Jess and Cailin immediately awoke to Maura's outburst, Jess went scrambling out of Cailin's bed at the unexpected intrusion. "What is it mom," Jess asks, focusing her still blurry eyes on Maura.

"What is it? Oh please, Jessica Lynn. We couldn't even trust you for two hours. You know exactly what I am angry about right now."

"No, actually I don't," Jess says, looking at Maura and throwing her hands up in confusion. Just then, it hit her.

"Oh please mom. Cailin was upset. I was just holding her while she cried and we fell asleep. Are you going to constantly analyze every move we make now? I would do the same thing for Callie or Blaire," Jess says as she rolls her eyes. "Don't be so fucking neurotic."

"Watch yourself Jess," Jane says, a tone of warning in her voice.

"I'm sorry ma, but she is being ridiculous. I didn't do anything." Jess shot Jane a look of desperation before repeating herself. "I didn't do anything wrong ma."

Jane stood silent as her daughter and her wife's eyes were both on her waiting for a response.

"Well Jane," Maura says, putting her hand on her hip. "Aren't you going to say something? It was you who asked how much trouble these two could get into in a hospital full of people. Right? "

Jane stuttered over her words. The last thing she wanted was to be right in the middle but she was in it now, and had to do something to ease the tension that was quickly rising in the room.

"M-Maur," she says softly, putting her hand on her wife's back.

"No Jane! You are not going to calm me down and expect me to turn a blind eye to this. She lied to us Jane. They both have." Maura all but yelled.

Hope stood silent doing her best to put the pieces together herself since no one seemed to want to explain to her what was going on.

Jess could feel her temper rising. She didn't want to be disrespectful but Maura had to know that nothing happened.

"I'm sorry I lied to you but I was trying to avoid this. What you are doing right now! I promised I wouldn't do it again. What more do you want from me? Nothing happened, I swear!"

"Jess is right Maura, nothing happened. l, we just fell asleep," Cailin said, breaking her silence.

"C'mon Maur, this isn't the place or time for this." Jane knew those words would bite her in the ass but she couldn't take them back now.

"So what Jane, are we just going to ignore what has already happened and take their word for it?" Maura spat back at Jane angrily.

"Yes Maur, I believe Jess and Cailin when they tell me nothing happened this time." Jane looked into her wife's eyes and could see a flurry of emotions.

Before Maura could say anything Hope stepped in.

"Would someone like to fill me in on what is going on?"

"Maybe you should ask Cailin," Maura remarked, looking at her sister who's eyes were as wide as saucers. Maura continued. "It's not my place to tell you mom, its hers."

"Now you're concerned? It looks to me like you were announcing it to half of Mass General," Cailin says sarcastically.

Hope looked to her youngest daughter.

"Out with it Cailin," Hope says sternly.

"Mom, I don't want to talk about this right now, please." Cailin looks to her mother for understanding.

Hope sighs. "Fine, but we will discuss this Cailin." The brunette knew that her mother was far from being a stupid woman, and the words her mother chose told her that she had already put the pieces together.

An awkward silence fell over the group before Jane remembered Mrs. Betty's treat for Cailin.

"Hey Cailin. I almost forgot.Mrs. Betty sent this over for you, she thought it might cheer you up," Jane says, taking the treat from Maura and handing it to Cailin.

"Jane! She needs to eat dinner first," Maura says, shaking her head at her wife.

Cailin opened the container and smiled.

"Triple chocolate cake, my favorite!" Cailin grabbed a fork and took a bite, closing her eyes at the taste.

"This is delicious, oh my god. Please tell her I said thank you," Cailin remarked before taking another bite followed directly by another, looking over at her sister and grinning.

"Dessert first never killed anyone Maura."

Jane chuckled. "Slow down kid that's a lot of sweets to put away quickly."

As if on cue, Cailin's face distorted from pure bliss to sickness in a flash. The brunette put her hand over her mouth before frantically looking for something to vomit into. Thankfully Jane was quick to grab the nearby bucket and placed it in front of the girl.

Jess turned her head away to avoid getting sick herself. Jane stood and held the bucket and rubbed Cailin's back.

After having gone through many sicknesses with Blaire, Amelia, and the twins, someone vomiting no longer bothered her whereas before she would gag at just the sound of someone else gagging.

"It's okay Cailin," Jane said as the girl started to groan. Maura came over with a wet towel and handed it to her wife. Jane removed the bucket when she was sure Cailin was done before handing her the towel.

"How about you lay back down for a bit and rest Cailin. Me, Maura and Jess can come back tomorrow before work," Jane remarked as she helped Cailin scoot back down under her covers.

Cailin shook her head no.

