Bubblegum

Teresa Lisbon stormed through the bull-pen to her office, hoping that he wasn't following her, though she already knew that he wouldn't. He seemed to know when he had stepped over the line… well, with her anyway, and avoided her for the rest of the day if possible. But she knew he was out there; he was always there. Always in the back of her mind, or in the corner of her vision. And it was becoming harder and harder to suppress the urges that she had. Urges of things that she wanted to do to him… if she was totally honest with herself, she wasn't quite sure what she meant by that phrase anymore.

There were only a few times when she was as frustrated and angry (with him) as this; there were only a handful of times when she had threatened to use her gun… and those opportunities seemed to be presenting themselves more and more lately… and there had never been a time when she had taken those threats one step further and actually used it. Well, there's a first time for everything, isn't there?

She shut the door with a little more force than necessary and collapsed into the chair behind her desk. Resting her head on her hands, she closed her eyes and tried to calm herself down. Whoever said that deep breathing was a good way to calm yourself was talking a load of crap! Making Jane pay for all the problems he had caused her, now that would calm her down… hell, it would make her day, if not her week!

The only question was of course: How to make Jane pay?

Lectures hadn't worked; threats certainly didn't work. If he wouldn't act like such a child all the time, then maybe, just maybe she could get through to him. There was just no reasoning with him when he was like that, though. The only way that she could possibly do that; the only way that reasoning with him would actually make a difference, would be if she beat him at his own game…

Her head jerked up from her hands as she mentally berated herself for wasting so much of her time and energy. The idea seemed to just hit her from out of nowhere. Of course! Why hadn't she thought of it before? It was so simple, and yet it would suit the situation perfectly; suddenly the phrase 'if you can't beat them, join them' took on a whole meaning.

If she couldn't beat Jane using her own tricks, borrowing a couple of his wouldn't hurt her situation any, would they? At the very least, it would make her job a little more enjoyable… and Jane a little more bearable, if she could move the ball occasionally into her court. God knows it had been in Jane's for way to long!

She wasn't going to ask herself how she would do it; the first thing that you learnt about Jane was that he believed in spontaneity. The first thing that came into his head, regardless of the situation; no matter how stupid, annoying or dangerous, that was the first thing that he did. It was probably why he was so good at cracking cases; if he didn't care what people thought, there was no reason for him to hold back.

So, she decided to take a leaf out of Patrick Jane's book, (she never thought that she would ever think that was a good idea, let alone actually do it!) and use the first thing that caught her eye to get back at him. To make it a purely random choice, she closed her eyes and looked down at her desk. She counted to ten slowly, before quickly opening her eyes and focusing on the first thing that they fell on.

Lisbon had to admit that she was a little surprised when she took in what was to be her weapon against the great Patrick Jane. Still, she couldn't stop a slight smile creep onto her face at the thought of what would be in store for Jane tomorrow.

What she didn't know was how much it would change both their lives… though Jane always insisted that it would happen; Lisbon's pay-back was just a catalyst for a reaction that was already taking place.

And later, when everyone asked them how it had happened, Jane was always conveniently elsewhere, leaving her to answer them… and she only had one thing to say to them: It started with a bubblegum wrapper.

Jane was confused; it was one of the few, rare times when he was genuinely confused, not acting so that Lisbon would take pity on him. When he walked through the door and made his way to his couch, he knew instantly that something was different about today.

It wasn't that the bull-pen was empty; there had been plenty of times when he had been the only one there for hours. The fact that they didn't have any pressing cases to keep them busy was another reason as to why Cho, Rigsby and van Pelt were MIA. He knew that Lisbon was here because… well, he actually didn't quite have an answer to that. It seemed as if he always knew where she was, regardless of whether he was in her vicinity, or over the other side of the field, as it were…

That's it! Lisbon! That's why everything felt so weird. Lisbon hadn't picked up on her rant from yesterday. Normally she would have started as soon as he parked his ass on the couch, though she toned it down when there were other people around. Now, when they were alone together, it was an entirely different story…

"Morning, Jane," Lisbon's happy voice broke him away from his inner thoughts, and pulled him back into the bull-pen. Needless to say, Jane was confused… and now wary; it wasn't very happy that Lisbon was happy when she saw him, let alone when she saw him first thing in the morning.

