Kill & Collect

Chapter 10

A/N: Thank you all so much for hanging with this story even though updates have been slow. You're awesome! I know all of you have been waiting for this chapter. Happy reading!

"Jane."

Maura's voice sounded different; almost commanding. The brunette's eyes finally shifted towards the blonde and she saw her leaning on the door frame to the restroom. The first few buttons on the front of the flower dress had been undone and a teasing sight of a lacey black bra could be seen. Jane slowly sat up on her elbows, staring at the blonde. Maura's hair was slightly damp, along with the dress and she was now barefoot. The lone glow of the motel lamp made her skin look alluring and her hands teased the next button on her dress.

They looked into each other's eyes as that silent draw towards one another grew stronger.

The blonde's hazel eyes became darker by the second. "Can you come over here?" Maura softly asked.

Jane's eyes never left Maura as she carefully pushed herself off the bed. She slowly approached the blonde standing across the small room with bated breath. Her heartbeat sped up as she saw Maura's fingers continue to toy with the next button of her dress. She stopped within arm's reach of the blonde and stared into her eyes, waiting.

Maura tilted her head slightly to the side and studied the brunette's face. Jane was looking at her with such intensity it almost made her heart stop beating. They stood there for several silent seconds until the blonde finally spoke. "Why didn't you kill me, Jane?" Maura's words were soft and the question held no demand or animosity. She stared into Jane's questioning brown eyes. "The truth."

Maura had asked her this once before but she had given a superficial truth. Yes, Hoyt was jealous that they had slept together but there was another part that Jane had kept to herself; her own selfish reason for saving Maura. After all they had been through; she no longer saw the point in concealing the truth any longer. If Maura wanted the truth that was what she was going to give her.

"Okay." The brunette swallowed and her jaw muscles tightened. "I've never met anyone like you, Maura," she quietly spoke. "After that night we spent together and I left you in the hotel room... I never thought I'd see you again. I figured it was a one nightstand but..." Jane closed her eyes and balled her hands into fists. "Maura, you consumed me," she whispered. The brunette opened her eyes once more and looked at the woman in front of her. Maura was no longer leaning on the doorframe and was now standing. Her eyes shone with wonder and curiosity. "There wasn't a day that went by that I didn't think or dream about you," Jane continued. "I tried so hard to forget you, but I couldn't. And then a few weeks later, there you were, my next target and I… I knew I couldn't do it. I couldn't lose you again even if it meant risking my own life. You were worth it."

Maura took a small step closer. "Why? Why would I be worth it if you barely knew me?" Maura softly questioned.

Jane swallowed again and took a step closer. Her eyes never broke contact with Maura's. She was baring her soul and there was no turning back now. "Because after being with you that night… I tried to deny it, but I knew."

Jane's brown eyes seemed to be burn into her soul and Maura's breath caught. Her hazel eyes held pure anticipation. "You knew what?" She breathed.

"That… that I had feelings for you… strong feelings."

Maura felt her blood run hot and her heart warmed at Jane's words. Her fingers slowly moved down her body, running over the unfastened buttons of her dress. Jane's eyes followed the movement and her heart skipped a beat just by the way the brunette looked at her. "You have strong feelings for me?" The blonde asked in a deep and husky voice.

Jane was hypnotized by Maura's sensuality and felt as though she could not piece together a literate sentence. She bit her bottom lip slightly as she eyed the blonde's teasing cleavage. "Y… yeah… very strong," she whispered.

Maura took a step closer, now standing in the brunette's personal space. Jane could smell her scent and feel the blonde's body heat. She looked up and dark hazel eyes stared back at her. "Jane… I want you to take me," Maura softly demanded. "Now."

The brunette felt the heat of raging arousal pumping through her veins at the request. With one final look into the blonde's eyes for confirmation, her hands suddenly grasped the sides of Maura's face and roughly pulled the blonde towards her. Jane claimed Maura's lips with her own and pushed the blonde backwards, practically tackling her against the wall. Maura groaned as her back impacted the wall with a thud but did not let up in her reciprocation. Their lips moved together with feral intensity as their bodies pressed tightly against each other. Jane did not waste another second and shoved her tongue into Maura's hot awaiting mouth. They both moaned as their tongues danced together in an aggressive matter. Jane's strong hands moved down the back of Maura's body, down to her ass where she gave it a squeeze. She then tore her lips from Maura's mouth and kissed down the blonde's jawline to her neck. Maura's fingers dug into Jane's back as the brunette sucked on her hot skin. "Oh, God… Jane."