"Cailin, you need your rest," Maura remarked, placing her hand on her sister's leg. "Mom will stay with you tonight and we will all come back tomorrow like Jane mentioned."

"I want Jess to stay," Cailin said, after her stomach settled.

"Cailin," Maura said sternly, "I don't think that's such a good idea."

"It's my choice who I want to stay isn't it?" Cailin raised her voice with her words.

"Well yes but…." Maura went to say, before Cailin stopped her.

"Okay then. If it's my choice then I want Jess to stay."

The look on Cailins face told Maura she wasn't backing down.

"It's okay Maura, let Jess stay. I have to head to the clinic for a bit anyways to make sure everything is going OK. Why don't we leave Jess here and you two head home and spend some time with your girls."

"Mom, really?" Maura looked at her mom in disbelief.

"Yes really Maura, it's Cailin's choice and she wants Jess to stay. I see nothing wrong with that."

Hope looks at Cailin and gives her a wink while Maura was looking to Jane for back up, receiving none. When Maura realized her back was against the wall she caved.

"Fine, but I will be back first thing in the morning. In the meantime try and rest okay? The medication from your treatment is going to take its toll and you will need as much rest as you can get."

Maura picked her purse giving Jess one last knowing look before letting Jane guide her out of the room.

On the ride home Jane broke the silence. "Maur."

"Jane, I don't want to talk about it right now. Let's just get home and see our girls." Jane wasn't giving up, not yet at least.

"Maur, you can't really think that something more than what they told happened. Can you?"

"Yes Jane I can," Maura said, looking out the window.

"Aren't you the one who said you won't make guesses? That you need proof before making a decision?" Jane quickly glanced at her wife then back to the road.

"Yes I did, but I'm not guessing Jane. The proof is there."

Jane took a breath, before letting her next words that she knew would have her on the couch, come out. "What proof do you have to say that they didn't just fall asleep Maur?"

Maura looked at the brunette in disbelief. "Are you kidding? Jane, Jess is in love with Cailin and vice-versa. Do you really think all they did was comfort one another and fell asleep?"

"Yeah Maur I do, because we raised our kids to be honest no matter what. We instilled in them that your word is everything. Jess gave me her word that whatever was going on was over. Maur, the look on Jess's face told me everything I needed to know tonight. I believe her."

As they pulled into their driveway Jane put the car in park as Maura unbuckled her seatbelt and opened the door.

"Wait Maur, are we going to finish talking about this?" Jane hurriedly stepped out of the car.

"No Jane, we are not finishing this right now. We haven't seen our girls all day. I would like to get inside and say hello to our children and pick this up another time. I don't want our girls to see us arguing. So can we please leave this for another day?" Maura was exhausted.

Jane knew Maura was right. If the twins or Amelia saw them arguing, they would have questions that she couldn't answer right now.

"Yeah Maur, you're right, we can talk about this later. Let's go say hello to our girls."

Jane and Maura spent the next hour spending some time with their kids, before getting them ready for bed and heading to bed themselves.

As Jane entered their room, Maura met her at the door with her pillow and some blankets.

"I don't want the kids to see you sleeping on the couch. You can sleep in the guest room."

Jane groaned.

"Come on Maur! Jessica is twenty three and Cailin is twenty four. What exactly did you want me to do?"

"Jess would have left if you told her she needed to leave and you know it," Maura said, glaring at her wife.

" Did you not see how hurt she was that you didn't believe her? She was telling us the truth Maura! You need to trust your daughter. Keep acting like this and you are going to end up pushing them both away," Jane says, as she exits the room and heads towards the guest room before this argument could get any worse.

Maura shut their bedroom door and began to cry. She wanted to be so angry with Jane for the things she said, but if she was being honest she was right.

If she kept up what she was doing it was sure to push her sister and daughter away and that's the last thing she wanted.

"Is what people think really that important," she thought to herself now that she was alone. She wanted to protect Cailin and Jess from people who wouldn't understand, from the people who would judge them without knowing the whole story.

However, she was afraid that if she told Jess this, the redhead would think that she only cared about her reputation and leave, leave the family, leave everything.

Maura wiped her tears before setting her alarm for the following morning. She needed to talk to Jess, she needed to apologize to her daughter and her wife but it would have to wait until morning cause she could no longer stay awake.

Back at the hospital, Jess had just finished eating her dinner that her parents brought her. As she finished, Cailin started stirring in the bed.

"Hey, how are you feeling?" Jess reached out and gently ran her fingers through Cailin's hair.

"Not good," Cailin says, letting out a slight groan.

"I'm sorry," Jess says as she picks up a cloth she had just wet and dabs it on Cailin's forehead.

"Can you try to eat something for me?"

