Disclaimers: I own nothing R & I. They belong to Tess Gerritsen, Janet Tamaro and TNT.
A/N: Sorry for the delays. I got all caught up in watching season four episodes a few times. Okay…maybe more than a few times. I'm loving this season. Just a reminder that this story is M for a reason. Any feedback or suggestions would be great.
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Chapter 21 So You Know
Maura stretched out her body as she woke to the feel of feather light kisses being placed on her shoulder and trailing up her neck. Feeling the shiver that went down the honey blonde's spine only purred Jane on. It was risky. The girls would be up in no time and now that they were learning to come into their room looking for Jane and Maura, it was even riskier. Jane glanced over at the clock for the third time accessing the time needed. 6:22am means she still had time so she continued her trail of kisses.
"Jane Rizzoli…you are insatiable." Yawned her waking lover.
"I can't help it." Jane kissed her cheek, "And just so you know…you did this to me. I was never like this before being with you, doctor." Her hand traveled up the honey blonde's bare abdomen to her bare breasts. "I can't get enough of you…especially like this. It's like a personal invitation."
Flattered by the brunette's words, "I'm not complaining, detective. This is a very arousing way to start my day, but we may have little visitors soon."
"We'll be fast."
Maura quietly chuckles, "Nothing with you is fast and if it is…I know there will be…multiple rounds…very pleasurable multiple rounds." Maura rolled over to face the brunette, "Good morning my love." Leaning in kissing Jane deeply.
"Mmmmm…we're getting there. I think I can make it a much better morning though." Jane moved to hover her lover gently lowering herself down as the smaller woman rolled to her back, "God it is so good waking up and feeling your skin next to mine." Jane whispers as she was leaving kisses around the honey blonde's ear.
"Yes. I must agree…though we're just lucky we didn't have overnight visitors catching us like this." Maura's hands moved up and down the taller woman's sides caressing her way to massage the taller woman's breasts.
"Mmmmhmmm." Jane hummed as her hips automatically thrust and rolled into Maura's hips. The kiss deepened, tongues dueling and dancing fueling the fire of building arousal. Maura's hands finding their way up to Jane's neck her fingers tangling in her dark unruly locks. Jane shifted her body, leaning on her right elbow snaking her left hand down Maura's body leaving a trail of goose bumps burning the path along the way.
The smaller woman's whole body jerked as Jane's middle finger made first contact with her swollen nub, "Oh. Ohhh. Sensitive…so sensitive."
"Should I stop?" The brunette stilled her motion lifting herself up slightly.
"No!" The honey blonde almost shouted as she pulled her girlfriend back down to her. Jane smiled as she added pressure to Maura's clit causing the woman beneath her to continue to jerk, "D-don't you d-dare…s-stop."
Jane grinned as she resumed sliding her finger through warm wet folds slowly circling the honey blonde's clit several times at each pass while placing kisses down her neck stopping at her pulse point sucking and nipping eliciting a moan after moan, "Ohhh…yes." Adding a second finger making a couple more slow passes from her core to circle her clit then returning down finally entering her lover. Filling her. "Soo…good." Maura moans out. The brunette shifted once more bringing her thigh up to add pressure allowing her fingers to go deeper with each thrust and roll of her hips.
"S-s-soo…c-close. J-Jane." Maura called out louder than expected.
"Shhh…people…awake…down stairs. Smell coffee." Jane panted out.
"You b-better f-f-finish what you s-started!" Maura warned. Moving her hands to brunette's hips, digging her manicured nails into her lover's well-toned olive flesh.
Jane half moaned and half chuckled at her lover, "And you better…be…carefully about what you say…remember you have a translator down…downstairs…and she's…with my mother." The taller woman grunted as she increased her efforts adding her thumb to circle Maura's clit, "We need to be quiet, Maur." She whispered suddenly feeling like a teenager at the moment, not wanting to get caught by her parents. And more specifically Maura's mother would be far worse to face than her own mother. She could feel the honey blonde's walls starting to tighten around her fingers, heightening her own arousal. Their sweaty bodies gliding together adding friction and electricity. Maura lifted her thigh adding pressure to Jane's core, "Je-sus." The brunette moaned stretching the word out. Maura bit her bottom lip trying to remain quiet as she held her orgasm off for as long as she could while both women's hips continued matching thrust for thrust. Jane knew she was close and she could feel how close Maura was too. Maura's core walls restricting and slowing her movement, she added extra thumb pressure to her lover's clit as she curled her fingers finding that special spot sending Maura into an intense orgasm. Her small frame beneath her jerked and shuddered as her orgasm rolled through the smaller woman. Hearing Maura breathy whisper of her name sent Jane right over the edge along with the love of her life. The brunette's body stiffened ceasing all movement as she rode the waves of pleasure.
