Joke or Surprise

Chapter 3

Angela not believing what she is seeing looks back and forth repeatedly between Maura and Laura.

With her mouth open in shock walks over to Jane. She whispers to Jane. "Janie what? Who is that? I mean ." Not waiting for Jane to answer says loudly looking and pointing at Laura and Maura asks to each one. Maura is this you or is this you? "

Maura raises her hand slowly smiling at Angela "It's me , I mean I'm Maura."

Jane and Tommy laugh as they stand and walk over to Angela. They bend down and salvage what's left of the birthday cake for TJ that Angela dropped.

Tommy scrapes up the side of the cake pushing it back into the side of the cake it fell off of . "I think the cakes okay to eat, right Jane?"

Jane inspects the cake closely to see if any of it was on Tommy's kitchen floor. "Well it looks okay. I don't think it touched any of the dirty floor."

Tommy upset says "Dirty floor I just mopped it yesterday, it's clean."

Jane grins "Fine sorry."

Maura clears her throat stands up . She walks over to Angela taking the bag from her arm. "Here Angela let me take this for you. You can go sit down. You can talk to Laura,that's her name."

Angela nods still feeling confused . She goes and sits in Maura's chair. "So Laura?...um what I mean is ..who are you? You look so much like Maura. Are you a relative of Maura's? Answer me? "

Laura looks at Angela feeling angry like she did when Jane was grilling her for answers. "Laura ,yes that's my name. As for the rest I have no idea." Laura looks at Jane and says "I can see where you got your technique in interrogation is from your mother Jane."

They all nod and laugh except for Jane . Jane tries to set Laura straight ."Ah no , I was trained in interrogation at the police academy, thank you very much."

Laura is surprised "Oh you're a cop? That explains a lot."

Maura steps in front of an upset Jane and says to Laura "Jane is a highly decorated Detective for the Boston Police Department. She is an expert at interrogation...Jane has a history of."

Jane cuts her off "That's okay Maura that's enough ."

"I'm sorry I just noticed that you and your mother both have the same …. intensity. I didn't mean anything . ...A detective huh? Impressive, a doctor and detective hmm." Laura crosses her arms looking Jane and Maura up and down.

TJ starts crying in his nursery. Angela and Tommy both walk out to go take care of TJ.

Jane takes Maura by her hand leading her back over to the table to sit and talk to Laura. Maura stares at Laura as she sits down. Jane rubs Maura's arm comforting her then asks "So Laura ? Um can we talk about your family?"

Maura gets excited by the question "Oh yes that's a good way to start Jane."

Laura nods "Okay well I'm adopted."

Maura sits straight up softly says "Me too."

Laura quizzically looks at Maura asking slowly "Who are , um I mean what are your birth parents names? "

"My birth parents? Um my birth mother is Dr. Hope Martin. My birth father ..."

Maura hangs her down slightly embarrassed about who he is. Jane squeezes her hand then answers for her "Her birth father is Patrick Doyle."

Laura is surprised looks at Maura ."The mob boss? Paddy Doyle is your father? Wow , that's something huh?"

Jane corrects her "Birth father ."

Maura slowly raises her head giving Jane a little smile for answering for her. She pats and gives a little rub to Jane's arm.

"Yes Laura the mob boss Paddy Doyle... May I ask who were your birth parents?"
Laura chuckles then holds up her hand then explains "Sorry . Of course you can ask. I've been asking all my life...Truth is I don't know who they were. My parents...my adopted parents. They told me the adoption was private. They had no idea who were my parents. When I turned eighteen I started a search for my records. But I found out that the records had been destroyed in a fire here in Boston a year after my birth."

Jane looks at Maura "Fire huh? Sounds familiar."

Maura about to answer Jane when they hear . "Happy Birthday TJ . Where are you buddy?" Frankie walks into the kitchen sees Laura "Whoa!"

Jane points to Laura and explains "Frankie this is Laura. Laura this is my other brother Frankie." They nod at each other . "Frankie why don't you go in the nursery where TJ , Tommy and Ma are. We're kinda in the middle of something here , okay?" Jane gives Frankie a stern stare.

