Author's Note: This was written for the RGB's First Fanfiction Challenge. Just made the deadline with two words to spare and a few hours. Yay me. Also the next chapter of Keys to the Kingdom is coming soon I promise, along with an exciting announcement about what the heck I've been doing for the last month. Enjoy!
"Isn't it a little early to be getting presents?" Jane asked, surprised to see the blonde Medical Examiner signing off on a large package as she stepped inside the morgue and made her way over.
Maura's bright eyes caught hers. "It's actually a Christmas present to myself." She put the large silver dress box on her desk but didn't offer to show Jane what was inside.
Jane's eyes were drawn to the box and the raised scrolled lettering on the top of it that proclaimed, "La Perla". The detective had never heard of the brand name but she assumed due to the size of the box it was some sort of designer outfit. Perhaps something festively colored for the holidays.
Maura couldn't help smirking at the way the brunette's eyes lingered, she doubted her friend knew what was hidden inside but she knew the detective would figure it out soon enough. She picked up Jane's autopsy results and waved it in front of her until the brunette took notice.
Jane smiled sheepishly, "Uh thanks." She cleared her throat awkwardly before moving towards the door, "You're still coming to the Rizzoli Family Christmas, right?"
Maura nodded, Jade had asked her several times over the last week, even though she had agreed to join her family for the holidays over a month ago. Her friend seemed nervous for some reason that the blonde was unaware of. She was nervous in her own right about the holidays; the idea of having a real family Christmas filed her with joy and anxiety in equal measures. But knowing that Jane would be there with her, made it all worthwhile. "There is no place else in the world I would rather be." She added, giving her favorite detective a winning smile.
Jane grinned at her before making a hasty retreat upstairs. She knew she had asked Maura probably a dozen times if she was coming to Christmas at her folk's house and every time the blonde medical examiner always answered yes. But she still couldn't stop asking, or giving Maura a goofy grin every time she said yes. Jane sighed as she dropped down into her desk chair, she was totally losing it.
She went back to work for a few hours, tying up loose ends and finishing as much paperwork as she could. Tonight was Christmas Eve and at 6pm she and Maura were off the clock for 4 bliss filled days of eggnog, itchy sweaters and cheesy decorations. She couldn't wait.
But by 3pm her mind started to wander, specifically to the expensive looking box sitting on her friend's desk. So she pulled up her favorite search engine and googled 'La Perla'. What came up was certainly not what she was expecting. "It's lingerie..." she muttered out loud, before quickly looking behind her to make sure that no one else had heard her. Thankfully Korsak and Frost weren't at their desks. She quickly deleted her search history and closed down the browser.
Jane decided that a coffee break was in order. She walked down to the coffee shop in the building, ordering one for herself and for Maura as well as two Christmas cupcakes. She headed back downstairs to the morgue, balancing a white pastry box and two coffees. She used her backside to push open the glass door when she couldn't see Maura right away. Jane set down her treats on the blonde's desk, surprised that the medical examiner wasn't at her post.
Her eyes were drawn to the large silver box again. Now that she knew what 'La Perla' was she couldn't stop herself from looking at exactly what Maura had purchased for herself. She knew, whatever it was, it would be expensive and exquisite looking on her friend's alabaster skin. She slowly lifted the lid of the box, unaware that Maura had slipped into the morgue unnoticed.
Maura stepped into lab, walking silently towards the brunette currently snooping through her things. The blonde had taken off her red satin pumps a few hours earlier; they were new and had begun to hurt her delicate feet. She had left them sitting on her chair as she walked barefoot to her office.
Maura watched Jane gasp as she caught sight of what she had ordered for herself for Christmas. It was a Princess Sauvage Bra with stretch tulle lace detail along the cups and straps and a tiny little bow in the centre. It even came with matching panties. But what made it perfect for the holiday season was the crimson color and the delicate embroidery of mistletoe over every inch of it. The blonde watched her friend's hand reach into the box, her fingers drifting over the silky fabric. Jane's eyes were completely transfixed by the sight of lingerie, so much so that she didn't notice Maura until she was pressed against her side, husking into the brunette's ear, "Do you like it, Jane?"
The brunette didn't startle at the blonde's unexpected appearance but simply murmured, "It's gorgeous."
Maura gazed at Jane for a few moments, taking the rare opportunity to admire her friend's beauty without the brunette being aware of it. They were strictly friends in a very platonic sense. But the medical examiner had realized months ago that she didn't just love Jane Rizzoli, she was in love with her. She had never classified herself as bi-sexual or even gay and she had never had sexual relations with another woman before. But she was ready to try with Jane.
She longed to tell the detective that she had thought of her when she purchased the sexy lingerie online. Maura had imagined wearing the lingerie in front of Jane and having the brunette slowly strip it off her while kissing every inch of skin the mistletoe fabric had covered.
She often fantasized about the striking detective. She imagined what Jane tasted like, what it would feel like to press her naked body against the brunette's and what Jane would sound like when she moaned her name in ecstasy.
Maura had also suspected in the last few weeks that her friend might be harboring feelings for her as well. Yet as much as she wanted to take their relationship far beyond the boundaries of friendship, she wasn't ready to risk the single greatest thing in her life. Instead she waited patiently for a sign or for Jane to make the first move.
Of course that didn't mean she couldn't tease her friend or give her pushes in the right direction.
Jane finally pulled her eyes from Maura's expensive lingerie to the woman herself. They stared into each other's eyes for long moments until Jane put the lid back on the box and pulled away. "So you uh have a hot date over the Christmas break?" the brunette forced out, she hated to ask because she knew she wouldn't like the answer.
Maura carefully picked up the box and set it down on the floor, before taking its place sitting on her desk. "The only person I plan to spend any time with over the holidays is you, Jane." She answered calmly while crossing her legs. She felt Jane's hungrily gaze on her thighs, specifically where her dress had ridden up significantly.
Jane turned suddenly back to the desk and silently handed her a coffee. "I'm glad you're going to spend, Christmas with me. I would have invited you last year if I had known you spent the holidays all alone." Jane explained, while taking a sip of her coffee. It was bitter but just shy of intolerable.
Maura peeked at the unfamiliar white box on her desk. 'Cupcakes', she swooned inwardly. Just the type of treat she loved to indulge in. Jane could be incredibly sweet and thoughtful when she wanted to be. She slipped one out of the box and licked green icing off her finger tip. "Bass was with me." The blonde responded, adding "I find it rather exhilarating that this will be our first Christmas together."
Jane sat down on the desk directly beside her friend, their bodies touching from their hips to their shoulders. She let the comforting feeling of Maura's warmth seep into her as she reached for her own cupcake. "It's the first Rizzisles Christmas." She suggested with a grin on her face.
Maura wrinkled her nose, "That sounds ridiculous, Jane."
The brunette bit into her chocolate cupcake, smearing green icing along her lips. She chewed thoughtfully for a moment, "The first La Perla Christmas." She offered.
Maura used the pad of her thumb to slowly wipe the icing from Jane's lips, "That one has merit." She replied with a smile.