Title: A Divine Accident
By: Bailee
Pairing: Jane/Maura
Summary: The most wonderful of all things in life, I believe, is the discovery of another human being with whom one's relationship has a growing depth, beauty, and joy as the years increase. It is a sort of divine accident, and the most wonderful of all things in life.
Disclaimer: I don't own, I rent.
A/N: In my opinion, there is a bit of a void when it comes to Rizzles fics. This is my attempt to fill that void. I've never read a story like this one (though if it exists, please tell me, I would LOVE to read it!) I honestly don't know where it's going yet or if you guys will like it enough for me to continue, but I couldn't get this out of my head, so let me know what you all think!
Chapter One
"Breakfast"
As the sun rose and began to peek through the windows in my bedroom, I felt myself begin to wake. I lay there, enjoying the quiet; I knew this was the only time I would find it today. In another hour or two, all hell would break loose, as Jane would say.
We had gotten used to the quiet. It had been just the two of us for so long, alone in this big, empty house, but I knew neither of us would trade the craziness we would surly endure later today.
I slowly make my way out of bed, smiling at my wife next to me. I didn't wake her, I never did, and I made my way into our closet, pulling on a pair of dark jeans and a simple red shirt. I then quickly ran a brush through my hair and braided it down the back, skipping the makeup.
As I made my way down the hall, I peeked into the guest bedroom and couldn't help but smile at the three little girls and one little boy all tucked in together in the king size bed. As quietly as I could, I closed the door behind me and went to start the coffee.
Even after all these years, no matter how many fancy espresso makers I buy her, she still prefers the cheap instant stuff. I will never understand it.
As if on cue, two arms wrap around my waist and pull me in closer. Jane placed a kiss to my shoulder before releasing me and moving to sit on one of the stools at the island.
"Morning. The kids still asleep?"
"Yes, I just checked on them a few minutes ago. I thought we could enjoy a few minutes of peace and quiet before they woke."
"Brilliant idea. See, this is why you're the genius."
"Actually, Jane, my high IQ is why I'm the genius."
Jane rolled her eyes as I placed a kiss on her cheek, and then began making the batter for Angela's homemade pancakes. Jane rose and retrieved the paper from the porch, then promptly flipped to the crossword and Sudoku, leaving everything else for me to read later.
She had barely made it through five clues when she heard the tiny footsteps walking toward the kitchen. She sat down the paper and put it aside with the rest.
"Morning, Joey, how did you sleep?" Jane asked him and pulled him up to sit on his lap, wrapping her arms around his tiny torso and giving him a kiss on top of his head.
"I slept good."
"Well, baby, you slept well." I corrected him, walking over to give him a kiss on the cheek, then moved back to my pancakes, crafting a couple into bunnies for him.
"Hey, where's my kiss?" Jane protested, giving me her best pout.
"You already got yours, how many do you need?"
"I could never have enough."
I smiled at her, grateful that even after thirty-one years of marriage, she could still warm my heart when she said things like that.
"Joey, sweetie, can you go wake the girls? The pancakes are almost finished."
"Mmkay, Grandma."
I watched as he ran back to the bedroom, and then walked over to my wife, taking her by surprise and kissing her hard on the mouth. She instantly responded turning toward me and wrapping her arms around my waist. I tangled my fingers in her now much lighter curly hair, pulling her even closer to me. After a few moments, I pulled back, gave her one last peck, and then smiled at her before returning to my pancakes.
"What was that for?"
"Just being you."
She smiled, the one I knew she reserved just for me, and I couldn't help but smile back. Our moment was cut short, however, when four small kids joined us in the room, Joey reclaiming his seat on Jane's lap and the girls each taking theirs next to her.
"Morning, girls."
"Morning, Nonna," they replied in unison, not wasting any time before digging in when I sat their plates down in front of them.
I couldn't help but grin at the sight of my perfect little family all sitting around the kitchen, enjoying each other's company. When they had all finished, I cleared their plates, and then dismissed them all to get dressed.
"We have to leave in thirty minutes to get to Cassie's game on time, I don't want us being late again."
I looked at Jane when I said it so she knew I wasn't referring to our grandkids' ability to get distracted, but her own instead.
"One time I made us late and you just won't let it go."
"Yes, Jane, in thirty-eight years I have known you, you have only ever made us late once. My mistake."
"At least you can admit when you're wrong."
I gave her a smack on the arm, and then followed her back into our bedroom, watching as she changed and got ready for the day. Cassie had just turned seven and couldn't wait to start playing softball, though I was starting to think Jane might have been even more excited than she was.
It had been a long time since we got to cheer on any of our own three kids at their games and I knew Jane missed it. She went to every single game, decked out in a team shirt and cheered louder than any other parent there.
When she walked back out of the closest, I grinned at her. She had never looked more beautiful. Even with her hair turning to grey, curls still as unruly as ever, lines becoming more prominent on her face, in nothing more than jeans and a t-shirt reading "Cassie's Nonna" on the back, I still thought she was perfect.
"What?" she asked me, noticing my stare.
"I really love you, you know that?"
"Oh really? All this time, I thought you were just putting up with me until something better came along."
I rolled my eyes and stood, walking toward the door to go check on the kids. Before I could open it, however, I felt Jane grab my arm and spin me around, wrapping her arms around me and placing a kiss to my lips.
"I love you too, Maur."
I kissed her one last time and put on my best stern face. "Ten minutes and you better be in the car, ready to go."
"Yes, ma'am," she replied, giving me a small salute.
I shake my head and make my way to the bedroom, happy to find them all four dressed, minus their shoes and Cassie's cleats.
"Grandma, can you tie them for me?"
"Of course, baby."
I kneeled down in front of the bed where he was sitting and pulled his shoes on for him, tying each tightly. When we were finished, he looked up at her sweetly, as if wanting to ask something else.
"What is it, Joey?"
"Can we go get ice cream after the game?"
"Joey! I said to ask Nonna!" Jessica scolded her younger brother.
"Oops," he replied, giggling.
"How about I make you a deal?" I asked him, picking him up and resting him on my hip. "If Cassie wins her game, we will go get ice cream to celebrate, okay?"
The four youngsters all nodded eagerly and grabbed their things before following me downstairs to the car. Once I had all of them loaded in the black SUV, Jane refused to let us drive a minivan, I sighed and opened the door to the house once more.
"Jane! Come on! We're going to be late!"
"Coming!"
A few minutes later, Jane joined me in the front seat and I turned to look her in the eye. "What did I say to you fifteen minutes ago?"
She let out a sigh of defeat before replying, "be in the car in ten minutes."
"You were late. Again."
"Ooh, Nonna's in trouble," Kristin said, just above a whisper, and the kids all giggled in the backseat.
"I'm sixty-eight years old, I can't get in trouble."
I shot her a look that clearly said "I beg to differ" and she sighed once more, then placed a kiss to my cheek. "Fine, I'm sorry I was late, baby, won't happen again."
I smiled at her before backing the car from the garage and navigating it toward the softball fields.
"That's what I thought."
- R & I -
A/N: So, what do you guys think? Should I continue? Yes? No?