The brunette moved further down Maura's body and kissed down her chest, reaching the cleavage that she had been dying to touch. She wrapped her arms tightly around the blonde's body and buried her face in Maura's bosom, kissing and licking any skin that was accessible. Maura's chested heaved up and down as her breathing became heavier. She felt herself becoming wetter by the second and she needed Jane, now. Jane seemed to sense her want and quickly bent down and lifted the hem of Maura's dress with her right hand. The blonde's body tingled at the feel of Jane's rough hand moving up her leg and behind her thigh. She let out a gasp as Jane lifted her thigh and hooked her leg around her hips. The lips met again and they kissed each other deeply. The brunette's free hand reached between Maura's quivering thighs. Jane's fingers shoved aside the blonde's underwear and she swiftly slid two fingers into Maura's aching wet core. The blonde closed her eyes, letting out a guttural moan as she was filled.

Jane kept still and watched the pleasurable emotion play over Maura's face. Maura was so beautiful in that moment with her head thrown back and pink lips slightly parted.

"Look at me," Jane gently whispered.

Maura had to take a moment to gain control of herself and fight the waves of pleasure that coursed through her as she felt Jane inside of her. Hazel eyes finally opened and stared into soft brown. Both women felt that connection from the first time they had encountered each other in the bar. This was not just a fuck. Jane wanted them to truly feel the emotions that were undeniably growing between them. Jane cared and Maura could see that. The blonde let out a whimper of want and suddenly she lunged forward and pulled Jane's lips down to her own. Her fingers dug into Jane's wild mess of dark hair and she held the brunette close. Jane took that as her cue. As Maura's tongue assaulted her mouth she slowly began to stroke in and out of the blonde. Maura moaned inside of her mouth and began to ride the brunette's hand. Jane bent her knees and pressed herself against Maura's body, burying her fingers deeper. Her right hand held onto the outside of the blonde's thigh as her other fingers rhythmically pushed in and out of the blonde. Maura roughly pulled down on Jane's hair as the brunette suckled on her neck, never stopping the motion of her hand.

"Yes, oh… yes…" Maura moaned, loving the feel of the brunette moving in and out of her wetness.

"Mmm…" Jane hummed in response. Maura felt so tight, warm, and wet. This had become the brunette's favorite place; to be inside of Maura. She pumped in and out of the blonde faster.

"Oh, right there… yes, oh, keep going…" Maura panted.

"You like that?" she breathed back.

Maura could barely find her voice. "Y…yea… oh… Jane, I'm… I'm…"

"Yeah, baby. I feel how close you are…" Jane murmured, against the hot skin under Maura's earlobe. Her thumb moved up and applied pressure onto the blonde's clit. Maura shivered and released a whimper. "Cum for me..." Jane whispered.

"Oh, oh… oh, Jane!" Maura threw her head back as she came hard on the brunette's hand. Jane held the blonde's body upright as Maura's body practically became dead weight in her arms. The blonde was trembling as Jane held her close. "I've got you, Maur…" she whispered. "I've got you."

Maura's head was leaning on Jane's shoulder and she was breathing heavily as they stood there for a few moments. It felt so right hold the blonde in her arms. Jane felt like the luckiest woman in the world, being able to share such intimacy with Maura. Jane slowly pulled out of Maura and the blonde whimpered. She leaned back, giving Maura a smoldering look, before bringing her fingers to her lips. Maura gasped as she watched Jane suck her juices from her fingers.

"Mmm. You taste better than I remember," Jane whispered.

Maura's hazel eyes became darker with lust. She wrapped her arms around Jane's neck and looked deeply into her eyes. "Kiss me."

The brunette's eyes shifted down to Maura's soft lips before she leaned in and pressed her lips against the blonde's. A new fire had rekindled within the blonde as she tasted herself on Jane's both sighed in contentment as the kiss grew heated. Soon their activities led them towards the bed.

Two sweaty bodies lay exhausted under thin white motel sheets. Jane had one arm resting under her head, looking at the ceiling while the other hand was draped around Maura's torso. The blonde was snuggled against Jane, with her head resting on the brunette's chest. Both women were basking in the afterglow of their lovemaking.

"Hey, Maur?" Jane softly spoke. The blonde let out an amused breathy laugh, turning her face into Jane's chest. The action made Jane smile. "What?" the brunette asked with amusement.

Maura trailed her fingers from Jane's sculpted abdomen up to the valley between the brunette's breasts. "I like when you call me that."

Jane smiled fully and looked down at locks of blonde hair. "Really?"

"Yes," the blonde nodded. "Very much."

