This chapter follows on from Chapter 2
Chapter 5
She tried to be stealthy but she realised that no matter what she tried before she always failed; so she just lifted her head from Kurt's chest and before he could raise his head and open his eyes she whispered in his ear.
"I'm just getting a drink. Do you want one?"
She watched as he dazedly shook his head and went back to sleep. She got up and made her way to the kitchen after closing their bedroom door. She turned and was shocked to see Sarah sitting at the table with what looked like a hot chocolate with marshmallows.
"Sarah? Are you ok?"
Sarah jerked in surprise and turned to see Jane looking over her shoulder at the paper in front of her.
"You scared me! Don't sneak up on people like that! Make some noise woman!"
"Sorry. Why are you looking at apartments to rent?"
"Well, don't you think it's time Sawyer and me moved out?"
"Why?" asked a confused Jane
"Well, two's company and three adults and an eleven year old makes it crowded."
"Huh?"
"I think…you and Kurt would like it better if we moved out."
"Since when? Has Kurt said something?"
"No…but he wouldn't."
"So why do you need to move out?"
"Well you two need your space…"
"We have plenty of space; your brother gave up half his closet and dresser space for me even though I can't fill either space completely. Why would I need more?"
"Jane you don't have to sugar coat things for me…I know it can't be easy having your boyfriend's sister and her kid staying with said boyfriend."
"Why?"
"Why what?"
"Why can't it be easy?"
"Well don't you two need…time and space…by yourselves?"
"Why?"
"Maybe you two want some …alone time."
At Jane's confused look Sarah carried on reluctantly.
"…to you know…be together…please do not make me spell it out!"
"I think you going to have to as I have no idea what you're talking about!"
Sarah closed her eyes in embarrassment, she was already dreading having the talk with Sawyer when the time was right, she never in her whole life expected to have a sex talk with the love of Kurt's life.
"Don't you need time to…to be …to be …intimate?"
Jane just stared at Sarah for what seemed like a minute and then proceeded to laugh in Sarah's face.
"SHHHH!" implored Sarah
Jane carried on laughing. She carried on until she was crying with laughter.
"What's so funny?" hissed Sarah
"I'm sorry. I'm sorry." Jane said
Jane tried to sober up quickly but never thought a talk with Kurt's sister would ever take this direction.
"Let me get this straight, you want to pack up all your stuff and Sawyer's and move into a brand new apartment where you'll have to pay rent by yourself on a single salary just so your brother and I can have a sex life?"
"Well I know it sounds crazy but yes! What's wrong with that?"
"Seriously?"
"Yeah!"
"Ok, well, where do I start? Hmmm. Ok. Well, your brother and I haven't crossed that final step yet and it has nothing to do with you and his nephew staying here but everything to do with the fact that he's a decent guy and doesn't want to rush that part of our relationship yet. Then there's the fact that your big brother loves having his baby sister around, yes he'll deny it but we both know that he'll be lying. Plus are you really going to take Sawyer away from him? Even though you'd be in the same city, you know it won't be the same. Kurt loves him and Sawyer loves him back, you can't take Mini Weller away from Weller. They're really close. Your brother loves having you both here."
"But you two need time by yourselves."
"Yes, you're right we do. Sometimes we have a really bad case and we don't want to bring it back here for you or Sawyer to see so we go to my place. Or sometimes we do want some alone time again that's what my place is for. This is yours and Sawyer's home, why would you want to leave it? In all honesty I thought you'd only leave it to live permanently with Reade not for any other reason. Has Kurt said something to you?"
"No."
"So where is this coming from?"
Sarah hesitated for a moment then took a deep breath and answered the question.
"You."
"ME!?" screeched Jane
Sarah nodded her head.
"Last week you didn't stay here at all…"
"That's not unusual…"
"I know but Kurt stayed here… without you. Now that is weird. You two do not spend five nights apart! But last week you did…Plus he was in a mood each and every night!"
"And you took that to mean that I want you to move out? Anyway we talked on our cells every night I wasn't here."
"Well maybe I thought you would spend the night with him if we weren't here!"
Jane was about to explain everything when Sarah carried on talking.
"What about money?"
"What about money?" Jane asked
"It's not fair that I'm living here rent free, that must irritate you?"
"Why?"
"Well Kurt could be spending that money on you!"
Which caused another laughing fit from Jane.
"I'm sorry but do you not know me at all? Do I seem to be the materialistic type? Do I demand that your brother buys me sparkly things? Even if I did, do you really think he would spend money on a girlfriend instead of helping his sister and nephew who he both adores?"
"But…"
"No, no buts."
