There was a lot going on at the morgue, when Jane made her way to Maura's office with yet another lunch. A small group of students were standing around the steel table, all holding clip boards in their hands and taking notes.
Jane stopped in front of the window to glance at her wife standing among the group. She noticed once more how sexy Maura looked in her black scrubs. It always fascinated her to watch the blonde doing her work. Therefore, she just stood there and watched in awe until Maura finally noticed her.
A warm smile passed quickly over Maura's face before she refocused onto the y-incision she was just performing on an elderly man. One of the students, an African American boy, began to heave when the blonde exposed the organs.
The brunette chuckled at Maura's gesture motioning to the sink. The poor guy followed her instructions and threw up noisily. If the blonde was disgusted or disturbed, she didn't show it. Instead she continued her explanation and the student left the room through the door next to Jane.
He looked quite embarrassed when he noticed that she had witnessed his weakness. "I just haven't eaten enough this morning." He mumbled, whipping his mouth. Jane quietly handed him a bottle of water. "Have some sips, you will feel better then." She stated with a reassuring smile.
"I don't want to become a medical examiner, I want to be a cop." He said in a low voice and Jane had to strain her ears to understand what he was saying. She chuckled softly, crossing her arms in front of her chest.
"Which academy are you attending?" she asked.
He slowly took a sip, thanking her for the water. "New York. They sent us here to learn from the best." The boy pointed towards Maura. "Did you know that they call her the queen of deaths?" Jane furrowed her eyebrows and cringed, feeling some anger stir in her. "Nope, I didn't know that." She replied truthfully, hearing it for the first time. It wasn't as if she didn't know that there was bad talk about her wife but knowing Maura she could only imagine how this must be one of the things which hurt her.
Upon returning her focus to the boy, she noticed that he shrugged. "I think that its her attitude which make her so professional. Do you know her?"
"Uhm, I guess you could put it that way." She chuckled and his face took up some puzzled look. Therefore, she clarified: "She's my wife."
His mouth formed a silent oh which made Jane chuckle even more. "Believe me when I say, that she's totally different at home. And I guess you're right. Working in a man dominated field you need to pull up a certain attitude if you want to be taken serious if you are a woman."
"Yeah, that's what I thought. I'm Frost by the way." He introduced himself, holding out his hand.
"Jane. Pleasure to meet you." She gave him a warm smile. "I'm attending the police academy here in Boston by the way. My goal is to become a detective one day."
"Mine too." Frost replied, glancing through the window to his colleagues with a worried look. "But I guess I have a problem."
"I think you will be fine. If you get good partners, you might not even have to suffer too much. There are always plenty of things to do at a crime scene. And I guess you don't get sick when the body is just on a picture right?" Jane had read an article about that phenomenon and hoped that it would cheer up the poor boy next to her.
"Yes, pictures are fine. I can deal with them." Frost said, finally daring to glance at Jane.
Both kind of jumped in surprise when the door opened again, and the blonde poked her head out of the room. "Are you okay?" she asked frost with a worried look.
"Yeah, I feel better. Thank you." He said, still feeling ashamed for puking.
"Why don't you stand at the table with the instruments for the rest of the autopsy? It won't be that bad from there." Jane saw how Frost nodded gratefully, getting back into the room after saying goodbye to Jane.
"That is really nice of you." Jane said with a soft smile. Maura shrugged. "This happens to some people. No need to torture them, I think. He made some intelligent remarks earlier and I think that he would make a great cop."
"I brought you lunch, but I will just leave it on your desk in your office for later." Jane changed the topic. A desperate need to kiss her wife raged in her, but this wouldn't be professional. So, she tried to ignore it. "Oh, and we have to watch another documentary about forensic science. Would it be okay if I asked Katie and Amber to come over?"
Maura nodded. "Sure, the more the merrier, right?" Jane smiled happily.
"What did you get me?" the blonde asked pointing to the paper bag with a mischievous grin. Whenever Jane brought her food it was unhealthy. Then the blonde usually ranted for show, before digging in.
"Lasagna, fresh from the one division café." Jane grinned. Angela had started working there for Stanley after she had divorced Frank, Janes father. It had only taken her two months to turn the place which was known for its old doughnuts and horrible coffee into a booming place. Her cooking skills were by now legendary at the precinct and detectives and other employees queued each day at midday to get some delicious lunch.
"Mhmm, shame that I'm only half through the autopsy. I would have enjoyed having lunch with you." Maura mumbled, reaching for Janes hand to squeeze it quickly before letting go.
"I'm off to the BCU now. See you later." Jane grinned, flashing her dimples.
R&I
Jane was almost late for her class, bumping into a person while checking her phone for the classroom.
When she glanced up to apologize, she faced a confused looking Katie. "I think we've never been to the classroom before. Damn! And its just today that i had a flat tire." The other girl rambled.
Her face was red, and her hands and clothes were covered with dark smears. "I think its at the second floor." Jane said and started walking quickly towards the stairs. "Wanna sit with us today?" she managed to ask in between some pants. Walking fast proved to be far more exhausting than running.
"Sure." Katie replied with a smile. "If you don't mind."
The teacher was already there when they entered the room. He threw them a stern look and focused on the slides then. "So, as I mentioned before I was interrupted…." Another stern look hit Katie and Jane who busied themselves to take out some pens and paper.
R&I
"Oh my god, this was so boring I thought I was going to die." Katie later said, when they made themselves comfortable on the couch. Amber sat down close to Katie. They had started dating, shortly after the day at Giovanni's.
The brunette found their sometimes-shy behavior sweet. As Maura had been held up at work, she had already cooked some pasta for the guests and they had eaten dinner at the table in the kitchen, just like civilized people as her mother would say.
"Sorry, I'm late. The thing with the students took me longer than expected. They were quite interested towards the end and who am I to deny wisdom to the people." Maura said, placing her bag and keys to their designated spots. Jane hid a quick smirk, happy that the blonde had found such an interested audience.
"We have already eaten. But there is some pasta left. I can heat it for you if you like." Jane said and stood.
"Thank you, honey. But I'm still stuffed from the lasagna." Maura smiled at her, pulling her into a hug. Amber and Katie discreetly turned away, when the couple kissed.
"Then let me pour you some wine." Jane stated, smiling on her way into the kitchen.
Amber and Katie had been absolutely surprised by their home, which was no surprise. "You are crazy!" Amber had explained when Jane had welcomed them to her humble shag. The joke was meant to break the awkwardness and she was happy to see that it worked.
Maura took a sip and relaxed into Janes arms. The documentary was quite interesting, and as usually there was some talk about it afterwards. The brunette noticed from the corner of her eye, how Amber and Katie became more comfortable in showing their affection in public. They settled more into each other until they were completely entangled by the end of the documentary.
They left around ten pm, and Jane and Maura padded into their bedroom to get ready for the night.
When Jane thought about the remark of the queen of the dead, she pulled Maura closer into the spoon. Her effort was immediately rewarded by a humming sound.
"I love you, Maur." Jane whispered and kissed the soft spot behind the blonde's ear.
This made her wife shiver in delight. "I love you too, Jane." The blonde said, sounding very sleepy already.