A/N: I don't own any of the characters or the show. Title credit goes to album name of the second album by the band "The Sounds".

Chapter 1

She never thought their night would end the way it did. It wasn't fair, neither of them deserved this to happen. Especially not Maura. What did the sweetest girl in the world do to deserve this? Jane couldn't chase away the thoughts that she could have done something, should have done something, to prevent this.

In all actuality however, Jane could never have protected Maura from what happened that night.

Maura hadn't been able to stop staring at Jane and smiling all evening. They weren't doing anything out of the ordinary; it was a typical Saturday night for the two women. They shared pizza while watching a movie on Jane's couch at her apartment. While it appeared so habitual on the outside, it felt so entirely different on the inside to both women.

They were chatting about the lack of love life each of them seemed to share when something clicked inside of Jane. She couldn't keep it in any longer. Maura deserved to hear the words Jane so wanted to say many times before.

"I would never have broken your heart like everyone else has, Maura."

The entire atmosphere seemed to shift as soon as the words left Jane's mouth. Maura had a burning desire in her heart since she met Jane for her to speak to her in that way. And it finally happened. Finally.

She didn't allow herself the time to wonder if her subtle- and not so subtle- flirtations and hints at her immense love for Jane finally transuded into her brain. Instead she decided that actions speak louder than words tonight. So she leaned closer to Jane with her lips still stretched into a grin and took a deep breath as she would no longer have to wonder what it felt like to kiss Jane Rizzoli.

Jane's lips parted in anticipation of kissing Maura. Her mouth suddenly started to water and she craved something she hadn't even tasted yet. Unable to wait any longer, Jane closed the space between their faces and kissed Maura's delicate lips. It was soft, yet sticky from Maura's lipgloss. It was more wondrous than Jane ever imagined. The taste was so uniquely Maura and Jane wasn't sure why. It tasted like coming home. Jane wasn't usually one for clichés but she was surprised that there were no fireworks outside of her window. Their first kiss felt like an explosion.

After what was only a few minutes but felt like hours, they separated. They beamed at one another and just to make sure she didn't imagine it, Maura exclaimed.

"Wow. Jane. I-" Maura Isles became speechless and couldn't search for the right words to say. She didn't think words to describe how she was feeling even existed.

"Yeah, me too, Maur."

When they searched each other's eyes for words they both found the same imagery. Both sets of warm eyes showed a mix of affection, love, and excitement with a yearning for the other woman. With such a strong desire for the rest of their night to go without a hitch, Maura decided to speak again first.

"Jane, I've been in love with you for so long now. I've imagined this scenario so many times before and nothing could have prepared me for how immaculate it would actually be."

"Me too, Maura. I've been in love with you for as long as I can remember. I'm just sorry it's taken me so long to get the courage to say something."

Jane looked away from Maura, a little ashamed of being so scared of the beautiful, tender woman sitting next to her.

"Jane, you have nothing to be sorry for. You've finally said something and I've finally done something about it."

They shared a sweet and knowing smile with one another until Maura came to a realization. The smile on her face turned into a frown so quickly that it made Jane think it was regret.

"Oh my god! Bass! I haven't been home all day to feed him and your mother isn't in town. I can't believe I forgot."

Jane's fear turned into relief as she let out a sigh.

"Jane, i'm so sorry but I need to take care of him. I know we have a lot to discuss but we can do that tomorrow. Plus, this might give you some time to miss me."

Maura's lips turned into a smirk as she stood up. Jane stood up to face Maura and pulled her in for another kiss, this time deeper than the first. She understood the importance of pets, especially how important Bass was to Maura. Maura's leaving didn't make Jane upset but she knew she definitely would miss her more than usual until the next time they saw each other.

As they pulled out of the kiss Jane made an executive decision.

"I'm going to pick you up in the morning for a breakfast date. So be ready at 9 am sharp."

Stealing one more quick kiss, Maura bounced out the door to get to her car. Both women couldn't control their giddiness pushing it's way to the outside of their bodies. When Jane closed the door she did a victory dace all the way to her bathroom.

When Jane laid down in her bed after her quick nightly routine, she reached for her phone. With no new messages or calls she set the phone next to her and replayed the evening in her head. It couldn't have gone any better. All the rejection she feared now seemed so trivial. The grin wouldn't wipe itself off of Jane's face and she didn't care at all.

When her phone started to ring she answered without looking at it with a sultry "hello", thinking it would be Maura.

"Janie, you gotta come down here."

"Frankie?"

Jane sat up at the shakey tone of voice on the other end of the phone, the grin falling from her soft lips.

"Janie, there's been an accident. It's, it's, M-"

Barely above a whisper, the name that sounded sweeter than sugar to Jane slipped from her mouth.

"Maura."

A/N: More to come soon :) let me know what you think.