Sorry it's been a while since I've updated. It's been a little hard to stay motivated and come up with new ideas! Hope this appeases you all for a while and gives you some hope that I haven't abandoned it.
"Oh my god! How can I be exhausted from going on holidays?!" Jane declared as she dropped the suitcases she was carrying and threw herself on their bed. She groaned at how good it felt to be home.
"We have five children and we had to spend time with both of our families." Maura stated and flopped down next to the long body.
"Logan is fitting in really well, isn't he?" The FBI agent rolled over and wrapped an arm around Maura's waist, snuggling her nose into her neck.
"Mmhmm. It's like he's always been a part of our family, you know?"
Jane leaned up on her elbow and grinned at her wife. "Yeah… Are we still considering a baby too?" She asked nervously. She was sitting right on the fence about whether she wanted one or not.
Maura took in a deep breath. 'I know this sounds crazy but I think we should." She waited for Jane's reaction and reached for the tanned face when she got an understanding smile.
"Six kids? We're crazy." She grinned and claimed the lips so close to her own and moaned in satisfaction as it deepened. "I feel like we haven't had sex in soooo long." She kissed Maura again and manoeuvred herself to lay half on top of the smaller body. "Let me practice getting you pregnant."
They chuckled at the impossibility but kissed with a sense of excitement about the idea of having a baby together.
The doctor's hands tangled in the dark curls and she agreed. "Mm, I really wish you could get me pregnant… Ohhh." Jane sucked at a particularly sensitive spot on her throat and her hips involuntarily canted up. "You know, we didn't even get to have sex on our wedding anniversary?" She complained but enjoyed the hands roaming her body right now, hoping to make up for the crazy schedule that they had been subjected to while vacationing.
The family had spent the last month at Maura's parents' home in the south of France. Constance had thought it would be a wonderful idea to extend the invitation to Jane's family and make it a whole family affair. They had a wonderful time but it had been exhausting. They had opted to leave Kate behind so she could enjoy planning her wedding with Andy. It had been a minor mistake. They needed her much more than they realised.
The honey blonde's shirt was undone and halfway off when an excited seven year old and twin nine year olds burst into the bedroom. "Jay! I got the—" Logan stopped abruptly and stared curiously at them.
"Mama!" Maddie groaned. The twins had recently been given an age-appropriate sex talk and had been mortified by it. Jane had been endlessly amused by Maura's thorough explanations and had only needed to make a couple of clarifying statements for the girls. However, they both were much more aware when they interrupted intimate moments and were trying to remember to knock.
"Hey babies, just give us a minute and we'll be right out." Jane instructed and let out a frustrated growl. She captured the swollen lips once more before pushing away from the tempting body beneath her.
Maura lay there with her eyes closed, trying to get her libido back under control. It wasn't happening. "Umm, can I finish—"
"Don't you dare continue anything without me!" Jane waggled her finger at her wife and exited the bedroom to speak with three of her children.
"Jeez, you guys are crazy travelling across the world with five kids! Are you sure you want another one?" Barry asked as he and Jane sat down to eat lunch. She took a moment to consider her best friend's words. They hadn't told anyone about trying to get pregnant yet. They weren't planning on saying anything to anyone until they had made a more conclusive decision. Barry was obviously talking about Logan.
The brunette smiled when she thought of the seven year old. "Yeah, we really love him and he's adjusted so well with our family."
"Ok. Well, I hope you can afford the schooling!"
Jane scoffed. He had no idea. School payments were about to increase for them by a significant amount with Alex starting high school next week. "Can you believe I'm still six months away from being thirty and I'm gonna have a kid in high school?" She shook her head in bewilderment.
"That's crazy! Is Alex excited?"
"That kid is never excited about school. He's definitely my boy." She smiled with pride.
They both laughed and discussed the kids schooling a bit more before they were interrupted by Harold.
"Sorry to interrupt your lunch, Jane, but your son's school just called."
"Huh? What did they say?" Jane stood up and reached for her cell phone, realising it wasn't there.
"Shit. My phone's upstairs."
"Not sure. They just said that they couldn't get a hold of you or Maura and it was urgent."
"Ok. Thanks for passing the message on. Sorry, I better go and call them."
Jane raced upstairs to the office and grabbed her cell off the desk. She waved at Finn in passing and left again, her phone already calling her son's school.
"Mrs Rizzoli-Isles, Alexander was involved in an incident at school today. We think it would be best if you came to see us and discuss it in person." The principal relayed to the special agent.
