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Chapter 14: For Love

"I win," were the last words Lisbon swore she would ever hear Jane say as the sound of the gunshot rang out around them. Her eyes focused on Jane and Ray waiting for something to happen, and then slowly Ray smiled before falling to his knees in front of Jane. JJ was screaming as Lisbon ran over and picked up him. She held him close to her when she looked over at Jane.

"Jane," Lisbon whispered. His eyes weren't focus on Ray but rather focus on something outside. Following his glaze her eyes set upon her former boss holding a gun in his hand. "Boss?"

"You okay?" He asked as he lower the gun to Ray and made his way over to them.

"How did you get-"?

"It's a long story."

"It's over," Jane whispered as he took a step back. "It's over."

"Grace," Rigsby yelled as he came through the door with Cho. He ran over to her. "You okay?" She nodded yes as his arms wrapped around her.

Minelli bent down to check for a pulse on Ray, he placed his fingers on the side of his neck and then looked up at Lisbon and Jane, he shook his head.

"Thank God," Lisbon whispered as she looked at Jane. He looked down at her and JJ before pulling her to him, burying his head in her neck.

"I'm going to call the local cops," Minelli told them as he left the room.

"What happened?" Grace asked Rigsby as she broke away from him. "The last time I saw you two Cho had just slammed on the brakes as we hit the other car."

"We don't know, I woke up with Minelli standing over me. We explained what happened and he drove us over here," Rigsby explained as he looked over at Jane and Lisbon who weren't moving away from each other.

Lisbon felt the hot tears on her shoulder as she held onto her son and Jane. When the tears finally dried up he lifted his head and met her eyes before leaning in to kiss her. She kissed him back allowing all the emotions she felt to be said in one kiss.

"They should be here shortly," Minelli stated as he walked back into the room. Jane and Lisbon broke the kiss but didn't move away from each other. "What happened?"

"He came back for JJ," Lisbon replied as she looked at Minelli then it dawned on her. "You saw him," she told Jane.

"Yes, I saw him for split second."

"You knew he might come in."

"Most likely," he said. She hit him on the shoulder.

"You're an idiot," she accused him. "You could have died, you didn't know he was armed."

"He is a former agent, of course he would be armed."

"You're a jerk," she replied without any real anger. Jane smiled and pulled her back to him.

"It's over," he whispered into her ear. He heard the sirens in the background and watched as Minelli headed back out of the house.

"What happens now?" Lisbon muttered against his chest.

Jane grinned as he gave her another kiss. "I kept my end of the agreement."

Lisbon gave him a small chuckle. "Yes you did."

"So are you going to keep your end?"

"I said yes already, didn't I?" She leaned up to kiss him just as she heard Grace draw in a gasp.

"You're engaged?"

"What?" Rigsby asked shocked. "When?"

"Since before he showed up," Jane explained.

"Are you serious?" Grace asked as she smiled at them. Lisbon nodded.

"About time," Cho stated just as the local cops came in. Lisbon looked at Jane and grabbed his hand.

"What?"

"Come," she told him as she led him upstairs with JJ still in her arms.

Jane sat next down to Lisbon on the bed as he watched her hold their son, below them in the living room the area would soon be swarming with every known agency trying to get detailed information on what had occurred. It wouldn't be long before people came asking question but right now she just wanted to be alone with him.

"You okay?" She asked softly as she held JJ who after being changed had finally started to calm down.

"I'll be fine," he replied without looking at her.

"Patrick, you can talk to me."

"I don't know what I'm supposed to feel," he told her honestly as he finally looked at her. "Should I feel overjoyed that the man who killed my family is dead, should I be thankful that you and JJ are alive?" he explained as he reach a hand out to his son who grabbed one of his father's fingers in his small hand.

"It's understandable, you have been through a lot."

"Mostly I feel tired," he told he as he leaned his head against hers. "I just want to crawl into this bed and have you sleeping next to me."

"That sounds good," she told him as she closed her eyes. A soft knock forced Jane to move away from Lisbon as he went over to open the door.

"They want to ask you some questions," Minelli told him as he looked over Jane shoulder to see Lisbon.

"Okay," Jane nodded and opened the door wider. "I'll be back," he told Lisbon before slipping out of the room.

"How is he?" Minelli asked as he entered the room and his focused on JJ.

"It is going to take time but I'm certain he will be okay in the long run," she told him as she got to her feet and walked over to him. "Thank you for saving him Virgil."

"I couldn't let anything happen to my godson," Minelli told her as he looked down at JJ with a smile.

"You're his godfather?"

"Jane didn't tell you."

"No, he sort forgot to mention that," Lisbon smiled as she handed JJ over to Minelli. "But he is correct, there is no better godfather for our son."

"You know when I left the CBI I wondered what would happen to you, I figured you would find someone to settle down with and have a family," he told her as he gentle swayed JJ back and forth.

