Jane and Maura sat side by side on the couch, with alcohol in hand. Jane had her usual blue moon, while Maura went for one of her favorite wines. This was not an unusual scene for the best friends, as most nights they were together,hanging out at each others places. The movie choice was Maura's this time. March of the Penguins it is! Jane was slightly amused by it, and thought the penguins were cute, as well as their mating practices. Jane couldn't think of having to be with someone for the rest of her life. The only exception besides her family, of course was Maura. No matter how much time they spent together, Jane never grew tired of her socially awkwardness. Along with her information dumping. Jane often wondered how a person could be that smart without their brain exploding, or at least having a huge ego.
According to the DVR they were about three quarters finished with the movie. At this point Maura had gotten sleepy from the wine, and was resting her head on Jane's shoulder. This wasn't an uncommon occurrence, many times they both woke up on the couch entangled in each others bodies. This made a recipe for being very sore the next day. Jane was alert enough to see where the night was headed, and did not want to have a sore back tomorrow for work.
"Maura wake up.." Jane whispered.
"Five more minutes, I'm enjoying this." Maura answered sleepily.
Jane was taken a back by Maura's response. Was she enjoying the documentary or the closeness they currently shared?
"Maura it's been ten minutes! Get up! You don't want a sore back tomorrow."
With her eyelids heavy, she looked up at Jane and smiled. she wondered if Jane truly understood the meaning of her enjoying "this." Jane is a great detective, however when it came to Maura's feelings about her, she was quite clueless.
"Cmon Maur, got to bed and ill see you bright and early. We have a murder to solve after all!"
"Why don't you just stay? We can carpool to work tomorrow. It's more eco friendly. Plus you have been drinking."
"Maur, I'm very much capable to drive after having a beer with dinner, but if it makes you feel better, I'll stay."
"Okay Jane." Maura smiled revealing her signature one dimple smile. She continued " As you know, the guest room is being renovated since Cailin left, so you'll have to sleep in my bed." With that Maura turned and made her way up the stairs without another word, leaving Jane dumbfounded at the bottom of the stairs. Before reaching Maura's bedroom, Jane used the bathroom to freshen up. being that close to someone, especially Maura, she wanted to avoid beer breathe. Of course Jane had a toothbrush at Maura's due to the countless times she spent the night there. After Jane freshened up, she made her way to Maura's room.