Tumblr prompt from kathyisweird: elementary school Jane is crying in the stalls of the girls room because she is losing a tooth and she's scared. So, Maura explains the benefits of losing a baby tooth and makes it all better :D

Her best friend Jane left abruptly during recess to go to the bathroom, so Maura took it upon herself to save Jane's favorite tricycle for her before any of the other kids in their kindergarten class claimed it. Before touching the tricycles, Maura pulled out an antibacterial wipe from her Frozen purse and used it to sanitize the handlebars on both tricycles. She had witnessed her classmates wiping their noses on their hands and then touching the playground equipment and, when she told her mom, Mrs. Isles made sure to keep her daughter fully supplied with antibacterial wipes and hand sanitizer at all times.

"It must be hard being you," Jane said the first time she saw Maura wipe down the handlebars, but instead of making fun of her she decided to use the antibacterial wipes and hand sanitizer if it meant Maura would feel more comfortable when they played.

When five minutes had passed and Jane had yet to return to the playground, Maura decided it was time to check on her. Jane had been a good friend to her since the first day of school and, if Jane needed her, Maura was going to do all she could to help.

She opened the door to the bathroom and saw Jane standing by the sink with tears streaming down her cheeks. Her best friend Jane was the toughest kid in class and, if something had made Jane cry, Maura feared the worst. "Jane, are you okay?"

"No," Jane sobbed. Maura noticed her reach into her pocket and pull something out.

"It's a tooth!" Maura exclaimed after taking a closer look. "Jane, you lost a tooth!"

"I know," Jane said worriedly. "I tried putting it back in, but it won't stay. Maura, help me. I'm scared."

Maura paid no mind to germs and held Jane's unsanitized hand. "Don't be scared, Jane. This is a Deciduous tooth."

"Maura," Jane groaned. "You're using big words again."

"A baby tooth," Maura informed her. "You're supposed to lose these. Your baby teeth loosen as the roots dissolve and clear the way for permanent teeth."

"So, it's okay?" Jane asked, nervously.

"Everybody loses their baby teeth," Maura pointed out. "It's a sign that you're not a baby anymore and you're becoming a big kid. You're the first in our class to lose a tooth, Jane! I think we should tell the teacher!"

Jane didn't want anyone to make a fuss over her, but it was too late. Maura had already led her to their teacher and told her everything that had happened.

As the first kid in their class to lose a tooth, Jane received special treatment that day. Their teacher let her tell the class what happened and Jane felt like a big kid as she answered their questions about losing baby teeth and whether or not it hurt. When her impromptu question and answer session was over, Jane received a felt pouch with her name on it so she could keep her tooth safely stored until the tooth fairy visited her.

"You're so brave," Maura said after kissing Jane's cheek for the very first time while they waited for their moms to pick them up.

She had gotten her first kiss and, later that night, the tooth fairy was going to leave some money under her pillow just for her. I'm going to like being a big kid.