It'd been a little over a month and Jane was doing better. She had a new job, a good therapist, and knew Maura was waiting for her.
They talked regularly. And while it was hard being apart, they both knew they'd be together soon enough. The only downfall for Jane was one coworker in particular who liked to stir up trouble:
Ash Rogers, who was currently trying to pick a fight with the former soldier. "So did the army diagnose you with one of those personality disorders or whatever? Because you sure as hell seem like a crazy bitch."
Jane set her cell down on the break room table and looked over her shoulder at the jerk. "You wanna see how crazy I can be? Keep talkin'."
"I'd love for you to show me how crazy you are. Then maybe the boss would finally fire your ass." He smirked and patted his jaw. "Go ahead. Go for it."
Slowly getting up out of the chair, she turned and balled up her fist. She quickly punched at him but stopped short. Chuckling when he flinched. "You're not as bad as you thought you were." She smirked and backed away grabbing her cell. "And I'm not stupid enough to assault you at work and get myself fired."
Ash ignored everything Jane said and quickly snatched her phone, stepping back and waving it in the air. "Been talking to your lady friend on the clock? Doing any sexting?" He glanced down at the cell and fiddled with it enough to get the background on display. "She's definitely a pretty thing. I know I'd tear that ass up. I hope she comes to visit soon."
"I'm on break.." She glared at him as she advanced. When he wouldn't give the cell back and commented on Maura, Jane gripped his shirt with both hands, spun him 45 degrees and slammed Ash into the vending machine. "I suggest you give me my cell phone back before I shove your ass into a pokeball!"
"Go ahead! Lay another hand on me and I'll have you fired so fast your head'll spin." Ash spat.
Another coworker, Scott, stepped in then and snatched the phone from the jackass' hand. "Go ahead and try to file a complaint against her. The rest of us will back Jane up."
Jane shoved him even more into the vending machine before stepping back and taking her cell from Scott who handed it back to her. The moment Ash left the breakroom of the Auto store, Jane sighed. "Thanks, Scott. I owe you."
"No problem. Ash just doesn't like you because you actually call him out on his bullshit. The guy is the most worthless jackass I've ever met. I seriously don't know how he's kept his job for so long."
She nodded. "I agree with you on that actually. To bad we can't get him fired."
"I've tried filing complaints against him. I think he's good buddies with one of the managers, unfortunately." He sighed and shoved his hands in his pockets.
"Of course he is." She groaned and looked down at her phone then back up at him. "I better get back. My break is over."
"Alright. Try to take it easy. Don't let him push your buttons." Scott said and then backed away to take a seat and enjoy his lunch.
"I can't make those promises." She smirked then walked out, and onto the sales floor. She saw a younger brunette woman looking at headlights for her car. "Can I help? What kind of car do you have?"
"Yeah, actually, I'm hooorrible with car stuff." She smiled brightly. "I have a 2007 Camry and my headlights are all foggy looking so I figured it's time to get some new ones."
"Oh don't waste your money on new ones." She smiled and picked up a bottle of Fog-Be-Gone and showed it to her. "If the lenses are foggy then this is all you need. Take the pad here..." She picked up a micro fiber cloth pad and handed it to her. "Put a quarter-sized drop of the liquid on here and do a circular motion on your lenses then flip the pad and 'wax off'. They should clear up." She smiled. "Hate to see you waste your money. Lenses aren't cheap."
"Wow. Thanks a lot..." She tilted her head to get a better look at Jane's name tag. "Jane." She smiled. "If it'd been one of the guys helping me out instead, I'm sure they would've pointed me in the direction of the most expensive lenses. They like to take advantage of us unknowing girls like that."
Jane grinned. "Mhm, why do you think I chose to work in a place like this?" She asked with a chuckle then leaned in to whisper in her ear. "Wanna thank me?" She asked huskily. "Fill out a complaint form against a guy named Ash." She pulled back and smirked. "Do that and I'll defog your lenses for you."
"Keep talking to me in that voice and I'll do anything you want, sugar." She grinned and winked playfully. "We could defog the lenses and fog up something else instead. I'm Carrie by the way. I'd hate to have you at a disadvantage."
Jane smiled but couldn't help the flutter she felt from the unexpectedness of what Carrie said. "I would have taken you up on that offer if I didn't have an amazing girl back home that I'm trying to get back to."
"Oh, taken, bummer." Carrie actually pouted a bit. "Well, Jane, I hope you get back to her soon. Is it a money issue? Are you trying to work your way to a plane ticket or something?" She smiled. "Sorry if I'm being too noisy."
