Chapter 4

Jane and Maura woke up the next morning to the smell of breakfast. Jane hugged Maura closer to her and kissed her on the forehead.

"Morning beautiful." Jane said.

Maura wrapped her arms tighter around Jane and sat up and kissed her on the lips. "Morning." She smiled. "I wasn't planning on spending the night in here. I don't want my dad to be mad. Do you think he knows that I'm in here?" Jane thought Maura looked so cute when she was worried about something like her dad.

"I'm sure if he knows you're in here he's ok. I think he would have freaked out already if he wasn't."
Jane said, then kissing Maura's forehead. "Let's get up and just see how he reacts."

Jane went to swing her legs over the bed and sit up but Maura pulled her tight against her so she couldn't get up. "Not yet. If we get up that means we have to say goodbye... to Wilma." Jane settled back down into the bed and hugged Maura to her.

"I know. I'll be right by your side though. I'll help you through the day. I'll let you hold me tight and let you use me as your human tissue." That made Maura chuckle. Jane knew exactly what to say to make Maura feel better.

"I love you Jane. I can't even begin to explain how much I do. You are amazing." She kissed Jane.

"I know. I'm that awesome." Jane chuckled. "I love you too."

Jane and Maura laid in bed a little while longer before they went to the kitchen and sat down at the island while John finished breakfast. He just looked up and smiled and walked over and kissed both of them on the tops of their head. Jane just gave Maura that 'I told you so' look and kissed her.

They all sat at the island eating breakfast in silence. The only person who spoke was John and he only told them they had to be ready to go in 2 hours for the funeral. Jane, having the cast on her ankle, couldn't shower. Maura made her wait until she got out of the shower to try to get cleaned up so she could help Jane. The tone in Maura's voice made Jane know not to try.

When Maura came downstairs, she found Jane laying on the bed in the guestroom they slept in the night before. Jane was just staring straight up at the ceiling. She didn't hear Maura come walk into the room. The dipping of the bed as Maura got on it pulled Jane out of her thoughts.

"Hey." Jane in a low, almost whispering voice, opening her arms so that Maura could put her head on Jane's chest.

"Hey yourself." she leaned down and kissed Jane then put her head on Jane's chest. They laid there in for a few minutes until Maura spoke again. "I'm scared Jane. I haven't seen my mother since... I still don't remember what happened. I mean I know you told me everything, but I remember everything. You know? I remember bits and pieces now. Part of me wants to remember that day, but part of me doesn't. What if she says something to me?" Jane interrupted Maura before she could say anything else.

"You don't have to worry about your mother. John said that he told her not to cause a scene and I feel like your dad meant business. He will make sure you are ok today... as will I today and every day after. I told you last night, I'm your rock, your human tissue. I will protect you. What you can't do I will. If that means hitting your mom over the head with one of my crutches then I will." That earned a smirk and a chuckle from Maura.

"I love you, Jane." She said kissing Jane's cheek. "We should get you cleaned up. Come on."

"I wish I could have just taken a shower with you. It would have been so much easier... and.. a lot of fun." Jane smirked and winked as she pulled herself up with her crutches. Maura came around the bed and stood in front of Jane. Jane balanced her crutches under her armpits and pulled Maura into her and kissed her on the lips passionately. When Maura pulled away for much needed air, Jane chuckled and said, "Gosh. We're like horny teenagers." Sarcasm. The one of the best ways to get a smile to form on Maura's face.

"Jane, we are teenagers." Maura kissed her again quickly.

"My point exactly." Jane took her hands of Maura's waist and returned them back to the handles of her crutches. "Come on. I'll race you to the bathroom." Jane crutched off as fast as she could before it registered in Maura's mind what she said. Maura was behind Jane a few seconds later, quickly catching up to Jane. She wrapped her arms around Jane's waist as Jane slowed down and picked her up off the ground a little. Jane didn't know Maura was that strong. Maura put her back on the ground so that her good foot was on the ground then changed positions so that she was on the side that Jane's cast and brace was on. In another swift motion, Maura picked Jane up bridal style.

"My leg makes it look like you have a leg attached to your arm." Jane said as she was laughing. "I didn't know you were this strong."

"You'd be surprised." Maura said leaning down kissing Jane.

"Well it's sexy." They were walking slowly down the hall to the other guestroom because that one had a huge tub that Jane could use. "Do you want to take a bath with me?" Jane had a huge Rizzoli grin on her face.