Jane agreed and ended the call with a frown. She tried Maura but the doctor didn't answer.
The brunette approached Harold and Barry again in the cafe. "Hey Harold, something's happened at the school. Not sure what it is yet but they need me to go in."
"Yeah, of course. Hope everything's ok."
"Me too. See ya guys."
"Hey, uh, Jane Rizzoli-Isles. I need to see Principal Ashton." Jane stated to the lady at the reception desk.
"Of course, Ma'am. Go right in, he's expecting you."
"Thanks." Jane nervously approached the office door and rapped lightly on the doorframe.
This was her first time meeting any school personnel since her son had started high school. She had been so busy with work, she hadn't even been on school grounds yet.
The balding man looked up from his desk and smiled kindly at the brunette. "Come in, Mrs Rizzol-Isles." He stood to shake her hand and offered her a seat.
"Thanks. Please, just call me Jane." She sat in the chair across from him and straightened out her suit jacket, trying to remember all of the elite social etiquette lessons her wife had attempted to teach her. She remembered the main thing; confidence was key. That she could manage.
The older man caught a glimpse of her badge and sat up a bit straighter. "I see you're in law enforcement." He noted, pointing at her waist where her badge and gun were situated.
Jane looked down, not realising that she had forgotten to leave them at work. "Oh, yeah. FBI." She informed him nonchalantly.
"Oh wow. That's pretty cool." He smiled again. He received a small one in response but could tell that she was anxious to find out about what was going on with her son. "Anyway, I'm sorry to call you in today but Alexander had an altercation with a few other students and—"
"Alex got into a fight?" She asked incredulously. He was one of the sweetest, most gentle kids she knew. She couldn't believe it.
"Oh, no! He didn't get into a fight. Unfortunately, he was on the receiving end of some bullying."
"Shit. Is he ok? What happened?" The social etiquette lessons were now out the window and Jane was in full Mama bear mode.
Amused at her gruffness, the principal held his hands up to try and calm her. "Look, his injury isn't serious. He has some bruising on his shoulder but hasn't complained of anything else. You can see him in a moment and assess it for yourself. I am more concerned about the nature of the bullying."
Jane gritted her teeth and tried to remain calm. "Ok. Do you know what it was about?"
Principal Ashton nodded. "Alex did a family tree for his history project and has put yourself and your wife as his parents. A few of the boys weren't very kind to him about it."
"God damn it. Kids are so fuckin' cruel." Jane sighed and slumped in her seat.
"Yes, they are. I'm so sorry for this and we're dealing with it as best we can. We will need to have meetings with the other boys' parents but I assure you, Jane, we do not tolerate discrimination in this school. Actually, we pride ourselves on our diversity and attitude towards people from all walks of life."
"Yeah, that's what my wife said."
"Are you and your wife available to meet next week sometime with the other parents to come to a reasonable conclusion about this?"
"Yeah, we should be able to."
"Great. I'll take you to Alexander. He's in the school clinic right now but he might be better off just going home?" The principal suggested.
"Maybe. I'll see what he wants to do."
Jane was led to the clinic and Alex looked shocked to see her with his principal. "Hey, Ma." He greeted with a soft smile, holding an ice pack to his shoulder.
"Aww buddy, what the heck happened?" Jane rushed to him and gave him a hug.
"Some jerks got upset coz I have two moms. Losers." He scoffed and smiled affectionately at his mother.
Principal Ashton contained his mirth. He figured the boy got his abruptness from his currently present parent.
Jane breathed a deep sigh of relief. She knew he would be ok but she had expected him to be upset with her to a degree. He didn't seem upset at all. If Maura was there, she would have said that Jane should know better. Their thirteen year old absolutely adored Jane and she couldn't see that changing anytime soon.
"Yeah, they are." The tall woman agreed. "Let me see your shoulder."
Alex pulled his shirt down and showed the red mark that was turning a deep blue. "Jason punched me pretty hard. I wanted to hit him back so badly but I didn't want to disappoint you, Ma."
"You could never disappoint me, Alex, but I'm glad you didn't retaliate. God, Mom is gonna have a heart attack about this." She fixed his shirt back up and lifted his arm to place the ice pack back on his injury. "Do you wanna come home or go back to class?"
Alex looked up at his Ma and thought about his options. "What do you think I should do?"
"I think you should think about why they picked on you."
"They picked on me coz they're losers who are narrow-minded."
