The Boxer and The Doctor
Chapter 5, Dam Alarm
"Dam, I hate alarms, I was enjoying sleeping in your arms and now we have to return to the real mean cruel world of work and school. Bummer." Jane said as she snuggled closer into Maura's warm body. "I want to stay right here with you all day."
"I know Jane, I have been enjoying our time together. However, we both have to get up and get our day started. Thank you so much for my relaxing bath last night and for staying and holding me. I loved being pampered. No one has ever done anything like that for me. I am sorry to say that I will be working a double shift tonight, so I won't be here. Actually, you kind of caught me on the light part of my schedule as I will be switching over to my Pediatric rotation today, that is why I am working a double shift. I would like to see you at some point though. I will be working up to 80 hours per week, so my life will be a little crazy." Maura said as she climbed out of bed.
"I would love to see you whenever I can. You have to take a break at some point." Jane said as she sat up in the bed and stretched. She really didn't want to get out of bed but she had school and then boxing practice later.
"Yes, I will get breaks, I just can't count on a particular time. Don't you start back at gym today?" Maura asked.
"Yes, I do and I will wear a boxing helmet like you said while I am practicing. One week of practice and I will be back on the fight schedule. I would really like if you can catch one of my boxing matches." Jane stated excitedly. She was looking forward to boxing again and was hopeful that Maura would be willing to come and watch one of her boxing matches.
"I certainly hope you don't break your nose again and we will have to look at my schedule when you get your boxing matches scheduled and see if there is one I can attend." Maura said as she grabbed her clothes and began walking to the bathroom.
"Me too, although I am kinda happy I broke my nose the last time or I wouldn't have met you." Jane said as she looked at Maura who was leaning on the doorframe to the bathroom.
"True, I am not sure we would have met otherwise and I am happy that we met. You are different than anyone I have ever met. A good different." Maura stated as she smiled and walked into the bathroom to take her shower.
Jane got up and went to the guest en suite so she could get ready for school. She knew that Maura would take longer than her to get ready so she went downstairs and started making breakfast for them. She cut up some fresh fruit and started the coffee. She got the hot water ready for Maura's oatmeal.
When Maura came downstairs, she gave Jane a kiss and said "Thank you. I could get use to you being around and doing things like this for me. You are so thoughtful." Jane smiled and passed Maura her breakfast. They sat down and ate together. Jane told Maura, "I am going to camp out in the hospital cafeteria each night after practice in case you can get free. I can't stay passed 11:30 PM though as I have to go home and get my beauty sleep." They both smiled at that comment.
"That is so nice of you. I will look forward to seeing you. You are so thoughtful." Maura said.
"Once again, you can't tell anyone. I have my reputation. If they hear it from you, they will think I am a big softy." Jane and Maura both laughed. They both went their separate ways and for the next few nights Jane was true to her word and sat in the cafeteria each night hoping to get to see her favorite doctor. Maura smiled each time she went into the cafeteria and saw Jane sitting there studying. Each time she gave Jane a quick kiss and sat down beside her. They held hands under the table as they talked. Maura only had a few minutes but she cherished seeing Jane during that time. It was almost a week before Maura had a night off and she invited Jane to spend it with her.
Jane arrived at Maura's door at 8 PM as arranged. They had Chinese take-out and Maura asked Jane to make love to her. She didn't want to wait anymore. She liked Jane and wanted to take the next step with her. She wanted to experience what it was like to make love with a woman. Not just any woman though, with Jane. Maura had never been attracted to a woman before. She had read up on same sex love making techniques so she was somewhat familiar with how things were supposed to be. She was excited, she was looking forward to this. She wanted this next step with Jane.
They had finished eating their take-out and cleaned up after themselves. They sat on the couch and started kissing. Maura looked at Jane and said, "Please make love to me." Jane pulled back from Maura and asked, "Are you sure?" Maura looked straight into her eyes and said, "I am sure, I want you to make love to me and with me. I want to move our relationship to the next level. I like you, Jane Rizzoli and I want to do this."
"Okay, let's do this." Jane took Maura's hand and they went up to the bedroom. Maura was a little nervous but she knew Jane would take care of her and that there was really nothing to be nervous about. They both cared about each other and it was perfectly normal to be nervous the first time you make love with someone.
