A/N So this is my first attempt at fanfic in a really long time, so I'm a little nervous. I hope you enjoy, and remember Reviews are nice!


"I thought you were going to call that Dr. Brennan for a consult." I looked up at Jane as she walked into the morgue.

"No she is in DC, and I don't know if she's busy, I think I can handle this one Jane."

"Wait, do you know this Dr. Brennan?" I looked down, avoiding Jane's question, if I didn't answer I wasn't lying, and if I wasn't lying I wouldn't break out in hives. "You do," Jane stated simply, answering her own question. I nodded and continued to avoid eye contact as I observed the body. "Maura look at me." I looked up at her instinctively, unable to resist her command.

"Jane, incase you haven't noticed, I am an emotional wreck right now, meeting my biological mother, I, I don't need to see my ex-girlfriend too." Somehow I managed to keep my voice steady as I spoke even as the words ex and girlfriend slipped past my lips. Though Temperance and I had split up on amicable terms, I didn't think now was a good time to call her for a consult.

"Your ex-girlfriend? Wait, you're bisexual?" Jane questioned. "I didn't know that, why didn't you tell me?"

"Yes, Temperance is my ex-girlfriend, no I am not bisexual, and my sexual preference was never relevant," I looked at Jane and answered her questions in the order in which they were asked.

"But I thought, well you like men too?" I rolled my eyes at Jane, and she smirked. "I'm supposed to do that," She added with an eye roll of her own, and I couldn't help but smile.

"I do like men, that doesn't make me bisexual Jane. Sexuality is not an exact science, it's fluid. I think people like to categorize things too much. Heterosexual, bisexual, homosexual, not everybody fits a certain category, while I have had sexual relationships with both men and women, I do not consider myself bisexual. Temperance is the only woman that I've had a serious emotional and physical relationship with. Our conversations were always very intellectually stimulating, she's an expert in her field, and the sex was phenomenal, I've never been with anyone like her. And she didn't think I was weird."

"You are weird Maura," She paused for a moment, "But in a good way." I grinned. "Was it a bad breakup?" Jane asked, and I shook my head.

"We separated on good terms, but, I just, I started balling yesterday over a hug, I don't need Tempe here," Jane nodded in understanding.

"You could have told me, you know, about Dr. Brennan. I don't want to push you into requesting a consult that you're not comfortable requesting." I shot her a look. "Especially considering I did that yesterday, I shouldn't have you request two in the same week." I couldn't help but smile at Jane's words.

"Tempe and I discussed work a lot, I think I know what I'm doing here, I don't think I really need to request a consult this time, yesterday was different. Thank you Jane." She turned to leave me alone with the soap mummy. "Jane, why were you so curious about Tempe?" Jane turned back towards me, and I saw something unrecognizable in her dark eyes.

"I wanted to know if I had a chance." She turned to leave again, the door swung open and she started walking down the hall with confidence.

"You'd have a better chance if you came back here and kissed me," I shouted, not bothering to check and see if she had heard me, and before I knew it the door swung open again. Jane wasted no time in pulling me into a fierce kiss and when we were separated we were grinning like fools. I was speechless.

"Dinner, when we solve this case?" She asked, I just nodded, not trusting my voice and she turned and exited the morgue.