Both spent, Jane fell into a heap putting her full weight on the smaller woman beneath her. Both gasping, chests heaving and trying to pull enough air into their lungs to level out their breathing, "Move…minute…s-sorry." Jane panted concerned she was too heavy for Maura.
Maura pulled Jane into a weak embrace trying to hold her in place, "Don't move…sensitive…please. Her whisper barely audible.
After several long moments Jane shifted to Maura's side kissing her soundly as she extracted her fingers causing several more waves of pleasure to roll through the honey blonde. Swallowing her lover's final moan.
After another few minutes Jane spoke, "I'm gonna shower…you…rest, okay." Jane suggests as she kissed the dozing woman's temple, "I'll get the girls." Jane says getting out of bed she slowly gathers all the discarded clothes from the night before she hands Maura her night-gown, "Hey sweetie, let me help you put this on…um…just in case."
Maura slowly sat up allowing the brunette to help her put the night gown over her head. Jane kisses her lovers lips before covering her up as the smaller woman laid back down without argument, "Rest now Maur. I love you."
"Love you." The smaller woman responded with a yawn.
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Jane's shower took longer than she planned. Not realizing at first just how sore some of her muscles really were. The longer she stood under the warm cascading flow of water the more her muscles relaxed. She also knew if she was this sore then Maura would be far worse. Their marathon love-making the past two nights and this morning was having some less than desirable effects on her body. When the brunette re-entered the bedroom Maura was sound asleep and the bedroom door was still only open a crack meaning either the girls were still asleep or someone came up and got them. 'God I hope it was Jillian' Jane thought. She quickly dressed and headed down to greet the day hoping they were quiet enough to avoid embarrassment.
Stopping to check the girl's room and finding it empty then noticing that the beds were already made only added to her hopes that Jillian was the one who took the girls down for breakfast.
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Jane walked directly to the coffee pot glancing over at the family room area. Angela and Constance were sitting on the couch talking. Jillian was sitting off to the side playing with the girls. Surprised to hear Jordan ask, "Mi-sus I-owes wanna pway wif me?" Because she remained very standoffish toward the woman all week.
"What are you playing, darling?" Constance asked and Jordan jumped up bringing a coloring book and hand full of crayons over to the older Isles, "Oh, you have been coloring. What a lovely picture Jordan."
Trying to get up on the couch next to her she asks, "Help me?"
Angela quickly sets the child in between them. Jordan hands the three crayons in her hand over to Constance. The older woman takes the hit and steadies the book on her lap holding the crayons out. Jordan takes one and starts scribbling on her picture again, "Help coluh?" Constance takes the direction and begins coloring.
Jane walks over kissing Alex on the head whispering, "Morning baby girl."
"Mama." She gets up hugging Jane. Fussing a few minutes playing with her youngest daughter.
She got up moving over to her other daughter. Leaning over kissing her on the head, "Morning sweetie. What are you and Mrs. Isles doing?"
She pulls the coloring book off Constance's lap, "See picture." She holds it up smiling.
"Wow, that is a nice puppy dog…and he's so green." Her daughters smile brightens. Constance helps Jordan put the book back in place to continue coloring.
"Where's Maura honey?" Angela asks.
"Still sleeping."
"Is she feeling ill?" Constance asks now concerned.
Jane blushes slightly, "No, she's just tired. I'm…uh…I'm gonna start breakfast." Quickly excusing herself.
"I'll come help." Angela says as she starts to get up.
"Nah, you've been working all week on dinner for tonight. You rest and enjoy yourself. I'm gonna try that egg casserole that Maria made. I'll call if I have trouble." Jane turns and heads for the kitchen.
As Jane works around the kitchen she watches the activities going on in the family room. She jumps slightly when petite hands slide around her waist, "Mmmm something smells good."
"It's that casserole of Rachael's. I hope I don't poison anyone."
"I was talking about you, but the breakfast smell good too."
"Oh." Jane stops what she is doing and turns around. Holding her sticky hands out, careful not to mess up the impeccably dressed Maura Isles, "Morning." Leaning down kissing the smaller woman's lips.
