A bonus chapter for those of you who wanted a bit more :) It's complete fluff!
Don't fret, I'm still working on A Little Less Complicated and definitely working hard on Témoignage. I'm in the process of moving countries and will get to them asap.
"You're doing wonderfully, sweetheart." Maura cooed softly, one hand in the tight grasp of the strawberry blonde's, the other running soothingly through sweaty bangs.
"Where's— Franky?" Emily cried out as another contraction hit and she clutched her mother-in-law's hand in a crushing grip.
Maura tried not to react to the pain shooting up her forearm and attempted to calm the labouring woman. "She should be here any minute, honey." She really hoped she was right. The ME had called Jane an hour ago to pick up their eldest child from work, her car currently parked at Massachusetts General Hospital. Maura's phone rang right after she finished speaking and she pried her fingers free from the tight hold to answer.
Emily's contraction subsided and she listened intently as Maura answered her phone. "Baby, where are you? Ok. We're in— Yes, see you in a minute." A sigh followed as she ended the call and turned to look into worried green eyes. "They're just around the corner, sweetie." The doctor resumed her seat and smiled at the relief on Emily's face.
"Thank god!" She groaned as another contraction hit.
Maura offered her hand quickly and stood to coach her through another painful episode. "Shh, that's it. Breathe Em. That's it, sweetie—"
"I- I need to push. It— It's h- hurting!" The younger woman cried and squeezed the hand in hers more forcefully as another contraction started almost right on top of the other.
The ME became alarmed at how quickly the labour was progressing. Not that anything was wrong, it was just so much faster than expected. "Ok, try and hold off from pushing. I'm going to get the doctor." Maura stood to leave but Emily wouldn't let go of her hand.
"No! No, don't leave me!"
"Sweetie, you need to be assessed to see if you're ready to push. I'll be really quick." Maura slipped her hand out of the vice-like grip and ran out to get a midwife and the doctor, her high heeled feet clicked loudly across the linoleum flooring as she hurried away.
Emily focussed on breathing and then yelped as another contraction started.
"Hey there, Mrs Rizzoli-Isles." The obstetrician greeted her patient as she strolled into the room as though nothing was going on. A midwife came in right behind her and Maura followed.
Emily frowned and groaned as her contraction came to an end. She flopped back on her bed, panting and exhausted. Maura rushed back to her side with a look of sympathy and then Franky and Jane burst into the room as though it was on fire.
"Babe?!" Franky rushed to her wife's side and gave her Mom a grateful look. Jane stayed near the door, not wanting to get in the way but also not wanting to embarrass her daughter-in-law by seeing too much.
"Franky!" Emily sobbed when long arms wrapped around her shoulders, her strawberry blonde locks spilling over the taller woman's chest.
Dr Jessica Marshall interrupted the moment out of necessity as she performed a pelvic exam on the young woman. "Ok, Emily. Your cervix is fully dilated… Next contraction I need you to push, alright?"
Emily nodded and felt the painful tightening start. "Oh god." It was a strong one.
"Breathe, Em." Maura reminded her, holding her hand again.
Jane winced and stepped back outside. She had gotten a homicide call earlier that morning and had been awake since 4am. To top it off, she had to deal with Dr Popov because her wife wasn't on call. She sat just outside the room on a waiting chair and was asleep within moments.
That was where Maura found her 25 minutes later.
The doctor smiled affectionately at the sleeping woman. She sat down on the waiting chair next to her and reached for her wife's arm, careful to not startle her. "Darling?" She rubbed her thumb over the tanned hand and watched as dark eyes blinked open.
Jane took in a deep breath and leaned forward to place her forehead on Maura's shoulder and a hand on the skirt-clad thigh. "Hi, beautiful." Her lips connected with a soft neck. "How are they?" Their lips connected and Maura smiled into it, unable to contain her excitement.
"They're wonderful. We have a granddaughter!"
Jane pulled back to look into emotional hazel eyes. "Seriously?!" She grinned and kissed the nodding doctor again. "Well, what are we waiting for?" She stood and pulled Maura up with her.