They walked upstairs hand-in-hand. When they reached the master bedroom Jane turned to Maura, "Are you sure, I don't want you to feel pressured to taking this next step. I can wait. I am enjoying just being able to spend time with you and getting to know you and laugh with you, have meals with you, lay in the bed and just hold you."
"Yes Jane, I am sure, I have been thinking about this and I want this. I want you." Maura said as she pulled Jane into the bedroom and kissed her as she started unbuttoning her shirt.
Jane smiled as she reached around to undo the zipper of the dress Maura was wearing. She carefully lowered the material off of Maura's shoulders as she kissed the now exposed skin. She could feel Maura shiver at the sensation. The dress fell to the floor and Maura stepped out of it as Jane knelt down to pick it up and place it on the chair so it wouldn't get wrinkled. She knew that Maura took care of her clothes and didn't just let them stay on the floor. When Jane rose to resume kissing Maura, Maura removed her shirt and pulled at the undershirt. Jane quickly removed her undershirt and tossed it on top of her shirt. Maura moved to unbutton Jane's jeans. Jane shimmied out of them and put them aside. They both now stood there in just their underwear. Each admiring the body of the other.
Jane could tell that Maura was still a little nervous. She resumed kissing Maura and maneuvered her to the bed. She laid on the bed with her and just kept kissing her. Maura seemed to relax a little so Jane let her hands start to roam over Maura's body. She could tell that Maura was ticklish in a few spots. She took mental note of that for later. Maura started to let her hands roam also.
Jane was in no rush. She knew they would have to get some sleep but she figured she needed to take things slow this first time. She wanted Maura to be comfortable. She didn't want to scare or upset her. Jane kissed around the shoulder strap of Maura's bra and as she lowered the bra strap, she kissed the exposed skin. She then did the same for the other strap. She carefully reached around and undid the clasp for the bra and began to remove it ensuring that she kissed the new exposed skin as she did.
Maura had a smile on her face and was not stopping her so she continued. When the bra was totally removed Jane carefully placed her hands over Maura's breasts. She let her hands explore them and replaced one hand with her mouth. She lightly sucked on one nipple and then teased it with her tongue. Maura was enjoying this and Jane soon switched to the other breast.
Maura meanwhile was finding the clasp for Jane's bra and undoing it. She removed it and tossed it in the general direction of the rest of their clothes. She held Jane's breasts in her hands as Jane continued to kiss and fondle her breasts. Jane's free hand was drawing small circles on different parts of Maura's body. When she reached Maura's underwear, she ran her finger around the lip of the waistband and lowered them. This was hard to do with only one hand so she quickly moved her other hand down so she could remove Maura's underwear. She took hers off before returning to a now naked Maura.
She asked Maura, "Are you sure?" Maura nodded and Jane continued to explore Maura's body with her mouth. Leaving light kisses where her tongue was licking and sucking on different parts of her body. She made love to Maura and Maura was enjoying everything that Jane did to her. Maura came rather quickly and smile at Jane as Jane came up to kiss her on the lips again. Maura flipped them and followed what Jane had done to her and quickly had Jane come. They continued back and forth until both were exhausted and needed sleep. Jane wrapped herself around Maura and pulled the covers up over them and they both fell asleep. They were too exhausted to shower right then.
Maura set her alarm to go off a half hour earlier than normal figuring she might need some extra time in the morning to shower and get ready for work. Jane cursed at the alarm when it went off, "Dam alarm, be quiet already it is too early in the morning." Maura smiled and snuggled into Jane. Jane tightened her grip on Maura and closed her eyes she could wait a little while longer to get up.
A few minutes later Maura untangled herself from Jane and got ready to take her shower. She leaned over and told Jane, "I'm taking a shower if you would like to join me." Jane rose immediately and took Maura up on her offer of showering together. "Maura, will you be my girlfriend?" Jane asked as she entered the shower. Maura answered with a big kiss and a whispered "yes" after she lightly bit her earlobe. Jane was happy. They had known each other for over a month and had spent as much time as they could together. Jane looked forward to spending a great deal more time with her 'girlfriend.'
