Two days later, the unit was near cracking the case. They were waiting on some DNA results to link the unsub to the scene. With that physical evidence, they could nail the guy.

Jane was eagerly awaiting the results.

Finishing the case meant seeing Maura again. They had seen a lot of each other at the station, working the case around the clock, but obviously that wasn't the type of company the two women were really craving from each other.

Jane sat up in BRIC, just waiting for the O.K. to go nail the perp. She twiddled with her phone.

She decided to text Maura: Are the results in yet?

Maura's response: Not yet, Jane. I'm so sorry.

Jane: Oh my god, we know this is our guy. We just gotta bring him in.

Maura: I know…I miss you.

Jane: Ditto. I'm sick of this case. I just wanna wrap it up and see my girlfriend.

Maura stared at the text, excitement burning in her belly. Did Jane really mean that? Were they official? Maura didn't want to leap to a potentially wrong conclusion, God knows, so she decided to clarify.

Maura texted back: Girlfriend?

Jane: Please?

Maura: Yes, yes, yes! Text messaging is an insufficient form of communication to express my enthusiastic affirmation.

Jane smiled uncharacteristically brightly at the text. She was amused at Maura being Maura, but also elated to have Maura accept her offer. Her stomach twisted over with butterflies. She had to go see Maura.

Jane: Then can I come see you?

Maura: Please.

Jane leapt out of her chair, practically ran to the elevator, and waited impatiently for it to descend, bouncing on the leg she leaned on. After what seemed like twenty years, she dashed into Maura's office, closing the door behind her.

Maura met her with a hug and an extremely happy smile.

When they pulled away, Maura asked, "Jane, does this mean…"

Jane held Maura's shoulders, nodding in happy affirmation. "Yeah, Maura. It does."

Maura just stood there, looking at Jane, mouth open in a gaping smile, and eyes deep with emotion. Finally, she managed, "Jane…I can't process what I'm feeling. It's just all so…I mean I'm so…this is so…great! I'm so happy. I just…I love you!"

Jane gave Maura a laughing smile and hugged her again. "Wow, Maur. It's so unlike you to be so inarticulate."

"I'm just overwhelmed, Jane. I love what we have. I love you."

"I love you too, Maura. I'm really, really glad this is happening."

Maura took Jane's hand and walked to the couch, asking with her actions for Jane to sit beside her.

"So let's talk about what this means," Maura said excitedly, "I'm officially your girlfriend now."

Jane sat beside Maura and nodded, "And I'm officially yours."

Maura's shoulders shot up in glee as she smiled. "That means I can take you on dates," Maura stated, punctuating "that" with a firm pointing of her finger.

"I feel like we've been doing that for years."

Maura thought for a moment, and then nodded, "We kinda have been. I just haven't been able to do this…"

Maura leaned in and kissed Jane, her lips finding Jane's before Jane could even register the action. When Maura pulled away, Jane's eyes were closed, and she was smiling.

Jane opened one eye in a squint, "That reminds me of all the other things you haven't been able to do…" Jane smirked, her voice low.

Maura quirked her shoulder and smiled seductively, saying with a wink, "Oh, Jane, you have no idea what you're in for."

This time, Jane leaned in for the kiss, bringing her mouth to Maura's, her lips adorned with an oh-my-god-Maura-you're-so-freaking-cute smile. She kissed Maura happily, bringing her hands up to hold Maura's cheeks.

Maura leaned forward, resting her hands on Jane's thighs. She spoke up between kisses, whispering to Jane, "I hope…" a kiss, "this also means…" another kiss, "that I don't have be jealous anymore, watching you with your various male suitors."

Jane, also between kisses, whispered back, "Mm, nope. Never."

Maura gave Jane one more kiss before pulling her mouth away. Leaning back just enough to look Jane in the eye, she said, "I'm not interesting in seeing any other people, Jane."

Jane's face showed that the words touched her, and she reached up to curl a stray bit of Maura's hair behind her ear.

"Me either, Maur. You were right about us. Our solid friendship is a strong base. And we've finally let our deeper feelings surface, so let's allow them to exist uninhibited."

Maura nodded, but her eyes were losing focus as her concentration zeroed in on a thought. She whispered, almost as if she didn't know she was saying it out loud, "My girlfriend, Jane Rizzoli…" Her lips slowly formed a smile, and then she spoke louder and with more confidence, "My girlfriend, Jane Rizzoli. Mm, I love the sound of that. I'm going to enjoy repeatedly thinking that phrase to myself."

Jane laughed, "You're funny, Maur… But, really, I got the better end of the deal. You're amazing," Jane said as she leaned in to kiss Maura again.

Her lips brushing against Jane's, Maura responded, "No, Jane. I'm the lucky one. I feel blessed to call you my friend, let alone my lover."

Jane pressed her lips against Maura's in a kiss that held something more than adoration, whispering softly, "Speaking of that…as soon as we bring this creep in…can I take you home?"

Maura deepened the kiss, parting her lips and letting Jane's tongue slip into her mouth, kissing Jane passionately for a minute before pulling away to answer, "Of course."

"Mmm," Jane softly moaned as they allowed themselves another kiss, cradling each other's jaws in their hands. They continued, slipping more and more into unawareness, forgetting their setting more completely with each passing moment.

Until a knock on the door startled them.

They pulled abruptly away from their kiss, and Jane jumped up from the couch.

"Shit," Jane said, wiping her mouth and running her fingers through her hair, "You're gonna be the death of me, Dr. Isles."

Maura smiled calmly at Jane, winking, and rose to get the door. She opened it, seeing Suzie with a manila folder.

Suzie looked at Maura, glanced and Jane, and then settled her gaze back on Maura, "Sorry if this is a bad time, but I have the DNA results from that hair sample." She handed Maura the folder.

Maura received it with a smile, nodding politely, "Thank you, Suzie."

Suzie turned around to leave, and Maura once again shut the door. She looked up at Jane, whose eyes were filled with a hopefulness concerning the results. Maura opened the folder and scanned down the page.

She looked up at Jane, smiling, "It's a match."

Jane became suddenly overloaded with emotions. In a swift motion, she glanced at her watch, noted the time was only 2:30, kissed Maura's cheek, opened the door, and ran outside.

She called back as she left Maura's office, "I'll be back for you within two hours!"

Maura stood there, smiling in accomplishment. Yet another bad guy caught. Then, closing the manila folder, she smiled in affection, feeling her love of Jane seize her. Finally, she smirked with pleasurable anticipation.

My girlfriend, Jane Rizzoli, will be back for me within two hours.