Frankie shakes his head trying to make sure he really is seeing two Mauras. "Um yeah okay I guess."

Frankie always knows not to challenge the stern look Jane is giving him now. He takes one more look at the Mauras as he turns to leave to go find Tommy and his mother.

Angela comes in with a smiling TJ. The party now turns and is all about TJ. The Maura ,Laura issue is put on the hold . A couple hours into TJ's party Maura's cell rings. "Dr. Isles...Yes , I'm on my way."

Jane looks at Maura wondering if it's a homicide that needs her too. "We got a body?"

Maura shakes her head no "You don't, I do. Detective Sherman needs me to do an autopsy for him. I have to leave now. I hate to leave now but.."

Jane nods "I know you have to go. You want me to question Laura some more ?" Maura shyly smiles nodding yes. Jane gives her a quick hug . Jane nods smiling jokes "Okay I will. The things I do for you."

They both laugh as Laura approaches them . "You leaving Maura?"

"Yes , I have an autopsy . You know you could come with me since you are also a doctor Laura."

Laura scrunches up her face at the thought of watching an autopsy "The morgue with an autopsy? Um...no sorry. I like the patients that are alive not dead."

Jane laughs out loud as Maura gives her a mean look. "Well then I guess I should go they are waiting on me to start. Laura could you give your contact numbers to Jane so we can figure out our connection ?" Maura saw a confused look on Laura's face and added "But if you don't want to I will research it by myself. That's okay I'm used to doing my own research and if..."
Laura interrupts her "No, no it's fine. I want to find out just as much as you do. It's just you had this look when you were upset with Jane...Never mind sure I'll give Jane everything , go ,go to work."

Maura looked at Jane wondering what Laura meant but she didn't have time to stay and find out now. "Jane I'll call you later. " Maura starts walking out toward the door to leave,she turns to everyone waves and says "Goodbye everyone ."

Jane follows her out the door turns to Laura "I'll be right back .I'm just going to walk her to her car."

Laura nods laughs "Yeah go ahead tell your doctor goodbye."

Jane squints at Laura and mouths "Shut the fuck up." Jane wonders as she walks with Maura. Why she is feeling so comfortable around Laura that she can joke with her so easily. She thinks it must be because she looks so much like Maura. But then again she would never talk to Maura like she's talking to Laura. Jane shakes her head in total confusion over Laura.

They walk to Maura's car . Jane opens her door for her. Maura smiles stops and gives Jane a hug pressing her lips against Jane's ear saying "Thank you for inviting me to your nephew's party. It was just...so precious ."

Jane hugs Maura back saying "Maura you're just as much of an aunt to TJ as I am. You're so much part of this family now. You couldn't get out of it even if you tried...Which I hope you never will."

Maura hugs Jane tighter than she ever had before sniffles as tears sprang to her eyes "I never will. Thank you that means so much to me . You have no idea how much Jane." Maura buries her head into Jane's neck brushing her freshly licked wet lips across Jane's neck.

Jane feels Maura's lips brushing on her neck lightly. Jane softly moans at the feeling. Maura taking the moan from Jane as a sign of encouragement, kisses her neck lightly. Jane gasps holding her breath .

Maura afraid she had made a mistake turns quickly and gets in her car. "I'll call you later bye Jane."

Maura shuts her car door starts the car and leaves quickly out of the parking lot. Jane is standing frozen in shock. Jane gasps desperately for air as she had forgotten to breathe again until Maura was out of her sight. Laura had watched from Tommy's doorway the whole thing happen between Jane and Maura. Laura smiles and turns back to go in the apartment. Laura says to herself before entering the apartment. "I see why I'm here now. I have to get those two together somehow." Laura raises one eyebrow laughs adds "This shouldn't be too hard ...and it should be fun. Bonus Jane is so hot . I'll just have to seduce her to make her admit her true feelings for Maura. It's a win win all around."

Jane looks up at Laura knowing she saw everything says as she walks back to Tommy's apartment "Aw shit! How am I going to talk my way out of making a fool of myself to Maura the sequel up there?"

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A/N- Thanks for reading my fic. Chapter 4 ?