Jane Rizzoli wasn't surprised when her gorgeous blonde best friend sat across from her at the dirty robber – slightly tipsy – and recalled stories of her college days and her attempts to seduce her female bio professor. The story goes that the professor was a leggy brunette, entirely brilliant and not only had Maura attempted to seduce her –she had succeeded and the two spend an entire weekend together in the professors lake house before the professor dropped her like a hot potato on Monday morning.
The reason that Jane wasn't surprised is that Maura has always been very open about sexuality. Very confident in her own body and very willing to talk about sex and her desires to try new things.
What did surprise Jane was what this story was making her feel. As Maura sat across from her, fingering her glass of wine, smiling coyly as she recited to Jane details of her weekend of passion with her professor, Jane found herself feeling jealous. But she didn't know why. She didn't want Maura to keep telling this story, but she didn't know how to shut it down without Maura getting the wrong idea, so she just took another swig of her beer and just kept listening.
"And yes I was heart broken when she wouldn't return my calls after that" Maura mused "I thought I was in love with her, now that I am older I know that it was lust, but at the time, it drove me crazy. I ended up transferring out of her class because I couldn't focus on my studies with her around."
"So" Jane coughed, "Was it the same as with a man?" Jane could of kicked herself -she had no idea why she just said that. She wanted to end this conversation not delve father into it. Or did she?
Maura laughed sweetly "Oh Jane, have you really never even kissed a woman?"
Jane nearly chocked on her beer "NO!" she exclaimed
Maura laughed again "Well you are missing out" Maura teased, "It is very different to being with a man. It is far more sensual, softer… and sexier". Maura threw the last part in just to see Jane react, which she did by quickly by changing the subject, and Maura smiled, marveling at how well she knew her best friend.
Not long after, when Jane had exhausted herself trying to think of non-sexy topics to talk about with her best friend, her and Maura called it a night. Normally they would both go to Maura's house together – one taxi is easier than two- they would justify, but tonight Jane used Jo Friday as an excuse and headed to her own home alone. Tonight had been to weird for Jane, not the part where Maura disclosed being with a woman – there was really no surprise there. But with the way it made Jane feel. She still felt all worked up over it.
"Jo Friday" Jane said talking to her K9 friend as they cuddled on the couch together "I want to find that professor and break her nose for using and hurting Maura that way." Jo Friday licked Jane's nose in response.
"That professor must be the biggest idiot to not want Maura. Who wouldn't want to be with Maura?" Jane continued talking to Jo Friday, "If she was mine I'd never leave her." And then Jane caught herself. What did she just say?