Chapter One -
Doctor Maura Isles stood in front of her mirror admiring her body in her beautiful dark green sleeveless cowl dress by Donna Karan that she had bought especially for her 15 year high school reunion; her smile grew large as the love of her life snaked their hands around the ever growing baby bump that took pride place in the dress, Maura was thankful she was only 32 weeks pregnant at this stage and hadn't popped out much, so she was able to fit comfortably into the dress. She truly looked fabulous.
"You look so beautiful babe" Her lover whispered into Maura's ear.
"Thank you, Jane" Maura turned her head to meet Jane's lips. Their lips met for a tender kiss.
"You nervous?" Jane asked as she walked over to their bed and started to get dressed in the black Rosasite Knit Dress by Marc Jacobs that both Jane and Maura had settled on for Jane to wear for the evening.
"Completely" Maura mumbled. "I hated many of these people. But I feel obliged to go" Maura turned around and frowned.
"Maur you don't have to go" Jane walked over to her fiancée of 3 years and placed her arms around her neck and kissed her nose and offered a smile. "We could stay in tonight, just you, me, Bass, Jo"
Maura pushed her stomach forward.
"And little peanut too, of course" Jane bent down and kissed Maura's stomach through her dress. "Doesn't that sound like a much better idea, Peanut? Tell Mama M that you agree with Mama J!"
"Mmm, nope, no kicking! He or She must be fast asleep. Definite sign that he or she agrees with Mama M" Maura giggled at the frown on the face from her wife-to-be. "Oh honey, we don't have to stay long. Let's finished getting ready, it will be fine"
"Holy shit, this is a little bit fancy" Jane mumbled under her breath.
"Language" Maura raised her eyebrow to Jane. "It was a private school, Jane. What do you expect?"
The two walked down the hallway, the tiles were as white as white could be, candles lit up the walk way, the music was supplied by a live band playing soft calming music, Jane felt like she was on a scene from Titanic.
"See him over there, out on the balcony with the moustache and Cuban cigar?" Maura discreetly pointed. Jane nodded. "He was the only teacher I got along with. He helped me a lot. I think he understood about my home situation"
"We should go say hello then" Jane smiled and held onto Maura's hand.
"There will be time for that later" The two continued to walk around the room. Hardly anyone had spoke to Maura. Jane had began to think if she really did attend this school.
"Maura Isles? Is that you?!" Came a very posh voice.
"Marlene, Hi" Maura forced a smile. Jane held in a laugh knowing very well how force Maura was being. "How have you been?"
"I have been just wonderful, how about you? Married? Children? Do tell" Marlene rubbed Maura's stomach. "I see you're expecting, where's the lucky man"
"That'd be me" Jane stepped forward with a cheeky grin on her face, grabbing Marlene's hand from Maura's stomach and shaking it. "Can't say I have much testosterone in my body though"
"I see" Marlene quickly pulled her hand away, put her head in the air and departed.
"That went well" Jane whispered into Maura's ear.
"Posh bitch never liked it when I was with a girl" Maura whispered back.
"Maura!" Exclaimed another voice.
"Janet!" Maura excitedly put her arms around the other girl. Jane stood awkwardly. "I haven't seen you since college, come meet my fiancée, Jane this is Janet, I went through high school and college with her, and Janet, this is Detective Jane Rizzoli, my fiancée" Maura watched as the two shook hands. After exchanging conversations and numbers, it was on to the next lot of people.
"So what do you do with yourself, Maura? Aside from being a lesbian?" Penelope Goodacre, the class bitch, looked up and down at Maura and Jane.
"I'm the Chief Medical Examiner and forensic expert at BPD" Maura grinned at her success, practically throwing it in Penelope's face. Penelope had always made fun of Maura for being the smart girl at school.
"Boston Police Department" Jane explained, seeing the confusion on Penelope's face.
"So you cut up dead people for a living" Penelope raised her drink to her mouth. "How morbid." And before Maura or Jane could say anything, Penelope was off to talk to the people standing next to them.
