8 Dinner at Angela's
The two women went for a run the next day before driving to the precinct to meet up with Frankie.
"Uhhh the coffee hasn't changed much." Jane noticed after taking a sip.
"Still the same coffee machine" Frankie said with a smirk.
"Next time we ll bring our own coffee" Jane stated, and Frankie chuckled.
"Hope you'll bring one for me too."
"Sure!" The brunette replied.
"So, let me summarize what we have," Jane continued. "A religious group called the riddles which has been murdering witches since god knows when. A pig heart delivered to the precinct – probably as a warning, a dead medical examiner – probably killed because we would have found something interesting in the autopsy report from our Jane doe killed in 1970, and a murder which is supposed to happen soon."
"Jap", Frankie confirmed.
Jane sighed and leaned back in her chair thinking.
"The professors blood test came back clean." Maura added and looked up from the file she had just read.
I'm not surprised Jane murmured. "The professor was an old man. No need to sedate him before killing him with a hammer, right?"
"How big could this group be? Or how small at least?" Jane asked Maura.
"I d say that two people would be enough to commit the murders" the medical examiner said. "but the question is why we find articles about the murders on the Boston Chronicle kept at Quantico, but not here in Boston? The librarian reassured me that they had scanned the original papers and that nothing was missing. Which could mean, that the riddles have influence on the library."
"The question which bugs me the most is what the FBI knows?" Frankie added to the conversation.
"All good questions Jane stated. I….
The brunette got interrupted by an opening door.
"Maaa!" Jane and Frankie exclaimed at the same time.
"What?" Angela replied. Entering the room with a basket. "If the prophet doesn't come to the mountain, the mountain has to come to the prophet eh?"
"Ma, we re in the middle of something here!" Jane said, watching Angela pulling out some cookies out of her basket.
"Jane Rizzoli! Where are you re manners young lady! Is this the way you greet your mother after not seeing her for two years?"
Jane cringed. Her mother was right. But was it really necessary to show up unannounced at her work? Wasn't that just one of the reasons why she had fled to Quantico? She really loved Angela but sometimes it was just too much.
Jane saw that her mother was hurt. She got up and gave her a long hug. "I'm sorry Ma. It s just that we really have a difficult case. What about us coming by later and having dinner together?"
Angela wiped a tear from the edge of her eyes. "Okay" she said. "it's just that I haven't seen you in a long time and I missed you, you know."
"I missed you too Ma", Jane answered. And she really meant it.
"And Maura….." now it was the blonde's turn to get hugged. "I missed you too. Its so good to see you all together again."
"I missed you too Angela" Maura replied honestly.
"See you tonight ladies" Angela said and waved leaving the room.
"And what about me?" Frankie shouted after his mother. Angela popped her head back into the door again."I see you almost every day Frankie" she said and disappeared.
Jane smiled. "No luck Frankie." She teased him and earned a nudge.
"Thank god Angela's Muffins haven't changed" Maura stated as she munched on one.
The siblings looked at her in disbelieve and started to chuckle.
They continued to discuss the case while eating, and finally got some new ideas how to proceed.
"Come on Maur!" Jane shouted lying on Maura's bed. "We are going to be late for dinner."
"I'm almost done." Maura shouted back. "I just want to look ok."
"Ok?" Jane asked as the blonde emerged from the bathroom. "You are beautiful!"
"Thank you." Maura replied feeling flattered.
"Besides it's not as if Ma hasn't seen you before you know?"
Maura smiled. "I know. Its just…. I don't know." Jane knew. it was different now, that they were dating. She would have felt the same.
She grabbed the car keys, rolling her eyes. "We are not going to talk about us, are we?"
"No, I think its too early." Maura replied to Janes relieve.
"Good."
They kissed quickly and left for the car. "As I've already said Dr. Isles, one day you are going to kill me." Jane chuckled, thinking how wonderful Maura looked.
Maura grunted. "Or you, detective Rizzoli, kill me first."
"Yeah and poor Frankie will have to solve the murder haha."
They both laughed and got into the car.
It smelled great when they entered the Rizzoli home. A loud rumbling sound emerged from Janes stomach giving away how hungry she was. Angela greeted them heartedly with a hug and asked them to go to the dining room. Frankie and Michelle – his girlfriend – were already there. Setting the table for the dinner. Jane also gave both a quick hug.
The lasagna was delicious, and Maura couldn't help but moan when she took the first bite.
The family spent the entire evening talking about their lives. It felt good to catch up Jane thought to herself. .
