First of all thank you to Candace who is going to be my beta for the rest of the story! You rock!

Chapter 50 :

The nursery.

After the ultra sound, the two women went home in silence both dreaming about the future months to come and still unable to believe it.

For the past two months, they knew that Maura was pregnant because she didn't have her period and experienced all the classic symptoms of a pregnancy but seeing their little baby on the monitor made things real, for both of them.

"Let me take a shower and then we can celebrate, it's been too long." Maura smirked as she took her shoes off .

"Yeah sure.", Jane agreed not realizing what Maura meant by celebrating.

A few minutes later, Maura came back and she found Jane sitting on the floor in the middle of the nursery.

"What are you doing here?", Maura asked kneeling behind her and wrapping her arms around her neck.

"I was thinking light yellow or green. Maybe I could chose a theme, like the jungle or something like that.", Jane replied her eyes fixating on the walls.

"Oh babe, that's sweet but we have 7 months before the baby is here alright?", Maura replied kissing the top of her head.

"I know. I'm sorry for passing out on you like that, it won't happen again."

"It's perfectly natural. You just realized that you're going to be a mother and…"

"That I have so little time to prepare everything for our baby."

"Alright how about we make a list of things we need to do and we will do but keep in mind that we still have 7 months?", Maura offered in an attempt to reassure Jane.

Usually Maura takes her time to prepare for everything. When they go on the vacations, she always makes military schedule almost precisely or even when they go shopping, she always makes a list . However, this time was different for Maura. She felt relaxed and she was not worried about not having enough time to prepare.

"Alright sounds good. I just want everything to be perfect."

"But you can't do everything by yourself you know.."

" I don't want you to have to worry about anything, you know. You take care of yourself and our baby and I will take care of the logistics. Alright?"

"I don't need you to do everything, alright we're a team."

"Yes I know but I feel like you're doing the most part you know."

"Because I'm carrying the baby?"

"Yes. I mean, you're one who throws up every day and has the mood swings. Soon you're going to put on some weight and deliver the baby. God, that's not easy. I just feel like no matter what I do, it won't do as much for this baby as you do."

"You're doing more than you can imagine. I mean you work hard long hours and on top of that you come home you take care of me .You deal with my mood swings and you never complain, but most importantly you talk to the baby every day. I'm sure that she will recognize your voice at the moment she sees you. You're doing more than I could have hoped for.."

"Alright I guess I can't control everything. Just let me take care of the nursery but I want it to be a surprise. Alright? "

"Alright the nursery will be your little project if you want. Since we don't know our baby's sex, just remember to be neutral choosing the colors. Alright?"

"Alright thank you for letting me do this." Jane said turning around to rush her lips against Maura's .

"But first, you're going to come with me to our bedroom and you're going to make love with me until my heart stops beating.", Maura ordered unzipping Jane's pant.

"Are you sure it's safe?" Jane objected.

"Yes it is. What wouldn't be safe is for you to make me wait another minute so join me now. ", Maura ordered as she stood up and walked toward their bedroom.

"I think I might learn to appreciate those hormones after all." Jane joked as Maura pushed her on the bed before crawling on top of her.

"Alright, alright." Jane said before gently pushing Maura aside to roll on top of her.

"God Jane, it's been 9 weeks, I need to feel you inside me." Maura moaned.

"Alright then." Jane smiled.

Jane suddenly realized that those hormones might actually have some good sides and she rarely saw Maura so excited. So she started kissing her neck and gently sliding her tongue on her shivering skin while opening Maura's pants with one hand and her shirt with the other.

"God your boobs already look bigger." Jane hummed starting to slide her tongue between her wife's large breasts.

"Oh God, don't stop." Maura squirmed her desire rising fast.

As she continued to make her way towards Maura's folds, Jane, without warning dragged her hand into Maura's pants, immediately feeling her wetness .

"Look like you're already excited, babe.", Jane moaned.

"I need you inside me now.", Maura croaked unable to hold it anymore.

"Patience, my love we'll get there, soon." Jane reassured withdrawing her hand of her wife's underwear.

"No, I need you now." Maura firmly objected grabbing Jane's hand to keep it between her legs.

"Alright babe, don't bite me. I'm giving you what you want.", Jane agreed as she suddenly inserted one then two fingers inside her pregnant wife.

"Oh god, more, more…." Maura panted.

