Author's Note: Sorry, maricejayo. As much as I wanted this chapter to be longer, I just couldn't do it. Next chapter should be longer though. Please enjoy anyways!

Chapter 3

Susan Mitchell carried a box of her personal things towards her new temporary office. It was 6:45, giving her 15 minutes to set up before the team came in. She asked them to come in early so they could all get to know each other before they to work.

Walking into the bullpen, she let out a small gasp as the sight in front of her. There was a man asleep on the couch snoring slightly. Shaking her head, Susan approached the man sleeping, but before anything came out of her mouth, a wide grin broke out on his face. Unsure if he was still asleep, she leaned forward to tap the man. Only an inch from his shoulder, he opened his piercing blue eyes, making her gasp again. "You must be Susan Mitchell. I'm Patrick Jane, the consultant for the team. Welcome."

"Uh, thanks. Hope you don't mind me asking, but what are you doing sleeping on the team's couch?" And why are you so damned gorgeous, she asked herself.

"Not the team's couch. My couch. I don't use a desk; I use the couch. Lisbon doesn't really care. You'll come to understand why." Nodding at the explanation, Susan found herself without anything to say, but with an open mouth, gaping at Jane idiotically. Finally gathering control of her feet, Susan moved towards Lisbon's office. Only an inch from the door, Jane's voice broke the silence, making her pause. When he speaks, she listens, but does not turn while the words fill the space between them. "Oh, and I find it flattering that you find me attractive. Thank you."

Shocked, Susan turned around to say something about the inappropriateness of that last comment, but found that he had already fallen back "asleep". Sighing, he entered the office, closing the door behind her.

Susan set up her things rather quickly, finding that she had an extra 10 minutes before the team showed up. Unfortunately, this extra time left her to her thoughts, which wouldn't stray from Patrick Jane. Yes, he was gorgeous, but he was also wild and apparently inappropriate. Though, none of this could keep her from denying her attraction for him. She was single and she knew his past left him available as well. But she couldn't help but wonder why he was still available.

Even though he lost his family in a tragic way didn't mean she didn't have a shot at winning over his heart. The problem was that she probably wouldn't be able to so this in 2 weeks. She would need more time. But how, she thought to herself. Maybe, just maybe, if she were able to prove her readiness and capable abilities, she would win over the team and be the Senior Agent instead of Lisbon. All she had to do was make sure everything ran smoothly.

Glancing at the clock, it said 7:00. Go time.

The team was having a quiet conversation that cut short as soon as Susan stepped into the room. She welcomed them all with a warm smile. "Good morning, everyone! I'm Susan Mitchell, your replacement for the next couple weeks. I hope we can work together smoothly and cooperatively. Can I get some names?"

Cho spoke first. "I'm Agent Kimball Cho. It's nice to meet you. You can just call me Cho." They shook hands and looked to Rigsby. "Hi. I'm Agent Wayne Rigsby. You can call me Rigsby." They, too, shook hands. Finally, it was Van Pelt's turn to speak up. "I'm Agent Grace Van Pelt. Welcome to the team." They just smiled at each other.

"And I've already met Patrick-"

"Uh, I prefer Jane, if you don't mind, Mitchell," Jane interrupted, pleased at the once again shocked expression that took over her face, sitting up from his position on the couch.

"Of course. I apologize, Jane. Well it's great to meet you all. We don't have a case yet, but I'm sure one will show up sooner or later."

Yet no case showed up at all that week. Though Susan didn't quit at trying to get Jane to notice her and talk to her. She wanted to see if Jane felt any sort of attraction for her, but she couldn't tell from behind his mask that he seemed to wear all the time. So she came up with a great plan to try to get some out-of-work time with the mysterious man.

By that Friday, everyone was bored out of their minds, so Susan decided to invite everyone to dinner, her treat. Of course, her plan was to get time with Jane, but she figured it would be a little too out of the ordinary if she only invited him, so she extended the invitation to the whole team.

"Any takers? I was thinking Chinese, my treat." Looking around, it seemed like no one was going to speak up. "Jane?"

"Sure. I guess I could go for some food."

"Cho?"

He shook his head. "Sorry, already have planes for tonight."

Nodding in an understanding way she looked to Rigsby and Van Pelt, who also shook their heads 'no'. "We have plans to hang out just he two of us. Sorry," Rigsby answered, his eyes never leaving Van Pelt's. Even though she was keeping a straight face to the outside world, she was jumping in excitement on the inside. Turning to Jane, she said, "Looks like it's just the two of us. Do you mind?"

Shaking his head, he replied, "Not at all. It will be fun."

Oh, you have no idea, she thought. Tonight was the night to make her move.

Author's Note: What do you think of Susan? Haha don't be afraid to show your hatred of the character…I hate her too :) just had to throw her in there so Jane will throw himself at Lisbon, which should happen within the next two chapters.

Hopefully you liked it! Thanks for reading!

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