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Jane was annoyed at how many times the elevator stopped to pick up or drop off riders. She felt like she was going to be stuck on the damn thing forever. It finally stopped at the parking garage and Jane got off and hurried to her car. Jane's pace slowed when she saw Maura leaning against the driver side door of her car.
Jane stopped about 10 feet away. "What are you doing?" she asked Maura and it echoed in the parking garage.
"I'm waiting for you." Maura said to her. "What does it look like?"
"How'd you get down here so fast?" Jane asked taking a few steps towards her car and Maura.
"I took my heels off and ran down the stairs." Maura told her and Jane's eyebrows went up.
"Really?" Jane asked surprised.
"Yes Jane, really." Maura said to her.
Jane finally came up to her car and stood in front of Maura. "I'd like to go home now." Jane said to her hoping that she would move out of the way.
"Not until we talk." Maura said standing her ground, her arms folded across her chest.
"You want to talk in an echo-y parking garage?" Jane asked looking around.
"I don't care where we talk Jane." Maura told her, "As long as we talk."
Jane looked at Maura and knew she wasn't going to give up. "Meet me at my place later tonight after work."
"That will do." Maura said and stepped aside so Jane could unlock the door and get in her car.
Jane got in and before she could slam the door shut Maura grabbed it, "Don't think about standing me up either Jane." Maura said with a serious tone.
"Okay." Jane said and Maura let go of the door and Jane slammed it shut. She started her car and took off out of the garage.
Jane drove over to the BPD and parked in the lot. She sat in her car for a minute and thought of ways to get out of having to talk to Maura tonight. Jane knew that if she ditched Maura she was just going to keeping bugging Jane till they talked or Jane snapped and strangled her.
Jane got out of her car and went into the building. She went straight to Cavanaugh's office and knocked, he called her in and she went in and shut the door. She handed him the paper that Dr. Keller gave her earlier.
He looked it over then looked back up at her, "Welcome back Detective." He said to her as he handed back the piece of paper.
He got up and went to a locked cabinet and opened a drawer to get her gun and badge out. He handed them to her and she gladly took them and clipped her gun and badge to her belt.
"You're on desk duty till you're caught up." He told her as he sat back down behind his desk. She was about to protest but he stopped her. "Just catch up on the cases Rizzoli and we'll put you back in rotation."
"Yes sir." Jane said and left his office.
Jane went and sat at her desk. She turned on her computer and then started to read through the stack of files on her desk.
"Well look what the cat drug in." Korsak said as he sauntered into the squad room and saw Jane sitting at her desk.
Jane spun around in her chair and smiled at Korsak. "Miss me?"
"But of course." Korsak said, "Your partner missed you more."
"Where is Frost?" Jane asked looking around for him.
"I'm sure he's around here somewhere." Korsak told her as he sat down at his desk.
Jane sat at her desk and worked through some of the files, trying to catch up on the current cases. Frost eventually wandered in and was so happy to see his partner.
"Hey so you want to go grab a beer?" Frost said at the end of their shift.
Jane hesitated for a minute then thought 'it's just a beer.'
Jane grabbed her jacket, "Let's go."
Jane went over to the Dirty Robber with Frost. Korsak and Frankie were already there in a booth waiting for them. They ordered, drank and bullshitted for a couple hours.
By the time Jane made it home she was just a little tipsy. She dropped her keys twice before finally unlocking her front door and going in. She shut the door behind her and then leaned against it with her eyes closed.
"You were supposed to meet me 2 hours ago." Maura said and Jane's eyes shot open.
Jane looked through foggy eyes to see Maura sitting on Jane's couch. She pushed off the door and stumbled a little trying to get to the couch. She sat down right next to Maura and smiled at her.
"I went for a beer with the guys." Jane breathed in her direction.
"It smells like more than a beer." Maura said to her as she scooting away from Jane.
"Ok it was a few but I'm not drunk Maura." Jane told her. "I'm just a little … I'm not drunk."
Maura sighed, "Jane, how am I supposed to talk to you when you're drunk?"
"I'm not drunk." Jane insisted, "I'm not about to pass out, my words are coming out just fine, and my mind is clear." Jane smiled a little and looked at Maura, "A little dizzy but it's clear."
"Maybe we should do this another time." Maura said as she stood up.
Jane caught her by the wrist, "Wait, please Maura don't go."
Maura looked down at Jane, "Please." Jane said to her. Maura removed Jane's hand from her wrist and sat back down on the couch.
"Okay, let's talk." Jane said to her.
"How long have you been in love with me?" Maura asked her.
"Wow you waste no time huh?" Jane said then ran a hand over her face trying to get herself to focus. Jane thought a minute, "2 years."
"2 years?!" Maura asked surprised, "How? What? I don't understand."
"Geez easy there Maura don't blow a fuse." Jane said putting a hand on Maura's thigh.
"How could you not say anything to me?" Maura asked sadly.
"Maura, it was never a good time." Jane told her, "I mean you were either with someone else or things at work were getting complicated."
"That's not an excuse. You can't just love someone for that long and not say anything." Maura told her.
