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I hope to not let you down with this story :)
The characters belong to Janet Tamaro, Tess Geritsen and TNT. (and Shonda Rhimes :D)
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The next day, Jane was going to meet with Maura in the clinic where her OB worked. Maura had managed to get an appointment, because she and her doctor got along pretty well.
When Jane arrived, Maura was already on the waiting room.
"Hey, I was worried I wouldn't make it on time." Jane said, sitting next to Maura. "Are you nervous?"
"No!" She answered very quickly. "Why would you ask that?"
"Because you're tapping your foot and unconsciously biting your nails." Jane chuckled.
Maura realized that she really was doing that, and sighed. "It just overwhelming…"
"Maura Isles!" A nurse called.
Both women got up. "C'mon." Jane whispered, gently pushing Maura forward, who was reluctantly walking in baby steps.
"Maura, nice to see you, darling." Doctor Montgomery greeted, when they entered her office.
"You too, Addison. This is my friend Detective Rizzoli."
"Jane. Hi." Jane greeted. Doctor Montgomery gestured for them to seat.
"So, Maura, you're pregnant. Congratulations!"
"Thank you."
"So, are you calm or freaking out?"
Jane couldn't contain a chuckle. "Freaking out? Maura? No way."
Maura poked her leg affectionately. "Very funny, Jane. I have to admit, I was caught out of guard by all this, so, yes, I'm freaking out a bit."
"How far are you?"
"Six weeks."
"How have you been feeling? Morning sickness, fatigue, cramps?"
"Yes, exactly."
"Don't worry, it's perfectly normal. Those may last through all the first trimester, specially morning sickness." Addison assured her.
"Good, watching you puke your breakfast for more two months. Yay!" Jane affectionately teased Maura.
The doctor smiled, watching the two women interacting. "So, let's check out your buddy?"
A few minutes later, Maura was settled on the exam table, wearing the clinic gown, with Jane sitting by her side.
"Oh, I forgot to ask you, won't the father be joining us?" The doctor asked.
"No." Maura answered very quickly, and Jane rolled over her eyes, thinking about how stupid was Ian.
Seeing this reaction from both of them, Addison quickly added "Oh, I'm sorry, I didn't know you two were together.
"We? Together? No, of course, not!" Jane said horrified, causing Maura to chuckle.
"A lot of people may think we do, but we're not…"
The doctor smiled embarrassed. "I'm sorry, again, but no one had mentioned the father, so I assumed…"
"Yes, the father won't be around…" Maura said, sheepishly.
"I'm sorry…" Addison said, in a sympathetic tone.
"Don't be. I got pregnant by the love of my life. Isn't that every girl's dream?" Maura rhetorically asked, with a sad smile.
"Every girl, not woman." The doctor sighed, sharing the sad smile."So, Maura, at six weeks, baby is too small to be seen in a regular ultrasound, so we're doing a pelvic ultrasound, OK?"
Maura nodded, but Jane jumped of her chair. "Pel- What do you mean by pelvic? Why not a belly ultrasound, a normal one? Why… down there?" She asked quickly, with a shocked face.
Both Addison and Maura chuckled, and the honey blonde answered her friend in a matter-of-factly tone. "Because, Jane, as doctor Montgomery said, the baby is too small to be seen in a …belly ultrasound. And, like you said, "down there", we get a much better view.
"If you want me to leave…" The detective said, with a disgusted expression.
"No, there's no need. I mean, if you're not comfortable, you can leave…"
"No. No, I said I would be with you, that's why I'm here." Jane said, resigned, and sat back next to Maura.
"So, Maura, you just have to relax." Doctor Montgomery said.
Jane was looking away, trying to focus on the paintings on the doctor's wall. "Maura, this must be the most awkward situation that we've been together, I'm not kidding."
"So, here's your baby, Maura."Hearing those words, Jane stopped mumbling and turned to the screen, holding Maura's hand.
"Oh my god." Jane and Maura said at the same time, in a thrilled tone.
"Right now, the fetus is no bigger than a pea. It's possible that we can't find a heartbeat." The doctor said.
"Your little pea, Maur." Jane said, squeezing her hand.
"Oh, we do have a heartbeat! Here is it. I'll get you a CD with this, don't worry."
