"Oh my God, I owe you the biggest coffee ever Frost! Thank you so much!" Jane punched her partner's shoulder affectionately. She was so thankful that he'd called in sick on Monday; she needed to dip out of work early to go to to the store and be back in time to see Maura before she left for the night.
"Get em tiger" Frost winked at Jane. He was a little sad that she'd never be his, but he knew that she loved another. The smile that Jane had been wearing all week made everyone wonder who had captured the detective's heart. Jane hadn't really told him much other than she needed the afternoon off to plan an impromptu date.
Jane just beamed and jogged towards the elevator. She checked her watch and estimated that she had about an hour to put her plan into motion. Hopefully she would make it in time, or else things could get pretty awkward.
Maura rubbed the bridge of her nose in a halfhearted attempt to rid herself of the vicious headache that had ruined the last half of her day. She opened the door to her office and flipped off the lights. She used her phone to light up her path a bit and collapsed into her chair. Her eyes flicked to the clock and back, cursing when she realized that she still had ten minutes before she would feel comfortable leaving.
Senior Criminalist Chang had already sent in all of the tests, sanitized the whole office, and had briefed Dr. Isles on all of the open cases. She had punched out almost an hour ago, claiming that she needed to be gone by five p.m. or else her future was unknown. Maura had just chalked it up to Susie being just as painfully awkward as she was.
Maura laid her head uncharacteristically on her arms while simultaneously trying to take deep even breaths. She could feel her heartbeat in her throbbing head, it was like someone had taken a mallet to her skull. It was probably a sinus headache- the temperature and barometric pressure had been fluctuating greatly this past week. Maybe she could run a hot bath for herself later. Before she could process any other thought, there was a soft rapp on her door.
"Come in, but please be quiet" Maura requested towards her unplanned visitor. She smiled softly as the normally loud detective very obviously tried to enter as quietly as she could. Jane was hiding something behind her back, and Maura really did not have the energy to start a guessing game. She was exhausted, and her feelings were dangerously close to the surface. She was not in the mood for Jane's playful flirting tonight; her heart and mind just weren't strong enought.
"I'm sorry, I'm not very good company today Jane. What's up?" Maura laid her head back down on her arms, making sure her hearing was still intact. Jane noticed the blonde's sullen tone and frowned. She'd picked a great day for this, obviously.
"I just came to ask you a question before I left for the day; I can come back though." Jane stood up to leave until Maura lifted a lazy arm in a silent protest. Jan continued to stand but instead moved behind Maura's chair.
Jane set down the small bundle of multi-colored flowers down on the front of Maura's desk along with a small bag of fudge clusters. She had intended to make a scene, but quickly changed her mind once she saw that Maura was seemingly under the weather. There would be plenty of opportunities for her later on…maybe.
She softly played with Maura's hair for a few moments, running the silky hair through her fingers but careful not to pull. Maura let out a little moan of content, making Jane's eyes widen as she thought of other ways she could make the blonde make that noise again.
"Where's it hurt?" the detective whispered close to Maura's ear, watching the blonde shiver at the contact. Maura's arm came up and pointed to the base of her skull, indicating that was the center of her discomfort. Jane pressed her fingers softly to the area just below the blonde hairline and started to massage slow circles into the warm skin there. She could feel the tension built up there, and vowed to keep going until it dissipated.
"Ohhhh Jane. that's perfect." Maura murmured lovingly. She could feel her eyes fluttering shut when she heard Jane start to whisper in her ear again. She could feel the hot breath of the woman next to her, causing shivers to run up her spine. Warm lips touched the skin under her ear, causing an avalanche of goosebumps to erupt all over her hot skin.
"W-when?", Jane started to ask a question but her voice cracked. She tried once again. "When did it happen Maur?" she mumbled, squeezing her eyes tightly, not wanting to see the blonde's reaction to her question.
Maura looked to the side to see a very anxious Jane, she couldn't help but wonder if Jane was really asking what she thought that she was.
"When did what happen Jane?"
"When did you fall in love with me?" Jane tried her best to prevent the tears from falling now. She had just taken the biggest leap in her life and was barely holding on.
Maura felt a wave of relief wash through her body as she lifted her head up and looked Jane right in the eyes.
"Well, I've loved you for years but I really fell for you when you rubbed my headache away" Maura smiled softly as Jane burst into a teary smile.
"I always knew I had magic hands" Jane laughed and placed an innocent kiss on the M.E's head.
"C'mon let's get you home. I'll have Ma make you some soup." Jane helped Maura rise from her chair as they left her office arm in arm. The detective realized that Maura never saw the flowers or fudge,. She just assumed she'd be happy to see them tomorrow, or whenever she came back to the office.
