Money Can't Buy Happiness But It Can Help
Chapter 10
By: BeForeverYoung
The fiasco with Maura's parents was three weeks ago. The day ended with Jane and Mr. Isles talking about the changes going on in the company while Maura and her mother talked about the new Prada line coming out. Jane knew that Maura's parents only accepted their relationship because she was filthy rich and was actually a co-owner in Maura's family company but still the smile on Maura's face when her parents apologized and accepted Jane into their family was worth anything.
That same goofy smile was still on Maura's lips as she road in the back seat with Frost as her and Korsak sat in the front seat as they drove to a double homicide. Jane couldn't help but smirk as Maura and Frost argued the big bang theory in the back seat.
"Huh," said Korsak pointing over the steering wheel, "looks like there was some trouble at the St. Dynphna."
His words cause Jane to snap her head to stare at the children's home that had about 3 squad cars pulled out in front of it.
"Pull over," said Jane quickly in a slight panic at the sight of the cars.
"Jane they got plenty of guys there plus we have a double homicide to go to," argued Korsak.
Jane completely ignored him as she took of her seat belt and opened the door as Korsak was still driving.
"What the hell…" yelled Korsak slamming on his breaks just as Jane was getting out of the car. "Are you crazy!"
Jane was already out of the car completely ignoring Korsak yelling at her. She heard Maura call after her and heard the sound of her heels clicking behind her as Jane busted through the doors.
There she was greeted by a woman surrounded by a couple cops obviously trying to take the woman's statement.
The woman paused mid sentence as she saw who burst into the room.
"Jane…" started the woman.
"Who?" asked Jane trying to contain the anger in her voice,
"Loralie," whispered the woman watching with flinching when Jane growled in frustration.
"Where is she," demanded Jane.
"Her room," said the woman sadly, "some officers are in there with her."
Jane didn't even give the woman a passing glance as she walked passed them and around the corner. Maura's footsteps could still be heard following her.
Jane saw the open door to the right as she walked in to see Detective Crowe standing in the middle of the room with two officers trying to talk to a little shaking bundle lying on the bed.
"Get out now," growled Jane announcing her presence as she marched into the room.
"Rizzoli this ain't a murder what are you doing here," demanded Crowe.
"Get out of here now Crowe," growled Jane, "or so help me I will kick you in the balls so hard you will be scraping the pubic hair off your tongue for a week."
"Geezz Rizzoli," flinched Crowe visibly, "fine…kid ain't talking anyways."
The shaking bundle picked up her head at the sound of Jane's voice and Jane's heart broke as she stared into a pair of terrified green eyes.
Her death glare she had in her eyes because of Crowe instantly softened the sight of the child.
"Loralie sweetie…" whispered Jane softly as she walked towards the little girl.
Loralie seemed to react almost instantly to Jane's voice as she jumped out the bed and ran across the room leaping into Jane's arms.
Jane caught the little girl in her arms and stumbled back a few steps at the sheer force the little girl put into the jump.
Loralie hung on to Jane like a lifeline and cried into her neck. Jane just held her tightly ever so often kissing the top of the little girls head.
Loralie pulled back to stare at Jane. Green eyes bet brown and the suddenly Loralie reached out and smacked Jane hard on the shoulder.
"You's pwomised!" she yelled smacking Jane again.
"You's pwomised he…he…couldn't comes back to get me," cried Loralie, "you's says you's protect me!"
Loralie slapped Jane over and over again in the chest and shoulder crying and Jane just let her.
"You's pwomised!"
"You's pwomised!"
Jane eyes filled with unshed tears as she pulled the girl tighter into her body stopping her from hitting Jane anymore.
"I know I am so sorry," whispered Jane cradling the little girl in her arms as she sobbed into Jane's chest.
Jane held her as she cried. She held her as she screamed and yelled. She held her until Loralie felt safe again. She held her into the little bundle finally exhausted herself and fell asleep.
Jane sighed as she ran her hand through the dark tangled curls of the little girl. Walking over to the bed she pulled the covers back from the bed and gently set Loralie on the bed and tucked her in. Leaning down she kissed the top of her head before walking out of the room.
Crowe, Frost, Korsak, Maura and Sara the director of the St. Dynphna were all waiting for her outside the door. Jane shut the door softly before rounding on Crowe.