His confusion increased ten-fold when he saw her sit down at van Pelt's desk with a stack of paperwork. She seemed to sense that he was staring at her, and answered his silent question. "I'm already stuck here because I have to write reports validating all the stunts that you pulled yesterday. I don't want to be shut up in my office on such a beautiful day." She picked up a pen from the desk and proceeded to ignore him. Nothing unusual there, then.

Jane was still a little… okay, a lot curious as to why she was sitting at van Pelt's desk. For one, Rigsby's desk was much closer to the window; for another, she could easily take the elevator and sit in the park opposite the building. But, instead of asking her more questions (and getting himself into more trouble in the process; he wasn't up for it today), he shrugged and layed back on his couch. He decided to close his eyes; since it didn't look as if they had a case today, maybe he could catch that sleep that had been evading him for the past few days.

As soon as she saw him lie back on his couch (my couch, she added to herself) and close his eyes, Lisbon decided to put her plan into action. Let's see how he feels when he gets a taste of his own medicine. Waiting for a few moments, she reached into her pocket, and pulled out a foil package. Jane opened his eyes when he heard the rustling of plastic, and looked up to see where it was coming from. He frowned slightly when he saw Lisbon pop something pink into her mouth.

"What are you eating?" Lisbon put her best innocent face on, before looking over to him.

"Bubblegum." She reached into her pocket and pulled out another. "Want one?"

Jane brought his arm up to rest his head on his hand, and declined, that smile once again appearing on his face. "No, thank you. Why are you eating bubblegum?"

She shook her head. "I'm not eating it; I'm chewing it. There's a difference you know, Jane. You should know that, considering who you are." She looked away, quickly hiding her smile for him. But, he noticed it. Of course he noticed! Look who she was talking to!

Jane's smile grew bigger, when he saw her look away. "Sorry, my mistake. So, why are you chewing bubblegum?" He sat up slightly, wanting to see her face.

She shrugged. "I don't know. Just needed something to take my mind off of it, I guess." She smiled to herself; that ought to get his curiosity going.

"Take your mind off of what?" He had to admit that she had certainly piqued his interest. What exactly had been plaguing her so much that she had to resort to chewing gum to take her mind off of it?

"Take my mind off of how much I want to punch you in the nose, after all of the stunts you pulled yesterday. Either that, or I might take up my threat of using my gun. God knows I've said it enough times." She looked at him, and saw his smile falter slightly. Walked right into that one, didn't you Jane?

"Well, I walked into that one, didn't I?" He flashed her a quick smile, before lying back down, and closing his eyes once more. "Well, if you don't mind, I'm going to try and get some sleep. Wake me up if something happens." Though he knew that there was little chance of anything happening today… Oh, but if he only knew how wrong he was!

Lisbon went back to her paperwork, and carried on filling in the events of what had happened, all the while plotting her next move. He may think that she had finished messing with him… but she had only just begun. Time for Phase Two.

POP!

Jane almost jumped out of his skin at the sound. His eyes flew open, and he looked over at Lisbon again. She grinned slightly, and rolled the gum around in her mouth a little before biting down on it.

"What are you doing?"

"Popping my gum. What does it look like?"

"Well… would you stop?"

"Why should I stop?" She rolled the gum around her mouth again.

"Beacause it's annoying, and I haven't slept for the past three days…"

"Well, your irregular sleeping patterns are not my concern." She shuffled her papers, makign herself look busy.

"Even so. Could you please stop?" The smile was gone from his face, and he looked as if he meant it. Lisbon made herself look as if she were contemplating it for a few seconds, before she looked back at him.

"I don't think so." She grinned at him, rolling the gum around and popping it again.

