Chapter 18: Cousin Love
A/N: I'm back from meeting my newest family member, but it did put me a little behind in school/work. Therefore, updates might be a little slow. Hopefully, not for long though.
Also, I'm seriously considering participating in flufftober. For those of you who aren't familiar with it, fanfiction (and probably other amateur writing communities, run events some months where they provide a list of prompts for writers to write their own story around. There are a bunch of different types (flufftober, kinktober, goretober, etc), but flufftober is the most appealing to me as an author. What I'm still trying to decide is, if I participate, should I try to do one 31-chapter story or 31 one-shots? I think a series of one-shots is more common, but authors can sorta do whatever they want too. I also know a lot of authors mix and match from different fandoms, but I would do all Rizzles. Thoughts? Preferences? (And, yes, this would likely affect the posting schedule of my current WIPs – not that I'm anywhere near as consistent as I'd like.)
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Friday, January 3
Jane hummed and pulled the warm body in her arms tighter against herself.
"Good morning, love," Maura said with a smile in her voice. "How are you feeling?"
"Comfy," Jane mumbled into Maura's hair.
Maura chuckled and turned around in Jane's arms, slipping her own arms around Jane's waist. Their bodies were pressed together, and their faces were so close they were nearly touching. "I meant…" she started.
"I know what you meant," Jane said, pausing to kiss the tip of Maura's nose. "I'm feeling much better. Honestly, I was feeling fine yesterday morning. I think I just overdid it."
"Promise me you'll tell me sooner today if you start feeling tired?" Maura asked.
"I'll be fine," Jane countered. "Besides, we're just hanging out with your cousins."
"But still…promise me?" Maura pleaded.
"Fine, I promise," Jane huffed good-naturedly.
"Thank you," Maura said happily before closing the distance between them, kissing Jane hard on the lips.
Jane returned the kiss with equal vigor.
"Mrrph," Maura whined as she reluctantly pulled back. "We don't have time."
Jane laughed. "You started it," she teased.
"I know," Maura groaned. She had to use every ounce of self-control she had to climb out of bed instead of spending the morning in bed with Jane.
A few hours later, Maura and Jane made their way to the foyer to greet Maura's cousins. Sarah and Mark, Adaliza and Ben, and Joseph all arrived around the same time. Margaret and James joined them about fifteen minutes later.
"I'm not sure Beth is ever going to forgive us for not bringing her to see Jane again," Sarah said with a laugh as they made their way to the sitting room.
"Well, you guys will have to plan a trip to Boston," Maura said.
"Ohhh, maybe for a wedding?" Margaret teased.
Maura and Jane shared a look, both of them blushing slightly. "Someday," Jane said. "But you guys can also just come visit whenever. We'd love to have you."
"Maybe we'll plan something," Sarah said.
They easily fell into conversation as they all sat together drinking coffee and tea in the sitting room. The atmosphere was relaxed, but Jane still couldn't help but notice how different this was from her own family events. She and her cousins would never be found just sitting and talking in a fancy room. Someone would have already started at least one drinking game if not more by now.
Jane mostly listened to the conversations going on around her, trying to let Maura enjoy her time with her cousins.
"Honestly, I think we all always knew that Maura was destined for great things," Margaret said. "It was always a bit intimidating, but personally, it was the last family vacation that she came on that I'll always remember."
Maura's eyebrows knitted together as she tried to remember the trip Margaret was referencing
"Oh, I remember that trip because Ida was four or five," Adaliza said. "We went to Kenya, right? The African Safari."
"And John and Mary didn't come because Emily was a baby," Sarah added.
"Right, what was the place called?" Margaret asked. "We rented out the entire place."
"Lewa Wilderness," Maura replied. "It was beautiful."
"Wait, wait, wait," Jane cut in. "You rented out the whole place?"
"It was pretty small," Adaliza said.
"Well, it was small in terms of capacity," Maura clarified. "I believe there were nine cottages. The conservancy itself was massive."
"Still," Jane said.
"That was easily my favorite vacation that we took as a family, but I don't understand why you remember me specifically from that trip?" Maura asked Margaret.
"One of the days, a bunch of us ditched our parents and went to visit a few of the local villages," Margaret said.
"Ohhh," Maura said under her breath, finally realizing what story Margaret was going to tell.
Margaret smiled at Maura before continuing, "We were heading back to the conservancy when we passed a few kids walking down the side of the road. Most of us weren't really paying attention to anything, but Maura was, and she instantly asked our driver to stop. I don't even think the car reached a full stop before she jumped out and ran over to see if the kids needed help."
