A/N: Wow you guys really hate Thomas. Don't worry, he's meant to be hated. I also realized that the two creepy dudes in my story are named Thomas (one first name, one last name). I didn't mean that. I have no beef against people named Thomas. A have a great friend named Thomas. It just happened that way. I swear. But anyway let's get back to it. Hope you enjoy.
A/N 2: Your reviews/favorites/follows keep me writing. They are my motivation. Thank you for all of the support. It really makes me feel awesome inside.
Jane stirred awake. She couldn't believe how well she slept in Maura's bed. She was sure that the sheets cost more than her first car and Maura had spent weeks researching the perfect mattress, but she knew that wasn't why she slept so well. She knew the reason this bed was so wonderful was because it was Maura's. It smelled of Maura and Jane could feel Maura all over the bed.
Jane rubbed her sleepy eyes and stretched, letting out a small groan as she did. She rolled over and peered at the alarm clock on the nightstand next to Maura's side of the bed. She noticed that the numbers read 10:30am. It took Jane a moment to absorb what the clock actually read before she started to panic. When she laid back down after Maura left she never planned to sleep for that long and didn't bother to set an alarm. Now she only had thirty minutes to get ready for work and drive to the precinct. She knew there was no way she was going to make it on time to meet Maura at the café at 11am. She flew out of bed, throwing off her clothes and running to take a quick shower. She jumped out of the shower and towel dried her black hair before pulling it into a bun. She put on her uniform the quickest she had since the Academy and hooked her utility belt around her waist before grabbing her cap and rushing out the door. Even though she drove at a speed that bordered on reckless, she knew she would be a few minutes late. She just hoped that Maura would be ok sitting alone until she got there.
Maura stared at the police officer standing in front of her. She thought when she encountered Officer Thomas at the early morning crime scene and informed him that she was in a relationship that he would cease his attempts to pursue her. But it seemed that it had done little to deter him. He stood proud in front of her, his cocky smile turning her stomach.
"Oh excuse me, Officer Thomas. I thought you were someone else. I apologize." Maura said, hoping that he would back away.
"Please call me Jesse. Now I never had the pleasure of learning your name." Officer Thomas said, never moving his hand from Maura's shoulder.
Maura could not get past the way that Jesse Thomas looked at her. Even when he seemed polite, she couldn't help but notice that his eyes roamed her body and paused every time they passed over her breasts. She hoped that by once more politely refusing his advances, he would get the hint and leave her to her lunch. "Jesse, it's a pleasure. My name is Maura. I don't mean to seem rude but I am waiting for someone to join me."
"Well, I don't see anyone else here so you must be waiting for me. You said that you were waiting for the sexiest cop in the Boston Police Department and I can't think of one that is sexier than me. Come on, Maura, just give me a try. I promise you won't be sorry. No one has complained yet." As he said the last part, he winked at Maura and ran his hand down her arm.
Maura recoiled from the man's touch. Nothing she said seemed to be getting through to him. Officer Thomas closed the distance and stood so that he was practically on top of Maura. She suddenly felt claustrophobic. She tried to get Angela's attention but it seemed that she had gone in the back. The café was fairly empty because it was still too early for shift change so no one really took notice of the officer who wouldn't take no for an answer. "Jesse, as I told you before, I am currently in a relationship that I am very satisfied with. I am more than satisfied with it. I am very much in love. I appreciate the interest you have shown in me, but I cannot reciprocate."
"Now Maura, the only reason you think you are currently satisfied is because you haven't had your world rocked by me. Give me just a little bit of time and I promise you will forget all about anyone else."
Maura was beginning to panic. She had tried to reject Officer Thomas every way short of being physical with him and was afraid what the man might do if she was any more aggressive. She worried where Jane might be and wondered why her girlfriend wasn't there with her.
Jane looked at her watch and noticed that she was ten minutes late. She parked her car as close to the precinct as possible and started to run. She couldn't believe that she was running so late. She only had a limited amount of time with her girlfriend before her shift started and she had wasted a portion of it by sleeping in. She only hoped that Maura wasn't too angry at her being late. She thought that maybe she was lucky and her mother had entertained Maura in her absence. She bounded up the stairs, heading for the front door.
Maura had had enough. She didn't have to put up with the pushy police officer making unwanted advances towards her in the middle of the police station. "Jesse, I tried to be polite about this but you don't seem to understand what I keep saying to you. I am not interested in whatever you have to offer. I am happy in my current relationship. So I am asking you again to please leave me alone." She lightly pushed against the police officer.
