Sorry for the wait. Hopefully the next few chapters will earn some forgiveness. As I stated before, the more reviews I get, the more frequent I'll update.
Maura waited for Jane at their usual booth at the Dirty Robber. Maura had already expected her to be late, but she didn't know how late Jane would be. She looked at her watch for the fifth time since arriving, and sighed.
"Hi," A man approached her table. "I saw you sitting alone." He took the seat Jane would be in. "I was hoping I could talk to you."
"Well," Maura looked at her watch again then out of the windows, hoping to see Jane approaching. "I'm waiting for someone."
"How about I entertain you until they get here," He flashed a smile. "I'm Guy."
"Guy," Maura chuckled. "I'm Maura."
"Haven't I heard of you?" He thought for a moment and Maura waited, patiently. "The shooting of the detective or something, right?"
"Something along those assumptions," Maura's smile faded. She wondered if that was how she would be recognized from now on.
"That's too bad," Guy feigned sympathy. "How is she?"
"Well she's meeting me here for drinks." Maura shrugged. "So, I suppose she's doing pretty well."
"That's nice." He smiled. "What do you do for the Boston Police Department?"
"I'm not sure you really want to know," Maura smirked.
"I can handle it." Guy assured. "Trust me, I have friends who have some pretty weird jobs."
"Medical Examiner," Maura breathed. She waited patiently for his reaction. She only hoped this would scare him off. "Chief Medical Exminer." She
"That's...different." Guy cleared his throat. "Can't say I've heard anything as weird as that, but hey, someone has to do the job, right?"
"Right." Maura agreed with a quick nod. She noticed Jane enter the Robber. When Jane noticed Maura and Guy, she could see how uncomfortable the honey-blonde had been. Jane was the only one who could read Maura's facial expressions. Jane watched from the bar with an amused expression.
Maura glared at Jane, who'd appeared to be oblivious. "I'm sorry, did you say something?"
"I asked if you'd like a drink?" He smiled. "I can call my friend over and he can keep your friend busy."
"Oh, hey, babe." Jane said as she took a seat next to Maura. She winked, hinting Maura to play along.
"Hi, honey." Maura smirked, turning to Guy. "Guy, this is Detective Jane Rizzoli, my..."
"LLBFF," Jane finished for her, quickly. "Life long best friends forever." She clarified. "So...yeah...best friends." She clicked her tongue.
"So?" Guy was unconvinced, not getting the point.
Jane sighed. "We're...partners."
"For the Police Department..." Guy said, slowly. "I know this. Look do you want my friend here or not?"
"Oh for the love of God," Jane said through her teeth. She turned to Maura and planted a soft kiss to Maura's lips. For a moment, Maura hadn't reacted, she'd been too surprised by the kiss. Then, her lips opened up as an invitation for Jane. The brunette got the hint, she slid her tongue inside the blonde's month. Both of them had forgotten the presence of Guy, but it didn't matter. Something in this kiss demanded their attention. Both of them demanded each other's attention. Jane's tongue traced an invisible pattern on Maura's bottom lip before she pulled away.
"Where'd he go?" Maura was the first to turn away and speak up.
"Don't know," Jane couldn't care less, or stop staring at Maura's lips. They were so soft and warm. "That was...uh...that was something else."
"Did you come here tonight planning to do that?" Maura turned to her, questioningly. She gazed at the brunette next to her, taking in her profile.
"No," Was all Jane had to say for Maura to believe her, but for herself it wasn't enough."I did it to make him go away."
"Okay." Maura turned to look at the other side of the table. The absence of the man seemed to incline to kiss Jane again, but then she wanted Jane to sit on the right side of the booth, like they'd originally planned. "Do you want a drink?"
"Uh," Jane chewed on her cheek. "Sure. I'll go get them." She was already sure she knew what Maura wanted, so she left without another word. "Great job, Rizzoli." She chastised herself, quietly. "This wasn't even a date. This was us trying to fix our broken friendship."
"You and the doc are friends again?" The bartender asked, eavedropping on Jane's private conversation with herself.
"Trying to be," Jane looked up. "Think I just ruined it." She slid a twenty dollar bill across the counter to him. "Can we get a couple of regulars?"
"Sure thing, I'll bring them buy in a sec." He smiled before he nodded off to another customer. Jane would've just waited, she would've used the excuse to stay from Maura but she knew she had to confont it. She knew they had to confront themselves before continuing their friendship.
"So," Jane took her regular seat in the booth, across from Maura. "How was your day?"
"Impossibly long," The blonde made face, that made Jane chuckle. "I couldn't stop thinking of why I chose this job. I have been often having these days."
"Same here," The brunette mumbled. She had the same feeling after going into missing persons. "So, how long have you known you...were into women?" Jane asked. She'd always known. There was never a doubt about it, but sometimes she had a thing with men.
"After you died," Maura said, hoping Jane would just leave the question at that. She wasn't sure if she was ready to confess all of her feelings just yet.