"They were brothers. Three boys. The middle one, Jaali, had broken his leg while they were out playing. They were closer to the hospital than they were to home so Sokoro, the oldest, and Tumaini, the youngest, were carrying him to the hospital," Maura explained.
"Maura jumped right into action," Margaret said. "She splinted his leg and offered them a ride to the hospital."
"Yeah, but they wouldn't get in the car with us," Maura remembered. "I mean, I can't blame them. Not only were we strangers, but we were clearly white, wealthy tourists."
"How did you get them there, then?" Jane asked, now completely enthralled with the story.
"Maura traded us," Sarah quipped.
"I didn't trade you," Maura said with a laugh. "I just wanted to get them safely to the hospital."
"Ah, I don't know," Joseph teased. "Traded seems like a pretty good word for what happened. You left us on the side of the road while Mark, our driver, drove you and the boys to the hospital."
Maura rolled her eyes. "Mark came back for you guys within about 15 minutes," she said.
"Yes, but then, we sat at the hospital for hours until Mark could find and bring their mother to the hospital," Sarah said.
"My point is, I had never really seen you interact with people outside of the family," Margaret said. "You were a different person when you were helping that boy. You were clearly in your element."
"I didn't really do anything," Maura countered.
"That's not true," Margaret said. "Maybe, medically-speaking it wasn't much, but you were able to connect with the kid and get him what he needed – medical attention and his mother. Besides, were you even a doctor yet at that point?"
"No, it was the summer between my first and second year of med school," Maura said. "Actually, seeing the hospital is one of the major reasons why I decided to join Médecins Sans Frontières after I finished my residency. I was amazed by all that they do there with the limited resources that they have access to. I still support that hospital, St. Theresa's Mission Hospital – Kiirua, and the Kenyan Medical Training College in Meru. The hospitals and medical centers in Meru have more resources than St. Theresa's but they also support other hospitals in the region."
"Of course, you do," Margaret teased.
Maura smiled shyly. She hated being the center of attention, especially among her cousins. However, when Jane's hand found hers and she intertwined their fingers together, Maura felt a rush of warmth spread through her body as happiness enveloped her.
Jane gently squeezed Maura's hand, silently telling Maura that Jane was proud of her. Jane knew that Maura wouldn't want her to say anything more about the story.
They eventually moved from the sitting room to the game room, where Jane, Ben, Margaret, James and Joseph broke off to check out some of the available games while Maura sat with Sarah, Mark, and Adaliza to play Bridge.
Adaliza laughed to herself, drawing Maura, Sarah, and Mark's attention. "Sorry," she said. "I was just thinking how last week we were giving Maura a hard time about her feelings for Jane."
Maura couldn't help the smile that tugged at her lips. "I can't believe how much has changed over the past two weeks," she admitted. "With Jane, but also…also, with everyone."
"What do you mean?" Sarah asked.
Maura shrugged. "I feel closer to you guys and closer to my parents than I ever have before," she confessed. "Honestly, I completely expected this entire trip to be awkward."
"Eh, we managed to make it awkward at some points," Sarah said.
"Yeah, like asking you if you and Jane wanted kids when you weren't actually a couple," Adaliza said.
"And teasing Jane about 'finishing,'" Sarah said, using her fingers to make air-quotes when she said 'finishing,' as she referred to their conversation with Jane at the Christmas Eve party about whether Sarah had interrupted Maura and Jane having sex.
Maura laughed. "True, but as I've learned from being around Jane's family, that's the good kind of awkward."
"Do you know Jane's family well?" Mark asked.
"Yes, I'm very close with her family," Maura said. "Actually, her mother lives in my guest house, and her brothers are two of my closest friends. Her nephew, TJ, already calls me Aunt Maura," she added with a soft smile. "I haven't met very many members of her extended family, though. I hope that I can meet some of them soon. She has a lot of cousins. I'm not even entirely sure she can name all of them."
"Knowing Jane – at least the little we know her – she probably remembers their names, their birthdays, their kids' names, and their kids' birthdays," Sarah said.
Maura laughed lightly. "You're right," she agreed. "She can be deceptively complex. She's often more observant and has a better memory than most people expect."
"But somehow she didn't know how you felt about her?" Adaliza quipped. "Because I'm not sure it could be any more obvious."
Maura blushed. "It's complicated," she obfuscated.
"Really? Because I'm not sure there's anything simpler than a pure, deep, unconditional love between two people," Sarah said thoughtfully. "And Adaliza's right. The connection you two have…it's hard to find, but when you do, it's usually obvious to everyone."