"Wait, honey! We can't go in yet. Let them have some time on their own." The ME smiled at her wife's enthusiasm. She wouldn't be able to keep her at bay for long but she had promised Franky she would try. The only reason they didn't have an invasive Angela Rizzoli here, barging into the room, was because they all agreed to call her after the birth.
"Ok, ok. Did you get to hold her already?!"
"No, I barely saw her. I wanted to let them have their moment."
"I better call Ma!" The detective retrieved her phone and called her mother. After the very loud call ended, Jane sat down next to the smaller woman and wrapped an arm around her shoulders. "She's on her way." She kissed the side of her wife's head and inhaled her unique scent.
Maura leaned into the firm body and nuzzled closely. She was feeling so content and beyond delighted at the birth of their granddaughter. She kissed Jane's jaw. "I wouldn't expect anything less."
The brunette smiled and claimed Maura's lips in another soft embrace. The kiss ended and naturally another started.
"Jeez guys! Typical… I come out to get you and you're necking like teenagers!" Franky joked and motioned them inside the room.
The new grandparents jumped up at their daughter's welcome and followed her into the hospital birthing suite.
Emily was sitting up, looking exhausted but beaming like any new mother would be, holding their precious little bundle. Franky sat next to her wife on the bed and received her swaddled up daughter.
"Ma, Mom, meet Scarlett Dorothea Rizzoli-Isles." She gave a proud grin at her excited parents.
"Oh, she's so beautiful!" Maura was crying. Becoming a grandparent was nothing like she imagined. She was so much more emotional than when she had her children, it was also different. She reached for the baby and Franky passed Scarlett to her grandmother.
Maura expertly cradled the tiny body to her and looked up at her hovering wife. Jane's arms wrapped around the pair and she kissed the soft dark fuzz on top of Scarlett's head. "She's so freaking tiny!" Jane exclaimed in an excited, high pitched voice. "Babe, let me hold her?" She whined and practically scooped the baby from the doctor's arms.
"Darling, watch her—"
"I got it!" Jane cradled Scarlett's head and cooed at her lovingly.
Maura took a few steps to stand next to the new parents, who were watching Jane with adoration. The detective was in a bubble with her new granddaughter but would need to be interrupted very soon. Poor Em looked like she was about to fall asleep.
"Congratulations, girls. She's so beautiful." The ME reached for her daughter's face and cradled it in her hands. She kissed her forehead and then leaned over and did the same to Emily.
Watery green eyes looked up at the doctor with gratitude. "Thanks, Mom. Thanks for being here for me."
"Anytime, sweetheart." Maura smiled fondly at the title.
As soon as thy had found out Emily was pregnant, the young woman had started calling Maura 'Mom' and Jane 'Ma'. Estranged from her family and desperate to have parents that loved and supported her, she asked if it was ok. Jane and Maura had responded positively and with so much enthusiasm, it overwhelmed her.
"Did you call Nonna?"
"Your Mama did." She gave them a quirky smile. "She's on her way."
Franky rolled her eyes but a large part of her couldn't wait to show off her daughter. She got up from the bed and walked over to her Ma. "Ok, that's enough, baby whisperer." She joked and held her hands out for Scarlett. Jane reluctantly handed the baby back and teared up at the sight of her daughter holding her granddaughter.
Franky whispered to the baby but kept eye contact with her mother. "That's your Nonna, she's very bossy." The both chuckled at that and Franky turned to give her Mom one last cuddle. "And here is your beautiful grandmère."
"Hey! That's not fair!" Jane protested lightheartedly but watched her wife reverently as she ran her nose across the baby's head and kissed it softly. She had several photos from years ago of Maura holding Franky, and several more of her holding Lex the very same way. She pulled her phone out and took a few photos of the adorable pose, and kissed Scarlett on the head once more.
Maura handed the baby back to Emily and kissed her cheek. "We're going to leave but we'll be back tomorrow, ok?"
"Ok, Mom. Thank you." Emily gratefully claimed and cuddled her baby closely. She sighed and dropped her head to Franky's shoulder, and watched as Jane and Maura left the room hand-in-hand.
As the couple exited the hospital, they bumped into an overly excited Angela with Alexis in tow. Jane gave them a stern warning to not stay long and Lex promised them that she would get her Nonna out of there well before she outwore her welcome.
