Maura is looking over her notes that she has gathered from studying under the Medical Examiner's office in the morgue, when she feels a pair of slender arms around her waist and a cool breath on her neck.
"Hello." Jane whispers in Maura's ear as she places a kiss on her cheek bore moving down to her neck.
"Officer Rizzoli, are you trying to seduce me?" Maura asks with a sly smile enjoying Jane's lips on her neck.
"Yes…." Jane smiles as she pecks another kiss on Maura's neck. "Is it working?"
Maura laughs and suppresses the urge to tilt her neck to give Jane a better access. "It certainly is…but we need to stop."
"I can't you drive me crazy." Jane says as she moves her lips to Maura's ear nipping it.
"You've been saying that every day for the last 6 months." Maura says as she turns in Jane's arms facing her.
"Well I have had the privilege of dating you for the last 6 months so." Jane says shrugging her shoulder.
"And who do we have to thank for finally pushing you to ask me out?" Maura jokes raising an eyebrow at Jane.
Jane nods her head and leans in to kiss Maura's lips. "That would be you, Doctor."
"Yes…yes it would be." Maura smiles as Jane leans in for another quick kiss.
"Does my favorite doctor want to go to lunch?" Jane asks.
"I can't, I have to be at the hospital in an hour." Maura says disappointed.
"Augghh why do you have to go there…you know you want to become a medical examiner, why do you have to waste your time?" Jane questions.
"I need to finish my residency and I like to keep my options open." Maura says.
"Oh right, options." Jane teases.
Maura gently pokes Jane's stomach getting her to laugh. "Would you like to get together for dinner tonight?"
"I gotta work, my tour starts at 7:00." Jane says.
It's now Maura's turn to groan in disappointment. "Seriously, you worked last night and the night before."
"Life of a cop Sweetie." Jane sighs.
Maura nods her head and lets out her own sigh. "I know…I know."
"I'm taking every shift I can so I can prepare myself and prove to everyone here that I can make detective." Jane states.
"But if your make Detective you won't have to wear this uniform I find incredibly sexy." Maura purrs as she runs her hands up and down Jane's black sleeves.
"I'll still wear it for you." Jane smirks before she sees Maura still looking disappointed. "But I want to be a detective, I need to prove myself."
"I know." Maura breathes looking down at the ground.
"Making detective is the only thing I have ever wanted." Jane says mostly to herself before looking at Maura who is starring at the ground. "You know…before I met you."
"Is that so." Maura says with a small smile as she looks up at Jane.
"Yup…" Jane says with a smile before pausing a moment taking a long hard look at the woman that has turned everything upside down for her. "I lov-
"Stop!" Maura exclaims cutting her off in a panic.
Jane squints her eyes confused. "What?"
"Here! You are going to say that here!" Maura says horrified waving her arms around.
"Why wouldn't I?" Jane asks with a tiny laugh amused.
"I know you Jane Rizzoli, and you have been trying to find a right time and place to say that to me for weeks and you pick now…in the morgue!" Maura exclaims.
Jane thinks about it before nodding her head. "Yes."
"Not here." Maura repeats shaking her head.
Jane smiles at Maura before thinking something over. "Can I disguise the word with a different word?"
"I suppose that would be appropriate." Maura agrees.
"Okay…" Jane says happily as she looks around the morgue for inspiration before zeroing in on Maura's little desk. "I tuna fish you."
"Tuna fish….seriously." Maura deadpans.
"It was either that or cold dead corpse." Jane laughs.
"That wouldn't have been very romantic." Maura agrees.
"Right." Jane agrees still chuckling to herself.
"Alright." Maura sighs rolling her eyes before pausing to look Jane in the eyes giving her a smile. "I tuna fish you too."
"You do." Jane says.
Maura nods her head. "Very much, I can't seem to get you out of my head Officer."
"Good, that's exactly where I want to be."Jane says as she reaches for Maura's hand holding it in her own. "How about I come over to your apartment after my tour and we can make tuna fish."
"Really." Maura sings devilishly.
"I'll make my famous green pepper, ham and cheddar omelets for breakfast." Jane says propositioning the woman of her dreams.
"I love your omelets." Maura jumps in excitement.
"Ahh, we're not supposed to say that word yet!" Jane says holding her hands in front of Maura getting her to stop as she starts to walk backwards towards the door.
"Jane." Maura groans.
"Come on." Jane laughs still walking backwards.
Maura rolls her eyes but gives in of course. "Fine…I tuna fish your omelets."
"Yeah you do!" Jane laughs as she leaves the morgue and starts down the hallway.
Mara laughs at Jane's theatrics and then pauses to smile at herself. "I am completely and totally in…tuna fish."