"My little pea." Maura said, tears streaming down her face.
Jane looked at her and smiled, thinking She will be awesome mother, no doubts in there.
"So, Maura, everything seems fine. You know what you have to do, eat well, sleep well, don't push it too much at work."
"I'm there to make sure she doesn't…" Jane said smiling, making Maura chuckle and wipe off her tears."
"So, now I'm just doing some blood tests to make sure everything is fine, OK?" Addison said, grabbing her material.
Maura immediately and almost urgently reached Jane's hand, who looked at her with inquisitive eyes. "I'm… a bit frightened of needles."
Jane smiled and squeezed her hand. "It's fine." She saw Maura holding her breath when the doctor gently grabbed her arm. "You're going to make me watch that tape dozens of times, aren't you?" She asked, trying to distract Maura and making her chuckle, but she suddenly closed her eyes and held Jane's hand tighter. "It's OK…"
"And you're all done." Doctor Montgomery said, and Maura released Jane's hand, already looking recomposed. "We should schedule another appointment for when you're about twelve weeks, OK?"
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It was nine in the evening and Jane was at Maura's for dinner, after a long afternoon of work for both of them. They were watching the tape Addison had gave Maura for the third time. Every time the tape restarted, Maura's eyes would shine more and more.
Jane was watching her by the corner of the eye, smiling to herself, happy that Maura was finally seeming excited and not worried.
"Try not to pee in your pants with all the excitement!" She told her, with a chuckle. Maura looked at her surprised.
"No-I'm-not…" Maura mumbled clumsy, but then Jane burst out laughing and the doctor smiled shyly. "It's the hormones…"
"Just that? Aren't you given me the scientific speech about the way pregnancy hormones are ruling that genius brain of yours?"
"Do you want me to?" Maura asked sarcastically.
"No! Please no! Let's watch this again." Jane said, grabbing the remote.
The heartbeat of that tiny human echoed in Maura's living room, and she couldn't contain a sight.
"What?" Jane asked gently, looking at her.
"I'm just wondering how much will my life change…"
"I'm sure a lot… And I predict a lot of changes in some parts of your anatomy, too…" Jane declared, in a serious tone, but immediately bursting out laughing, followed by Maura.
All the laughs were interrupted by Angela's confused voice.
"What are you girls watching?"
Both of them jumped off the couch and Jane tried as quickly as possible to touch the stop button.
"Ma, have you heard of knocking?"
"I did knock." Angela replied. "Is that an …?"
"Ma! It's a tape I brought from work for Maura to watch!"
"Don't try to fool me, Janie! Is that an ultrasound?"
"What? Ma, no! Are you crazy?"
"Maura...?" Angela asked, raising her eyebrows, aware of Maura's inability to lie.
The honey blonde seemed to struggle for a moment, but finally admitted:
"I'm pregnant. Angela."
Jane rolled over her eyes and growled "That was a low move, Ma."
But she wasn't listening: her jaw had felt and she was looking at Maura with incredulous eyes.
"Oh my god! How did that happen? Are you okay?" She asked, rushing over the soon-to-be mom with both excitement and worry in her eyes. "You need any help? Oh my God, a baby! I still remember when Jane was born, she was such a little and cute baby...!"
"Ma! Stop it." Jane demanded.
"Is it Ian's?" Angela asked.
"Ma! That's not your business!"
Maura nodded, and the older woman's heart melted by the sad look on the honey blonde's face.
"Wait, does this mean I'm having grandchildren?" she asked, hopeful, trying to lighten the mood.
"I guess it does..." Maura said with a small smile, and Angela almost suffocated her in a hug.
The smile on Angela's face made Maura realize that, from that moment on, everything would be OK. She didn't need Ian to love and make her kid happy: she had Jane to play with it, Angela and, she hoped so, her mother (and she still had to face that problem), to spoil it and secretly give it candy, Frankie and Frost to teach it about superheroes, Korsak to get him a pet. And, most important, it would have her, willing to unconditionally love him, to be her mum. Her kid would have a whole family, even without Ian.
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So, guys, what do you think?
Recognized the OB? :D To me, the OB had to be Addison Montgomery.
Next chapter, probably, we'll have Maura telling her mother. Probably, but I can't assure. How do you think that will go?
Review? :)
See you soon*
