A/N: Here is the next chapter. Keep the reviews coming and I'll be more then happy to keep the chapters coming.
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More then two months had past and Jane was now thirty four weeks pregnant. As for the person who had a part in her getting to that enormous size, was no where to be found. He had not returned Jane's call, it was like he had vanished off the face of the Earth and no-one at the FBI bureau would disclose any information at all to her. They did not care that she was only six weeks from giving birth to Gabriel Dean's child and that she was looking for him, so that he would know that he had a daughter on the way... So little Justice Rose Rizzoli would never meet her father, the way it was looking. And Jane didn't quite know how to feel about it.
But she had Maura, her best friend and Justice's future god mother by her side and that was all Jane needed at the moment.
The only problem was, she didn't know how to break to Maura, that she, Jane Rizzoli, was falling in love with her, Maura Isles.
Jane woke to found herself in her living room. Noticing that she must have fallen asleep on the sofa bed the night before, watching a movie with Maura, she went to sit up. Justice was laying on her bladder and she had to pee badly. Only she couldn't. Someone was holding on to her. In fear, she moved fast and looked down at the sound of a feminine groan. It was only Maura. She had fallen asleep as well and some time during the night, they had cuddled up together, well as close as Jane's baby bump would allow them, of course. Thank goodness, she had bought that sofa, that folded out into a sofa bed, otherwise, it would not have been possible for the two of them to be laying there at the same time because Jane's extended stomach was just too big and round. Full of baby.
Maura's head lay just above the large mound, on Jane's full breasts. Her arms resting over's Jane's belly, as if helping her best friend to protect the fetus.
At Jane's last prenatal appointment, the doctor was estimating that the baby would be about seven pounds. Both Jane and Baby Rizzoli were very healthy.
"Maura," said Jane, her voice urgent.
"Hmm," Maura moaned, trying to snuggle even closer to Jane, subconsciously. Half asleep.
"Maura!" Jane's voice a little louder, more urgent. "Justice is laying on my bladder! I gotta pee!" she cried.
The urgency in Jane's voice alerted Maura right away and she jumped off the couch. "Sorry, honey," she apologized, and helped Jane up off the couch before watching her waddle as fast as she could to the bathroom.
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Maura walked into the kitchen to make herself and Jane a coffee. Jane's decaffeinated of course. Jane hated it but she knew for the sake of Justice that she was better of having no caffeine. She had decided as soon as she found out that she was pregnant she wasn't going to have anymore caffeine or anything else that could be harmful to the child. Giving up coffee had been very hard at first and now, she couldn't believe that she wasn't even missing it, she just missed the energy and flexibility. But she knew that she'd eventually get it back after she had Justice and she was a bit older.
Jane walked into the kitchen some time later, showered and fully dressed in dark blue maternity jeans and a white maternity shirt with a decorative gold coloured metal ring on one of the shoulders.
Maura had to admit her heavily pregnant best friend was absolutely glowing and she fell even more in love with her... She was just too afraid that if she told Jane that she was in love with her, that it could destroy their friendship and she really didn't want that.
"Just in time, your coffee and your usual morning craving is on the table ready for you cause I know how hungry you and Justice are in the morning," said Maura as she sat down beside Jane's set place with her own coffee and toast.
Jane smiled as she difficultly sat down, cradling her bump. "Thanks, Maura," she said softly before digging in. She was famished as usual.
Justice was making her eat so much but Jane didn't mind, she wanted Justice happy and healthy and Dr Winstone had said at her last appointment that her pregnancy weight was right on target.
Watching Jane eat slowly concerned Maura. She rested a hand on top of Jane's on the surface of the dining table and asked, "are you okay, sweetie?"
With a sigh, Jane began to rub soothing circles on her belly and moan of discomfort passed her lips.
"Jane, honey?" Maura asked again, even more concerned.
"Yeah," whispered Jane. "Just uncomfortable. But remember, Doctor Winstone said it was normal this far along," she replied before stopping and looking down at her and Maura's joined hands on the table top.
Catching Jane's look, Maura quickly went to move her hand off but Jane stopped her.
"Leave it," smiled Jane. "I.. Maur, you're my best friend, you know that, don't you?"
Maura nodded, not quite sure where this conversation was going. It could only go one of two ways. Jane was either going to tell her that didn't feel that same way or that she did. And Maura deeply hoped that it was the latter.
She gulped with a nod and listened to what Jane Rizzoli was about to tell her.
In response, Jane smiled slightly. "Well... I... Shit." She took a few slow deep breaths before continuing. "I've fallen in love with you, Maura Rose Isles. I love you... And I want you to be here for me... For me and Justice."
A light brightened in Maura's eyes as she smiled. "I love you too, Jane Angela Rizzoli. And I will be here for you and Justice. Remember I am going to be her god mother."
Jane sighed. "No, Maur. I mean Justice isn't going to have Gabriel. Not that I'm in love with him anyway, it was just a fling. What I am saying, is that, I want you to be with me... And be Justice's other mommy. I want her to have the name, Justice Rose Rizzoli-Isles," she said slowly, so that it could register in Maura's mind what she was saying.
It took a moment but Maura finally understood. "You want to be a couple... A family?"
Smiling, Jane nodded. "Yes," she whispered and clutched Maura's hand before lifting it up to her mouth and kissing it. "I love you."
With a smile as big as Jane's, if not bigger, Maura said, "I love you too, Jane." She rubbed the back of Jane's hand with the pad of her thumb. "Will I be Mommy or Momma?"
"Hmm," Jane thought. She hadn't even thought of that. She'd been so nervous about telling Maura how she felt.
"Well you should be Mommy because your carrying her and she's your biological daughter."
Jane narrowed her eyes at Maura. "Who cares about blood and biology and all that crap, Maur! You're her momma. You've been here for me... For us, since you gave me the results of the pregnancy test. Actually no, since before, cause you're the one who practically ordered that you give me the test, remember?"
"You're absolutely right, baby," Maura said, the pet name slipping off her tongue was so easy and felt oh so natural. She leaned over and lifted up Jane's top, Jane smiled and was content to watch her girlfriend.
"Hi Justice. Mommy and I can't wait to meet you," she whispered to the bump before kissing it, only to receive a tap to the lips, earning a laugh from both women. "Was that a kick?"
Laughing still, Jane nodded as she rubbed the side of the bump. "Sure was. Did you see her foot?"
Maura nodded. "I sure did. It actually looked... Pretty creepy. Have you seen it before?"
"No, that's the first time. And I'm glad I got to share it with you," whispered Jane as she stretched the tee back over the vast expands of her stomach.
"Me too," Maura replied and licked her lips, leaning forward. She was desperate to kiss those beautiful, succulent lips.
Anticipating what Maura was doing, Jane moved her chair closer to Maura and claimed her lips first.
Both women moaned into the kiss and only for Jane to pull away a few seconds later laughing.
Maura furrowed her brows at first but looked up to see Jane rubbing her stomach and laughing. "What is she doing?"
"Here, give me your hand," said Jane and took the offered hand, placing it on a certain place on her belly.
"Wow!" Maura gasped. "She's going crazy in there. Can't wait to meet her."
"Neither can I," replied Jane before claiming Maura's lips again.
Kissing Maura felt so... normal and... Magical. And Jane was becoming addicted and she didn't care. This was a good addiction!