Chapter 4 :

Imagine me and you.

The next few weeks were very routine : Jane had physical therapy every morning and then would work out on her own during the afternoon .

Maura was still staying home to help her , physically and emotionally but was continuing to live her life, going to social events etc..

The two women progressively started to talk again, even laugh sometimes.

Things weren't the way they used to be but they were surely moving towards that direction.

Jane was trying so hard to get back on her feet and to show Maura how sorry she was. She cooked breakfast every morning, never complained when Maura instructed her to do something regarding her recovery.

Maura could certainly see Jane's effort and was thankful that she didn't try to push her to hard.

She liked talking and joking with her like before the shooting, things weren't the same though.

Maura was doing her best to encourage Jane in her recovery, she worked out with her, picked up when she fell.

She knew it was important to Jane's recovery that she knew that they were working on their relation ship at the same time as on recovery. So when she felt like it, Maura invited Jane to sleep with her to show her she cared about her . She didn't invite her every night, she didn't want Jane to think she was 100% forgiven.

So when Jane was invited to, she would crawl in bed next to Maura and just hold her.

When they were in bed together they didn't talk, they just lied there, Maura's head usually resting on Jane's chest.

Jane knew that Maura needed to feel her heart beating, proving her that she wasn't dreaming, that she was still alive and that she needed physical reassurance that she wasn't going to leave her again.

Jane tried not to suffocate her too much by asking her to have dinner with her every night or watch games with her. She knew Maura needed her space and didn't ask her more then she was ready to give her.

One night though Jane decided that she wanted to spend the night with her best friend.

Maura was sitting on the couch reading some medical magazine.

"Hey would you fancy a movie? I would let you chose, except if it's in french or if it's a documentary ." Jane joked.

"I would love that, but I think Joe friday needs her evening walk." Maura suggested pointing out the little dog who was running in circles around Jane.

"Right, would you come with me?" Jane pouted.

"Absolutely, I could use some fresh air." Maura said standing up and stretching up a bit.

So Maura, Jane and Joe friday took a walk around the block .

The night was ideal for a walk, it wasn't too cold, the moon was beautiful, actually it was the perfect night for a romantic walk.

At first the two women walked in silence very close to each other.

"So I have been thinking and…"

"Stop thinking, just try to appreciate what we have right here right now." Maura said grabbing Jane's hand and resting her head on her shoulder.

"You're right." Jane whispered gently leaning a kiss on the top of Maura's head.

Jane knew that Maura was well aware of what kept her mind busy, but she wasn't ready to talk about it yet. She just wanted to to appreciate the present moment without over thinking it and see where things would lead them.

"Wait a minute, did she just ask me to stop thinking?That's not her, Maura Isles always thinks , she even over thinks. She never makes a decision without thinking about it. Now she wants me to be spontaneous? That's a first. " Jane said to herself.

About half an hour later they arrived at Maura's house, still holding hands.

"That was nice, we should do that more often." Jane proposed as they entered the house.

"Yes, we should." Maura agreed.

"So what movie do you want to watch?" Jane said moving toward Maura huge flat screen.

"I don't know, let me see what we have on cable tonight,oh I see one one my favorite romantic comedy starts in 10 minutes." Maura said.

"Alright, let's wait then. "Jane said settling next to Maura.

As they were sitting so close to each other, Jane could fine Maura's bare skin on hers.

"You're cold, let me get you a blanket." Jane said standing up.

"I'm alright, I'm counting on you to warm me up." Maura teased.

"Well I'm counting on that to, but I'm still getting you a blanket. Do you need anything else? A cup of coffee, tea, a glass of wine?" Jane offered.

"Are you trying to get me drunk Detective?" Maura joked.

"No, of course not, I don't need to, I'm italian remember." Jane smiled walking away.

As she was walking away Jane couldn't stop thinking that Maura actually joked , or maybe she was flirting…

"Was she just flirting with me?" Jane said to herself, confused.

A few minutes later Jane came back and gently set up the blanket on Maura, making sure that her feet were covered.

"Thank you gentleman." Maura pouted.

"You're very welcome darling." Jane replied sitting next to her.

As soon as Jane was next to her Maura leaned over to rest her head on her shoulder.

Jane who wasn't so surprise gently moved her arms to wrap it around her shoulder so Maura could rest her head on her chest.

"Thank you."

"You're welcome, so what is this film about anyway?" Jane asked kissing the top of Maura's head.

"It's called imagine Me and You, it's about a girl who's marrying her long time boyfriend, but she fells in love with her wedding florist who happens to be a woman, very romantic you'll see." Maura said feeling Jane's heart beating a bit faster, which was exactly what she was expecting.

"Alright, then I trust your taste, I'm sure it's going to be good." Jane replied swallowing hard.

At that very moment Jane decided not to do what Maura asked her too and started to analyze this.

"Is she just making me watch a movie about a straight girl who falls in love with a woman?Well she certainly doesn't want to talk about it, but she sure thinks about it and it's a way of telling me. God Jane, what the fuck is going on between you and Maura?" Jane said to herself.

The two women watched the movie in silence , Maura was closely watching Jane's heartbeat, expecting it to rise at some parts of the movie.

