Summary: Lisbon is relaxing after a day at work when she is interrupted by Jane. This story shows how they both get used to coming home to somebody.

A/N: This is my first Jisbon/Jello (whichever lol) fanfic so i hope it goes okay :) I hope you all like it!

The steam in the bathroom had covered the window and the mirror. Water was trickling down the blue walls near the bath that Teresa Lisbon had just vacated. She wrapped a towel around herself and another around her hair. She had planned an easy, stress free night where she could have a bath and relax in her bed whilst eating the chocolate she had been saving. She wiped some of the steam from the mirror with her hand and stared at her reflection. A dark haired woman with a face full of exhaustion looked backed at her. Woah, she didn't realise how her job sometimes made her look.

Sighing into the emptiness of her apartment, she walked into her small but comfortable bedroom and climbed into her pyjamas. Lisbon walked over to her window and peeked through the curtains. The stars and moon had been swallowed by the dark clouds in the sky and the only light offered was a dim glow from the orange of street lights. Artificial light. Nice.

Lisbon huffed and walked into her kitchen, grabbing her bar of chocolate from the fridge. She stroked the purple wrapper with her finger and smiled. This was all for her. The annoying blond haired consultant was not going to get one piece. Still smiling, Lisbon made her way back to her bedroom and climbed under her covers. She instantly relaxed as she pulled them up to her chin, covering her whole body with a comfortable feeling of warmth. She reached over to the bar of chocolate she had placed on the side and heard the satisfying noise of the wrapper opening. She smiled again to herself until she heard a knock on the door. The smiled faded as she guessed who it would probably be. She glanced at the clock and groaned. 23:56. Nice Jane, really nice.

Sure enough, as she walked up to the door and looked through the peephole, she saw a head of curly blonde hair and a pair of sparkling blue eyes staring up at the door. Groaning, Lisbon opened the door and came face to face with the perfect smile fixed onto Patrick Jane's face.

"Good evening Lisbon." Just as she thought his smile couldn't get any brighter – bing! – It did. Lisbon frowned in return.

"Good evening? Try morning, it's almost midnight."

"Ah, but not yet, we have exactly –," Jane looked at his watch that was resting on his left arm "one minute until the greeting 'Good Morning' can be used."

Lisbon just stared in disbelief at his never faltering smile. It was almost the beginning of a new day and Jane was standing outside of her apartment making smart remarks. This wasn't doing anything to contribute to her supposedly stress-free night.

"Jane, what do you want?" A hint of accusation was carried in her voice, which did not go unnoticed by Jane, whose eyebrows raised up into his blonde curls to put on a hurt look.

"Why do you think that I would be here for any other reason that to see my good friend?" I'm hurt that you still don't seem to trust me Lisbon." Lisbon dropped her head and sighed for what felt like the umpteenth time.

"Look, Jane, it is very late and –." Jane held up a hand to stop her, looked at his watch and looked back at her face, still smiling.

"Correction my dear: very early, it is now midnight." Yet another sigh from Lisbon.

"Whatever. I just can't be bothered with your games right now so why don't you keep them inside until tomorrow morning when I just might be awake enough to respond?" She went to close the door but he was too quick and caught the door with his hand.

"You don't mind if I come in do you? No? Thank you." With that, he strode past Lisbon and into her apartment, smiling around at the living room he had just entered. "Nice place. Small, but cosy."

Lisbon was still stood at the open door, not sure what had just happened. She was way too tired for this. Slowly, she slammed it shut and turned to face the consultant. She opened her mouth to make a comment but decided against it. Instead, she spun on her heel and headed towards her room. She could feel Jane's eyes on her back.

"Where you going?"

"To bed. If you want to stay up all night in my apartment, feel free but I am going to sleep." She threw herself back under her covers and snuggled deep into them. She heard the door that she had just closed open again and looked to see Jane's head poking round it.

"Nice room. Small but cosy." Lisbon rolled her eyes at his repeated comment and then shut them again, trying to block out the light that was seeping in from the lit living room. She heard the door close and the room was dark again. Once more, she inhaled slowly, relaxing herself so she could drop into a slumber.

She suddenly felt the other half of her bed dip and she once again snapped her eyes open and saw Jane sitting next to her, smiling into her face. Lisbon suddenly felt very aware of where they were and what she was wearing. Having him this close to her wasn't usually an easy thing to deal with but now he was close to her and on her bed. Great Teresa. Way to go.

She felt her cheeks redden even though she tried with all her might not to blush. He let out a small chuckle at her expense.

"What?" Why the hell did she just ask him that? She just set herself up for a 'smart Jane remark'.

"I love seeing you blush. It makes my day." Lisbon huffed.

"That explains a lot."

"What?"

"Nothing." Lisbon then spun round, her back facing him and pulled the duvet tighter with her arm. "Goodnight Jane." She shut her eyes tight again and tried to forget that the handsome blond was sitting right next to her. This didn't go very well as soon after she had shut her eyes, she felt a warm hand touch her back and she shivered suddenly at his touch.

"Aww come on Lisbon. I just want to talk." Lisbon inhaled deeply and prepared herself for looking back into his eyes. When she had returned to face him, she had prevented any of the things she was feeling from showing on her face.

"Talk?" Jane was now lying on his side too, supporting his head with his hand. Lisbon wasn't ready for the change in his position and almost gasped at how close he was. Damn it, he always managed to take her by surprise.

"Yes talk. It's what friends do when they have had a tough day." Lisbon frowned.

"I haven't had a tough day." Jane let out a small laugh.

"Oh yeah and so why is it that you have just had a very long bath, have an extremely large chocolate bar on your bedside table and are looking very tired?"

"No reason."

"Lisbon. You can talk to me. That's why I'm here." Lisbon smiled inside at his concern but outwardly, she raised an eyebrow to suggest that he was being silly.

"I'm okay Jane. Every day is a tough day. I'm used to it." Jane frowned for a moment whilst staring into her eyes, trying to catch her out. Lisbon was positive that there was something in them that gave her away. She wanted nothing more than to talk to Jane about the day's struggles but she couldn't let her guard down, especially not here, in her bedroom. She knew that Jane probably knew all this and so expected him to press on but instead, he lay down on his back, looking up at the ceiling.

"Okay, that's fine. Get some sleep though, you look like you need it." Lisbon's eyebrows arched inwards in a frown at his comment.

"Thanks." She answered with sarcasm. Jane merely smiled.

"Your welcome but you know," he had returned his gaze back to her, locking her in his eyes "if you ever need me, I am here; even if you just need someone to talk to." Lisbon returned his gaze and for a moment, they sat in silence, just looking at each other. Eventually she offered a small smile.

"Thanks. Night Jane." His eyes glittered.

"Goodnight Lisbon. Oh and by the way, I am very impressed that you haven't chucked me out yet. I'd have thought that when I sat on your bed, I would have at least been threatened with a shooting."

Jane looked down at her to see her reaction but found that she had already drifted off to sleep. He smiled at her calm expression and couldn't think of when he had ever seen her so peaceful. He softly brushed her hair back away from her face and quietly settled down next to her, closing his eyes and slowly drifting into his own dreams. Dreams of moving on but never forgetting instead of the usual nightmares of a red face on a blank wall. Jane liked the dreams. He could get used to this.

Well I hope it isn't too boring :) I decided to let their relationship progress from this night on rather than have them suddenly get together in one night (although any jisbon is cute :D) Please comment and tell me if you would like to see the relationship carry on :D thankyou for reading!

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