I do not own Jane, Maura, or the rest of the crew. I'm just play'n with em for a bit. He he

Rated at a T for now and will be M later in story.

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Chapter One:

The lab is eerily quiet this time of night; a person could hear a pin drop. At twenty-one hundred hours, all the assistants have gone home. Doctor Maura Isles, Chief Medical Examiner for the Boston Police Department is sitting in her ergonomically correct chair at her desk. She is filling out the last of her autopsy for the day; Ipod ear buds in her ears blasting jazz. Maura is still at work, not necessarily, because she needs to be but because it fills the gap of time prior to bed. She is distracting herself from her thoughts. Jane Rizzoli, a detective with the Boston PD and Maura's best friend, is out on a date, with a man. A geeky, stupid, handsome man named Jake, how plain. Maura does not want to admit to herself but she is jealous of the man Jane went on a date with. She really should not begrudge Jane a life outside of work. Maybe they are just finishing dinner now and making their way to Jane's apartment, Maura wonders. Will Jane sleep with him? The thought of Jane physically intimate with anyone but her makes her cringe just a little. If only Jane would be attracted to me like I am to her.

A shadow to Maura's right draws her attention away from her computer screen, and standing in the morgue doorway in a beautiful black silk pantsuit is Jane Rizzoli, staring at Maura with an odd expression on her face. How long has she been standing there, Maura wonders. Maura removes her ear buds and turns half her attention on the gorgeous detective lurking in her morgue. Boy does she look good in dark colors. Yum Yum.

"Hey Maur, what are you still doing at work? Honey, it's almost ten." Jane walks into the morgue to stand closer to Maura. She notices Maura's subtle perfume and the defeated hunch to her shoulders.

"Hello Jane," Maura responds in a neutral tone. Honey, did she just call me honey? She notices Jane getting closer to her and turns to look up at her face, meeting her brown-eyed gaze. "I needed to finish these last minute details before I leave, and Bass was fed by the housekeeper at six." Why does she suddenly care?

"I'm just gonna wait for you then Maur; I don't want you down here all alone with minimal staff upstairs." Jane keeps watching Maura as she walks over to the spare chair and sits to wait for Maura, leaving no room for debate on Maura's part. Jane is controlling when she thinks it is in the other person's best interests, an annoyance to most people who know Jane.

"I'm fully capable of taking care of myself, Jane," Maura tells her. "I don't need you here with me, you may go home NOW." Maura glares at Jane, defiance in her gaze. How dare she make decisions for me?

"I'm not leaving Maura; deal with it. I'm just going to sit over here, reading and wait till you're through, so just keep on working." Jane leans on the edge of Maura's desk, picking up a discarded Cosmopolitan magazine and begins to hum under her breath. Maura sighs and turns away from Jane, putting her ear buds back in to block out all existence of the detective.

After thirty minutes, Maura begins to close down the computer; standing up from her seat, she gathers her purse and coat from her desk. Jane notices Maura is preparing to leave the morgue and sets down her half read magazine, her attention was on Maura anyway. She looks at Maura walking to the door and realizes Maura is preparing to abandon her here, alone, with the dead people. What the hell. Jane jumps out of her chair and races to grab Maura's arm to halt her progress.

"Maura wait up, damnit." Jane gently grasps Maura's left bicep, curling her fingers around it.

"Jane, I'm going home now. Isn't that what you wanted?" Maura looks Jane in the eyes. "Besides, didn't you have a DATE this evening? Why did you even come down here?"

Jane fidgets under Maura's intense glare. "I just wanted to see what you were doing and to apologize for not going to dinner with you instead of Jake. He was a slob anyways; I think you've turned me into a picky neat freak or something," and I happen to be attracted to you, thought Jane.

"Please why don't you come over Maur; I got your favorite wine." Jane knows Maura has a weak spot for wine. Jane does not want Maura to go home in her current emotional state; she might not get another chance to explain to her, nor the courage to see through her plan.

Maura sighs at Jane's words, not sure if being in closed quarters with the detective is such a good idea. Anger and frustration over the situation, Maura decides to give in to those beautiful brown eyes.

"Just for a bit Jane, alright. I'll follow you to your place." Maura walks to the parking lot with Jane quick on her heels. The duo get into their cars and head to Jane's apartment.

At Jane's apartment, Maura sits on the couch and plays with Jo Friday, Jane's dog, while Jane is changing out of her 'monkey suit'. Maura goes to the kitchen to get a tray of snacks and the drinks before Jane gets back. Jane enters the living room wearing a tank top and red boxer shorts. Maura is sitting on the sofa preparing to turn on the television and does not notice Jane until she is standing right beside her. "Oh damn, hi Jane. I got you a cold beer and my wine." Maura averts her gaze from Jane in her silky red short shorts. Ugh. Maura releases a whispered utterance of frustration.

"Sure, great. Schooch over a bit Jo." Jo jumps from Maura's lap to Jane's and begins to rub her hand and play, giving little puppy growls of contentment. Jane takes a big drink of her cold beer to wash the sudden dryness away.

"Maura, I really am not in the mood for a chick flick alright, just put it on ESPN or something ok. I would like to talk to you about something. Will you listen to what I have to say?" Jane sits on the sofa, keeping Maura in her line of sight.

"Of course I will Jane. I'm open to listen to you, you know this," Maura looks at Jane, who looks right back.

Jane takes a deep breath and says, "Maur, I'm gay."

I am currently working on Chapter two. I won't leave you hanging. Thank you for reading and reviewing.