A/N: Hey guys! New story. This is just a three-shot, so don't expect a long one. It's already finished too! Chapter aren't that long, but I just wanted to upload something. I hope you guys like it, I'm not delving into all kind of emotions, it's just an easy read. Anyway, let me know what you think!
In any other situation she would have blown him off. Would have let him know she wasn't interested. But this wasn't any other situation. She didn't have the inkling feeling that her feelings were reciprocated. No, she was sure that these feelings were one-sided. It was made pretty clear when she was told about the marriage proposal. She had heard the saying 'my heart has been broken' (explaining that this was scientifically impossible, the heart being able to be many things except broken) but only now did she understand the term.
So as she sat there, looking at the doctor who was doing his best to come over as charming and irresistible (and failing in that apartment) Maura figured 'what the hell' and accept his offer to go out sometime. As they swapped numbers, she watched him walk off, his pearl white teeth lighting up the whole hallway. Cringing inwardly, the doctor wondered why she said yes. Sighing, thoughts of a certain black haired beauty and her (not so) handsome man appeared before her eyes. Shutting them tightly, she grit her teeth, willing them to disappear. Slowly but surely the did (leaving stars in their wake because she shut her eyes so tightly) and she opened them just in time to see Angela exiting one of the many offices adorning the hallway. She politely thanked the female doctor and both women walked off, Angela telling her that everything was fine and that it probably was just a bug.
Maura nodded and smiled, keeping quiet.
"Maura dear, are you okay?" Angela's question didn't take her aback. She expected it. She had expected it a lot sooner.
Sighing softly, she gave the older woman a smile that didn't quite reach her eyes. "I'm fine Angela. Just a bit tired." Angela nodded, concern showing in her eyes.
"You and Jane work so hard. You two deserve some time off. Maybe you could go somewhere? Just the two of you." Maura eyes Angela.
Sometimes she wondered exactly what Angela meant when she said such things. She had (more than once) thought that Angela might know about her feelings for the detective, but shortly after she would mention that both of them should find a man who could take care of them and these thoughts evaporated.
Maura couldn't help but think about Angela's reaction to Jane and Casey's engagement. Making a mental note to be anywhere but there, she spotted the doctor from earlier.
"I'm looking forward to seeing you again Maura." Maura nodded politely, smiling softly at him. Picking up her pace, she could hear Angela's questions before the woman had a chance to fire them at her.
"Who was that?" the older woman asked as they reached Maura's car. Maura looked at Angela and saw the smile adorning the older woman's face.
"He came over and started a conversation while you were with Dr. Fredriks. We're going out tomorrow night." Angela frowned slightly, noting the lack of enthusiasm in her voice.
"Well that's great! You deserve someone good Maura. And he's a very handsome man." Giving Maura a suggestive look, Angela climbed into the car, missing Maura's disgusted face.
Right. Handsome. Sighing, she got in the driver's seat and directed them home, listening to Angela talk about Jane and Casey and how she wasn't sure if Casey was the right one for Jane, she was happy if her daughter was happy.
This seemed to pique Maura's interest.
"You don't approve of Casey?" She tried to sound casual as she took a left turn, looking at Angela out of the corner of her eye. She unconsciously tightened her grip on the wheel, her heart hammering in her chest.
Angela mused over this question. "Disapproval is a strong word. I'm not sure Casey is the right person for my Janie. She needs someone who can be there for her. Someone who can keep her grounded." What Angela would say next would stay with Maura for the rest of her life. "Someone like you. Casey is simply a lap dog in comparison to Jane. He says yes to everything she wants. And I get that he wants to make her happy, but I'm afraid Janie is going to get hurt in the long run." Angela sighed.
Maura hadn't hear a word after 'someone like you', her brain going into overdrive. Did she know? Was this a subtle way of letting her know that Angela was okay with it? Or was a way to tell her to hurry up and tell Jane before she would lose her chance? Thoughts filled the doctors head, eventually jumbling together. As she parked in her driveway, she saw Jane's car there. She felt the oncoming headache, but quickly dismissed it as both her and Angela entered Maura's house.
Jane was sat at the kitchen island nursing a beer. Maura could feel her heart tightening at the sight. It felt right, but wrong at the same time. She could feel the question nagging in the back of her mind. 'Why was she here?'
"Jane! I didn't know you were going to be here. Are you hungry? I could make you something?" Jane shook her head, but that didn't stop Angela from turning pots and pans upside down to make something for her daughter, all the while rambling on about her visit to the hospital. Eventually, she came to the doctor Maura would be going out with tomorrow night and Jane's head snapped up.
Eyes pierced straight into Maura's and the doctor averted hers. All the while, Angela kept going on and on about what a handsome man he was and how Maura deserved to be with someone, completely oblivious to the uncomfortable and nearly hostile feeling in the room.
"You're going on a date?" Angela's voice had been submerged to a mumble. She was talking to herself now, her focus on making a delicious meal.
Maura nodded. "Yes. He asked me out when I took your mother for a checkup." She didn't mean to snap at Jane or hint at anything. Jane narrowed her eyes and gritted her teeth, catching on to the inclination.
"Well thank you for being kind of enough to take her out Maura. I would have definitely said no if she had asked me, so good for you." Sarcasm leaked from every word and Maura could feel her anger bubble to the surface.
"Don't you have somewhere to be? A fiancé perhaps?" She spit the words at the detective.
Hurt and anger flashed through Jane's eyes for a mere second, before being replaced with a blank look. Angela whipped around so fast she took down on of the pots in the process.
"What!?" Jane swallowed visibly. Turning towards her mother, her voice was calm, almost eerie like.
"I'm not engaged Ma. Casey asked and I turned him down." Both women saw relief wash over Angela's features.
"Oh thank God. I did not want you to marry that man Janie. You deserve better." Jane rolled her eyes, feeling her anger return.
"Right, because men throw themselves at my feet."
Angela huffed. "They would if you would dress a bit more feminine."
"Ma! How many times do I have to tell you that I am perfectly fine with the way I dress."
"You should take an example from Maura."
Jane rolled her eyes. "Yes, because I indulge my sadness by shopping for things I will never wear. No thanks Ma, my salary won't allow it." The comment was below the belt and Jane knew it. Still, it didn't stop her from making it.
"Jane!" She winced at the sound of her mother's voice. Sneaking a glance over at Maura, she saw that the doctor had frozen and paled considerably. She knew what was coming next and she knew she should apologize. But she felt as if Maura had betrayed her somehow and right now, she didn't deserved an apology. Standing up, she muttered a 'goodbye' and walked out of the house, not quick enough to miss the tears falling from the doctor's eyes.
