As Jane helps herself out of the water, she cannot help but feel bad for not spending time with Maura in the water. Truth be told, her body reacted a lot quicker than her mind did and it scared her. She has been dealing with the Catholic guilt of having lustful thoughts for her female best friend, and having the human thought of wanting to devour her friend from head to toe. All in all, this was exhausting as heck. She goes back to the tent and changes into the day's attire.

Maura has been fluttering about in the water trying to calculate her next move. She was trying to analyze all the data points that she received over the past half hour. From what her calculations tell her, Jane is not ready to come onto her. Alas, Maura tells herself to accept the fact and just get on with the rest of the weekend. She feels sad, but then reminds herself that she is still with someone she loves for at least the next day. That should be considered a blessing.

Jane emerges from the tent with wet hair and dressed in jeans and a purple sweater. She looks relaxed and ready to face the day. She heads towards the fire pit and begins to light it up for breakfast. Maura walks into the tent swathed in a blanket to cover her body. Her original plan was to let Jane see how chilly she was, and hopefully Jane would come to her rescue and warm her up. That idea to Maura went out the window as she would be playing it safe and reminding herself to treat her as a friend, and as a friend only.

After breakfast, Jane gets ready to go to the park service in order to bring the canoe back to camp. Today will be on the water. They will boat and fish for dinner and just in case, the women brought provisions for the evening. Jane ask Maura if there is anything she needs before heading to the office to get the canoe.

After Jane takes the car, Maura stays behind to watch over their camp. Also, she realizes that she needs some time to be alone with her thoughts. There are a lot of emotions she is trying to process and doesn't quite know what to do. After sitting by the fire and just starring into the flames, she becomes self-aware and thinks of a way to relieve the tension she is feeling. She looks around the deserted area and realizes that she is happily alone and can do what she wants. With that in mind, she enters the tent.

With thoughts of her friend, Maura lays down and puts her hand into her jeans and into her panties. As Maura thinks of Jane, she's becoming wet and highly aroused. Her thoughts turn to her detective and what it would be like to make love to her as slow as possible and then again not so slowly. She is happy for the escape and enjoys the sensation that is between her legs. She imagines Jane kissing her and then trailing her lips down her neck Afterwards, her kisses center around her left breast and then finally her right. Maura imagines Jane palming her breasts in a show of ownership. The feel of her hand caressing her wetness while imagining her friend makes Maura moan out loud.

Jane arrives back at camp with the canoe on top of the Prius. Having some time away from Maura helped her to gather herself and mentally prepare for the day ahead. She locks the car door and calls for Maura.

Maura emerges from the tent with a guilty smile about her that Jane immediately notices. She wonders what is up with her friend to put that grin on her face. Maura, almost caught in the act, hasn't had a chance to freshen up after her little escapade. As she walks towards the detective, Maura takes her right middle finger and puts it in her mouth to suck it clean.

Jane feels the shock waves hit her core as she now realizes why Maura is glowing. As she watches her friend, Jane cannot think of a more erotic sight than Maura tasting herself right in front of her. Holy Mother of God! Jane wants nothing more than to take that finger and place it deeply into her mouth to taste all that Maura has to offer.

"Let me help you with the canoe, but first I have to use the ladies' room, then I'll be right back"

"What? Oh yeah, right. Help me, sure."

As Maura goes to the yellow curtain, Jane lets herself exhale and quickly tries to quench the desire that is coursing through her body. Surely her eyes and instincts failed her and Maura wasn't licking her finger after she used it on herself. No no no, Maura wouldn't do that. Or would she?

"Are you ready Jane? I am!" The ME grabs her hat and walks towards the car.

"Oh, I am too Maura, I am too." Oh yeah, the canoe.

The girls grab the boat and head towards the water. Maura drops her end of the canoe and races back to the tent. She grabs a bottle of wine and rejoins Jane. She situates herself inside the boat and says "Push me in to the water".

Oh how Jane would like to do just that. As she pushes Maura into the lake, she jumps in the canoe as it skims through the water. 100 yards from shore, Jane realizes that they left the fishing gear back at camp. Oh well, they have the wine and she was ready for a glass.

"Maura, can you please pour me glass?" Then the ME realizes that she left the glasses in the tent. Oh well, she twists open the top and hands it to Jane. "Sorry, the glasses are back at camp. You'll have to put your mouth on it" Maura says.

Taking the bottle, Jane says "With pleasure" as she takes a very healthy gulp of the vino while looking at Maura. It is Maura's turn to feel the butterflies in her stomach by being at the receiving end of a lustful look from Jane.

Being the lady that she is, Maura takes the bottle from Jane and, after a large sip, puts the top back on. "Row us over there please." Jane effortlessly propels the boat to the area in which Maura wanted them to go and then places the oars inside the boat and enjoys the scenery. It is so peaceful with just the sounds of birds chirping. It was then that Jane realizes Maura was humming.

