Hope
Jane clutched the Maura Isles hand tenderly in her hands, fearing that if she gripped the dexterous appendage to tightly, the sleeping woman would shatter before her blood shot eyes. Looking at the sleeping woman, Jane allowed herself to fully process what had just happened not two minutes ago. Maura had woken up, woken up and spoken to her. She had said she loved her.
"She loves me" Jane whispered softly to herself, feeling a foreign feeling blossom inside her chest, Hope. Hope clawed at her insides, fighting to get a place among the other conflicting feelings already coursing through Jane's system. Staring down at the healing face of Maura Isles, Jane felt in her heart of hearts just how greatly she screwed up by running away, knowing that she would probably never be able to fully let it go. She also knew for a fact that never again would she leave Maura's side, only death would be able to pry her away for the beautiful doctors side and even then He had better come armed with more than just a wimpy scythe.
Gently reaching out she carefully tucked a stray lock of the sleeping woman's hair behind her ear and continued to simply look at her. Closing her eyes, Jane carefully put Maura's hand down on the bed and leaned back into the uncomfortable seat she was sitting in, tiredly placing her head in her hands. Inhaling sluggishly, Jane looked up again at the resting woman on the hospital bed and allowed her eyes to travel all over the woman who was once the most important thing in her life, committing to memory, again, the woman who had long ago stolen her heart.
Her tired expression turned softer as she allowed the smallest of smiles to stretch across her lips, "I'll never leave you again. You can try to avoid me or completely convince yourself that I no longer exist, but I will always be here for you. I swear it." Jane declared quietly, promising the sleeping woman that never would Jane leave her and put her through such misery again.
Sitting back, Jane's eyes drooped closed and shortly after she was fast asleep, falling into the routine she had established the moment she claimed Maura's bedside.
A few hours later the night nurse came into Maura's room to check on the recovering woman and smile when she saw the blonde woman awake and sitting up. Seeing the nurse, Maura quickly motioned for her to stay quiet and gestured to the deeply sleeping Jane. Smiling, the nurse quietly came to the other side of Maura's bed and softly spoke to the conscious woman. "Glad to see you conscious doctor Isles, thought we lost you there for a little bit." The nurse informed the quiet blonde, looking over the healing bruises and scrapes.
"I had someone to come back to." Maura responded softly, gazing at Jane before gently taking the sleeping woman's hand in her own, lightly running he delicate thumb across the back of Jane's strong palm. The nurse smiled and nodded her head
"She's been by your side this entire time, only time she had left is to shower and eat. Both of which hardly happen, well she showers regularly, but I don't think she eats often," The nurse informed Maura, who smiled softly and chuckled "She wouldn't, but I have a strong feeling that things are going to be… difficult from here on out."
A distant look took over Maura's expression, as her memories of Jane abandoning her came back with a vengeance. The nurse tilted her head in curiosity but remained silent, checking on the numerous IV's and tubes connected to Maura's body, waiting for Maura to complete her thought.
Looking down at her hand's Maura's shoulders slumped as she slowly laid back in her bed, letting Jane's hand slip from her own "She hurt me." She whispered softly before allowing sleep to take over again.
The nurse looked at the two women and knew that something terrible had happened between the two women, but something in her told her that the two were not done with each other just yet. Smiling to herself, she whispered softly to herself as she exited the room.
"They can pretend to be angry as long as they like, but they'll come 'round at one point or another." Stopping at the doorway she looked back at the pair and smiled broadly at the sight. Jane had moved so that her head lay on the bed, her left arm lay stretched out beside her, with her hand holding onto Maura's hand.. Nodding her head again the nurse just knew it would only be a matter of time before the two got over whatever had happened to them and followed their hearts back to each other.
TBC
Author's note: Soooo, how 'bout them dolphins? I'm really really REALLY sorry it's been so long. Oh and I promise Maura is very much alive lol