A/N This chapter is rated M.

Chapter 6

It was a couple of hours after Garrett was shot. Korsak and Frankie had offered to deal with the body and the paperwork that came with closing the case. Cavanaugh had told Jane and Maura they could have a couple days off to recover from the shooting.

Maura was in Jane's shower, washing away the fear of almost getting killed. Jane sat on her couch, thinking about how close it had been. If she had arrived just a few minutes later, Maura could have been dead right now. As a detective, she was used to high-stress situations. She didn't feel guilty or shocked about shooting Garrett. After all, shooting bad guys was her job. Almost losing Maura however, made her feel she needed a break from work. She was grateful that Cavanaugh had arranged a few days of paid leave for both of them.

"That was one of the best showers I've had in a very long time," Maura said as she emerged from Jane's bathroom in a bathrobe. She appeared calm and no longer in shock.

"Do you want something to drink?" Jane asked as she stood up and walked towards Maura.

"Wouldn't say no to a glass of wine," Maura said.

"Coming right up."

Jane kissed Maura on the lips as she passed her on the way to the kitchen. Maura sat down on the couch while Jane poured two glasses of wine. She walked back to the couch and handed one glass to Maura.

"I was so afraid I was going to lose you," Jane said as she sat down next to Maura.

"I know, that kiss you gave me after you shot Garrett was quite intense. I think it's the best kiss I've ever had," Maura chuckled.

"Glad to hear that," Jane said, smiling.

"The only thing I could think about when Garrett was holding that knife to my throat is that I didn't want to die without ever having kissed you," Maura said. Jane responded by kissing Maura softly on the lips. "I guess something good came out of all of this," Maura said when their lips parted. "I wonder if we would have taken this step if my life hadn't been at stake."

"I think I would have caved eventually," Jane smirked.

Maura put down her glass of wine and hugged Jane. "My hero," she said. Jane inhaled deeply and quickly became intoxicated by the smell of Maura's hair. She kissed Maura's cheek and started to trail down her neck. She moved Maura's robe to kiss her collarbone. Jane was ready to take another step with Maura.

"Jane…" Maura moaned while Jane was kissing her somewhere below her right ear. Jane let go of Maura, mistaking her moans for a sign of protest.

"I'm sorry, is this happening too fast?"

"Not at all," Maura assured Jane. She had felt nothing but happiness and passion when Jane kissed her, so getting even more intimate felt perfectly natural. Jane smiled and continued kissing Maura's neck.

"Dr. Isles!" she said, faking being shocked. "Are you naked under that robe?!"

"Yes, I am, Detective," Maura said playfully. Jane found herself getting turned on quickly. She kissed Maura's collarbone and made her way back up to her neck. Maura started moaning softly. She wrapped her arms around Jane's neck. She kissed Jane on the lips and lay down on the couch, pulling Jane on top of her. Feeling Jane's body on hers turned Maura on and made her feel safe at the same time. Jane alternated between kissing Maura's lips and Maura's neck.

"This isn't really fair," Maura said between kisses.

"What isn't?"

"Aside from this robe, I am completely naked. You, on the other hand, are completely dressed."

"You're right. How do you propose we remedy that, Doctor?" Jane asked coyly.

"I think we should take this into the bedroom," Maura said determined. Jane smiled. She had waited so long for this moment. She never thought that a confrontation with a serial killer would lead to this.

"Doctor's orders," Jane said as she got up, took Maura's hand and walked towards her bedroom. Before she could even switch the lights on, Maura pressed her against the door and kissed her fiercely. Maura started to unbutton Jane's shirt. Jane was turned on by Maura taking charge. Once her shirt was off, Jane unclasped her bra, which Maura immediately took off.

"You are so sexy," Maura said as she took a step back to gaze at Jane, who was now half naked. "But those pants... you know they have to go, right?"

Jane smiled and pulled Maura closer to her. She started to undo her robe while Maura unzipped Jane's pants. Jane's heart was racing, even though this was exactly what she wanted. They made their way to the bed, never unlocking their lips. Jane lay down on the bed, raising her hips to help Maura remove her pants. Jane was now completely naked. Maura just stood there, silently gazing at the naked woman before her.

"Maur, what are you doing?"

"Just… looking at you."

Jane stared back at her. Maura was slowly opening her robe and let it slide down her body.

"God…" Jane sighed. "Could you be any sexier?"

"I'll try," Maura said as she walked towards the bed. She slowly lay down on top of Jane and softly kissed her lips. Jane wrapped her hands around Maura and pressed their bodies together. The feeling of Maura's breasts against hers made Jane more aroused than she had ever been. Maura felt Jane's heart racing and put her hand on her chest.

"Are you OK?" she whispered.