"Mmmm, yes it is. Thank you for letting me sleep."
"Any time." Jane whispers in Maura's ear, "You're not too sore are you?"
"Only in a good way." After one more chaste kiss she asked, "What can I help with?"
"I got this…go visit with your mother."
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Sunday dinner was almost too much for Constance Isles. She was used to having large gatherings and social events, but she had never been a party to a Rizzoli party. All forms of traditional etiquette were disregarded. It was time to celebrate TJ's first birthday which made it a larger event than usual. Angela started cooking mid-week in preparation. Frankie came early to help decorate. Frost and Korsak showed up just in time to help with the finishing touches. Tommy arrived late because he had to work. He brought Lydia, TJ and Audrey Sparks (Lydia's mother) in with him as well as a few of their friends.
Maura had tried to convince Angela several times to use regular plates, but Angela insisted on keeping it simple by using paper plates and plastic silverware along with plastic solo cups. It was still nice outside so everything was set-up in the back yard to avoid any mess in the house.
This was the last day of Constance's visit so Jane and Maura had taken her out to dinner the night before. Leaving Angela to enjoy her grandma time with the girls. Jane teased Maura that night when they went to bed saying if Constance made through the next day alive that that may be her last visit to Boston. That Maura would have to go back to visiting her mother and her father in Europe.
The party was non-alcoholic until Audrey left for the evening and then the party really started. Beers opened and wine was un-corked. Jane kept Constance's wine glass full from the time her cab pulled away. Within two hours she was relaxed, tipsy and enjoying herself. Even drinking it from the red plastic solo cup and all.
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"Jane?" Maura asked from her small spoon position on the couch.
"Hmm?" Jane responded half still paying attention to the game on TV. Squeezing the woman in her arms a little tighter.
"Did you hear Angela tonight?"
"Maura, I hear my mother talking all the time. Well sometimes I try and tune her out…I'm never too successful though. Did she say something to upset you?"
"No. She just keeps comparing Alex to you all the time. And I can only agree with her when she tells stories about you at that age. Now she is showing me pictures of you when you were younger. There are so many genetic similarities. You know I can't lie."
"And you're wonder if my mother is questioning things the same way you did?"
"I don't like to guess. I just wanted to know if you had heard her or if she was saying the same things to you?"
"I thought she might be wondering then she said she wondered if you were like Jordy when you were younger. You know how she accesses everyone first. Looking at her makes me wonder what you looked like as a little girl. Constance said she would send me some pictures of you…stating it was only fair since Ma was showing everyone my baby pictures."
"No, she has been showing us all of your pictures. All the way through you graduation from the academy."
"Oh god, she didn't. Sixth grade and high school too?"
"Yes, I believe I have seen all the pictures from birth to the most current ones available. I don't understand why you were teased with 'Roly Poly Rizzoli' though. Your body mass as well height to weight ratio never was at an excess."
"Maura, all the pictures back when I was in sixth grade were horrible. Then I had a growing spirt as Ma called it. I got all tall and lanky. I was downright awkward. Like a foot taller than most of the kids in my class."
"You were very cute at every age, Jane. None of them were horrible."
"Are you sure you were looking at pictures of me or maybe Ma showed you ones of the boys instead?"
"Unless Frankie and Tommy regularly wore dresses I believe that was you. Though there were quite a few of your brothers in those albums as well."
"She even showed you the ones of me in the dresses?"
"Yes. I enjoyed sitting with your mother and seeing you as a child. Hearing about your childhood."
"Great! Let's see how you feel once your mother sends me pictures of you."
"Point taken."
"Back to your original question though, Maur. I'm gonna tell Ma soon. The adoption hearing is coming up and I want her to know beforehand. I'm just happy Ma was at work when that evaluator lady came for the house visit. She referenced all her questions only on Jordan. That had me a little worried. You know…if Ma had walked in and heard her?"
"I wasn't pressing for you to tell Angela."
"I know, Maur. It's time though."
"I'll be there for you when you tell her…if you want me to that is?"
"I do want. I want her to have your point of view too. I want her to see that you know and you see Alex and Jordan as equal."
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Two weeks later due to working on a gruesome case and two sick little girls picking up the flu a daycare. Jane was finally ready to talk to Angela. Once her daughters were tucked in for the night Jane wanted to catch her mother before she headed to the guest house for the night.
"Hey Ma, you got a few minutes?"