Jane wanted to ask her the most important question on her mind, the most important question that would ever mean anything to her. But, she decided against it. "How are things with Patricia?"
She laughed, nervously. "She broke up with me." Maura smiled. "A few weeks ago."
"I'm so sorry," Jane grabbed the hands that met her halfway. She wrapped her own hands around them. "Why?" Although she knew she'd already known the answer to that.
"Us," Was all Maura could say. It wasn't that she was hurt. It wasn't that she missed Patricia. She just didn't like that it'd taken her so long to get to moment with Jane. This moment of talking everything out. "Are we ever really going to be okay?"
"I think so," Jane tried smile. "I think it's going to take a while, I think it's going to be really hard and we're both going to want to give up at some points, but I truly think we can get things back to how great they were." Maura only nodded. For now, that was all she needed. That one day the two would be happy again. Even if that meant they had a lot of unhappy days ahead of them. She only hoped she could handle them all.
Jane and Maura retired at Jane's apartment, wanting to stay away from Angela. The two were half-cuddling half-sitting on Jane's couch as the two watched a sitcom that neither of them were even paying attention to. Jane's arm had been snaked around Maura's shoulders as the blonde leaned into her and rested her head on the brunette's shoulder. Maura's legs had been safely and comfortably folded on the couch, slightly stretched.
"That would never happen," Maura broke the silence.
"What would never happen?" Jane turned her attention away from the Jo Friday, who'd been asleep in front of the television.
"One cannot see ghosts unless there is something wrong with their mental health," Maura had been paying attention to the show after all. "I suggest they get that young girl checked out."
"I'll call in tomorrow to let them know their logic is all wrong." Jane's voice was filled with sarcasm, that Maura had missed. Maura simply smiled, pleased with Jane's idea. "It's getting pretty late." Jane looked to her watch. "Do you want me to take you home?"
"Heavens no." Maura had no intentions of moving. "Your mother has Vince over."
It took a moment for Jane to realize the meaning behind the words before she started gagging. "Oh God...Oh my God...Korsak and Ma? Oh! Ew! Maura!" This reaction only caused Maura to chuckle and giggle. "That's disgusting! And you allow them to...oh I can't even say it. OH MY GOD IT'S IN MY HEAD!"
Maura mocked disapproval before giving into her laughter again. "Jane, it's perfectly normal to have intercourse. Your mother is still human, afterall. Humans and dolphins are the only mammals to mate for pleasure rather to breed. Also, it's been almost a year since she's achieved and orgasm."
"How do you know that, Maura?" Jane all but screamed. "Wait! Don't tell me!" Jane's gagging returned, as she left Maura on the couch to herself.
"We talk about everything, Jane." Maura looked up, confused as to why she wouldn't know that. After Jane left, Maura sought comfort in Angela, who'd done the same thing in Maura. When Jane returned and Maura had let their relationship slip, after being comfronted, Maura has tried to make up for the lack of communication.
"Ma..." Jane gagged. "And Korsak." Her hoarse voice gave out on her. "I need to get my mind on something else." She used her tone to beg Maura to distract her.
Maura took the hint and stood to comfort her friend. "Jane, focus on me." She urged, forcing the brunette to look at her. Both of her hands were on each side of Jane's face. "Maybe you should follow your mothers lead and use help to achieve and orgasm."
Jane made a disgusted face, which made Maura smile. "I don't need anyone's help to do that, Maur."
"Oh?" Maura couldn't help but visualize the brunette in front of her, touching herself. "Do you masturbate, Jane?"
"God, Maur." Jane groaned. "You can't just flat out ask anyone about that."
"I believe I can, and I believe I just did." Untouched Maura said. When Jane didn't say anything, Maura pressed her hands harder against Jane's face. "Do you, Jane? Do you masturbate?"
"Yes." Jane finally said with a sigh. "I don't do it, a lot." She tried to explain. "There are just some days we have a really hard case, you know? I need to release my anger some kind of way."
"I understand." Maura knew when she returned home, and made love to herself, she'd be thinking of the detective touching herself. This made Maura excited to finally get home, feeling the pool of heat between her legs. "It is getting pretty late." She let her hands fall to her sides.
"You can take my bed." Jane smiled, stepping away from the blonde. She didn't know what else to do with herself. "I'll take the couch."
"Okay." Maura said with a smile before kissing Jane's cheek. "Goodnight, Jane."
"Goodnight, Maura." The two women parted ways, one going to the only bedroom in the apartment, the other going to get herself a drink of water. Jane was still haunted of thoughts of her mother with her old-partner. Thankfully, she didn't have to think of them in bed together, but what they're relationship had been like. Jane couldn't help but smile. Someone was making Angela happy, and someone was making Vince happy. She only wondered how her father would feel about this. Whatever his feelings were, they were irrelevant. He'd left Angela. He left Jane's Ma.
"Finally, all is right again." Were Jane's final words before she fell asleep.