A/N. Thank you all for the reviews, fave's and follows. I read and appreciate every one of them. Here is another chapter. Next one will be a long one. I'm just putting the finishing touches on. Hope to have it up by the weekend. Enjoy!
As always, I own nothing
Chapter 25
For as long as Jane could remember Sunday's in the Rizzoli house revolved around two things, food and sports. This Sunday was no different than the rest. Jane was sprawled out on her mother's couch with the TV on. She had helped Angela in the kitchen with the homemade meatballs and was now taking some time for herself. She was recounting her evening with Maura, more specifically her kiss with the blonde beauty. She had spent the better part of the morning on cloud 9. The text messages had started last night after Maura had left her.
Jane was reading back the text conversation on her phone.
"Thank you again Jane. I had a wonderful time. You really do know how to treat a lady"
"I should be thanking you Maur, for coming out with me. I'm looking forward to showing you more ways of how well I can treat you"
"Are you flirting with me Detective?"
" Maybe...I have a lot of lost time to make up for. Plus, you are just as gorgeous now as you were then, Can you blame me"
" Well thank you Jane. I'm looking forward to whatever the future holds. And Jane, you are more stunning than I remembered. I do notice a bit of a change in you though"
"Oh yeah, like good change?"
"Yes, very good change. You have swigger "
"LMAO, you mean Swagger"
"Oh, yes Swagger"
"Hey, are you laughing at me :("
"Aww sorry for laughing, but you're just too cute"
" :) ok I'll take that. "
" Well Maur, guess I'll go and let you get some sleep"
" Ok. Thanks again Jane and enjoy your day off tomorrow. Is it ok if I text you?"
"Yes, you can text me whenever you'd like"
":) great! Goodnight Jane. Sleep well. Xoxo"
"Goodnight Maur. Sweet dreams. Xoxo"
Jane had been checking her phone every 10 minutes from the minute she awoke. It was now noon and she still hadn't heard from the blonde. She was beginning to wonder if something was wrong when her phone chimed
"Good afternoon Jane. I hope you slept well. I just wanted to say hi. The kids and I spent the morning in bed reading then we made a lovely brunch. I hope you are enjoying your Sunday. "
Jane was fighting an internal battle with herself. Should she reply right away, or wait a few minutes. She didn't want Maura to think she was waiting by the phone. Even though she totally was. "Ah, fuck it" she said to herself.
"Hi Maur, great to hear from you. I slept well thank you. Sounds like you had a great morning. I'm over at Ma's for a lazy Sunday. My brothers should be here soon. "
"Sounds like the perfect day"
"Nah, its not perfect cause you're not here"
":) that's sweet Jane. Maybe one day soon we can have a lazy Sunday together"
"I'd like that."
"Me too. I need to get back to the kids. Enjoy the rest of your day Jane. I'll text you later xoxoxo"
"Thanks Maur, I'll look forward to it. Xoxoxo"
Angela walked into the living room and found a happy Jane laying on the couch.
"You're still smiling like an idiot. Last night must have been really good. "
Jane sat up to make room for her Ma. She took the offered beer and sat it on the coffee table. "Thanks, yes last night was great. We talked, aired out a few things, clarified a few others. We had a great time"
"That's great Janie, so are you two dating now?" She asked
" We haven't labeled ourselves as anything Ma. Just taking a day at a time. "
" Well hey, everything's gotta start from somewhere right. "
Jane nodded and sipped her beer.
"Have you seen the kids yet" Angela asked
"No. I don't think I'm ready for that yet Ma. "
"Its ok Honey, take your time, its a big deal meeting someone's kids. Worse than meeting someone's parents."
Jane nodded. " I know right. What if they hate me?"
"They won't hate you Janie. You're great with kids. Tj adores you."
"Yeah well Tj is 2, its a little different. The twins are like 11 now. What the heck do I know about kids that age."
" Well, you were that age once, think back to that time and find something you'd have in common" Angela suggested
Jane nodded as she took another sip from her beer.
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Later that day they were all seated at the dinner table having an early dinner. Tommy and Lydia were taking turns feeding Tj. Frankie was home from the Academy for the day and was devouring his mothers home cooking. They were all chatting happily, well all except for Jane. She was a little distracted. She had her cell phone under the table and was looking down smiling.
" What she so happy about" Frankie asked between bites
Angela looked at her daughter who didn't seem to be paying attention.
" She's been smiling like that all day." Tommy chimed in. "She must have a new broad or something" he said
"Three words. Dr Maura Isles. " Angela said in a whispered voice.
" Maura...wait you mean 'rent a womb' Maura?" Tommy asked surprised. He hadn't heard that name in a while.
Angela nodded with a smile.
"Wow, how'd that happen" Frankie asked.
" Long story. Ler her tell you. " Both her sons nodded they'd talk to Jane later.
Lydia spoke in her usual loud voice " Who's 'rent a womb' Maura?"