"You just never thought it would be with Jane."

"I will admit it cross my mind the more I heard rumors through the grapevine."

"You shouldn't listen to those rumors," Lisbon laughed with Minelli.

"My favorite had to be the one that you two were secretly married," he told her as he handed her JJ back.

"Really?" Lisbon asked as she bit her lip. Minelli studied her for a few moments.

"You two aren't married are you?"

Lisbon laughed and shook her head before smiling. "Not yet. He proposed and I accepted."

Minelli gaped at her as she looked up to the man who she considered a father figure after all these years. "He proposed right before Ray showed up. Leave it to him to take the most inappropriate time to do something and do it anyhow."

"Lisbon, we are talking about Jane here. You know the man is a pain in the ass, who has pissed off more people working in law enforcement than all the criminals in California combined. Are you sure you are willing to spend the rest of your life with him?" Minelli asked her. Lisbon smiled sweetly at him.

"I love him," she replied simply. "I didn't planned on falling in love with him the day he walked into the CBI looking homeless but somewhere along the way he became the most important person in my life."

Minelli let out a sigh and then smiled at her. "I don't know what to say."

"Say you will be there when we make if official."

"I wouldn't miss it for the world."

"Good, because I need someone to keep my brothers away from killing Jane. They never liked him to start with and when we tell them I'm certain they will want to make sure Jane knows that he is dead if he ever hurts me."

"I think you can protect him from your brothers," he grinned at her before pulling her into a quick hug. Lisbon moved back to the bed and sat down.

"What happens now?"

"What do you mean?"

"You know exactly what I mean."

"Well, neither of you pulled the trigger so I highly doubt you will have any problems with the higher-ups. However, be prepared for the media storm that is about to follow you two. You and your team are responsible for the death of a famous serial killer. They will be asking questions," Minelli explained to her as Lisbon closed her eyes.

"You pulled the trigger, what happens to you?"

"Let me worry about myself. For now worry about your family," he told her. "Do your brothers know?"

She knew he was referring to the baby currently in her arms. She had to tell them, speak with them to let them know not only she was safe but also that they had a nephew.

"No, they don't," Cho told them as he appeared at the door. "Do you want to call them?"

Lisbon took a deep breath and looked over at Cho. "I need to tell them in person."

"I'll contact them for you and have them meet us at the CBI," he told her. "The cops want your statement downstairs."

Lisbon nodded. "Thanks Cho," he than walked away leaving Lisbon with Minelli.

"Want me to watch him?" Minelli asked with a smile as his eyes glanced over at JJ who was starting to fall asleep.

"Thank you," she told him as he took a seat next to her and she handled JJ over to him softly. She got to her feet, bent down and gave JJ a quick kiss before heading downstairs.

"Ma'am," one the officers was at the bottom of the stairs waiting for her. "We need your statement."

"Of course," she told him as the officer led her past the body that was being covered with a blanket she noticed that their guns had been picked up and placed in bags that were now sitting in a box, most likely to be tested to see if they had fired the shot. She noticed that Van Pelt and Rigsby were talking to another officer and Cho was on the phone talking to Bertram mostly likely. As she headed outside she glanced over her shoulder to see Jane talking with another officer, their eyes met and he gave her a smile before focusing on the officer again.

"Is it okay if we talk out here?" The officer asked as he pulled out a notepad and pen.

"This is fine," she told him as she looked back inside the house.

"Is there a problem?"

Lisbon shook her head and focused on the officer, "I just want to get this over with."

"I need you to tell me everything that has happened."

"Where do you want to start?"

"At the beginning."

"Which one?"

"Excuse me?"

"The one that starts with that bastard murdering Jane's family, the one in which Jane comes to work for the CBI, or the one in which I decided to have a relationship with Jane only to give up my freedom and almost my son?" Lisbon asked the officer who lifted an eyebrow at her.

"I meant this evening," he told her as he shook his head and place the pen to the notepad.

"Jane and I knew it was the end, we felt it," she told him before going into detail of what happened.

Jane unlocked the door and let Lisbon into her house; she stopped in the middle of the living room with JJ in her arms and looked around as Jane turned on the light.

"Is something wrong?" He asked as he dropped the keys on the table and walked over to her.

"I haven't been here in a long time," she told him. Granted she never spent much time at home but it was her home, now it felt as if it belonged to someone else.

"It is only temporary," he told her as he read her mind. She glared at him as he headed into the kitchen. Curious she followed him.

"What are you doing?" She asked as he grabbed the 24-hour take-out menu off the fridge.

"Ordering dinner," he told her as he looked over his option.

"God, that sounds good," she told him as she realize how hungry she was. After giving their statements they had to wait for Bertram who talked to them and asked his own questions. It was much later when they finally were able to head back to Sacramento. Tomorrow they would talk to the media and other higher-ups and more importantly she would be talking to her brothers who were flying tonight to be there tomorrow.