Jane nodded and kissed Maura again. She wanted her now more than ever. Maura's lips parted from Jane's and started making her way down Jane's body. She stroked Jane's nipple with her hand before her lips took over. Jane closed her eyes and moaned. She imagined being with Maura would be good, but this… This is more she could have ever hoped for. Maura didn't stop there. Her lips released Jane's breast and kissed her abs before she arrived at her belly button. Jane felt the burning sensation between her legs getting stronger and stronger.

"Please, don't stop…" she begged Maura.

Maura didn't. She reached for Jane's breast with one hand while her mouth traveled to where Jane wanted it the most. Jane was already so wet that Maura didn't have to do much work to get Jane to the edge. Jane started moaning louder. She could feel her orgasm getting closer.

"God… Maura…" Jane said as she looked at Maura's head between her legs.

Maura finally settled on Jane's clit and sucked it gently. It didn't take long for Jane to come.

"Ohhh… Maura!" Jane moaned as she climaxed for the first time in Maura's presence. For a few blissful seconds, Jane left Earth. She held onto Maura's soft, blonde hair as she enjoyed the last few waves of her orgasm. Maura gently kissed Jane's inner-thigh.

"Oh my God…," Jane breathed while she let go of Maura's hair.

"How did I do?" Maura asked, giving her mouth a quick wipe.

"Better than any man I've ever been with," Jane said, smiling at the woman who had brought her this insane amount of pleasure.

Maura climbed back on top of her and wrapped her arms around Jane's shoulders as they kissed passionately.

"I guess now it's your turn," Jane said, slightly nervous. This was the first time she was making love to a woman. She wanted to bring Maura the same pleasure as she had just been given, but she wasn't sure if she could.

"Don't worry," Maura said softly. "You'll do fine." Jane smiled. It was as if Maura could read her mind.
Jane embraced Maura. She ran her hands up and down Maura's body while she kissed her lips. She let her hands rest on Maura's hips. Maura sat up and Jane looked at the amazing woman that sat on top of her. She reached up and slowly caressed Maura's breasts. Maura moaned softly and closed her eyes. Jane let one hand slide down and put it around Maura's waist while she used the other one to prop herself up. She could now kiss Maura's abs. Jane's lips moved up towards her breasts. Softly, she sucked on her right nipple.

"Jane…" Maura breathed. "I need you inside of me…"

Jane kept one arm around Maura's waist, while she moved the other in between Maura's legs. She caressed Maura's center and felt her wetness.

"Inside of me..." Maura begged, desperate for a release. Jane thought of all the times she had pleasured herself. This couldn't be more complicated than that, she thought as she let her middle finger slide inside of Maura.

"Oh, Jane," Maura groaned. Encouraged by Maura's moans, Jane added a second finger and sped up the pace. Maura was now bucking her hips to follow Jane's rhythm. Jane caressed one of Maura's breasts with her free hand.

"Come for me, Maura," she said. She knew Maura was close. She could feel Maura's wetness running down her fingers into her hand.

"Jaaane!" Maura screamed when she finally came. Jane could feel Maura's walls tighten around her fingers. Maura rode out her orgasm on Jane's hand. Once her release was over, she opened her eyes and let herself fall into Jane's arms.

"Told you you'd do fine," she said with a grin on her face.

The next morning, Jane and Maura woke up late, their bodies intertwined. Jane was lying in Maura's arms, Maura stroking her hair.

"I can't believe we did that," Maura chuckled.

"Me neither," Jane replied. "Although, I had been fantasizing about it for quite some time."

"You didn't!" Maura said, acting as if she were surprised.

"Don't tell me you never thought about me in that way."

"Not until recently. I realized I was attracted to you only a couple of weeks ago. But when you kissed me, I definitely knew I wanted you," Maura confessed.

"Well, it's a good thing I kissed you, then," Jane said, smiling. She kissed Maura's lips and lightly brushed her hand up and down Maura's naked body. "What do you want to do today?"

"I guess I should get back to my place. Clean up a bit, do some grocery shopping."

"I'll come with you," Jane said, thinking Maura might need some support. After all, she was almost killed in her own kitchen.

"That's very sweet of you," Maura said, giving Jane a peck on the cheek as she got out of bed to take a shower.

Jane looked at her as she walked towards the bathroom. She still couldn't believe she had made love to Maura. It had been the best night of her life. Everything about making love to Maura had felt right. Every kiss, every touch… it was meant to be. Jane slipped on a pair of boxer shorts and a T-shirt and decided to make breakfast.

Twenty minutes later, Maura walked out of Jane's bedroom and sat down at the kitchen counter.

"That smells amazing!" she said while Jane poured her a cup of coffee. There was toast, eggs and pancakes.

"I figured we needed it. I don't know about you, but I worked up quite an appetite last night," Jane said.

"You're absolutely right. I could get used to this!"

"I guess we'll have to work up an appetite every night, then," Jane joked.