Cailin quickly shakes her head no. "I don't dare."

"Why don't I see if they can give something to help your nausea?"

Cailin nods. "That would be nice."

Jess disappeared, quickly coming back with a nurse. "I found your hero," Jess says with a smile, as the nurse administered a medication into Cailin's port.

"That should help," the nurse says, giving Cailin a smile. " I'll give you another dose in four hours and we will try to stay ahead of this, okay?"

Cailin nods, "Thank you," she says as the nurse exits.

The girls sat in silence for a moment before Cailin spoke.

"I'm sorry for the way Maura acted."

Jess shook her head. "It's not your fault Cailin." The redhead sat forward in the chair and rested her elbows on her knees. She didn't dare to look up at the brunette as she wiped at the tears that were threatening to fall.

"Hey, talk to me. Please?" Cailin reaches out and takes Jess's hand in hers before tugging her up to sit on her bed. "Don't hold it in Jess."

"I, I don't know. It's just, I am an adult now. I don't have to have Jane and Maura. I am completely self sufficient. So if I wanted to be with you and they didn't like it, I could easily just tell them to take a flying leap. I can't though. I love them. They're my parents and I respect them. That doesn't make my feelings for you go away though. My heart is getting torn in half. On one hand I want you so bad but on the other I can't have you,but why should I bother to care? She didn't believe me. Never before has mom looked at me and accused me of lying. I've fucked up everything. I can't fix this Cailin. My mom hates me now."

Cailin starts shaking her head vigorously. "Absolutely not Jess. There's a lot of stuff going on right now and everyone's emotions are running high. Maura doesn't hate you."

Cailin reaches out and runs her finger down Jess's face, They stare at each other for a moment before both leaning in to kiss.

Jess pulls back and shakes her head. "Why do we keep doing this?"

"Because we love each other," Cailin says quietly, gently stroking Jess's arm before doing the same to the redhead's cheek. Jess gently pulls Cailin to her and kisses her again, this time deeper and more passionately.

Slowly, Cailin began to let her hands roam under Jess's shirt. Jess moaned as she could feel her need growing by the second. "C,c,cailin", Jess says. Cailin put her finger to Jess's lips. "Follow me."

Jess's eyes grew wide as Cailin headed towards the door. "You can't leave Cailin. Mom would kill me for sure then." Cailin laughs. We're not leaving the hospital. Just trust me."

After Cailin checked in with the nurses that she was going to take a walk, Jess followed her down the hall and onto the elevator. "Cailin, where are we going?"

"You'll see. Wait here, I'll be right back," Cailin says, as they step off the elevator and she disappears into a room for a few minutes before re emerging. Jess followed Cailin further down the hall, before Cailin pulled out a key and unlocked a door. Pulling Jess inside, Cailin shut the door behind them and locked it.

Jess took a look around, noting that the room was set up much like a bedroom.. "Where are we?"

"Have you forgotten my mom is a doctor here? This is her call room. Tonight though," Cailin said with a grin, "she's not on call. She keeps her key in her locker."

Cailin gently pushed Jess onto the bed before climbing on top of her. She leaned down and kissed her again. "The best part is it is soundproof," Cailin says with a laugh. The brunette begins to work on Jess's belt, button and zipper.

"Cailin, we…" Jess is not able to finish her sentence as Cailin works her hand down under the material rendering her speechless.

She let out a moan as she forgot everything going on and focused on the pleasure Cailin was giving her. She finally tried to speak. "N-n-n-n-ot p-playing fair."

Cailin laughs. "I can be convincing."

Jess took her hand, pulling Cailin's hand away. "We need to talk about this Cailin."

Cailin sat up and looked down at Jess. "I love Jane and Maura Jess and yes I respect them. I also know I may not be here much longer. We may be losing time. I want you Jess. We can try to make them understand. I promise we will not just sneak around behind their backs. We will figure it all out eventually. Right now though, I want you to make love to me and I want to make love to you. I want and need to feel your skin against mine. I'm sorry if I am wrong for that. I understand if you say no Jess, I won't be mad."

Jess thinks it over for a moment. "Are you sure you feel up to this? I, I don't want to hurt you."

Cailin shook her head and cupped Jess's face. "Jess, I'm okay. I promise. You won't hurt me," she says, looking deep into Jess's eyes.

Jess nods. "You'll tell me if it's too much or if I hurt you?" Jess asks with sincerity in her voice. .

"Yes Jess, I will tell you if it's too much, but I know you won't hurt me," Cailin says with a soft smile.

Jess pulls the brunette down with her and kisses her deeply. The two quickly became lost in one another. All the stress melted away from the day's events. All the love and passion they held for each other was felt in every touch, every kiss and the words spoken in the darkness.