They got into Maura's car and Jane started the vehicle, then reclaimed her wife's hand with a kiss to the knuckles.
They still hadn't spoken a word by the time they got home and settled into their afternoon routine. Jane changed into comfortable clothing and settled on the couch with a beer and the tv remote. Maura slipped her heels off and snuggled into the taller woman's side, running her hand over the brunette's t shirt-clad stomach. She smiled when a long arm slung over her shoulders and she received a kiss to the side of her head.
Jane took a sip of her beer and looked down at Maura cuddled into her. "I feel like the luckiest woman in the world right now." She rasped into golden hair.
The doctor looked up into the sincere dark eyes, falling in love a little more at the statement. She knew exactly why Jane was saying it and kissed her, humming with agreement. "I know the feeling, sweetheart. I can't believe we're grandparents."
Jane smirked into the bottle before taking another drink. "It's damn crazy but I think we're gonna enjoy it."
"When's your last day?" Jane asked Vince, sad about his retirement but ecstatic that he had bought The Dirty Robber and they would still see him often.
"Next Friday." He beamed at her. He would miss the job but he was looking forward to some time to himself. "How is your new granddaughter?!" He chuckled as he tried to picture the tough detective holding a tiny baby.
Barry scoffed from behind his desk.
Jane paid no attention to them and smiled with pride. "She is the most beautiful creature I have ever seen."
"Must take after your wife then." Her partner joked from behind his computer screen.
The brunette rolled her eyes and grabbed at her phone as it started to ring. "Rizzoli. Uh huh… Oh, that's good news. Thanks." She ended the call and grabbed her jacket. "That was Popov. We got enough evidence from the body of the Smithson case to bring her ex in for questioning."
"Sweet!" Barry stood and put his jacket on.
"You kids have fun!" Vince called out and waved, happy to not have to leave the office anymore.
Barry winced in sympathy as he watched Jane rub her head and try to roll her shoulder to rid herself of the pain from their recent encounter.
"Not a word, Barold." Her low voice warned as she hobbled over to the elevator to go back upstairs.
He stood beside her and smirked when she pushed the bullpen's floor number. "Uh, don't you wanna go and see Maura?"
She looked at him with one eyebrow raised as if he was crazy. "Would you go home to Anna like this?"
"Point taken… But, Anna isn't a doctor who could look at it for me." He gave her the departing comment before speeding up to get a coffee from the break room and avoid her angry retort.
Jane stopped at the sound of high heeled feet getting closer but there was nowhere she could hide. She braced herself and tried to walk normally as her impeccably dressed wife came out of the bullpen carrying a folder.
Hazel eyes went wide at the ragged state the detective was in. "Oh Jane! Darling, what happened?!" Her feet shuffled quickly, closer to the taller body and she inspected the gash on Jane's forehead.
"I'm fine." She looked sideways as a few detectives that walked past, sniggering. She glared at them and they cowered slightly. It made her smirk.
"No, you're not. I think you need a few stitches. What else is hurting?"
"My pride." Jane mumbled and Maura's face softened.
"Come downstairs with me and I'll patch you up." The doctor offered softly and ran her hand gently up and down Jane's arm.
"Will you kiss it better too?" Came the almost whiny question.
The ME's top lip lifted slightly as she fought an amused smile. "There is a high probability that you'll get a kiss if you come to my office."
Jane followed obediently and dropped her ripped jacket onto the couch as she made her way to sit down on the edge of the doctor's desk, awaiting her treatment.
Maura came out from the morgue with a suture kit and a kidney dish with warm water. She stood between the long legs and looked into pain-filled dark eyes with concern. "What happened, my love?" The doctor asked as she cleaned the purpling, bleeding wound near her wife's temple and observed the brunette's head for further injury.
"Got jumped. Little bastard was hiding behind a door and nailed me with a set of brass knuckles." Jane winced as she attempted to roll her shoulders.
"Did you pull something?" Maura finished tying the neat row of tiny stitches at Jane's hairline.
"Think so. My left shoulder hurts." The detective's hand reached to rub her own shoulder but stopped at the rush of pain that went down the middle of her back. "Jesus!"
