AJ looked at Maura questionably. She just nodded her head, gave him a small kiss and let him down, somehow knowing what the small boy had wanted. He started walking towards Jane, but looked back again. Maura kept her eyes on him and when he looked back at her she again nodded, encouraging him to go on.

Jane looked at the scene in awe. She had never seen Maura interact with a child other than TJ before and the ease with which Maura did so astonished Jane. She was pulled out of her thoughts when AJ stopped right in front of her. Jane knelt down to be eye to eye with the small boy, she knew she had to make the first move.

"Hello there little man, I'm Jane." Jane said, looking into his eyes for the first time. She was mesmerized by them instantly. The dark blue-green eyes watched her with curiosity, catching every small change of her expression. Without a word AJ lifted his hand and went over Jane's face with it. His eyes followed his hand as he studied her eyebrows, lips and nose. Jane stayed still somehow knowing that this was an important evaluation of her. When AJ was finished he rested his hand on Jane's cheek.

"You're pretty." He said letting his eyes wonder over her face, before looking his eyes with hers.

"You are very handsome yourself." Jane said, letting her pointer finger run over his nose quickly.

He giggled softly, closing his eyes, before looking at Jane again "You can call me AJ." he said before turning around an walking back to Maura quickly.

Maura had watched the scene with the same awe that Jane had watched the scene before. AJ had been very quiet the last three weeks, he hadn't stopped talking completely, but strangers weren't given a word for at least two days. Her parents had been understanding and had talked to him, never pushing for an answer. It was at breakfast the third day they had come by when Constance had asked AJ if he wanted an orange juice when he had said his first words to her, "Yes please." After that AJ had warmed up to Constance and Richard, who had stayed with Maura for the rest of her time in London.

Now he stood in front of Maura yawning before reaching out his hands, the signal for wanting to be picked up. "You want your sippy cup, before going back to bed?" Maura asked, letting her hand go through AJ's brown hair. He just nodded, is head already resting on Maura's shoulder an breathing against her neck.

Jane watched silently, as Maura prepared the cub. She moved so effortlessly with the toddler on her hip and Jane just wanted to capture that moment. She heard Maura starting to hum a melody, something beautiful, which she thought she had heard before. " Are you coming?" Maura asked Jane who still sat in the living room.

"Where to?" Jane asked confused

"Upstairs. I will bring AJ up to bed. Please?" Maura asked

"Of course." Jane said, standing up and moving to the stairs.

Together they moved up the stairs and Jane could see the extra security for the children, that Maura had installed at the top of the stairs. She wondered for whom it was, since AJ could clearly open it. They went down the hall to one of the guestrooms Maura had. Jane was about to ask which guestroom AJ was sleeping in, when she saw the door with AJ initials on it. What Jane saw next, was amazing. The room that had once been a guestroom was now the room of a little boy. There was a darker blue color on the wall and on the ceiling Jane could see a galaxy painted. The bed was just right for the toddler and the carpet felt soft under Jane's feet. The toys were placed in one part of the room. It looked just perfect.

Maura had brought AJ to bed and was now talking quietly to him, bringing the covers up to his head. She gave him a last kiss on the forehead, turned on the sleeping light and moved to the doorway. Jane had stood in the doorway and just watched Maura, noticing how caring she was with the small boy. Both of them stood there until they where sure AJ was asleep.

Maura was happy, AJ had gone back to sleep so easily, normally it took a little more from her to get him to bed, but the flight had been long and stressful for him. Jane was about to walk back to the stairs when she felt Maura's hand on her shoulders. Without a word Maura walked to the room that was next to her and opened the door quietly, signalizing to Jane she should follow. Wondering what else Maura had to show her, Jane went into the room and stopped dead in tracks.

Maura moved her eyes from the sleeping baby to take a look at Jane. She knew that was a lot to take in and by seeing Jane's frozen posture that she had to start explaining when they got into the living-room again. "I just wanted to check on Sophia before we went downstairs again." Maura explained

to a still frozen Jane.

Jane registered Maura's words and looked into the face of her best friend. "Are you hiding anymore children, or are they the only ones?" Jane said attempting to make a joke.

Seeing Maura's serious face, Jane was already thinking that there was more to come, but then she saw the smallest of smiles playing around Maura's lips. "Oh, haha, that was not funny!" Jane said trying to look serious, but losing the battle.

Together they went downstairs and took a seat on the big couch. Jane sat close to Maura, giving her the emotional support she needed to begin talking.

"So Maura" Jane began after a short silence "Can you tell me how you ended up with two kids after being in London for three weeks?" Jane asked, trying to find the answers to the questions that were spinning in her head.

"They are mine!" Maura began.