"I wish it was something like that... Its a long story but I left her back in Dallas to come here and get help for my PTSD." She sighed and walked her to the register to ring her up. She started finishing up her story when they walked outside. "I've hurt her several times even while trying to get help from the local therapist. I finally had to leave so I wasn't a risk to Maura again." She knelt down and started on her left headlight. "As soon as Dr. Hawk clears me, I'm going home, to her."
"So you have what sounds like a pretty awesome girl waiting back home while you work to fix yourself? That's very admirable." Carrie leaned against her car's hood as she watched Jane. "How long have you been here working with Dr. Hawk?"
Jane smiled sweetly and nodded. She then spoke, "A month and nine days."
"So how long do you think you'll be in Vegas? I mean, there's no way you could know a specific time frame but any general idea?" Carrie asked.
"I really dont know actually. But the moment I'm cleared I'm going right back to Maura." she smiled as she circled the pad on the lens. "So are you from here originally?"
"Yep. Born and raised." Carrie smiled. "So if you ever wanna hang out..." She paused and then grinned. "I'd be glad to show you all the best haunts."
"I may just take you up on that,Carrie." She smiled. "I've been meaning to tour this place and gamble a lil more."
"A big gambler are you? Well you're definitely in the right place. Not many cities can out sin Sin City." Carrie pushed herself off the hood of her car and looked over the headlight Jane had just defogged. "Hey that looks great."
"Not really but I could use the money." Jane said then nodded. "Told ya it'd look good as new."
"So where are you staying right now? Vegas ain't exactly cheap, sweetheart."
"Uh Owl's next Motel right down the street." She shrugged then moved over to the next head light.
"Really? That place is a dump." Carrie huffed. "I really think you deserve something better. I have an extra room if you're interested. We could be temporary roommates."
"You wouldn't mind?" She asked with a raise of a brow, looking up at Carrie. "How do you know I' not a bad guy?" She smirked and continued to defog her lens.
"If you were a bad guy, you would've let me buy brand new lens instead of suggesting the defogger." Carrie chuckled. "So no, I wouldn't mind. I could use a trustworthy roomie. I think the last one was a witch. No joke."
Jane smiled and nodded. "Alright. And don't worry I'll pay ya rent." She then chuckled. "And you really thought she was a witch?"
"She cursed me before she left and I swear, for like three months straight, I had the worst luck of my life. Then I found this little black bag full of weird shit in the room and threw it out. My luck got a whole lot better afterwards. Needless to say, I'm now a believer."
Jane laughed. "Holy crap. That's pretty crazy, Red." She shook her head and finally finished up with the headlights. "Alright, hun. You're all done."
"Thanks." The younger brunette smiled and stepped closer to Jane. "Now here, let me see your phone so I can type in my number for ya. Then you can shoot me a text and I'll reply with my address, roomie." She grinned.
Jane grinned and handed her cell to Carrie then shot her a quick 'Hi' so she could give her number easily. "I'll text you when I'm done with work, which should be around 5. I only have a bag of things at the motel, so it wont take me long to pack."
"Sounds good." Carrie smirked and texted Jane an address. "See you there once you gather your shit, Jane." She winked and then climbed into the front seat of her car, popping her head out of the window. "I hope the rest of your work day goes well."
"You have a hot girlfriend waiting on you back home and still flirt with a pretty thing like that here. I wonder what Maura would think." Ash smirked.
"I wasn't flirting so why don't you keep that pig nose of yours outta my business?" Jane walked behind the counter and and filed away their copy of Carrie's receipt.
"So I'm just curious, do you only date women because you can't land yourself a good looking guy or are you actually just a dyke?" He continued.
"Lets just say, no man can handle me."
"And your petite little girlfriend can? I'm surprised she hasn't started screwing around on you yet. Unless she already has..."
"She wouldn't. Maura loves me and I love her. Ash, if you don't want your face rearranged today, I suggest you shut your mouth." Jane said calmly as she put the receipt away.
Ash shrugged. "What? I'm just saying that if you don't have the person you love with you for long periods of time, it's easy to get distracted by attractive options that are available."
"It's call self control and love for the person you're in a relationship with. It's not that hard."
"Well isn't Maura lucky to have you. So trustworthy." Ash winked and got back to work.
Jane finished out her workday and went back to the motel to gather her things. She smiled down at her buzzing phone and answered. "Hey baby, you're a little early tonight."