"It's easy once you come to the realization that, whatever you want to happen is never going to happen." Jane told her as she sat back and rested her head on the back of the couch and closed her eyes.
Maura looked at Jane, "Why would you say that?"
"Maura, come on." Jane said her eyes still closed.
"What?" Maura asked, "Is this some kind of, 'I'm not good enough for her' self-pity thing?"
She didn't let Jane answer, "Because honestly I'm really sick of that. You think I won't love you because what? You don't have money, or you aren't as educated as me, or you aren't as sophisticated?" Maura sighed, "But Jane that's why I do love you."
Jane laughed and lifted her head from the back of the couch and looked at Maura, "So you're saying you love me because I'm poor, dumb and you can't take me out in public?"
Jane rested her head back down and closed her eyes again.
Maura sighed, "Jane, what I'm trying to tell you and what you apparently aren't getting is that I'm in love with you."
Maura thought Jane had fallen asleep because she didn't open her eyes or respond to what Maura had just said. But when Maura looked closely at Jane, she saw a single tear slide from the corner of her eye down her face.
Maura took Jane's hand in hers, "Jane, did you hear me?"
Jane stayed perfectly still, her eyes shut. "I heard you. But if this is a dream I don't want to open my eyes."
Maura squeezed Jane's hand, "Do you feel that?" and Jane nodded her head.
"Then you aren't dreaming." Maura told her, "Now open your eyes and talk to me."
"I'd rather just kiss you." Jane said with a smile.
Maura pulled on Jane's arm and Jane opened her eyes. "So kiss me then." Maura told her and Jane didn't even hesitate as she sat up and took Maura's face in her hands, she kissed her on the lips.
Maura smiled and Jane deepened the kiss, Maura's lips parted and Jane slipped her tongue into Maura's mouth. Maura moaned into Jane's mouth and her hands moved to the buttons on Jane's shirts.
Jane stopped kissing Maura and pulled back a little. She took Maura's hands off her. "Maybe we shouldn't do this."
Maura tilted her head, "Why not?"
"I don't know." Jane said looking at Maura. "Maybe you don't want this." She shrugged, "Maybe you don't want me."
Maura smiled at Jane, she pushed Jane back against the couch then moved so she was now straddling Jane's lap.
"Jane." She said then kissed Jane on the lips. Maura's tongue pushed into Jane's mouth and Jane's hands went up Maura's thighs pushing her dress up. Maura kissed Jane along her jawline to her earlobe. She grabbed Jane's left hand and put it under her dress and pressed it between her legs. "There's no doubt I want you." She whispered in Jane's ear as Jane felt just how wet Maura was.
"Only you do this to me." She kissed Jane's earlobe and nibbled her way down Jane's neck. Jane's eyes fluttered closed. Maura finished unbuttoning Jane's shirt and opened it. She looked down at Jane's breasts and smiled.
Jane's hand rubbed through the fabric of Maura's panties and Maura kissed down Jane's chest. Maura's hips rolled to the movement of Jane's hand. "Take off your dress now or I'll rip it off of you." Jane growled as she kissed Maura's neck.
Maura's hips never stopped moving as she unzipped her dress and pulled it up over her head. She tossed it carelessly over the couch. Jane smiled at the sight of Maura's breasts resting beautifully in a dark blue push up bra.
Jane finally slipped her hand into Maura's soaked panties and into Maura's folds. Maura threw her head back and moaned from her throat. "Oh god Jane, please."
With Jane's other hand she pulled the cup down off Maura's left breast and took her nipple in her mouth and sucked hard as she pumped her fingers deep inside of Maura. Jane's fingers twisted inside as she kissed and sucked on Maura's breasts.
Maura's hands were in Jane's hair and her nails were starting to dig into her scalp. "Jane, I'm close. Harder." She hissed and Jane thrust harder as she kissed up Maura's neck and caught her lips into a kiss as Maura's muscles clinched around Jane's fingers. Maura moaned into Jane's mouth as she came.
Maura leaned forward and rested her forehead against Jane's. Jane started to withdraw her fingers from inside of Maura but Maura stopped her, "Wait, just leave them there for a minute please." She breathed.
They sat like that for a moment then Jane lifted her head and kissed Maura softly on the lips, "Are you okay?" She asked as she slowly withdrew her fingers.
Maura's beautiful face was flushed; she looked down at Jane and smiled, "I'm wonderful."
"You sure are." Jane said kissing Maura on the lips again.
Maura grabbed the blanket that rested on the back of Jane's couch and wrapped it around her while she was still on Jane's lap.
"This complicates things now huh?" Jane asked as she started to button up her shirt.
"No it doesn't." Maura stopped her hands, "We love each other."
Their moment was interrupted by a knock at Jane's door. Maura went to get up off of Jane but Jane grabbed her by the hips and kept her still. "Go away!" Jane yelled at the door.
"Janie, open the door." Frankie called to her.
"I'm busy go away." She yelled back.
"Come on Janie, Ma is making me crazy I need a place to hide for a bit." He said through the door.