"True but what do you think they were hoping to achieve by bullying you?"
He shrugged.
"C'mon, you're smart. You can figure it out."
"Umm, coz they wanted to make themselves feel big?" He half stated, half asked. He had heard his mother say this before to his sister when she was having trouble at school.
"Yeah. And, perhaps they wanted you to feel intimidated?"
"Yeah, I guess so."
"So, what can you do to show them they didn't get what they wanted?"
Realisation dawned and he grinned triumphantly. "I go back to class and act like they didn't scare me at all?"
"You got it!" Jane patted his uninjured shoulder and helped him off the bed. "You go back and don't listen to their crap. Ignore them and act like they didn't even get to you at all, ok?"
"Ok."
Jane wrapped her arm around his shoulders and his eyes widened when he realised the principal was still there.
"Sounds like your mother knows what she's talking about, hey Alexander?"
"Uh, yes sir. She knows heaps about this stuff and my Mom, well, she knows about everything else!" He grinned proudly. He loved his parents to death and thought the world of them.
Principal Ashton chuckled. "I look forward to meeting your Mom very soon… Jane, thank you for your time today. I can see that Alexander has a great head on his shoulders and won't be intimidated easily. It's refreshing to see." He smiled at both of them, shook Jane's hand, and went back to his office.
"Ok, buddy. I'll be back in a few hours to pick you up. Love you." She hugged him and got a tight squeeze back before he headed back to his classroom.
"Jay, I'm not going to be home until late." Maura informed her wife, sounding exhausted.
"Aww babe, that's ok. You just make sure you look after yourself and I'll sort the kids out."
"Are you sure? Your mother is out and Kate isn't available either."
"I'll be fine, sweetheart. Uh, Alex had an interesting day at school today but we can talk about it tomorrow morning."
"Oh ok…" The doctor said distractedly and then pulled the one away from her ear. "Vanessa, can you get Mrs Gerald to room 14?" She called out. "I'm so sorry, darling, but I have to go."
"Ok, baby. See you tonight."
"Ok. Love you." Maura hung up before Jane could reply.
When the doctor got home later that evening, this kids were all in bed and asleep already. The honey blonde practically staggered over to the couch and sank down into the cushions with a groan, closing her eyes.
"Oh hey, Maur. Did you just get in?" Jane asked as she came from upstairs and walked into their living room.
"Mmhmm." Maura replied and kept her eyes closed.
The FBI agent noted that the doctor still had her shoes on and her purse slung over her shoulder. "Aww baby, you're tired. Why don't you go upstairs, have a shower, and get into bed?"
"K."
Jane smiled affectionately when she realised that Maura wasn't going to move anytime soon. She lifted her wife's arm and removed the bag, then knelt down and slipped the high heels off tired feet.
"Mmm." Came a moan of pleasure as Jane's hands massaged her soles and moved up her calves.
"You can't keep working like this, Maura. Did you talk to Vanessa yet?" Jane asked with concern and watched as the doctor slowly opened her hazel eyes.
"Uh huh… We're going to speak to the new chief of medicine tomorrow afternoon. Mmm, that feels so good."
"Yeah?" Jane parted the smaller legs, nestling kneeling body between them. She kept massaging the doctor's legs and leaned forward for a kiss.
Jane nipped at her neck and Maura yelped when she was lifted from the couch all of a sudden. "JJ, I'm too heavy!"
"Pfftt, yeah, you're huge." The brunette chuckled and carried her wife upstairs to bed.
The sound of Maura's cell ringing woke both women up. The smaller woman reached for her phone and barely grunted out a "hello." She sat up suddenly and gasped. "Shit!" She uncharacteristically swore and threw the covers off. "Are you sure?" The doctor stripped off her pyjamas and Jane watched with complete confusion. "Ok, I'll be there as soon as possible." Maura ended the call and entered the bathroom, turning on the shower.
"Babe?" Jane opened the screen door and jumped when Maura yelped, unaware that she had woken her wife up.
"Jesus, Jay! You scared me."
"Sorry, Maur. What's goin' on?" Jane watched the doctor wash herself quickly and turn the faucet off.
"One of the women from the clinic went missing last night. They checked the surveillance footage and it appears that her ex walked right in and took her!"
"Have the police been called?" Jane followed the smaller woman out of the bathroom and grabbed her jeans from the day before. She began to dress as she listened to Maura explain the situation.