They spent the next month continuing this crazy schedule. Whenever possible they spent the night together and made love. Maura rather liked making love with Jane and looked forward to nights that she could spend with Jane. Maura was thankful that she had Jane's 21st birthday off and they spent it together after Jane spent time with her family.
Jane had told her parents that she was dating a woman and that she was a doctor. She asked Maura if she wanted to come to her house and meet the family but Maura wasn't ready for that yet. She asked if she could wait until after Jane graduated from the academy. Maura knew her schedule would be less frantic by then. Maura had met Arianna and Angelo as they had a double date with them. Jane had arranged that for their second anniversary of dating. Arianna was important to Jane and she wanted to make sure that Maura and Arianna would get along. Life would be so much easier for Jane if her two favorite people liked teach other.
They had so much fun on their double date. Jane thought Angelo might feel like the odd man out being as he was the only man, but he was cool with it. He was enjoying getting to talk with Maura. He liked her and thought she was perfect for Jane. Arianna did also. Of course, Arianna and Angelo knew from their first date that Jane and Maura had something special they could tell by the way they looked at each other. Jane had picked a nice Italian restaurant and made the reservations. She knew in the back of her mind that Maura could get called away but she was willing to chance it. Luckily Maura was not called away and they spent hours at the restaurant.
Arianna and Angelo were just as taken with Maura as Jane was. When they left the restaurant Maura said they would have to do this again and maybe she could cook for them one evening soon. Everyone nodded and said their goodbyes. Jane grabbed Maura's hand and said, "Thank you, you didn't have to invite them to your house for dinner."
"I wanted to Jane, I really like them. They are a nice couple." Maura said as they walked to Jane's car.
"I have been friends with them for quite a few years. Well Arianna is my cousin but more importantly she is one of my best friends. The three of us went to school together and have spent quite a bit of time together until recently. They both attend BCU and are busy with their studies. They graduate in a few months." Jane stated.
Jane started at the police academy two weeks later. She studied at the hospital cafeteria and spent every minute she could with Maura as they both worked with their crazy schedules. Jane's Ma, Angela, asked when she was going to meet her new girlfriend. Jane told her they probably wouldn't meet her until after she graduated from the academy. Angela couldn't believe her daughter was dating a doctor. Angela figured she had to be so much older than Jane. Angela didn't realize that Maura was a genius and had skipped a few grades and graduated from high school when she was only 14 and finished med school early.
Maura was finishing her a year of residency at Mass General. It was one of the requirements of her being hired at Mass General. They were a little concerned about her age and they wanted her to complete another year of residency, half in the ER and half in pediatrics. Maura agreed and she understood their reasons. She knew she was a great doctor and had nothing to worry about. She wanted to be in Boston and if this was what she needed to do to be hired, she would do it.
She was actually thankful for the residency in ER after meeting Jane because if she hadn't of had to be in the ER, she wouldn't have met her. She thought, 'things happen for a reason' and this reason was so she could meet Jane.
Jane was performing well at the academy. She was scoring high on all of her examinations. She was spending quite a bit of time studying. She knew all of hospital cafeteria workers by first name and they knew her. They noticed that Maura came and sat with her for short periods of time almost every evening. Occasionally Jane would get a text that Maura wouldn't be able to make it. Jane would frown when she received those text messages but she knew that was the life of a doctor. She would always be at the cafeteria though just in case Maura could squeeze a few minutes in. She was confident in her relationship with Maura. Maura was also confident in her relationship with Jane. They were making their relationship work. Jane's academy course was twenty weeks long. Upon graduation she would be a patrol officer with the Boston Police Department. Her work schedule would be just as crazy as Maura's. They had discussed that several times and said they would make it work. Their relationship was a priority for both of them.
Jane was staying at her parent's house most nights. She would rather be with Maura but she knew Maura had the night shift some nights and there was nothing she could do about that. Maura would sleep in the 'on call' room and Jane couldn't be there with her. Until Maura's first year was up her schedule would be like this. Once she started full time with the Pediatric Department, she would get a shift and her schedule would straighten out a bit. She would still be working long hours but it would be a more regular type of shift, one she could make plans around.