"Good, considerate permanent." Maura giggled and Jane felt her heart swell. She liked that sound. "So, I've just been wondering…"

"Yes?"

"Back in New York, what made you come and sit next to me in the bar that night? I mean, I'm glad you did, but you had to know I was bad news."

"Bad news?" Maura questioned.

"You know, someone who gets on the wrong side of the law, a trouble maker."

The blonde let out a heavy sigh. "The truth is Jane, I had a feeling you were, as you said, bad news. That's precisely why I went to you."

Jane's face was puzzled. "What? I don't get it."

Maura raised her body and leaned on her elbow so she could look Jane in the eyes. "I knew there was something about you that was dark and dangerous, Jane. That's what made you so attractive to me."

Jane shook her head, leaning up on her elbows. "Wait, what are you saying? After you found out who I was and what I did, it disgusted you. I reminded you of your father and how ruthless of a killer he is."

Maura lowered her eyes sheepishly.

"You despised me for that. Now you're saying you like it?"

"This is difficult for me to explain."

Jane saw the hesitation in Maura a placed a gentle hand on the blonde's knee. "Try."

Maura finally looked up and met Jane's soft brown eyes. "Okay, well… once every few months, I leave Paris and visit the States for a few days. I tend to stay in a fairly decent hotel and then go out at night. That's when I go look for a little… I don't know… a thrill, I suppose."

Jane raised an eyebrow. "A one night stand, you mean?"

"Not necessary, it depends. You see, even though I don't agree with my father's line of work, a part of me still craves to be a part of it, or spend my time with people who strike me as dark and mysterious... like you, Jane."

Jane looked at her with an unreadable expression, still trying to wrap her head around what she was hearing.

"It's strange, I know. I barely understand it myself, but it's almost like a release for me. Sometimes I feel so wound up and uptight trying to be what others expect of me. I've always been good. I follow the rules and I do my very best at my job. I don't really have friends, just colleagues who I speak to once and a while. Then I go home, alone. My life is boring, Jane. Sometimes I wonder what my life would have been like if I had stayed with my father. So, every once and awhile I seek out a part of that missed life. I feel as though I need to."

"With strangers? That's dangerous, Maura."

"I know, but that's the entire point." The blonde shrugged. "I'm not sure if it's because I am Paddy Doyle's daughter and it's just in my blood but… I feel… drawn to the dark."

Jane looked into Maura's eyes and could see the internal battle the blonde seemed to be facing. "Wow, that's… that's something.'" Jane murmured, as Maura's words began to sink in. The brunette lowered her eyes and suddenly became very quiet.

Maura tilted her head and studied the brunette's face. "Jane?" She softly said. The blonde tentatively reached over and grasped the brunette's hand. She gently ran her thumb over the raised scar on the back.

Jane shivered slightly and let out a small chuckle. "You're the only one I let do this." She said, looking at Maura's hand in her own.

The blonde softly smiled and began to gently knead Jane's hand. "What are you thinking?"

There was a pause before Jane finally spoke. "You said that you go find danger in the States for a couple days, but then you go back to your normal life. That's something I can never do. I'm a killer, Maura. My life is fuckin' danger 24 hours a day. I don't have a place to escape to. That's why I had to leave you in the hotel room that night. No matter how badly I wanted to stay, I just couldn't bring you into my fucked up world."

Maura's heart constricted, hearing the truth in Jane's words; the reality that a relationship with one another, then and now, could never work. Not with Hoyt and his men still in the picture. The brunette saw the apprehension in Maura's eyes. She reached over and placed her other hand over Maura's.

Maura saw the sincerity coming from Jane's soft eyes and the sight melted her. She reached over and brushed some of Jane's hair behind her ear. The brunette closed her eyes at the touch.

"I know that now," Maura replied. "But I can't say I wasn't a little hurt that you weren't there when I woke up."

Jane smiled sadly. "I'm sorry. I knew nothing else could happen between us. Not with the kind of life I was living."

Maura shyly lowered her eyes and looked at their joined hands. "Are you saying, if things were different, you would want to be with me?"

Jane reach over and gently lifted Maura's chin, looking into insecure hazel eyes. The brunette had never seen Maura look so vulnerable. It broke her heart. She gently cupped the blonde's face. "Are you kidding me, Maur?" She whispered. "I would have brought you breakfast the next morning and asked you out to dinner that same day."

Maura let out a soft chuckle and smiled fully.

"Of course I'd be with you, if you'd let me. I couldn't believe how lucky I was when you wanted to be with me that night. You're the most beautiful, smart, and amazing woman I have ever met." Tears began to fill the blonde's eyes and the sight made Jane's heart clinch. "Oh, don't cry, Maur."

