I do not own Rizzoli and Isles
This was inspired by my favorite poem The Raven by Edgar Allen Poe.
I hope you like it.
The Raven
Beginning of the end
Sitting outside in her backyard Maura was trying to enjoy the afternoon sun and the cool breeze, hoping to find a little piece of mind, trying her best to quiet the storm of emotions and memories that surrounded Jane. Tears were running down an already tear stained face; it seems that all she does these days is cry. Even memories of times filled with laughter bring tears to her eyes. She tries to push the memories aside and picks up a book of Lore that she has been reading but the memories persist and she cannot concentrate. She closes her eyes and tries again. When she hears the beating of wings and a caw from a bird, she opens her eyes and sees a raven perched on the railing of her porch. "You are a Corvus Corax, a common raven." Sighing Maura thinks about all the information she knows about this type of bird, from fact to fiction and myth, thinking of how she would have shared this information with Jane once upon a time, only saddens her more.
Standing there upon the railing the raven just stares at Maura as though pondering her wondering about this woman sitting alone and crying. It hops a little to its left and looks at Maura in the eyes and let's out and cry then it takes off into the air and flies off.
After the raven flies away Maura lifts her book and sighs. "It's no use trying to read right now." So Maura gets up and goes inside. Walking over to her small wine cellar she takes out a bottle of La Mission Haut-Brion and pours herself a glass, goes over to the couch, and curls on it. She drains half the glass, places it on coffee table, then lays her head back and drifts off to sleep, dreaming a dream of dark eyes and raven hair.
"Cut it out Jane, I'm trying to get your mothers gnocchi right; I do not want to mess up." Maura slapped Jane's hand away from her. "Beside we will have plenty of time for that after everyone leaves." She gives Jane her most seductive smile before getting back to the gnocchi doe.
Jane gives Maura her best pout and goes over to refrigerator and gets out some strawberries. "Fine I'll just go and feed Bass, he and I have been bonding anyway." Sitting down on the floor in front of Bass she offers him a strawberry. "Your mother called, she's bringing some stuff over that she wants you to look at for the wedding." She takes a bite of fruit before giving another to the tortoise.
"Do not give him too many of those Jane, I do not want him sick."
Looking up at Maura Jane smirked at her and ate the last strawberry. "Sorry buddy someone won't let me spoil you." Getting up Jane walks over to the trash and throws the empty container away. As she passes Maura she reaches over and pinches her on the rear end causing her to jump. "You almost done?"
"You of all people should know that this takes awhile Jane." Maura says dropping a ball of potato doe into the boiling water. Turning she grabs Jane and pulls her into her arms and kisses her. "There that should hold you over for awhile."
"Not really all that did was make me want more." Pulling Maura tighter into her, Jane pushed her back into the counter and presses her lips against Maura's neck causing her to moan. Remembering the gnocchi, Maura's eyes open and she pushes Jane back and turns just in time to save the potato balls.
"I have to get this done Jane, so please go watch a game or something." She pushes Jane away and turns back to the stove.
Growling Jane relents and heads into the living room and turns on a game. "This isn't over Maura!"
"I hope not Jane." Maura yells back and smiling.
"Maura sweety wake up." Angela nudges her daughter-in-law gently trying to wake her up.
Looking up Maura looks at Angela. "What time is it?"
"It's almost two-thirty, why don't you go change while I get dinner ready. Tommy and Frankie will be here at six, and Vince and Barry will also be here, they really want to see you too." Angela reached down and took Maura's hands and helped her up.
"Ok Angela, it will be nice to see them too." Grabbing her glass of wine she starts walking to her bedroom. Closing the door behind her she walks over to her bed and sits down and places the glass on the nightstand and picks up a picture of her and Jane on their honeymoon to France. They were standing on a manmade beach along the Rhine. Jane was wearing a white one piece and she was wearing a white bikini that Jane picked out for her. They had their arms wrapped around each other and were looking into each other's eyes and smiling. She reach's up and caresses the image of Jane and pulls the picture to her chest and starts crying.
Outside a raven watch's as Maura cries. Watching and waiting the raven stands watching over Maura as she stops crying and falls asleep. Keeping up its vigil it patiently waits.