Maura noticed Jane's face pale and instantly wrapped an arm around her body to prevent further pain.
"Fuck, that hurt."
"Don't move, Jane." The doctor felt around the strong shoulder and gasped as she realised what was wrong. "Oh baby, your shoulder is dislocated."
"Damn it. Can you put it back?" Brown eyes pleaded for her wife to say yes.
"I really should take you to the hospital." Maura breathed out, anxious about how bad Jane's shoulder seemed. She sighed at the expected complaint.
"Aww, Maur, I don't wanna go to the hosp— Ahhh, FUCK!" Jane groaned loudly and tears sprang to her eyes as the doctor set her shoulder with precision and expertise. The only thing stopping the brunette from falling off the desk was her wife's yoga toned arms around her shoulders, holding her in place. The dark head dropped to the smaller woman's shoulder as she fought the pain.
"Sorry, darling. I had to do it quickly and I couldn't have you tense up." Maura whispered into Jane's ear and the brunette simply nodded.
They stayed like that for a few minutes, Maura's hands rubbing up and down Jane's back tenderly. The detective lifted her head and kissed the smaller woman gratefully. She placed her hands on Maura's hips, careful of her throbbing shoulder and caressed the dark grey material with her thumbs, letting out a heavy sigh. "It's getting harder to chase them down or defend myself. I- I reacted too slowly today… I feel so old, babe."
Maura's hands reached up to grasp the tanned face that she loved so much and she kissed Jane reverently. "You are incredible, sweetheart. You are almost fifty and still able to outperform most of the other detectives, including the younger ones. Just because you had a tough day, doesn't mean you need to start second-guessing yourself." She sealed her proclamation with another kiss that deepened when Jane parted her mouth. Strong hands grasped the doctor's backside and pulled her closer.
"Ahem." Barry laughed into his fist as he interrupted the make out session. His laughter grew as Jane gave him an annoyed look but Maura turned around completely unfazed by the intrusion.
"Hi Barry." The blonde greeted cheerfully, not moving away from her wife's body.
"I just came down to see how Jane is but, uh, she's obviously doin' ok!"
"I was until you showed up." The tall woman grumbled and slid off the desk. She kissed Maura on the head and moved to leave the office.
"Wait, where are you going?!"
"I gotta get back up there and interview the little shit that did this." She pointed to her head.
Maura frowned. "I don't think that's a good idea. You need to rest, and ice your head and shoulder."
"I'm fine, Maur. I'll do the interview and then you can take me home and I'll do all of what you said."
Knowing there was no use in arguing when it came to Jane and solving a case, the doctor acquiesced with a nod and gave her wife's cheek a kiss.
"Mmm, good morning, beautiful. You feel amazing." Jane groaned as she woke to Maura's naked body settled against her own under the covers, their legs entwined. Her arm wrapped around the slender waist and she buried her face against the blonde's neck, peppering it with kisses.
The ME gave a small gasp in response, her hands running carefully over Jane's sternum. "How are you feeling?" She scrutinised the stitching on her wife's forehead.
"Fantastic." Jane rasped out as her body pushed itself into the smaller one, pelvis connecting with the doctor's thigh. Her kisses became sloppier as her hips moved more purposefully into the woman who was almost on top of her.
"Ohh, honey, this isn't— a good- ideeea." Maura's words turned to moans as strong hands caressed her firm backside and full lips claimed her own in a passionate exchange.
"Sex is always a good idea, baby." Jane whispered against the blonde's lips, enjoying the sensation of good, old-fashioned grinding against one another. "God, you feel incredible."
Maura was too aroused to be overly cautious and allowed her detective to rock them both to an easy release. Slightly sweaty and feeling very satisfied, the doctor smiled down at her smug wife. She was amazed at Jane's ability to find the energy for lovemaking no matter what the circumstance.
"I love you, my GILF." Maura declared with a chuckle.
Jane scoffed. "You can't use that! That's my line." She joked and tried to roll them over so she could be on top, the blanket twisting around her legs. "Oww." She nearly made it all the way but not without almost re-injuring herself. Her body fell alongside Maura's, her left leg slung over the smaller woman's hip and her head dropped to her chest. She groaned at the shooting pain coursing through her left arm.