"I'll order food and you can take a shower before it gets here," he told her as he pulled out his cell-phone and called in the order. As he placed the cell-phone on the counter he looked back at Lisbon who had a smirk on her face. "What?"

"A shower together sounds much more pleasing than alone," she told with gleam in her eyes.

"If we do that then the food is going to get cold," he told her as he took JJ out of her hands. "And who will watch JJ?"

"JJ is almost asleep which gives us plenty time to shower before the food arrives, unless you are a coward?" She asked as she headed out of the kitchen, she stop short of the entrance and looked over at him. "Which is it?" She asked before leaving him alone there with their son.

"JJ, your mother is a evil woman sometimes," he whispered to his son as he followed Lisbon. By the time he got JJ down and undress Lisbon was already in the shower, opening the door he walked in and pulled her into his arms. "Does that answer your question?"

"Kiss me," she told him as her arms wrapped around his neck and her fingers twisted themselves into his damp curls. He smiled and leaned down to kiss her before lifting her up, she wrapped her legs around his waist and felt him nudge her folds, shuddering she broke the kiss and buried her head into his shoulder as she ground her hips against him.

"Look at me," he told her as he stilled their movements. She complied and looked at him, as soon as their eyes locked he thrust into her and she let out a moan. "Tell me you love me."

"I love you," she whispered as she captured his lips with hers, he smile and picked up his movement again. Her fingers clenched his shoulders as he continued to thrust into her, it didn't take her long to feel her body climax against him, she kissed him once more as he continued then she felt him explode inside her, he pushed her against the shower wall to keep his balance as he came back down. Finally he slipped out of her, while she lower her legs back to the shower floor, wrapping her arms around his waist she leaned her head against his chest as he reach for the shampoo.

"Let me," he told her as she lifted her head away from him and he lather shampoo into her hair. As he finished, he moved slightly to allow her to rinse out the shampoo as he grabbed the bottle of body wash and added to the palm of his hands. He moved his hands up down her body causing her shiver, as he hands touched her breast she arched into him, he just smiled and got down on his knees as he worked his way down the rest of her body. The only coherent thought she could come up with was that he was masterful with hands, that was until his tongue hit her folds.

By the time they had exited the shower the water had turned cold and they heard the sound of the doorbell. Jane smiled at her and wrapped a towel around himself before heading downstairs to get the food. Lisbon grabbed another towel and wrapped it around her as she went through her drawers and found a comb. She had just finished putting her hair in a ponytail when Jane came back upstairs with the food.

"Want some food?" He asked as he motioned to the bag in his hands. She smiled and walked by him into the bedroom, dropped the towel and grabbed his discarded shirt before slipping into it. Then she took the bag of food out of his hand.

"Let's eat downstairs," she told him as she headed out of the bedroom. Jane smiled and slipped into his boxers before joining her downstairs.

"Are you ready to tell them tomorrow?" Jane asked just as he lay down on the bed, Lisbon was checking on JJ with a smile her face.

"Tomorrow will be fine," she told him as she got into bed and moved over to him, her head falling onto his chest, he reach over and turned off the light before wrapping his arms around her. "I'm more worried about you."

"Why?"

"You always said you wanted revenge but you never said what you would do when you finally got that revenge."

Jane sighed and tightened his arms around her, "I want to be with you."

"I meant career wise," she interjected with a hint of annoyance.

Jane removed his arms and reach down to lift her chin so she could focus on him, "Teresa, I'm not going anywhere. Once upon a time I might have gone somewhere but you are stuck with me...at home and at work."

"Not unless I kill you," she chuckled.

"Your usual threat," he replied as he leaned down to kiss her. "Get some sleep, we have a busy day tomorrow."

"Only if you do also," she told him as she laid her head back down on his chest.

"For the first time I think sleep will come easy," he told her before yawning. He waited until he heard her even breathing then shut his eyes and allowed himself to fall into a peaceful sleep.

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Lisbon was nervous when she came back from feeding JJ in the break room and was informed that all three of her brothers were now waiting in her office. She knew that they had all caught a last minute flight when Cho called them to say they had news on their sister and should come immediately; they probably assumed her body had been found. Well they would be in for a pleasant surprise.

"Suddenly I'm scared," Lisbon admitted to Jane, their son cooed and reached up with his tiny hands to try and grab his mother's hair.

"Why?" Jane asked, "You're going to be giving them the best day of their lives."

"But they don't know anything that happened, not Red John, not you and definitely not JJ."

"They aren't going to be angry that you had a child," Jane pointed out.

"It's going to be a lot to take in."

"There can never be enough good news."

She shook her head. "You aren't going to let me out of this one are you?"

Jane grinned. "You don't really want to get out of this."