"Mom get up!" Kory says tapping Maura's forehead trying to get her to wake up.
"Ahh!" Maura groans waking up from her dream as she slowly opens her eyes at her daughter. "Did you just hit me?"
"I tapped you." Kory defends.
"Uh-huh." Maura says as she sits up in the bed trying to wake herself up and looks around Kory's room. "Oh yeah."
"Yes, thank you guys again for taking up 2/3 of my bed… my very small bed." Kory jokes as she grabs her back pack from the floor.
"And thank you for keeping the house, especially the living room clean while your mother and I were at the station." Maura retorts.
Kory's eyes get big before she hides her guilt. "No sweat."
"Kory." Maura lectures.
"Mom already made me clean the living room when she was making breakfast." Kory says.
"Breakfast…" Maura questions before a smell takes over her senses making her smile. "Your Mom's cooking."
"Uh-huh." Kory says.
"I smell green peppers." Maura says with a huge smile on her face.
Maura now showered, dressed and ready for the day makes her way down the stairs. Looking like she could walk on the runway as usual, with her long sandy blond hair flowing over her shoulders and her maroon blouse and tight black above the knee skirt. As she makes her way from the foyer towards the kitchen she can hear her wife and daughter talking.
"Why not?" Kory groans.
"Because you do not need car." Jane dressed in her black slacks and light blue t-shirt says as she pushes off an omelet onto Kory's plate on the island.
"Mom I am almost 17." Kory says dressed in a pair of jeans and a BPD gray t-shirt under a blue hoodie, twisting around on the stool a bit as she takes a drink from her orange juice.
"Yes I realize that Kory, but you do not need a car." Jane says going back to the stove making the finishing touches on Maura's omelet. "And don't try asking your father because he feels the same way."
"Eck." Kory groans in her orange juice as she sees Maura walking into the kitchen. "Mom!"
"No car Kory." Maura says as she walks around the island to Jane accepting a cup of coffee and a kiss. "Hi."
"Come on." Kory sighs to herself in defeat.
"Hi yourself." Jane says to Maura as she kisses her once more before going back to the omelet.
"I am so excited, I actually had a dream about these omelets; and I kept smelling breakfast from upstairs as I got ready." Maura says taking a sip of coffee.
"I thought we could use a good breakfast before the fun filled day we have planned." Jane says sarcastically as she pushes the omelet on another plate handing it to Maura.
"Thank you Sweetie." Maura says as she takes the plate and sits by Kory on the island immediately taking a bite. "Oh my God." She moans in to the bite.
"Good." Jane smiles taking a sip of her coffee as she stands on the other side of the island watching her wife and daughter.
"Ahh…yes." Maura says before taking a look at her wife. "Wait…you're not eating?"
"I already ate." Jane says taking another sip of coffee.
"Jane." Maura says sternly.
"Kor." Jane says turning to her daughter for help.
"It's true she was eating when I came down this morning." Kory says nodding her head before taking a bite of her omelet.
"And why did you not wait for your wife and daughter?" Maura questions.
"I'm sorry I just woke up early this morning and couldn't get back to sleep." Jane says stretching out her neck a bit. "I went for a run with Jo, took a shower got ready, and then came down to make breakfast."
"You could have woken me up." Maura says tilting her head at Jane.
"You need your sleep Baby." Jane says.
"Oh yes, because out of the two of us I am the one that is sleep deprived." Maura says sarcastically getting a laugh from Kory.
"I am fine." Jane says before her cell phone starts to go off. "Spoke too soon."
"Korsak." Kory guesses.
"Frankie." Maura says shaking her head.
Jane looks at her phone and rolls her eyes as she flips it open. "What is it Frankie?"
"Shoot!" Kory huffs as Maura ruffles her hair a bit before leaning over to kiss the side of her head.
"I'll be right down." Jane says hanging up the phone. "I gotta go."
"What is it?" Maura asks looking up from her omelet.
"We got positive ideas on the two unidentified victims." Jane says taking another sip of coffee before walking to the table grabbing her suit jacket that was draped on a chair. "Frankie and Korsak are talking with their families right now."
"I'm coming too." Maura says getting off the stool.
"Nah…finish your omelet, take Kory to school and I'll meet up with you at the station." Jane says shaking her head.
"I don't have school till 12 today." Kory says.
"Yeah right." Jane snorts.
"No she's telling the truth, there are teacher workshops this morning." Maura nods her head.
"Told ya." Kory says with a smile taking another sip of orange juice. "Dad is at work right now but he is picking me up in an hour to go shoot some hoops down at McGaffrey before school."
"You have practice after school; do you really need to play before school too?" Maura asks.
"Do you really need to ask me that?" Kory asks with a smirk.