"If I ever see you speak to her like that again…" growled Jane.
"What the hell Rizzoli," interrupted Crowe, "why the hell are you even here? Someone attempted to rape the kid…she we needed her statement!"
"She is 4!" roared Jane. "And that little girl happens to be someone who means a lot to me and her mother isn't round to protect her so I am sure as hell not going to let you terrify her!"
"Fine whatever Rizzoli!" snapped Crowe, "we got the guy on surveillance anyways."
"Who?" asked Jane instantly.
"The kids father…Christopher Rich…"
"Richardson," interrupted Jane growling at the mention of the man. "He murdered his wife after she caught him trying to have sex with Loralie last year…I worked the case…he is a slippery bastard Crowe…if Richardson doesn't want to be found you won't find him."
"Thanks for the words of encouragement Rizzoli," said Crowe sarcastically. "Shouldn't you be heading to the that double murder?"
"Yes Jane we need to go there is no telling how much the first responding officers and EMT's already ruined the evidence," spoke of Korsak.
The door burst open behind as Loralie ran into the back of Jane's legs wrapping her tiny hands around them.
"No don't go…don't go…"
Jane looked down at Loralie sadly before looking up at Korsak.
"I am officially taking a couple of days off Korsak," sighed Jane reaching down and picking up Loralie who instantly buried her face into the side of Jane's neck.
"The Lieutenant isn't going to happy about this Jane," spoke up Frost.
"I don't care," shrugged Jane, "tell him I had a family emergency."
Sighing Frost nodded before grabbing Korsak and dragging him down the hallway. He paused when he noticed Maura wasn't following him turning around he spoke, "you comin' Maura?"
"My assistant will be down there to collect the body, he is already there," spoke up Maura.
Frost nodded before turning and walking down the hallway, "Looks like it is just me and you old man," said Frost as the rounded the corner.
As soon as Frost and Korsak rounded the corner Jane turned on Sara.
"How did he get passed all the security," seethed Jane.
"He was dressed in a uniform and said that he was here to check our meter," said Sara.
"The guards have pictures of him," growled Jane, "I don't pay for this place to have this place so heavily guarded if these creeps still can get in!"
"He is the only man that has ever gotten past the security Jane and you know it," snapped Sara, "we will take more precautions…it won't happen again."
"That is right it won't," growled Jane, "because I am taking her with me."
"Jane…"
"You know my adoption paperwork went through last month Sara but I agreed to give Loralie more time with the programs here and I had a thing pop up," paused Jane to give Maura a small smile before turning back to Sara, "but she is safe with me…this will not happen with me."
Sara seemed to think for a moment before sighing and eventually nodding.
"You are right," she sighed, "I will get her stuff together," before she walked away.
Jane watched her walk away shifting Loralie in her arms as the little girl fell asleep once again.
"You adopted her," said Maura staring at Jane with a blank look.
"I was going to tell you Maura," said Jane softly walking towards Maura as she reached out with her free hand and grabbed Maura's hand giving it a reassuring squeeze.
"I thought you didn't want kids," whispered Maura.
"I didn't want to bring a child into this world…it is a horrible place Maura…with horrible people…but Loralie she lost everyone…she has been through horrible things…she deserves to be happy."
"And you think you can make her happy?" questioned Maura.
Jane looked down at the sleeping Loralie in her arms for a second before looking back up at Maura, "yes I think I can," said Jane softly. "I am sorry if this isn't what you wanted Maura. To be tied into a relationship with a me but now with a kid. But I want you to know that even though it kills me to say this but…I will accept the fact that you don't want to be with me any longer…"
Jane's next words were muffled as Maura leaned up and silenced her with her lips. Pulling back Maura smiled, "it isn't what I thought we would be doing only 1 month into our relationship but I am in this for the long run Jane Rizzoli…but I must warn you…I am horrible with kids," said Maura smiling sheepishly.
"Really! They didn't find the mating habits of the acestopush…kokanis beetle thingy you were telling me about last week to be an interesting topic?"
"It is Acestophanus Kaokoanus beetle Jane," corrected Maura with a smile. "And I will have you know they are an extremely rare beetle in Africa…but yes unfortunately kids are not keen on hearing all the knowledgeable facts I know. Actually I really don't know anything kids like. I have never researched it before…"
"I got an answer for you doc" said Jane interrupting Maura. "And it could be summed up in the three words."