Frankie stated that Angela had begged him to marry his girlfriend so that Jane would come to Boston and they all laughed.
"Nothing wrong with that!" Angela stated and smiled.
Well I guess I ll come to Boston more often then." Jane noted.
"Me too", Maura said and smiled.
"Yeah and you can of course bring your partners…" Angela added, and Jane almost choked on her beer while Maura suddenly focused on her meal.
Angela immediately looked suspicious.
Frankie tried to help them by stating: "Ma, maybe they are single."
"Single? Look at them, they look guilty as hell. I don't get the fuss about always being so secretive about Janes love life. I don't really get it." She seemed to be angry, but also sad.
Jane looked at her mother. Searching her mind for the right words. Then she glanced at Maura who slightly nodded.
So, the brunette took a deep breath: "Ma, it has nothing to do with you. It's just that its complicated and I have a hard time talking about it because I'm not good at this."
"For heaven's sake Janie, just spit it out."
"Ok, I'm uhm gay."
Angela shrugged. "I've known that for a long time Janie. Maybe even before you wanted to acknowledge it. I still love you. Your girlfriend is also welcome of course…" Jane melted a little and hugged her mother.
"The other thing is", Jane continued after a thoughtful pause" that I'm seeing someone. But it's very fresh."
Angela nodded. I get that. So you want to wait with telling me, when you know more.
As Angela turned to Maura to ask her about her love life it clicked. Maura was still focused on her plate, which probably gave her away. Especially after her face was all read.
The click was followed by a wide smile. I knew it Angela exclaimed. I knew it.
Well, Jane thought the plan to hide it from her mum had definitely not functioned. As they went into a big hug she remembered Maura's and her conversation from earlier.
"Oh great!" Maura replied. "What will she cook?"
Jane looked astonished. "We are going to have dinner with the greatest spy of the world, and you re only thought is about food?"
Maura chuckled. "Oh, you mean we should be worried about her finding out, that we are dating?"
"Well, yeah." Jane replied.
"We will just behave Jane. And she won't find out. We are going to be fine. You will watch a match with your brothers and I ll help Angela in the kitchen."
So much for that.
"Are you going to move back to Boston then?" Angela asked in excitement.
"We don't know yet ma, we only had one date so far. Its really new and we haven't talked about it yet."
" Don't pressure them Frankie said and laid a hand on Angela's arm. "Just let them work out their stuff." He earned a grateful look from both women.
"Yeah, of course you re right." their mother admitted and apologized.
Jane thanked Frankie later when washing the dishes. "Thank YOU Janie" he replied. "Now I will hopefully get rid of the pressure to marry Michelle." he smirked. "Ah that won't happen sorry." She replied knowing her mother. "Yeah, she can be very persistent." They giggled. "I hope ma isn't torturing our girlfriends right now he added." Now it was janes turn to smirk. Probably she has already found out, that we haven't had sex yet she said.
Frankie had a thoughtful expression on his face. "Its ok Janie. Don't let ma pressure you. Take your time. I bet that it must be a little bit difficult."
"Hell yeah. Its just that you know this person so well. But its different to know someone as a friend or a lover. Sometimes it still feels weird to kiss her. So, its very confusing."
I bet it is he stated.
She told him that their mother had asked her about a relationship with Maura years ago.
"Was it so obvious?" She asked.
"Not to me, her brother replied. To me you were just Maura and Jane. And what you did was just your typical behavior with each other. Maybe because you were so different characters. Maura always the serious lady and you the wild tomboy. I guess that I could have seen that you are gay, but I didn't. Probably because it didn't matter. I just took you how you were you know?"
Jane felt tears dwelling up her eyes. She definitely had the sweetest brother in the world.
They finished their work in silence, reflecting.
" Jane stated once they were heading back to the hotel.
Suddenly both started laughing.
"Angela should have become a detective." Maura noted.
Jane smirked. The killers would have fled from Boston.
"Haha yes."
The brunette let her hand wander onto Maura's tight while holding the wheel with the other one. The blonde gasped in delight of this surprising feeling. Jane was immediately aroused by that sound. Initially she had planned to ask Maura out for a drink. But now she had something else in mind and she couldn't wait to get back to the room.
Once the door was closed behind them Maura dragged Jane to the bed. They started kissing and touching each other.
"You can say stop anytime if you re not ready to go further." Jane whispered in between the kisses.
Maura nodded and started to pull Janes shirt over the brunettes' head. Bodies melted again and eyes full of fire and lust locked when Jane unbuttoned Maura's blouse. Jane had had sex with some women, but she had never been turned on like she was now. She sat on Maura who was lying on her back as she opened more buttons and smiled.