POP!

"Lisbon, please. Act your age, not your shoe size." It was obvious that she was beginning to get to him. Good, she thought to herself. But I'm not even close to being done with you yet.

"I could say the same to you, Jane." With that, she turned back to the desk, leaving him to think about what she had just said.

What exactly had she meant by that? It didn't take him long to realise that she was using the gum to get back at him. Something about 'using his own tricks against him', probably. That was the easy part to work out; the hard part was figuring out why he was having a strange reaction to Lisbon… well, stranger than was normal for him, anyway.

He had admitted to himself a while ago that he had feelings for Lisbon. Feelings that went beyond the normal work relationship. There had also been several times when he believed that Lisbon harboured secret feelings for him too. Of course, she would never admit it to anyone; especially not to him. She was the boss; she couldn't have a relationship with someone she worked with. It would undermine so many of the rules that she enforced on the rest of the team… plus, it would mean admitting that he was right. And she was always the last one to do that!

Of course, that didn't mean that he couldn't think about what it would be like. Dating Teresa Lisbon. What an adventure that would be! A smile appeared on his lips when he thought about it. Getting Lisbon to admit her feelings for him would be a challenge; a challenge that he would gladly take up. Evem if it was only to see if her lips were as smooth, and tasted as sweet as they looked… made all the sweeter by that piece of sugar rolling around in her mouth.

That piece of pink sugar that he couldn't seem to take his eyes off of.

A few minutes passed in a silence that gave Jane time to think. Then again, that wasn't exactly much of a good thing. It just made him realise that he was getting more and more distracted by that pink gum in her mouth. Jane couldn't help but find the sight quite arousing… scratch that. Very arousing. And extremely erotic at that. He couldn't help but stare at the way her tongue wrapped around the pink substance. God, the things that she could do with that tongue! Needless to say, it was doing things to him that weren't entirely appropriate for the situation… God, the things he was feeling wouldn't be appropriate in any situation! Was it just him, or was it suddenly very hot in there?

However, even the way that she manipulated that gum couldn't take away from the annoying sound that was made when she popped it.

POP!

"Lisbon, if you pop that gum one more time, I'm going to have to forcibly remove it from your mouth." He almost growled at her; she looked over at him, and saw his eyes darken slightly when she licked her lips. His eyes seemed to follow her tongue as it worked its way across her lips.

"I'd like to see you try." A smirk appeared on her face, as she rolled the gum in her mouth, before popping it.

POP!

He was off of his couch, over to van Pelt's desk, and leaning over her chair in three seconds. The look in his eyes told her that he was seriously contemplating his threat. He wouldn't go through with it, though… but she wanted to see how far she could push him. Instead of backing down from his figure towering over her, she met his gaze.

"You gonna make good on that threat, Jane? Or is it empty like so many others I've heard?" She raised an eyebrow, and readied herself to blow another bubble… only Jane never gave her a chance.

His lips were on hers before she knew what was happening.

She gasped from the shock of it, giving Jane's tongue the opportunity to dart into her mouth, feeling around for the gum, hoping that she hadn't accidentally swallowed it. Luckily, he found it tucked in the inside of her cheek; he probed at it slightly, before using his tongue to bring it into his own mouth.

He released her lips, only to drag them up across her cheek, and place them close to her ear. "Can't say that I didn't warn you." He pulled away, reached into his mouth and threw her gum into the bin. He glanced back to see her green eyes wide with surprise. Oddly enough, she didn't seem disgusted by his actions; rather, she tilted her head slightly to look him in the eyes.

"Where did that come from?" She asked him, while trying to catch her breath. Kissing your boss wasn't exactly one of those things that you did everyday.

"I don't know what you're talking about." She raised her eyebrows. "I was just making good on my threat; didn't want it to be an empty one now, did I?" He layed back down on his couch, and closed his eyes once more.

