A/N Not a long update...but I wanted post something.

Maura had stayed up late into the night packing her duffle bag and carryon bag. She wasn't sure what to bring, so she had packed quite a few things. She hadn't attended a sleepover in years, and even then, all she'd had to take was a pair of pajamas and something to wear the next day. This was new. This was multiple days, multiple outfits and so many different things that could happen. Before she could go into a full-blown panic attack, Maura shut her bag and climbed into bed.

An hour before her alarm went off, Maura woke with a smile on her face and jumped out of bed; ready to face the day and get her best spring break going. She had placed both her bags by her bedroom door, so she could leave as soon as possible.

After texting Jane to see if she was awake, Maura loaded her car and made her way first to the diner, and then to Jane's. Hayley Mae answered the door with a sleepy smile that turned wide and excited when she saw the bags of food in Maura's hands. She dragged the woman into the house, barely giving her time to say a quick hello to Jane.

"Hey, your stuff in the car?" Jane called

"Backseat!" Maura giggled as Hayley Mae helped her unpack the food

Once Jane had brought in Maura's bags, they were seated at the kitchen island, tearing into the still hot food.

"What are your plans for today?" Maura asked, sipping at her coffee.

Jane shrugged, "I thought we could just chill today. Maybe watch a movie and order take out?"

"Sounds perfect."

As planned, they watched a handful of movies and settled into the couch with blankets and take out and some leftover cake from the party. By bedtime, Hayley Mae was passed out, somehow draped over the both of their laps.

Jane had been sleepily running her hands through her daughter's hair when Maura touched her shoulder, "Jane, maybe she should get in bed."

"Yeah, good idea." Jane yawned, "I took your stuff to my room if you want to change."

"Okay."

They parted ways when Jane stepped into the smaller room with her daughter in tow and Maura continued on to the master bedroom.

It was a little different than before. The bed was made really nicely, and the floor was devoid of clothes. It looked like Jane had spent some time cleaning. Just for her.

That made her heart warm.

Her bags were on the dresser on the far side of the room. She pulled out a pair of sleep shorts and an Oxford Med School t-shirt and contemplated whether or not to change in the bedroom or step into the bathroom to change. She heard Jane's voice saying goodnight and decided to be safe and stepped into the hall bath.

When she reemerged, she saw Hayley Mae's door was shut and the master bedroom door was almost shut, but not entirely. She figured Jane was just trying to be quiet for her daughter, and Maura marched right into the bedroom to find Jane half naked and facing away from her.

Jane spun around, holding a t-shirt tight to her naked chest; eyes wide. Of their own volition and without her permission, Maura's eyes quickly darted down to Jane's long, tan legs and traveled up her body. She wore a pair of simple black underwear and with the exception of the tightly held t-shirt, she was quite naked.

Maura finally picked her jaw up off the floor and spun quickly, facing the other way, "I am so sorry." She breathed. Her heart was racing at catching Jane in a compromised position, but also…

Holy.

Fuck.

So much skin.

Such tan skin…

"No. Sorry. I should've told you I was changing. Or shut the door. I just didn't want you to think I was kicking you out for some reason if I shut the door to change. And I guess I thought you'd take longer in the bathroom."

Maura could hear fabric rustling as Jane got dressed.

"Okay, you can turn around now."

Maura took an extra second to compose her beating heart and turned to find Jane facing away from her as she pulled the covers down on the bed. She was now in a pair of boxer shorts and a black t-shirt. Even with the shorts on, Jane's legs seemed to go on forever.

Maura never knew until that moment, that she was into legs.

Or maybe it was just Jane's legs. Because of how thin she was, every muscle was defined. Her calves and thighs were toned from what looked to be an avid running regimen. Her hips were prominent through the tight t-shirt.

"Maura?" Jane's voice filtered into her head

"Uh…yes?" her eyes met Jane's playful gaze

"You coming to bed? Or are you going to stare at me all night?"

"Oh, right…" she blushed and walked towards the dresser, "I forgot my face wash." The med student pulled out her toiletries bag and hastily made her exit once again.

Once she was behind the safety of the bathroom door, Maura was able to breathe again.

God, she knew Jane was gorgeous. Anyone with eyes could see that.

But this…whatever you could call this, opened her eyes to just one more facet of Jane's beauty.

Maura shook herself from her thoughts and started her nighttime regimen.

When she finally returned to the bedroom, she found Jane sitting up in the bed with a book in her hands. She took one last calming breath before she climbed into the other side of the bed.

Jane dropped the book on the nightstand and settled down in a supine position. Maura quickly followed suit.

"Are you ready for the light off?" Jane asked quietly

"If you are."

"Sure." She reached towards the lamp and hit the switch, bathing them both in darkness.

They laid in silence awhile, both knowing the other was awake.

Jane finally spoke up, "What would you like to do tomorrow?"

"I'm not sure. What are your thoughts?"

"Well, I was thinking we could sleep in a bit, maybe. Then hang around the house, maybe go out for lunch?"

"That sounds good to me. What about the rest of the week?"

"Well, we said Wednesday for dinner with Ma. So maybe we could go to one of the museums you suggested earlier in the day and end at Ma's."

Maura felt sudden excitement and turned on her side to see Jane was already facing her. Her eyes had finally adjusted to the darkness and could almost make out Jane's smile, "There's this exhibit on geometry in art. I think Hayley Mae would enjoy it. They even have a space for the kids to do some painting."

"Oh, she'd love that." Jane smiled, thinking of her daughter.

"There's a lovely café across the street we could eat at for lunch."

"Perfect. Then maybe we could go to the park on Thursday? The weather is supposed to be nice. Hopefully it'll exhaust Hay enough that she'll take a nap and we can just relax…and maybe talk or whatever you want to do."