As she felt her wife needed more, Jane didn't complain and she knew it was better to give her what she wanted rather than taking her time and facing her disapproving hormones. So without hurting her, she gently inserted a third finger and started thrusting in and our of her.

"Oh God Jane, harder, I'm close." Maura moaned matching her back pressing her breast harder against Jane's lips and tongue.

"How can she be close I barely started?" Jane said to herself.

Jane was well aware of the effect she had on Maura. She knew she could practically make her come by kissing her but she certainly never expected her to be on the edge of coming so soon.

"Oh God.", Maura whimpered as she felt her inner muscles contracted around Jane's fingers….

"God Maura, that was….fast.", Jane sighed pulling out her fingers.

"Wait, stay inside.", Maura requested.

"You want me to stay inside of you?", Jane questioned.

"Yeah just give me a minute. I will be ready for the round 2." Maura whimpered.

"Alright anything for you baby." Jane acquiesced eager to satisfy her wife but also disconcerted.

So Jane gave Maura what she wanted, a second, third time until she couldn't take it anymore. Of course, she loves that Maura wanted it so much but she felt a bit uncomfortable making love with her like that. She felt like she was scratching a itchy part of her body rather than making love with her. Of course, Jane didn't complain. She knew Maura was full of hormones and she needed to please her. It was safer for her to please her what she wanted instead of refusing her and facing her anger.

Next few weeks later, she was very busy between her work and preparing the nursery. Jane had put a lot of efforts on her little project. She would spend all of her free time, evenings, weekends on decorating the nursery. She actually wanted to surprise Maura by showing her the room just before they had their 20 weeks ultrasound that would reveal the sex of the baby.

After the weeks of her hard work, everything was finally ready. Jane had found the perfect neutral theme for the walls but the only one missing thing was the crib. She knew exactly where to find the perfect one.

"Maura, what are you doing in front of the nursery?", Jane asked wrapping her arms around her very very pregnant wife.

"Asking myself why it's actually locked."

"It's locked because I know you too well and I know you would never resist the urge of seeing it before it's ready."

"It's just so hard for me to restrain myself. I want to see, please.", Maura pouted.

"No, I'm sorry but don't worry I won't keep you waiting long .", Jane replied.

"Why are you doing this? I just want to see.", Maura cried out.

"Oh God, again with those hormones.", Jane thought to herself.

Maura was now about 20 weeks pregnant and the good news was that the morning sickness were over but the mood swings weren't. Last week Maura burst into tears because she couldn't find her car keys.

"Oh babe, it's going to be ok. I promise I will show you tomorrow. I just need to pick up the master piece.", Jane said rubbing her wife's neck with her thumb.

"The crib?", Maura asked rising her head.

"Yes, it shouldn't take long, you'll be alright?", Jane asked kissing her forehead.

"I think. Please go before I start crying again.", Maura smirked well aware of her condition.

"Alright I will see you in a couple of hours. I love you, and I love you too little Rizzoli please take care of your mommy for me.", Jane said kneeling to gently kiss Maura's belly.

About an half hour later, Jane arrived at her parents' house.

"Pop, where are you?", Jane shouted as she entered the house.

"I'm here , what's up.", Frank Sr said coming out of the kitchen.

"Well, I have something to ask you."

"Maura driving you crazy?"

"Actually, she does. She's very hormonal, just before I left the house she cried because I wouldn't let her see the nursery, and the other day she cried because she couldn't find her car keys."

"Your mother was crying all the time when she was pregnant with your brother. The only secret is to remember that no matter what you do you're doing it wrong. And no matter how understanding you are. You will never be able to understand the pain and changing she's going through."

"You're saying I have to suck it up and take it?"

"Yes, you do. No matter what happens, you're wrong and she's right, well actually this goes not only for when she's pregnant but for the rest of your marriage."

"I remember you told me that when I first brought her on Christmas. I'm following your advice, especially since she's pregnant. I give her anything she wants and try to surprise her, show her that I care.."

"And I know you do, you spent a lot time on that nursery, don't worry she's grateful."

"I know I hope she's going to like it. Well I hope both of them are going to like it."

"I'm sure that she will. I can't believe you're going to be a mom."

"Tell me about it. I can't believe it myself. If you had told me 4 years ago that I would be married to Maura and that she would be 5 months pregnant I wouldn't have believed it."

"Time flies, soon your daughter will be going to pre school, begging you not to leave her alone. Well if you're having a girl, men in our family don't cry." Jane's dad joked.

"I know, I intend to be there for my child just like mom and you were, you're best example I could have had."

