Expiration Date
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Maura and Jane sit smiling across one another on the bed. With their lips still tingling and burning from their first kiss.
Maura not wanting to let the tingling end eagerly leans in for another kiss. But Jane raises up her hand to stop her.
Confused Maura asks " What's wrong ?"
Jane lowers her hand and her head. "Maura , can we take things slow? I..I 've never , you know been with a woman or even a friend especially a best friend like this before. So you know um.."
Jane wrings her hands and fingers still not looking up at Maura.
Maura places two fingers under Jane's chin and raises up her face to look her in the eyes. She softly says with a grin.
"I understand , of course we can go as slow , as slow as you need to go. I'm not going anywhere Jane. I've wanted this for so long , a little longer won't hurt."
With so many emotions running through her mind. Jane becomes a little overwhelmed and as the emotions spill over they show on her face in the form of tearing eyes.
But Jane musters up a tiny smile and tries to joke, "So no expiration date for getting another kiss?"
Jane wipes her now running nose with the back of her hand and manages a chuckle while staring up into the comforting eyes of her best friend.
Maura shyly covers her mouth with one hand to hide a small laugh. She reaches out with her other hand and gently strokes Jane's face with the back of her hand. Maura tilts her head to one side and stares lovingly at Jane.
"No Jane , no expiration date on another kiss or on us ever."
Now the emotions overwhelming Maura as a tear escapes from one eye and rolls down her face. Jane reaches out and wipes the tear from Maura's face.
Jane tries to get her to smile. "So is this what it's like being lesbians? You just make each other cry all the time?"
Maura laughs thinking about it nods her head "Basically yeah but there is a lot a more wonderful things too."
Smiling Jane takes Maura's hand in hers "So it's worth getting through a few tears together huh?"
Maura nods yes and covers her free hand over their holding hands.
"Can I stay here with you tonight? We can just sleep nothing else . I just want to be close to you if that's okay?"
Jane smiles and scoots back on the makeshift bed on the floor. She lifts the covers up and pats the empty space next to her for Maura to join her. Maura excitedly scoots back and slides under the covers with Jane.
They both pull the covers up under their chin but then put both pull out their arms and put them on top of the covers. Maura turns her head to look at Jane and smiles . She takes Jane's hand in hers lightly squeezing it. Maura guides Jane's hand to her mouth placing a soft kiss on her hand.
Jane closes her eyes as she feels the touch of Maura's soft warm and wet lips touching the back of her hand. The tingling that were once on her lips are now traveling throughout her entire hand. She inhales deeply as the tingling goes up her arm.
Maura looks at the effect she is having on Jane and smirks. She takes a chance and goes further. She begins to trace Jane's index with two of her fingers. A moan comes from Jane. Maura encouraged goes to the next finger.
Jane opens her eyes and reaches for Maura's other hand and begins mimicking Maura's actions on her hand.
"Mmm that feels nice Jane."
They face each other and slowly interlace all their fingers together. Gently and slowly they begin to explore one anothers hands with their own. They each trade moans softly back and forth. It is exciting for both in this new way of being together in this surprising intimate way.
Jane moves her finger down the side of Maura's palm. She moves over a bump . Jane moves it up to her face to inspect it closer.
As she moves her finger up and down it she teases "What's this from? A knife fight?"
Maura comes out of her daze and sees what Jane is touching "Oh no it's from doing so many Y incisions. I've built up a callus from breaking the chest cavity open with my hands. See my palm rubs against the 4th and 5th rib .."
Jane interrupts not wanting to hear the rest "Okay, okay it's a callus that's all the detail I need."
Jane laughs and Maura joins her and adds "Not too sexy to hear huh? I probably should've just said it was a knife , no a scalpel fight ?"
Jane laughing nods then kisses the callus and continues caressing and tracing Maura's fingers .
Maura feeling the effects spreading through her body says "Oh Jane you have no idea what your touch is having on my entire body right now."
"Mmm...Yes I do because you're fingers are doing the same to me."
Maura slides her fingers down Jane's hand to her wrist .
"Your pulse is racing Jane. And I can feel the heat from your skin rising higher too."
Jane nods acknowledging it. "You have always had that effect on me you know?"
Maura starts to blush "Really Jane ? Why didn't you ever say anything?"
"I ...was afraid you didn't want to hear my feelings ..I mean from me of all people ,me feeling that way about you. I mean I know we've always been friends but this was different you know?"
Rubbing Jane's wrists with her fingers . "You know this vein goes straight to the heart and all the way up to the very tip of the left hand ring finger... Jane you are like this vein in me. You have always been connected to my heart in every way possible. "
Maura kisses Jane's wrist and slowly spreads kisses up the arm. She reaches Jane's neck and places a passionate kiss on her neck. Jane jumps and pushes her away.
"No , no ,no Maura not the neck. Anything but the neck. You kiss me there again and I guarantee you your going to be stripped naked in 3 seconds and thrown up against the nearest wall and I end up ravishing you for the entire night. So stop please you said we could go slow." Jane smirks over at Maura.
At just the thought of Jane's words Maura's breathing becomes labored. Jane watches as Maura's eyes dilate turning almost completely black.
Jane grinning interlaces her fingers with Maura's again. They both start squeezing and playing with each others fingers . They gaze lovingly into each others eyes smiling and still softly moaning from the others touches.
Maura wanting or needing more quickly rolls Jane on to her back . Still holding hands she straddles her and smiles down at a surprised and shocked Jane.
"So your neck is one of your erogenous zones ? Is that the only one or are there more?"
Laughing Maura and Jane play struggling for dominance with their hands. Jane gives in and drops all resistance. Their hands separate as Jane's fall down beside her on the bed.
