Oops, I Did It Again – Chapter 17

On the way to Maura's house, Maura turned to Jane and asked, "Jane, I didn't see Crowe in the bullpen either time I went up there. What's the story?" She and Jane hadn't talked about Crowe in sometime and she didn't want Jane to think that she was playing therapist again. So, she just didn't ask but now that she hadn't seen him in the bullpen curiosity got the best of her and she felt compelled to ask.

"Well, as of yesterday, he no longer works for BPD. It took a while but Darren Crowe was fired. It seems he had quite the history of harassment and it took HR time to fully document everything and follow protocol. Apparently, my incident was the straw that broke the camel's back so to speak." Jane replied with a smile as she glanced over at Maura. "I mean, I'm not happy that he got fired, but I am happy that he was punished for his inappropriate behavior. I would never wish for someone to lose their job."

"I am not happy about someone losing their job either, however, I am glad that you will not have to suffer through his harassment anymore." Maura said as she took Jane's right hand into hers as Jane continued driving to Beacon Hill. Jane gave her hand a light squeeze as she rested their joined hands-on Maura's thigh.

"Me too, the one great thing that came out of that is you. I wouldn't have met you if I didn't have to go through the anger management course."

"Well, I guess that is one way to look at it, but no one should ever have to put up with harassment in the work place. For the time being it is my workplace also."

"Yeah, I kinda like that. I am going to enjoying working with you for as long as it lasts."

They picked up Chinese food on the way back to Maura's house. When they arrived at the house, they sat down at the kitchen island and ate. They cleaned up and put the leftovers in the refrigerator and then went and sat on the sofa. As soon as they sat down on the sofa they started kissing again. Their kisses were getting a little heated. Hands were moving over each other's backs and Jane said, "Maura, I love you so much, can I make love to you? I want to feel as close to you as humanly possible."

"Jane, I love you too, are you sure you are ready to take this step? I will wait as long as necessary. I don't want you to feel pressured at all. I am fine with just kissing you for as long as necessary." Maura smiled at her and asked wanting to make sure Jane was truly comfortable with her decision.

"Yes Maur, I'm sure. There is nothing I would rather do, as I said I want to feel as close to you as possible. I want to make love with you and to you."

Maura rose and reached down and took Jane's hand and pulled her up to a standing position and led her upstairs. When they reached Maura's bedroom, they slowly undressed each other, admiring each other's bodies in the process and kissing the newly exposed skin as the clothes were removed. Jane lowered Maura onto the bed kissing her the entire time. She had researched how a woman makes love to a woman and felt she was ready to make love with Maura.

They took their time, Maura understanding that this was Jane's first-time making love to a woman. She wanted to make it special for Jane. She wanted to show Jane how much she cared about her. How much she loved her.

Maura felt ready. She felt that Mel would have wanted her to find love and be loved again. She knew Jane loved her, she could sense it and she loved Jane. There was something special about Jane and she was ready to take this journey with her. It had been over a year since Mel had died. Mel would always be a part of her life and she would never forget her, she was her first love. She really felt as though she was ready to share her life with Jane and enjoy the love they shared together.

They made love with each other for several hours, each having several orgasms. They fell asleep in each other's arms, feeling a sense of love and appreciation for each other. They could have continued making love but they knew they had to get some sleep as they both had to go to work in the morning.

When the alarm buzzed later that morning Jane didn't want to get up. She didn't want to release her hold on Maura either. She wanted to stay in bed all day just like they were. "Maur, I don't want to go to work. I want to stay right here with you. I want to make love with you again."

"Jane, I would love that however we both have to go to work. We can make love again when we get home from work." Maura informed her as she tried to break the hold that Jane had on her.

"Promise?" Jane asked sounding a little uncertain.

"I promise Jane. I enjoyed our love making and would very much love to continue." Maura just realized that she referred to her house as home. Jane didn't correct her. Jane had been spending quite a bit of time at her house recently and she loved it. She had purchased a dog bed and a food and water bowl for Jo so she would feel at home when Jane brought her over. She even had a doggie door installed so Jo could let herself out in the backyard when she needed. Bass was getting use to Jo being at the house.

