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.

After much discussion Jane and Maura settled on taking Frost and Korsak out to lunch to tell them about their relationship. Jane argued that they should tell Korsak quietly but not Frost, and then see how long it would take before Frost cracked and asked one of them what was going on between them. Maura argued that Jane should stop treating Frost like a rookie and that partners shouldn't treat each other like that.

Maura had wanted to invite them over to her house for dinner. Jane didn't think that telling them in an intimate setting like that was a good idea, although she wouldn't provide Maura any reasons why, just telling her it was a gut feeling. So they settled on going out for lunch.

Once they placed their orders, Jane said, "We obviously invited you lunch today for a reason. Maura and I want you both to know that we are dating. We're not exactly running around telling everyone but we don't want to hide anything from either of you."

"I knew it!" Frost shouted. "Uh, I mean, that's great. You guys seem good together so congratulations."

"Yeah, good for you," Korsak said less enthusiastically.

Frost asked them a few questions about when they started dating and Jane answered them evasively while placing a hand on Maura's leg under the table and squeezing, hoping Maura got the message that she should let Jane handle those questions. But quickly the conversation turned back to work and the details of recent cases they had dealt with.

When Maura got up from the table to use the restroom, and Jane settled her gaze on Korsak. "I know you have some thoughts, so now is your chance to say whatever you want to say, Korsak."

"Dating a coworker, Jane? I thought you had more sense than that. And in our line of work, it's dangerous. What if something happens at a crime scene, are you going to be more worried about protecting her than doing your job? And if you break up, we all still have to work together. Don't think I didn't notice what was going on between you two just a few weeks ago. You were unhappy then and work is a lot more fucking complicated when you and Maura aren't speaking to each other."

"Anything else?" Jane asked.

"Have you thought about what people are going to say, the comments they're going to make about you, about her? Korsak added.

"Are they going to be any worse than Queen of the Dead?"

Frost cleared his throat and Jane looked up to see Maura returning to the table. "Any other opinions you have about this you can keep to yourself from now on," Jane whispered harshly at Korsak.

Maura noticed the sudden silence when she reappeared and the way Jane was glaring at Korsak. She didn't say anything though until they were back at the station and Jane followed her down to the autopsy lab. Once they were alone, Maura asked, "What was that between you and Korsak?"

"He's just a cranky old man who's been divorced three times, okay?"

"No, not okay. Vince saved your life. You mean more to each other than that, so what's going on?"

Jane sighed. "He doesn't think we should be dating."

"What? Why?"

"He had a lot of reasons. I don't think he was finished listing them when you came back to the table. He thinks it's a bad idea because we work together and it will either distract me from my job, or if we break up it will make things uncomfortable or miserable for everyone else. Also he concerned about what other people will say about us, although I think he's really concerned about you with that one."

"What people will say? Something worse than Queen of the Dead?"

At that moment Korsak came into the lab. "Hey Doc, do you have the tox screen results for the Anderson case?" he asked before realizing Jane was also in the room.

"No, Detective Korsak, I don't have the results yet. I will send them to you as soon as I get them."

Korsak looked back and forth between Jane and Maura before saying to Jane, "You told her?" Jane just shrugged in response and Korsak said, "Thanks a lot."

"No, thank you Detective Korsak," Maura interjected. She glared at Korsak, hands on her hips, and in increasing volume said, "You are the first person who has had any sort of negative reaction to the news that Jane and I are in a relationship. I spent so much unnecessary time worrying about different people's reactions but I never thought I had to worry about you. But I'm glad, because now I know for sure that I don't care what other people think. I love Jane and nothing will change that. And now you will see just how professional I can be after a change in relationship status."

Korsak just stared at Maura and then looked at Jane who was smirking. He muttered, "Women," under his breath and then left the lab.

"He definitely did not see that coming," Jane laughed.

"Was I too harsh?" Maura asked.

"I think it was the appropriate amount of harshness. I should really go now but will you come to my place for dinner tonight?"

"Sure. Should I bring anything?"

"No, I've got it covered. See you later," Jane said and pressed a quick kiss to Maura's lips before leaving.

Jane opened her apartment door to Maura who practically skipped inside. "You sure are happy."

"This is going to sound awful but yelling at Vince felt so good. It's foolish but I kept waiting for someone to be negative or even cruel. I kept imagining people we knew and even strangers making derogatory remarks because I was worried I wouldn't be able to respond. But I did respond. It was very freeing. Did you see him later?"

"He was out the rest of the afternoon. I'm sure he'll be fine tomorrow. He probably likes you more now."

"Cops have such a different value system. I just do not understand it."

"Yeah, yeah. Come on, dinner's ready." Jane led Maura to her small dining table which was usually covered in mail and whatever else Jane dropped on it. Tonight it was cleared of junk and instead covered with a table cloth, two place settings, two lit candles, and a bottle of Merlot. "Would you mind opening the wine while I get the food?"

Maura sat and poured them both wine while Jane brought in two plates filled with chicken and tomato curry and rice. Maura didn't say anything until she took a bite of the food. "Oh, Jane, this is amazing. I'm..."

"Surprised?" Jane suggested when Maura didn't finish her sentence."

"Well," Maura said, tilting her head to the side, "yes and no. You so consistently do things that surprise me I probably shouldn't be surprised anymore. And when I really think about it I'm not surprised at all that you are good cook. I don't think I've found anything that you are bad at. Well, except for buying clothes."

"Ha, ha," Jane replied sarcastically.

"Do you think it's odd that neither of us was attracted to women before each other?" Maura asked.

"Do you ever stop thinking?"

"No, I don't think so."

"Aren't there stories all the time of people who change teams later in life. But I don't know if I'm attracted to women. I just know I'm attracted to you."

"Oh. Well, I'm never going back to men," Maura stated matter-of-factly.

"What? Well, first of all I don't think you should be thinking about who else you might have sex with, especially when I'm sitting right in front of you. But how can you even know that?" Jane asked incredulously.

"I just do. Sex with you is so much better than any other sexual partner I've had."

"So I made you gay?" Jane joked.

"I don't know if scientifically that is an accurate statement, but in practical terms, yes, you made me gay."

"Then couldn't you meet someone else you could make you straight again?"

"No, I don't think so." Maura stood up and walked over to Jane's chair and sat down on Jane's lap. She wrapped her hands around the back of Jane's neck and kissed her. Maura sucked on Jane's bottom lip as she pulled back. "When I'm with you, when I'm fucking you...being inside you is the most intensely erotic sensation I have ever experienced. It makes me feel sexy and powerful and I don't plan on stopping."

Jane could only whimper in response.