Chapter 2
Jane had somehow managed to move over enough so Maura could lay down next to her in Jane's bed. Jane just wrapped her arm around Maura and held her tight. They were both hurting. One physically and emotionally, the other, emotionally. Jane didn't know what to say or do to make Maura feel better, so she just held onto her for dear life.
"Today seriously just was the worst day of my life." Maura said after she calmed down enough to talk. "The two most important people in my life were brought into the hospital today... and..." She started crying again.
"Shhhh. It's ok. I'm ok. You're ok. We will get through this. I will help you through this. I'm not going anywhere. I promise." Jane kissed Maura's forehead.
"She's dead Jane... What's going to happen now?" Jane didn't know how to answer Maura right away, so she laid there and thought for a minute.
"Now? I'm going to get out of the hospital in a few days... I'm going to call your father, since he hasn't pissed me off yet and see if he will arrange the fu-funeral for Wilma... you're going to make an appointment with your therapist because you're not going to relapse and Wilma wouldn't want her to be the reason you do it... And I'm going to hold you...and help you... through this." Jane was trying not to cry because she needed to be strong for Maura. "Now give me your phone because I need to call your dad now while I'm still high on the painkillers." That earned a chuckle from Maura.
Jane called Mr. Isles and told him what happened. He was a very calm man and asked about Maura. He told Jane he would take care of everything and all they had to do was show up. Mr. Isles was actually very distraught about Wilma's passing but Jane could tell he was trying not to show it in his voice. He told Jane to tell Maura that he loves her and that he would be there in Boston in a few days.
"Wait? He's coming here? To Boston?" Maura asked shocked.
"Yes. He said he wanted to be here for you. Just like I will be." Jane paused. "How... how did he take it when you came out?"
"He didn't say anything. My mother kind of started yelling and he couldn't really say anything." Maura sighed. "I haven't really tried to talk to him about it."
"I think... once everything... calms down... you should talk to him. I think he'll surprise you. He didn't seem like he didn't want anything to do with you." Jane leaned forward and kissed Maura's cheek. "Now. Go home. Shower. Change. Get me and you some clothes... I know you're not planning on leaving my side until I'm out of the hospital."
"Are you going to be ok?" Maura put her hand on Jane's cheek.
"Yes. I think the morphine pump thing just gave me more morphine so I'm going to fall asleep."
"Ok. I'll be back in an hour." Maura got out of the bed and kissed Jane forehead. Maura went to leave but turned around at the door. "By the way... I love you."
"Love you too." Jane said as she started to fall asleep.
When Maura got back to the hospital and hour and a half later, Jane was still asleep. She noticed how at peace Jane looked when she was asleep. It was cute. Jane is cute, she thought. Without really thinking, Maura went up to the side of Jane's bed, took her hand, kissed it, then kissed Jane on the lips. Then Jane's eyes fluttered open. Maura bit the corner of her lip. She was scared because she didn't know how Jane was going to react. They both could feel the others lips on their own. Jane knew she wasn't dreaming that Maura had just kissed her now. She knew that it did in face happen and it gave her some massive butterflies in her stomach.
"Hey." Jane said with her famous Rizzoli grin. "I missed you."
"Missed you too. Have a good nap?" Maura asked, sitting on the edge of Jane's bed.
"It was ok... It would have been better if a certain blonde had been wrapped in my arms though." Jane winked and grinned.
"You were the one who told me to go shower and get clothes."
"I know. How was your shower?"
"Um... wet?" they both laughed. "It was soothing, but it was...weird being in the house all alone. How are you feeling though? Any pain?" Maura was trying to change the subject before she started crying again.
"The pain's ok, but that could be because of the amount of painkillers I'm on. I feel pretty loopy right now and fuzzy, and kind of out of it. So if you want to do anything to me or say anything that I'll probably think is a dream, you can." Jane said with a wink and then a giggle.
"Like what?" Maura got a little closer to Jane now.
"Like... tell me something I don't know about you already?"
"Let me think? Hmm. Did you know... that I think you are very beautiful?" Maura tucked Jane's hair behind her ear and kept her hand on Jane's cheek.
"I thought you did. At now I know for sure. Did you know that I also think you are beautiful?"
"Yes I did. You said 'good night beautiful' to me the other night remember?"
"Oh yeah! I forgot." Jane smiled. She knew she was hopped up on painkillers, but she knew she was going to remember this conversation. "Did you know I love you very much?"
"Yep. As do I love you." Maura was smiling. She knew in the back of her mind Wilma would want her to be smiling right now and having a good time with Jane and not being so distraught and upset over her death.
A thought popped into Jane's head suddenly. "Wait... How did your date with Rachael go?"
"It was nice. She took me to dinner then we went to the park and walked on a path and talked."
"Talked about what?"
