Wow. Thank you so much for the reviews and follows and favourites my friends. I wasn't planning on continuing but since some of you asked, I'll give it a go. It won't be a play-by-play story because no way do I have the imagination for that, but will follow the previous chapter in some sort of manner. Cheers!

Maura's POV

For the first night in a long time I can't seem to fall asleep. I'm tired; my body aches from exhaustion but no matter how hard I tried my mind would not stop thinking. And so here I am, cuddled in the arms of the woman I love, and I cant sleep.

Jane.

I can't help but smile every time I think about you. I carefully roll myself over so I can see you; your beautiful features illuminated by the moons light leaves me momentarily breathless.

What did I do right in a past life to deserve you?

I shake my head at how often that thought has flown around my mind in the past few weeks. It's been exactly a month tonight since you confessed your love for me, a month since we first made love and a month since I realised that I don't want to ever be without you.

As I watch you sleep, my mind drifts back to that night.

"Wow"

I smile as you roll onto your back and pull me into your side. "Yeah" I say, resting my head on your chest and smiling at your accelerated heartbeat. I slide my hand down your side enjoying the feel of our naked bodies touching in all the right places, intertwining our fingers I rest them on your stomach.

I close my eyes as you press a kiss into my hair. "I love you" is whispered ever so quietly but as I go to say it back I freeze.

You immediately feel it.

"Maura?"

"What if this is a mistake Jane?"

Silence.

"What if we're trying to make this something it's not? I'm used to being alone, I prefer it. But if we continue, if we do this and you leave me, I don't think I could handle it"

I stop talking, you haven't said a word or even tried to stop me.

"I'm scared too," you whisper, and your arms tighten their hold on me. "But I love you, and I know you love me too and the only thing worse than losing you would be moving on and never giving this a chance".

You take a shaky breath and your fingers lift my chin so we're eye to eye.

"I can't just walk away from this Maura, I can't not know what it's like to be with you. I'm used to being alone too, but I don't want to be anymore. I want you. I want to be with you. Let me".

I can feel the tears on my cheeks and shut my eyes in an attempt to stop them from falling.

"Let me" your lips ghost over my cheeks as if trying to kiss away my tears. "Please".

I can't take it anymore, I push myself as close to you as possible and press our lips together.

"Yes".

"Maura?"

Your voice pulls me back to the present and I open my eyes to see you looking at me. "I love you" I say, kissing you softly.

"I love you too"

"I don't want to be alone"

Your arms pull me closer and your lips press harder.

"Never again".

Hmm okay so didn't like this as much as my first, again a little bit of my own romantic experience is in this chapter…especially the insecurities haha i'm such a loser :) Hope it was okay!