Lisbon sighed and considered the baby in her arms. "Why don't you take JJ for a few minutes, I think it will be easier if I don't shock them all at once."

Jane nodded and happily accepted their child. "I'll wait out here, when you're ready for his uncles to meet him, just let me know."

She smiled gratefully and sweetly kissed his cheek before taking another deep breath and finally heading towards her office. She still hesitated for a moment before opening the door to her office and stepping inside.

It took one second for her brothers to turn and look at the occupant, it took three seconds for them to finally register just who they were seeing and a full four seconds for all three of them to get their voices back. "Teresa?" They said at the same time, mouths agape and eyes wide with shock.

Lisbon's eyes immediately filled with tears but she smiled and nodded her head. In another second they flanked her in one giant hug. She couldn't breathe for a few seconds and probably would have fallen over if she wasn't being held up by her three large brothers. They were all crying, no surprises there; it was definitely the most overwhelming moment they had ever shared.

They were still hugging and crying when Lisbon decided the best thing to do was to break the ice as best as she could. "Guys," Lisbon said with an exaggerated voice, "I can't breathe."

They all chuckled a little and they took a step back to take a better look at her. "What happened, Reese?" Tommy was the first to ask.

She sighed and did her best to look strong. "I…uhh I was held captive by Red John for almost a year." Jane had agreed that her brothers didn't need to know everything, just the bare minimum. "Things were not good obviously but my team found me and they took care of me and I'm all right now."

That was almost a lie but she did not want to burden her brothers with her PTSD and other anxieties that she was going through. She wanted them to believe that everything really was fine, even now she still wanted to protect them.

"When did they find you?"

Lisbon thought about lying but she knew that it probably wouldn't work; James was almost as good at reading her as Jane. "They found me about three weeks ago."

"What?" Will exclaimed, "Why didn't they tell us?"

"There were a few…complications." They stared at her with identical looks demanding more information. "I was hypnotized," she admitted, "and I had to be kept in the hospital to protect everyone…but Jane found the trigger and I'm fine now," she added very quickly.

"When did this happen?"

"A week ago. After that I was kept in a safe house because until Red John was found. He's dead," Lisbon told them, "he was shot and killed yesterday."

They sighed in relief. "So you are safe now?" Tommy asked.

She nodded. "I'll be fine, once I pass my psych evals I'll be back to work." She omitted the fact that she probably wouldn't be passing said evaluations for several months, there was no sugar coating that she had a lot of issues to work through. Jane had already informed her that Sophie Miller was going to be her therapist, while mildly annoyed that he'd set it up without telling her, Lisbon was grateful for his choice. Dr. Miller was probably the only person she could really trust to help her.

Her brothers seemed relaxed now that they were assured their sister was truly going to be fine. Lisbon decided that now as probably the best time to drop the rest of the news on their laps. "There is something else." She was actually amused as they seemed to brace themselves for the worst. "I had a baby…a son."

For a second she was shocked to see that they looked horrified and it took her a few moments to realize exactly what they were assuming. "Oh God, no, nothing like that happened. I swear, I…I was already pregnant when I was taken."

"Oh thank God," Tommy said in relief.

But James wasn't so easily placated. "Then who is the father?"

Oh boy, that was the part that would probably stun them the most, more than anything else. "Uhh actually the father is…Jane." Three pairs of green eyes stared at her in shock. "I…I was sleeping with him for about a month before and…and Red John held me captive so he could have the baby. But we have him now and he's healthy so you don't have anything to be concerned about."

Obviously they were still stuck on the fact that she'd been sleeping with her consultant and not on the status of her child. "Jane?" Tommy asked, "As in your consultant and the guy who taught Annie to pickpocket."

Of course he would focus on that.

Lisbon nodded numbly. "Yeah, that's Jane."

"And you slept with him?" James asked. Again she nodded her head, feeling like a teenager being chastened by her parents.

"Did you ever think to use protection?" Will piped in.

Lisbon gaped at him. "We did!" She hissed and then colored as she remembered that wasn't entirely true, "Most of the time…I wasn't on the pill at the time," she said covering her eyes with embarrassment, "and I cannot believe we are even having this conversation"

"Yeah, well how do you think we feel?" James pointed out, "We get told that you are missing, then you show up and say you had a child with your consultant. It's a little overwhelming."

"I know," Lisbon replied, "I know it is a lot to take in." She was quiet for a moment before decided it was better just to pull the rest of the band-aid off too. "There's more." All three snapped their heads up and waited for the next bombshell. "Jane and I are engaged."

"What?!" They all shouted at the same time.

Lisbon winced a little and held up her hands in defense. "We are in love, we have a baby together, we want to get married and make it all official."

"Are you crazy?"

"No," Lisbon hissed, a little annoyed that she had to defend herself here. "I'm happy. I'm in love."

