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.
Jane woke up to the sensation of being licked, which was sort of true. When she opened her eyes it was still dark in the room. She was on her back and Maura was straddling her, kissing her neck and chest. "Hey, we fell asleep. What time is it?"
"A little after 3."
"Jesus, why are you awake?"
"I was thinking-"
"Uh oh," Jane joked.
Maura slapped Jane's shoulder. "I'm being serious."
"Ow, okay, okay."
"We should tell everyone about us."
"You're ready?"
"Yes."
"Well, the thing is, Ma kind of knows, Frankie kind of knows, Korsak is very suspicious."
"But...how?"
"They have eyes. You can't lie but you can hide things, especially your emotions, pretty well. I'm pretty much an open book. They can just look at me and see how I feel about you."
"Oh. You're not an open book to me."
"You were the only person I was trying hard to hide my feelings from." Jane rubbed her hands up Maura's thighs. "Not that I'm complaining or anything, but is there a reason you're sitting on me?"
"I realized I fell asleep before I had my dessert." Maura wrapped her fingers into Jane's hair and bent over Jane's face to kiss her, long and forcefully. Then she slid off to the side of Jane's body and trailed one hand down Jane's body before slipping it inside Jane's underwear.
"Are you sure you're ready?" Jane asked as they walked up the stairs to the Rizzoli house.
Maura looked nervous but she said, "Yes, I'm ready."
Jane opened the door to her parent's house and called out, "Ma, we're here."
"You're late! We're all in the dining room waiting for you."
Jane grabbed Maura's hand and laced their fingers and then they walked into the dining room. Her parents and Frankie were already sitting at the table. "Sorry we're late but I have an announcement. Maura and I are...dating."
Angela jumped up and yelled, "Finally!" Then she enveloped Maura in a huge hug and said "Welcome to the family, Maura, honey."
"Ma! No one's getting married here, we're just dating."
Angela just glared at Jane in response.
Jane looked at Frankie who was smirking and he gave her a nod and a wink. Then Jane looked at her father who had an unreadable look on his face, "Pop?"
"Does she make you happy, Janie?"
Jane looked at Maura and said, "Yes, she does."
"Then I'm very happy for you both. Now sit down so we can eat."
"Jane?"
"Hmmm?" Jane looked up from the case file she was readying at Maura, who was sitting with her laptop on the other end of the couch.
"I was just thinking about something you said tonight."
"What is it?"
"You told your mother that no one was getting married. Are you...I don't understand what you meant."
"My mother is obsessed with me getting married. She's probably picking out china for us right now. I was just trying to get her to calm down, that's all."
"So, you're not opposed to marriage?" Maura asked.
"Honestly, I haven't spent much time thinking about it. I'm not sure I ever thought I'd find someone I would even consider marrying."
"Oh."
"Let me guess. You've been planning your dream wedding since you were a little girl, imagining the beautiful dress you'd wear?"
"No! But in general, most people by a certain point in their lives use dating as a process for figuring out if someone is going to be a compatible lifelong mate. I was just wondering if, well, shoot, this sounds silly when I'm saying it out loud."
"Are you actually worrying about whether I'm just going to string you along for years and never make an honest woman out of you?"
"No. I believe I stopped myself before actually asking." After a minute of silence Maura added softly, "You could still answer if you wanted to though."
Jane put down the file she was reading and scooted down the couch until she was next to Maura. She took Maura's hand in her own and, avoiding eye contact, slowly parsed out her words, "Someday...I may...consider getting married...if I think I've found the right person. Does that satisfy you?"
"Mmm, hmm. Telling your family about our relationship was so easy."
"I told you they already sort of knew. But what did you expect? Yelling, screaming, getting thrown out of the house?" Jane asked.
"I have no idea. Just the 'coming' out aspect of this is so different. And I don't even mean that in the sexual orientation way. I mean that we've been keeping this secret for a while and now we have to tell everyone. It's odd. I haven't brought anyone home to meet my parents since college."
"You should be happy your parents aren't all up in your business about your love life, trust me."
"Your father didn't say much. Do you think he was really okay?"
"That's pretty much how he is. I'm sure Ma already shared what she knew so he was at least somewhat prepared. He's never once been upset with me my entire life, I don't think he's going to start now."
"That must be a nice feeling." Maura said wistfully.
"What's that?"
"Unconditional love."
Jane's stomach clenched. She hated to think about the ways in which Maura's childhood had been emotionally lacking. "You know what's better? Knowing someone loves you after they've gotten to know you."
Maura rested her head on Jane's shoulder. "You can be so sweet when you want to be."
"I know. Isn't it disgusting?"
"No, but I don't mind if I'm the only one that gets to see that side of you."