Title: The Relationship of Jane and Maura
Author: tika12001
Rating: K
Summary: Jane and Maura are special. They spend a lot of time together, and occasionally make comments that allude to a relationship that is deeper than simple friendship. So is it any wonder that so many people mistake them for a couple? Just a cute little story from various points of view
Disclaimer: Not mine, make no money
Authors note: I'm still working on the sequel to 'Jane's Diary' but this popped into my head and wouldn't come out, so... enjoy :-P
Alex Simmons (Susie Chang's boyfriend)
When Alex walked into the room and saw the two women standing there, he wondered vaguely at their general ease with each other. It didn't take him long to pick up on the vibes coming from the detective though, Jane Rizzoli. She was smiling at him pleasantly enough, but he could see in her eyes a certain jealousy that flared whenever Dr Isles spoke to him or smiled at him. While he was very interested in fashion, he tended not to mention it around women in general, simply because they did tend to come to the opinion that he was gay; however in this case he thought it might be a good thing. Sure enough, the surprise that came from both women when he mentioned the designer of the outfit Dr Isles wore helped to lessen the intensity of the stare coming from Rizzoli. When he mentioned knitting, crocheting and beading, Rizzoli exchanged an amused glance with Dr Isles and relaxed completely. It was a short lived reprieve though, as directly after that, Dr Isles was forced to call a Code Red on a possible pathogen present in a recently deceased woman, resulting in all three needing to strip down and take decontamination showers. Alex tried to make the two women as comfortable as possible by continuing to play on the gay card, yawning deliberately as they undressed. Rizzoli was uncomfortable in her nudity around him, dragging around a container to hide behind, but he noticed that she seemed to have no problem giving Dr Isles a full view of her naked backside and he grinned to himself quietly as she communicated with some other cops through the window. Oh yeah, they were a couple. He would bet on it.
Susie Chang
The first time that Susie thought that Dr Maura Isles and Detective Jane Rizzoli were in a romantic relationship was actually within her first week of work. Detective Rizzoli was always down in the morgue, and she and Dr Isles had an ease to their interactions that spoke of a deep connection. At first, having no true 'gaydar' to speak of, she merely thought they were friends, but when she overheard them chatting about whose house they were going to stay at that weekend, she quickly re-evaluated her opinion. The thing that cemented her idea of their relationship though, was the time when she confided in Dr Isles that she met her boyfriend at a nudist retreat and asked her if she would like to join them. Detective Rizzoli was, as she so often seemed to be, in the morgue with Dr Isles at the time, and she answered for both of them. "We'll let you know," she told Susie, and Susie raised her eyebrows and shook her head as she left. If they weren't together, she was a monkey's uncle.
Lydia
Lydia wasn't the smartest cookie in the jar, she was able to admit that easily enough. But she was quite proud of her 'gaydar'. After all, she knew that Mitch Townsend from high school was gay long before Mitch himself even knew! So when she met Jane and Maura, she immediately started studying their interactions and conversations, cataloguing them so that she could come to a definitive conclusion. Firstly, she came to the realization that they always seemed to be together. When they confronted her about the father of the baby, they were together, when she got gestational diabetes and Angela took her to Maura's house, they were together. Lydia also came to realize that quite often, when a murder victim was found, Operations usually only called one of them to get them both to the crime scene, knowing that they spent a lot of time together. Lydia also enjoyed watching them communicate, often without words. It spoke of a deep intimacy to her. She put down her pen, looking at the notepad she'd been jotting notes on. Result of her studies? They were a couple. Absolutely.
