The cabin looked exactly like Jane had described on their way there. It was a pretty long walk and Maura found out that the other girl could be incredibly stubborn. She didn't even want to take a cab, not wanting to take any chances. Maura was on the same page, she understood where Jane was coming from, but with her in so much pain taking the cab would've been easier. Maybe even smarter. It might have been a stupid choice to walk for almost two hours and the blonde was surprised - and even a bit impressed - that Jane had done it without complaining or even stopping too many times.
The two hours gave them enough time to talk and Jane had told her about the cabin in such detail. The other girl had even mentioned the ornaments that were on top of the fireplace. It seemed that it was a good distraction from the pain and everything and Maura was glad about it. Jane had even told her some stories about the time her family had spent summers there. That they went swimming in the lake that was five minutes away. That they drove their mom crazy, pretended that there was some kind of monster there that she and her brothers had to hide from. It had even distracted the blonde from what was going on, even if it was for just a little while.
The cabin was owned by Jane's family. They had apparently inherited it from their great-grandmother and they kept it in the family. Maura was in awe at the beauty of it. And how well kept it had been. Thankfully it didn't stand out too much. It almost disappeared into the trees and it gave them both a sense of relief. At least they wouldn't be easy to find. If they even found out about the cabin at all. Although they both knew there was a chance.
Maura sat Jane down carefully on the couch and could see the pain and tiredness on her face. She smiled sympathetically, having no idea what Jane was going through right now. Sighing softly, she took in the rest of the cabin. There were a few doors, leading to various bedrooms. One door was open and Maura could see it lead to the bathroom. The kitchen was small, but big enough to have two people bustle around and there was a big dining table. Jane clearly had a big family. Turning back to said girl, Maura kneeled down in front of her.
"I need to take a look at your wound okay? After that you should try to get some rest." Jane nodded gratefully, the mention of getting some sleep giving her that small boost of energy to stay awake a little while longer.
Maura worked quickly and quietly. There didn't seem to be a need for words. Both of them were glad to be out of danger for now and just wanted this day to be over. Hopefully tomorrow would shed a new light on their situation and maybe then they would know how to move forward.
"All done." Maura smiled up at the other girl. Standing up, she helped Jane to her feet as well and the two shuffled into the nearest bedroom.
Jane let out a huge breath the moment her head hit the pillow and she smiled sleepily up at the blonde.
"Thank you Maura." The blonde nodded her head, before turning to leave the room.
"I'll be right outside if you need me." There was some form of a reply as Jane mumbled something and Maura chuckled to herself as she left the room. She decided to keep the door open a crack, wanting to be next to Jane as quickly as possible should she need to.
Maura collapsed on the couch, the day's events catching up to her. Closing her eyes momentarily, all the events replayed themselves in her mind. She still couldn't believe any of this was happening. And that it was her father who was behind all of this. Maura didn't know what they were going to do. There wasn't all that much they could do, with her father knowing half of the people that worked for the police, basically owning them and they didn't have the resources to do anything themselves. It wasn't like the movies, where the main character knew people in high places and seemed to always have some sort of plan.
The sound of her stomach rumbling made her open her eyes wearily and she groaned. They hadn't eaten anything since this morning and right now it was almost eight in the evening. She forced her body to move and slowly moved to the kitchen. Opening the fridge, she found it empty. And every single cabinet after that was empty as well. The blonde contained the scream of frustration that was building inside of her. Instead, she took a deep breath and forced herself to calm down and think rationally. Of course they wouldn't store anything in the fridge or the cabinets, but there was one other place where she could still look. And it was probably outside.
Thankfully it was still light out, so she didn't need to worry about finding a flashlight or something. As she moved through the backdoor and outside, she felt hope fill her at the sight of a freezer right next to the door. Praying that there was something in there for her to find, she quickly moved towards it and opened it. Or at least she tried to. She found the damn thing to be locked.
"Of course. Because nothing can ever be easy." She huffed in annoyance and threw her hands up. "I feel like I'm in some kind of bad movie." Rolling her eyes, the blonde went back inside. The key had to be somewhere. There was no way they would take it home right? The chance to lose it was that much bigger.