"Yes, of course. I have to go and speak with them now." Maura shimmied on a dark grey knitted dress and went back to the bathroom to put her make up on.
Jane put an old FBI t-shirt on and followed her wife back into the bathroom. "Why can't it wait until later in the morning?" She asked, worried that the doctor had only had four hours of sleep after working an almost fifteen hour day yesterday.
"I don't know, Jane. Vanessa said they needed to speak with us and the chief is there, so I just said ok."
"K, I'll drive you."
Maura finished applying her mascara and fixed her hair. "I'll be fine, darling. Go back to bed." She instructed but Jane didn't listen. She left the bedroom and went upstairs to see Kate and came back down ten minutes later to find the blonde ready to go.
"Kate's aware that we're leaving. I'm driving you, ok?" Jane wasn't really asking and Maura knew to not argue.
"Fine. But you haven't had much sleep either." She argued and followed Jane downstairs.
"Just get in the car, baby."
Jane was relieved to see her brother at the hospital entryway. She noted the BPD detective that she hadn't met before, speaking with an older woman with dark red hair. Jane assumed she was the new chief of medicine that Maura had told her about.
"Hey Janie! Hey Maur." Her brother greeted and smiled at the couple.
"Hey Frankie. What's the deal here? Why couldn't the questioning wait until tomorrow?" She asked, not meaning to interrogate her younger sibling but she was really worried about her wife. She unconsciously placed an arm around the smaller woman's shoulders and held her close.
"Oh, it's Detective Murphy from Missing Persons. He's a hard ass and likes things done yesterday. Great at his job though." He whispered, making sure he wasn't overheard.
Jane and Frankie started talking about the situation and Maura was grabbed around the shoulders by Vanessa.
"Hi Maur."
"God, Vanessa, how long have you been here?!" Maura was shocked at the older doctor's exhausted face.
"Fuck, I don't know… Maybe twenty hours."
"You didn't leave last night?!"
"No, I went to leave right after you but got distracted and then we discovered that Mrs Mitchell was missing."
"Hi there Dr Isles, I'm sorry you've been called out in the ungodly hours of the morning." The new chief of medicine, Florence Fisher, greeted Maura and smiled softly at Vanessa.
"Hello, Dr Fisher. Do we have any news on what's hap—"
"Hey ladies, I'm Detective Peter Murphy." He smiled at the doctors but his eyes lingered on Maura and he held her hand a little too long when they introduced themselves.
"Hello, detective. I'm Dr Maura Isles and this is my boss, Dr Vanessa Moran. How can we help your case?"
"Please, just call me Peter. Uh, so, when was the last time either of you saw Mrs Mitchell?"
The two women answered the detective's questions and Jane waited patiently with Frankie until they were finished. She frowned when the detective dismissed Vanessa but kept Maura talking.
The tall doctor walked over to Jane and Frankie with Florence and introduced her to the Rizzoli siblings. "Jane, Frankie, this is Dr Florence Fisher, our new chief."
"A pleasure to meet you both." She eyed them and placed Frankie easily, seeing his uniform, but she was unable to work out why Jane was there.
Before she could ask, Vanessa rolled her eyes and addressed Jane. "You might want to go rescue your wife from detective 'charming'." She said and watched with satisfaction when the FBI agent clenched her jaw and stalked off towards Maura and Peter.
"Her wife?" Florence noted out loud, very interested in Dr Isles' private life. She liked to know about all of her doctors.
"Yep and a special agent for the FBI, so you don't really wanna fuck with her." The Australian laughed, knowing that if Peter didn't back off, he was going to possibly lose a testicle.
"Uh, Maura, I know it's kind of odd circumstances but I'd love to see you again." Peter stepped a little closer and the blonde's eyes widened slightly when she realised he was asking her out.
"Oh, sorry Peter but I'm—"
"Hey baby, are you finished yet?" Jane wrapped her arm possessively around the doctor's waist and looked at the detective like he was an afterthought. She noted the relieved look on her wife's face.
"Yes, love. I think we are. Right, detective?"
"Yeah. Yeah, we're done. Um, thanks Dr Isles. We appreciate your time." He swallowed his embarrassment and left the two women alone.
"Thank you." Maura reached her arms around Jane's neck and received a quick kiss.
"Vanessa told me you needed rescuing." Jane grinned and rubbed Maura's sides. "C'mon, let's go home?"
"Ok. Make Vanessa go too. She's beyond exhausted."
"We're heading out, Frankie. Let us know what happens."
