Chapter 10
"Jane"
"Mmm"
"Jane"
"Mmm… What?"
"Your alarm is going off"
Jane rolled over and pressed snooze
"No it's not"
Maura laughed to herself and settled down. 10 minutes later, her alarm went off again
"Ugh, alright I'll get up" Jane mumbled into her pillow.
She turned the alarm off, and went straight into the bathroom to shower. She came out refreshed and clean, just in time to see Maura getting changed. She came up behind her, and slid her hands around Maura's bare waist kissing her neck
"Hey you" Maura leaned into Jane's touch
"Hey" Jane replied between kisses
Maura turned around to face Jane. Jane took in every inch of Maura Isles standing in front of her, in only her underwear
"I'm going to miss you" Maura said
"I'm going to miss you too" Jane replied, and quickly brought her face down to kiss Maura.
A knock at the door interrupted them. Jane went over to the door and opened it
"Good Morning Jane, Our driver will be here in 15 minutes. Mrs Pendergast has prepared you a breakfast to eat on the drive up"
"Thank you Constance, I'll finish packing and be right out"
"Excellent" Constance replied and walked towards the kitchen
Jane turned around to find Maura fully dressed
"I liked it better when you were undressed"
Maura smiled and blushed. She walked over to Jane and kissed her.
"Are you all packed?"
"Yeah, I packed everything last night"
She went over and pulled the handle of her small rolling suitcase up and rolled it towards the door
"Are you sure you don't want to come with me?"
"Are you sure you don't want to stay?"
It was Jane's turn to laugh
"I am coming with you on the drive however, I didn't think you'd want to be on your own in the car"
Jane's face lit up like a Christmas tree.
"Lets go get breakfast"
"Ah, Maura dear. Mrs Pendergast has made you a breakfast to go also. We assumed you'd be travelling up with Jane"
"Yes mother, that was my intention"
"Will you be staying, or are you coming back?"
"I'll be coming back, don't worry"
"Excellent, we would miss you at the Isles New Years Eve Benefit"
"Jane" Arthur started "Will you be joining us? You and your family are more than welcome"
"Thank you for the invite sir, but the last thing you'd want is the Rizzoli's at a fancy party" She said with a laugh
Arthur smiled
"Jane, please, you can call me Arthur. But, if you change your mind, the invitation still stands"
"Thank you very much"
Mrs Pendergast came into the dining room and handed Jane and Maura their breakfasts and some cutlery.
"Your car has arrive Dr Isles"
"Thank you Mrs Pendergast"
The driver came into the house and took Jane's suitcase from her to put in the car. Constance and Arthur came to the door to say goodbye to Jane.
"Jane, before you go. A word please?"
Maura looked at her mother for a moment, and then turned to look at Jane before getting into the car.
"Yes, Constance?"
"Thank you for making our daughter happy."
"Oh, you're more than welcome. She makes me really happy"
"And thank you for making this the best Christmas we've ever had, really" Arthur added
'Oh, it was nothing really. It was just… Christmas" she said with a shrug
She hugged them both goodbye and thanked them for letting her stay. She had just about got into the car when Maura immediately asked her what that was about
"Nothing, really. They just thanked me for staying"
Maura's eyes narrowed
"Really, they just said that I made you happy and they had a good Christmas"
"Hmm, ok"
"What? You don't believe me"
"I do, I guess I've just seen too many shows where parents threaten to harm their children's significant others if they double cross them"
Jane laughed
"It was nothing like that. They are just happy you're happy"
Maura smiled
"You do make me very happy Jane. I know its happened very quickly, but I would like this to turn into something more than a 'Holiday romance'"
"Me too." she smiled as she gave Maura a kiss.
The driver wound down the partition window to introduce himself to Jane and mention where the service stations they would be stopping at on their way to Manchester. Once he had done that, he rolled the window up and set off on their 4 hour journey north.