So Maura set out to work. Opening every single thing she could to try and find the damn key. And after looking for over an hour, she came up empty handed. Her hunger had increased considerably, as did her frustration and she let herself glide down the wall next to the front door. Her head fell back against the wall and she looked forward, tired and hungry and...
"Are you kidding me?" There it was. Right next to the backdoor. Hanging right there. Maura blinked a few times, stared at the key and suddenly burst out laughing. She wasn't even afraid she would wake Jane up right now. The situation was absolutely ridiculous. She had just spent over and hour looking for a key, while it had been right there all along. If there was a film crew here right now, they could seriously make a movie about this.
The blonde wasn't sure how long she had been sitting there laughing, but after a while she got herself up, grabbed the key and stormed back outside. She didn't even think anything could be in there anymore, she just wanted the damn thing open. Only so that she didn't waste most of her time right now. The key turned swiftly and as she opened the freezer, tears sprang into her eyes.
It was full. Completely full, filled with meat. Had she been laughing only minutes ago, now the blonde was crying. If it was out of happiness, she didn't know, she didn't really care anyway. All Maura knew was that she could finally eat something. If she even had the energy to prepare it. All she really wanted to do was crawl under the covers and sleep. But she knew her stomach would keep her awake.
Grabbing a big piece, she shut and locked the freezer. The key went back to its righteous place and Maura filled the sink with water. Placing the meat under, she sighed in relief. Now all she had to do was wait for it to defrost and then get to work.
Maura rolled her head around, feeling all her muscles protest. She needed a bath, or at least a shower. She turned her head to look at the bathroom, before resting them back on the meat. She had some time. Might as well make use of it.
The water felt amazing. She couldn't really believe that everything still worked and that they had hot water, but she wasn't going to think about it either. Her mind had other things to think about. Jane for example. And everything the other girl had been doing for Maura so far. Everything she went through for the blonde. It might be weird, but she trusted Jane with her life. Or, maybe not so weird after all. It all didn't make much sense, but the blonde decided to go with what she feeling instead of what she was thinking. And what she was feeling was that she could trust Jane.
And some other things as well. When they were on their way to the cabin Maura had been impressed with how Jane had been handling herself. Her pain. But the more the blonde thought about it... she felt something different. A sense of awe towards Jane, but also guilt. That she dragged the other girl into this. And a completely different part of her felt lucky. Lucky that she didn't have to be alone, and maybe even lucky that it was Jane that was with her. That it wasn't someone else.
That thought shocked her. Maybe not the thought itself, but the meaning behind it. The reason why the thought shocked her. She shook her head, trying to rid her mind of these thoughts. She couldn't be having them, definitely not now. Now was not the time for these thoughts. But the more she tried to get rid of them, the more prominent they became. Maura leaned against the wall, taking a deep breath, trying to make sense of it all.
Tears filled her eyes again, but it wasn't because she was sad, or happy. It was because it finally made sense. She wouldn't want anyone other than Jane with her right now, because it was Jane that made her feel these things. These feelings that she locked away a long time ago. And even though they were still practically strangers, it made perfect sense to Maura. She didn't need to know every single detail about Jane's life. She didn't need to know her favorite color, her favorite band. The one thing she did know about her, were the summers the other girl spent here. And as she thought about what Jane told her, she could feel something come over her. The tears fell as she recognised the feeling as happiness.
Jane might have said these things as a distraction, but she still trusted Maura enough to let her know these things, to let her in. No one had made the blonde feel this way in a long time and it was as if a dam had been broken and every single emotion someone could feel came rushing back to her. Emotions she tried to hide. It was Jane that made her feel these things and it was Jane, she had feelings for.
The shock subsided and Maura composed herself, let the tears be washed away with the water and she smiled. She didn't care about the situation she was in right now. All she cared about was Jane. And keeping her safe. The other girl made her feel again. From the moment they met. And it was just now that Maura saw it. That she realized what Jane had done for her, without even knowing it. And she vowed to herself that she wouldn't put Jane in any more danger. And that she would try to give Jane something as precious as what she had been given.