"Will do, sis. Night ladies." He winked at them and walked over to Detective Murphy.
"Goodnight, Dr Fisher." Maura smiled warmly at the older doctor and received one in return.
"Please ladies, I don't want to see you back here for at least twenty four hours." The chief stated. "We'll have our meeting the following day as long as it fits within your schedules, ok?"
Both women looked at her like she had just given them a million dollars but Jane spoke up first. "Thanks chief. I like you already." She winked at the redhead and wrapped an arm around Maura's shoulders, leading her out the door. She waved for Vanessa to follow and the dark haired doctor obeyed.
"Morning." The Australian doctor greeted Jane and lifted her cup of coffee at her happily.
"Uh, yeah… ok. Why the heck are you awake already?" Jane asked, walking into the kitchen to get her own cup of coffee.
"My body clock won't allow me to sleep past 7am but I'll probably crash again later today."
"Yeah, Maura's usually the same but she is totally comatose right now. Like, mouth open, deep breathing, with a string of drool, kind of comatose." Jane chuckled and Vanessa joined her, picturing the perfectly put together woman, sleeping like the rest of the human race when exhausted.
"Your kids were very quiet when they left for school this morning. They looked at me weird."
"Well, you don't usually sleep over." Jane smirked and sipped her coffee.
"Your mother is lovely. You guys are lucky to have her."
"Yeah, she's amazing." The FBI agent sat down at the table across from the older doctor.
"Are you working today?"
"Nope. I'm off for the next three days." Jane smiled happily, loving the feel of her running shorts and t-shirt, instead of a monkey suit.
"Oh wow. I don't even know what the heck a day off is. I feel strange not being at work."
"Yeah, you guys are burning the candle at both ends. Seriously, I'm really worried about Maura." Jane claimed and then added. "And you too. You guys are gonna end up in hospital yourselves."
"I know, we're talking with the chief about it tomorrow."
"Good." Jane felt arms slip around her neck from behind.
"What's good, baby?" Maura asked as she kissed the side of her wife's neck.
"That you guys are talking with the chief tomorrow about your understaffed issues."
"Oh yes. It should go well, I think." The blonde stepped around the taller woman and sat on her lap. Jane's arms circled the small waist and she pressed her nose into her shoulder.
Vanessa watched the couple with affection and drank more of her coffee. "Whatever she says, I'm done, Maur. I'm buggered and I can't do anymore." She wasn't sharing anything new with the younger doctor. They were both on the same page regarding their situation.
"Why don't you guys just start the clinic you've been talking so much about?" Jane suggested.
The two doctors looked at each other with smirks. They had discussed this already. Depending on their chat with the chief tomorrow, that's exactly what they would be doing.
"I would love that but I don't want to stop delivering babies. I love that part of my job." Maura claimed and Vanessa nodded.
"Yeah, me too. We'll figure it out."
"Jane! Oh my god, get up! You need to get ready!" Maura freaked out at her lazy wife who was still laying face down in bed.
"Nooo." Came the muffled groan.
"Honey, Kate will be devastated if we're late! Now, get up! I have your suit laid out and your blue dress. I don't care which one you wear, just get up and put one on, please?" The doctor begged and Jane huffed as she flung the bedding away from her dramatically.
"Why couldn't she just get married in the afternoon?!" The FBI agent whined and looked at her clothing options. "I don't wanna wear either of these!"
Maura ignored her as she raced out of their room and across the hallway to her son's room to make sure he was up.
Alex had just finished buttoning up his pants but was yet to put his shirt on when his Mom busted in. "Where's Logan— What on earth happened to your shoulder!?" She practically screeched.
Jane came running in at the noise.
"Uh, I- there was a fight at school and-" He fumbled over his words and looked at his Ma with wide eyes begging for help.
Maura spun around to face her wife. "Jane? Do you know anything about this?"
"Uh- I, yeah, but we—" She cringed at her inability to formulate a sentence.
"Why wasn't I told?!" The doctor crossed her arms over her chest and looked to Jane for an answer.
"Babe, I swear we were gonna tell you. It's just that, you were working and then got that call about the missing woman, and I guess I just forgot."
"You forgot!" Maura stomped over to Alex and looked more intently at his arm. The bruising had faded significantly and was now a mottling of greenish yellow but still showed that there had been a significant bruise to the area. "How long ago was this?! Did you go to the hospital and get an x-ray?"