Jane looked up at the mention of the Doctor's name. "Huh...you say something"
She looked around at the other occupants at the table waiting for a response. She went back to her texting when there was no response.
"I think they are on to me Maur. They're all looking at me like I've lost my mind"
"Well that's hardly possible Jane. You're head would have to be split open in order for you to lose your mind..and then really it wouldn't be your mind you lost but fragments of your brain instead"
"Thank you Captain obvious...I meant they think I've gone crazy cause I've been smiling all day"
"Oh, :)...I like that you're smiling. I always loved your dimples."
Angela noticed the blush on Janes cheek as. She was smiling down at her lap. She leaned in to Frankie " She's got it bad"
Frankie nodded but smiled at his mother. "Yeah. Real bad watch this" he cleared his throat. "Uh, Janie can you pass the salt"
"Sure" Jane looked up "here you go" and she went right back to her phone.
Frankie was left holding the bowl of potatoes. They all laughed at Jane which caused her to look up.
"Uh Maur, they are laughing at me now. I think I should go. I'll text you later. xoxo "
She didn't wait for a reply, she simply placed her phone in her back pocket and smiled sheepishly at the four pairs of eyes staring at her. "What!"
"Anti Wane got it bad". Tj blurted out as he shoved a Rigatoni into his smiling sauce filled face.
The whole table busted out laughing including Jane.
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Maura had put the kids to bed earlier and after going over some files she was finally able to relax. She had a glass of wine at her side and a copy of the latest Medical Journal on her lap. The soft sounds of Jazz was coming from the nearby speaker as she lay in her bed. She picked up her cell phone and began typing.
" Hi, hope I'm not disturbing you."
" Hi, no not at all. How you doing?"
" Great, I was just getting ready for bed and wanted to say goodnight"
Jane smiled at the Doctors words. Were they really doing this already, not being able to go to bed without saying goodnight. They had only been back in each others lives for a few days.
" I'm glad you text me. I like the fact that you are the last person I speak to before I close my eyes."
Maura bit her lip after reading Jane text. If she was being honest with herself, she felt the same way. The one thing she knew was that she wasn't going to hide the way she felt anymore. She had learned over the past decade that one should just express how they feel and hope that the other person will feel the same way. She wasn't going to pretend anymore. She and Jane were not kids, they were grown women.
" I like that too Jane. Will you come down and see me tomorrow when you get in, I have something for you"
"Sure, I'll come down first thing. Sweet dreams Maur"
"Thank you. Sleep well, Goodnight Jane. Xoxoxo "
"Night Maur. Xoxoxo."
Jane rubbed her eyes in frustration. She just wanted the night to hurry and pass so she could see Maura...she needed to see Maura.
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The next morning couldn't come fast enough. Jane was making her way through BPD with a smile on her face, though very curious as to what Maura had for her. She made it down to the Morgue and found the ME sitting at her desk.
"Good moring Dr Isles" Jane said after she lightly knocked.
Maura looked up from the Computer screen "Good Morning Detective Rizzoli. Please, come in." The blonde rose from her seat as Jane entered the room.
"So, whatcha got for me?" Jane asked
Maura closed the door to her office and walked back over to Jane. They both smiled at each other in the quiet of the room. "This" Maura took a step forward and pressed her lips to Jane's. At first the Detective was taken aback but she quickly settled in to the warmth of the smaller woman's body. Jane tangled her hands in the soft honey blonde hair as she deepened the kiss. Maura hands were roaming over the brunettes back as she lost herself in the moment. She could feel Jane's velvety tongue dip into her mouth and swirl around her own. The heat of the kiss was causing a reaction to other parts of her body. Jane was no different, she was definitely heating up internally.
They had to abruptly end their morning salute to answer their ringing phones.
Breathless, Jane answered hers "Rizzoli" all the while keeping her eyes on the ME who had to step away from her.
"Dr Isles...ok, I'll be right there"
They ended their calls and made their way back to each other. Jane lightly brushed a stray blonde hair away from Maura face as she held her close.
"That was nice. " She smiled.
Maura beamed up at her, her hazel eyes a brilliant gold at the moment. " Has anyone ever told you that you are an exceptional kisser"
Jane blushed slightly at the comment "Hmm, no I can't say they have. "
"You are very talented Detective"
"Why thank you Dr Isles. If you only knew " She leaned down and pecked Maura's lips. " Wanna come see a dead body with me?"
"Mmmm, how romantic" Maura joked as they both laughed.
"Meet me upstairs in 5, I'll give you a ride"
"Ok, Thank you. "
After another quick kiss and Maura cleaning Jane's lips from any evidence of lip gloss, the tall Italian was out the door. Maura took a few moments to compose herself before grabbing her medical bag and heading upstairs to catch a ride with the stunning Detective.
Detective Jane Rizzoli was far different than the Jane that Maura had known in the past and who has been getting to know these past few days. The Detective was strong, confident, intense focused and Sexy as all hell. In fact, the new ME was having a little difficulty focusing on the crime scene. Its as if once that hair got pulled back into a ponytail, Jane was all business. It was one of the sexiest things Maura had ever witnessed.