"I'd like that."

"Me too."

Maura tried to focus her eyes enough to see Jane's face more clearly, but it wasn't working. She sighed. "I'm very excited about this week with you."

"Me too." Jane whispered, "Can I…" she stopped herself

"What?"

"Can I…hold you?" she voice was so quiet, Maura could barely hear her, "Like…like last time." Jane rolled her eyes at feeling like an awkward teenager again.

Maura blushed but turned once again and slid into Jane's arms. It took a moment for Jane to really grab on, but soon, long arms snaked around Maura's body and pulled her close.

"Good night Jane." Maura whispered

"Mmm. Goodnight Maur."

The blonde wished she could stay up and truly enjoy the feeling of Jane's body against hers, but the warmth and comfort racing through her bones pulled at her eyes and soon she was asleep.

Jane fell asleep soon after, a smile gracing her lips.

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Tuesday started lazily for the Rizzoli household and their guest. Maura had awoken at some point to use the restroom and when she came back, Jane sleepily pulled her back into her embrace.

Maura didn't have enough time to enjoy the silence before the door opened with a creak and Hayley Mae was climbing onto the bed.

"Hi." Maura groggily whispered

"Mmm." Hayley Mae grunted

Instead of squirming in between the two adults, the girl settled in front of Maura, climbing under the covers. She lifted Maura's arm and crawled right against her chest, resting her head against her collar bones.

Maura had become stiff when the girl had started to get closer, but she soon melted. Hayley Mae was soon asleep again.

A little while later, Jane woke to see Maura was still in her arms, but there was another body in the bed as well.

She sat up on her elbow and looked over to see Maura's eyes were open just enough to be looking down at the girl in her arms and was gently stroking her hair.

"What's this? A stowaway?"

Maura smiled softly, "She came in a little bit ago."

Jane laid back down and scooted even closer to Maura's body and sighed.

Before she could get too comfortable, Hayley Mae's head lifted, "Momma?"

"Yeah, sweet pea?"

"I want French toast."

Maura chuckled and turned her head towards Jane. "Me too."

Jane rolled her eyes, but couldn't contain her smile, "Fine. But you guys need to come keep me company this time."

Breakfast was served not too long later. French toast with fruit, yogurt and eggs. Hayley Mae snarfed hers down quickly and was off her stool in a flash.

"Brush your teeth!" Jane called after her

When there was no response, she stood and followed after her daughter with a huff. Maura smiled to herself and started to clear away their plates. But the time all the dishes were rinsed and all that was left were their coffee cups, Jane was back.

"Teeth are brushed, face is washed and she's busy with a picture book. We have…like fifteen minutes before she gets bored."

"Just enough time to finish coffee."

Jane sat as Maura poured a little more coffee in both of their mugs.

They sat in the quiet of the morning, sipping their coffee. They occasionally caught each other's eyes and would blush momentarily before looking away again.

Jane looked at her watch. "It's past ten. By the time we get ready, it'll be around noon. So, would you want to just hang around for the day, watch movies?"

"That sounds amazing, actually. Maybe we could go out for lunch?"

"Yeah. Do you like cold cuts? There's this amazing deli that Hay and I love."

"Yes. That sounds good."

"Perfect. I'm going to hop in the shower, then you can get in and I'll get the monster dressed?"

The blonde nodded as Jane chugged the last little bit of her coffee.

As decided, once showers were over and they were dressed, they were out the door for a quick bite to eat. By early afternoon, they were back and planted on the couch. During the first movie, Hayley had started working on the movie nest. She dragged each and every pillow from the house and bedrooms, along with all the blankets and then the cushions from the couch.

By the time Jane called for pizza for dinner, they were all lying in the nest as the fourth movie of the day started.

For dessert, they ate the last of the birthday cake.

By bedtime, Hayley Mae was snuggled atop Maura, underneath a warm blanket, and even Maura was fighting sleep.

"Maur." Jane chuckled softly, "Wake up sweetie."

The blonde's eyes opened and looked around confused. She saw the girl on her chest, "Wow, is it bedtime already?"

"Yeah. You want help?" she motioned towards her daughter.

Maura nodded and soon Jane was carefully scooping Hayley Mae into her arms.

"We hardly did a thing all day, and yet I'm exhausted."

Jane shrugged, "Sometimes you just need to let your body rest and take in as much sleep as you can. When was the last time you took an actual vacation?"

"Oh, well…" she had to think about that one. She'd gone straight from high school to early college classes to med school. She'd barely had more than an afternoon off in years. Until she met these two.

"If you have to think about it, it's been too long." Jane mused as they walked towards the girl's room.

Before they reached her room, Hayley Mae perked up a little, "No, with you and Mor."

Jane sighed, "You sure you don't want to sleep in your own bed?" Jane cooed, trying to save her and Maura from a night of elbows and knees to the bladder.

"You and Mor."

"Okay." Jane sighed again and rerouted to her room. She laid down her daughter in the middle of the bed while Maura got into her pajamas.

Soon, the three were all snuggled up together, Hayley Mae in the middle.

Maura looked over the girl's head to Jane, who was watching her silently.

"Thank you for inviting me over. I'm really enjoying myself."

Jane smirked, "Tell me how you feel in the morning when you've spent the night with an elbow in your eye."

She knew she was joking, but Maura looked hard into Jane's eyes, trying to convey her feelings.

"I'm serious, Jane. You…you two have come to mean a great deal to me…"

Jane's heart sped up just a smidge at the confession, "And you to us." She whispered back. She outstretched her arm and touched Maura's cheek gently.

Maura's eyes closed and reveled in the warmth of her hand.

For the first time in her life, Maura's view of her future was morphing into something a little less clinical and safe, and into something warm, joyous and filled with light.