Another silence followed; only this time, it was Lisbon's time to think. She realised that she was licking her lips, and stopped. It wasn't as if it was that good a kiss anyway. Sure, his lips felt nice against hers… but that could be said for anyone's. Sure, she had a strange feeling in her stomach when he had kissed her… but that could have been anything. It certainly wasn't an response to when Jane had kissed her. It couldn't be…

… So why couldn't she stop thinking about it?

She had admitted to herself a long time ago that her feelings for Jane went far beyond those of a normal work relationship. Despite the fact that he never listened to her, always pushed her to the limit, and never seemed to worry about what might happen to him… there was something about him that always made her think twice before firing him. Something that plagued her on a constant basis; something that made her think of what it would be like.

Dating Patrick Jane.

When she first met him, she would have said no, that it would never happen in a million years… then, as she got to know him, that 'million years' decreased to half a million… then a hundred thousand… than a thousand… until now, when she could finally admit to herself that she had a thing for Patrick Jane…

And judging from that kiss, she could safely say that Patrick Jane had a thing for her too. Okay, so maybe the kiss wasn't so bad. I wouldn't mind it happening again, anyway. And she knew just the way to do it.

A few more seconds of silence before Jane heard the rustling of plastic again. He looked over at Lisbon, and watched as she popped another piece of bubblegum in her mouth. She sent him a smile. "Since you took my other piece; I wan't quite finished with it."

He sent her a look back; a look that told her that she would be sorry if she popped her gum. Her smile grew bigger, as she licked her lips slightly.

POP!

Again, Jane was up off of his couch and over to the desk, before she could blink. He leaned down over her chair so that he could look her in the eye. "What did I tell you about popping your gum, Lisbon?"

"I'm sorry, Jane. I just can't seem to help myself; seem to have lost control over my mouth." She rolled the gum in around her mouth again, biting down on it. "Remind you of anyone?" She looked up at him through her lashes, and he was hard pressed (quite literally) not to take her lips again… only this time, he wouldn't stop at a kiss.

"Well… just don't let it happen again."

"I'll try." He pushed away from the chair, and walked back to his couch. He heard Lisbon move away from van Pelt's desk, and walk over to her office. Just before she closed the door, she called to him. "Jane?"

He knew even before he turned his head what she was going to do… and yet he still turned to look at her. There was a glint in her eyes that he hadn't seen before. She knew that what she was doing was having an effect on him. The fact that she hadn't pulled away when he jad kissed her just minutes before had shown him that. While that time had only been to get a rise out of him (she had executed that perfectly!), this time, she was doing it on purpose.

POP!

Before his brain could process what he was doing, he was through the door to her office; before he knew what he was doing, he found himself holding Lisbon against the door, arms on either side of her, blocking her escape, and trapping her between him and the door. Not that she seemed scared, angry, or any of the things that he would have guessed her to be. That glint in her eyes had returned, and she licked her lips in anticipation of what was to come.

As with his previous actions, his lips attacked hers with a ferocity that she didn't know he possessed. He took his time in finding the gum, wanting to taste her first before he removed the gum. As his tongue ran over the softness of her mouth, it probed for the gum, which she relinquished willingly. He released her lips for a moment and threw the gum away, uncaring as to where it fell. His lips returned to hers, this time in a softer kiss.

Her lips moved gently with his, her arms moving from against the door to wrap around his neck. He gently coaxed her mouth open, savouring the delights within, while he stroked her tongue. Now that he knew she wasn't going anywhere any time soon, his hands moved away from the door too. One wrapped around her waist, pulling her closer towards him, while the other moved to cup her cheek, allowing him to deepen the kiss further, receiving a moan from Lisbon in the process.

Meanwhile, her hands had moved from around his neck to the buttons on his vest. He released her lips so that they could both breathe, resting his head against hers. They were both panting heavily. His fingers caressed her cheek, and she leaned into his touch. Her hands, finger shaking slightly, started to unbutton his vest. The hand on her waist rached up to caprutre her hands, stopping their work. "Lisbon?" She kept her eyes on her hands, revelling in the warmth that his hand provided. "Lisbon?" Still nothing. She was biting her lip slightly. His thumb moved over from her cheek to work it out of the grip of her teeth, groaning lightly when her tongue brushed against it.

