* I own nothing of Rizzoli and Isles I just have the privilege of playing with the characters for a while.
Jane got out of the car while Maura was reading hoping the roses and card would break the ice and the woman would invite her in to at least talk about things. When Maura had finished reading the card she lifted the roses up to her nose and took in a deep breath of their fragrance. She then looked towards the street and saw Jane standing up against her car holding the bottle of wine. She didn't reflect any emotion or say anything but turned and walked inside the house leaving the door she had been standing in wide open.
Jane watched and hoped that the door being left open was a sign to come on in because that's what she was going to do. When she walked in she found Maura at the sink filling a vase with water for the flowers. She placed the wine on the breakfast bar and waited for something to be said. Maura turned and started trimming the roses and placed them in the vase one at a time but didn't say a word. Jane was already rubbing her hands so hard she thought the skin would come off any moment from all the adrenaline running through her veins.
"Maur... it's hard to listen if you are not going to say anything." She said hoping the woman would speak, yell, or even just give her a look of acknowledgement but nothing. She continued placing all the roses in the vase and sighed a deep sorrowful sigh as she was finishing then she finally looked up. Jane noticed the red puffiness around her eyes causing her to want to bolt. She knew her episode at work had caused all the tears that made Maura's eyes red. But she didn't bolt choosing instead to take in a deep breath.
"I know we have a lot to talk about but I need to know if what I'm now hearing is what you were truly saying." She said as she stepped around the bar and moved closer to Maura. "I really do not want to be slapped but I have to know for sure." She said as she closed the gap between them and caught Maura's lips in a gentle kiss.
There was no response so Jane thought she had totally missed it for a moment and started to pull back until two arms finally came up around her neck and pulled her down closer. Then lips parted inviting her to deepen the kiss so she slipped her arms around the woman's waist which caused shivers to flow through both of their bodies. They were lost in the atmosphere of the moment until oxygen became important again so reluctantly they pulled away slightly and stood forehead to forehead taking in the air that lungs had been deprived of.
"I'm so sorry Maur..." Jane started saying until a finger touched her lips to be quiet. Maura slipped her head off to the side onto Jane's shoulder and pulled her in tight. Jane realized that being held was all that was being asked of her at the moment. They stayed embraced for several moments until the doorbell rang causing both of them to jump.
"I got it. It's probably the pizza I ordered before I came over." Jane said as she went to the door before the bell rang again. Sure, enough there stood a skinny kid holding out a box with pizza written on it. She tipped him and took the box and laid it on the breakfast bar by the wine. She noticed Maura had moved to get plates from the cabinet and came in behind her sliding her arms around the warm waist and laid her head in the middle of Maura's back and held her again thinking, "Why have I waited so long to do this. God, she is so soft and comfy."
Maura leaned back into the embrace and sighed deeply as the soft sobs started. Jane quickly released her and came around to see what was the matter. "Hey...hey...don't cry. I'm so sorry..." again she was cut off by Maura reaching out and pulling her back into a tight hug. "Maur honey...please talk to me." She said as she kissed the top of the woman's head.
It took a few moments but in a cracked voice Maura started, "After this afternoon I had given up hope that you would ever hear what I was saying and now that you are listening I do not want to talk. I just want to feel whole again... I just want to stop hurting and you are the person I go to for comfort but I couldn't this time so I just sat here hurting. Now my dreams are coming true right before me but all I want right now is for you to stop the hurting." Jane pulled her tighter into her chest and butterfly kissed her head until the sobs became sniffles.
She took the woman's hand and led her to the couch where she sat down and kicked off her shoes then pulled Maura down into her lap and held her without saying a word. They both finally cried themselves to sleep in each other's arms allowing the warmth of their love to cauterize the open wounds in both of their hearts that nothing sometimes causes.
I thought about ending it here but I believe another chapter is needed to round things out...