And it eventually did, during Maura's favorite scene : The part where Luce teaches Rachel to scream during that soccer game. standing behind her hands on her belly.

That scene wasn't sexually or physically explicit but you could see the electricity and attraction running trough both character's body.

Jane's pulse might have been rising, but she didn't seem uncomfortable until that one scene during the movie when Luce and Rachel finally kissed at the back of Luce's flowers shop.

As the two characters were lying on a bed of roses kissing and touching each other Maura could feel that Jane was a bit uncomfortable.

"Are you ok?" Maura asked.

"Yes, I'm just trying to straight up a bit my back is killing me." Jane mumbled .

"Alright." Maura sighed knowing that Jane wasn't telling the truth but not holding it against her.

The next scene was Maura's second favorite , it was the scene where Rachel breaks up with Luce before it even started.

As she was fixating the screen Maura started , without noticing it, to repeat the exact dialogue.

"Tell me to go, tell me that's what you want and you will never see me again. I want you. I wont remember anything else." Maura mumbled.

"How many times have you seen this movie?You know each single line!" Jane asked surprised.

"I…I… might have seen it a couple of time, you know I have an idiotic memory." Maura mumbled trying not to be to ridiculous.

"It's a good movie." Jane said shaking her head.

"It is." Maura agreed.

The two women remained silent until the end of the movie.

"So did you like it?" Maura asked her head still resting on Jane's chest.

"You know if you want to know how I feel about something I see or if I'm telling you the truth you don't have to do that."

"Do what?"

"Listen to my heart beats."

"Oh, I'm sorry." Maura said rising her head.

"Hey it's ok, Maura look at me, I'm going to tell you exactly how I feel about this movie and the message it tried to send to its viewers. I'm going to tell you the truth and all you need to do is to look at me in the eyes and you'll know I'm sincere, alright." Jane said her hand on Maura's chin.

"Alright." Maura agreed rising her head knowing that she didn't have any other choice but to face Jane.

For the past few weeks she made it clear, especially earlier that night that she didn't want to talk about what was going on.

The thing was she did teased Jane a lot with that movie and it would be unfair to her to simply observe her reaction without talking about it.

"I loved that movie, I think it was quite obvious those two were to mean together. I liked that they fought for it, that it didn't come easy for it. I mean things in life never come easy right? I guess I can understand Rachel's difficulties to accept her feelings for Luce. I mean she had been dating guys all her life without even thinking that she would ever want something else. I guess when she realized that she had feelings for Luce she felt like she was wrong all her life . I can understand what kind of identity crisis that would cause. I'm happy she took that leap of faith at the end but I also like the fact that Rachel didn't pressure her, she gave her time and space and left her alone when she asked her to." Jane explained awaiting for Maura's reaction.

"I think I agree with your analyze of this movie." Maura simply replied shaking her head.

Seeing the discomfort on Maura's face Jane decided that even if Maura started this, not to push her any further.

"How about we get you to bed?You look exhausted. " Jane offered.

"Well I haven't worked out that hard since…well ever actually."

"I know and I'm thankful you're helping me now, come on let's go to bed." Jane said offering her hand to Maura.

The two women walked towards Maura's room as slowly as they possibly could.

Once they were facing the door, Jane had to make a decision : she could either go inside and share Maura's bed or she could do the right thing and give her some space.

She knew that even if she provoked tonight's events, Maura was not ready to face her feelings.

"Good night." Jane whispered leaning a kiss on Maura's forehead.

"You too." Maura barely articulated.

Maura went into her room at leaned against the door feeling her heart slamming inside her chest.

She now had the confirmation that Jane felt the same way as she did and thank god it didn't looked like she was going to pressure her.

Maura put herself to bed, but after half an hour of flipping in her bed she realized she couldn't sleep.

So she got out of bed and silently made her way to Jane's bedroom, took a deep breath and opened the door.

Jane was surprised to see her, she actually expected her to avoid her for the next few days and was willing to accept it.

Maura slowly crawled in bed and positioned herself as usual her head resting on Jane's chest.

"I just need you to hold me, I'm not ready for more yet." Maura confessed.

"Take as much time as you need, I'll wait." Jane reassured gently stroking her shoulder with her thumb.

Maura and Jane spent another night in each other arms, in silence. Jane knew that things were different now, and she wasn't quite sure how to behave.

Was she supposed to just wait for Maura to be ready and make her move or was she supposed to court her?Well Maura was certainly different, while Jane wouldn't mind being court by being offered a couple beers and a burger, Maura was a lady and she knew it would take more then that.

"She's a lady, God she's a woman!I'm thinking about courting a woman, what the hell is happening to me?Come on Rizzoli it's Maura you know what you do right, Oh God she's a woman, calm down it's Maura, you're soul mates." Jane mumbled to herself.

So guys what do you think?Yes Imagine you and me is like my favorite lesbian movie, It's so great, I figured Maura would tease Jane a bit and wait for her reaction.

She wasn't ready to confront her directly she decided to use the subterfuge …

I wanted to emphasize the fact that they 're both aware of what's going on and of what's in the other's head without talking about it, but that they weren't ready to talk about it yet.

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