Jane woke up to a sight that couldn't be more beautiful. Maura was holding Sophia in her arms while the small girl was drinking from her baby bottle. Maura had a content smile on her face, while she was looking at the small girl in her arm. The door to the bed-room opened and Jane already thought her mother had become rude to just go into Maura's bed-room, when a small head with light brown hair came into view. Jane kept on watching as AJ climbed up the bed and after that giving his sister a small kiss on her head "Morning Soph". Sophia looked up at the boy and her lips turned to a smile but, her greeting for him.

"You want your sippy cup AJ?" Maura asked the boy that was still kneeling besides her and looking at his sister.

He only nodded his head already on his way over to the side where he normally went, when he saw Jane.

"Ane?" AJ asked, remembering her from the night before.

Jane was surprised, it had only been a short hello and he still remembered her. "Good morning AJ. Did you sleep well?" Jane asked already moving to an upright position and making room for AJ.

AJ looked at Maura again, not sure what to make of this. For the last three weeks, he had crawled into bed besides her, with nobody already being in it but his sister. Maura just gave him a warm and encouraging smile, which seemed to be enough for the three year old. "Morning Ane" AJ said and without another word gave her a kiss on the temple and sat on her lap.

Jane was stunned for a second, not knowing how to react. In the end she just decided to go with her instincts, gave him a kiss on the head and hugging him to her body. AJ relaxed into her and started drinking his sippy cup.

"Did you sleep well?" Maura asked Jane, who had a look of content all over her face.

Jane turned her face, to look at her best friend, a smile on her face. "Yes, as always. A bit early perhaps but good. I really should think about getting a new mattress. Is this some kind of morning ritual?" Jane asked moving her free hand between AJ ans Sophia.

"Yes, we started it in London and I find it very nice. Although it is a bit early!" Maura explained.

Jane looked to the watch on the bedside table. It showed it was only 7 o'clock. "What?"

"We can stay in bed a little longer. But if I remember correctly, Angela normally comes in between 8 and half past 8." Maura reminded Jane.

Jane let out a sigh, before turning her face to look at AJ. "What do you think buddy, 15 more minutes here in bed and then we get ready for the day?" Jane asked AJ, who looked at her and gave a small nod, not wanting to leave his place on Jane's lap just jet.

Jane looked back at Maura who also nodded. Sophia had emptied her bottle and was now snuggling back into Maura's body, letting out a small yawn. Maura hugged her a little tighter and began drawing small circles over Sophia's back.

"You really are a natural at this. You know that?" Jane asked, still not really believing how good Maura actually was with these two.

"I hope so. I just want them to be happy." Maura replied, looking at Sophia and AJ.

20 minutes later, the small chaos began. After standing up, Maura got AJ and Sophia to brush their teeth, while Jane got ready for the day in Maura's room. Maura helped Sophia brush her teeth, while she kept a watchful eye on AJ, making sure he did it well. After that the three went to AJ room and Maura laid out his clothes for the day. She left him to get ready and brought Sophia into her room, getting her ready for the day. When everything was done, Jane and the children were ready for the day, with Maura still being in her sleepwear.

"I will keep an eye on them. Take a shower, get ready and I will be in the kitchen making breakfast for us. " Jane said already holding out her hands to take Sophia.

"They have toys in the living-room and make sure the don't start coloring Bass with the markers they have." Maura said, already on her way upstairs.

Maura was standing under the shower thinking about the next few weeks and what she had to do.

She had to start looking for a good nanny, make sure Sophia was taking care of, when she was at work. AJ could go to the kindergarten not far from her house. She had already made an appointment with the head of the kindergarten and hopefully they would take him in 2 weeks. Both of her parents would be coming as soon as they could, wanting to be there, to help her and to get to know their grandchildren. Grandchildren Maura thought. I am their mother now. Not only their biological mother, but the woman who will take care of them, who will bring them to bed, hold them when they are crying, care for them when they are ill. They are my responsibility now for the rest of my life. I am a mother! While Maura had been pondering these thoughts she hadn't noticed the tears that fell from her eyes, mixing with the warm water that was pouring down on her.

Angela had seen the light going on in the big house and was also starting to get ready, already planing a trip to Maura's house before she headed to the cafe. She hadn't had a chance to welcome Maura home jet. When she herself had come home, she had seen Jane's car parked in front of the house and since she knew, the two had to clear the air between them, she had just gone into the guest house. When she looked out oh her window she saw Jane's car still parked at the same spot and knew her daughter had stayed the night. Sometimes it irritated her to know how much time the two women spent together, she had had good friend, but she had never spent so much time with them. She reasoned that they only spent so much time together because both of them didn't have a significant other by their side and Maura and Jane had survived great blows of fate together. Maura at times seemed to be the only one who could handle, even control the force that was Jane Rizzoli.

Jane went trough the garden and even knocked at the backdoor before she entered into Maura's house. She had heard Jane one to many times arguing with her about knocking before entering into Maura's house. What she saw next, let her stop in her tracks. Jane was standing in the kitchen, preparing breakfast, but now looking at the open door her mother was standing in. That wasn't was shocked her though. It was the small boy standing in the middle of the room, with a toy car in his hands and the small girl sitting in the living-room, also having a toy car in her hand.

"Jane?" Angela asked, looking at her daughter with raised eyebrows.

Jane was about to answer, when she saw AJ moving backwards. Maura had told her that he was shy around new people, but what she saw looked more like a frightened deer in the head lights.

"Hey, AJ." Jane began in calm voice, trying to show him that everything was alright. "Can you come to me? I want you to meet somebody really important to me." Jane said, having moved a bit into AJ's direction and now kneeling down, so she was eye to eye with him again. By staying calm she tried to show him that nothing bad was going to happen and that there was no reason to be scared.

AJ had stopped moving back when he heard Jane talk to him, but he still wasn't sure if he should move. When he had been back in London with Auntie Maur and her parents, an older couple had appeared at their home, wanting to take him and Sophia with them. The woman had just scooped him up and wouldn't let him go. He had never seen his aunt so scary and her parents were by her side, Constance holding Sophia protectively and Richard with his tall and still athletic built, looked like a force you didn't want to anger. Maura had walked up to the woman, her eyes furious and AJ was prepared to be roughly pulled away by his aunt, when he felt her softly lifting him into her arms. "Your safe!" was all she whispered into his ears. The older man seemed to be visibly angry and was about to go after his aunt, but her father moved in front of the two and said that it was time for them to leave.

Coming back from his memory AJ still saw Jane waiting for him to come to her. The woman who had just come into the house was also waiting patiently for him to move, she didn't just go to him, but waited for him to decide. Slowly a smile again appeared on his face and he reached out his hands, the sign for the adults that he wanted to be picked up.