Angela looked at her with concern, "I was just going to finish watching this movie with Maura then head to bed."
"I know, but could you pause it for a few minutes?"
"Will you mind waiting Maura?"
"I'll be happy to wait Angela and if it gets too late we'll finish it tomorrow evening."
"Okay then. What is it, Janie? Did I do something wrong? I've been really trying to give you girls your space."
"I know Ma and thanks for that. You didn't do anything wrong. I just needed to talk to you before…uh…you know that the adoption hearing is coming up, right?" Jane takes a seat in the chair next to the couch.
"It's not getting delayed again is it? Janie, you didn't change your mind did you?"
"Oh god no Ma…never. No there are a few things I need you to know. To understand why I'm doing it this way."
"Janie, you're scaring me. Why you're doing what?"
"I don't want to hide this from the girls once they grow up so I need you to be on board with this as well." Maura moves from her seat on the couch to sit on the arm of the chair with Jane. Rubbing her back, "I…um…I'm only adopting Jordan because…"
Angela cut her off in a panic, "Janie, no!"
"Ma I need you to listen." When Angela responds with a nod Jane continues, "I'm only adopting Jordan because Alex is already mine." Angela starts to talk, but Jane holds her hand up halting any questions seeing her confusion, "I know you don't understand what I'm saying and how that could be possible, but with a little thought you would figure it out on your own. You keep comparing Alex to me and I see things too. I don't know if it's more wishful thinking on my part or genetics." She reaches over squeezing Maura's thigh." That would be for us to debate at another time though."
Jane sighs, "I'm not saying this right. I don't have to adopt Alex because she's half mine already." Jane could see the wheels turning, but Angela wasn't quite there yet, "Remember when Kurt and Rachael were having all those problems?" Her mother nods, "Well it was over not being able to conceive."
"I figured." Angela acknowledged.
"Yeah, well it got pretty bad after they found out they couldn't use Rachael's eggs any longer. Kurt wanted to quit trying, but Rachael didn't want too. Rachael wanted to use some random donor and Kurt said no. He didn't want to use some stranger's eggs. That's why they almost divorced."
"I knew things got bad…I didn't know…" She faded out in her thoughts.
"Well I gave them another option…I offered them my eggs to try."
"Oh, Janie. So Alex?"
Jane nodded, "Yeah Ma. Alex is mine."
"Oh, Janie," Angela launched off the couch wrapping her daughter in a tight embrace before she could complain.
Nervous with her mother's response Jane continued to speak, "Even though Alex is mine Ma…she is no different from Jordy. She's mine too and will be legally and officially mine soon."
Jane squirmed slightly causing Angela to pull back, "Oh, honey. I know both of those girls are your daughters. You just…that was…what a selfless thing to do Janie. Why didn't you say something before?"
Giving her mother a little push directing her to sit back on the couch and give her daughter some space, "I didn't tell anyone because it was just between the three of us and the doctor who did the procedure. The deal was any baby produced from those eggs would be theirs…not mine…our secret to be kept just between us, Ma. Except Dr. Smartypants here…" Jane pointed her thumb to Maura, "…figured it out so I told her."
"She really does look like you Janie. I won't tell anyone unless you want people to know."
"Not right now, Ma. When the girls get older I'm gonna tell them, but for right now…I just wanted you to know. Eventually I'll tell the Frankie and Tommy."
"I understand honey. It is a lot to take in. I had a granddaughter and didn't know it."
"Ma please don't be made I didn't tell you. And so you know Alex may have been related genetically she was Kurt and Rachael's little girl. It was just like donating sperm only not so many chance as the guys can give. I needed to think like that so it wouldn't be so hard on me."
"I understand why…it's just…my baby had a baby. I never thought that would happen, Janie. I know I pushed, but I had given up hope of it happening. Then when you and Maura."
That was the only negative thing Angela had even said, but it stung deep, "Ma, same-sex couples have babies all the time." She added defensively.
"I know Janie…but I figured that it wouldn't be you having it though." She smiled at Maura showing her understanding.
"You probably right Ma. I didn't think of it that way. But truthfully it would be no different from Jordan…she's mine too."
"And you're right too, honey. I love those little girls. They both are my grandbabies. No difference."
"Thank Ma. I love you for understanding."
"I love you too baby." Again she launched herself off the couch, but this time she pulled both her daughters into the hug. "I love you both. Thank you for telling me Janie."