"What"? Maura gasped.
"You are so beautiful you know?" Jane mumbled.
The blonde blushed.
Soon after, both were naked, Jane still on top of Maura swinging in their own world were only the two of them existed until they both came at the same time.
Afterwards, jane stroke over Maura's hair and forehead and gave her a soft kiss.
"Hi" Maura whispered with a wide smile on her face.
"Hey", Jane replied equally softly.
They stayed in their entangled position for a very long time.
"Oh god", Jane mumbled into the dark. "You made me so hot that I almost came in the car."
Maura shifted her position so that she could see janes face a little bit better.
"Hell, I almost came when you put your hand on my tight. I was so surprised." She giggled.
"I was surprised too, believe me", Jane replied and giggled too.
"Can I ask you something Maur?"
"Sure, anything you want."
"Have you ever had a relationship with a woman before?"
"No, no never. In hindsight I d say that it was because they weren't you." Maura blushed a little.
"I'm so much in love with you Maura." Jane whispered.
"I'm also in love with you Jane Rizzoli."
"I hope ma didn't torture you while Frankie and I were in the kitchen."
"No. of course she asked certain questions but actually she was very nice and happy for us both. But she was right. We must come up with a plan. Because when this case is solved…. "
"I know. I ll be back In Quantico and you a few thousand miles away. The joke with the second date…" she muttered.
"What's that?" Maura asked.
"What does a lesbian bring to a second date?"
Maura shrugged. "I don't know."
"A U haul."
Jane was surprised that the blonde found the joke funny. "Uhhh so I guess we wait with the second date, right?"
The brunette chuckled. "We have to anyway…"
"I would love to come back to the states." Maura said after a while.
"Thank god, Jane replied, I already saw myself eating snails and frog legs for the rest of my life."
"Ahhh, the cuisine is not so bad there you know?" Maura chuckled and slapped Jane playfully. "But does that mean that you would have moved to Paris?"
"For you? Yes. But I wonder what I would have worked there….."
"So, I d say we just see as it goes and try to come up with something reasonable?"
"Sounds like a good plan." Jane said and sighed.
"Can I also ask you something?"
"Sure Maur."
"When did you know that you had feelings for me?"
"Uhhhm, I always cared for you a lot, you know that."
"Yes, but when did you know that it was more than friendship?"
Jane sighed. "I guess I've known for a long time, but I ignored it. I also ignored that I was gay. Don't ask me why. I can't tell you. Things started cooking in Paris. When I realized how much I would miss you. And that this feeling was far beyond friendship. But again, I didn't want to acknowledge that I was gay myself. That's probably why everything got sour. After our last fight I was sure to have you out of my live. And I thought that it was probably better that way. But hell, believe me, there was hardly a day on which I didn't miss you or haven't thought about you."
"Hmmm"
"How about you?" Jane now also rolled to her side to face Maura.
"Pretty much the same I guess." she mumbled. "It didn't occur to me right away. To me it also was friendship. And I didn't want to pass behind that because I was scared to lose you. I didn't know that you were gay too, nor that you had the same feelings. But I didn't want to talk about it either because I had tried twice at college, and it ended bad each time. So I thought better shut up and be happy with what you have. At the end it had all become too much and I jumped at the opportunity to spent a year away to relax and reflect. It seemed like we were too close in the wrong way if it makes sense to you. I didn't to me at the time and that's what I wanted to figure out. But then you left for Quantico. our fight in Paris left me clueless to what was going on. Today I d say that all these feelings had driven us mad. When you ran out on me I thought that I d never see you again. I kept contact to Angela, sometimes I asked her about you. But she never asked what happened between us. I was surprised to learn that you hadn't had contact to your family either."
"Yeah. Because as you said. it had been all too much. And with my family being so close I couldn't figure who I was. I felt lost because my entire world fell apart in just a second. Korsak retiring and leaving for Miami, you leave for France. So, I hoped to find me there and make a new life. I wasn't mad at them. But I just needed some break. Otherwise I'd probably still ignore the fact that I'm gay." She chuckled. "Or maybe I would have gone mad or so."
"And did you find yourself?"
"Not really. I learned stuff about me, but as I've said. you were always on my mind. Did you find in Paris what you were looking for?"
"Not really either I guess. It's a wonderful place to live. But I also had the feeling that my world was upside down. New job, new people and nobody back in Boston except for Angela and Frankie."