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FOUR - Not every woman
Episode Tag to "Lady In Red", considering that Lisbon and Jane took one car back, while the rest of the team was in another.
"What exactly is it that you meant by telling Rigsby 'Go for it'?"
Teresa Lisbon was looking sternly at her team's consultant, who was ignoring her look, obviously finding everything around far more interesting than her. She had stopped him and sent Cho away, and then waited for the three agents to walk to the other car.
"Nothing special, you know, just such a thing between men." Patrick Jane knew far too well that Lisbon wasn't stupid and wouldn't buy it that way; it would have been too easy. But a man could try, couldn't he?
"This thing got a name? Some Graceful name maybe?" He really would have been surprised if she hadn't known.
"Come on, he deserves a bit of... love and affection," he tried, knowing that this time, he had failed.
"That's not funny, Jane. There are rules. You shouldn't encourage agents to start relationships with their co-workers. It will only result in problems." He was about to say 'Yes, mum', but decided that it was much wiser to just keep quiet. As expected, when he didn't respond, Lisbon simply went on. "And now tell me - what is this whole 'I can have every woman I want' stuff really about?
"Um... actually it was more 'I can seduce every woman I want', if you really want to know it, but this, too, was... a thing between men. I was trying to help Rigsby," he shrugged.
"So this is working on every woman, you say?"
"To be exact, I was talking about the women at the funeral, but... Yes, you could also say it that way."
"Even on me?"
He didn't answer immediately, just raised an eyebrow and watched Rigsby, Van Pelt and Cho get into the second car and drive away before he spoke again, still not looking at her.
"No. Because you are not every woman."
"I'm not sure if this was as charming as it obviously was meant to be," she teased - and it finally got her his full attention. He grinned mischievously when he turned towards her, but became deadly serious when he stepped into her personal space, and looked her so deep into the eyes that she nearly stumbled backwards.
"Teresa," he began, his voice soothingly soft and seductive. But he could see that she was withstanding his advances. "You're not like every woman out there who just longs for a man to seduce her, to grab her and make her his." She swallowed hardly, yet didn't give in. "You're strong, confident, and you're beautiful. You don't need a man to conquer you because you wouldn't give away the control. You choose the man you want, not the other way around." She couldn't hold herself from shivering when he took her hands into his and let his thumbs caress the backs of her hands ever so slightly. "You know what you want and you wouldn't let anyone act against your wishes," he continued, noticing that she still tried to resist him, although she was already fighting hard. "You make the rules and a man will follow them, because he will hopelessly fall for you." His face was only millimeters away from hers and she was ready to give in, when he murmured: "You're not like the women out there. You are so much better in many ways." With this, he kissed the tip of her nose and let go of her, getting into the car.
She needed a few seconds to gather herself; then she smiled and shook her head. Which was to be demonstrated. No doubt, he was a seducer, maybe the best around, and probably many women would fall for him and this strategy. And although she had been able to withstand him - more or less - she swore to herself that one day, she would let him test and successfully use his skills on her again.
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