"We did our best and looking at you and your brother. So anyway, you don't tell me you came here only to have my advice on how to deal with your pregnant wife?"

"Actually I was wondering if you still had my old crib?"

"Of course, It's in the garage come with me."

"I can't believe you kept it after all these years.", Jane said surprised as they stepped into the garage.

"You can not imagine what we kept, every little shoe, little dresses, every paintings, your mother kept everything. Here it is." Jane's dad said pulling the thick sheet that was covering it.

"It needs a good painting but it's still perfect. So can I have it?" Jane asked marveling at the beauty of her old crib her dad made with his own hands.

"Aren't you buying one of those fancy ones?"

"Actually I'm in charge of the nursery and I want this one that you made it yourself. It would mean a lot to me and I'm sure to Maura if our child could have it."

"Oh sweetheart, I'm flattered, of course you can have it." Jane's dad replied genuinely touched.

"I thought men in our family didn't cry?", Jane joked hugging her old man.

"They don't. It's so dusty in here.", Frank Sr said wiping the tear of his eye.

About an hour later, Jane was back home and found Maura sleeping on the couch. Another symptoms of the pregnancy : She would sleep a lot, too much actually.

"Maura sweetheart, wake up.", Jane said shaking her slightly.

"I wasn't sleeping. Where were you?"

"I was picking up the crib remember?"

"Yes, sorry."

"Do you want to see it?"

"Can I?"

"Of course, it's in the garage"

"Thank you again, for everything you're doing."

"Stop thanking me.", Jane said as she uncovered the crib.

"It's my crib. It needs a good painting but I wanted to finish the nursery before taking care of it.", Jane explained.

"It's gorgeous. Did your dad make it?", Maura asked running her finger on the wood.

"Yes he did. If you don't like it, I can buy a fancy one…"

"Of course not, I love it. It was made with love and it's exactly the kind of environment I want our child to grow up in, thank you."

"Would you like to see the nursery?"

"I thought you wanted me to wait until we know the sex of the baby?"

"Well our appointment is tomorrow so I figured, what's a day if it can make you happy?"

"You're a charmer, you know that?"

"I know, that's why you married me right?"

"Among other things."

A few minutes later :

"Alright you have to close your eyes.", Jane instructed covering Maura's eyes with her right hand.

"Alright. I won't cheat.", Maura said her hand on the handle.

"Alright then." Jane replied pushing the door.

"It smells great.", Maura pointed out as she entered the nursery her eyes still covered.

"Alright you can, open your eyes now." Jane said uncovering her eyes and snaking her arms around her waist.

When Maura opened her eyes she couldn't believe it that the room was gorgeous. Jane had painted the wall in a light yellow, neutral color that would suit a boy or a girl and she had painted several pictures on the walls , each representing a moment in their lives. The pictures of their families and friends were on the walls, stuffed animal everywhere, educational toys.

"Do you like it?", Jane asked biting her lower lip.

"If I like it, I love it and all those drawings are gorgeous.."

"You like it. These are obviously a baseball, glove and bat representing the place where I first told you I love you and we got married. This is the Eiffel tower representing where we spent our first date and honeymoon. At last, my favorite is those fishes representing the aquarium where we first kiss.", Jane explained guiding Maura though the room still wrapped around her.

"Jane, you're so …", Maura mumbled letting a tear streaming on her face.

"Adorable? I know. I figured that one day we would be telling her how we fell in love and that this would help."

"It will. Thank you so much. I love you.", Maura said turning around to gently kiss her wife.

"How about you little Rizzoli , how do you like your room?", Jane asked her hand on Maura's belly.

"She loves it.", Maura replied.

"Oh my God, you felt that?", Jane asked as she felt the baby kicking for the first time.

"I did, it seems like she really loves that nursery.", Maura replied her hand on Jane's.

"Oh God, she's kicking like crazy. Is it the first time?", Jane asked moving her hands trying to feel her moving.

"It is, here she's moving.", Maura replied guiding Jane's hand.

"Does it hurt?"

"No, she usually doesn't move a lot. I can barely feel her. Well until now, it looks like your surprise woke her up.", Maura smirked.

"Looks like it, you decided to show yourself just the day before we find if you're a little guy or a little girl hum?", Jane mumbled as she kneeled before her wife and put her ear against Maura's belly.

The couple stayed there for a while feeling the baby moving, Jane's at Maura's feet her head on her belly….

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