"I'm starving" Jane could feel her stomach growling. She reached over and placed her hand on Maura's stomach. "What about you Baby P?"
"Me too Mama J!" Maura spoke in a childish voice. "Make's three, let's eat!" The ladies made their way to the food and drinks tables in the middle of the room.
"Where's the punch bowl?" Jane asked looking around the table.
"Do you remember your high school reunion, Jane? Where I said that I've always wanted to attend a high school reunion where there is a punch bowl? We serve tea at ours, in pots. The cups are over there, and sugar of course" Maura pointed out the tea pot.
"Are you friggen kidding me?" Jane's mouth had almost dropped to the ground. "What am I supposed to drink it with my damn nose in the air and my pinky pointing out?" Jane scoffed
"It would help" Maura nodded.
"Are you being serious Isles?" Jane starred her lover down.
Maura winked and served herself some food. Jane rolled her eyes and nudged her partner. "You're lucky I love you babe, and that you're carrying our child"
"Hi, Maura"
Maura knew that voice; she smiled and placed her plate on the table in front of her before turning around. "Amanda" Maura looked pleased to see her. She stepped forward and the two blondes hugged.
Jane stood back watching the two embrace, searching her brain quickly, trying to remember if Maura had ever mentioned any Amanda's before, and then it hit her. Amanda was her first girlfriend. Amanda was the girl that made Maura realise she was a lesbian. Jane's breathing became fast and she felt a case of the green monster coming on. She stepped forward and put her arm around Maura's waist.
"You look beautiful, Cookie" Amanda grinned and held on to Maura's wrists.
"Cookie, I haven't heard that in years!" Maura giggled like a little school girl. "Thank you, I'm feeling like a big whale at the moment though" Maura showed signs of a slight frown.
"Oh no, not at all, you look absolutely beautiful, pregnancy suits you. You're glowing, very sexy" Amanda flirted.
Jane shifted uncomfortably. She felt invisible.
"And who's this?" Amanda looked over at Jane.
"This is my beautiful fiancée, Jane Rizzoli" Maura beamed.
"Damn, I don't know who's luckier" Amanda winked at Maura.
"I'm definitely the lucky one" Both Maura and Jane said at the same time.
The three sat at a nearby table, chatting about their lives, Jane had began to relax hearing that Amanda was completely in love and devoted to her girlfriend of 5 years who wasn't able to make it due to work commitments, but still, Jane held onto Maura's hand like there was no tomorrow. Making it clear to every single woman in the room that Maura was hers and she wasn't letting go.
"If you excuse me ladies, Peanut is pressing on my bladder and I really have to use the little girl's room" Maura excused herself from the table and kissed her fiancée on the lips before leaving the room.
"So how long does Maura have left?" Amanda asked, making polite chit-chat so the two weren't left in silence during Maura's absence.
"We've got 8 weeks to go, the pregnancy has really flown by" Jane grinned, she couldn't wait for their baby to be born.
"She's rather small for 8 weeks" Amanda frowned. "My sister was too though, but then she popped during the last few weeks, good sign it's a boy"
"I'd love for the baby to be a boy" Jane grinned in excitement. Even though she grew up in a house full of boys, she always, always, wanted her first born child to be a little boy. "Do you want kids?"
"I can't say I've ever thought about it, really. I've never been too fussed on babies; I mean they're okay, but maybe not so much for me. I don't think Bianca wants them either, we've never spoke about it in five years"
"Maura and I spoke about it almost immediately. We spent a while trying to conceive too. Had two miscarriages. One at 17 weeks too, that was a bit harder, we had known for 12 weeks" Jane felt a little deflated at the memory of their loss. "But thankfully, everything is going really well with this one, the baby is really good, and so is Maura, I mean she's -"
And just like that, Jane was cut off by someone running into the hall screaming for help. Jane and Amanda stood up and turned around. The band stopped playing their music.
"Please somebody help me" The girl was shaken up. "It's Mau-Maura Isles, she's lying in the bathroom covered in blood, she needs help"
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