"Well I couldn't even wait to get home to talk to you." Maura said as she stopped at a red light, her phone synced to her car to allow hands free calls. "It's been a long day, and I really miss you, Jane."
"I miss you too, Maur. A lot. I'm thinking about taking a flight with some winnings I'm hoping to get and come see you for a day or two."
"I don't want you using money you need for a plane ticket. But..." Maura started, a smile on her lips though Jane couldn't see. "If you let me know where you're staying, I could come visit you instead."
Jane was surprised Maura hadn't figured out where she was living. She had brought up 'winnings' twice since she's been there. "He said I shouldn't have any visitors plus, I was able to get out of the hotel so I'm saving a bit of money. How about this weekend, plan on me to come."
"Jane." Maura huffed. "I know you're in Las Vegas. Or Reno. The two are Nevada's most notorious casino cities. I'm leaning toward the former, though, since it's larger and more likely to contain such a highly recommended therapist. Visiting would include you coming to see me, you know."
With a sigh she spoke. "Then come see me for a weekend. I'm tired of traveling anyway." Jane chuckled.
"I will. This weekend. Now, you mentioned that you're not in a hotel anymore, so where are you staying?"
"I'm actually renting a room from a lady I met today at work."
"A new coworker or a customer?" Maura asked curiously, since Jane hadn't specified.
"A customer. She was looking for a roommate and found out I was staying a dump of a hotel so she offered a room. But don't worry, she knows all about you. Hell, everyone knows about you. You're all I talk about."
"Oh I wasn't worried about that. But really? I'm all you talk about?" The veterinarian asked, a smile evident in her voice. "I'm glad you found someplace nicer to stay."
"Yeah, I'm pretty sure people will know you the moment you land." Jane laughed softly. "I'm packing my stuff up now and going to head over to her place later."
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Carrie was sprawled out on her couch when she heard the loud rap at her door and jumped up to open it, grinning widely at Jane. "Welcome to my humble abode!" She stepped aside and held the door open for her new roommate. "Come on in!"
"Thanks." Jane smiled brightly and walked in. "Thanks again for this. I don't know how long I'll be here but I'll pay you every week."
"No problem. And just pay me whatever you can afford, okay? As long as you help out with groceries, I'm cool." She smiled, showing Jane to her room. "And this is where you'll be staying."
Jane nodded with a grin, "You got a deal, Care." She smiled and set her things down in her room and sighed softly. "Maura's coming this weekend." it was a happy sigh. "But don't worry, I'll stay with her at a hotel so you won't have to hear us." The soldier chuckled.
"Damn. Gonna jump her bones as soon as you see her?" Carrie laughed. "I really appreciate the consideration. Just as long as I get to meet her while she's in town. See if she's as hot as you." She winked and headed back for the living room.
Jane nodded. "Oh yeah." She laughed, following her out. "You'll meet her and believe me if you think I'm hot, you'll have a sun burn the moment she steps into the room.
"I'll dig out my shades." Carrie laughed. "Man, I bet guys just wish they were you girls all the time." Carrie laughed.
"Yeah they do actually." She laughed and flopped down on the couch. "So what is the first order of business for the two awesome roommates?"
"Lazy time on the couch, with a call tossed into the nearest decent pizza place. I'm thinking we tie it all together with a good movie. Thoughts?" Carrie asked with the hint of a smirk, glancing over at Jane.
"You got me sold only if you add beer to the mix."
"Deal."
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Maura landed in Las Vegas late Friday night. Wanting to spend the whole weekend with Jane, she'd hopped on a plane right after work. Despite the hour, the airport was bustling, the blonde looking for those unruly curls she loved so much amongst the crowd.
Jane saw Maura before the blonde saw her. She was able to come up behind the woman and wrap her arms around her petite body, picking her up and spinning them around. Setting the veterinarian down, the former soldier grinned. "Hey baby."
"Jane." Just her name alone held a lot of meaning coming from Maura's lips. A greeting, an 'I missed you,' and so much more. The blonde slipped her arms around the back of the brunette's neck and hugged her close.
The taller woman wrapped her arms around Maura's back and nuzzled into her hair, taking in her scent. They stayed that way; silent, for a few moments before Jane broke that silence. "I've missed you more than I realized."
"I miss you more and more every day." Maura finally pulled away so she could get a good look at Jane. "How's everything going? Really? Is that one guy still bothering you?"