They didn't accept that answer. "Where the hell is?" James demanded.

"He is with our son," Lisbon told them quickly, "and you need to accept what is happening. Patrick is not a bad guy here, he loves me, he took care of our son while I was in the hospital, he got me out of the trance I was in and took care of both of us when Red John was trying to take our son back. He makes me happy…and so do I. We are going to be family together and that is a good thing, a very good thing."

"I want to talk to him."

"So you can beat him up?"

"No, so can I talk to him," James said looking out in the bullpen.

"No," Lisbon shook her head, "you are not going to hurt him."

"He knocked you up, ask you to marry him and never once talked to us."

"I am not sixteen so don't ever use that phrase again," she told him firmly, "and he does not need your permission to marry me."

"You are our sister."

"Yes, but I'm an adult. I can take of myself." Lisbon reminded him. "We both chose to do this and this is what is going to happen. Just be happy for me."

"Are you going to let us see him?" James asked.

She raised an eyebrow. "Patrick or my son?"

"Both."

"Only if you promise to not hurt him." She told him, her voice making it clear that this was not negotiable.

"Reese."

"I mean it!"

James gritted his teeth. "Fine I promise not to hurt him."

Now she turned to the remaining brothers. "And you two?" They both nodded there heads and Lisbon finally relaxed. "All right I'll got get him.

She stepped out of the office, not sure if this really was the best of family gatherings since it had quickly gone from being grateful that she was alive to all three of them wanting to kick Jane's ass. But she hoped that they would calm down once they saw their new nephew.

Jane was sitting on his couch with JJ in lap, he was holding him up and talking to him in a soft voice, doing what he could to make their son smile. He looked up when she walked in. "Have they decided on which method they are going to kill me with?"

"Nope," Lisbon admitted, "But I'm sure that James will be the one who attacks first."

"Wonderful."

She grinned. "They want to meet JJ."

"Ah, is it safe for me to enter or should you just take him?" Jane asked, he was joking…somewhat.

Lisbon shrugged. "They want to see you too."

"All right," Jane said, standing up, "But I'm keeping him. They'll be less likely to hurt me this way."

"Good plan," she said before leading him towards her office. Lisbon entered first, putting on a big smile. "Guys, this is my son, Joshua Anthony Jane, but we call him JJ."

Jane grinned at her. "Says the woman who hated the nickname."

"Shut up."

"At least he wasn't named after you," Will said.

Tommy was looking at the baby with real wonder in his eyes. JJ was making little noises, soft gasps and coos. "Can I hold him?" Jane nodded, giving his son a quick kiss on the head before carefully handing JJ over to his uncle. Tommy was very gentle, lighting up as soon as his new nephew was in his arms. "Thank God he looks like his mom."

"That's what I said," Jane told him honestly. He smiled at Will. "You must be William, it is nice to meet you," he shook Will's hand, the latter looked a little overwhelmed and unsure but Jane was always easy going even in situations like this. Then his eyes turned to James. "And you must be James, it's nice to meet you too."

But rather than shake Jane's hand, James chose to punch him across the face.

"James!" Lisbon exclaimed, rushing over to her fiancé. "Why did you do that?"

"For all the crap he put you through."

"At least his punch doesn't hurt as much as yours." Jane said as he tested his jaw.

"Yes but I told him NOT to do that," Lisbon said, glaring at her brother.

"What?"

"You said you wouldn't hurt him!"

"No, I never said I wouldn't hurt Jane." James pointed out. "You asked me to promise not to hurt him and I kept my promise. I didn't hurt my nephew."

Jane was impressed by her brother's ability to twist their agreement around. "Must of skipped a generation when it came to you, Teresa," he smirked earning him a slap on the arm.

He winced. "Be glad it isn't your face." She told him.

He rose to his feet, a little worse for the wear but mostly all right. Jane looked at them calmly. "I know why you three are upset. I haven't done anything to endear myself towards you; in fact everything I've done until now seems to contradict how much I love your sister. But that is the truth. I love her, I'm so in love with her that I cannot imagine living another second without her. And I love our son. You might not believe me but the truth is that all I want is to make her happy, to be a family with her. I will never do anything that will hurt her again, you have my promise. I'll give you permission to shoot me if I ever break her heart if that is your wish."

Lisbon was more than a little touched by his words. Actually she wanted to kiss him for saying something so beautiful. But instead she turned to her brothers and smiled. "See this is what I was talking about. He is a good guy."

"Really?" James asked doubtfully

She groaned. "James, you have to trust me."

"I don't trust him."

"That's all right," Jane answered for her, "I need to earn that."

"Jane." Lisbon said softly, "You don't have to earn anything from them."

"Yes I do," Jane replied, "the only thing they know is that I'm the consultant that made you miserable, almost got you killed and fired several times, broke your heart then got you pregnant."

