*Okay as always I own nothing of Criminal Minds or Rizzoli & Isles just enjoying using the characters.
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(Chapter Ten)
Jane and Hotch finished their breakfast in a small diner that she had recommended. "You were right about this place. It does have a very good breakfast." He said as he finish his coffee.
"Yeah... I found this gem when I was a rookie cop and had to work overnights." She said but looked at him with a puzzled look.
"What do you want to ask me Jane?" He asked noticing the look.
"I came here to listen to your proposal but all we have talked about is baseball, your and my family, and the love we have for our jobs. You have yet to mention anything we discussed this morning. Why?"
"I believe Emily's letter would have explained itself."
"So you have read it?"
"No... but I know Emily and she is very direct about things concerning her job."
"Direct?" She said rolling her eyes at what she thought was an absurd comment. "She sent me to BPD knowing that I was going to be arrested!"
"That's incorrect..."
She started to argue until he put his hand up for her to hear him out. "... she knew the only way you were going to leave the Ambassador's house was to make you think she was giving you what you wanted. You... yourself even stated as much from what I have been told."
"Yeah... I bet she had a grand time telling everything in your get together and raking me over the coals." She said angrily.
"Emily never mentioned anything about what you did... it was Pen who informed us of certain details while Emily was having her cast put on. JJ informed me of certain other details when I pulled her aside for more information."
She became edgy thinking he knew she spied on Emily and JJ. "Okay if Emily didn't call a meeting... why were you all at the hospital?"
"When one of our family is so stressed that they put their hand through a wall that requires fourteen stitches and a cast for two hair line fractures we come to them to find out why and to offer our help."
The weight of his statement hit her like a ton of bricks as she dropped her head, "I was just trying to help."
"And we all know this because each one of us wanted to catch this man and some of us even wanted to kill him but it isn't our decision to make."
"Wait..." She said looking up at him, "... surely she didn't release him?"
"All I know is he is on a plane with Jaclyn and Z-man heading back to Australia."
"Why?"
"It is not for me to know more at this time... there for it is not for you to know either."
She thought about it a moment, "That was Jaclyn's punishment wasn't it? She had to ride on the plane without killing him. You said they felt Emily's wrath."
"I'm not following you."
"Never mind." She said knowing she was right. "Okay... if I say yes... and that is a big if. When do I start and where do I start?"
"You will start Monday and be shadowing JJ at first. I will remind you that she isn't thrilled with your behavior either but she doesn't feel as violated as Emily does and is willing to show you the job."
"Violated?" She hung her head confused forgetting he was there. "One time I accidentally saw something and this time I went in to help I didn't know they would..." She was talking in partial sentences.
"Jane I have no clue what you are talking about. Those were JJ's word and maybe you should examine them because Emily's actions seem to support her word choice." He notice that the woman started blushing when she realized that he was still there and could hear the content of what she was saying.
"Why is this so hard?" She asked not looking up at the man.
"Jane... if I were to profile the situation I say it like this. For some reason you have been in competition your whole life... growing up with your siblings... at work with men who think less of you because you are a woman. I would also say it is now a part of you and I would imagine to some extent could be viewed as foreplay in your personal life..."
"Whoa there a minute!" She said quickly stopping him and blushing beyond red.
"I'm not judging you Jane. Many people are this way. That's why dating is sometimes considered a sport. But to progress to my point..."
"Yes... get to the point please!"
"The dynamics of the world for you have changed with new friends and old ones changing life patterns. You find yourself wanting to use the same old patterns to fit this new family members you have into an old family mold. But the old word family you had while growing up isn't working now because the set patterns of father and mother do not exist in this new one nor do male/female boundaries."
"Nothing is set in this new one... but it sounds like the shirt analogy again. It's like my shirt is still not fitting right."
"In some ways... you have stretched the shirt to it's max pretending to have gotten a new one. Let us help you find a better fit. That is all that we are asking of you in these two weeks."