"It's not my fault he refuses to take my money. I have tried several times to give him rent. I wrote him cheques which he took and I was amazed until it took me several months to realise he wasn't cashing them he tore them up and kept the pieces in his desk, who does that? Then I transferred the money directly into his account which I thought was a great solution because he lives well within his means and only checks the balance every month but nooooo he has the money returned to me the next day! I have tried but he won't take it!"
"Trust me I know! He's very weird when it comes to money. I'm not allowed to give any money for housekeep for this place even though I spend a lot of my time here. I can't even pay for any take-out at my own place. Somehow he always gets to the door before me or phones in the order before I get a chance so he uses his card! Then the best one is if I manage to do either of those before him, the money is back in my account within a couple of days. When you confront him about it he just shrugs his shoulders, he's so infuriating but it's another way he shows he cares. He's not going to take your money accept it! If by some miracle he does take your money you know that he'll just put it into a college fund for Sawyer right?"
Shock was on Sarah's face.
"Dammit! I didn't even think of that."
"Look you have at least one usually two babysitters on tap while you're here. You've made this into a home for your brother and I know for a fact that he loves living here and I love coming back here! So if you want to move out go ahead but please do not use me or your brother as an excuse! We'll both be sad to see you go!"
"So what happened last week?"
"Well when I have my period it's really heavy and during that time I'm a light sleeper and I have to change. A lot. Like every twenty minutes!"
Sarah winced at the information.
"So instead of waking your dear but overprotective brother up every twenty minutes I decided to stay at my place alone so at least he'd get a decent night's sleep! Well five nights!"
"Oh. Ooops!"
"Look Sarah, it's nice that you're looking out for him but if I thought he was the type of guy to neglect his family for his girlfriend then he wouldn't be the decent guy that I know he is. Anyway we all get the 'alone time' we need. Both your brother and I are either here or at my place, you and Sawyer are either at Reade's place or here. I would suggest that Reade never spends the night here though, knowing things and seeing them are two different things, I think that will be a little too much for big brother to handle although it would be fun to watch!"
"Thanks Jane."
"Anytime."
Jane went to get her drink.
"It's strange you know?" remarked Jane
"What?"
"Well you say you buy the marshmallows for 'Sawyer' but I've never seen him have them, in fact whenever I offer them to him he scrunches up his nose, hmmm, although now I think about it I do see you and big brother have them all the time!"
Sarah went bright red.
"I don't know what you mean!" Sarah said haughtily
"Yeah I'm sure! It's just like when Weller buys the mint Oreos for Sawyer, always for Sawyer but again I only see Sawyer eating the original ones even when offered the mint ones he again scrunches up his nose. It's strange how many things 'Sawyer' likes but never eats! It would be cruel to take away the only excuse you two have to have your treats, even though you're both adults!"
Jane walked back into the bedroom and snuggled back onto Weller's chest again.
"You're sister is NUTS!" whispered Jane
Jane moved up and down as Kurt's chest moved in laughter.
"It took you long enough to figure out!"
"We have to look for a therapist for Sawyer so we're ready when we need one; I hope her condition isn't hereditary!"
"Hmmm, maybe he or she can help Sawyer with his other issues…"
"What issues?"
"Well he's white and green colour blind hence the issues with the Oreos!"
"Since when?" asked a concerned Jane
"Since they invented the mint Oreos!"
Jane slapped his side and she felt him kiss her head and she smiled which in turn made him smile.
A few days later after a long case they spent the night at her place. They were in bed, well Kurt was, and he was waiting for Jane to come to bed. She walked in and sat on her side of the bed but facing him, she was sitting crossed legged. She was wearing one of his shirts; he always thought she looked stunning in them. She only wore her pyjamas when she was hanging around either his apartment or hers but never to sleep in that was reserved for his shirts or t-shirts, he knew she preferred the shirts as they were all long sleeved. He sat up a little and rested against the headboard and faced her. He was a little confused when she gave him her cell. He held it and waited for an explanation and when one didn't come he said the first thing that came to his mind.
"Um, it's nice that you think that I can fix your cell but I think Patterson would have a fit for two reasons, first you didn't take it to her to fix and second the fact that you think I'm better than Patterson at fixing any piece of tech…"
"It's not broken."
Kurt looked at her perplexed.
"So why did you give it to me?"
"So you can use it to check where I was last week!"
Kurt gave back her phone straight away.
"I don't need to check where you were Jane."
"Weller! I want you to trust me, just look at it."
"Jane, if I look at that then I'll be showing you that I don't trust you and I do!"
Jane huffed and placed her cell on the bedside table.
"Well you know where it is if you change your mind!"