"Exactly," James replied as he still glared at Jane.

Jane just smiled. "I'm going to prove to you that I've changed...I'm not going to hurt her anymore. I'm going to love her and marry her. You don't have to worry about her, I'll never let anything happen to her again."

"You can't promise that you won't hurt her."

"Of course I can," Jane replied, "and I will. I promise that I will not hurt your sister ever again."

"Enough of this. You three need to trust that I love him and he loves me. That is it. He is going to be part of my life and yours. And if you want to be of JJ's life then I expect you to treat his father as part as the family."

Her brothers were silent for a moment, realizing what this all meant. "Then I guess that settles it." Tommy said, "Welcome to the family."

Is was after JJ had been passed to each of her brothers and she had promise that her and Jane would meet them for dinner that Lisbon found herself sitting in Bertram office alone. Jane had declined going with her muttering something about his attic and disappeared before she could force him to join her. He was definitely going to pay for leaving her by herself. She had left JJ with Grace for the time being, who was more than happy to play babysitter.

"Lisbon," Bertram said as he entered the office, he took a seat in front of her and then leaned back in his chair. "The media is waiting outside."

"Yes, sir," Lisbon replied fighting the urge to roll her eyes at the idea of dealing with the media.

"I was hoping that Jane would be with you for this," he told her as he leaned forward. "Where is he?"

"He isn't really comfortable with speaking to the media, sir," she told him which was true even more so.

"Understandable but sooner or later they will want his story on what went down," he told her as he studied her. "This is a huge story and puts the CBI in the spotlight, Jane not getting his revenge against the man who killed his wife and child is a huge part of that story."

"He got his revenge," Lisbon reminded him.

"How so?"

"Just because he didn't pull the trigger doesn't mean he didn't get what he exactly wanted," Lisbon replied as she stared at Bertram.

"He wanted Red John dead," Bertram acknowledged.

"Yes."

"And what is he going to do now?" Bertram asked finally getting to the point.

"You mean is he going to continue to work for the CBI?" Lisbon countered.

"Yes," he nodded his before leaning back once again. "He is an important asset to the CBI and his ability to close cases is something I would like to keep."

"Sir, it is up to Jane on what he wants to do with his future," Lisbon replied as the conversation the night before with Jane replayed in her head. He would follow her anywhere she went, but where was she going go?

"I think you control his future," Bertram slightly smile as Lisbon looked away from him. "You two have a child together."

"Yes, we do."

"What are you planning to do?" Bertram asked her softly.

"Depends," she told him. If she didn't pass her evaluations then she would be forced to rethink her future. Even with Dr. Miller soon to be helping her she wasn't sure if her career with the CBI was as important as it had been before JJ became part of her life.

"I would hate to lose a fine agent," he told her truthfully.

Lisbon gave him a nod. "There is a lot of things that Jane and I both need to work out sir, together and apart."

"A lot has changed for your entire team," Bertram told her before getting to his feet. Lisbon did the same. "If you need anything, please let me know."

"Thank you, sir," Lisbon told him with a smile.

"Shall we?" He asked as he motion to the door. Lisbon followed him out to the crowd of media reporters who started asking question the moment she came into view.

"Jane?" She tapped on the attic door and waited.

"Yes, dear?" He asked from inside the room.

"Open the damn door," she told him annoyed that he still keep the place locked. She heard movement and then he slide open the door. Moving away he let her enter the room where her breath caught in her throat.

"Jane," she said shocked as there were candles placed around the attic, a blanket on the floor with some Chinese takeout sitting by it.

"I figured since we didn't get to celebrate our engagement that we would do it now," he told her as he wrapped his arms around her waist. She leaned against him for a while as she took it all in.

"It's perfect," she turned in his arms and gave him a deep kiss.

"Almost perfect," he told her as he reached into his pocket and pulled out a box. "Your ring."

She opened the box and looked down at the ring. It was modest and elegant, taking it out of the box he slipped the ring on her finger.

"Now it is official," he told her as he leaned down and kissed her.

Lisbon stared at the ring on her finger, more than a little surprised to see it on her finger, so much had happened in the past few days. "When did you get this? How did you know my ring size? I don't even know that!"

"Dear, I know more things about you than you will ever know," Jane replied simply.

"You sure about that?"

"Uhh, pretty certain."

She couldn't help but smirk, she was in the mood to play a little. "I've surprised you before."

"Yes, you have surprised me on a few occasions," Jane admitted but he wasn't going to give up his ground. "But I always get the last word."

"That's true...why did I agree to marry you again?"

He grinned. "You love me, have for a long time."

Lisbon decided to tease. "And how would you know that?"

"Because I knew the moment that you fell in love with me."

No way, he was lying. "You know that?"

"Well, it was rather obvious," Jane told her with a shrug.

She shook her head. "No it's not."

"Wanna bet?"

