Author's Note: Hello everyone, thanks for reading this story. I'm a HUGE Sue Thomas fan, it was my go to show when I needed a laugh or just to watch Jack flounder around her. So I took it upon myself to start writing again. This is takes place during "The Newlywed Game" It always annoyed me that Jack didn't go that extra mile while they were undercover, so I took upon myself to write what was missing LOL! Flashbacks are in italics, signing is in bold. Feedback would be appreciated! :D :D
Disclaimer: I do not own any characters, otherwise Allie and Jessica would never exist, and Jack and Sue would have been together since season 1 *cough*
Chapter 1
"Goodnight…" Jack stated, awkwardly as he gave a half smile and walked down the hall to his bedroom.
Him and the lovely Sue Thomas just spent an evening getting to know the Prince of Terror, aka Joseph Vanderwylan, and his wife Betty. It was a very awkward undercover that he had ever done. Married to his partner, his friend for 2 years now.
Jack fumbled in his dark bedroom, getting ready for bed, as his mind recalled some of the things that got him into this position. There she was, less than 10 feet away from him, in all her stubbornness, tenaciousness, beauty, intelligence, and humor. She had opened up a new world for him, teaching him sign language, and how she sees things.
Now, they were married. The mere thought of being married, brought chills, and a goofy smile to his face. She was adorable when she was flustered, even when he embarrassed her, or voiced one of his embarrassing thoughts, especially when they were consolidating their stories about how they met.
Flashback
"Okay, how about this. What are all the things that you like about me, and feel free to go into any detail." Jack said with a thudding heart.
"I don't think we have time for that," Sue stated with a coy smile
"For you to go into all the things that you like about me in detail?" Jack asked
"For me to even come up with one!" Sue stated, laughing with mirth
End of Flashback
Jack chuckled to himself as he climbed into his bed. Surely, there was a master plan behind all this? Getting serious with his thoughts, he realized he had never been open with her, never took a chance with her. Since his heart attack, and the untimely entrance of Allie, he felt that him and Sue had drifted apart, not only at work, but outside work.
She was concentrated on extravagant galas with David, and didn't have enough time for him, for one of their after work dinners, and he rambled home to a waiting Allie. He finally sent her packing back to New York, explaining that the timing for them was all wrong, and that he couldn't have her come down everytime something went wrong.
And so, he was back to winning the heart of a very special Sue Thomas. She enthralled him, captured him in the heat of the moment, and for all the co-workers and love in the world, someone had to interrupt them. When she gave him that massage, he could feel the heat from her body, and his body responded in ten fold.
He wanted nothing more than to pull her forward and capture that cute face in his hands and give her the love she so desperately sought, the security that she never had to prove herself ever again. He wanted to pull her into his lap, and continue what her hands started…
Jack groaned as he could feel himself being aroused by the thought of Sue on his lap. Rolling over to his side, he decided he needed to have a few words with Ms. Thomas. Smiling to himself, he allowed sleep to take over, and his thoughts drifted over to the blonde that helped him sleep ever so well lately.
Sue Thomas sighed tiredly as the covers of the king size bed enveloped her in a comforting warmth. She tucked Levi in his bed, by her side, as she did every night. The day went well, until dinner. How could he even deviate so much from what they had just said not 10 minutes before? Picked her up in a bar? Really? Must be that ego of his that enlarged his adorable head, and that smile that could send fireworks out of her heart.
She couldn't blame him, better yet, expect anything less. His humor in the situation made her a little bit sad. Is this how he saw her? A woman in a bar? 2 years, and she had hoped he would come to his senses. Not that Rhonda was an issue, it was Allie. She walked in on their moment at the hospital, when she knew that he was going to say a few things.
And downhill it went from there, they grew distant, something that she never wanted for either of them. But he had Allie, and she had David. How could she know where things went after that?
No dinners, no bantering, it was like they were just coworkers, nothing else. When she tried to go the wedding, she could see the hurt in his eyes, that he would be second choice; her back up plan. She wanted to scream at him. When she received the Hawaiian shirt from David, the hurt and sadness pierced his eyes.
When she walked to him in her gala dress during the sniper case, the flatness of his compliment hurt. What could she do? Let Lucy play matchmaker? The only way to keep sane, was to suppress those feelings, and not have them surface. And yet here she was, undercover, married, to her partner, her friend, her advocate, savior, and everything else listed in the dictionary.
It was her idea, but honestly having Jack sitting in the car with her, pushed her to voice this, but yet, he didn't seemed too happy for this assignment. He sounded reluctant, yet he enjoyed his bantering. It was an emotional struggle these first few nights, not to slip an 'I love you'. It was a struggle not to run her fingers through his tousled hair in the morning. An internal struggle she could barely keep under.
Turning over, a silent tear slid down her cheek. The infamous Jack Hudson. He probably only thinks of us as friends, nothing more. Having been rejected at an elevator, having been paired with Myles, clutched at her heart, with a certain sadness.
And then there was the auction. Lucy and Tara feeding her to the agent themselves. As much fun it was to watch three of her friends compete, it was a small step to repair their friendship.
Flashback
"Since you bought me, the least I can do is ask you to dance." Jack said quietly.
"I can't hear the music. I could be dangerous out there." Sue said with a smile
"I'll take my chances." Jack said, with a twinkle in his eyes.
Sue took Jack's hand as he led her away on the dance floor. They stood silently for awhile as they swayed to the music.
After some idle chit chat, Sue could feel Jack tug her closer….
End of Flashback
Wiping the tears that now flowed freely, Sue closed her eyes and let the thoughts of the man down the hall lull her to sleep.