"Maur, I've got dinner." Jane calls as she locks Maura's front door behind her, slipping here boots and jacket off. "Maura?"
Placing the food in the kitchen, Jane checks Maura's office to find it empty before running up stairs. "Maura, you up here?"
"Jane." Jane hears Maura call softly. Following her voice she stops outside Maura's bathroom.
"Hey, sorry I took longer than usual but everyone's driving slower because of the snow, dinners down stairs when you're ready." Jane tells her and goes to head back downstairs.
"Jane…"
"Yeah?" Jane asks stepping to the closed door again.
"Could… could you please come in here for a second?" Maura asks timidly.
"uhhh yeah sure." Jane says opening the door and sticking her head in. "You okay?" She asks her eyes going anywhere but her best friend.
"I seem to be stuck and can't quite get myself up…" Maura says quietly, her cheeks going a shade darker. "I need your help to get out of the tub."
Jane smiles to herself before stepping in and taking a deep breathe. Schooling her face and her nerves as she steps up to the tub. Two years she has been in love with her best friend and in those two years she has not told Maura. Janes watched as guys come and go, leaving Maura heart broken. Then Hoyt happened and Dennis Rockmond and Paddy Doyle and Maura's biological mother came along. They've been friends for about five years and a lot has happened but two years ago when they had a giant fight after she shot Paddy, she came to the realization that she was in love with Maura.
Everything finally calmed down until seven months ago Dr. Ian Faulkner swooped in and quickly swooped out when Jane found out he was wanted for questioning by Interpol.
Jane extends her hands down to Maura smiling. "come on, how long have you been stuck?"" Jane asks making Maura laugh before grabbing hold of scarred hands. Jane can't help but let her eyes travel down and halt on Maura's chest. Perfectly rounded breast and pebbled nipples come into view and she can't look away. They've grown these last couple of months making it harder and harder for Jane not to look. But never has she actually seen bare in plain sight. Jane quickly averts her gaze and frets her bottom lip between her teeth as she pulls Maura up to stand.
"About half an hour. I knew you would be here eventually so I figured I would wait." As Maura looks up she sees Jane's eye move to the back wall as her cheeks turn red and her bottom lip slips between her teeth. Maura holds tightly to Janes hands as she steps out of the tub and stands in front of Jane completely wet and naked.
"Here." Jane murmurs grabbing the towel and slipping it behind Maura's shoulders and wrapping it around Maura..
"Thank you." Maura smiles looking down and lets out a laugh. "Not quite big enough now."
Jane follows Maura's gaze and lets out a laugh. Poking out the opening of the towel is Maura's seven month baby belly. "I can't believe how fast she grown." Jane says smiling.
"Oh, she's kicking." Maura beams and grabs Janes hand and holding it to her stomach.
Jane frowns. "Are you sure? Because I don't fe- oh my god." Jane exclaims smiling like an idiot and bringing both hands to cup Maura's stomach.
"She likes your voice, she kicks every time you talk."
"You think?" Jane asks smiling down at the pregnant woman as she nods.
Maura watches as Jane runs her fingers along her tight belly making the baby kick and move. Maura can see the fascination in Jane's eyes but she can also see the love and adoration Jane has for her and her baby. Maura knows how Jane feels about her, she just can't bring herself to say anything. She can't lose Jane, she just can't. She almost told Jane that she was in love with her but then she found out she was pregnant and realized if anything happened between them she would lose Jane completely and so she couldn't bring herself to risk it.
Maura feels her nipple harden as Jane's fingertip glide the expanse of her stomach and she closes her eyes. She lets out a sigh as Jane talks away to her stomach, the patterns Janes drawing relaxing her completely. All of a sudden her eyes pop open. "Jane, that's too low to be the baby." She whispers watching as Jane freezes and pulls her hands away.
"Sorry." Jane mumbles, her face turning bright red. She casts her eyes to the floor and points to the door. "I'm going to let you get dressed." And with that she's gone.
Empty plates sit in front on the coffee tables as they both relax into the couch. Maura's leaning against the armrest with her legs across Janes lap as Jane's feet rest on the coffee table, Jane catching up on sports and Maura reading one of her journals. Jane hears Maura gasp making her head snap to her. "You okay?" Jane asks.