"Um, it was just like, last week, Mom." Alex nervously answered. "It's fine. Looks bad but it doesn't hurt. We really did just forget. Can we talk about it later?"
Maura wasn't appeased at all by the request but didn't answer as she stomped back out of the room, too upset to speak.
"Damn buddy. We're in trouble. I totally forgot to call the principal back too." Jane shrugged and placed a hand on his shoulder in comfort. "She'll be ok. I'll talk to her and we'll work it out."
"Thanks Ma." He slipped his shirt on and smiled as Logan entered his room.
"Jay? Can you help me please?" The little boy requested politely and pointed to his undone tie.
"Of course sweetie." Jane knelt down and quickly fixed it up. He looked up at her with his big brown eyes and gave her an adoring smile.
"Thanks, Jay."
"You're welcome."
Jane retreated to her room and listened as Maura shuffled around in the bathroom, finishing her makeup and hair.
The brunette opted to wear her dress, knowing that her wife loved it when she made the effort to look more feminine. She slipped on the low beige heels that she hated to wear and steeled herself to enter the bathroom to do her hair.
"Oh, Jay, you look beautiful." Maura gushed, forgetting her anger for the moment and Jane gave her a soft appreciative smile.
"So do you, baby. We look good together." She placed her hands on the doctor's hips and grinned at their complimentary colours. Maura wore a beige coloured dress, the same colour as Jane's shoes. She kissed the junction where Maura's neck and shoulder met and let go to finish getting ready.
Maura focused on pinning her hair up and spoke to Jane's reflection. "Darling, what happened with Alex?"
"I'm so sorry, Maur. I really meant to tell you… He uh- was picked on by a couple of boys in his class."
"Why would they pick on him?!" Maura asked incredulously.
"He had a family history project and put us both as his parents. The boys bullied him about it."
This cause the doctor to spin and face her wife. "Because of us?!" This was devastating for her to hear.
"Yeah but Alex was fine, babe. He wasn't upset at us. He understands that there are kids out there that just don't get it. The principal was great about it and we have to meet with him and the other parents next week."
"Ok… I guess we can discuss this further tomorrow."
"Of course. Alex can tell you everything but you have to promise not to freak out on him."
"I do not freak out!" Maura defended herself and then conceded when Jane smirked at her in disbelief. "Ok, fine. I will do my best to not freak out."
"God, you're really taking this 'trying' thing seriously." Maura exhaled as she came down from her high.
"I take everything involving you, very seriously." Jane claimed with a smile and snuggled her naked, sweaty body closer to the smaller one. She placed a kiss to Maura's chin and ran her hand over the toned abdomen. "When are we really gonna try?"
Maura ran her fingers through dark curls and sighed contentedly. "I don't know, darling. We need to decide on who is going to carry the baby and then-"
The brunette's head lifted and she looked at the doctor in confusion. "Who is gonna— Um, not me."
"You don't want to even consider it?" Maura asked softly.
The FBI agent raised herself up on her arms to stare at her wife's curious face. "No, babe." She manoeuvred herself back between the shorter legs and placed her head on the ample chest. "I don't wanna get pregnant. If you don't want to either, then we don't have to do this."
Maura smiled affectionately at the taller woman's words and caressed Jane's back lovingly. "I'm more than happy to carry our baby, sweetheart. I just wanted you to have the option. You would be stunning pregnant."
Jane's head lifted and she kissed the doctor's neck. "I'm glad you think so but I just can't. Not with my job, my temperament, my mother… Oh my god, my Ma would drive me nuts!"
They both giggled at the thought of Angela harassing her daughter non stop whilst pregnant.
"Ok, then I guess we can start looking at our options." Maura suggested. "I want to wait until the clinic has started and Vanessa has enough support. I think she will be ok with someone filling in for me when the baby is born."
Jane didn't respond. Her heart was pounding and she blinked her eyes rapidly as the reality of what they talking about, sunk in.
"Darling? Are you ok?" Maura wiggled her body to a position where she could look at her wife. "Oh, baby, it's going to be fine." She cooed at the scared face. She cradled it in her hands and kissed the worried lips.
"Ok." Jane whispered, trying to believe the doctor. "We have five children, what's one more, right?"
"Well, a baby can be hard work but… I've done this a few times before." She grinned at the brunette and gave her another kiss. "The difference this time is that I'm doing this with someone who loves me and cares about our family. We have help too and we can always hire another nanny."
Jane breathed a little easier at her wife's words. It wasn't happening just yet anyway.