Jane was surprised when Maura sat an intently watched the Patriots play the Broncos in the AFC championship game. She appeared to be just as upset when the Broncos won. Even before Jane could go on a rant about how the offensive line did nothing to protect Tom Brady and give him time to get the ball to the receivers, Maura was already pointing out the flaws in the O-line protection schemes. If Jane hadn't been so upset over the loss she may have kissed Maura right then and there.

The next night it was the Bruins taking on the Flyers and again Maura was there on the couch with her concentrating on the game. Jane was about to ask her girlfriend about her newfound interest in sports but when the Bruins pulled out the 3-2 win Maura gave her a kiss and things progressed from the couch to the bedroom.

Then the next night the Bruins suffered a 6-2 loss to the Ducks just before the beginning of the all-star break, which set Jane off onto one of her tirades at the television. When she was done yelling at players and commentators who couldn't even hear her, she reached for the remote to shut it off and that is when she noticed Maura sitting there with a forlorn look on her face. Figuring Maura didn't appreciate the volume her voice had gotten, she began to apologize.

"They don't play again until Tuesday?" Maura asked.

"Yeah, if you call what they do playing," Jane said as she shut off the TV. She was getting a weird vibe off of Maura. She thought about how Maura had been engaged in the games lately, and had pretty much during the entire football season. "You know they really aren't doing bad, but they lose stupid games like that; it's frustrating is all."

"They are 26 and 18, which means they are winning more than 50 percent of their games, but the leader in the conference is 29 and 15, which is better but they need to improve in the second half of the season to secure a spot in the playoffs," Maura said.

Jane was not only stunned but more than a little turned on by Maura showing off some sports knowledge. Still, it was odd.

"Since when are you all about sports?"

"I'm not," Maura said. "Under normal circumstances I probably wouldn't care what the winning percentages are but since it affects my personal life I found I have become more engaged in it."

"Oh, Maura, you don't have to watch games just because I do. And look, I'm sorry about yelling at the TV. I just get mad sometimes because I think the teams should do better than they do. I get that they can't win every game."

"Well if they did win every game our sex lives would certainly improve," Maura said.

"What? Our sex lives. First of all there is nothing wrong with our sex lives. Secondly, what the hell does that have to do with anything?"

"I'm sorry; I didn't mean to imply that there was anything wrong with our sexual intercourse. It's just that …" Maura sighed. "Last year, do you remember when the Patriots won the Super Bowl?"

Jane laughed, "Yeah I remember them winning the Super Bowl."

"Do you remember afterward when we were alone here in the house?"

Jane thought back a moment. They had hosted a little watch party there and after the guys had left Jane had still been revved up from the win and she recalled carrying Maura back to the room with Maura's legs wrapped around her. The sex had been epic.

"Wait," Jane said. "You don't think that because the Patriots won that the sex was better, do you?"

"Yes," Maura said matter of factly. "Last year, the Patriots went 12-4 in the regular season and then went on to win the Super Bowl. This year, they also went 12-4 before losing the other night. After each of the wins, you and I engaged in intercourse. Compare that to the 48 percent win percentage by the Red Sox over the course of this past season and it was a rough summer. I found that on nights the Red Sox lost, the chances of us having sex at all decreased. Again, I am not saying that there is anything wrong with our sex; it's just that I have observed when your teams win that you become more heightened sexually. So the idea that the Bruins lost tonight and now I have to wait a week before them to play again, I find it frustrating, although maybe not in the same way you do."

Jane sat down on the couch trying to remember wins and losses as compared to her and Maura having sex. She had no idea, but Maura apparently did.

She suddenly felt very ridiculous.

"God Maur, I'm sorry. I didn't realize that I was letting the games have that much effect on me."

"You don't have anything to apologize for," Maura said. "I look forward to game nights in ways I never thought of before. It's fun to engage in the games, even if I am doing it for the purely selfish reason of having sex. Now the idea that I have to wait until Tuesday..."

"The Celtics play tomorrow night against the Nuggets," Jane said smiling. "They have a good chance of winning."

Maura smiled back.

…

One night later

Jane pulled herself back up the bed and laid down next to Maura who was still breathing heavily.

"111 to 103, Celtics win," Jane said.