"Yeah, she's just moving around a lot tonight." Maura says placing her journal down and lifting her shirt above her belly and gently rubs. "That's her shoulder." Maura says pointing to a slight bump before the bump begins to move.
"That's so cool." Jane says reaching out but stoping just before she touches Maura. Maura gives a nod and Jane lays a hand on her stomach feeling the little girl move. Jane starts to draw patterns again as she's drawn back to the TV.
It's quiet again as Maura goes back to her journal and Jane continues her endless patterns while watching TV. After a while Maura shivers and pulls her shirt over her stomach and Jane's hand making her stop. "You can keep going I was just cold." Maura murmurs, eyes still glued to her journal.
Jane nods reaching forward to grab her beer before slipping her hand under Maura's shirt again.
A half hour later Maura drops her journal on the floor beside her and closes her eyes. "You know… you do this in your sleep." Maura murmurs.
"What in my sleep?" Jane asks.
"Draw patterns on my stomach under my shirt." Maura says smiling as Jane freezes.
"I… What?" Jane almost shrieks.
"When you sleep with me I often wake up with your hand drawing random patterns on my stomach." Maura shrugs. "It keeps her calm so I've never said anything, by the way detective... you snuggle when you sleep."
"I-I do not. It's not my fault your bed is so comfy and warm." Jane says defensively.
"I'm not complaining I'm just telling." Maura says holding up her hands in surrender. "You're not closed off in your sleep, it's just nice." Maura shrugs.
"Well it's not like I can control boundaries in my sleep. I'll just start sleeping in the spare room. We can keep our personal space in diff-."
"You don't have to sleep in the spare bed Jane. I like… I like sharing with you." Maura says looking embarrassed as she says it. "It makes me feel less alone." She shrugs.
Jane scoffs. "Maura you are anything but alone. You've got me forever. You want to talk about boundaries. My mother has no boundaries, she lives in your guest house and just barges in here whenever she wants. And then you've got your mother, Hope, Cailin, Frankie, Tommy and Lydia, Frost, Korsak and heck even Cavanaugh. So no Maura you're not alone, okay?"
Maura nods rolls her eyes as she feels her eyes getting watery. "Not again." She laughs wiping away a tear.
"Oh, come here." Jane says as she gets up from the couch. Kneeling in front of Maura she pulls her in for a hug and kisses her temple. "You are so far from alone."
Maura buries her face in Jane's neck as tears begin to fall. "I can't seem to control it. I feel like I'm crying over everything."
"I know sweetie but your pregnant, everyone just lets it go." Jane says as her hand runs up and down Maura's back soothingly.
Maura pulls back a bit playing with Janes hem. "I cried today for no reason when Suzie gave me the test results."
Jane just smiles. "I know." When Maura looks at her she lets out a laugh. "Susie told me what happened because she was worried about you. See you even have Susie."
"Oh."
"I'm beat, let's go to bed." Jane says pulling herself up before reaching for Maura and pulling her up as well.
Maura's foot gets caught on the throw rug before she can stand and stumbles into Jane who quickly catches her. "Whoa. Dr. Isles trying to cop a feel?" Jane asks teasing.
Maura realises and removes her hands from Jane's chest and grabs onto Janes sides laughing. "Trust me if I wanted to cop a feel, you would know." She says and watches Janes smile drop.
Only now does Jane realize that Maura face is only two inches from her own, hazel eyes locked on to her own. Lost in their own world Jane feels Maura's warm breath flight across her lips and feels herself leaning in.
Maura's heart is hammering in her chest as she watches Jane move closer. She doesn't know if she should stop or not but before she can get an answer Janes lips connect with hers and she's lost in the feel of Jane's lips and her hands as one cups her belly and the other curve around her back.
Jane moans as she feels Maura's tongue work its way into her mouth and slim finger curl in her hair holding her close. Pulling back for air they rest their forehead against each other's, both flashing dimples as they smile at each other.
"I like you in my personal space Jane." Maura whispers against Janes lips before closing the gap between them again.