It was just gone 2 o'clock when they finished eating. They still had a good six hours left before the park closed. Maura kept questioning why she had never had this experience before. As a child her parents had been engrossed in work and she was always studying or reading. She had no friends or family that would take her to these places and then along came Jane. She had only known Jane for a few weeks but they had been some of the best weeks in her entire life. Yes, Maura had travelled to many different countries and met many different people and yes, she had become one of the best in her field of work but she had never had many friends. She definitely had never had any friends that would go to a theme park with her. Maura had dated both men and women before but they always took her to dinner at a posh restaurant and then wanted to go back to her place after. There was never any thought behind their dates and they only wanted that one thing from her. Those were the people she chose to date. The people her parents set her up with, well they all did it because they were forced by their parents too. But with Jane, she wanted to get to know Maura, she brought her to theme parks and mini music festivals. Jane was inventive and although they had slept together before they began dating or had even been on a date, sex wasn't all that Jane wanted from Maura.
The blonde was feeling brave. Having Jane with her made her feel safe, she was ready for the big rides. After studying the map for a little while, they decided to just wander around and pick the rides Maura felt she could handle. Moving through the park in a clockwise direction, the shorter woman clung to the detective's side as children excitedly ran along the path, their parents strolling behind them involved in their own conversations, occasionally looking up to shout 'be careful' or 'stop running.' The smell of unhealthy food: doughnuts, candy floss, popcorn, hit her nose. A smile was plastered to her face as she absorbed everything around her, truly enjoying this experience. It was made even better by her Jane being here. Was she her Jane? She definitely wasn't ready to tell the brunette she loved her, she hadn't thought about their future together but she hoped they had a future. She wanted to spend as much time as possible with Jane, whether that is out on dates like this or in one of their houses just cuddling. The more Maura thought about her future the more she wanted Jane to be in it. The more she needed Jane to be in it but they had only known each other for a few weeks.
'What are you thinking about?' Jane softly asked as she nudged Maura out of her thoughts.
The smile fades from Maura's face quickly as her thoughts go into overdrive. 'Should I tell her? Would she freak out? What do I do?' She forces a half smile 'You. I was thinking about you and us'
'What about us?'
'Oh nothing just, just..it doesn't matter'
Seeing the smile leave her face, Jane stops walking and a worried expression crosses her face. Pulling Maura away from the crowd of shouting people and into a relatively secluded area 'What's wrong, Maura? Is everything ok?'
Curling her fingers in the brunette's hair she crashes their lips together, her lips were curved into a smile throughout the kiss.
'What are you..what…I' Jane stutters, trying to find the words to match her confusion.
Keeping her close, Maura explains what she was thinking. 'I was thinking about us and the life we could spend together. I want to be with you, Jane. I want to grow old with you. I want' Seeing the look of shock and confusion still on Jane's face, Maura begins to panic 'Oh no I'm sorry I didn't mean to, I..I'm sor' it was Jane's turn to crash her lips against Maura's
'I want all of that with you, baby. I mean I don't want to do anything too serious just yet. We've only known each other for a few weeks but I love spending time with you and I can see this going somewhere. Maura Isles, will you be my girlfriend?'
A light laugh mixed with a sigh of relief left the blondes lips. 'Yes, Jane Rizzoli, I will be your girlfriend. Now take me on a big ride.'
The women spent the rest of the day fitting in as many of the rides as possible. After their confessions they went on Bizzaro. The biggest of the rides. It was exactly as Jane explained. Maura screamed, she laughed, she clung to Jane, her stomach felt empty but she also had butterflies. She decided that rollercoasters were one of her new favourite things as long as Jane was there to bury her face into.
They left Hurricane Harbour until the very end. Neither had brought an extra pair of clothes with them and they were going to get wet. Maura was up for anything now, she wanted to go on every ride, multiple times. They hadn't manage to get past the first ride though. Maura had adorned a white tank top, not thinking about the water rides they would be going on today. They were both soaking wet. Jane's jaw almost hit the floor when she looked at Maura. Her mass of golden curls now wet and stuck to her face, neck and chest. Maura's lacy blue bra showing through her t-shirt. How had Jane not noticed the bra before? The bra was forgotten very quickly as she noticed something else. She could just make out the outline of a nipple through the t-shirt. She became a whole different kind of wet as her gaze became glued to Maura's chest, she didn't notice the slight movements to bring them closer together. When she finally looked up and into the hazel eyes now so close to her face, she blushed. 'I wasn't..actually I was staring. I'm sorry, well actually I'm not. You are my girlfriend and I can now ogle your boobs whenever I want'
Maura beams as she hears the word girlfriend. 'Well then, my girlfriend. I think we should go home and celebrate'