Jane looked up at Maura and Maura just shrugged her shoulders. "Why don't you go take a shower?" Jane said helping Maura off her lap. "I'll deal with him." She said standing up.
Maura grabbed her dress and shoes from the floor and hustled into Jane's bathroom. Jane buttoned up her shirt and went to the door.
Jane swung the door open, "You have real shitty timing." Jane said to her brother.
"Yeah well I brought beer." He said holding up a six pack.
"I don't want beer Frankie." She told him.
He looked at her more closely, "Are you getting sick?" He asked, "Because you look like you have a fever and your face is all flushed."
Jane put a hand on his chest and pushed him back out her door. "Just go away, I'm fine I'm not sick." She told him.
The shower turned on in Jane's bathroom and Frankie's eyebrows went up. He looked at Jane and smiled, "You got company?"
"Just please, go away." Jane pleaded with him.
"Just let me ask this Janie," He teased as his smile got bigger, "Is it Maura?"
"Goodbye Frankie." She said and slammed the door in his face.
Jane knocked on the bathroom door, "Maura, it's Jane. I just wanted to let you know Frankie is gone."
Jane waited to hear a response. Maura didn't answer her. Jane opened the door, "Maura?" she called out again and Maura opened the curtain a little and peeked out.
"Can you wash my back?" She asked with suggestive smile. Jane's eyebrow arched, "Um sure." She said and stripped off her clothes and stepped into the shower.
Maura smiled as a naked Jane stepped into the shower. Maura wrapped her arms around Jane's neck and kissed her on the lips. Jane snaked her arms around Maura's waist and pulled their bodies close. Maura kissed Jane on the neck and then pushed her back up against the shower wall. Jane's eyebrows went up in anticipation.
Maura moved in and put her hands lightly on Jane's hips then kissed her chest, moving down to Jane's right breast she cupped it in her hand and squeezed it gently as she sucked Jane's nipple into her mouth.
Jane's hands wandered smoothly down Maura's wet back and grabbed hold of her firm ass. Maura licked the valley in-between Jane's breasts then slid down her body as she kissed. She was on her knees in front of Jane. Maura looked up at Jane and Jane smiled at her.
Maura kissed Jane's stomach and felt it clinch under her lips, she kissed Jane's hip bone that was jutting out slightly, she kissed Jane's inner thigh as her hands slipped to Jane's ass and grabbed a handful and squeezed. Jane moaned as Maura's tongue found its way in between Jane's folds.
Jane's hands went into Maura's hair; she let out a long moan as Maura's tongue swirled around her clit. When Maura entered her with her tongue the back of Jane's head cracked against the shower tiles, "Fuck." She moaned both from the pleasure of what Maura was doing with her mouth and from the pain aching in her skull.
Maura replaced her tongue with two fingers, pushing deep inside of Jane. Jane hissed and her fingers dug into Maura's scalp and Maura pumped her fingers inside of her and sucked gently on her clit.
Maura could feel Jane's legs start to tremble. Maura slowly kissed her way up Jane's body, not stopping the movement of her fingers inside her. Maura's thumb rubbed back and forth over Jane's swollen clit and Maura caught Jane's lips and kissed her deeply as Jane came. Jane wrapped her arms around Maura's shoulders so she wouldn't fall over. Maura kissed Jane on the neck and smiled at her as she removed her hand from in-between Jane's legs.
Jane smiled at Maura, looking in her eyes, "That was amazing." Neither of them noticed that the water had gone cold and both women were starting to shiver.
"Are you okay to move?" Maura asked with a chuckle.
Jane smiled at her and pushed off the shower wall, "I'm great." She said then stumbled a little and Maura caught her, "I'd say." Maura laughed then turned the water off.
Jane steadied herself and both women got out of the shower. They dried off and a naked Jane padded to her bedroom. She came back with some clothes for the both of them. Jane held out a pair of yoga pants and a gray Property of the Boston Police Department shirt to Maura and she looked at Jane confused.
"I.. I thought maybe…" Jane said shyly, "Maybe you could stay the night."
"Oh." Maura smiled and took the clothes from Jane.
"Unless you don't want to." Jane said to her uncertain.
"It's not that. Of course I want to stay." Maura said then looked at Jane, "I don't have any underwear."
Jane laughed out loud, "You can wear a pair of mine Maura." Jane said walking back to her room and grabbed a pair of black boy shorts underwear and handed them to her. "Sorry it's all I have." Jane told her.
Jane and Maura both got dressed and then went into Jane's room. Jane pulled back the covers and Maura got into bed and Jane got in as well. Just as Jane was about to put her arms around Maura and snuggle close her cellphone on the nightstand buzzed with a text alert. Jane grabbed her phone and read the text message.
'I'm happy for you and Maura.'—Frankie
Jane smiled and sent a quick 'thanks' back to him then put her phone back on the night stand and wrapped an arm around Maura and pulled her close.
"I wish all my therapy sessions had an ending like this. I sure would have gone more." Jane said with a laugh as she squeezed Maura a little.
"I love you, Jane." Maura said as their noses touched.
Jane smiled, "I love you too."