"We were both scared," Maura admitted quietly.
"We're not trying to give you a hard time, Maura," Adaliza said. "Okay, maybe we are a little, but mostly, we're just happy for you."
"I know," Maura replied. "Thank you."
"Okay, but I have to hear how her mother came to live with you?" Mark said with a laugh.
Maura laughed. "Her parents got divorced a few years ago, and her father left her mother with nothing," she explained. "It was only supposed to be for a few months to help her get back on her feet, but honestly, it worked well for both of us, so she stayed. There are always people coming and going from my house, and I love it. It's so different than anything I had ever experienced before."
"Do you think you'll still want her mother to live with you now that you're dating, though?" Sarah pointed out.
"Well, I'm not sure Jane really wants to live with her mother," Maura admitted. "But she's going to have to deal with it for at least a short time. Jane's going to move in when we get home. I'm really looking forward to that. I don't know what she'll want to do about Angela, but we have to at least give her time to find a place.
"And I haven't talked to Jane about this yet, but I've been thinking that maybe Jane and I should get our own place together. I have no problem with Jane moving in with me, and honestly, it's felt more like our place for years than just my place. Still, I like the idea of finding our forever home together, somewhere we can grow our family."
"Does that mean you guys talked about kids?" Adaliza asked hopefully.
A soft smile tugged at Maura's lips. "We did," she said. "We hoped to keep the conversation between the two of us for now, but I suppose I already messed that up. As for how and when, though, that's just between us."
"I understand," Adaliza said. "But I am glad that you guys are on the same page. You'll both be wonderful parents."
"Thank you," Maura said quietly.
The rest of the evening passed in a whirlwind of fun and laughter. Maura was so glad that they had rescheduled their New Year's Day plans, and that she was able to spend so much time with her cousins. Still, she was happy to be back in their room alone with Jane.
"Did you have fun today?" Jane asked.
"Yes, I did," Maura said. "Thank you for giving up another day of your vacation to spend time with my family."
"I didn't give anything up, Maura," Jane said as she pulled Maura down onto the couch next to her. The fire had already been lit before they got back, and now it was crackling in the quiet evening. "I came to spend time with you and your family. I had fun with your cousins, too."
Maura leaned forward, erasing the space between them as she captured Jane's lips in a passionate kiss. "Still," she said breathlessly when they parted. "Thank you."
Jane gave Maura another kiss before answering, "You're going to have to learn to stop thanking me for being with you because it's exactly where I want to be."
"Mmm," Maura hummed as their kisses deepened. "Good because that's exactly where I want you to be, too."
"I love you, Maura," Jane whispered against Maura's lips.
"I love you, too," Maura replied, getting lost in the feelings flooding her body.
Jane shifted so that she could gently push Maura back against the corner of the couch. Maura wrapped her arms around Jane's neck and pulled her down on top of her. Maura moaned into Jane's mouth when Jane rested her full weight along Maura's body. They made-out for a while, tangled together on the couch, but eventually, between the heat building between them and the heat of the fire, it became too much.
"Jane," Maura gasped, pulling back from their kiss.
"Hmm?" Jane mumbled as she moved her kisses down Maura's jawline and the column of her neck.
"J-jane," Maura tried again, but the feeling of Jane's lips on her searing hot skin was melting her brain. Maura threaded her fingers into Jane's hair and pulled her back gently.
Jane finally relented and looked into Maura's eyes.
"Let's move to the bed," Maura said. "And get rid of these clothes."
Jane stood up swiftly, pulling Maura with her. Maura gasped in surprise before giggles overtook her, but she was silenced when Jane dropped her into the middle of the bed. Maura's eyes locked on Jane as she stood at the end of the bed, quickly pulling her own clothes off and tossing them to the side. When she was naked, Jane looked at Maura with a raised eyebrow because Maura hadn't moved and was still fully clothed.
"Need some help?" Jane whispered seductively as she climbed into the bed and hovered over Maura. All Maura could do was swallow thickly and nod slowly.
Jane leaned down to kiss Maura passionately on the lips while her hand slipped under Maura's back in search of the zipper of her dress. Once she had unzipped Maura's dress, she slid her hand under the fabric, touching the soft skin of Maura's back.
Maura arched her back into Jane's body in response to the touch. She needed to feel Jane's skin against hers, and it was taking too long to get there. Frustrated, Maura let her hands fall from their exploration of Jane's skin. Before Jane knew what was happening, Maura had slipped off her dress and tossed it to the side. Jane's lips found Maura's again as she helped Maura out of her undergarments.