Maura stopped talking to stare at Jane questioningly.
"For a four year old little girl it all comes down to this…Dora…The…Explorer"
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Jane and Maura have been getting Jane's apartment 4 year old proof for the past 2 hours while Loralie slept on the couch. Then Jane dropped the bomb on Maura.
"You cannot be serious," whispered Maura staring at Jane with wide eyes.
"Maura it is only for a couple hours tops," whispered Jane back casting a quick glance to her couch to see Loralie sleeping peacefully with Joe curled at her feet. "I have to go sign some paperwork at the station and make a few calls."
"Can't you just have Barry bring the paperwork here and make the phone calls here," said Maura softly.
"Two hours Maura…" sighed Jane. "Just watch her for two hours," paused Jane as she walked up and wrapped her arms around Maura's waist pulling her into her body. "And I promise I will make it up to you," whispered Jane huskily in Maura's ear.
Maura shivered at the sound of Jane's voice and pulled back to stare Jane in the eye, "you are bribing me with sex to watch Loralie?" said Maura with a smile.
"Not just sex…amazing sex," whispered Jane, "please Maura…do this for me? She probably won't even wake up."
Maura sighed knowing she could never say no to Jane and she would have to be crazy to turn down sex with Jane.
"Fine," whispered Maura bring up her hand to point at Jane, "but if she wakes up and starts screaming and tearing apart your apartment then it is on you."
Jane smiled before leaning foreword and kissing Maura's finger, "deal," she whispered before moving passed the finger to place a lingering kiss on Maura's lips before pulling back grabbing her jacket and moved swiftly towards the door.
Opening it Jane stepped through the threshold and went to close the door but not before poking her head around the door, "I love you Maura," she said softly smiling at Maura.
"I love you too," smiled Maura, "now go and get back here quick before I change my mind."
Jane flashed her one more smile before shutting the door softly.
Maura stood in the kitchen staring at the door for a couple minutes wishing Jane would come back and say she didn't need to go to the precinct anymore. After a few minutes Maura sighed knowing Jane was not likely to come back anytime soon.
Maura turned as she crept slowly into the living room to situate herself in one of the chairs. She watched Loralie's chest move up and down for a few moments just making sure the little girl was still alive. Maura couldn't help but be terrified by the little girl. Maura didn't know how to interact with children at all. She wished she had that motherly instinct but she just didn't have it. She was incapable of babbling like a baby to cheer up children. She had no idea how to keep kids entertained. Sure she could tell you how to properly hold them, the proper nutrition they need, and the she was 100% certain she knew what kids wore these days but other than that Maura was totally lost and being lost was not a feeling Maura was comfortable with. She took pride in knowing everything about everything.
Sighing casting one more glance at Loralie before leaning over and grabbing her newest national geographic magazine as she began to reading making and effort to be quite as possible.
30 minutes later.
Maura was just getting to the good part of the latest findings of the Aztec Culture and then she heard a slight rustle from the couch. Maura froze mid read and tried to make no subtle movements. Slowly bringing her eyes from the magazine her heart stopped as she was instantly sucked into a pair of bright green eyes looking at her intently.
"Whos you?" said Loralie softly picking her head up from the pillow.
"I believe the proper way to say that is, 'who are you?" corrected Maura.
"Who…are…you," questioned Loralie struggling to say it in proper English.
"I am Maura…Jane's…ughhh…girlfriend," said Maura not really sure.
"Ohh…" said Loralie taking in Maura's wide eyed look, "I knows Jane likes girls…Sara told me day' used to go on dates."
If it were possible Maura's eyes got even wider at the Loralie's statement. Jane never told her she used to date another woman….
"Where'd Jane goes?" asked Loralie interrupting Maura's train of thought.
"She had to go into work," said Maura pausing to stare down at her watch. "She will be back in an hour or so."
Loralie seemed to take that information for a second before sitting up on the couch to stare at Maura.
"Whatcha readin?"
"National Geographic," said Maura holding the magazine open to show Loralie the article she was reading. "I was reading on the discovery of Aztec sculpture in Mexico city."
Loralie's eyes seemed to scan the magazine for a second before she got up off the couch and started to walk towards Maura.
