After a long day at work Jane Rizzoli couldn't wait to just get home and sit on her couch with an ice cold beer to her lips. She hugged her jacket around herself as she exited her car to make the short walk to her apartment in the cold Boston weather. Snow was falling down heavily and it gave everything a surreal feeling because with the lights of the street it looked like it was day time.
The tall and athletic detective entered her apartment building and relished in the warm air that brushed against her cold face. Just as she was about to head up to her apartment her phone rang and her heart dropped. Could they really be calling her in now? On Christmas Eve? She let out a frustrated sigh before she grabbed her phone and flipped it open. "Rizzoli," She said in her professional tone that she learned to adapt every time she answered her phone. "Jane?" Her heart melted at the sound of the other woman's voice on the other line. A small smile made its way to her lips as she closed her eyes. "Hey Maur. What's up?" she asked while opening her eyes so she could head up to her apartment. "I hate to ask this Jane but, could I stay at your place tonight? I have no power and it's freezing here," the dirty blond haired woman asked shyly.
The Italian woman could hear the cold in her best friends voice and she sighed softly. "Sure thing. I'll be right over," she said before they said their good bye's. Reluctantly she put her phone back into her pocket before heading back outside to the bitter cold winter. Jack frost nipped at her the second she opened the door the apartment building and she quickly walked to her car that hopefully was still warm. When she got inside the car she was grateful for the warmth that met her as she sat down in the drivers seat. She started the car before starting to drive to her best friends house.
When she pulled up the building it was obvious that the power was out on the entire block due to no lights shinning from any building. She parked her car before turning off the engine. She stayed there for a couple of minutes as she debated if getting out of her nice, warm car was worth the trip to her best friends door. With a reluctant sigh she decided it was indeed worth the trip and she opened the door to be greeted by the unforgiving bitter cold of the snow. Stepping out onto the street she took notice of how quiet everything was and how her weight made snow crunch under her. It was a peaceful silence that consumed her and she smiled slightly at the thought of her being able to share this peacefulness with her best friend.
She shut the car door before heading up to the steps of the house and knocked on the door. With in seconds the door opened to reveal a red tipped nose Maura in one of her fancy sweaters and what was this? Jane had to do a double take at the sight but Maura was in a pare of worn out sweatpants that seemed rather comfortable and well, not Maura. "Did the cold get to your head Maur? Your cloths don't match," Jane teased before she stepped inside to her friends home that was lit up with only candles and was rather frigid. "No, I'm just trying to stay warm so that my body doesn't decided to put all the blood flow into my organs instead of my entire body," Maura replied as she started to extinguish the candles.
Jan couldn't help the smile the spread across her face as the smell of smoke mixed with pine filled the air. The Doctor always had to be scientific with her responses and part of her couldn't help but find it adorable. She shook her head and her messy dark hair brushed against her face before she walked up behind her shivering friend. She hated to see the smaller woman uncomfortable and she hugged the woman close to her. The smaller woman's heart pounded in her chest as a blush crept to her face as she felt strong arms wrap around her. A soft sigh escaped her lips as she leaned back into the taller woman as the warmth slowly filtered through her clothing to get to her cold skin.
They stood like that for a couple of minutes and only did they stop was when Jane found her self wanting to rest her head on the other woman's head and kiss it lightly. She stepped back and smiles at her friend before blowing out the last candle. "Let's get to my place where it's warm," Jane said while picking up the bag Maura had left by the door. The dirty blond nodded in agreement as she followed the detective out of her freezer of a home.
The two woman made their way to Jane's car and with in the short walk they both were shivering from the cold. The blizzard is going to be a bitch, Jane thought as she opened the passenger door for Maura who blushed lightly but she didn't notice. Once her friend was inside the car safe and sound she shut the door before putting her bag into the back seat then making her way to the drivers seat. She started the car and let it sit for a couple of minutes at it heated up. "Thank you," Maura said while looking at Jane after a couple of minutes of silence. "For what?" Jane asked as she started to drive to her apartment. "For being so nice to me. You truly are a friend a friend could ask for," she replied shyly. "I'd do anything for you Maur, so no need to thank me," Jane said while lightly squeezing the doctor's hand before putting it back onto the steering wheal.
The rest of the ride was in comfortable silence as Jane focused on the road. It was getting harder and harder to see as the snow came down heavier and faster. When she pulled up to the apartment building she visibly relaxed as she put the car into park and she let her self relax against her seat. It was going to be a long couple of day, she could just tell it because of how the snow was falling.
"Well.. Let's get inside where it's warm," Jane said while turning off the car. She got out and walked around to Maura's door before she even had a chance to open it and opened it for her. "How gentlemanly of you Jane," Maura teased as she got out of the car. She slipped on a patch of ice and fell into Jane who lost her balance also. They fell into a soft pile of snow and both soon broke into laughter before Jane looked up at Maura and Maura at Jane. Their laughter soon died and they just stared at each other with soft eyes and glanced at each others lips and then back at their eyes.
Before they could do or say anything Jane reached up and tucked some of Maura's hair behind her ear and pulled her down closer to her face gently. Their lips were only millimeters apart from each other and their warm breath mingled together and brushed on their cool skin. "Jane," Maura whispered so quietly that if it weren't for them being so close Jane wouldn't of heard her. "Yeah?" She replied just as quietly, a light blush playing on her lips. "Kiss me," the dirty blond whispered and her eyes closed when she felt the taller woman's lips pressed against hers.
Warmth spread through both the women as they shared their first kiss. It was soft, comforting, and it was warm. Jane was amazed at how soft Maura's lips were and how her body fitted perfect with hers. She had dreamed of this for a while and that it was actually happening, it was the best Christmas gift she could get. Maura gripped her winter jacket as she pulled her closer. The kiss wasn't sexual, it wasn't hungry for lust. It was loving, soft, and it spoke the words that the two women wanted to say for months, if not years.
"Merry Christmas," Maura breathed as she pulled back to get some much needed air into her oxygen deprived lungs. "Merry Christmas Maura," Jane whispered before kissing her forehead lightly.