Out of Tune

Disclaimer: Jane Rizzoli and Maura Isles do not belong to me. No infringement intended and no profit will be made from their use.

Note: Italics indicate flashbacks.

This chapter took me awhile and I'm still not sure how I feel about it. I hope you all enjoy it.

After weeks of prodding Maura finally convinced Jane to come to yoga class with her. Maura thought Jane would appreciate yoga once she gave it a try. It was a lot more physically demanding than many people understood. But it also forced your mind to take a break from everything else because you couldn't listen to music or watch TV like many people did at the gym.

So Monday morning they met at Maura's regular 6am yoga class. Maura had even given Jane a set of yoga workout clothes to Jane to encourage her come to the class. Now Jane was wearing the yoga pants but she took off her hoodie to reveal only a sports bra underneath.

Maura knew Jane was in incredible shape but had never had the evidence so clearly presented to her before. Maura's eyes slowly grazed over all of the exposed skin of Jane's body. Maura felt her face flush and was relieved that she had the excuse of physical activity to explain it. This was not the friendly attraction Maura had been feeling, it was pure lust. Jane looked over at Maura and gave her a big grin and that sealed it.

It was different this time. Slower. Gentler. Where before Maura wanted to possess Jane, now she wanted to worship her. Leaning over Jane, Maura pulled off Jane's t-shirt and ran fingers over the exposed skin. Maura dipped her head to kiss Jane's chest and reached under her to take off Jane's bra. Maura's mouth covered Jane's nipples, circling them with her tongue until they were erect. Maura sat back up to take off the rest of her clothes while Jane did the same and then Maura lay back down on top of Jane, intertwining their legs. "Do you remember the first time we had sex?" Maura asked.

"That's not exactly something I could easily forget."

Maura was grinding her hips against Jane creating a pleasant friction for both of them. "I had wanted to do that, imagined doing that for weeks beforehand. Your body is so...I've never felt so purely attracted to anyone before. But this isn't just physical for me, it's...everything."

Maura replaced the thigh that was pressing into Jane's crotch with her hand. "Oh Jane, you're so wet. I love that I do that to you."

"God, Maura-"

Jane was cut off by Maura's mouth kissing her. Their tongues did a slow dance with each other as Maura's fingers slid through Jane's wetness. Maura shifted and said, "I want to feel you inside me."

Jane moved her hand under Maura, knowing she would find Maura soaking wet already, and without further delay pushed two fingers inside Maura. Maura groaned and then did the same to Jane, slipping two fingers inside her. They established a steady rhythm. Maura's free hand gripped Jane's shoulder and Jane's hand held Maura's ass. Their speed increased as they each got closer. Jane came first, shaking beneath Maura's body.

"Jane, I'm close but I can't come unless you touch my clit."

Jane flipped them over, keeping her hand inside Maura. She bent down and wrapped her lips around Maura's clit, licking and sucking until she felt Maura tense around her fingers and Maura was calling out her name.

Jane woke up the next morning in an empty bed. The previous evening had been great in it's simplicity. They went to dinner at a nearby restaurant and had great local seafood. After dinner, they came back to the house, made love again, and went to sleep.

Jane went into the kitchen and found a note that read: "Went for a walk. I have my phone if you need me. Love, Maura."

Jane took a shower and when she was done Maura was back. "Where did you go so early? And why do you look so pleased with yourself?"

"I had an idea about what we could do today so I went to see if I could make it happen. I brought you a bagel and coffee. Go eat while I get stuff ready and then I have a surprise for you."

Maura packed a duffle bag and a cooler with food. She wouldn't tell Jane where they were going so Jane resigned herself to following Maura, who led them down the beach to the marina. Jane followed Maura into the marina and down one of the floating docks to a moderate sized motor boat. "Please don't tell me you bought a boat."

"I did not buy a boat. I did rent us a boat for the day."

"Cool! Um, do you know how to drive this thing?"

"I did learn a few useful things spending time with my parents friends when I was kid. I thought about renting us a sailboat but it's a lot of work. With the motor boat we can just go out on the water, find a good spot, and relax."

"Awesome. Alright captain, let's go."

Maura expertly maneuvered the boat out of the marina while Jane checked it out. There was a small covered cabin in front. "Uh Maura," Jane called out from the cabin, "oh, nevermind."

"What's the matter?" Maura asked when Jane came back up.

"For a second I thought there wasn't a bathroom, but I found it."

"I splurged a little for that luxury. I've peed over the side of a boat enough times in my life."