Thomas chuckled at Maura's attempt to push him away. "Come on Maura, you wouldn't want me to arrest you for assaulting a police officer would you? You only think you are happy because you have never been with me. I'm telling you, give me one chance and you won't regret it." He smiled thinking that he was being cute. He stayed within inches of the woman and rubbed his hand along her arm.
"I believe Chapter 265 Section 13 D of the General Laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts requires a public servant to be engaged in the performance of their duties in order to satisfy the necessary elements for assaulting a police officer. Although you are in uniform, I doubt that getting coffee counts as engaging in the performance of your duties. Now please, for the last time, I am asking you to please leave me alone."
Officer Thomas seemed to become angry. "Maura, I am done with this little hard to get game." He grabbed her wrist. "Let me just take you out…"
Before he could finish, Thomas felt a strong hand grasp his shoulder. "I believe the lady asked you to leave her alone."
Finally Maura heard the raspy, feminine voice she had been waiting to hear. But there was a certain strength in the voice, a hint of rage. Thomas spun around to see Jane standing behind him. Maura was just able to make out Jane's face over Thomas's shoulder. She noticed that her girlfriend's face displayed the emotion that she had heard in Jane's voice. Maura noticed that Jane's eyes were focused on Officer Thomas, although for a brief moment they looked over at Maura and seemed to portray sorrow and concern at the same time.
"Look Rizzoli, this is really none of your concern. I am just having a conversation with a lady friend. Nobody asked for you to intervene."
Jane snarled at Thomas. "She didn't seem to be enjoying your company Thomas. So why don't you just walk away while you can still walk."
Thomas lowered his voice so only Jane could hear him. "Rizzoli, I have been chasing after this girl for a week. I have put in the groundwork. I will be damned if I let some dyke sweep in and try and take her away. She wants this. She is just playing hard to get."
It was as if a bolt of lightening struck Jane's brain and she suddenly realized what Thomas was saying. Maura was the girl that Thomas had been bragging about at roll call. She was the girl with "the perfect ass and amazing tits". She was the girl he said was "just looking for a good fuck." Jane smiled a little at this thought. Well, he wasn't wrong. She does have a perfect ass and the most amazing tits. But I'm pretty sure she isn't looking for a good fuck anymore. But her smile quickly faded when she thought about Thomas saying that about Maura. Her Maura. Her girlfriend. The woman she had fallen in love with. She didn't deserve some creep talking about her that way. She really didn't need some creep touching her when she was trying to eat.
Jane fought the urge to hit him right then and there. She knew she couldn't start something when she was in the precinct café surrounded by cops. But she decided Thomas needed to learn that he couldn't treat Maura this way. "Really Thomas, you'll be damned if you let some dyke sweep in and take her from you?" She paused and looked over his shoulder at Maura standing there. An evil smile appeared across Jane's face. "Well, consider yourself damned."
Before Thomas could even comprehend what Jane was saying, she stepped around him and pulled her girlfriend into a passionate kiss. It was deep and made Maura's knees weak. Maura wrapped her hands around Jane's neck, partially to deepen the kiss, but also to keep herself from falling to the ground. The café was still fairly empty, but a few officers were still getting coffee so a few whistles and hoots could be heard but Jane didn't care. She was staking her claim on the gorgeous honey blonde. This was her girlfriend and she needed to show Thomas that his constant attempts to hit on her were not appreciated.
After a moment, Jane stood back and smiled. Maura's eyes remained closed as she tried to catch her breath. Jane held on to her girlfriend, afraid that if she let her go Maura would fall to the ground. She almost forgot that anyone else was in the room. She was so spellbound by the woman in her arms. Finally, Jane turned her head to look at Officer Thomas. He stood there, eyes wide open and slack-jawed. He tried to form words but found that they wouldn't come out of his mouth. Jane chuckled. Maura, finally regaining her composure looked to Thomas. "Jesse, I tried to tell you. I am currently in a relationship and I am very satisfied." She gave a smirk.
Jane smiled at Maura and then turned to Officer Thomas. "Now if you don't mind, I don't have that much time until I have to meet for roll call and I would like to enjoy what is left of my lunch with my girlfriend." Jane turned back towards the table and pulled Maura's chair out so that she could sit back down. As Maura sat back down, Jane moved to the chair across from here. Before she was able to sit down she heard huffing and grunting coming from Jesse Thomas.
"What the hell is going on here?" Jane turned to see Officer Thomas still standing behind Maura with a look of disbelief and confusion on his face. She watched as that confusion turned to a look of disgust. "Are you kidding me? Maura, you are way too hot to be mixed up with this dyke. Look, I don't know what you actually see in her but I promise she can't do what I do. She can't please you like I will."