A little while later they laid in each other's arms. Cailin was laying on her back, chest exposed. Jess was on her side facing the brunette, gently running her fingers across Cailin's collar bone. Jess leaned closer and placed a soft kiss to her temple.

"I should get you back to your room before the nurses start to think the worst," Jess said chuckling. Cailin groans.

"Do we have to? I don't want to leave here, I don't want to leave your arms," she says with a pout.

Jess smiles before kissing Cailin. "How about we go back to your room and I hold you until you fall asleep? Sound fair?"

"Okay, I can deal with that." Cailin removed herself from Jess's arms and reached for her gown and pants. Jess stood and began putting her clothes back on as well. She was in the middle of buckling her belt when the door opened. Both girls looked up at the person who entered in shock.

"H-H-Hope, I can explain," Jess said quickly. Hope closed the door behind her.

"Mom," Cailin went to say but was silenced by her mother.

"Cailin relax, I know," Hope said, looking away to give Jess time to straighten her clothes.

"Wait you know?" Jess turned around and looked at Hope in shock.

"Yes, I know. It became quite clear earlier with Maura's outburst." Hope sat down in a chair at the small desk.

"So you know but you're not mad?" Cailin glances over at Jess before looking back at her mother.

"No sweetie, I'm not mad. Yes, I understand that Jess sees Jane and Maura as parents, but you two aren't related, which makes what you're doing no different than anyone else."

Cailin didn't say a word as she stood and hugged her mother. Jess stood by watching, wishing Jane and Maura would understand like Hope.

"Um, Hope, could you please not tell my moms about this? I know I shouldn't ask this of you, but they don't understand."

Jess shifted nervously.She was doing her best to hold back her tears. "I will tell them. I just can't right now."

Hope stood and walked over to Jess and hugged her. "Your secret is safe with me as long as you promise to talk to them."

Jess hugged the older woman back. "I will, thank you."

Hope cleared her throat, pushing down her own emotions. The situation between her daughter and Jess reminded her so much of her situation with Paddy all those years ago. She understood the need and want to be with the person you love most in this world, but having to be kept apart for one reason or another.

"Okay, enough of this sadness. We need to get you back to your room," Hope says, smiling at her daughter.

"Alright, fine. Let's go," Cailin says, making her way towards the door. "Oh mom, one more thing."

"Yes Cailin?"

"How did you get in here?"

"I have two keys. I keep one in my locker in case I misplace the other. I was planning on sleeping here tonight so I wouldn't be very far from you."

Cailin's cheeks flushed as it hit her she and Jess had sex on the bed her mom slept in.

"I'm sorry mom,"

"Don't be. By the time I walk you two back to your room, everything in here will have been changed," Hope says with a laugh.

"I'll stop by housekeeping on the way." This only caused Cailin to turn a deeper shade of red.

"Wait Cailin, your mom could have walked in at any point. How did you know that?" Jess was still stuck on the second key mishap.

"Hey, I don't always know everything," the brunette said in her own defense.

Hope just chuckled before escorting the girls back to Cailin's room.

Once getting Cailin settled back in her bed and making sure everything was okay, Hope left for her call room for the night, leaving the two girls alone once again.

Jess was the first to speak. "Well, that was awkward," she says looking at Cailin. The brunette couldn't help but laugh while holding out her arms for Jess to lay in. Jess accepted without hesitation.

"I'm supposed to be the one holding you," Jess uttered into Cailin's neck.

Cailin smiled. "You'll get your turn, but for now just relax."

Jess did as she was told and relaxed into Cailin's arms.

Jess woke some hours later. Looking at Cailin to make sure she was sound asleep, she slowly removed herself from the bed. Jess made her way into the bathroom and splashed water on her face as she looked in the mirror, thoughts off the night she and Cailin shared together came rushing to the forefront. She sighed deeply before exiting the bathroom.

Quietly she made her way over to the small bedside table and picked up her phone and checked the time. "Five AM", she mumbled to herself.

Jess sat in the chair next to Cailin's bed and watched the brunette sleeping peacefully. She knew what she was about to do would upset the brunette but she needed to get away.

She needed to leave, go to work, and try to not let the guilt she was feeling take over. She knew it was a cowardly move but she couldn't face her parents when they arrived in a few hours.

With that final thought in mind Jess put on her shoes, kissed Cailins forehead and quietly made her way out of the room. On the elevator ride down Jess quickly sent a text to Cailin.

"I'm sorry I wasn't there when you woke up. I needed to get to work and I didn't want to wake you. Please have a great day." Xoxo

Jess sent the short message and took a deep breath. "She'll understand," she mumbled to herself as the elevator doors opened and she stepped out.