"Why does it seem like I'm always talking to you about this stuff?" She asked herself shaking her head, "I use to be able to talk to Maura about everything but now I can't do anything right... well I did..." she caught herself but gave it away by blushing. "Never mind... I'll do your two weeks but I'm not sure how it's going to help." She said starting to get up.
"Jane... I know that at times this is a really excruciating process for you, because under the bravado you feel you have to wear being in a dominate male profession, you are still a lady. Believe me when I say this... I find your hesitance to speak on sexual matters very refreshing." He said picking up the check and paying for it. "
She followed him out of the restaurant but was now more confused than ever because she kind of liked being called a lady by him.
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The three women and Bella made it to Maura's parents house by the evening. Chessie was excited she was going to get to stay with Spencer and Nan because she could be closer to Jenny whom she hadn't seen a lot of since the family moved back into the Ambassador's house.
They got Charlotte and Bella settled in the cottage house so Emily could feed Bella. She told Charlotte that she planned to set her clock so she could come and feed the little one early in the morning. Bella had pretty much stayed to her routines and was sleeping longer through the night so a set time wouldn't be a problem.
Maura had gotten the couple settled in at the main house and started a fire in the fireplace.
"Boy it's cold out there..." Emily said as she walked in taking her coat off and coming and standing in front of the fire, "...but this is nice."
"I thought we could just have a nice night in front of the fireplace if that's okay with you?"
Emily came and slid her arms around Maura's waist pulling the woman back into her and holding her, "Nomizo oti einai mia thavmasia idea trianta'fyllo mou. (I think that's a wonderful idea my rose.)"
"Charmer"
"Mmm..." was all that Emily responded back because her lips were to busy kissing up the side of Maura's neck in search of that one spot...
"Ohhh..."
"Found it." She smiled as she thought to herself and decided that she wasn't going to move from it. Maura wanted to try and talk tonight but it had been weeks since she had seen and felt her lover's touch in this desiring manor. The soft movements of Emily's hands on her arms brought all the memories back of their early morning loving and quickly made the thought of anything else seem trivial.
"si e'tonnant. (It is so amazing.)"
"Qu'est-ce que l'amour? (What is love?)"
"il est comme nous sommes a' nouveau les adolescents (It's like we are teenagers again) parce que je ne peux pas obtenir assez de vos touches. (because I can't get enough of your touches.)"
Emily didn't have time to respond because Maura turned and their lips were joined immediately. While kissing her lover a thought went through her head, "I will tell her my words through love as she has to me so many times." Breaking the kiss Maura pulled just inches back from Emily and looked deeply into her eyes. She brought her hand up and cupped the side of the woman's cheek and held it for several moment's.
"I slapped this cheek years ago when I was in the dark about how much you still love me. Yet I ache to know that you have lived with the sting of that slap way before it ever happened thinking that I had given up on you." She started rubbing the cheek with the back of her hand softly, "I need you to hear me Pretty Girl... I have given others reflections of love only and have received affections from them but I have never had this special love for anyone but you. For you awaken everything within me and I am like a moth drawn to your flame." She said smiling and leaning in closer, "But we can talk more about that later because right now I just want to lavish all the years of dreams and hopes of loving you like this again all over you" She said as she took the hand cupping the woman's cheek and slid it to the base of Emily's neck pulling her velvet lips towards her own.
Emily didn't have to set her clock to feed Bella for she and Maura were both still awake from the night of lovemaking. "I need to go and shower love because our daughter will be hungry soon... but I find it hard to leave looking at the reflection of the flames in your eyes."
Maura smiled, "Let's go shower together and I will go with you to feed Bella. Then we can come and fall asleep in each other's arms if you like."
"I love you so much Maura. I can't live without you in my life anymore." Emily said as she tightened her arms that were around Maura and taking in a deep breath.
"You will never have too if I have a voice in the matter." Maura said kissing the woman with a passionate kiss. Breaking away before they got started again, "Shower..." was said by both because they knew anymore kissing and they would be having a crying Bella and a laughing Charlotte beating on their door soon.
Trying to get postings up. Hopefully another one this afternoon.