"Oh Jane, are you alright?" Worried hazel eyes looked to her with concern.
"I'm so frustrated right now."
"You need to be careful, sweetheart. You only dislocated your shoulder yesterday." Maura's hands ran up and down Jane's sides soothingly and the long body settled more carefully against her.
Jane placed her injured arm comfortably over the doctor's midsection and ran her nose over the scar at her throat. "So much for a Saturday morning marathon sex session." She complained and kissed Maura's neck softly, unable to resist.
The doctor chuckled and rolled her eyes. "As fit as we are for almost fifty, we haven't had marathon length sex in a long time."
"Maaauraa, don't remind me of my age." She lifted herself up on her right elbow and claimed her wife's lips again in a long, deep kiss. Her left hand slid between ample breasts.
"Mm, sorry love." Maura moaned when Jane swiped her tongue along her bottom lip before sucking it into her mouth. "Ja— mmm Jane, you don't need to prove—"
"Shhh." The brunette carefully manoeuvred herself between Maura's legs, balancing on her good arm. "I want you." She whispered against the doctor's open mouth. "I might not last all morning." She kissed down to her throat. "But I'm gonna do my best to try."
Maura smirked up at her ambitious wife and ran her hands down the strong back, settling them on Jane's ass under the sheet that was barely covering their bodies. Their bodies began rocking again.
They failed to hear their front door open, too focussed on each other's pleasure.
"Ohh Jane… Yes, mmm— right there, baby." Maura panted, feeling her second release so close, her wife's talented fingers teasing her to the brink.
"Ma?!" Franky's voice sounded loudly from right outside their open bedroom door. "Mom, are you guys ho— Oh shit!"
For once, Maura's frantic voice yelled at their daughter. "Franky!" She could almost cry at the interruption.
"I'm so sorry!" Their eldest child roared with laughter as she retreated back down the short hallway.
The taller woman began laughing, her finger's still inside of her wife. Maura groaned at the sensation and hooked an arm around her neck, drawing her close and effectively shutting her up with a kiss that was mostly tongue. Her hips shifted and pulled Jane in further. "Don't stop… I'm so close, babe." The doctor breathed out, surprising her detective by wanting to continue.
Jane grinned and moved her fingers rapidly and with precision, ignoring the pain in her shoulder. She silenced the doctor's moans as she kissed her back eagerly, nipping at Maura's lips as she watched her climax. It was still the most beautiful sight in the world to her. "Fuck, you're sexy." She murmured against the slightly parted mouth that was breathing heavily in recovery.
"Seriously you two!" Was called out from their living room.
The sound of a baby crying was the only motivation for the older women to separate. They both laughed as Jane rolled off of Maura with caution, not wanting to hurt herself again.
"Give us five minutes, bub. Gotta shower!" Jane called back and got up to close their bedroom door.
"Don't wanna know!" Was yelled back.
After several minutes of showering together and evading her wife's roaming hands, Maura was the first to emerge. They had no plans for the day so she threw her hair up into a high bun, avoided wearing makeup, and put on yoga pants and a knitted sweater.
When she padded out barefoot into the living room, bright-eyed and glowing, Franky and Emily smiled with affection. Maura didn't notice, she was too focussed on giving a huge smile to her granddaughter and holding her arms out for a cuddle.
"Bonjour mon petit amour!" (Hello my little love!) She cooed to the eight week old in her arms. "Oh, vous êtes si précieux." (Oh, you are so precious). The doctor covered the tiny head with kisses and shifted Scarlett comfortably into one arm, reaching for Franky with the other. "Hi sweetheart." She placed a kiss on her cheek and then did the same to Emily.
"I need to learn French so I can understand what you're teaching her." Emily stated, loving that their daughter would grow up learning another language.
"I can help you, honey." Franky smiled at her wife and leaned over to give her a kiss.
"Ooohh, gimme my baby!" Jane entered the room and held her hands out immediately but Maura dodged the grabbing and retreated to the open kitchenette on the other side of the room.
"No! I just got her." She looked down at the now peacefully sleeping baby again, unable to take her eyes away for long.