"Teresa?"

Her eyes shot up to his, when she heard her name fall from his lips. Those eyes that were almost black with desire. Desire for her. "Jane?" She knew that if her voice couldn't portray how much she wanted this, her eyes certainly could. As he looked into them he seemed to find what he was looking for, because he let go of her hands. She worked through the rest of the buttons, silently berating him for wearing so many stupid layers, with all those damn buttons.

When all of them were undone she looked up at Jane again, before pushing both his vest and shirt off of his shoulders, letting them fall to the floor. "Wow Jane," she breathed as she took in his toned chest. "Where have you been hiding this?"

He smiled. "Under all my stupid layers, with all those damn buttons." His smile grew when he saw her eyes drop down, and her face flush red. "That's all right, Lisbon. I have the same thoughts about you." Her eyes shot up to his again, a silent question in them.

"It's true." His eyes ran up her arms, savouring the smooth texture of her skin, over to the buttons on her shirt. "I think that, right now, you are wearing far too many layers." His hands pushed the buttons through their holes, brushing over the skin that he exposed. As he reached the bottom, his hands wrapped around her waist again, pulling her towards him once more.

Lisbon gasped when she felt him pressed against her. "Jane? Is that a gun in your pocket, or are you just happy to see me?" She shivered slightly as he pushed her shirt off of her shoulders, and lowered his mouth to her neck. He kissed his way up, along her jaw, to her ear.

"You won't let me have a gun, remember?" He bit down gently on her ear, eliciting a long drawn-out moan. He pushed the straps of her bra from her shoulders, and it fell down to the floor. She hadn't realised that he had already undone the fastening, but she didn't stop him. Instead, she ran her hand up into his hair and grabbed a fistful, while the other wrapped around his neck, pulling him into another kiss.

He ran his hands up and down her torso, amazed at the velvety softness of her skin, and feeling an odd hunger take over him, as she responded by arching into him. They were so close that he feel her breats pushing against her chest. He cupped them in his hands and brushed his thumb over her nipples, making them harden in his hands. He delighted as she pulled away from his lips, and threw her head back into the door, moaning her appreciation.

Her reaction encouraged him to go further; he kissed down her neck towards the full globes of flesh that he held in his hands. She hissed quietly as he took a nipple into his mouth, flicking his tongue across it, while his hand massaged the other. The hand that was in his hair pulled him closer towards her, as she enjoyed his actions with breathy moans.

As he moved his attentions, and his mouth, to her neglected breast, he moved his hand down to the button on her trousers, while hers did the same. Before too long, they were both standing in their underwear, Jane's noticeably tented, their lips once again attached.

His hand was still there; his fingers dangerously close to where she wanted him, and yet not quite touching her. He kissed his way up to her ear, nipping it slightly. "Is this what you want, Teresa?" Considering their situation, it seemed stupid to use anything but their first names.

"Patrick, I have wanted this for so long… much longer than I should have. I wouldn't be here, otherwise." She moved her hips towards his hand, trying to tell him what her words could not. "Please, Patrick."

He kissed her gently as his fingers slipped beneath her underwear, and sliding within her, his thumb grazing against her bundle of nerves, drawing lazy circles around it. He swallowed the moan that exited from her mouth. As he began to slowly move them in and out of her, Jane had to remark upon something. "You taste like strawberries…" He whispered it into her mouth, loving the way that her breath was coming out in pants.

Her hips bucked against his, making his boxers even more uncomfortable than they already were. He sped up his movements, his fingers moving faster, the circles around her clit getting smaller, and Lisbon's pants getting louder and shallower.

Her head hit the back of the door, her eyes flew open, and they burned molten hot as his name burst from her lips as she climaxed. Jane didn't think that he had never seen a more arousing sight, than what was right in front him.