"It's getting better and yeah, he's still being an ass but lets not worry about that. I wanna take you to the hotel and ravish you."
Maura grinned and ran her fingers along the ridges of Jane's leather bike jacket. "I'm definitely up for that. But you should probably give me a welcome to Vegas kiss first."
"Gladly." She grinned and dipped in for a very passionate and loving kiss. One that was worth the month and quarter of time apart. Humming softly as they finally pulled apart, Jane put her forehead to Maura's. "Welcome to Sin City."
Maura smiled and just took a moment to enjoy their closeness before speaking. "Now let's go be sinful."
Getting Maura back to the room, she brought her close. Hands running down to the blonde's ass, gripping. Lips hungry for hot, sensual kisses. Her core wet and ready, but not for her own satisfaction, but for her partner's. Walking the doctor backwards toward the bed, Jane opened her blouse and kissed her sweet collarbone.
Maura made sure to reconnect their lips as she began to peel off layers of Jane's clothing so that soon, they were both bare and pressed flush against one another. They fell to the bed in a lover's sensual dance, both bringing pleasure to the other over the course of the next few hours, their appetite nearly insatiable since they'd been separated for so long. Afterwards, Maura laid in Jane's arms, where she felt she belonged, both covered in a sheen of sweat.
"Mm Maur, that was completely perfect." She kissed her forehead, lips lingering there. "I'm glad you came."
"Me too. I've missed this. And not just the sex." Maura chuckled. "Moreso the cuddling afterward because I just love being in your arms." She said looking up into Jane's eyes. "I love you."
"I love you too, Maur. Almost as much as I love holding you." Jane chuckled. "So... hows the ranch and Ryan and does Brock still hate me?" she asked the squeezed her lightly. "But first... How's Jake?"
"I can tell Jake misses you, but he's been my emotional support. And I never thought I'd say that about a dog." Maura laughed. "I almost brought him with me, but since the trip was so last minute, I thought it might be too difficult to make the arrangements." She kissed Jane's shoulder. "My father and the ranch are doing well, and Brock never hated you. He was upset with you. There's a difference."
"That's why I left him. I left him for you." She smiled. "Well I'm sure he's still upset with me. Brock was a good friend." She shrugged and held her close, kissing Maura's temple.
"He still is, Jane. Brock has moved past the incident and actually asks about you often. Everyone misses you. Not just Jake and I."
"I'll come back as soon as I can. Doc doesn't know when he's going to release me... I kinda flipped out the other day. I didnt hurt anyone but I still scared the piss outta him."
"You still have a ways to go then. But it sounds like things are improving." Maura pressed a kiss to her shoulder.
"Yeah I just wanna make sure I'll never hurt you or anyone else again."
"I know." Maura said quietly and snuggled a little closer. She wanted to plead for Jane to let her stay or come back home with her, but she wouldn't.
Jane wanted her to stay longer than just the weekend. Hell, the soldier just wanted to go home with Maura, but that couldn't happen. Not yet. Laying this close to her just didn't seem close enough. Jane didn't want to let Maura go Monday morning.
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Maura was lying on her stomach, blonde hair sprawled across the pillow when she woke up. She was so deliciously sated from last night that she didn't want to move. So she didn't. She spoke, her voice muffled by the pillow. "Mmm, Jane?"
Jane's fingers were trailing up and down her nude back slowly. Laying on her side and her free hand holding her head up, Jane smiled. "G'morning, baby."
Maura turned her head so she could see Jane and smiled lazily. "Good morning." She leaned in and kissed her girlfriend softly. "So what are the plans for today?"
"Anything you wanna do, babe. We could gamble some or even skydive if you wanted. But I do know that you have to meet my roommate. I think you'll like her."
"You don't like heights." Maura said softly. "I might be up for some gambling, though. It is Vegas, afterall." She smirked and moved onto her side to face Jane. "We could always have lunch with your new roommate. But before all of that." Maura smiled as she leaned in close, her lips just centimeters from Jane's. "I'm thinking we should take a long shower together."
Closing the distance, the brunette kissed Maura slow and soft. "Mm best idea I've heard all morning." Hopping out quickly she ran around to Maura's side of the be and through back the covers and picked her up. "Off to the showers!"
Maura squealed and threw her arms around Jane's neck. "Jane!" She laughed as her lover carried her to the bathroom. A nice and long shower and then Maura and Jane were sitting on the bed eating a light breakfast together. "So what's your roommate's name?"
