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Make him jealous- preferably, with an ex or someone he can't stand
So, apparently, last hour news, the jerk, aka Patrick Jane, wants her, and, apparently, he seems interested in actually getting her, in his perverted and jerk kind of way. Well, he is so wrong on so many levels, if he thinks she'll just surrender to his charm or whatever weapon he thinks he has to seduce women!
Women are accordions, he says. Well, she happens to think the opposite. And she happens to want to show him just that. Aka: she retreats. Not too much, mind you, just enough- stopping altogether would be too blatant: so, less skirts, less touches, and definitely no skin showed around without reason.
The effect? Jane stares at her quizzically, like wondering what the hell is wrong with her, one day calling the shots, the next one retreating and being cold. He is- and she isn't joking- oblivious to the whole ordeal. Which, she'll never admit it, not even under torture, is quite adorable (and a bit of a turn-on, but this is something else she'll never admit).
There's only one last card in her deck left to play, the most dangerous one, the one that could bring hell loose, the start of a new, spicy life, or the damnation of it.
Jealousy.
Luck, on this account, in on her side, and Jane is so dumbstruck by her whole demeanor he doesn't even inquiry over Greg's presence at the CBI; the day that "the man I almost married" shows up to ask her how to get back in contact with a couple of old, common friends, Jane spends his time sitting in front of her office, staring at the closed door (and closed blinds) like they were the devil incarnated, somehow hoping to burn them down with his mere thought (which he knows is impossible, not being such a thing as psychs).
And when she leaves her office with the one she used to called "the one and only for her", she knows she shouldn't, also because it's childish, and besides, Greg's married, but she skims over his knuckles, drawing invisible patterns with her fingertips, and the leaves a lingering kiss on the corner of his lips, cupping his face with teary eyes, gulping down a mouthful of saliva for dramatic effect.
When Greg disappears inside the elevator, Jane, like a child, gives her the silent back treatment, all the while clenching his fists so much his knuckles turn stark white, showing that yes, he is indeed definitely not indifferent about his boss.
The second time she makes him jealous she doesn't search for an easy way out, she decides to go all the whole nine yards (not in that sense, of course), and she chooses the person he hates the most (beside Red John and Bertram, of course): Oscar Ardilles.
Getting to "date" Ardilles shouldn't exactly be too hard, since he keeps asking her out from day one, being rejected every single time for one reason or another, and every time he keeps refusing giving up and asks her out again and again (Jane would probably point out that doing the same thing again and again expecting a different outcome may be the very definition of madness).
Of course, she is well aware she isn't in her top 10 any longer, due to her "closeness" to Jane and her readiness to accept/follow/ help him out with his plans, but, lately, due to her subtle manipulation (and Jane's concentration on her motives) the consultant has behaved quite a lot, hence, she and Ardilles are once again on speaking terms, hence, when he wins the Collard case (a case her team is supposed to celebrate about as well, being one of their cases)…
"If I'll ask you to get a drink with me, you'll still say no, right?" her asks her once outside the courtroom, leaning against a wall with a shoulder; the poor man is a bit sad (she had never pitied Ardilles, but right now, she does. Has she been really that cold with him?) while, at her side, Jane keeps grinning, almost laughing at the idea that poor man will once again be rejected (she is quite sure that when he shakes his head, he is thinking about the definition of insanity).
But then, she surprises the hell out of him with a simple answer: "Why not?", and even if she can't stand Ardilles (for the simple fact he can't stand Jane, hence it's like he can't stand her own team), and even if she finds pathetic the way he almost does a celebratory happy dance, barely resisting, the grim expression of shock on Jane's is worth it.
"But… Lisbon, the team expects their team leader to celebrate the victory with them! You don't want to betray and disappoint them, right?" he tries to manipulate her, and under different circumstances, she would even allow him to, but not this time. Besides, she knows the truth: he is the one who'll be disappointed and feel betrayed.
(Looks like plain Teresa got herself a new boy-toy and poor Patrick doesn't want to share? Well, too bad she doesn't care.)
"Well, since the team will feel betrayed…." She starts, and Jane already grins, foretasting yet another victory, and she barely resists the urge of grinning in return. "….I think I'll get a quick drink with them and then I'll see you. Of course, if you don't mind postpone it a little…"
"Actually, boss, we don't mind if you ask for a rain check. It's your case as well, and as long as you celebrate…" Grace smirks- actually smirks- and sends a glance in her direction. Lisbon would really like to roll her eyes. The redhead must think that "grabbing a bit/drink" must be some kind of code between her and Ardilles for "having crazy sex"….
…something that Jane seems to fear, if his bloody, murderous gaze towards her teammates is any indication. Oh dear, she'd really like to laugh- or record him and then show the tape to the man- her consultant is quite comical. And he would be the one unaffected by her…
"Well, in that case…." Ardilles smiles of a 32 (almost completely fake) teeth smile, and shows her the way, grinning victorious, sending a clear message to Jane as he puts an hand (that she barely resist breaking) on the small of her back (no, she didn't miss that there's a match between the alphas). "Shall we, dear?"
She'd rather prefer having Jane calling her "dear", but for once she'll manage to live with this. Also because she's never been prouder of herself then we she spots him hidden between the trees outside the restaurant...
No, she'll never date Ardilles again (too boring and full of himself and self-centered, even more than Jane, and it's saying something) but yes, it has been worth it.