participate"
"Ooh"
Jane nodded while giving her a naughty smile.
"You sure? He's clearly in the mood."
"Don't worry; he'll behave if you keep your little hands away."
"Okay, I promise" Lisbon answered chuckling. "Now show me what you got."
….
Lisbon locked the front door and turned to Jane.
"Can I stop by your place tonight?"
"Of course. I'll make us dinner."
"Eggs and hot dogs?"
"You will see." They kissed one last time and Lisbon walked towards her car, Jane stayed in the same spot watching her go.
She opened the car's door and looked back at him "By the way, your move? I know what I will have in my mind for the whole day."
….
Lisbon parked near the airstream and Jane went to meet her. He opened her door and offered his hand to help her step out of the car.
He knew Lisbon was not one to be impressed with chivalry, one the contrary, it could make her both bored and uncomfortable, but he was being subtitle, and he thought just this once it would set the right mood, she definitively seemed to agree.
"Jane? What's that?" Still holding his hand, she was looking at the small table set up under the airstream's awning.
There was nothing really fancy or exquisite about the decoration, a red table cloth, a candle, a rose, but the fact that Jane went to the trouble of setting all that up and cooking for her was moving. She was not surprised though, that was something she could expect from him.
"What?" Jane asked shyly, a little proud of himself after Lisbon's reaction. He closed her car's door and they walked towards the table.
"This looks great. If I knew this was a real date I'd have dressed up."
"Why wouldn't it be a real date?"
"You know what I mean. He pulled a chair for her to sit down.
"Thank you."
He bent down, getting lower than Lisbon and rested his arms on her lap.
She lowered her head and kissed him.
Her fingers stroked his jawline.
"You even shaved! And I'm looking like this."
"You look beautiful. You always do." His voice was smooth and caring, and they he looked at her convinced Lisbon he was not just saying that.
"How was your meeting with Abbott?"
"It went fine; he said he was glad to have me back on the team"
"Of course he is"
"And he's really angry with you."
"Meh, he thinks I'm endearing."
"Endearing?" she chuckled.
"I'm serious. His word"
"Right. Just give him a call"
"Yeah, I'll do that. I own him one" "I'll be back soon. You wait right here."
Jane entered the airstream and a minute later, he was back with a bottle of wine and glasses.
Lisbon watched as he poured wine into her glass. "Hm, fancy"
"Do you want any help with dinner? I really don't mind, in fact I came ready for that." Lisbon pointed at herself indicating the old jeans and shirt she was wearing.
"Dinner is ready, I was just checking the dessert but now it's ready too."
"Dessert? Oh my"
"What?"
"I was planning on making you dinner but you're setting the bar too high."
The always-confident Jane with huge ego was taking a break, leaving a happy Jane that smiled proudly with Lisbon's words.
He left again and this time he returned with two plates. He set them on the table and sat across from Lisbon.
"This look delicious, Jane!"
"It's easy to make it look delicious, let's see how it actually tastes." "But a toast first!"
"A toast?"
"To our second real date."
"Hard to believe we made it past the first one at all" Lisbon joked before raising her glass.
…
Dinner like in their first date was great and nostalgic. Besides the fact that their relationship was no longer PG rated, they were the same, the same friends and partners from the CBI Era. Their conversation was easy, light and funny. Jane explained to Lisbon the secrets of his dish; she was quite impressed with his cooking skills, the man seemed to be the best at everything he did.
They finished eating, Jane filled their glasses once more and they sat back to rest for a while.
"I ate too much" Lisbon let out an exaggerated groan.
"Clear some space in there for my pudding"
"Oh pudding. I'll have to hit the gym every day for a month."
"You'll really leave me to roll down the streets alone?"
Lisbon snort-laughed picturing that image.
"This is pretty nice though uh? We can see the stars. No neighbors spying on us."
"Okay, I admit, the airstream has it's benefits. And this is pretty nice, the setting, the food, it's all amazing, Jane."
They smiled shyly at each other.
"Did you have many dates during the two years I was away?"
"No, not many"
"That many, Teresa Lisbon?" Jane pretended to be shocked just to perplex her.
"What? No!" He laughed at Lisbon getting red and a little embarrassed.
"Then give me a number."
"Fine. Four. Satisfied?"
"That's it?"
"And in the last one I convinced this guy that he was wrong to break up with his cheating girlfriend just so he would run back to her and end the date faster."
"That bad?"
"…"
"Did I know any of those guys? anyone from the CBI?"
"No, Grace set me up with all of them. I think every guy from the CBI who ever thought about asking me out is now dead."
"Uh, I think that's true" Jane tried not to laugh.
"Jane! That's not funny!"
"I know, I'm just, I'm sorry"
"What about you?"
"What about me?"
"How many dates Patrick Jane?"
"Just the one, with Fischer"
"So it was a date"
"Well yes, you already knew that, I told you about it."
"I knew you two went out together for drinks but I didn't know it was a date, date."
"Going out for drinks it's considered a date, Lisbon"
"Hm"
"And that's all we did…unless she did something to me while I was unconscious"
Lisbon didn't seem do enjoy his joke.
"I'm really glad for that date, actually. It was then that I realized I needed to be with you, there was no other way."
"Yeah, right!" She mocked him.
"I'm trying to be romantic here, woman"
Lisbon laughed and took the last sip of her wine.
"Let me take these empty plates inside I'll be right back" He held her chin while giving her a peck.
…
A few minutes later and Jane was back with a little radio.