"Carrie." She smiled. "I saved her a lot of money one day. She came in for new headlights because they were foggy and well I cleaned them up for her."
"That's my Jane. Always so chivalrous." Maura smiled. "So how did you end up getting an invite as her roommate?"
"Well we talked while I cleaned them and told her why I was here and how badly I wanted to get back to you. She asked where I was staying and couldn't believe I was staying where I was and she offered me a room."
"Well that was very generous of her." Maura noted nonchalantly before taking a sip of her coffee.
Jane nodded her head. "Yeah, so I'm saving some moolah." She took a breath then kissed Maura's cheek. "I'm so glad your here."
"Me too." Maura smiled and finished her coffee before setting the cup aside. "I wish I could stay longer, but we'll make the time we have together amazing."
"We will. I promise." Jane smiled brightly. "We'll go to the casino, make you richer, then eat some lunch with Care. Afterward... anything you want."
Maura couldn't help but notice the nickname for Jane's new friend. As if they'd known each other for more than 24 hours. The blonde shook the negativity from her thoughts and forced a smile. "Well, I've never been here before so some exploring is definitely in order. Just as long as we're together, the activity doesn't really matter."
"Sounds good to me." She put her cup down then tackled Maura onto the bed. Pulling up her shirt she blew on her belly, a raspberry. She laughed hard and laid on top her Maura, Jane's cheek laid against a firm stomach. Her arms wrapping around the lower part of the blonde's back. "I love you."
Maura had squirmed but laughed, a delightfully frazzled 'Jane' escaping her lips. When the brunette had stopped to cuddle, the animal doctor had reached down to run her fingers through tangled curls affectionately. "I love you, too. So much."
Looking up, Jane rested her chin on her abdomen. "I can't wait to come home to you for good."
Maura glanced down at her girlfriend. "I wish you could just come back with me this weekend. It's going to be difficult adjusting to days without you again."
"Yeah, I know. It's gonna suck without you baby but I'll be back in Texas soon. I just have to stay on the right path and not let anyone knock me off. You're my goal."
Maura scratched at Jane's scalp lightly and nodded. "I know." But Jane saying her intentions out loud weren't helping matters much. Maura had no idea how long her girlfriend would be gone. And it was hard being separated by states.
Kissing right above Maura's navel, she then got up. "C'mon lets go gamble."
Maura took the hand Jane offered her and stood, walking out of the hotel hand-in-hand with her girlfriend. "Why don't we take a little walk since it looks like there are a few casinos nearby?"
"Sure thang."
Walking down the street, talking and laughing, it was ended by a certain annoying voice. Ash.
Having just caught a glance of the women from behind, Ash started in on Jane right away. "Running around with yet another pretty thing, Rizzoli? Decided to go blonde like the girlfriend this time, huh?"
Maura cocked a brow as she took in Jane's tightened features, recognizing the look as anger right away.
"Ash... shut your fuckin' mouth before I sick Charazard on your ass." She growled through her teeth. She slowly looked over her shoulder at him. "This is my girlfriend."
Ash stood there a little dumbfounded for a moment as the two women turned to face him, the college drop out then appraising and appreciating Maura openly with a smirk. "You look even better in person, Ms. Isles."
"And you come off even more neanderthal like than Jane described."
Jane stood in between him and Maura. "Eyes to yourself." Taking Maura's hand, she turned. "Lets go."
"Gonna go join up with your new friend? I've always wanted to see a lesbian threesome." Ash shot off.
It happened. Jane snapped. Turning around quickly she stormed up to Ash, gripped his shirt and slammed him into the wall. "I don't care what you say to me but while Maura's around you will be respectful!"
Ash winced at the harsh impact. "Me be respectful? I'm not the one that was flirting with some random chick when I got a gorgeous girlfriend waiting for me back home."
"I was not flirting. I was helping her out."
"Is that why you leaned so close to her and whispered in her ear?" He smirked a little. "Sure you weren't asking her if she'd like to spend an evening with you instead?"
Maura was definitely not a fan of Ash, but all the crap he was spewing was beginning to bother her a bit. Still, she placed her hand on Jane's arm and squeezed lightly. "Let's just go. He's not worth the trouble."
Jane's grip tightened on his shirt and slammed the guy more into the wall before letting him go. Stepping away she looked at Maura. "C'mon" She took her hand again and started walking away. "I did whisper in her ear but only to ask her, since I saved her so much money, if she would put a complaint slip in the box for Ash. That's all. Hell, you can ask her yourself today."
