I won't do what you told me, I won't do what you said,
No oh,
I'm not going to stop feeling; I'm not going to forget it,
I don't want to start over; I don't want to pretend,
That you are not my lover; that you're only my friend,
Maura awakened from an interesting dream. In it, she was walking through a darkened forest seemingly lost until she found a clearing. In that clearing, Jane was standing in front of a lake. She was making lines in the sand with her toes. The moonlight found Jane's features, highlighting her soft cheeks, warm lips and her long legs. Maura was lost again… in Jane's effortless beauty and grace. Maura moved closer to Jane while observing every stroke she made in the sand. Maura tried to get Jane's attention by saying her name but Jane didn't hear Maura and the more Maura moved towards Jane the longer it took her to get a couple of inches closer. No matter how much Maura exhausted her legs in hopes of reaching Jane; she couldn't.
Maura didn't know what to think of the dream and usually she didn't try to interpret her dreams. But this one was different. It was so vivid and reminded her of the camping trip her and Jane went on last week for Independence Day weekend.
Approx. 328 hours earlier:
"Maura, you are coming on the camping trip, aren't you? Please tell me Janie invited you." Angela asked.
"I heard Frankie say something to Jane about it but she didn't talk to me about it. I'm sure she just didn't get a chance to with this case and all." Maura responded.
"Janie! Why didn't you invite Maura?" Angela yelled down the hall.
"Ma! I'm in the bathroom; could you wait until I'm done to yell at me!" Jane screamed back in a very annoyed tone of voice.
"Well, anyway, I'm inviting you now. Will you come?" Angela asked Maura. Angela's eyes were filled with hope. She wanted Maura to go.
"I would love to." Maura smiled. "This would be my first time going on a camping trip. I always wondered what camping would be like."
"I'm so excited!" Angela rushed over to Maura and engulfed her in a huge bear hug. Angela was almost to the point of getting Maura to jump up and down with her.
"Ma, it's just a camping trip. It's really no big deal." Jane came into the living room.
"I can't believe you didn't ask Maura, Jane," Angela scolded.
"I intended to, I just didn't get the chance to. I do have a very busy and all-consuming job, you know." Jane replied exhaustively. Maura looked at Jane understandingly and smiled. "Of course I want Maura to come. In fact, since it's a family trip I assumed she was obviously already invited."
"While that is entirely true, Jane, however, I think you're just saying that now to cover your ass." Angela accused lightly.
"Maura, I really meant to ask you earlier. Honestly." Jane told Maura sincerely.
"I know, Jane." Maura's eyes met Jane's and they shared a meaningful glance.
'Cause when you took my heart, you took it all,
When you gave it back, it fell apart,
"Well, I should get dinner going." Angela went into the kitchen. She was making her recipe for pizza. Pepperoni, red onions and salami for Jane and garlic infused sauced pizza with artichokes, red peppers, sun-dried tomatoes, mushrooms, eggplant and spinach for Maura. Jane would never admit it but she was starting to like Maura's pizza better.
"So, should we start the movie now?" Jane asked Maura.
Maura nodded and walked over to her entertainment center. She put the disc in the DVD player. Previews emerged on the screen before getting to the menu. It was Maura's night to choose the film. Maura pushed play on the remote and City of God or Cidade de Deus began. English subtitles littered the bottom of the screen. The entire movie was in Portuguese.
"Maur," Jane whined. "I don't feel like reading."
"Jane, I assure you, you will like this movie. It's very powerful and poignant."
Jane slightly scoffed, "You mean you've already seen it?"
Maura rolled her eyes and barely nodded yes. "Trust me."
"Fine, I trust you," Jane begrudgingly muttered. "We should probably pause it and wait for Ma though."
"Girls, pizza is done!" Jane and Maura leapt from the couch. Jane's stomach growled as the pizzas' smells invaded her nose.
"Smells delicious, Ma." Jane smiled. "Thank you."
"You're welcome, Jane." Angela beamed at her daughter.
"Yes, Angela, thank you." Maura grinned appreciatively.
"It's really no problem." Angela said as she cut the pizzas into slices. Maura was setting the table and Jane was getting drinks for everyone. They ate dinner and shared comfortable conversations together. The movie was surprisingly good for Jane. She wished she could do something about canceling the cycle of gang violence but was amazed with the man who took pictures of the corruption and violence.