The detective pouted and hugged both of the girls in greeting. "What brings you two over so early on a Saturday?" She followed her wife into the kitchen and leaned over to kiss Scarlett's head.
Franky flushed a little red with embarrassment at what she had walked in on. "Uh, sorry. It's um, 9am. It's not that early!" She defended. "And, you could at least close your door!"
Jane scoffed. "The front door was closed! We live alone now and Saturday mornings off are all about sleeping in."
"We were hardly sleeping, love." Maura teased as she put the kettle on.
"Sorry, we should've called." Emily offered with an apologetic smile.
"Nonsense. You're welcome anytime, but perhaps a little later on our weekends off. Do you want a coffee?"
"Yes please, Mom."
"That means I get the baby now!" Jane reached for Scarlett again and flinched a little at the twinge of pain in her shoulder.
Unfortunately for her, Maura caught the look and frowned. "Sit down and I'll bring her over to you. You can't hold her with your left arm."
"Aww babe, I can—"
"Sit down, Jane." Came the stern instruction.
"Mama, what happened?" Franky asked with concern, only just noticing the slightly concealed small line of stitches and a deep purple bruise at her mother's temple.
Jane sat down with a huff and received Scarlett with her right arm. Her frown disappeared as she snuggled her granddaughter close and nuzzled her soft cheek. "She smells so good."
When Franky didn't get an answer, she looked to her the doctor for an answer. "Mom?"
"She had a run in with a perp yesterday and ended up with a dislocated shoulder."
"Ouch. And the head?"
"Five stitches but nothing serious."
Maura placed a tray of coffee-filled mugs on the table and moved her chair closer to her wife so she could watch her granddaughter sleep. Her arm stretched across the back of the brunette's chair as her cheek rested against her shoulder. The couple completely forgot about the other two at the table as they fussed over Scarlett, completely infatuated with the infant.
Franky and Emily smiled at each other and proudly watched them dote on their daughter.
"So, uh, Ma, do you think you're gonna take a few less cases after this one?" Franky asked, slightly apprehensive about the response, as she pointed to her mother's shoulder.
Maura cringed internally, awaiting a sarcastic retort.
Jane's eyes didn't leave the dark haired baby as she gave a mysterious grin. "Um, actually, I spoke with Cavanaugh yesterday. I think I'm gonna apply for the Police Captain position opening up in a month."
Maura pulled back and stared at her wife with wide eyes. "You didn't tell me that!"
"Whoa! That's huge, Mama."
Jane looked into Maura's surprised face and searched for a particular emotion… Relief… It was right there, evident and the most prominent expression in those hazel eyes. Her smile got bigger as she realised she had made the right choice. Her wife was elated. "I didn't want to get your hopes up but I've been thinking about it for a while. Sean's sure I'll get it."
The doctor had no words for how happy she was. She pressed her lips to her detective's softly and hummed with pleasure as Jane's mouth opened slightly, deepening their celebratory kiss.
"Ah, ok guys. You're gonna scar our daughter!" Franky joked and pointed to the stirring baby.
Pulling away from Jane with a final nuzzle and kiss to the strong jaw, Maura looked back down at Scarlett. "Gosh, she's so adorable. Isn't she?"
"Uh huh." Jane nodded with a ridiculous grin on her face.
"Elle est la plus belle fille du monde." (She's the most beautiful girl in the world). The doctor added and got a smirk from Jane. Her wife loved when she spoke French. She reached her hand out to caress the brunette's face. "Et tu es la plus belle femme, mon amour." (And you're the most beautiful woman, my love).
"Mom, please. I'm gonna puke."
Ignoring her daughter, Maura looked over at Emily. "Is Scarlett feeding well?"
The younger woman nodded. "Yeah, she's still slightly underweight but the nurse said it wasn't too concerning."
"That's great news. She looks healthy. Alexis was underweight. It was a nightmare to get her to feed. I ended up having to pump and Jane would feed her with a bottle because I was so exhausted. It felt like my breasts were constantly out for the first three months of her life."
Jane gave an immature chuckle at the memory. "I wasn't complaining."
"TMI Mom." Franky laughed and Emily rolled her eyes at her wife.