"College. Softball. How excited she was that she is going to be a senior." Maura paused. "We also talked about how awesome you've been to me with everything. She gave me some good advise too. She said she knew that I was interested in someone else... she wasn't mad either which was really cool, anyway, and she said I should just tell the girl because she could tell that the girl that I'm into is into me too. She said I should go for it." Maura smiled.
"Rachael's a really good advice giver. So have you told this girl that you're into her?"
"No... but I think she already knows."
Hell yeah I already know! Jane thought. "What makes you say that?"
"I guess I can tell because of the way she acts around me. She's so kind and sweet and loving. She's funny. She makes sure I'm ok. Oh and she flirts with me."
"Wait... it's not Liz is it?" Jane knew it wasn't obviously, but it was fun to just joke around.
"What? No! Wait which Liz? There's like 3."
"I was kidding! Will you tell me who it is though?"
"Figure it out yourself. Did you know that I'm very glad I met you?"
"Now I do. And I am too." Jane was drawing circles on Maura's hip now with her finger.
"Have I ever told you what my fantasy wedding is?" Jane shook her head. "I would this strapless white dress, that makes my boobs look amazing and hug my body in all the right ways so that the woman I'm marrying just can't wait to take it off of me and we would get married on the beach in the Hampton's and the reception will be on the beach too... That's about all I have. I don't know about the rest yet."
"Well where will I be at your wedding?"
"I can think of a couple places you will be." Maura grinned.
"Well my fantasy wedding is funny... I want to get married on the Cape, in white pants and... a red sox jersey." Jane started rubbing circles on Maura's thigh.
Maura giggled. "Besides the jersey part, I like it. I'm sure you would look beautiful in anything... So what about me? Where will I be in this wedding?"
"Hmm... Well I was thinking... You could wear this dress, it's strapless, oh and white. It'll hug your body in all the right places... and make your boobs amazing...and you would come down the isle, with your father, and meet me at the end and your dad would put your hand in mine. I'll put this beautiful silver band on your finger that goes with the awesome diamond ring I gave you... oh and the whole time I'll be thinking about getting that beautiful dress off of you."
"Jane, what are you saying?"
"I'm saying that I am in love with you. I want to be with you and I can see myself spending the rest of my life with you. I told Mrs. Robbins that we cuddle and I'll kiss your forehead or cheek and you want to know what she said? It was basically like we've been dating just minus the sex."
Maura had happy tears in her eyes. "I'm in love with you too Jane. She's right you know."
"Can I kiss you now?" Maura nodded. They both leaned in and when their lips met, it was like electric currents and fireworks." A minute passed and then they heard someone clear their throat and they broke away and looked at the door.
"What are you doing here?" Jane said with a smile.
"Well I heard your leg got into a fight with third base and the base one." Mrs. Robbins said. "And I also heard about Wilma. Maura I am deeply sorry for your loss."
"Thank you Mrs. Robbins."
"Please, outside of school you can call me Arizona. I'm young enough to be your sister anyway. What the heck did you do Jane?"
"I was sprinting to fast and I rounded second and I knew I would have to slide but I didn't slow down enough and when I was trying to slow myself down and as I hit the base I twisted my leg weird and my cleat got caught on the base and the next thing I know I hear a snap and there's this searing pain and heat in my ankle and my knee. Turns out I broke the ankle and tore ligaments and tendons around it and I tore my ACL. I got out of surgery about 3 hours ago."
"Wow and you're awake and functioning enough on those painkillers to be playing tonsil hockey with Maura?" Arizona said with a smirk.
"What can I say? We were talking and I was very interested in what she had to say." Jane said.
"Well I'm glad you got your heads out of your butts and told each other how much you're in love with each other!"
"I was all set to tell her this morning, but someone decided to go for a run before her game and I couldn't tell her." Maura said.
"Wait you were going to say something to me today? I was going to tell you today too!" Jane said with a smirk.
"So are you guys together now?" Arizona asked.
They looked at each other and Jane answered. "Hell yeah!"
"Do I need to have to have the talk with you both now? I have pamphlets!"
They both turned red. "Um. Not right now. How about once we get back to school?" Maura said.
"Ok. Unless something is going to happen between now and then."
"No." They both said in unison. "I'll be on crutches and a cast and brace for the rest of the summer. It's safe to say that I will not be able to... move my leg in a way for her to be able to... do anything... and I probably won't be able to... go down on her. Oh my god, I'm over sharing." Jane blushed.
"It's ok. It's better to talk about it then to not and not know what to do. I'll bring by pamphlets when you are ready to be released so you have them just in case. And we can talk when we get back to school if I don't see you before then."
"Oh my god. You and your pamphlets! Fine." Jane said.
Arizona stayed and visited for a little bit and talked about how cute the twins are. It was nice to be talking about babies because Jane knew it was helping Maura with the pain of losing Wilma. Arizona coming to visit was a really nice surprise for them and they thought it was funny that the moment she walks in she interrupts their first kiss.
She left a couple hours later with a smile on her face and gave Jane a look that said 'I told you so'.