"I believe you, Jane. I don't need to ask Carrie." Maura moved a bit closer to Jane, glancing over her shoulder at Ash, who was still watching them, quickly. "Why is he so determined to make you miserable."
"I wish I knew. I guess he just wants me outta the store." Jane shrugged. "Lets gjust go have fun and forget about the ass of a boy."
Maura nodded. "Okay." She let the issue drop and walked with Jane to one of the casinos, the women laughing and having fun playing the slots and black jack. Maura proved to be a fairly good gambler herself as they won themselves, and lost themselves, some cash.
Leaning back in a chair that sat at a small table of the casino, Jane moved Maura onto her lap, in a straddling position. "Mm this is perfect." Her scarred hands moved up the blonde's sides and around to her back.
Maura slipped her arms around the back of Jane's neck and tilted her head to the side. "You certainly found a fun city to get what you need in." She smiled and leaned in to kiss the former soldier softly.
Jane returned the doctor's kiss but shook her head. "I'm not talking about the place. I'm talking about you and me, having fun, in love, and in complete bliss."
"I know." Maura gave her girlfriend another quick peck. "You really are staying in a fun place, but the being in love part goes wherever we go. So the two combined right now are pretty perfect. Now how about we cash out and go meet your roommate?"
The soldier smiled brightly and stood up with Maura still in her lap. Dropping her gently, she took her hand and walked out of the casino. Pulling out her cell she texted Carrie and told her to meet them at King Tut's Cafe.
Maura was leaning in close to Jane, their hands clasped under the table, talking when Carrie walked into the cafe. She looked around until she spotted Jane next to a pretty blonde, obviously engrossed with whatever they were discussing. She marched over and plopped down in the chair in front of them. "When Jane said you were gorgeous, she never mentioned how the word doesn't even do you justice."
Maura glanced up at Carrie and smiled. "Carrie, I presume."
The brunette grinned and nodded. "Yep. Nice to meet you, Maura." She reached out and shook the animal doctor's hand.
Jane grinned. "Yeah but I do see that your starting to get a bit red. Did you forget the sunblock?"
"Totally." Carrie chuckled.
Maura obviously looked confused. "Sunblock?"
The brunette laughed and turned toward her girlfriend. "Carrie had asked me if you were as hot as I was. I told her that you were so hot you'd give her a sun burn the moment you entered a room."
"Oh." Maura's cheeks turned slightly pink as she spoke a little sheepishly. "I wouldn't say I'm that attractive. You're the one who has amazing bone structure and musculature." She whispered to Jane with a smirk.
"Well you don't have the gift of looking at you all the time." She grinned, so I guess you would assume I'm more attractive." She chuckled then turned to Carrie. "Alright girl, what's good to eat here?"
"Everything. You can literally pick anything off the menu and it'll be amazing. Surprising for a casino cafe, I know." Carrie grinned, watching Maura look over the menu for a moment before turning her attention back to Jane.
"Well the bacon cheeseburger sounds good to me." Jane laughed and looked at Maura knowing she would have something to say about it.
"Bad cholesterol is among the leading causes of clogged arteries which can lead to heart disease." Maura glanced up at Jane and gave her a light smile. "Sorry, I know you love your bacon cheeseburgers, but they're full of bad cholesterol and I happen to enjoy having you around."
Jane grinned "Yes but if this cheeseburger kills me, I'll die happy." She chuckled then kissed her cheek.
Maura huffed and rolled her eyes but smiled as she leaned into Jane more, taking hold of her hand under the table. Carrie watched them with an amused grin. "You two are cute."
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The weekend went by too quickly. Soon Jane was standing in the airport with Maura, waiting for her departure back to Texas. "I really don't want to let you go."
"I really wish you could just come with me." Maura set her bag down and wrapped her arms around Jane's waist, pulling her in close for a tight hug, her cheek resting on the soldier's shoulder. "I'm going to miss you so much. Again."
"Me too baby." Jane rested her chin on Maura's head. "I'm going to miss you too. I'll be home sooner than you think and we'll be one big happy family again." Her arms tightened around her girlfriend. "I love you so much."
"I love you, too." Maura pulled back after a moment just to lean in and kiss Jane deeply, not caring if anyone watched. It was the last chance she'd have for awhile and she wanted something memorable.
After Maura had to walk through the gate, Jane went to the window and watched the plane take off. She wanted so badly to forget about therapy and take her chances, but she was staying behind for Maura. For their future.
Finally got another chapter uploaded.
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