Chapter 7

"What was that exactly?"

"What was what?"

"Uh the kiss maybe?"

She gives him a confused expression.

"You know...at the park."

She waves him off.

"I don't know what you're talking about."

"Teresa we KISSED."

"Oh so does this mean you like me?"

"What?"

"Well if you imagined us kissing-"

"N-no I don't! I-I mean-I don't know I kissed you Lisbon! You can't just ignore that!"

Now she looks confused at him.

"How can I ignore something that never even happened?"

He's flustered.

"... I'm going to get tea."

"You do that."

He hesitantly takes a step towards the door and then leaves. She can tell that he's squirming under his skin. Lisbon can't help but smile, this is all going according to plan.

Her office phone rings and its Hightower, calling for a meeting. Ugh. Maybe not everything would be in her favor.

Jane's POV

Why was she evading the question? I made my tea and sat down, sinking into my couch. I know her, she's Lisbon. I know all about the way she feels, her reactions and why she reacts a certain way so why is it that I don't understand her now? She's never opened up before, and she certainly wouldn't want to be kissed public. I didn't even know she liked me that way. Maybe she's trying to get rid of what happened, put it in a bottle and throw it away.

I drink my tea, aaahh that's what I needed. I smile to myself, tea, it's a hug in a cup.

On the other hand, I didn't want her to talk about it either. She was the first person I'd ever kissed since... But it was worth it right? I mean, I liked it. But I didn't. I take another sip of my tea. No, I don't like it. It was a dare, that's all it was. She challenged me and I took the challenge.

But you liked it. My inner self said. Maybe moving on would be okay, maybe that's what Angela would want.

Would Angela be okay with this? I feel like I cheated, she's my wife! I shouldn't feel this way about someone else. I look at my ring. We got married, she was my other half. This isn't fair to her.

But on second thought I've been enjoying Lisbon's company. I think about her all the time, her getting angry at me, always getting me out of trouble, taking the hits. Lisbon is so lonely, she's closed off but she's loyal and dogmatic. And she's sassy. Lisbon's the only one I trust. The only one who tries to understand me. I can never tell what I like best, it's either her attitude or her eyes.

Is that okay?