A/n: ELLO POPPETS! Thank you all for your reviews! I would like to address a few before beginning.

-I ship them, too. But only for now. ;)
-Sage's role will be EVER apparent. I have this WHOLE plot planned out (which is unusual for me).

-I know it seems like an introduction, and it kind of is, but I promise the meat will be coming soon. Just wanted to make sure we set a good foundation before I went off into PLOT land. (even thought the goal is mostly SMUT...)

-and to all the rest, paaaaaatience darlings. All in due time.

Thanks again to my bestie for being the best inspiration for an OC EVER! Lots of love babes!

On we go!

When Jane came to work the next Monday, she was greeted with one of the biggest smiles from Maura she had ever seen. Not that she was complaining about Maura being giddy, but she was curious as to what caused the sudden boost in her best friend's demeanor.

"Good morning Jane."

"Morning Maur. You're awfully chipper this morning. What's the deal?"

Maura smiled widely at her favorite detective and ushered her down the hall to the elevator so they could converse in private.

Once the doors to the elevator closed, Maura turned to look at Jane dead in the eye.

"I have a date this weekend," she said, barely able to keep in her joy.

Jane turned her head to the side thoughtfully. "For a date to have you this excited, this guy must really be something."

Maura smiled again at the detective. "I have a date with Sage, Jane."

Jane shook her head with a small smile and motioned for Maura to exit out of the newly opened elevator doors. "Here you had me thinking you had a hot date with some body builder and you tell me you're just having dinner with an old friend. Way anticlimactic, Maur."

Maura turned and looked at Jane with a confused look. "Jane, I don't think you understand. Sage and are are going to dinner... together... on a date... as in we are thinking of being romantically involved."

This caused Jane's jaw to metaphorically hit the floor. Say what? What was going one here? Was Maura seriously saying that she was going on a date with a woman? Jane had no idea Maura would even CONSIDER dating a woman. Now she HAD a date with one? When did she plan on saying she was interested in women?

"Jane..."

Jane snapped back to reality at the mention of her name. "Sorry. I just, zoned for a second. Umm, I hope you two have a nice time and all that. I umm... have work and stuff," she uttered as she tried to make a mad dash for the elevator.

"JANE! Where are you going," Maura yelled, but the brunette was already halfway down the hallway. Maura just shook her head, knowing she and Jane would have to find time to talk later.

As the elevator doors closed, Jane let out a frustrated huff. How could Maura keep a secret this big from her? Aren't best friends supposed to share this kind of things with each other? Jane couldn't believe that Maura actually had a date with this Sage girl. She hadn't even met her and already she was turning Maura into a different person. This caused Jane to pause. Well, she wasn't really a different person. But still, it's wrong of her to keep all of this from me. I still can't believe she's going out with some woman she really doesn't even know. Couldn't she at least go out with someone she was close to?

Jane smacked her hand against the wall as the doors opened. She stepped out still deep in thought. This was frustrating. Maura was going out with some random person from her past instead of spending quality time with her. This caused Jane to pause midstep. She thought she had this under control.

Jane had always had... dreams about Maura. No, not the kind of girl bonding, LLBFF dreams she SHOULD be having, but the she woke up hot and bothered and had to take care of the ache herself kind of dreams. Jane thought maybe it was just because the two were so familiar with each other and it had been so long since Jane had been with someone that everything was alright. But Jane started noticing other things. Like the way Maura's dresses highlighted her eyes, or hugged her in certain places she probably shouldn't be looking. She noticed the little facial expressions Maura would adorably make in a conversation. She noticed how full and soft Maura's lips looked, and how bright her eyes would get when discussing something that interested her. She often wondered what Maura would feel like underneath her; what her face would look like in the throes of passion.

But Jane pushed all of those feeling aside a long time ago, right? It was just a phase, an appreciation for a beautiful and smart woman. If that was the case, then why was Maura's date with Sage causing her so much grief?

She shook her head as she noticed her partner and ex-partner enter through the doors and signal to her that they had a case. She would have to think about it later.