Jane was in Sophies room, putting away the clean laundry. It was a calm and sunny day and she had been able to get away from work earlier than expected. She opened the socks drawer and was about to throw some socks inside when she noticed the chaos. Sighing she started to order the socks when her hand felt some foil at the bottom.

"What the hell!?" she thought when she pulled out a small package and opened it. The brunette didn't even have to sniff to know that she had just found a small amount of grass. she sat down onto the unmade bed while her mind tried to process her finding.

The girls had turned 15 over the last months. Wasn't it to be expected? Wasn't that the age she had shared her first smoke with some of the teammates from her football team? Still, she couldn't approve her findings.

She quickly shoved the foil package into her pocket when she heard the front door open and the girls chatting loudly as they walked into the house. Jane decided to finish her work and talk to Maura later. Sure, that the girls wouldn't claim her missing pot she left the room with the empty basket, feigning that everything was all right when they walked past her, greeting her briefly.

Another sigh escaped her lips and she brought the basket back to where it belonged. The girls were chatty during dinner, telling their parents excitedly about todays win of a base ball game. Maura and Jane listened, chuckling about their lightness and jokes. Still, the brunette watched them closely trying to figure out what the grass meant. She was worried after having seen too many addicted people during her career.

"What's the matter?" Maura finally asked as they sat down onto the deck with a beer and a glass of wine. The girls were still laughing and chatting away while doing the dishes. And they could hear them as the opened kitchen window gave to the side they were sitting.

"Nothing." The brunette said, nursing her beverage. Maura raised an eyebrow in suspicion.

"You were very silent during dinner." She stated, trying again.

"I'll tell you later." Jane whispered, placing one finger in front of her lips. The blonde nodded as she understood that her wife didn't want to discuss the matters when the kids could hear them. A worried look crossed her face and her body tensed a bit.

They watched Will walk around the flowers, glancing at a bee which was flying around and sitting down here and there. The noise in the kitchen finally subsided and Julia poked her head out of the door to inform them, that they were done and off to the shower and to their room.

Both nodded and grabbed William to give him a shower too. He didn't protest as Jane lifted the boy up and carried him to the bathroom of the master bedroom. "Bath!" he commanded. "Will, bath." He repeated insistently.

Maura glanced at her watch, deciding that there was enough time before bedtime and let some warm water into the tub. They stayed and played with him and his toys which consisted of a huge yellow plastic duck and some fishes of the same material.

Then they tucked him in together and sat by his side, reading him a bedtime story until his eyes became heavy and he fell asleep. They shot a glance into Julia's room on their way back to the living area. Both girls were lying on the bed, playing with their phones looking bored like only teenagers could.

Jane silently grabbed for the small package in her pocket when she was sure, that they were alone and silently slid it over the table towards Maura. "I found this in Sophies socks drawer today." She whispered.

The blonde studied it, before opening it slightly and sniffing.

"Is this what I think it is?" she whispered back, knowing very well that it was. But there was still a little trace of hope that Jane would say no. "If you think that this is weed, then you are right." Jane destroyed all of Maura's illusions.

"What are we going to do with it?" Maura asked, turning the foil between her fingers, eyebrows furrowed as she was deep in thought. "I don't know." Jane said truthfully, leaning back into her chair.

There were a few moments of silence before Maura spoke up again. "I never smoked a joint." She admitted. "Well, you are not going to start now, do you?" Jane cracked a joke cringing when the blonde stayed serious. "No way!" Jane said decisively, having the feeling that she had just gotten the blonde an idea. "I always wanted to try…." The blonde admitted.

"You already tried it at the lab with Kent. Remember?" the brunette stated, hoping to get Maura off the track. She seemed to seriously consider smoking it. She knew that she couldn't forbid it. Her wife was grown up. But she definitely didn't like the look on the blonde's face which was adventurous.

"Hell, Maur. We can hardly smoke it and then forbid it to the kids. We are role models." Her voice sounded pleading. "Oh, we are going to wait until they are not at home." Maura whispered with a devilish smile. "Have you never tried?"

Jane rolled her eyes. "Of course, I have! But it had no effect on me. Nothing, nada!" she stated trying to grab the package. But Maura pulled it away quickly and shoved it into her pocket. The blonde giggled.

The girls appeared on the deck and Jane knew by their look that they had found out that she had stolen their weed. But to her amusement they didn't comment. She thought about dropping the subject, but when she realized that they had to talk about it one day she made them sit down. Both were hanging their heads, not daring to look at her.

The brunette sighed, knowing very well that she couldn't control them 24/7. The chance that they would smoke weed was there anyways. But she could still give them a little speech. "I got it from Brian. We didn't plan on smoking it." Julia blurted out before she could open her mouth.

"But it was tempting, right?" Jane asked in a soft and understanding voice which made them look at her in surprise. Obviously, they had expected a thunderstorm. "Yes." Julia finally admitted after studying her mother through chocolate colored eyes which she had inherited from her.

Jane nodded, keeping a kind expression on her face. "I hope you know that I can't approve of it. Not only because I am a police officer but most of all because I have seen what this does to the people. I know that its tempting at your age. And if I'm honest, I also tried it once or twice when I was your age. But some people get addicted to it easily." She paused. She wasn't a saint. And she was half as calm as she appeared to be to the world outside. Fear and anger made her heart race. But she knew that it would be a mistake to deny her own history. And even more so to get furious and scream at them.

The forbidden fruit might tempt them even more. So, she stayed calm and explained to them her experiences, sharing some of her stories she had witnessed when being a police officer in the streets. "What I'm trying to say is, that its okay to try it. And I trust you that you are reasonable enough to stay out of this business."

There was a wide-eyed look from Maura's part, followed by a quick approving look. They watched the girls mind mulling over the words. "I assume that you won't give it back to us?" Julia probed with a wry smile. Jane swallowed hard, but then realized that it had been a joke and chuckled.

"No! Its going to be flushed down the toilet." She said, pulling her hand softly through the same dark curls she wore. "So, are we good? Can we go back to our room?" her daughter asked.

"Only after a hug." Jane said and felt Julia's arms wrap around her. Her child clung to her and Jane rubbed her back. "thank you." She whispered, placing a kiss to the girl's forehead, hoping that everything was as smooth as it seemed.

She let go of Julia to hug Sophie. And then the girls hugged Maura and left to go back to their room. "I think I need a run." Jane murmured, still feeling scared and in a turmoil. "Go." Maura said. "I'm going to do some yoga." She chuckled softly.