Maura shook her thoughts out and bent down next to the body and went into Dr mode. "Female, approximately 28 years old, signs of blunt force trauma, reddish brown stains are present."
"By reddish brown stains you mean blood right?" Jane asked.
Maura rose from her kneeling position. "No, I mean reddish brown stains."
"We all know its blood Dr Isles" Korsak interjected.
" Actually Detective, there are a great number of things it could be"
"Really, name one"
Maura was about to when Jane stopped her "Wrong thing to say Korsak, Maura is a walking encyclopedia, she can probably name 100 things it could be"
Maura smiled in amusement. Jane clenched her jaw a bit. " Can you confirm time of death"
"Due to the condition of the body and rigor I'd approximate the time of death between 5-6 hours ago."
Jane looked around the area as she placed her hands n her hips. " What the hell was she doing here in the middle of the night."
"I can tell you more once I get her back to the Morgue" Maura said.
Jane nodded and spoke out. "We get an ID?"
" Nothing yet, we're working on it. " Frost said from a safe distance away.
"Ok , We're going to take a better look around." Jane said as she motioned for a uniformed officer to come over to the group. "Hey Foley, how you doing?"
"Doing great Rizzoli. Jennifer is almost ready to pop" he said smiling.
Jane smiled at the young officer. "That's great John, give her my best. Listen, I need a favor"
"You bet!"
"This is Dr Maura Isles Chief Medical Examiner for the State, can you please give her a lift back to headquarters ?"
"Yeah, no problem" he smiled at the group.
Jane turned back to Maura as the group disbursed. " Will you be ok Maur?"
Maura smiled at Janes thoughtfulness " Yes, thank you Jane. I'll let you know when I have something."
Jane walked Maura to the awaiting cruiser and closed the door for her once she got in. "Ok, let's ask around see if anyone saw anything.". Jane went back to her partners to see if they could find out any information at all.
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Jane strolled into the morgue about six hours later. They had Id'd the body as 28 year old Tamara Smith. A young beautiful Barrista at a local Java shop. After Maura had given jane the details they headed to the Java shop to question those who knew the victim.
"Hey Maur, brought you a coffee" Jane stepped into the ME's office and placed it on her desk.
"Thanks Jane. So how did you make out?" She asked
"We have a couple of uniforms outside the ex-boyfriends place. Going to bring him in for questioning. Some of the other Barrista's saw the two of them arguing a couple of nights ago. They say things got pretty heated "
"Ah, lovers quarrel, Crime of passion, it fits with the wounds on Tamara's body"
"I don't get it, if you love someone that much why would you hurt them" Jane shook her head as she sipped her coffee
"Humans are very complex Jane. We'll never truly understand "
" Do you want to grab a drink after work" she asked
"I'm sorry, I can't tonight. After I pick up the kids, I have to run home and interview for a Manny's position" Maura said smiling.
"I'm sorry, did you say 'Manny' " Jane asked confused
"Yes, a male Nanny" Maura clarified." I have 3 candidates that I'm interviewing"
" Really, why a male though. Wouldn't you feel more comfortable with a woman. "
" We've had a woman Maria, lovely Italian woman from Naples. She moved with us to San Francisco. When I told her we were moving back she decided to stay. Seems she fell in love with the west coast"
Jane nodded "ahh, ok"
"And an Italian pastry chef named Giacomo."Maura added. " So seing as how Benjamin is getting older, I'd like him to have a male figure around. You know, someone who he can relate to. "
" That makes sense, just be careful ok. Give me some names and I'll run background checks. " Jane offered
" Already done Detective. I am the Chief ME of the state you know. " Maura winked at Jane just as the brunette's phone buzzed.
"Sorry Maur I have to take this. I'll call you later ok...Rizzoli" Without thinking she kissed Maura on the cheek and left the smiling woman's office.
" What do you have Frost. Did we get the boyfriend?" Jane asked as she approached frost's desk.
"No, this is about that other thing you asked me about" he looked at her intently.
Jane rolled her chair up beside Frosts. "You've got my full attention Partner"
"Ok, my contact at Interpol has tracked down your guy. Ian Faulkner is currently living it up in Venice. Looks like he has an Art Gallery there."
Jane smiled at the information.
"I asked my guy to let me know if and when he moves and especially if he's headed back to the States. He so much as browses a travel site, we'll know about it"
" I owe you one Frost. "
"You owe me more than one Jane. What are you going to do to this guy anyway"
"Nothing, for now. I just want to keep an eye on him. See what he's up to. "
"You're up to some Rizzoli"
Jane raised her hands in surrender. "Hey, ever heard of the saying 'don't get mad get even'." Frost nodded. " Well payback's a bitch my friend" she winked at Frost and rolled herself back over to her desk.
Frost just shook his head and mumbled to himself. " Why do I have a feeling I'm going to regret this"