Every morning Jane was cussing at her alarm. It was pretty much a normal phrase for Jane to say, "Dam alarm," every morning. Jane was spending about three fourths of her nights at her parent's house in her bedroom. She couldn't wait to get her own place. That had no bearing on the alarm though, she would have to figure that out. She had to have an alarm or she would oversleep and she didn't want to oversleep. Hopefully someday she would have a regular schedule where her body would learn to wake up at a certain time each day.
Jane and Maura were lying in bed one morning as Jane's graduation was approaching. Jane was thinking about who she wanted to pin her badge on her. She knew she wanted Maura to do it, but she hadn't introduced Maura to her family yet. She didn't want that introduction to happen at the graduation ceremony. She turned to face Maura and asked, "Maur, my graduation is in two weeks. I would love for you to pin my badge on me, however, you have not met my family. I think you should meet them before they see you pin my badge on me, that is if you would like to pin my badge on me?"
"Jane, I would love to be the one to pin your badge on you. I guess I better meet your family pretty soon." Maura said as she leaned in and kissed Jane. Jane deepened the kiss and the dam alarm went off. "I really hate the dam alarm." Jane said as she broke the kiss, "but I do enjoy waking up and being able to kiss you." Maura replied, "I also like waking up and being able to kiss you Jane, move in with me!"
Jane sat up and looked over at Maura and then fell on top of her and started kissing her. "Yes, Maur, I would love that. Are you sure?"
"Yes Jane, I am sure. I love being able to go to sleep each night with you and waking up with you in the morning. I love our interactions in between also." They both smiled at each other. "I rather love our interactions also." Jane said as she smirked at Maura. "I know we have only known each other for a few months but I have never felt at ease with someone as I do with you. From the first time I met you Jane Rizzoli I have wanted to spend more time with you, so yes move in with me. We can get a different place if you want. I know this house is rather large but I want you to be around all the time." Maura said as she went back to kissing Jane.
That Sunday Maura attended her first Rizzoli Family dinner. Angela loved her, Maura was interested in cooking and Angela monopolized her time. Arianna and Angelo were there and they just laughed at their Aunt. It was like she was an elementary school age kid meeting a new friend. Jane just shook her head. At one point she walked in the kitchen and put her arms around Maura from behind and whispered in her ear, "Are you okay, do you need me to rescue you from my ma?"
Maura turned slightly so she could whisper in Jane's ear, "I am fine Jane, I think she likes me. What do you think, did I make a good first impression?"
"Ya, babe, you made a good first impression, she loves you." Jane whispered back to Maura. "I hope she lets the rest of the family get a chance to meet you." They both quietly laughed. Angela was distracted taking something out of the oven. They enjoyed their dinner and when they went to leave Angela reached over and hugged Maura and said, "you are welcome here anytime, with or without this one," she pointed to Jane. Jane said, "hey ma, I am right here, I heard that." Jane grabbed Maura's hand and escorted her out of the house.
"Well, you survived meeting my family. Now they will expect you to come to dinner every Sunday night. To be totally honest, you are the first person I have brought home to Sunday dinner."
"Well, I am honored then. I had no idea I was the first. I like your family and your brothers don't seem as bad as you made them sound. I like them." Maura said as they approached Jane's car.
"They were on their best behavior, trust me." Jane said as she opened the car door for Maura.
"I think they're sweet."
"Ya right, don't let them fool you. Now I have plans for us for the rest of the evening." Jane winked at Maura as she started the car and headed to Maura's house.
"Oh, and what might that be soon to be officer Rizzoli?"
"Well, doctor you will just have to wait to see." Jane said. "No, seriously I just want to make love to you and fall asleep and wake up in your arms again. That is my immediate plan."
"Sounds like a great plan to me."
They did just that until the 'dam alarm' went off again and changed Jane's mood to a momentarily grumpy one. Maura kissed her and her grumpiness went away. Maura loved seeing all the different sides of Jane. She wasn't sure about this morning grumpy one though, however she found a kiss made the grumpy part go away. She thought to herself, 'I could spend the rest of my life kissing the grumpy away but Jane needing to work on not saying 'dam alarm' every morning.