She had known Jane for over seven months now and she was happy. Life in Boston was turning out to be a very rewarding experience for her. She was happy she had made the move to Boston. She was hoping that she would be able to land a medical examiner position soon.

They continued working on the case for another three weeks. Dr. Pike had returned from his emergency leave and resumed his role as medical examiner. Maura continued working on the high-profile case as that is what she was contracted to do. Dr. Pike resumed handling all other functions of his position.

After only one day Maura understood what Jane had said about Dr. Pike being an ass. He was not very professional and she didn't enjoy working with him. She tried to stay to herself while she was working on her case. Their high-profile case had turned into a serial killer case and each body that was associated with her case was to be handled by her only and that upset Dr. Pike. He felt that this was his morgue and each body that came into his morgue should be attended to by him not some woman that the FBI brought in.

Maura no longer had use of the office or private bathroom. Dr. Pike made her ask permission to use any of the equipment or talk with any of his staff. The staff didn't care for him and would rather deal with Maura.

Things got really interesting when Lt. Cavanaugh came down to the morgue to ask Dr. Isles a question and Dr. Pike interrupted him and said, "Lt. Cavanaugh all questions should be directed to me. I am the medical examiner and this is my morgue and lab. If you need anything please follow the hierarchy and ask me first."

"Dr. Pike, I came down here to ask Dr. Isles a question regarding the case that we are working on. I will have you know that this morgue and lab belong to the Boston Police Department not you. Dr. Isles is a medical examiner and has been appointed through the FBI and the Governor's office to work on this case and I will deal with her directly. So, you can take your hierarchy and shove it." Lt. Cavanaugh replied and all of the lab techs smiled. They have never heard anyone speak to Dr. Pike like that and they loved it.

Jane came down as Lt. Cavanaugh was leaving after he had spoken with Dr. Isles and he was still pissed. Jane was hoping that he hadn't been upset with Maura. When Jane walked into the morgue Dr. Pike asked her, "Detective, is there something I can help you with?"

"No, I was looking for Dr. Isles." Jane replied.

"Oh, well she is at one of the desks in the lab. That desk is only temporary as she won't be here for much longer." Dr. Pike informed Jane.

"Why is that. Our case is not over yet we still have some work to do." Jane hated talking with the man but she was curious as to why he said what he said.

"She isn't a medical examiner, she is just a consultant that was brought in so she will be gone soon." As he finished his statement Jane walked away and went into the lab to find Maura.

"Hey Maur, how has your day been so far?" Jane asked a flustered Maura.

"That man is an ass. I fully understand what you were saying now. How Dr. Pike keeps his job here I do not know. The entire staff doesn't want to deal with him." Maura replied letting out a little sigh when she was done.

Jane wanted to hug her and let her know that everything would be alright but they were at work so she just asked, "I was getting ready to take my lunch break and wanted to see if you would like to have lunch with me and get out of here for a little bit."

"I would love that Jane, let me get my purse." As soon as Maura grabbed her purse, she let Susie know that she was going to lunch and she and Jane left. They walked to a little café down the street and had sandwiches. Jane let Maura blow off steam. Maura told her about the conversation between Lt. Cavanaugh and Dr. Pike. Jane smiled, she was happy that the Lt. let Dr. Pike have it.

They walked hand-in-hand back to the precinct only dropping their hands when they got close to the building. Angela had seen Jane walking in with Maura and was wondering who she was. Jane seemed to be smiling the whole time as they walked through the hallway to the elevators. Angela told herself she would have to find out who this woman was that had her daughter's attention.

They worked until 9 PM that night and then went back to Maura's house. This time they drove both cars back to Maura's as she didn't want to leave her car at the precinct. Jane missed talking with Maura as they drove to her house. They heated up the leftover Chinese food and then after eating it they went upstairs and made love again. Jane told herself she could get use to this. She loved this woman and this life they were building together.