It's the first night since. It's the first night since, a string of long sleepless nights. It's the first night since, Maura's bed had been shared. The first night since, Maura's bed, Maura's house, had stopped feeling cold and empty.
My family, she thinks as she listens to their breathing.
My family, she listens, she hears, she takes in, My family, she takes in the soothing sounds of their breathing.
My family, I've found them, she tells herself as she takes in their warmth, their beings - their physical form, their presence, their beings. I've found them, my family, she repeats.
My Jane, she whispers as she presses her palm against Jane's back; her palm against the fabric of Jane's shirt, her hand against Jane's warm back.
Jane's firm back, Jane firmly back; warmth seeping through, Jane's presence felt; Jane, her love, searched for and, found. My Jane, she whispers. My Jane, she presses her lips to the sleeping figure resting against her.
Our daughter Maura, she recalls as Jane had told her. Our daughter, Maura, Jane had named their daughter after her.
Tucked under her arm, snuggled against her, Our daughter, she smiles, Our daughter, Jane had kept her.
They took me away from you, Jane had explained, but they had instead taken us away from you. She was already there, forming, growing, living, loved. She was already there - our daughter - and now, we're here. We're here, with you. Jane had held her. Your family, our family, our daughter, your Jane; a promise once whispered, a promise once made; a promise, now met and still kept; Jane had held her.
My family, a reminder she breathes into the night. I can stop looking now, warm droplets flow, I've found my family, she smiles.
My family, she whispers as she brings them closer, holding them tighter; feeling them closer to her.
She listens to their breathing.
She feels the grip on her thumb by Maura munchkin - Jane's nickname for their daughter. She feels the weight, the assurance of Jane's arm resting on her.
She feels her family with her; she feels and knows that they are here.
"Our family," she says, as she shuts her eyes. She listens to their breathing, as she falls steadily asleep.
It's the first night since. It's the first night since, Maura's bed has been warm, and Maura's house, a home. It's the first night since, a long time due, since Maura had slept, had slept with a grin.
A/N: Hi there, thank you, for the time~
This chapter came to be, thanks to a post, a picture by lovethisotp and, this is where this story ends. Chapter one was initially all there was to this story, but thanks to that post, there's a chapter two. So, I hope that the story's alright and, thank you, for the time=)