Lisbon nodded certain on this one. She knew never to bet Jane…but this was one of those rare occasions that he had to be wrong. "I bet you're wrong."

"Alright how about I tell you the moment you fell in love with me and if I am wrong I promise to behave myself for a week, no extra paper work."

She raised an eyebrow, that sounded pretty good."And if you're right?"

"Oh, I think you can pay me someway."

Somehow Lisbon knew she'd like losing. "Deal."

"Great." Jane gave her a knowing smirk. "You knew you were in love with me when I pulled my stunt in Vegas."

"Okay...but that doesn't mean I fell in love with you then, just that I knew. And really Jane, that was easy, you recognize you love something when you think it is lost." Lisbon pointed out. "Like when you realized you had feelings for me when you shot Hardy." She saw his eyes widen a little there so she knew she had him. Things changed after Jane shot Hardy, for one they had just been arguing over the fact that he would give up his own life for Red John…and then he saved hers instead. She'd only been able to draw one conclusion and that was that Jane was not willing sacrifice her for his goal.

He'd been a little quieter for a while after that, like something was bothering him. She didn't much think about it again until he'd blurted out that he loved her before pretending to shoot her. She'd had a lot of time to think about things after that and if she had to guess when Jane began to realize how he felt for her…it had to have been when he realized that her life meant more to him than anything.

Jane smiled softly at her. "You're right." Then he gave her another long look. "You started to fall in love with me the moment I left the paper frog on your desk. You just didn't know it or ignore it."

"What?" that didn't make any sense to her.

"The paper frog, which still sits in your desk drawer."

"How did you…?" Lisbon had no idea how he knew about that origami frog but she shook her head. "No I found you annoying then. I didn't love you!"

"No you didn't. You wanted to help me; you want to help me feel better by any means." He pointed out. "You knew you were going to stand by my side and help because you saw something in me that no one else notice."

She ducked her head, a little embarrassed to be described like that. "...You were like a lost puppy...how could I not help you?"

"Lost puppy? Really?"

Lisbon nodded. "Yes, with big eyes and curly hair that every woman can't help but love."

"But I didn't fall in love with those other women, I fell in love with you. So tell me am I wrong or right?"

She grinned. "Do I even have to answer?"

"No, because our minds are in sync and I already know what you are thinking."

Lisbon stepped closer, wanting to be wrapped in his arms. "What am I thinking?"

"You are thinking. 'How is it possible that I want to strangle and kiss him at the same time."

"Good guess." She smiled knowingly, "Now what do you think I'm going to do?"

"I think I can safely bet on the kiss."

"Yeah you can."

And that is exactly what she did.

Epilogue

Several Months Later

Lisbon reached out with closed eyes for the warm body that had been occupying her bed for the past several months. As her hand felt the cold sheet she opened her eyes and looked around, the moonlight through the clouds was streaming into the bedroom giving her just enough light to notice that Jane wasn't with her. Looking at the clock she noticed that is was 2am on Christmas morning. The three of them had just gotten to James's place two days ago after a long debate on whether or not the three of them should visit her brothers for the holidays. Jane had pushed her to see them, stating that they needed the chance to get to know JJ better and he was still trying to earn their trust, well at least James, the other two had decided that Jane was a good addition to the family. Even after their wedding James still didn't approve her of choice to marry Jane but he had kept his mouth shut for the most part, Lisbon had an inkling that her sister-in-law had something to do with that.

Getting out of bed she padded over to the crib and looked down at JJ who was sound asleep, a smile crept on her face as she pulled the blanket over him to keep him warmer in the cold Chicago night. Wondering where Jane had gone off to, she softly left the room and walked down the hallway hoping that she wouldn't wake up her brothers who were all sleeping as she entered the living room she notice blond hair sticking up above the couch. The light from the Christmas tree lit the room nicely as she walked over to him.

"What are you doing?" She whispered as she took a seat next to him, she lifted her legs so they were sitting almost under her as she leaned against his chest, his arm wrapped around her as he used his other to give her some of the blanket he was using.

"Watching it snow," he told her softly as his hand came to rest on her shoulder. He nodded to the window that he was looking out of.

"It's peaceful," she whispered as she snuggled into him more.

"I never got to watch it snow much growing up," he admitted as he looked down at her.

"I was glad to get away from it."

He laughed softly "Doesn't surprise me, you are not one for cold places."

"You should come to bed tomorrow is going to be a big day," she told him as she closed her eyes and listen to his heart, which was slowly lulling her back to sleep.

"Ah, yes the Lisbon family Christmas. I'm looking forward to it."

"You are the only one," she snorted.

"It is only a few days more. Plus they are your family," he reminded her.

"Remind me of that when I threaten to kill James for one more comment about us," she told him. "I love my brothers, I do, but I can't take much more of this family togetherness."