"Jane what's going on?" queried Kurt
"I'm a little frustrated ok?"
"Why?"
Jane gave him an incredulous look.
"Seriously?!"
"What?!"
"Weller, we've progressed a lot since me sleeping on your sofa in your office, we're actually sleeping in the same bed now! When are we going to take things further?"
Kurt chuckled.
"Jane you know I don't want to rush you into anything…"
"Weller, I know my own mind and body! I keep on thinking and dreaming about us!"
"You're thinking about us?"
"Of course, aren't you?"
"I'm a guy!"
"What does that mean?"
"It means that it's in my DNA and guys think about it all the time 24/7 365!"
Jane tilted her head and looked at him, trying to figure out if he was stretching the truth.
"So what do you think and or dream about?" Kurt asked
"Where I want to jump you!" Jane replied
"Excuse me?" asked a shocked Kurt
"Well, there's not a lot of choice, it has to be the bathroom as that's the only place you're ever naked, when you have your shower! You don't even get changed in here. Sometimes I dream that you can't control yourself around me or you know that I can't control myself around you and that's why you change in the bathroom…"
"Huh?"
"…other times I think is it because you're a prude but I'm pretty sure that's not the case. There was a fleeting moment that I thought you may be an exhibitionist, I scraped that idea pretty quickly though!"
"Why?"
Jane shrugged.
"I don't know, those types of people just seem vain and that's not you. I just can't see you walking around your apartment butt naked, I mean even before Sarah moved in. I see you as a boxers guy at the very least but I think you prefer your boxers with a t-shirt or a shirt. Now there's no way you would walk around in your birthday suit as I don't think you want Sarah seeing Weller junior, Sawyer's not a problem and he needs to know what he's going to look like in a few years but yeah, you really don't want baby sis seeing you like that, so I get why you don't walk around naked there but why not get dressed in front of me?"
Kurt shrugged his shoulders.
"I'm not ashamed of my body, you know I want to take things slowly, I want to make sure you know I care about you…"
"Weller, I think everyone in the office knows how we feel about each other, it's not exactly a secret."
"I know but I still want to show you that I love you. I don't want you to have any regrets or doubts of my feelings towards you."
Jane sighed in defeat.
"So what happens after you jump me in the shower?"
Kurt waggled his eyebrows in a suggestive way which may Jane chuckle. She played with the hem of his shirt the one she was wearing before she answered.
"Well I'm just so frustrated at the moment that my mind wonders a little…"
"And…"
"…and even though I jump you in the shower and have my wicked way with you which leaves you so spent that you can barely stand up…"
"Yeah…"
"I don't want our first time to be in the shower!"
"Where do you want it to be?"
"In a bed preferably your bed, I would accept this bed but definitely no hotel or motel, no way!"
"Why not in a hotel? You wouldn't want to spend a weekend in a nice five star hotel?"
"No way. I want you in our bed, at your place!"
"I thought all women wanted romance, the scene etc.."
"Romance means different things to different people. For me, it's the way you look at me, the way you think about me, the way you care about me, those things matter to me not expensive hotel suites that numerous people have stayed in…"
"You know they clean the rooms everyday right?"
"Yes, I do know that! But think of it this way. Let's say you book the penthouse suite for us. How many people will have the same experience us, I don't mean the actual love making, I mean the bed, the sheets, the room service the décor?"
"I don't know, hundreds maybe thousands…"
"Exactly! I don't really want to share an important memory with thousands of people! How many women have you had in your bedroom?"
Kurt was squirming from the question but then he looked into Jane's eyes. There was no judgement there just curiosity.
"Um two…"
"Two hundred!?"
"NO! TWO, as in one more than one, two! One less than three, two, two women!"
"Wow! I just thought there would be more…"
"I haven't had anyone apart from you spend the night since Sawyer and Sarah have moved in. I wasn't seeing anyone apart from Allie and I really didn't want to explain to Sawyer who she was. I cared for her but we were casual. I didn't want to lie to him and I didn't want him to ask any awkward questions…Plus I'm not into one night stands and I'm kind of a workaholic so meeting women was not a priority of mine for a long time!"
"So Nas?"
"Never been to my place."
"Huh! Before Sarah and Sawyer moved in?"
"Allie and Christine, that's it!"
"How is that possible? You're a good looking guy who is also decent. How are you not even married?"
"Because I hadn't met you yet!"
Jane stared at him and she blushed but she held his look and tried to convey her feelings to him, she still couldn't find the words. She must have done a good job as he smiled at her or rather smirked.
"Anyway, I'll only share that memory with two other people as opposed to thousands!"
