"Hey, so can I pick where we go next?" Jane asks eagerly.
"Of course," Maura nodded brushing her hair behind her shoulder. "What would you like to do?"
"Mm… Food's good."
"Okay. Did you have a specific place in mind?"
"Here."
"Here?"
"Yeah, at your place." Jane's smile is still unabashedly keen.
"I suppose we can do that. I had expected something a little different, but I see no problem with that option." She says still a little confused.
"Great! But I have a couple of rules!"
Maura just giggles. "Sure. What are the terms and conditions of this next date?" She smirks.
"First of all, you aren't allowed to dress all fancy."
"You don't like my clothing style?"
"No, actually, I love it. But I know that you don't just wear formal clothes all the time, and I want to see that side of you too." Jane is gentle with her words, and is not losing enthusiasm as she goes.
The blonde winces a little at the thought of wearing anything less than proper in front of company, but she is surprised at how at ease she is considering, if it were anyone else, she would be freaking out by now at even the prospect of that request. She nods.
"So, like, whadd'you wear when you're bumming 'round the house?"
"I suppose if it's just me and I have no plans for the particular day I would wear something like my yoga pants and a t-shirt."
Jane is pleased and it shows in her smile. "Great! Rule number two: I get to pick the food."
She smirks again, remarking, "I think I can deal with that."
"Are you allergic to anything?"
"No. I am not. Should I be concerned?" She jokes.
"No," she laughs. "Ya know, I'd just hate to kill you when things were just gettin' good."
"That is a relief," Maura says sardonically.
"Ha ha," she mocks. "And," she exclaims, "Rule number three!"
"Wait a minute. You said you had a couple of conditions. That means, by definition, that you had two."
"Well, too bad. I have three."
"Fine," she says faking a whimper.
"You don't get to pick me up." Though her voice is still playful, it is clear that this is something she is quite firm on.
"What? Why not? What's wrong with me picking you up?" Maura's is now confused if she wasn't still from before.
"I want it to be a surprise," She smiled.
"It can be a surprise if I pick you up," she pokes.
"Not the same. I'm not changing my mind. Hmph."
Maura can see that she is not going to budge on this one, so she looks for another way to compromise. "Well, fine. Is there something I can prepare? Perhaps you have a snack or dessert?"
"Nope. I'm doing that."
Maura smiles. "Jane, that's very sweet of you, and I can't say that I'm not a little bit intrigued by what you have planned, but it's not fair that you have pay for everything."
Jane realises that Maura's not going to move on this one either, "fine. You can pitch in."
Maura pulls out her wallet contently feeling somewhat accomplished.
"$10."
"What? Jane, don't be silly. Here, take 50."
"No way. It's ten or nothing."
Maura relents and hands over ten dollars. "I will get you back for this."
"Ooh," she mocks. "Is that a threat Ms Isles?" She says, raising an eye brow.
"Maybe it is," she laughs.
••••
Opening the door, Maura sees Jane standing with nothing in her hands. "Hello Jane."
"Hey, how are you?"
"I'm… fine, thank you," although it's clear that she's somewhat perplexed.
"Are you going to invite me in?" Jane says smiling as if nothing is wrong.
"Ah, of course. Please come in." Maura shakes her head quickly as if to try and shake off the feeling of confusion.
"Ya know, you look amazing. Even in your bumming around clothes, you still look… amazing." Jane says, smile still glued to her face. She is genuinely in awe of just how good Maura looks in thin, form-fitting clothing. Of course, the fact that they were form-fitting just accentuated the stunning body underneath it.
Maura blushed, though her thoughts have begun to get the better of her. "Jane."
"Mhm," she says taking her phone out of her pocket and putting in on the table.
"I don't mean to be rude," she says attempting to convey the gentlest look she can pull off considering her eyes were officially furrowed. "But, what are we eating?"
Jane let out a little giggle, as if she'd been waiting for that question since the moment she arrived. "It's on the way," she says with a wink.
"We're having take out?" Maura's posh side was showing.
Jane laughs again, waiting for that response too. "You'll like it, I promise." She smiles, assured. "So, what'd you get up to today?"
Realising that no reply is going to change the circumstances, she relents and moves on with the conversation. "Oh, just usual Saturday business. Did some cleaning, a little shopping, payed some bills. All incredibly riveting activities," she jokes.
Before Jane can respond there is a knock at the door.
"Can you get that?" Jane asks.
Maura nods with a smile and heads towards the door.
At the door stood a young man holding two pizza boxes with a foil loaf on the top. "Good evening ma'am; two regular pizzas, one Felcaro Spinach Pie Pizza and a Diavola Pizza, as well as your garlic bread." He said pleasantly.
Reaching for her wallet, she said, "What do I owe for that?"
"Not another cent, because you're the most beautiful woman in the world." He handed over the food and left without another word.
Now incredibly confused, Maura headed toward the kitchen with the food. She notices an incredibly goofy smile on Jane's face. "You made him say that?" She says, pretending to be outraged as her cheeks pink up from embarrassment.
Jane just nods, carrying the plates and glasses to the table.
Putting down the food as quickly and carefully as she can, she runs over and kisses Jane on lips.
The feeling of her body heat against her skin was so good, it was almost a sin to pull away. She was enjoying Maura's waist in her hands far too much. "I'm glad you liked it," she says winking again starting to move back a little. "Now, let's eat."
Maura is still smiling. "Okay," she says happily. "So, what are we having?"
"Alright, well, I got a coupl'a things to make sure that you hopefully like something."
"I'm sure I will, but go on." A smile is still plastered across her face.
"Right, so we have a Felcaro Spinach Pie Pizza which has… spinach, tomatoes, feta cheese, garlic and… asago cheese."
"Asiago," she corrects.
"Yeah, that stuff!" She smiles hopefully. "And I also got a Diavola pizza which has chicken, roasted capsicum and mozerella. Oh, and I figured a garlic bread wouldn't go amiss."
"Well, it all sounds rather different but I can't say that I'm not a little bit excited." Opening the boxes, Maura notices something a little different about one of the pizzas. "Perhaps you can answer something for me."
"Shoot."
"One of these appears to have a red tomato sauce base and one doesn't. Could it be a mistake?"
"Nope. See, this one," she points, "is supposed to be like a … spinach and cheese pie or roll but in the form of a pizza, and this one," she points again, "is more of a… classic style pizza." She smiles. "Try it. Try both. I think you'll be surprised."
••••
Before either of them consciously notice, the pizzas are both half gone, the remaining halves are cold, and they've somehow moved from the dining table to lounge.
"That was actually rather delicious," Maura says very eloquently.
"Glad you liked it." Jane smiles, a little sleepily.
"And although I am sure that the starch content in that entire meal was far higher than recommended, it was so good…" She laughs guiltily.
Jane just smiles in acknowledgement.
"You know, I think I like seeing you like this," Maura's eyes are smiling with care.
"Are you saying I'm not pretty other days?" Jane jokes being mad.
She laughs. "No!" She exclaims. "Of course not! I was simply implying that seeing you in the clothes of your choice, and feeling like you are free to act as you wish, suits you. And for that I am happy. Because I feel like that happiness is with me." The blonde shies away near the end of the sentence in fear of sounding rude or desperate.
"It's not the clothes, Maur." Her eyes are staring gently. "It's you," she says before leaning in for a passionate kiss.
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