"Is that a trick question? Of course I want to! But we can't take a bath together. My dad is here! And we don't have that much longer before we have to leave and I won't be able to keep my hands to myself."

"Well that was the point. I don't want you to." Jane chuckled. "It's ok though babe. Just help me get cleaned up though."

"Oh trust me I wasn't planning on not helping you. You will be naked and in all your glory! I can't pass that up!" Jane and Maura both laughed as Jane reached for the door knob to the bathroom and opened the door.

"Yep. Definitely horny teenagers." they both giggled.

Jane trying to take a bath was hard. She ended up having to keep her leg outside of the bathtub which made Jane sit in the bathtub spread eagle. Totally turning on the both of them. And they totally couldn't do anything about it. Maura helped Jane rinse her hair because of the way Jane was sitting she couldn't do it herself. Jane finished rinsing and Maura stood up to grab a towel and Jane's knee brace.

"Um Maur? How am I going to make it back the other guest room? We left my crutches down there remember?" Jane asked after Maura helped her out of the tub. Maura had to help Jane balance.

"I can go and get them if you want me to." She tried to guide Jane so she could lean against the sink.

"Why don't you just carry me again?" Jane smirked. She knew what she was suggesting. Jane had no clothes in the bathroom with them besides her pajama's so she would have to stay wrapped in a towel. Exposed enough to tease Maura.

"Oh. Ok. That works too." Maura was trying to hide the fact that she was already turned on and that carrying Jane would just make it worse. Jane pulled the towel tight around her boobs so it wouldn't fall off accidentally and Maura reached down and picked her up again bridal style.

"When I get this cast off I'm going to have to do this for you." Jane said then kissed Maura on the cheek.

"What says this will stop after you get your cast off? I like it." Maura was walking down the hallway now. "So what are you planning on wearing?"

"I was planning on just throwing on a pair of nice black dress pants and my nice navy button down shirt. Is that appropriate?" Jane had never gone to a funeral before so she didn't know what to wear.

"Yeah. Perfect. I'm just going to wear a black dress and some flats. Why don't you wear your black nike's." Maura chuckled. "Well you can wear the one of them. I'm pretty sure nothing can fit over your cast." They reached the doorway to the guest room Jane was sleeping in. "I'm going to go grab your clothes and crutches and my dress and I'll be right back." Maura kissed Jane on the lips and left before Jane could say anything.

After Maura came back with their clothes, they got dressed with just enough time to finish getting ready and leave. They got to the funeral home and people were starting to arrive. Maura didn't realize Wilma knew so many people, but she did. As soon as Jane and Maura saw Maura's mother, Jane put her arm around her waist and pulled her close since she was only using one crutch to hold herself up standing there. Her mother didn't say anything to Maura, didn't even acknowledge that she was standing there. Which made Jane mad and grateful all at the same time.

Maura cried hard when she had to say goodbye to Wilma. It was basically like saying goodbye to your mother after she passes away. And Wilma was like a mother to Maura. She didn't stop crying really for most of the day. She had tears in her eyes all day long and it broke Jane's heart that she couldn't take away the pain. Jane felt like she needed to take away the pain. She couldn't stand seeing her girlfriend, the one she was so in love with, hurting like she was.

They spent the rest of the day after they got home curled up on the couch, snuggling and watching kid movies. Maura was in a pair of Jane's sweatpants and a tee shirt and Jane couldn't help but think how beautiful she looked.

"Don't ever leave." Maura said as she turned to look into Jane's eyes.

"What?" Jane was confused. Maura just said that randomly.

"I can't stand thinking about not having you in my life. I get that things happen, and we might not be together for the rest of our lives, but don't leave me. I can't not have you in my life." Maura had tears in her eyes.

"Hey... don't cry. I'm not going anywhere. We'll be together for the rest of our lives. I don't want it any other way. I love you Maura. That's never going to change. I'm not going anywhere." Jane kissed Maura passionately, which turned into them making out on the couch, both wishing they could go further.

It feels like it's been a while since I posted a new chapter, and I'm sorry for that. I have had some personal issues I needed to take care of that aren't completely resolved and some writing block. I should be back with more chapters on a more regular basis now though :)

I wanted to do an actual funeral scene type thing with dialog and Maura's mom, but because the character of Wilma is based off of my grandma who passed away a few years ago, I had trouble writing it without having a complete break down. So if you feel like I didn't do so well with the character death then I'm sorry. It's just how it had to be.