Bringing his fingers away from her body, he couldn't help but taste the juices that covered them. Her eyes met his as he licked one of his fingers clean, groaning at the taste of her. "… And cream."

Though her brain was still in a slight haze, she still heard him. "What?"

"You taste like strawberries and cream." He captured her lips in another kiss, and they both groaned as the taste of her merged with the taste of her mouth. He pushed her into the door, pressing his hips against hers.

"I want to be inside you, Teresa."

"Good…" She reached down and began to push his boxers down, while he did the same to hers. "… because I've been imagining you inside me, ever since you used my gum as an excuse to kiss me."

He growled, and caught her lips in a passionate kiss as he thrust deeply into her. She gasped against his mouth, gripping his shoulders with her fingers. They both held still for a moment; Jane leaned his head against the door, his head spinning at the feeling of having Lisbon around him; Lisbon revelling in the feeling of having Jane inside her. His fingers were nothing, compared to this.

After a few moments, Lisbon spoke. "Well, Patrick. Are you just going to stand there, or are you going to fuck me?"

Hearing her words, Jane looked over to her, his lips curling slightly into his trademark grin. "Well, I was thinking about staying like this forever. But, since you asked so nicely…"

"Patrick. Fuck me. Please."

He didn't need to be told twice.

Gripping her arms, he pinned them above her head. Capturing her lips again, he began to rock his hips against hers slowly. She wrapped her legs around his waist, silently asking him to go faster and deeper.

Jane was more than happy to oblige. Their bodies fit together perfectly. It was almost as if they were two pieces of a jigsaw puzzle. Her hips rose to meet his; a thin sheen of sweat covering their bodies caused them to slide over each other.

He could feel her body begin to tense. He could feel her inner muscles fluttering around him. He worked his hand between them, rubbing his fingers over the little bundle of nerves, sending her over the edge. Another long, drawn-out moan escaped from her lips and into his mouth. The feeling of her muscles tensing and relaxing around him was too much for him to take, and he thrust hard three more times before being brought over the edge too. He collapsed against her, pushing her into the door again.

They were both shaking as they stood there, pressed against each other. Their bodies were wet with their sweat, their hair plastered to their skin, and they were panting heavily. They looked into each other's eyes, and saw emotions that had never been there before.

After a minute or two, Lisbon looked up to him. "So… what do we do now?"

Jane looked down at her, then over to her desk. He must have seen something there, beacause he met her gaze again with a large grin on his face.

"Got any more chewing gum?" The grin on her face was a match to his own.

An hour later, Cho, Rigsby and van Pelt walked into the bull-pen.

"Boss? Jane? I wonder where they are." Rigsby walked over to his desk, and collapsed into his chair.

Van Pelt had an idea. "We were gone for a long time; maybe the tension was too much, and they finally gave into each other."

Cho looked over at her as he sat down. "Yeah. Maybe they finally gave in, and killed each other." He reached for his book.

Van Pelt looked at him in surprise. "You're joking, right?"

"Like that is any less believable than what you said."

Van Pelt walked over to his desk. "Have you seen the way they've been looking at each other lately? The way they've been acting?"

"Yeah. Jane's been more annoying than usual, and Lisbon's just itching for a reason to use her gun. But I'm sure it's all just an act, and they're in Lisbon's office right now…" he looked up at her "… giving into each other."

They both glanced over at Rigsby, both asking the same question: 'What do you think?'

Of course, what they actually meant was: 'See things my way… or die!'

And Rigsby knew this; as a result, when van Pelt got tired of waiting and asked him directly, he had his answer all planned out.

"Well? What do you think, Rigsby?"

"Do you think they restocked the fridge while we were out? I'm starving." He quickly walked over to the other side of the room, wanting to get as far away as possible.

Van Pelt walked over to her desk, deciding not to talk to either of them for the rest of the day. That was… until she saw her desk.

"Why are there bubblegum wrappers all over my desk?"

A/N:- Hope you enjoyed it! :-P