"Wow, that's old"
"It's a classic"
"If it's portable, it's not a classic, Jane"
He set the portable radio down on the table. "I thought we could listen to some music while we watch the stars, romantic hun?"
"If it works"
"It will work"
He tried all the buttons but all they could hear was noises.
"My father had one of those, let me try."
Jane brought his chair close to hers and they both tried to get it to work. Lisbon found a small antenna in the back of the radio and they finally were able to hear something.
"Oh well that makes sense."
"It still sounds horrible"
"We'll find something else, calm down." Jane continued to flip through the radio stations.
"You know you could just use your cellphone"
"And what's the fun in" Jane was interrupted by a male voice screaming on the radio.
Lisbon involuntarily grabbed Jane's arms and he dropped the little radio over the table.
"What was that?"
"I don't kwon, either an interference or just some weird show"
"That was creepy"
He got the device once again and flipped the button once more, finally the little thing found a station, an old song was playing, Jane set the volume very low and put the radio back over the table.
"Jane, maybe you should turn it off"
"You don't like this song?"
Lisbon didn't answer she just continue to look at him
"Are you scared?"
"No!"
"Don't worry your knight in shining armor is here to protect you."
"Funny"
"It really freaked you out?"
"I watched a movie a few months ago and-"
Jane looked down holding back a smile.
"Fine, whatever"
"No, come on, tell me. I'm sorry"
She stared at him and Jane put on a serious face. "Fine. This guy, he thought he was talking to his dead father but it was someone else, some evil spirit or something, and he sounded a lot like that"
"Lisbon, you don't believe in spirits"
"That doesn't mean I can't be afraid of them, especially when I'm in the middle of nowhere"
"…"
"You like this!"
"Maybe. Just a little bit." He smiled adorably at her.
"I just think it's good balance. You protect me from murders with big guns and I protect you from loud noises"
Lisbon rolled her eyes amused
"I'll go get our dessert." Jane stood up and Lisbon followed him with her eyes.
"Do you want to come with me? I might need help"
"All right" She quickly got up and joined him.
He looked down at her little hand holding him by the arm "Remember me to rent horror movies for a next date"
"Shut up!" She laughed as they entered the airstream.
….
They came back with a single cup and two spoons.
Lisbon was about to sit in her chain when Jane wrapped his arm around her waist from behind and they both landed clumsily on his chair.
"Ow"
"Sorry" Jane moved Lisbon chair and put it in front of his so he could rest his feet on it. Lisbon fixed her position on top of Jane, she laid her head on his shoulder, facilitating his access to the cup with pudding.
Jane chuckled while he tried getting a little of pudding with his spoon. "I think you're a little bit drunk"
"I am not!"
"Just a tiny bit"
"Uh-uh!" Lisbon answered with her mouth full.
"Okay if you say so"
He kissed her chick her pudding all over her face and Lisbon did he same with him.
…
A few bad songs later, the pudding was over. Lisbon was nearly dozing off on top of Jane, the tip of her fingers softly stroking his face.
"I liked your beard" Her voice was low but she was speaking very close to his ear.
"It tickled you"
"I didn't mind"
He turned to her and kissed her forehead, "let's go inside, you need to sleep"
"Wait, I want to do something" She sat up straight to reach the radio and got back to her place on Jane's shoulder.
"You want to bury that to make sure you won't attack you at night?"
Lisbon softly hit him in the chest "No!" she answered in the middle of a yawn and they both chuckled.
"You know that list of silly things that couples do that we talked about?"
"Yes?"
"Let's do this, the next song that plays on this thing will be our song, it doesn't matter what it is"
"Our song?" He answered a little lost.
"Yeah, just wait" She held the radio in front of them and looked at it excited.
Lisbon had been too sleepy to notice the lasted songs that played but Jane was very aware of the playlist, he just watched her with an amused smile that she didn't notice.
The current song came to an end and Lisbon looked at Jane eagerly waiting for their song to start.
"..."
"I whip my hair back and forth. I whip my hair back and forth…"
"Oh my god" "I ruined our song"
"Maybe it gets better" He tried not to giggle.
"I doesn't""
"We can try again with next one"
"We can't change our song, Jane"
She sighed, pouting, looking completely disappointed luckily she couldn't see Jane's face.
Jane caught himself admiring her yet again. So that's how sleepy and a bit drunk Lisbon was. Jane loved it, a little bit of craziness suited her well. For a second it crossed his mind that when Lisbon get pregnant and have to deal with all the hormonal changes she would probably act a little like that. He shook his head to get rid of the thought.
"So we can't change our song hm? The first one is the one that counts?"
She nodded "Yes"
"Good. As much as I love this song" he got the radio from her hands and turned it off "and I really think the lyrics perfect describes our relationship, we already have a song."
"We do?"
"Well, it's mostly your song, but if you don't mind sharing."
"Are you talking about -"
"Our first dance together."
"More than words" She smiled happy again. "You're right, that's our song. I can't believe you remember that, it was so many years ago."
"Do you wanna dance to our song?"
"Do you have it?"
"Come on" He gesture for her to get up and followed her.
Jane put his arm around her waist bringing her close to him. He took her hands within his, locking their fingers together.
"Jane?"
"Shhh"
Jane started to hum the song. Their song.
Lisbon rested her head on his shoulder and Slowly they started dancing on the spot.
"..."
"Cause I'd already know..."
Have this got too OCC? I can't even tell anymore.