"I'm sorry," the blonde breathed, shaking her head. "It's just… no one has ever said that to me before."

Jane gave her an incredulous look. "You've got to be joking."

The blonde shook her head and let out an embarrassed chuckled. "No."

When Maura reached up to wipe away a tear that escaped her eye, it was then that Jane noticed some redness on the knuckles of the blonde's right hand. Jane gently grasped the hand and looked at it.

"How does your hand feel, slugger?"

"Oh," the blonde sniffled slightly. "It only hurts a little."

Jane lightly rubbed around the slightly swollen area, careful not to aggravate the small injury. "You really let that guy have it."

"He was being a jerk. I had to do something."

"You don't have to tell me." Jane looked at the blonde hand closely. "We should have put some ice on this."

"Well…" Maura drawled with a small smile. "I would have but I became a little distracted, thanking you for defending my honor. If you weren't so sexy and powerful my hand would be perfectly fine."

A slow grin spread across Jane's face. "Oh, right." The brunette leaned in and softly brushed her lips against Maura's soundly.

They were silent for a few moments before Jane brought Maura's hand to her lips and placed light kisses on the bruised knuckles. "You're sure you're okay?"

Maura studied the brunette for a moment. "Wow," she said in wonderment.

"What?"

The blonde carefully raised her body up and lifted her leg to go over Jane's hips so she was now straddling the brunette. She looked down at Jane and smiled softly. "I just find it amazing how you could be a cold-blooded killer one minute and then a soft teddy bear the next."

"I'm not a teddy bear," Jane argued with a frown.

Maura smiled at her and kissed the brunette's chin. "Don't be embarrassed. I like it."

The brunette rolled her eyes slightly. "Yeah, well. I have a reputation to protect." Jane brought her hands up and rested them on the blonde's hips.

Maura chuckled and leaned in so her lips were barely touching the brunette's. "Don't worry, Jane. Your secret is safe with me." She captured Jane's lips in a deep kiss and the brunette immediately responded.

Jane breathed in deeply through her nose and opened her mouth slightly allowing Maura's demanding tongue inside. Maura laid her full body on top of Jane and the brunette held her close. Her hands ran up and down the blonde's back, soon moving down to her ass and squeezing. Maura moaned and spread her legs. Jane soon felt the liquid heat of the blonde's arousal against her own. She shivered in pleasure at the feeling and both of them began to grind their hips.

Maura broke the kiss with a gasp as the friction between them grew. Jane felt so good against her and she felt herself melting into the other woman. She wanted Jane to have all of her. "Oh, Jane…" she moaned. "Oh, you feel so good."

"Mmm, so do you," She breathed back.

Maura buried her face in the crook of Jane's neck and moved her hips faster. Jane moaned and gripped the blonde's ass, pushing their hips impossibly closer. Soon their pelvises were bucking wildly against each other and their panting breaths and moans filled the room.

"Yeah, baby… that's it. Cum on me… yeah…"

Hearing Jane's sexy and husky voice in her ear only turned Maura on even more. She felt the fire in her stomach begin to churn into ecstasy and she knew she was close. The brunette moved her hips in a circular motion and that was to Maura's undoing. A a powerful orgasm ripped through her body and she sank her teeth into Jane's shoulder. The brunette grunted at the pain but it was enough to send her over the edge as well. Both of them trembled in each other's arms as they tried to catch their breath. After a few moments, Maura raised her head and smiled down at Jane. The brunette smiled back. "Wow," she whispered.

"Yes… that was rather spontaneous and sensual."

"And a little painful," Jane grinned.

Maura bit her bottom lip sheepishly as she eyed the reddening bite mark on Jane's shoulder. "Shit, I'm sorry."

"No," the brunette shook her head. "It was hot. I liked it."

Maura chuckled lightly and shifted her body off the brunette's. She then curled up beside Jane's body and rested her head on her shoulder. One of her hands was on Jane's stomach and the brunette interlaced the blonde's fingers with her own.

"I like being with you, Jane." The blonde hummed contently.

Jane smiled to herself before placing a kiss on Maura's head. "Yeah?"

The blonde silently nodded her head.

"I like being with you too, Maur." Jane felt so alive and happy in that moment. If she had known throughout all of her traumatic life experiences, that the path would eventually lead her here, in Maura's arms, she was willing to do it all again. It was well worth it.

A/N: I felt this needed to be a stand alone chapter so it's not as long as the others, but I hope you liked it. And I hope you didn't read this at work :) Thoughts? Comments?