Okay I promised that I would revisit this story during this time. I have some basic ideas but I can't promise that it will be an everyday thing like it's predecessor. But let's cross those bridges as they come up and have some holiday fun.

* I own nothing of Rizzoli and Isles I just have the privilege of playing with the characters for a while.

It was December 1st and Maura was sitting at her desk looking through her mail. There was an envelope from her travel agent that she had used for years to plan her trips to Paris during December. She opened it thinking maybe it was brochures or something but it turned out to be a letter inquiring about her up coming travel plans for the month. She stopped and realized that by now she would have normally booked everything for her trip and then smiled because she hadn't even had a thought about Paris one this year.

She sat there thinking about the miracle of believing had brought about in her life last year. Her whole world had been changed in the mere twenty five days of got lost in remembering Jane coming into her office and after seeing her tearing up at a Christmas card demanded her to cancel her travel plans because she was going to give her a Christmas "Rizzoli style."

"What are you grinning about?" Jane asked as she walked into Maura's office without knocking again.

"Jane..." She said being jarred out of her pondering. "I didn't hear you come in."

"Well, I noticed that." She said as she went over and gave her a quick kiss. "What is rattling around in that big brain of yours?"

"I was going through my mail and opened a letter from my travel agency..."

"Travel agency..." Jane said interrupting her. "You going somewhere I need to know about?" She asked raising an eyebrow to emphasize the question.

"No...but I do normally have my reservation for Paris made by now and they we just inquiring if I needed them to be made for this year."

"Oh...if that's all it is, then I do not need to worry about you running off on a romantic holiday without me then, do I?" She asked with a smile and wiggled of eye brows.

"I promise to never leave you behind on my travels. Besides it wouldn't be a "romantic"... She made finger quotation marks before the word romantic, "...without you." She said standing up and hugging the smiling brunette. Pulling away she looked at the woman, "You know, I haven't even thought about Paris this year until that letter."

"Well let's keep it that way then." Jane said picking up the letter and ripped it into little pieces, then made confetti by throwing it up in the air. "A Christmas in Paris is nothing to a Christmas here "Rizzoli style." She said smiling and batting her eyelashes at Maura.

Maura laughed and leaned in for a quick kiss, "I totally agree. Now what brings you to my office detective?"

Jane almost forgot what she had come down to talk with Maura about when she saw the woman's eyes turn a shade of darker green. "Hum... Oh yeah. We need to be out of here by five so we can help ma with the decorations tonight. The decree has been bellowed out and we must comply."

"Jane...your mother doesn't bellow." Jane looked at her like "really."

"Okay... maybe she somewhat demands."

"Bellowing Maur...that's what it's called in Italian." Maura laughed at her girlfriends antics.

"I will be ready by five then."

"Good...see then." She said giving Maura another quick kiss before she left. They only allowed themselves limited physical contact in Maura's office while at work. They found it was just to hard not to have any contact during the day so Maura's office proved to be the only safe place for a quick kiss or hug when needed.

Maura shook her head as she looked at her floor that had all of Jane's party favors laying on it. She went into the lab to grab a broom and dust pan to clean up the small mess left by the out going woman. "Was there something you needed Dr. Isles?" Susie asked seeing her boss in the lab.

"No just cleaning up my office. Seems I've had a small impromptu party in there and I need to sweep up some confetti." She said laughing as she walked out not seeing her assistant looking at her wide eyed and confused. Since the two had become a couple the lab staff had to get use to unusual behavior from Dr. Isles from time to time. Susie just shook the comment off and went back to analyzing the cultures in front of her.

Maura swept up the paper and returned to the thought of Jane coming into her office exactly a year ago. She went to her desk and opened the top drawer where a country Christmas card was laying on top of a stack of folders. She pulled the card out of the drawer and stared at it then held it to her chest with a dreamy smile on her face, "I still believe Santa." She whispered as she placed the card on top of her desk.


Okay let's see what happens this Christmas. :)