* I own nothing of Rizzoli and Isles I just have the privilege of playing with the characters for a while.

Jane showed up at Maura's house at 7am. She rang the door bell and got no answer so she rang it again. Finally a robed Maura opened the door with a puzzled look on her face when she saw Jane standing there smiling with two cups and a sack in her hands.

"Jane...Why didn't you use your house key to let yourself in?"

"Because I wasn't for sure you were out of bed yet and my hands were full with your favorite bagels from the bakery down from work."

"Oh..." A bright smile flashed on the half awake woman's face as she took the sack from Jane's hands.

"Well I see your waking up now." She smirked at the woman who's face was in the top of the sack breathing in the smell of the fresh bagels.

"I am...but I'm confused were we suppose to run this morning?"

"No...but I know you are not going to do anything until you yoga and meditate. So I'm making sure you will be ready when my brothers show up to help finish putting up the lights on your house. and I have a special treat." She said not revealing her surprise.

"What is it?"

"Nope...we yoga first."

"That's we do yoga first."

"Whatever it's all twisting into a pretzel to me."

Maura laughed, "It helps with flexibility, coordination..."

"Yea...Yea...it's the bomb now eat and change into the yoga paints." Jane said waving her hands in a hurry up motion.

"You are lucky you brought bagels."

"Be careful there Dr. Isles...Santa is watching and he doesn't like pouting."

"I wasn't pouting I just do not like to be rushed."

"Pouting..."

"You are going to use this "good girl" thing to your advantage aren't you?"

"Oh yea...just like every mom and dad all over the nation is doing right as we speak." She said with a cheeky grin.

"You know that goes both ways."

"This is your fantasy not mine. I have lived through all the bribes of being good until Christmas. Now eat because we have a schedule to keep with you sitting on Santa's lap at the mall by 7pm tonight."

"Jane...I'm not so sure about sitting on a grown man's lap telling him what I want for Christmas."

"Just think of it as one of your dates."

"Jane! I do not..."

"Watch it there...Santa will know if you lie. Hives...remember."

"I'm going to go change into my yoga pants... you are incorrigible."

"That's why you like me." Jane said as Maura was just out of sight up the stairs.

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Jane watched as Maura climbed the ladder to help string lights across the side of her house. The north wind made her face to be rosy red causing Jane to notice how beautiful her face was. She snapped out of her pondering just in time to catch Maura as she slipped coming down the ladder and landed in her arms.

"Tommy you were suppose to check for ice on these ladders! Jane yelled after sitting Maura down. She turned and was nose to nose with that beautiful face she was admiring before.

Maura leaned up and kissed Jane on the cheek, "Thanks for catching me."

Jane almost became speechless, "Ahhh...It's all good. I'm glad you weren't hurt."

"No...all in one piece thanks to you." She said and went inside.

Frankie came up to Jane, "What was that all about?"

"What?" Jane asked grumpily.

"The cheek kissing." He said lifting his eyebrows.

"She was grateful I caught her no thanks to you two for putting her on an icy ladder."

"Hey that's your other brothers fault."

"Yeah..." Tommy said as the two started wrestling.

"Stop it you two...here she comes."

Maura came down the sidewalk with four cups of hot chocolate, "A treat to celebrate finishing putting the lights up." She said smiling as all the Rizzoli's melted at it.

"Thank you Maur...but there is one more thing that we have to do for your lights to be complete."

"What's that Jane?"

Tommy moved his truck to show her that they had decorated all of her trees and fence.

"That's why you had me doing yoga at 7am this morning and going in and out the back door."

"Yep... I couldn't risk you leaving the house before we were ready."

"I love it." She said hugging them all.

"Good now let's eat lunch that I know ma is making because I smell it and then it's off to the mall to buy the first load of Christmas gifts.

"Jane..." Maura looked at her with reservations.

"Go we are on a time line woman. That's what an all American Christmas is about hurry then wait in line."

"That's why I do my shopping on line." Maura retorted back.

"Well U.P.S will have a smaller bonus this year because Dr. Isles is doing everything the old fashion way." Jane said smirking.

Maura just looked at her friend and smiled.

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Maura and Jane made it to the mall by 3pm and went to every store that had mechanical decorations. They were just as bad as the children pushing all the buttons to cause things to play or light up, which caused them to received many dirty looks from over worked under paid clerks. At 7pm they found them selves in front of Santa's house with a sign that said out feeding the reindeer will be back soon.

"See Jane Santa's busy we can do this later." Maura said relieved.

"Oh no you don't. Santa is feeding the reindeer for the little ones not the grown ups." Maura looked confused. "Come on." She said as she took the hesitant woman up the ramp and into Santa's house.

"Ho, ho, ho...and what would Maura be wanting for Christmas?" She looked back at Jane puzzled. "Come on now dear don't be afraid tell Santa what he can bring you." He said motioning for her to sit on his lap.

Maura smiled, "I will if Jane tells you what she wants first."

"Why that's an excellent idea."

Jane looked at her like I'm going to kill you but she climbed onto Tommy's friends lap and whispered, "If you pinch my ass or hers I will lock you up."

"Why I think that's a lovely gift but you have to really be good to get that." He said as he handed her a candy cane and the elf took her picture with Santa.

"I want the picture and proofs as well Lenny or..."

"Ho, ho, ho of course Jane of course." He said knowing Jane wasn't playing. "Now why don't you both sit for a joint picture with Santa." He said trying to play it off.

Maura sat on Santa's lap and cupped her hand and told him what she wanted. Jane watched making sure Lenny was a proper Santa holding her arm on her Gloch giving an ever present reminder for him to keep his manors. Maura got her candy cane and picture and they waited until the three pictures and disc were handed to Jane.

They were outside when Maura remembered the letters. "Jane we didn't give him our letters."

"No...but we told him. The letters we will swap so we can be Santa's helper elves and maybe make Christmas dreams come true." She said smiling at the wide eyed woman before her.

"You didn't ask for something naughty now did you Dr. Isles?" Jane questioned her friend.

"No...but I might have to explain some of it." She said with a childish smile.

"Great...I'm looking forward to a google Christmas." She said as they both laughed. "Now let's go and see your lights all lit up." Jane said excitedly.

They drove up into Maura's drive and the woman bounced out of the car almost before Jane could put the car in park.

"Oh Jane it's a winter wonderland." She said as she ran around and caught her in a tight hug. Jane wasn't use to all the physical contact but she was realizing she didn't mind it and if truth be told she was enjoying it." She smiled thinking "...and there are twenty three more days which could mean twenty three more hugs."


Thank you for reading...Christmas is a special atmosphere that make things possible. :)

As Jane pointed out twenty three left.