"I give Maura you win."
Maura laughs and says as seductively as she could "So I win what's my prize? Oh I know.."
Maura dives her face into Jane's neck to kiss it again and claim her prize. But Jane jumps up and flips Maura over on her back before her kiss could land on her neck. This time Jane straddles herself on top of Maura. Both now smiling and giggling .
Jane gets a serious look on her face. Maura wonders " What is it? Is something wrong Jane ?"
Jane nods yes and seriously says "Yes something is definitely wrong."
Worried Maura tries to sit up but Jane holds her down. "Tell me Jane? Whatever it is I know we can work through it."
Jane bites her lower lip to keep from laughing. She still is acting serious says "Oh I don't know if we can. Because I know I'm going to die unless.."
Desperate now Maura pleads "You're ill? What is it Jane? Unless what ? What can we do? whatever it takes, I'll do it."
Jane laughs and says as she dives her head into Maura's neck. "Unless I kiss your neck I know I'll just die of want for you if I don't !"
Jane spreads passionate kisses all over Maura's neck . Maura laughing so hard it's starts hurting her stomach .
She pleads "Oh Jane ! Wait stop I can't breathe and my stomach is starting to cramp."
Jane pulls away and looks at Maura worried she was hurting her.
"Oh sorry are you okay?"
Maura smiles and takes her chance. She turns Jane back over on to her back again and straddles her . She holds Jane's arms down and eyes her neck.
"So I think I remember hearing something about a ravishing if I kiss your neck again?"
Panicking because Jane was telling the truth. She would lose all self control if Maura's lips touched her neck again.
"No , no please Maura. I'm serious I won't be able to control myself. I'm only hanging on by a thread now, please no."
Grinning Maura thinking it was worth the risk . Teasing she slowing moves her head closer to Jane's neck. She feels her start to squirm her body underneath her trying to escape her grip.
Maura laughs loudly and jokes "There's no escape Jane."
From the hallway they hear Angela's voice. "Jane! Jane where are you? I know you're her your car's here."
Maura and Jane jump up out of the bed .
Jane yells out for her Ma so she won't come in with them "Ma I'll be right out!"
But Angela walks in just as Jane finishes yelling that.
"You don't need to yell Janie. Oh hi Maura." Angela starts looking around the room. "Wow I've never been in here Jane. You have a lot of books. Why is there a bed? And why do you always keep it locked?"
Jane ignores her questions an ushers her and Maura out of the closet.
"C'mon Ma let's go in the kitchen. Because I know whatever is in that box you're carrying has food in it."
They all go to the kitchen and sit down at the table. Angela goes to get some plates for the cannolis she brought for Jane.
Under the table Maura reaches over and holds Jane's hand. But this time Jane feels more that just tingling and burning in her hand. The effect has spread lower down Jane's body. She felt a small gush of hot liquid spreading between her legs.
Surprised she was getting completely hot and excited she leaned over and whispered to Maura.
"If just holding hands with you gets me this hot , having sex with you is literally going to kill me."
Maura squeezes Jane hand and giggles. She takes a quick glance over at Angela to see if she is watching them. She wasn't so Maura leans over seeing Jane's neck exposed to her. She quick kisses Jane on the neck.
Angela comes walking back to the table and notices Jane's face.
"Honey are you hot? Your face is blood red."
Jane shyly drops her head and tries to hide her face with her hand. She then looks over at a Maura biting her thumbnail smiling at her.
"Yeah Ma , I'm hot, actually burning up."
Jane and Maura burst out laughing, Angela gives them both a look but then just dishes out the cannolis.
"Are you girls okay? Because Maura ,now your face is getting red. I think it's kind of chilly in here myself. I'm going to go see what your thermostat is set on. You girls go ahead and eat."
Angela gets up and walks away from the table. Jane picks up a cannoli and scoops out the cream with one finger. As she starts to suck it off her finger . Maura grabs her finger and puts it in her own mouth and begins sucking the cream off.
That was it for Jane when she felt Maura's tongue on her finger. That was all she could take she had to be with Maura ...now!
Jane jumps up and finds her Ma . "Ma you got to go now! Right now Ma please."
"But honey I just.."
"Sorry Ma but Maura and I have something very, very important to discuss right now. We need to be alone okay."
"Okay baby fine I'll go if it's that important."
They walk in the kitchen Angela tries explain why she's leaving "Maura honey Jane says you guys need to alone to discuss something. So I'm going to go."
Maura waves bye "Bye Angela , thanks for the cannolis."
"Your welcome honey."
As Angela is about to leave and shut the door she looks at Jane and says "This better be important enough to throw your Mother out into the streets. It better be about you and Maura finally getting together or something , bye ."
Angela shuts the door in a shocked Jane's face. She walks back to Maura with her mouth open in shock.
"Did you hear her? Does ? She doesn't know, hell I didn't know until tonight."
Maura smiles and adds "Jane Mothers always know. She asks me all the time when we are going to get together."
Jane sits stunned staring blankly down at her cannoli on her plate. Maura rubs her hand on Jane's back trying to comfort her but then gets a better idea. She picks up her cannoli and digs out the cream with her finger. She stands up and walks toward the hallway closet.
"You have two choices Jane. One sit there and worry about what your mother thinks all night. Or two follow me and help me figure out what to do with this. Your choice Jane." Maura wiggles the cream filled finger at her.
Jane leaps up out of her chair. She grabs the box of cannolis and chases after Maura and says.
"I have a few more ideas about the other cannolis . You want to hear them?"
They both giggle and fall into the bed in the hallway closet. Jane jumps up and goes to lock the door then jumps back into the bed.
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