Chapter 4

You could cut the tension with a knife, Teresa sat in her car facing Visualize. She had been sitting in her car for a good ten minutes, her anxiety sky rocketing. For some reason Bret Stiles terrified her. The phone in her pocket ringed causing the woman to jump a little in her seat. This was so wrong, Teresa Lisbon was the most respected, powerful woman in the CBI and yet here she was panicked over a phone call.

"Yes?" Teresa says, steeling her voice. She would not show fear.

"Teresa? Where are you?"

Oh thank god it was only Jane. She breathes a sigh of relief.

"I'm in a parking lot."

"You're meeting with Stiles.", Lisbon can hear the disappointment in his voice. "Lisbon he's dangerous, you need to get out of there."

"I face dangerous people every day." The brunette growls her response, who was he to protect her? In every sense of the word it was always Lisbon protecting him. 

"Stop being stubborn-"

"You need to stop checking on me, I'm not some lost girl who needs saving." The CBI agent hangs up her phone and storms towards the building, all the fear and anxiety gone. She was furious, not only had Jane seen her burst into tears but he kept pointing out the daisies. That man needed to back off, she was perfectly fine. What was it that Stiles told her? Teresa is still Teresa, just now with PTSD. That's right, there's nothing wrong with her, she was just going through trauma. And Stiles wasn't horrible, he had actually always been there for her ever since she was rescued from Red John. 

This was okay, she was okay. Everything would turn out just fine.

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"Dammit Teresa!", Jane quickly leaves the attic, he had to catch her before she met Stiles. That woman was many things but cooperative wasn't one of them. Grace sees him and follows close behind.

"You shouldn't meddle with this," Grace argues close on his heals, "Just leave Teresa alone."

"Listen to your own advice."

"Jane listen to me!", Grace steps in his way, blocking the stairs.

"No you listen to me. If you continue to hurt Teresa I will tear you to shreds, I know everything about you Grace." Jane snaps, "From your hidden relationship with Rigsby to your ties to Stiles; so unless you want me to expose you for what you really are then get out of my way."

"Hey! What's going on here?" Rigsby, who has overheard part of their conversation, comes over and just as soon as Jane sees him it's as if all the anger vanished. The mentalist shrugs as if it was nothing. "Grace and I were just talking about keeping secrets. Isn't that right Grace?"

She's to upset to talk and instead the flustered woman leaves both men. Rigsby gives Jane a skeptical look but before he can say or do anything Jane goes downstairs. He had to keep moving, there wasn't a second to waist.

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Hello! So I finally updated this, I have just been getting into the swing of things once again and am writing again. I hope the writing isn't poor quality, I'm already outlining the next chapter but you probably won't see it until the end of next week. Anyway please tell me what you think and that you all so much for continuing to read even though I've been gone for so long. <3