Chapter 6
Jane went home to take a shower and change clothes before her date, or more like a hangout with Maura, at the Dirty Robber. She dug through her closet but she couldn't find anything appropriate. She was used to wearing sporty clothes or pants suits. She didn't really have anything else, well besides her two fancy dresses her mom made her buy. She didn't really want to wear a dress, because then Maura might suspect something. In the end, she decided to wear some jeans and a white plain shirt.
She brushed through her hair, which felt messy as ever but she decided to wear it down like usually. She wasn't sure about wearing makeup. She never wore lipstick or gloss of any kind but she usually wore some eye makeup. She but on a little bit of eyeliner and then mascara, she looked in the mirror and felt happy about the way she looked. She grabbed her car keys, a coat and walked out the door, excited but also a little bit nervous. She would probably have to remind herself constantly that this was not a date! They were just hanging out, like friends.
Jane arrived at the Dirty Robber a little bit early so she found a booth and sat down, waiting for Maura. She didn't have to wait long before Maura showed up. She was wearing really elegant shoes with five inch heels, a yellow dress and a black coat.
Jane waved her nervously and whispered to herself that this was not a date.
"Hi. Nice to see you. You look lovely, I'm sorry, I just put on the first thing I saw." Jane said and realized immediately that the way she dressed didn't matter, this was not a date!
"Thank you Jane. You don't look so bad yourself actually." Maura said and sat down. "So what are we having?" She grabbed the menu and started looking through it. "This is not really a fancy restaurant, is it?"
"No not really, it's just where I always go. Do you want to go someplace else?"
"No, no, this is fine. I think I'll just have a hamburger. Are they any good here?"
"You bet. They are really good. I'll probably just have the same."
The waiter came and took their order. Maura ordered some fancy wine but Jane decided to pass on alcohol since she was driving and just ordered a glass of water.
Over dinner they talked about everything. Maura told Jane that she was adopted and was an only child. Her mother was an art professor and her dad was a writer. She grew up in Boston but was sent to boarding school when she was young. She talked about a lot of personal things except her love life, she didn't mention that one bit.
"Oh I'm sorry. I have been rambling on. Why don't you tell me something about you?" Maura said smiling.
Jane didn't know what she should talk about so she decided to just cover the basics like Maura did.
She grew up in Boston. She was the oldest of her siblings and had two younger brothers. Frankie and Tommy. Frankie was a police officer and Tommy, well, actually he was in prison for running down a priest with his car. Her mom didn't have a job but her dad was a plumber and even had his own business.
The ladies talked for hours and Jane enjoyed Maura's company a lot. Even though she didn't see a future with a romantic relationship she felt sure they would become best friends.