Maura watched the little girl with a baited breath. Any second now she was waiting for Loralie to tell her she was boring and demand for her to tell her something funny. But to her surprise Loralie just walked up to her and crawled into her lap and stared down at the magazine.
"Are does the Azie people," she asked as she pointed to a painted picture of an Aztec man.
"Aztec," corrected Maura smiling and nodding, "yes and that is a painting of one."
"Whos are they?"
"They are an ancient civilization that lived over 500 years ago…"
"Wows that's old!"
"Yes very old," chuckled Maura.
They sat in silence for a few seconds as Loralie happily poked at the pictures in the magazine. She stopped looking at the pictures to look back up at Maura.
"What else?"
Maura looked at the little girl surprised.
"You really want to know learn about the Aztec's?" asked Maura surprised.
The little girl nodded before pointing down at the same picture from earlier, "I like his hat," she giggled as she pointed the feather hat.
"Did you know that hat is made out of 250 bird feathers?" smiled Maura.
"Wow…." whispered Loralie awestruck as her little finger skimmed over the hat on the magazine before looking up at Maura.
"What else do you know?" asked Loralie staring at Maura with wide eyes as she eagerly waiting for more information about these interesting people.
"Almost everything science has ever discovered about them," said Maura simply.
"Tell me everything," said Loralie flipping through the magazine.
Maura smiled down at the little girl before pointing down at a picture, "okay you see him…he is an Aztec warrior. They are thought to be the bravest warriors there ever were…"
Jane opened the door to her apartment quietly not wanting to wake up Loralie hoping she was till sleeping. But when she opened the door she heard Maura's voice.
"Children of the Aztec's were often told to go into the fields and collect beeteles…"
"Eww…Bugs!"
Jane walked through the door and her eyes instantly went to Maura and Loralie curled up on the chair staring into a magazine.
"Yup bugs," laughed Maura, "There was a specific kind of beetle they had to find called the "scale beetel." This beetle were crushed to make red die. Some would say that the Aztec's would have to crush up to 150,000 beetles just to make a tiny bucket of red dye."
Jane watched silently smiling as Maura interacted with Loralie.
"That is a lot of bugs…I hate bugs!" giggled Loralie.
"Wanna hear a secret?" whispered Maura to Loralie.
Loralie looked up at Maura with wide eyes before nodding.
"I don't like bugs either…actually I am kind of scared of them," admitted Maura to the little girl.
"Really?"
"Yes," nodded Maura.
"Wanna hear a secret?" whispered Loralie.
"Are you afraid of bugs too?" asked Maura smiling.
"Nope," said Loralie shaking her head grinning, "I just think they are icky."
"Then what is the secret?" asked Maura.
"Jane is afraid of bugs too," whispered Loralie giggling.
"Just spiders," spoke up Jane finally announcing her presence. She smirked when Maura and Loralie screamed out in surprise.
"And that was supposed to be a secret," scolded Jane playfully pointing at Loralie.
Loralie smiled as she hopped off Maura's lap and launched herself into Jane's arms giggling.
"Jane…Jane…did you know that Aztec's used toos punish duh poors peoples when day'd wear rich cloths day'd have dare' house demo…demo…." stuttered Loralie.
"Demolished" supplied Maura with a smile.
"Ya that word," nodded Loralie, "it means toos break. I learned dat' today."
"Wow mini-goolge," teased Jane. "I leave you with Maura for a couple hours and you are already sprouting out little facts."
"Maura says I am smart fors my age," smiled Loralie proudly.
"Well then that has to be true since Maura can't lie," chuckled Jane setting Loralie on the ground.
"Really?" said Loralie shocked. "She doesn't lie at all."
"Nope," said Jane smiling at Maura who was drinking a glass of water glaring over the cup at Jane.
Jane smiled as she leaned down and whispered something in Loralie's ear before walking into the kitchen.
Loralie's eyes lit up as she walked over to Maura.
Maura who was still taking a drink of water looked down at Loralie about to swallow her last gulp when Loralie spoke, "Maura where do babies come from?" asked Loralie innocently.
Maura choked on the water and started coughing loudly trying to get the water out of her throat as she looked at Loralie. Why would she ask her of all people? Just then she heard a loud laughter from the kitchen.
"JANE NOT FUNNY!"
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