Author's Note: I had this idea in my mind for a long time and I desperately wanted to try it. It will be angst, but I don't think you will cry…

Jane and Maura aren't dating, still best friends.

[Warning: Next chapters will contain main character's death]

—-

CHAPTER 1:

A cry woke Jane up.

"Uhmmm," she slowly rose from the bed, trying not to wake up Maura, who was lying next to her. Jane walked to the baby crib and took crying Dylan to her arms.

"Ssssssh sweetheart, what's up?" she whispered and held Dylan closer to her chest. She walked around with her, rocking her baby in her embrace, silently watching Maura.

Jane was overtaken with memories. She remembered the beginning of her last trimester. That was when Maura suggested for Jane to move in with her - just because she could help Jane better. So Jane did. She spent most of her time either in BPD or at Maura's anyway. And when Jane started having rough nights because of her pregnancy, Maura suggested for her to sleep with her in her king sized bed. So Jane did. And stayed there even after the baby was born. And even after nine months. Just because it felt right and Maura wanted her there.

Jane smiled at the memory of her going to labor. She woke up in the middle of the night, panicking, but Maura got the situation and everything was fine. She also held Jane's hand through the labor (and got a bone broken from the strong grip, but Jane will never find out about that) and stood by her when Jane held her beautiful baby for the first time. Maura was there when Dylan cried every two hours in the night. Maura helped to change the diapers, feed the baby and run the household. Maura and Dylan were the only people who got through all Jane's steel walls.

Jane put sleeping Dylan to the crib and crawled to the bed again.

—

Maura woke up and quick glance at the alarm told her it was 8:17. She noticed that there's a Jane's arm wrapped around her. It didn't surprise her, it happened to them all the time since their first "sleepover". That made Maura smile. "Are we having a sleepover or is this your way of telling me you're attracted to me?". She didn't tell Jane then and she didn't tell her at any of their following sleepovers. She was so afraid she would lose her best friend that she just kept her mouth shut. Even though she knew this was love and not just a crush. If they gave it a chance, they could be everything either of them ever wanted. But there was the fear…

Maura carefully watched Jane's sleeping face. She looked so peaceful that Maura couldn't tear her eyes off her. Suddenly Jane stirred and cracked one eye open.

"Morning." she said in deep sleepy voice and buried her face to a pillow.

"Good morning Jane," Maura whispered with a chuckle. "Have you slept well? I didn't hear Dylan crying this night?"

"Well she did and she did so twice."
"Oh I'm sorry!"
"Why, you weren't crying…" Jane lifted her head from the pillow and grinned at Maura.

"I could have taken care of it-"
"Maur', it's okay, really."

Maura smiled at Jane with relief in her eyes.

"Isn't today your free day off work?" Jane asked.

"It is."
"I thought that I could go to work on Friday instead of tod-"
"You don't have to be there every week Jane, you know that and Sergeant Korsak have told you so eleven times already."

"It's only one or two days a week Maura, come on!"

Raised voice woke Dylan up from sleep and she started crying. Maura immediately got up from the bed, went for Dylan and put her between herself and Jane on the bed. Then she rolled onto her side and played with her, not aware of Jane's loving gaze on her.

"I thought about going to a park today?" Jane suggested, her voice a little less husky from the sleep.

"I think that's a good idea." Maura finally lifted her gaze and met Jane's eyes with so much love in them that she thought she must be still asleep dreaming.

"Wanna handle the kid or breakfast?" Jane smirked while getting out of the bed.