When they were finally both naked, Maura reached up and wrapped her arms around Jane's shoulders and her legs around Jane's waist, forcing Jane's body to rest against hers.
"Fuck!" Maura breathed out as her center made contact with Jane's hips.
Jane moved her lips to kiss, lick, suck, and nip every inch of Maura's skin that she could reach. Their bodies started moving together, slowly at first. They easily fell into a rhythm, thrusting their hips back and forth,
"I need more," Jane whined out after a while. Maura instantly dropped one of her legs, so that Jane could straddle her thigh. "Yessss," Jane hissed as Maura flexed her thigh against her center. Maura's other leg remained wrapped around Jane's hip for leverage as their movements picked up speed.
Maura's hands gripped desperately at Jane's back as they brought each other higher and higher. "God, Jane," Maura moaned as she pressed her hips harder against Jane, straining to increase the friction between them. "Sooo fucking good!"
Jane slipped her hand between their bodies, her fingers easily finding Maura's swollen clit.
"Shit!" Maura cried out, her hips jerking violently as Jane began circling her clit. "Jane! Jane! Yes, right…right there. Please don't stop! Dooooonnnn't stoooopppppp!"
Jane's knuckles perfectly rubbed against her own clit as she rubbed her fingers against Maura. "M-m-mauraaa," Jane gasped out between pants. "I'm gonna…I'm…" Jane's body arched against Maura's and her hips froze before she could finish her sentence. Pleasure pulsed through her body as wave after wave of her orgasm flowed through every muscle in her body.
"Fuck! Jane!" Maura cried out as she followed Jane over the edge. Warmth spread through every inch of her body, her toes curled, her heels pressed hard into the mattress, her head slammed into the pillow, and her body arched against Jane's.
They collapsed together in a heap in the middle of the bed, both trying to catch their breath.
"Maura?" Jane asked quietly from her place lying against Maura's side with one arm and one leg draped across her body.
"Yeah?" Maura asked, turning to face Jane. She could see the nervousness written on Jane's face.
"Um, never mind," Jane said quickly. She tried to bury her face in the crook of Maura's neck, embarrassed that she had said anything, but Maura wouldn't let her hide.
Maura reached up, gently guiding Jane's chin so that they were making eye contact. "Hey, what's wrong?" she asked gently.
"No, nothing's wrong," Jane said quietly.
"Jane," Maura whispered, concern lacing her voice.
Jane sighed. "I was just…I wanted…" she trailed off nervously.
"What is it, love?" Maura asked, rolling into Jane's body to get as close to her lover as possible. "You can say anything to me. You know that."
Jane nodded and rested her forehead against Maura's, her eyes falling to stare at nothing.
"Jane," Maura prodded gently.
"I, um, I wanted to, uh, togodownonyou," she said the last part so fast that Maura barely caught it. "But I don't really know if I know…"
Maura couldn't help the gigantic smile that covered her face. She loved vulnerable Jane more than anything. Maura kissed Jane softly before responding. "The best way to learn is by practicing," she said. "And I'll help. If you're willing to try, I'd really love for you to go down on me as you say." Maura scrunched her nose in displeasure at the colloquial language, but she knew that using the proper language would likely only make Jane more uncomfortable. "We can stop at any time if you don't like it, okay?"
"I wanna try," Jane said quietly as she kissed Maura softly. "But please tell me if it's not working for you."
"I will," Maura promised. "Just start with what you feel comfortable with, and I'll tell you what feels good."
"Okay," Jane said as she rolled on top of Maura. "I'm gonna go slow, 'kay?"
"Slowly," Maura automatically corrected, drawing a chuckle from Jane.
Jane didn't respond as she kissed her way down to Maura's breast. She swirled her tongue around the quickly tightening nipple as Maura let out a shaky breath. Maura loved the feeling of Jane's mouth on her breast. If Jane was half as good with her tongue between Maura's legs as she was on her chest, Jane had nothing to worry about.
Maura was already squirming underneath Jane as Jane moved her mouth to Maura's other breast. "Jane," Maura moaned as Jane continued to tease provide ample attention to her breasts. "I know I said I was okay with slow, but…ohhhh!" Maura gasped as Jane started kissing down her flat stomach. She squeezed her eyes shut as she let the sensations flood her body. It took everything in her not to rush Jane.
Jane kissed each of Maura's hips before shifting lower to situate herself between Maura's legs. She hesitated as her eyes locked on Maura's glistening folds.