Lydia's mum
Rose Sparks had various issues, she knew that. She was an alcoholic for one, but when Lydia had her baby, she was determined to change that so that she could be a good grandmother. She didn't want her grandson's memories of her to be of a drunken woman. She also found that Lydia's relationship with her improved exponentially when she was off the booze. Lydia actually spoke to her mother. Rose heard all about Angela Rizzoli, Tommy, Frank and the question of the paternity of the child, Frankie Junior and, of course, Jane and Maura. At first, Rose was unsure as to the relationship of Maura to the rest of the family. She knew that Jane, Tommy and Frankie were Angela's children, but, judging by Lydia's discussions of the family, she knew that Angela only had 3 children. So then she thought that perhaps Maura was involved with Frankie, but that option got thrown out the window quickly as Lydia never discussed 'Frankie-and-Maura'. It was always 'Jane-and-Maura'. Jane-and-Maura did this today, Jane-and-Maura took me to birthing classes once, Jane-and-Maura are so nice, etc etc. Eventually, Rose decided that she would simply have to see for herself what role Maura Isles played in the Rizzoli family.
The first thing that was obvious was how at ease the whole family clan appeared to feel in Maura's house, as though family dinners there were a regular occurrence. Then, she overheard the two of them standing in Maura's kitchen, talking about how much 'fun' Christmases, Thanksgivings and New Years were going to be from that point on, and what they were both hoping to teach TJ. Rose smiled and nodded to herself even as she settled down into her seat. She now knew what role Maura played in the Rizzoli family, and why she was always with Jane. Their love for each other was obvious.
Cailin
Cailin may be young, but she wasn't stupid. The first time she met her older half sister, Jane Rizzoli was there, and as far as she could see, there was no real reason for her presence. Sure, it was possible that Maura asked her to be there simply for moral support, but Cailin highly doubted it. Jane was so obviously comfortable in Maura's house that it just didn't seem like this was a once off dinner, or even a twice, third or fourth-off. It was quite plain to see that Jane spent a lot of time with Maura, and vice versa. When her mother went away and Cailin invited herself over for an extended stay, she was smart enough to realize that her arrival may not have been entirely wanted; she also could not resist the temptation to study their relationship further. Of course, she also needed to get to know Maura Isles, the amazing woman who had donated her kidney to her only recently discovered kid sister and didn't even want her to know about it, but curiousity about Jane Rizzoli really convinced her to force her welcome. She more than half thought that Jane actually lived with Maura, so she was rather surprised when Jane announced she was going home her first night there. Cailin then mused that perhaps their relationship was still only new, so therefore they didn't live together yet, but she was unsurprised when Jane seemed to be there most of the time anyway. Yes, Jane's mother lived in Maura's guest house (and what was THAT about anyway, if they weren't together) but Jane wasn't there to see Angela. She was there for Maura's sake only. Yes. Yes, Cailin may be young, but she was definitely not stupid. Jane and Maura made a very cute couple.
Giovanni
Giovanni thought that Maura and Jane were both exceptionally hot. He wasn't clever, not even a little bit, but he was able to pick up on Jane's thoughts about him. She was definitely not interested. So he decided to take a pass at Maura. His first meeting with her didn't ping any radars at first; only when he thought about it later. Jane, who had been fending off his advances, thrust Maura in front of her so that he would talk to her. As Maura flirted, Jane's eyes had grown first wide and then very, very narrow. She darted in front of Maura, shielding her from Giovanni's sight. They started discussing the problems with Angela's car, and Giovanni watched out of the corner of his eye as Jane glared at Maura, asking her what she was doing. "He's hot," Maura replied and Jane shook her head, her frown deepening. Giovanni didn't think of these things at the time; in fact they barely registered as he was too involved in checking out the car and checking out Maura. He started trying to woo her, buying her things, even getting invited back to her house, but an unlucky stomach issue stopped things from proceeding further that night, and later on, when Jane and Maura went to pick up Angela's car, they told him that they were in a relationship. Giovanni shook his head. It really wasn't any surprise that they batted for the other time, even though he was somewhat shocked at the time. The way they held each other was... well, it was kind of nice. Very hot, of course. Giovanni settled back against his couch, and pictured the various things that two women like that would get up to in their spare time together. Mmmm...