AN: Continuation of their "road trip" date. :)
„Are you hungry?" Jane asked suddenly.
"Mhmm…" Maura hummed and nodded.
Jane sat up and drew the basket between them. She opened it and took out toasts, sandwiches with fluff, some super-healthy biscuits she found in Maura's pantry, sliced vegetable in a plastic box and two bottles of beer.
Maura tried to suppress a chuckle and just smile, but didn't succeed.
"What?" Jane asked, hurt in her voice.
"It's perfect, honey." Maura placed a peck on Jane's lips and looked over all the food Jane unpacked.
Jane smiled and watched Maura's excitement over the fluff sandwiches. She helped Maura with opening the bottled beer and the clinked the bottles together.
"To?" Maura asked Jane and tilted her head.
"To us?" Jane suggested over the raised bottle.
"To us." Maura confirmed with a smile and took a sip of the bottle.
There was a long silence between them as they ate, just the music from the car loudly filling the air.
Maura smiled towards the source of the music, as a new song started playing.
"You like this song?" Jane asked, Maura's expression couldn't go unnoticed by her.
"Yes, I do. A lot."
Jane stood up, reached with both hands towards Maura to help her up. "Can I have this dance?" She asked for the second time that night. Maura accepted her help and let herself be gently pulled up. She wrapped her hands around Jane's neck, feeling Jane's arms wrapped around her waist. They were dancing barefoot, on the mattress next to the food, but it didn't matter. Nothing mattered. The warm summer air, the moonlight, Jane's warm body pressed against Maura's – it all felt like making her drunk, but at the same time she felt completely sober.
The last tones of the song faded. Jane pressed her lips lightly to Maura's and immediately felt her responding. Maura pressed herself closer to Jane, as if she wanted for their bodies to melt together. She licked Jane's lower lip and granted an invitation for deepening the kiss. She put one of her hands on Jane's face, caressing her softly, but never stopping kissing her. When they both needed the air, their lips separated, but they stayed in embrace of each other.
"I love you, Jane." Maura whispered to Jane's neck.
"I love you too." Jane placed a kiss to Maura's hair.
Then Jane pulled away and lay down, tugging at Maura's hand. Maura lay next to Jane and intertwined their fingers together.
"Did you prepare all of this by yourself?" Maura asked suddenly. "I mean, it must have been heavy –"
"Frankie helped me, don't worry." Jane answered, her eyes glued to the star sky.
"Does he… Does he know about us?" Maura's voice had a savour of insecurity.
"I dunno. I didn't tell him." Jane shrugged.
"And your mother? What did you tell her everytime you wanted her to take care of Dylan so we could be alone?"
"Maur, baby, we always spent lots of time alone together. She probably just thinks we are tired." Jane comforted her. "Talking about Ma… She wants to make a family dinner next Sunday… Will you be okay with it?"
"Of course Jane, your family can-"
"OUR family, Maura. You're part of it." Jane interrupted and lifted herself on the elbow.
Maura smiled at Jane, squeezing her hand. "They can come over anytime they want."
"No, say it."
"Say what?"
"Same thing just with 'our family'."
"Our family can come over anytime they want." Maura said with a wide smile and tears in her eyes.
"No no no, why those tears?" Jane asked as she fumbled with the basket to find paper handkerchiefs.
"Because… Because you've said many times that I belong to your family – you all said that, but you never… I never said that aloud."
Jane tilted her head and looked lovingly at Maura. It was like she needed to say that aloud to actually believe it and it was so sad that she couldn't trust those words without speaking them herself. She was alone for too long.
They lay on the mattress, hands connected, talking about everything, like they did when they were just friends.
"Do you want to tell them?" Jane asked out of nowhere.
"Tell who what?" Maura raised her eyebrows and looked at Jane expectantly.
"Our family about us. The next Sunday, when they come over for dinner." Jane explained.
"Do you really want to do that?"
"Only if you agree."
"It would be nice… Will they be okay with us?"
"As I said, you're already a part of the family, so I don't see a problem."
"Yes, but I mean… Does your mother know that you're not heterosexual?"
"Do you know my Ma at all? She probably was sure about that before I knew!"
"What time is it even, honey?" Maura asked after an eternity of talking and staring at the sky or each other.
"Lemme take a look." Jane grinned and jumped barefoot down off the truck only to run to the front of the car and take a look at the clock on the dash. Then she climbed back next to Maura.
"3:35."
"Already?" Maura asked sadly.
"We don't have to go yet." Jane smiled and wiggled her eyebrows. Maura chuckled and wrapped her arms around Jane's neck to pull her close. Then she kissed her fiercely and Jane's arms betrayed her, so fell on top of Maura's body.
"Sorry," she mumbled and tried to get up.
"No, stay." Maura whispered into the kiss and moved one arm around Jane's midsection. Jane held her hand on Maura's face, caressing her softly. Maura bit Jane's lower lip and drew a moan out of Jane and earned entrance to her mouth. Jane let Maura be the dominant one for a while, but then she took over and kissed Maura with the biggest passion she could manage. When they broke the kiss because of need of the air, they stayed that close, breathing heavily, each one savouring every little piece of the face of their love.
"Maybe we really should go." Jane whispered after a while and placed a kiss on Maura's nose as she rose up. Maura pouted a little bit but then agreed.
They climbed into the car and pulled onto the road.
Jane tried to focus on the road, but her eyes always found their way to Maura's, only to get lost in the shining hazel-green pools that expected him. Jane was mesmerized by the way Maura showed her teeth when she smiled widely. Or the way the moon was lighting up her delicate skin.
Maura pressed the button on the radio and changed the channel. She leaned against the backboard when she found a satisfying one.
She leaned forward nearly immediately, as she recognized the playing song. She started humming and quietly singing along, slightly moving her body into the rhythm. As the song continued, Maura was progressively losing her scruples and she ended up with her hands up, rocking her body and singing along loudly.
Jane had no idea where they were, where they had been or what road they were on. Most of her attention was on Maura. The way she was dancing – darkness and stars behind her window – was something incredibly romantic and at the same time sensual, hot. And her singing voice was something that made her lose control of everything. It made her feel so good, she didn't want the night to ever end, she just wanted to watch her and listen to her forever.