"No, it's not." The strawberry blonde swatted her and continued to speak to her mother-in-law. "I feel a bit like that but I can't imagine what that must have been like. What about Franky?"
Jane chuckled. "You couldn't get that kid off the boob. She was the fattest baby I've ever seen! I never thought I was gonna have access to Maura's ti—"
"Ma!" Franky pushed her glasses up her nose and rolled her eyes.
Emily gave her a little shove and a pout. "You've never shown me a picture of you as a baby!"
Maura got excited talking about baby photos. "Oh, I have her baby album here! Remind me later and I'll retrieve it from the storage box in the guest room." She got up to grab her phone from the kitchen bench and sat back down. She started taking photos of Jane and Scarlett, and then selfies of the three of them.
Jane rolled her eyes at her paparazzi wife and pulled several silly faces so she would stop. "She's so content. Is she sleepin' alright?"
Emily answered with a tired smile. "She's been sleeping pretty well but it definitely takes some adjusting to having your sleep interrupted."
Jane gave Franky a hard look. "You better be looking after your wife and taking Scarlett whenever you can."
"Oh, she's been wonderful!" Emily gushed and laced her fingers with Franky's. "You taught her well."
The detective's face softened and she smiled at her daughter. "Good." Was all she said as she went back to snuggling Scarlett. She winced as another bout of pain shot down her arm, unable to contain a soft grunt.
"Darling?"
The detective huffed in frustration. "Can you take her, Maur? I gotta get some Advil."
"Of course." Maura cradled the baby to her chest, her eyes followed Jane into the kitchen. She was growing more concerned that there was something seriously wrong with Jane's shoulder. "Honey, I think you need to get an x-ray."
"Nah, I'm fine." The brunette waved her off, getting herself some medication and a glass of water.
Maura watched her carefully, assessing how much pain she was in based on her facial expressions. She shook her head at the stubborn woman and looked back at her girls. "What do you two have planned for the day?"
"Not much. We came over coz we missed you both and thought we could hang out for a bit."
The admission caused the doctor to tear up. Her children willingly wanted to spend time with them and she had a beautiful granddaughter to fuss over.
"You can't stay if you make your Mom cry." Jane teased and wiped at a tear that escaped Maura's eye. "As much as I love seeing you both, why don't you take off for an hour or two after you feed Scarlett? We can watch her and you can have some alone time." She settled back next to her smiling wife and wrapped her good arm tightly around her.
Emily's eyes lit up at the idea. They hadn't had time together since their daughter had been born eight weeks ago. "Really?"
"Are you sure, Ma?"
"Yes! We raised you and your sister, we'll be fine with our precious grand baby."
Forty five minutes later, Scarlett was fed and Franky and Emily left to get a coffee and have time together. Another ten minutes after that, Jane had Scarlett in the guest room attempting a diaper change. She panicked when the eight week old began crying. Loudly.
"Maur? Honey, I need help!" Jane called out from the guest bedroom.
Maura came rushing at Jane's anxious tone. "What is it, love?" She entered the room and almost laughed at the mess covering the bed. "Oh, wow… Um, what do you need?"
"The diaper! She just peed all over the covers!" Jane couldn't believe that she had forgotten that important item before removing the soiled one. "Maura Rizzoli-Isles, I swear if you keep laughing at me I'm gonna—"
Doing her best to control her amusement, Maura handed the brunette the tiny diaper. "Sorry, darling. Here you go." Her hand rested on the small of Jane's back, caressing it softly. She watched with adoration as her big, bad detective tried to soothe the crying little girl and wipe her backside at the same time.
"Shh, Scarlett. It's ok, baby. Shh— Ah crap!"
"Do you want me to—"
"Fuck yes." Jane stepped back right away, receiving a backhand to the stomach for the swear, and let her efficient wife take over the cleaning up duties.
"It's ok sweet girl, your Nonna is a bit out of practice."
"Thanks, baby. You pick her up and I'll throw the blanket in the washing machine."
"No, Jane. I'll help you get settled with her in the lounge room. I'll clean up."
Jane settled back on their couch and Maura handed a calm and clean Scarlett back to Jane, receiving a grateful kiss in return.
"You're the best."
"I know."
"There's that modesty I love so much."
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