"Do you think about me?" Jane dared. Maura released a troubled breath. "Of course I think about you. You're the mother of my child." TWO SHOT.

"No husbands. No dating. Just you and I." Jane and Maura agree to commit to each other. Somehow, they've fallen in love, they tell everyone. And nobody can ever know they're settling for each other just to put an end to loneliness. On this, they agree. Behind closed doors, they'll just be best friends. Together, but just best friends. But what happens when that line begins to blur?

"Can we be elephants, Maur?" Jane saw Maura's eyes soften and a tiny smile creep onto her lips. "Please, Maura? I can't do it alone. I can't do it without you. And I don't want to… I just… I can't do it alone." This is a draft. Read and download the final version at feltknickers . tumblr . com/elephants.

Maura goes to a conference and meets the man of her dreams. It tears Jane apart, and she leaves to take a position in another city. After being severely injured in an accident, Jane comes back to Boston, and finds out things are not how she left them. Rizzles Fan Awards WINNER! - Best Plot and Best Author! Runner up- Best Angst/Drama!

Three months later, Jane and Maura still have a baby.