"Oh Jane, it is so special being out here with you, it's so relaxing. Thank you for taking me here to camp the park that your family used to visit". She leans back to lay down and puts the hat over her face. Jane watches her friend and is endured by the sight of her.

Jane takes another sip of the wine and looks around the area. Near the shore, she spots three ducks. "Hey Maura, see the ducks?" Sitting up quickly, Maura says "excuse me, what did you say?!" As Jane points to the shore, Maura starts to giggle. "OH, I misheard you."

"What did you think I said? Do you want to OH MAURA, seriously?! Where is your mind today?"

"Sorry, it must be the wine. Or maybe the company."

Jane and Maura share a look. Feeling the moment between them, Jane breaks the contact and picks up the wine. Maura just looks away, puts her hat back on and says "We should get back so we can fish for dinner". She's frustrated with these moments that are happening more and more between her and Jane.

Jane picks up the oars and heads the boat back to their camp. The Medical Examiner keeps to herself and just enjoys the scenery. Jane, on the other hand, is questioning what is happening between them. She wishes she knew what Maura was thinking. Heck, at this point, she wished she knew what she herself was thinking. Alas, sighing, she realizes there is something there and it is hard to admit it.

She stops rowing and asks for the bottle again. "Jane, you've had almost half the bottle by yourself in a few minutes time. Are you alright? We need to get you some water." "I'm fine Maura, maybe for the first time in quite a while, I'm fine."

The girls disembark from the boat and make their way towards camp. "Let's leave the boat here beside the car to keep the water off of the car" Jane says. Maura just nods.

After the boat ride, both women are into their own thoughts and wanting and wishing to go forward to whatever was in store. Each of the ladies went into their own routine and got ready to fish for dinner. Even that was uneventful with not a lot of effort put forth. Both the women did not know what to think of the situation or of each other's thoughts.

After cooking dinner, the ladies stayed by the camp fire and just relaxed as the day was winding down. Jane was feeling a bit subdued as the realization of having feelings for Maura were slowly sinking in. She wasn't happy about it, but she also realized she could not outrun them. Instead of feeling happy, she was feeling overwhelmed and unsure of what to do next.

Maura sensed that Jane was not quite herself as they stared at the fire as neither wanted smores after dinner, just relaxing by the warmth of the fire. Good friends who know each other can sit in silence, and this was one of those times. Unfortunately, Maura sensed that this was just a little bit different.

"Jane, I'm tired already. I will meet you in the tent. Good night." Maura used the make shift toilet and headed into the tent to get ready for bed. She felt that Jane was in need of time alone.

Jane sat by the fire alone as Maura had gone to bed. She stared at the ember and wondered what she should do about this new revelation. If only she could figure out what Maura wanted, maybe that would help her. Maybe if her Catholic guilt would stop interfering with her heart. Oh, to be a grown up with all these mixed emotions.

Jane decided to take the bull by the horns and go in for the kill. But first, she visited the yellow curtain. Afterwards, she stuffed out the fire in front of their tent and went in. As it was another chilly night, she climbed into the sleeping bag. Maura was on her side already asleep, and Jane snuggled up behind her. She placed her arm over her hip and, Maura in her sleep, locked fingers with her.

This is a feeling of acceptance, as a tear rolled down Jane's cheek. This is home. It didn't take her more than five minutes to fall into a peaceful sleep.

Both women awoke and were anxious to start the day. Neither talked about the way they woke up, spooned together like peanut butter and jelly. The girls were anxious to return to their homes and get ready for the week.

After breakfast, the ladies started breaking down the tent and packing the Prius for the ride home. Maura was sad to see the weekend go by so quickly, and she was also trying to read her friend. Jane was mainly quiet, quicker on her actions as almost stating that she wanted to go home and be away from her. Maura hoped that wasn't so.

After returning the canoe to the Park Service, the Prius headed towards Boston. The drive was thankfully quick for Jane, as she was ready for some time alone to digest her emotions. Maura wasn't quite sure what to make of the unusual quietness in Jane's behavior.

"Everything ok?" Maura asks.

"Yeah, of course. I'm just sadly thinking about our upcoming week ahead. I know I shouldn't, but I have a shit load of paperwork on my desk first thing Monday morning." Maura accepts this answer from her, or at least tries to.

As the Prius arrives at Maura's house, Jane turns off the car and begins unloading the vehicle. Maura helps her, as it is obvious that Jane wants their time to end. When the car was clear, Jane turned to Maura to wish her a good day.

"Jane, I'm thankful for this weekend. Thank you very much."

Jane, feeling overwhelmed, kissed Maura on the cheek and turned towards her car to make her escape.

Nothing felt better than for Jane to be at home alone with her thoughts. Well actually, to be alone, away from Maura. She decided to have a Jack and Coke minus the Coke for dinner, and take a soak in the bathtub to unwind. The emotions that were running through her were a bit overwhelming still. She was unsure what to do about them.

While in the tub, her phone dings with a message. It's Maura.

Thank you again for the weekend, I thoroughly enjoyed it. Good night, I miss you.

Jane replies with I miss you too, good night.