"Huh, I've never thought of that before." Said Kurt
Jane shrugged her shoulders.
"We still have a few issues to deal with though." Remarked Jane
"What issues?"
"Well I know you're a planner Weller but you won't be able to plan everything."
"And why not?"
"Well, even though we've agreed where it will take place, that's the least of our worries."
"Why?"
"Well, I know I can't move you on the timeframe, you already have that in your mind but you forget about your roommates."
"What about them?" asked a confused Kurt
"Well there is no way that our first time will be when they're in the apartment!"
"Why?"
"Oh please! We'll be too self-conscious and we'll want our first time to be …carefree, which it won't be if we have to be…discreet. I have a feeling that you're going to be the loud one!"
"Whoa, whoa, whoa, what makes you think I'll be the loud one?"
"You're the loud one!" Jane said definitively
"We'll see!"
"Yes, we will!"
"What about Sarah and Sawyer?" Kurt continued
"Well I can't see you telling to Sarah to go stay at Reade's place just so we can make love. Then there's our jobs, they're not exactly Monday to Friday or 9-5, so that's the same for Reade seeing as he's your second, which means Sarah and Sawyer don't have regular days that they spend at his place, it's when he's free which means when we're free which isn't actually scheduled!"
Kurt face palmed himself as he took in Jane's words.
"So you're going to have to be spontaneous, which I know you find hard but just know that whenever, ideally sooner rather than later, it happens it will be wonderful! And just in case you weren't too sure. I. AM. READY!"
"You really have thought about it!" said an awed Kurt
"I told you!"
"Wow, I didn't realise women think about it as much as men."
Jane shrugged.
"I don't know if I can speak for all women but I don't know why men would be the only ones to think about it all the time."
"It's just a fact of life, men think about it all the time, women not so much, or at least that's what I thought."
"I don't think that's true. I agree that men probably think about sex all the time but maybe women think about it a lot as well. Maybe the difference is that when a woman is interested in someone or is seeing someone then she thinks about it all the time with that person, I know I do!"
Jane held Kurt's gaze as she spoke. They stayed like that for a few moments. Kurt smiled.
"Have you noticed how making love is the same as cooking?"
Kurt gave her a bizarre look at the cooking reference.
"I think you're going to have to explain that to me."
"Well, the first time you cook something you follow the recipe to the 't' like the first time you're with someone you go the more traditional route. Once you've tried the recipe you know what you and your partner likes, then can change it up a little, more spice if you want. Just like you want to try different things in the bedroom but it doesn't have to stay in the bedroom, there's plenty of variations that I want to try with you!"
Kurt was stunned at first then he started to laugh.
"Promise me one thing? Just make sure you put some clothes on me before you call the ambulance because I have a feeling that you're going to be the death of me! What a way to go, but I'd rather not have my sister, nephew and the team see me like that!"
Jane slapped his chest.
"Ok, good to know! How about the team and Sarah?" Kurt asked
"What have the team and Sarah got to do with it?"
"Well are you ready to have Reade avoid eye contact? What about Zapata to give you the sly looks and her smirks? What about Sarah and Patterson secretly planning our wedding?"
Jane's eyes opened wide.
"Excuse me?"
"Well, you will tell Patterson and Zapata…"
"Why would I do that?" asked an incredulous Jane
"Well, it's part of the girl code…"
"I haven't and will not sign up to that!"
"I don't think you have a choice. You do realise that they're both FBI agents, they have ways of getting information out of people!"
"No, I can withstand them!"
"I love your confidence!"
"Will…will Reade ask me?"
"No! He'll be dragged into it by…"
"Zapata!"
"Exactly! Then Reade will save himself, which I would do in his situation, any guy would, and tell Sarah, even though she's my sister, so he unburdens himself then the three will sigh and giggle whenever they see us…"
"What about the wedding plans?"
"Well Patterson and Sarah have always been Disney Princesses, old school ones but a princess is a princess, and maybe Zapata is one of the kickass ones, ask Sawyer, no ask Patterson, she'll have all the films. Anyway they'll want the happy ever after which means marriage!"
Jane caught his gaze.
"Are you…thinking of marriage?"
Kurt was mesmerized by the expressive green eyes that were locked onto his.
"What do you think?"
"I think I need to figure out if I'm going to be 'Doe-Weller' or just 'Weller'.
They settled down to sleep as usual Jane rested her head on Kurt's chest. She was almost asleep when she suddenly lifted her head up in urgency and met Kurt's eyes in the dark.
"You're not planning on us waiting until our wedding night are you?"
"HELL NO!"
"Oh thank goodness!"
Jane settled back onto her pillow also known as Weller's chest.