"No." Maura thinks about it before shaking her head turning to Jane. "Come on we'll take her to the station...it'll be easier on Joey."
"And why would we want to make things easier on Joey?" Jane asks.
"Jane. Mom." Maura and Kory both warn as they leave the kitchen heading to the entryway.
"What?" Jane says innocently putting on her jacket as she follows her two girls out of the kitchen.
"Please?" Kory asks as she gets out of the car parked on the street a block away from the station.
"No Kory." Jane laughs as she and Maura both get out of the car and step onto the sidewalk.
Kory rolls her eyes as she runs over to the sidewalk, walking beside Maura who is in the middle of her and Jane. "What about a motorcycle?"
"No." Maura and Jane both say at the same time.
"Worth a shot." Kory mumbles to herself before noticing a huge crowd in front of the station. "What is that all about?"
"What?" Jane asks as she looks to see what Kory is talking about zeroing in on the crowd. "Shit."
"Is that the news?" Kory asks.
"Yes it is." Maura says to Kory before turning to Jane."You think they are here because of DaVinci?"
"Oh yeah." Jane says as they approach the station. "Shit."
"One of the news reporters recognizes Jane and starts towards her. "Detective Rizzoli!"
"Great." Jane groans as they approach the mob in front of the steps on the station.
"Detective Rizzoli what can you tell us about Da Vinci?" The news reporter from Channel 7 asks shoving a microphone in her face.
"Detective how many people has DaVinci killed?" another reporter from the Times questions her.
"Back off!" Jane warns as she shields Maura from the crowd guiding her with her hand on the small of her back, as Maura wraps her arms around Kory pulling her close trying to get through the news mob.
"Detective, why hasn't the Boston Police Department warned the public about Da Vinci?"
"Back off!" Jane growls more forcefully as the family finally makes it through the mob to the doors.
"Detective!" a news reporter tries to get her attention as he grabs a hold of Kory's arms.
"Owe!" Kory says surprised caught off guard.
Jane hears Kory and going into Mama Bear mode grabs the news reporter's hand from Kory's arm and flings it away. "Watch it!"
"Come on Jane." Maura says trying to contain her wife as she ushers both Jane and Kory in the building leaving the news mob outside.
"Wow." Kory breathes catching her breath.
"Are you okay Sweetie?" Jane asks.
"Yeah…that was nuts." Kory says breaking into a laugh.
Maura nods her head and wraps her arm around Kory's waist. "They tend to be vultures."
"Vultures that need to be shot." Jane mumbles under her breath as they start to walk down the hallway.
"Come on." Maura laughs as the three get on the elevator and head up to homicide.
"You think Dad is in his office?" Kory asks as the doors open up.
"Nope, Dad is right here." Joey says with a smile seeing Kory.
"Hi Daddy." Kory says steeping out of the elevator and into Joey's waiting arms.
"Hi Princess." Joey says back as he hugs his little girl tight. "How's my girl doing?"
"Good." Kory says nodding her head as she steps back from Joey.
"What are you doing on his floor?" Jane asks stepping out with Maura.
"Nice to see you too Jane. " Joey says.
Jane rolls her eyes at Joey. "Well?"
"I was helping Korsak and Frost idea your John and Jane Doe." Joey says.
"What?" Jane says annoyed.
"Cavanaugh called me in early this morning, wanting a pair of fresh eyes on the DaVinci case." Joey says.
"Of course he did." Jane groans.
Joey shakes of Jane. "Don't worry you are still lead on this thing and now I leave you to it…Meanwhile I'll be beating our little girl up and down the basketball court."
"Please Old Man." Kory laughs.
"Old Man." Joey says offended as he wraps his arm around Kory's neck giving her daughter a little noogie.
"Dad!" Kory groans wiggling out of Joey's grasps before smacking him lightly on the shoulder. "Dork."
"You ready to go?" Joey asks laughing as he walks away.
"Yes I am." Kory says.
"Nonna will pick you up after practice and your mom and I will hopefully meet you at her house for dinner." Maura says as she hugs her daughter saying goodbye.
"Sounds good." Kory says nodding her head before getting in enveloped in a hug by Jane.
"I love you." Jane says pulling away from Kory before placing a kiss on her forehead.
"I know." Kory smiles before walking towards Joey.
Jane shakes her head smiling at Kory before Frost comes walking over looking flustered. "Hey Frost you got information on our John and Jane Doe?"
"Yeah ahh-ahh a Drake Nash from Lowell, and a Maria Anderson from East Boston." Frost says as he swallows a lump in his throat.
"What is it?" Jane asks noticing something else is going on.
"We just got a package in the mail." Frost says solemnly.
"Of what?" Jane asks.
Frost swallows again before letting out a breath. "A painting…It's another painting."