JANE
I plopped myself onto Maura's couch. God this sucks I thought as I repositioned to a somewhat comfortable position. It's all about eye appeal for Maura, to her, comfort can go fuck itself. Becoming increasingly worried about her, I dialed her office.
"Dr. Isles ."
"It's me, where the hell are you?" I heard a booming thumb. Damn that giant turtle, scares me every time. "I waited for you in the car, but after ten minutes I decided I was tired." I grinned knowing she had rolled her eyes.
"I wanted to finish the autopsy, so I asked if Vince could give me a ride earlier."
"Oh awesome, what'd you find out?" The other end was silent, I thought we'd lost service.
"I'll see you soon. Bye Jane." The line went dead and I squinted my eyes, that is until I remembered I had snuck in my instant coffee this morning. As the coffee maker brewed, my mind began to wonder off. I then heard keys jiggling the lock, and Maura tumbled in.
"Gross. Jane, do you know how abundant in preservatives that is? Wait never mind. Sit." I popped my head back at her command, but I did as told.
"The victim, Janie..." Her voice was weak and she was playing with her hands.
"Maura, I can handle it, just say it. Who is the victim?" She stared at me, and her eyes became glossy.
"It's Casey."
"My Casey?" She nodded slowly.
My heart fell, and I could feel my airways closing. The room began to spin. Maura sat beside me, and I laid my head on her shoulder. She stroked my hair, trying to be comforting, she's never been good at this emotion field. I tried to find humor in anything Maura was doing to distract myself, but she wasn't being funny dammit.
"Do you want to stay over?" I nodded with my head still on her shoulder, I felt like a five year old. I then realized how Maura must feel,
" Maura, I'm sorry. I didn't mean to make you uncomfortable, you know with what Casey and I were-"
"Jane, I'm not uncomfortable. You're upset because you still have a psychological bond with him even though he's not you're significant other. It's completely normal, plus I know you're mine." I giggled at her arrogance, and she responded with a smile and light eyes. Within an instant I felt my heart strings being yanked again, and a tear fell. Maura handed me my coffee.
"Don't cry, drink your preservatives and we'll go to bed."
I gave her a crooked smile and gulped the whole cup within a minute. I lightly tossed it in the sink and Maura and I headed to the bedroom. Maura annoyingly pulled back the covers at a weird angle as she always does, and I glared at her and ripped the cloth out of her hands and climbed in. She followed, and snuggled into the nook of my neck and shoulder. I kissed her head and closed my eyes, just to feel another tear drip down my cheek.