Jane leaned down and kissed the top of her head. "Before you know it we will be back at work dealing with dead bodies, something I know you are looking forward to."

Lisbon opened her eyes and chewed her lower lip; she had just recently been cleared to go back to work after spending some time on desk duty. "Maybe."

"What is wrong?" Jane asked as he sense her anxiety.

"Nothing," she replied quickly as she moved away from him. "I want back in the field it is just..."

"You are worried that you can't hack it?"

"No."

"Then what?"

Shaking her head she leaned back against him. "Nothing."

"Teresa, just tell me." he moved her so she was now facing him. She studied him for a few seconds before.

"You know, don't you?"

"Know what?"

"Don't be a smart ass," she slightly slapped him on the arm where he faked a wince.

"Yes, I know you are pregnant again," he told her finally.

Her eyes widen "How did you know?"

"Well it is obvious, but also your doctor called to confirm," he told her with a smile.

"You listened to my messages? Do you have any sense of privacy?"

He thought about it for a second. "No," shaking his head before leaning over to kiss her. She broke the kiss and looked at him.

"So you are happy?"

"Of course. And she will be perfect."

Lisbon raised an eyebrow. "She? I'm still too early to determine the sex of the baby."

"I have a good feeling."

"Sure you do."

"Wanna make a bet?"

She shook her head. "I refuse to bet a con man."

"Scared you will lose?"

"To you? Yes," she laughed as he got to his feet the blanket fell to the floor as he headed over to the decorated tree. "What are you doing?"

"Getting your gift," he told her as he reached down for the small box and came back over to her.

"Shouldn't we wait for the family?" She told him as he placed the gift into her hands.

"They can miss one gift," he informed her as he picked up the discard blanket and wrapped it around her shoulders.

"What is it?' She asked as she looked at the box suspiciously.

"It won't blow up in your face," he laughed and then nodded to her to open it. Taking the bow off the box, she lifted the top of the box and looked inside. Nestled inside white paper was a silver key.

"A key?" She asked as she picked it up.

"Yes."

"A key to what?"

He licked his lips and then smiled at her. "Our house."

Lisbon looked at him stunned, yes they had been looking at houses but the one she wanted the most had been out of their price range. "The one we were looking at?"

"Yes," he grinned even more at her.

"But we can't even afford it," she pointed out once again.

"We can now."

"How?"

"I asked Bertram for a raise."

"What?" She asked shocked.

"I told him that if he still wants me to consultant on cases then I would be requiring a much needed raise and considering how many cases I solve, and the new baby coming, I thought it was a good reason to ask for one," he explained to her was she looked at him still stun.

"And he said yes?"

"Do you really think he would say no?"

"Still, we can't afford it; even with your pay raise which I seriously question on how you got Bertram to agree, there is no way we can..." she was cut off by him

"I sold my house," he whispered.

"What?"

"I sold my Malibu home along with the cars," he explained. "All except my baby which is finally out of the shop."

"Yes, god forbid you should sell that piece of junk."

"It isn't a piece of junk," he said defensive before cupping her cheek. "Teresa, we can afford the house. I already talk to the realtor and filed the paperwork, it is ours."

"You are serious," she said, as she looked him in the eye.

"Yes," he whispered before she leaned over to give him a quick kiss the she wrapped her arms around his neck burying her head in his shoulder. "I want to give you everything you deserve and our growing family deserves a home," he pulled her head back so he could study her. "The home you told JJ about."

"I love you," she told him simply.

"I love you too...the three of you," he added as he placed his hand on her growing stomach. Her hand rested on his.

"Should we tell them?" She asked as she looked up to the bedrooms.

"Yes, maybe James will spare me seeing it is a holiday."

"You don't know my brother."

"Is he really the type to draw blood on Christmas Day?"

"Answer me this; if you pissed me off enough do you think I would?" She asked with a smirk.

"Fair enough, how about we tell him as he is dropping us off at the airport," he suggested with a smile.

"That might work, we'll just have to get the bags out of the car first," she added as he laughed as he got to his feet.

"Let us worry about it in the morning," he held a hand out to her. She nodded and grabbed his hand, allowing him to her lead her back to the bedroom they were staying in. As soon as his head hit the pillow Lisbon snuggled up to him, wrapping an arm around his waist and laying her head on his shoulder.

"When can we move in?" She whispered as she closed her eyes.

"As soon as we get back home," he told her as he yawned and closed his eyes.

"Patrick?"

"Yes?"

"I hope you are right."

"About?"

"Our next child being a girl," she told him right before she started to fall asleep.

"So do I," he muttered as he gave her a kiss on the top of head and allowed sleep to overtake him.

A/N: Well that's it, all good things come to an end. Thank you for sticking through this CRAZY ride that only two people as evil as us could come up with hehehe. Just wait we are already planning another collab hehehe.