Actually managed a quicker update! :) So this chapter is much a continuation of the last in the setting and situation, and I hope you all enjoy!

Thanks again to CR00 who is an amazing reviewer, and made a pretty good point about the last chapter, as well as confirming an idea I have had about the future of this story. I really appreciate any comments you guys make, so feel free to make them!

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A storm can begin, with the flap of a wing

It only took half an hour for Maura to recharge, and she woke up. Looking around she could see Jane still holding her, and she couldn't quite decide if she had been crying too. And then she remembered.
"You're not going. You're not. Okay? I don't care what I have to do…" she stood up, straightening her dress out and frowning at the creases. Jane stood up in front of her and seemed to take some time to form her answer.
"I have to; I'm sorry but no is not an option. You can have some input in the plans if it would make you feel better but that's the best I can offer. After all this is done I promise, no more stunts, no more stress for you. I'm going to look after you." Maura sighed gently, she wanted to believe her but she just wasn't sure. Her mind wandered, too far, and she started to wonder what she would do if this was the last time she saw her.
"Jane, I cannot live without you. End of story. You are my life now, you're all I have and I need you to be here. If this was 6 months ago, or 6 months in the future then maybe I could accept it but you have the worst timing!" Of course she knew that Jane hadn't chosen the timing of all this, but somehow she couldn't push it out of her mind. She didn't get a response to that, Jane started to walk out of the room, she'd clearly struck a nerve, but right now she wanted answers. "Don't walk away from me Jane!" Maura sped after her, grabbing her arm. "Talk to me! I need you to talk to me! I need to know everything!" Jane spun round and looked at her, still looking slightly blank.
"I have nothing to say Maur, I don't want to hurt you, but you're dragging this out too much and…" she was immediately interrupted as she noticed something change on her friend's mood.
"You don't want to hurt me? You don't want to… hurt me? You have a brilliant way of showing it Jane!" In the next moment she felt something hit her face, she felt the force almost push her over slightly, and she realised what had just happened.

The tiniest mite packs the mightiest sting!

She held her hand out in shock, staring at it as it throbbed slightly in front of her. It took her some few moments to pluck up the courage to look up at Jane. She was looking as shocked as Maura felt, and Maura noticed the mark that seemed to be growing on her cheek. Looking at her she felt disgusted at her actions, at what had just happened to her and at what she had just done to the woman she loves. Slowly she stepped back, shaking her head and walking away from her.
"Maura… don't, don't go. Please, let's talk… I know you didn't mean that, this is my fault. Don't take anything from it okay? It's not you, it's not you at all, and this is… oh for goodness sake." Jane grabbed her arm and kissed her, something that Maura had to return.
"I love you, I'm so sorry. I think… I think I've been hiding so much it's got so on top of me." Jane nodded, and Maura relaxed when she was held gently.
"I promise, I swear on my own life that after all this we are going to sit down and talk for as long as you want to. We are going to spend some time together and we are going to sort you out. But for now, and I'm sorry, I have to go back and sort this out." Maura suddenly looked back up to Jane's cheek in shock. "Don't worry baby, I'll tell them I walked in to that stupid locker again, it wouldn't be the first time." Maura felt Jane chuckle softly before placing a kiss on her head and heading off.

A few hours later and it was sorted. The plan was made and Jane found herself going home to sort out an outfit to head undercover. What she didn't expect was to find Maura on her sofa when she arrived back, complete with a bunch of clothes. Jane stood in her doorway looking incredibly confused.
"You were never going to have something suitable. Let's at least have you looking the part if you've got to do this, this is something I can do." Jane chuckled, rolling her eyes. This was the Maura she knew, she was finally back. Then she noticed the clothes…
"You have got to be kidding me Maur! There's no way I'm wearing any of that…" Unfortunately she probably wasn't going to get much of a choice in the matter.

It didn't take long for Maura to have her dressed in an incredibly short skirt and a stupidly fitted blouse. Jane walked out of her bedroom, staring down at the skirt and looking extremely uncomfortable, whilst Maura wolf whistled at her.
"Woooow you look the part in that you know? That's so the one, we don't need the rest of them!" Jane still found herself unconvinced, but then none of this was her usual outfit choice. "You might just have to get used to it Jane, how about you stay in that tonight…?" she grinned, and Jane knew she wasn't kidding.
"Maybe I'll have to…" she grinned, sometimes Maura was difficult to say no to. "As long as you make it worth my while?" The look she received in return told her that would be the case. "Chinese then eh?"

As the evening passed Maura found herself relaxing. She had accepted Jane's work had to come first on this occasion and had almost enjoyed dressing her in slutty clothes... Though she'd do that for any reason if she was being honest. They found themselves nestled up on the sofa after having stuffed themselves with Chinese and Maura was now laying comfortably against Jane with her head on her chest. She listened contently to the breathing of her girlfriend and her heart beating rhythmically and almost in time with the music that was playing in the background. She began to run her finger up and down Jane's stomach slowly, but just enough for it to have an effect. After a few minutes she looked up, just managing to avoid a face full of brunette hair and smiled.
"You know you're very hard to resist dressed like this..." she spoke, planting a kiss gently on her chest.
"And you're making it extremely hard for me to return the favour..." the reply came, complete with a loving kiss on the lips. Jane broke away and Maura noticed her trying to work out her face. "Maura, you're thinking again!" she worked out.
"I'm coming up with a hypothesis..." She answered in all seriousness. "It definitely needs testing." A roll of the eyes told her that Jane didn't actually understand what she was getting at.
"Now isn't the time for science Maur..." she sighed a loving sigh, Maura had come to learn that Jane didn't really get that annoyed with her geeky moments and therefore she didn't get quite so concerned about her reactions.
"Oh but it is. I need to find out if you look better in or out of the slutty outfit! And for this I'm going to need the bedroom... And those clothes off." she grinned. The face Jane portrayed after this was quite a picture, she looked incredibly shocked.
"Are you suggesting that we share a bed... Without our clothes?" Maura chuckled, Jane had a point, they did tend to be fully dressed in their work clothes when they went to bed together and this was far from different.
"If you would like that to be the case then... Yes, yes I am. However I still prefer to see this as an experiment. And therefore I need results an conclusions... Though I feel I could be slightly subjective in my findings I may have to let this slide for once." There was a laugh, and then Maura found herself being pulled up off the sofa and running toward the bedroom. This was going to be a night to remember.

Needed some Rizzles in there right? The next chapter will head in to the undercover situation, so should be worth a read ;)

Please let me know what you think, any ideas, any comments... come on guys :D

Love you all,

Steph x x