"You're joking, right?"

"Unfortunately, no," Maura answered as Jane dissolved into a fit of laughter.

Maura steered the boat a few miles off shore, cut the engine, and dropped the anchor.

"What do we do now?" Jane asked.

"Whatever we want. I brought our bathing suits if you want to swim. I brought food. There's beer in the fridge in the cabin."

Jane was running late. She was supposed to be at a meeting with her Lieutenant and the Homicide Department Captain. Given that she was coming from physical therapy for her hands, she hoped they wouldn't be too angry. But since this was a meeting to discuss when she'd get to come back to work, being late wasn't a good start.

Jane waited impatiently for the elevator to arrive and when the doors opened she rushed in, crashing into the woman exiting the elevator. The other woman started to fall and Jane reflexively grabbed onto the woman's hands and held her up. "Sorry, are you okay?"

"I'm fine. I may have a minor hematoma of my deltoid muscle where you bumped into me but thank you for catching me."

"Yeah sure, the deltoid muscle..." Jane suddenly realized that she was staring at the woman and still holding onto her hands. Jane dropped the woman's hands and stepped fully into the elevator. "Uh, I guess I should get going, I'm supposed to be at a meeting now. You sure you're okay?"

"Yes. Thank you."

Two weeks later, Jane was at her first crime scene since being cleared to return to duty and the same woman was there standing over the dead body. "Hey, it's you," Jane said as a greeting.

"Dr. Maura Isles, the new Chief Medical Examiner." Maura extended a hand and Jane shook it.

"Jane Rizzoli, Homicide Detective. Sorry again about last week in the elevator. I was rushing and wasn't paying attention."

Maura smiled at Jane. "Apology accepted. You did stop me from falling."

"It was the least I could do. So what do we have? Gunshot wound to the head?" Jane said, squatting next to the victim.

"I won't be able to confirm cause of death until I perform the autopsy."

"Yeah, right, this is a real tough one," Jane joked.

"Your tone of voice suggests that you are being sarcastic, but I assure you I'm being serious. I cannot tell you the cause of death yet and I don't like to speculate."

Great, Jane thought. The new medical examiner is so gorgeous it almost hurts to look at her AND she's completely insane. Yay!

Maura went into the cabin and came out in her bathing suit. "I'm going to go for a quick swim. Are you going to come in?"

"Isn't the water kinda cold out here?"

Maura slipped into the water from the ladder on the side of the boat. "It's not too bad. Come on in, don't be scared."

"Hey, I am not scared." Jane went into the cabin and quickly changed, then came back out and jumped right in the water feet first. When her head resurfaced she saw Maura moving towards the ladder. "Holy shit, this water is freezing. Hey, where do you think you're going? You totally tricked me!" Jane swam back to the boat and grabbed Maura before she could get out of Jane's reach. Jane pulled Maura back into the cold water and after some friendly jostling they were facing each other, both treading water.

"You're a good swimmer," Maura said.

Jane grabbed Maura's arm and pulled her closer so their bodies were nearly touching in the water. "You're so beautiful."

"Oh... what?"

"You are so beautiful," Jane repeated slowly. "I thought so the first time I saw you." Maura tried to turn her head away but not before Jane saw the tears forming in Maura's eyes. "Hey, what did I do wrong?"

"Nothing, that's just the first time you've ever said anything like that to me and you know I can't prevent the tears," Maura said.

"Well I've thought it plenty of times but I wasn't sure you wanted to hear it from me before. It also seems pretty unoriginal. I imagine you've heard that plenty and it doesn't do justice to what I think about you. I think you're beautiful on the outside and inside."

"Thank you." Maura shivered. "Can we get out of this water now."

They both climbed back into the boat and wrapped themselves in towels before sitting down next to each other. A comfortable silence settled over them, eventually broken by Maura. "Jane, I...I'm really good at being alone. I'm an expert at being alone. In many ways I've been alone my whole life. I think I could have easily fallen into a relationship that was good enough, but still have been alone. I've always been...self-sufficient. But I think as an adult it became defense mechanism."

"You aren't alone any more."

"I know. It scares me to death. But I don't ever want to go back to being alone again. You've shown me that. Jane, I have to go back to Boston tomorrow. There is a charity event that I really have to attend. But I would really like it if you would come with me."

"In what capacity would I be attending?" Jane asked.

"As my date. I mean, as my, um, date-date."

"Are you sure?"

"I'm completely sure."