Here's another holiday! I researched, so I hope I don't have many facts wrong and apologize if I do!
I still own none of these characters!
El Dia de los Muertos (the Day of the Dead)
It has been a long 2 days since Halloween. The city of Boston has been cleaning up and pulling itself back together, all civil servants and electrical companies working around the clock to keep the city safe. But as always, when there is a power outage, the crime rate goes up.
Jane runs her fingers through her long curly hair in frustration and growls.
Frost glances over, "What's wrong partner?"
"Just the absolute stupidity and craziness of people during times like this!" Jane grumbles.
They hear the click of Maura's heels before they actually see her. She comes through the door wearing a gray pencil skirt and black top, looking stunning.
"Good afternoon, detectives, I bear gifts." She smiles as she hands each detective a cup of coffee, leaning closer to Jane so that Jane can catch a subtle whiff of her perfume.
"Just what I needed!" Jane takes a deep breath and sighs. Jane tries to make it look like that she is inhaling the coffee smell, but she LOVES Maura's scent and just didn't want to look weird smelling her best friend. "You are the best, Maur!" Jane says gratefully as she takes a sip of coffee.
"Thank you." "Thanks, Dr. Isles." Frost and Korsak say simultaneously.
Maura smiles at them all.
"You seem tense Jane, what seems to be the problem?"
"Jane was just mentioning how crazy people are acting after the storm, doc." Korsak answers Maura.
"Well, it was a full moon on the night of the storm and statistically more crimes are committed at that time. In fact, there is an increase number of births during the full moon. During power outages, there is also an increase in conceptions due to the fact that people don't know what to do so they tend to relieve boredom by having sexu…."
"Whoa, whoa, whoa there! Really, Maura? – TMI!," Jane frantically waves her arms and tries to stop Maura's flow of statistical information.
"TMI, Jane?"
"Too Much Information, Maur."
"Oh, I was just going say we should remember this date and verify by the number of births, say late July, early August," Maura declares.
The guys are just sitting back grinning, appreciating the short break they are getting as their two favorite ladies interact.
"If you don't have a body, what are you doing, Doctor Isles?" Jane inquires.
"I am working on my paperwork, Detective."
Jane quirks an eyebrow, "Are you sure that isn't code for shoe shopping?"
Maura responds indignantly, "Jane! I do not shoe shop at work!"
Jane merely chuckles from getting a rise from Maura.
Maura turns to Jane as she is about to head back to the morgue, "I wait until my paperwork is done." She winks at Jane and walks out.
The detectives finish their caseload a little later than expected and decide to head to the Dirty Robber for some food and beer.
Jane sends a text to Maura, "still here? gangs going to dirty robber, join us?"
Maura's phone vibrates on her desk. She sees the message, smiles and responds, "Yes, I will join you shortly."
Jane grins when she sees that Maura will be coming to the Robber and gets a kick out of the fact that Maura is always so correct, even when texting.
Maura enters the Dirty Robber and sees everyone at their usual booth. She's pleased to see that Jane already has a glass of wine waiting for her, so very thoughtful. She slides into the booth next to Jane.
"Thank you for the wine, Jane." She leans in to nudge shoulders.
"No problem, Maur, I know what like." Jane smirks.
"Do you think so Jane?" Maura raises her eyebrow and lowers her voice.
Jane turns and stares at Maura. Her eyes narrow and then widen as her brain tries to decipher what the good Doctor means. Maura is watching the slight changes Jane's face is making. Jane opens her mouth to speak and Frankie bounds over to the booth.
"Hey all!"
Maura slides closer to Jane to allow Frankie room in the booth. He shakes his head and grabs a chair to sit at the end. Maura stays close enough to Jane so that their legs are in contact with one another to allow Frankie to have more room to eat. Jane does not move her leg away. Maura smiles to herself, enjoying the physical comfort of being in physical contact with Jane.
Their food comes and so does another round of drinks. They are all relaxing, sharing stories of their day.
"I saw the weirdest thing on patrol today." Frankie begins as he stuffs a couple of fries in his mouth.
"I thought some high school kids were partying in the cemetery, so I pulled in to break it up. Seems like it was the family of this guy that died this year and they were, like, having a picnic to celebrate… el diaz something." Frankie continues.
"Oh, that's right! Today is El Dia de los Muertos!" Maura exclaims.
Jane knows that Maura can't wait to explain more. "Continue, Doctor?"
"Well! Translated it means the Day of the Dead and it began with the Ancient Aztecs and continues still with some of the South American cultures. They have a totally different conception of death than we do!" Maura shines as she shares her knowledge and Jane finds it adorable.
"This is actually a week of festivities and during this period, the popular belief is that the deceased have divine permission to visit friends and relatives on earth and enjoy once again the pleasures of life, so people such as the Mexicans will visit gravesites with food and flowers to celebrate the life of the deceased." Maura finally stops to take a breath.
"Frankie, you were very lucky to have viewed this celebration!"
"Uh, huh." Maura tends to make many people speechless.
Barry comes to his rescue. "Thank you, Doctor Isles for explaining what Frankie saw."
"My pleasure, Barry. I was down in Mexico during this time of year as a child at one time and it is an absolutely spectacular event to personally observe in the city."
"Of course you did, Maura." Jane rolls her eyes.
The guys decide to call it a night and the ladies decide that it's late and time to head home also.
"I'll walk you to your car, Maura. Can't have you mugged outside of a cops bar." Jane jokes.
"Thank you, Jane."
The ladies walk quietly together until they reach Maura's Prius. Maura turns to Jane, serious hazel eyes meet chocolate eyes.
"Jane. After the past few months, I am very glad that neither one of us were celebrating at the other's grave today." She gently cups Jane's cheek, leans up and places a soft kiss on the other cheek.
Maura slides into her car and rolls down the window. Lightly she says, "Early morning run at my house tomorrow?"
Jane can only nod her head at this time. As she watches the car purr away, Jane puts her hand to her cheek. She can still feel Maura's lips there.
Well? What do you think? I know, this may seem a little slow, but I consider this an "awakening" type of process. And I know, Thanksgiving is weeks away! No problem, I have a fun plan and will introduce a cross over character for a small role!