A/N I only own my imagination and sometimes it runs away with me.
This just started to materialise like the wizards in Dragonvale.
What if...Lets suppose.
Sitting with Maura on her couch, feet curled up underneath her, Jane is lost in thought, absent-mindedly picking at the label on her beer.
Maura turned away from the documentary they were watching to comment on what she had just seen when she noticed her friend had zoned out.
"Jane?" Maura kept her voice soft not wanting to startle her friend but when she didn't get through she gently placed a hand on her friends knee and tried again. "Jane."
"Sorry Maura, did you say something?"
"I was just going to comment on something on the TV but as you obviously didn't see it...want to tell me what you were thinking about?"
Jane takes a moment to gather her thoughts before opening them up to her friend. Taking a deep breath, "What if.." I don't like sentences that start with what if." Maura interrupts. Jane smiles remembering a previous conversation that started like that and decided to go with that, "Lets suppose..." Jane takes a breath knowing Maura would remember too and is soon rewarded, "How is that better?" Laughing together eases the tension slightly for Jane to carry on, "I know Maura but this isn't a case, this is us." Maura immediately sobers up at both at the words and the look on Jane's face and she nods for Jane to continue. "What if we weren't friends?" A look of panic spreads over Maura's face and Jane hurries to calm her friends, "Don't panic Maura, I'll never stop wanting to be your friend." "Then why would you say that Jane, that's not nice." "I know sorry, you know I'm not good with words but bear with me please?" Maura just nods again but still holds a look of worry. "What if we weren't just friends?" Jane's voice has gone very quiet, very shy. Maura just looks at her for a moment trying to comprehend Jane's meaning while trying not to get ahead of herself. "I just need some more wine, do you want another beer?" "No I'm fine." Maura makes her way into the kitchen leaving Jane to contemplate what might happen next.
Drink topped up and comfy on the couch once again, it's Maura who begins, "Let's suppose we weren't just friends, what would we be Jane?" Jane bites her bottom lip, "More than friends?" it comes out more as a question than an answer but Maura doesn't say anything but waits for Jane to take the lead. "Do you think we could be more than just friends, more than best friends, more than what we are now?" Maura takes a deep breath, she knows what Jane is asking, she wants what Jane is asking for but needs to know for sure. "Jane you know I don't like to guess, I need to know what you're asking because I don't want to misread the situation and mess this up." Jane was struggling to find the words, the look on Maura's face told Jane all she needed to know and Jane suddenly found her voice, "What if I kissed you?" and with that Jane leaned into her friend taking her face in her hands and gentle kissed her.
Hope you enjoyed this little piece.
Rach