Maura lifted her head when she felt Jane pause. She could see the nervousness on Jane's face, so she used one elbow to prop herself up while she reached out to caress Jane's cheek with her other hand. When Jane looked up at her, Maura whispered, "You don't have to, Jane. I don't want you to do anything you're not comfortable with."
"I know," Jane said quietly. "But I want to try."
Maura sat up to kiss Jane on the lips before lying back down. She threaded her fingers into Jane's hair, gently massaging Jane's scalp. Her body was humming with need, but she wasn't going to do anything to pressure Jane. She closed her eyes and opened herself up to Jane, hoping that her physical vulnerability would comfort Jane's emotional vulnerability. She was just starting to think that it wasn't going to happen, and she was about to tell Jane to come back up to her and they could try again another time when Jane ran her tongue the length of Maura's slit.
"Fuck!" Maura cried out in a harsh whisper, surprised by the contact. Her hips jerked up against Jane's face, and her hand gripped Jane's hair involuntarily.
Jane wrapped her arm under and around Maura's thigh, using her thumb and forefinger to spread Maura's folds, giving her better access. Her mouth began moving on instinct, testing out Maura's response to each movement. Maura gasped when Jane's tongue pressed against her clit directly. She moaned loudly when Jane sucked on her clit, and her hips gave an extra hard thrust when Jane's tongue circled her clit.
Jane slipped her tongue further down, flitting into every fold and crevice before teasing her opening. When Jane's tongue dipped into her opening, Maura's entire body jerked as she let out a low, guttural moan.
Jane tried out different patterns, moving her tongue back and forth between Maura's clit and her opening. Maura didn't need to direct her in words. Jane could tell what was working and what wasn't just by the noises Maura was making and the movement of her hips. She learned that Maura was more sensitive on her left side. She learned that Maura liked equal attention paid to her clit and her opening – spending too much time on one or the other caused the movements of Maura's hips to slow. She learned that Maura enjoyed when Jane sucked on her labia, but only once or twice. But most importantly, she learned that she loved pleasuring Maura in this way.
"Jane," Maura panted.
"Hmm?" Jane asked from her place between Maura's legs, still lost in her current activities.
"I-I need more," Maura groaned. Jane was definitely a quick learner, but Maura was realizing that she was plateauing. She wasn't going to climax without additional stimulation.
"Whad'ya want?" Jane mumbled, barely removing her mouth from Maura's center.
Maura was having a hard time stringing two thoughts together, let alone getting words out coherently. "Inside," she gasped out, and even she wasn't sure whether she wanted Jane's tongue inside of her or Jane's fingers, but Jane seemed to know.
Jane thrust two fingers into Maura as she moved her mouth back to Maura's clit. Her tongue circled Maura's clit a few times as she increased the speed and pressure of her thrusts. When she could tell that Maura was close, Jane added a third finger at the same time she sucked hard on Maura's clit.
It was enough. Maura's thighs clamped hard around Jane's head, her fingers retained their grip on Jane's hair, her back arched off of the bed, and her body pulsed around Jane.
Jane continued to try to move her fingers inside of Maura, but it wasn't easy as Maura's inner walls pulsed, pulling her fingers impossibly deeper. Jane flicked her tongue across Maura's clit as she sucked on it. With each flick, a fresh wave of pleasure ran through Maura's body as she quickly tumbled from her first orgasm directly into her second, stronger orgasm.
Tears leaked from Maura's eyes as she rode out her climax. It felt like it went on forever. It was almost too much but not quite. It was perfect, Maura thought as the tension in her body finally released and she collapsed back against the bed. Her muscles felt like jelly, and she didn't have enough energy to pull Jane back up to her.
Jane gently licked Maura clean, enjoying the taste of her lover. She was careful to avoid her most sensitive areas, but she still set off a couple of aftershocks that caused Maura's body to twitch.
Eventually, Jane climbed back up Maura's body, pausing to kiss her hips, bellybutton, breasts, and shoulders before leaving a soft kiss on her lips.
Maura returned the kiss lazily, loving the taste of herself mixed with Jane. She still didn't have enough energy to do much more.
Jane wrapped her body around Maura and pulled the sheet to cover both of them (they were both still too hot from their activities for anything heavier).
Maura rolled into Jane's arms. "You're gonna kill me if you get any better at that," she mumbled into Jane's shoulder.
Jane laughed lightly and kissed Maura's shoulder. "I think this might be one of those times where already knowing each other so well pays off," she said.
"Mmmhmm," Maura hummed, and Jane wasn't sure if she had even heard what she said.
"Sleep, love," Jane whispered, kissing the side of Maura's head one more time.
A/N: And we're nearing the end of this story – only two chapters left!