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I went down to the Café
"Hey, Janie."
"Hey, ma."
"You're coming over for Sunday dinner right, Jane?"
"Yes, but can I come over Saturday afternoon? I'd like to talk to you about something."
"Yes, of course!" Ma's voice was filled with excitement.
"Alright. I'll, be there at 4."
"Okay, Janie. See you then."
"See you then, ma."
Luckily it was Thursday. Jeez. This case just isn't giving me a break. Plus all the stress about talking to ma on Saturday. Hopefully things will go by fast and she'll be fine with me and Maura, but what if she's not. What if she's completely disgusted by the whole thing? What if she never wants to see me again? What if she hates me? No, I need to get this done. I need to tell her. I love Maura and she makes me happy. I want everyone to know I love her, I'm not going to hide.
Everything will be fine. It's going to be just fine.
Saturday came quicker than expected. What am I going to say? 'Oh hi, ma. I'm a lesbian and me and Maura are dating.'
No, I'm just going to tell her that I love Maura very much and she happens to love me too. And we want to be together. Together. Running my hands over her body, feeling the warmth of her skin. Taking in that moment. How beautiful she looked with nothing on but a grin on her face. Nothing could ever compare to that night I had with her. Whoa, alright get it together, Rizzoli. Back to what I'm going to tell ma. I'll tell her I want to be with Maura and I love her. End of story. Yeah, I'll just go with something like that. I just gotta go with the flow. Oh God, the things I would do for Maura. I swear, I'd probably jump off a bridge for her...
The drive was short and I wish it was longer. Maybe I could've came up with something better to say to ma.
I parked the car and headed to the door. "Okay, Rizzoli, you got this. You can do this."
As soon as I opened the door I was greeted by warm, open arms wrapped around my body.
"Good. You're here."
"Yes, so can we um, go sit down?"
"Yes, of course! C'mon."
Ma led me to the couch. My mouth was dry and my mind was chaotic. What do I say? What if she hates me after this? No. It'll be fine.
"Would you like anything to drink, Janie?"
"Uh, a glass of water."
"Okay. Glass of water coming up."
As soon as Ma left the room I was back to my busy thoughts trying to figure out what I was going to say.
'You got this.' I keep repeating those words in my head.
"Here you go."
"Thanks."
Ma handed me a tall glass of water. I take small sips trying not to make it obvious that I'm nervous.
"So what's on your mind, sweetheart?"
"I-um, I wanted to- I wanted to talk to you about me and Maura."
Ma looked interested. Her eyes started to widen.
"Okay. What about you and Maura?"
"Well, we're dating and I really love her and I want to be with her and I hope you're not upset."
A small chuckle escaped the older woman's mouth.
"Why are you laughing?"
"Oh, Janie, I know."
"You know? What do you mean you know?"
How the hell does she know? I'm sure my eyes when wide because she started laughing again.
After she recollected herself she proceeded talking again.
"I see the way you look at her, the way your eyes light up whenever she's around. I see you smile more when she's around. I see you loosen up whenever she's with you. You're happier when you're with her, Janie. I notice these things."
My jaw dropped open. I'm dumbfounded right now.
"All I'm trying to say is that Maura makes you happy and I like seeing you happy. That's all I want for you, Janie."
"Wow. Thanks, ma."
"Plus, I always wanted to see you with a doctor."
"Yes you did." I started to laugh.
Ma came over and gave me a big hug. Her warm embrace was nice 'til I pushed her away because she got all warm and snugly on me.
"You're bringing Maura tomorrow right?"
"Yes. If I ask her and she says yes then I'll bring her."
"Okay, good."
I started to get up on my feet and grabbed my blazer.
"I'll see you tomorrow, ma."
I leaned in to give her a kiss on the cheek.
"See you tomorrow, Janie. Don't be late!"
"I won't be. Bye ma."
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