Maura looked at Jesse. "Do you really think that's the way to win a girl's heart? Do you think that just because you say you can please me I will run into your arms? I love Jane. I am not with her because she is able to please me sexually. But trust me, Jesse, no man has ever pleased me like Jane has." As soon as the words left Maura's mouth, Jane reached over and lightly smacked Maura's arm to get her attention.
"Maura, we are in public and my mom works here. She could come back out any second. Please go easy on the sex stuff." Jane said quietly. Her face was bright red. She was always embarrassed talking about sex. She loved the fact that Maura was gloating about her skills and that it seemed to really piss Thomas off but talking about having sex with a woman and how well she is at pleasing her in front of the people she works with and possibly her mother was a little too much for Jane to handle.
"I'm sorry, Jane. But it is the truth. And I really would like Jesse to understand that I am plenty satisfied and that I am not interested in his offer." She looked back at Jesse Thomas. "I'm sorry, Jesse, but for the last time, I am not interested."
Jesse Thomas was now furious. Maura could see the vein in his head bulging. Suddenly, Maura was very nervous about what the infuriated police officer might do to her. Jane could also see the rage boiling inside of Thomas. She was worried, because if Thomas decided to act on his rage, no one was in between him and Maura. There was no way Jane would let him lay a finger on the gentle woman sitting in front of him.
Officer Thomas was enraged. He was embarrassed that this woman he was bragging to his buddies about would rather be with Jane. He couldn't stand Jane. She had everything. She got the best assignments, she got more face time with the higher ups, she had it all. Now she had beat him by being with the hottest woman he had ever seen. He couldn't keep it in and began to take his rage out on the closet target.
"If you fucking knew you were a dyke, you could have let me know that before I put all of this time into trying to get with you. I should have known that you weren't rejecting me because I wasn't good enough, it's because you're a fucking dirty lesbian bitc…"
Before Thomas could finish the last word, he felt what seemed like a steel ball hit him square in the jaw. Just as he realized what actually had happened, Jane Rizzoli's fist hit him again.
"She is a lady, you fucking asshole. Don't ever speak to her like that again." Jane was consumed by uncontrollable rage. She could handle being called every name or disgusting slang term that Jesse Thomas could think of, but she wouldn't stand for Maura Isles to be treated that way. Maura deserved to be treated like the angel that she was. She didn't deserve the outbursts by a scared little boy who was bad with rejection.
Thomas attempted to fight back, but Jane was a much better fighter and spent much of her time in the gym either hitting a heavy bag or sparring. Every time he threw a punch, she was able to duck it and land a retaliatory blow on him. Maura grabbed at Jane, trying to stop her attack, but Jane could not be stopped.
Hearing a ruckus out in the café, Angela came running out of the back. She saw her daughter pummeling on another police officer while Maura was desperately clinging to her trying to stop the assault. A few officers who had been lingering in the café were attempting to break the pair up, but no one was having any luck. Angela started to yell her daughter's name. Usually the moment that the words "Jane Clementine Rizzoli" left the Italian woman's mouth, Jane would stop whatever she was doing. But not even the voice of her mother yelling out her horrendous middle name stopped Jane.
Thomas was able to slip in a few shots to Jane's body but she didn't feel them. Although she knew that people around her were yelling at her, the only thing that actually registered with her was Thomas's demeaning words towards Jane and Maura. His mouth continued to spew forth the filth, almost as if he wanted Jane to beat him senseless. Just before she landed another punch to the man's already tender jaw, she heard the one voice other than Maura's that was able to break through her current haze and reach her ears. She heard the one voice that would cause her to stop her current assault. "Officer Rizzoli, get your ass over here right now." The voice boomed throughout the café.
Jane looked up to see the source of the voice, although she was more than aware who had spoken the words. She knew this was a serious matter and for the first time since she first hit Jesse Thomas, she realized how bad this could actually be for her career. She knew that the conversation she was about to have was not going to go well.
Thomas realized that Jane had finally stopped. He also heard the voice and knew that Jane would not hit him again. He knew that for the first time in the fight, she finally had her guard down. Thomas took the chance he was given and connected his fist with Jane's nose. Jane was caught off guard but knew what had happened the moment she heard the crunch of her nasal bone and felt the blood as it started to run down her face. She felt light-headed and suddenly her legs gave out and she dropped to the floor.
A/N 3: I know, I know. Damn me and my cliff hangers. Hope you enjoyed.