"Deal!" Maura said, winking at Jane.

After breakfast, Jane took a shower while Maura cleaned up the kitchen. She was glad Jane was going home with her. She didn't feel comfortable coming home to an empty house that had been the scene of a life-threatening confrontation. Half an hour later, they were ready to go.

As they entered Maura's home, they noticed that everything was as it should be. Korsak and Frankie probably worked all night. The body was gone, the kitchen was clean and nothing seemed out of the ordinary. Even the lock on the front door had been fixed.

"Wow, Korsak and Frankie did a great job!" Jane said as she walked into Maura's kitchen. Maura was still standing near the front door. Jane saw her face and walked back to her.

"You don't have to be scared anymore," she said. "Garrett's gone."

"I know, but that kitchen will always be the place where I was almost killed."

"Don't think of it that way," Jane said, taking Maura's hands in hers. "Think of it as the place where I kissed you for the first time." With those words, Maura's worries seemed to disappear like snow in the sun.

"You're right," she said while she wrapped her arms around Jane's neck and kissed her.
When she released Jane's lips, she said: "There's one more thing we have to work out."

"What's that?" Jane asked, having no clue as to what it could be.

"Well, we've told each other how we feel… we've kissed… and last night we had the best sex anyone could ever have," Maura said. "Don't you think it's about time we make it official?" Jane looked at Maura, completely mesmerized.

"Jane Clementine Rizzoli, will you be my girlfriend?" Maura asked.

"Yes, I will!" Jane said with the biggest smile on her face. Just as their lips touched again, Angela came in.

"Knock, knock!"

"Oh, hi, Ma!" Jane said.

"Did you two sleep OK?" Angela asked both of them. Jane and Maura looked at each other and had trouble keeping a straight face.

"Yes, we slept very well, Angela," Maura said.

"Very, very well," Jane said, trying not to laugh.

"I'm glad to hear you two are OK."

"I'm thinking we should have a family dinner tonight," Maura suggested.

"Yeah, that's a great idea!" Jane said. "We should invite Korsak and Frankie to thank them for helping out."

"Can I ask Sean as well?" Angela asked.

"Of course, Angela," Maura said. She was looking forward to tonight. Everything that had happened with Garrett was far from her mind. She realized it was all because of Jane. Once Angela had left, she turned to Jane, took her hands and said: "I love you, Jane."

"I love you too, Maura."

Later that day, Jane and Maura returned home after what seemed like hours of grocery shopping.

"You know we could just serve pizza and beer, right?" Jane told Maura as she dragged all the bags of groceries into the kitchen.

"Come on, Jane. That's hardly sophisticated."

"But it tastes good. I'm sure Korsak and Frankie won't mind," Jane chuckled. Maura started to unpack the bags and gave her a dirty look. "OK, I guess since we have all these groceries I'll let you choose the menu tonight," Jane said, teasing Maura.

At 7 pm, Angela, Cavanaugh, Korsak and Frankie arrived. Both Cavanaugh and Korsak had brought a bottle of wine.

"Good to see you both up and about after last night's events," Cavanaugh said.

"Yeah, thanks for getting us a few days off," said Jane.

"And thank you for the wine, Lieutenant," Maura added.

"So, what's for dinner?" Frankie asked. "Pizza and beer?"

Jane smiled at Maura. "Told ya," she said.

"Not this time. Tonight there's vegetable soup for starters, home-made ravioli and tiramisu for dessert," Maura told her guests.

"That sounds delicious, honey," Angela said. "Do you need help in the kitchen?"

"Yes, thank you, Angela."

While Maura and Angela were busy with the last preparations for dinner, Jane turned to Korsak and Frankie.

"Thank you guys for taking care of everything last night," she said.

"No worries, Jane," Korsak said.

"We understand that you wanted to take care of Maura," said Frankie, giving his sister a crooked smile and a wink.

"Yeah, I was glad I could be with her. We were both pretty shaken up."

"Soup's ready!" Angela said as she carried a tray with 6 bowls of soup to the dinner table.

An hour and a half and two delicious courses later, Jane helped Maura clear the table.

"Do you think we should tell them we're officially together?" Jane asked Maura when they were in the kitchen.

Maura smiled, gave her girlfriend a peck on the cheek and said: "That's a very good idea."

After Maura had served the tiramisu, she sat down next to Jane and took her hand.

"Before everyone digs in, we have a little announcement," she said. Korsak smiled at Frankie. They knew what they were going to say.

"Jane and I are officially a couple," she said, waiting nervously for everyone's reaction.

"Congratulations, ladies," Cavanaugh said. Angela got up and hugged Maura.

"Welcome to the family, sweetie!"

"Congrats, sis," Frankie said.

"Let's celebrate," Korsak said, raising his glass.

Jane kissed Maura and raised her glass as well. Everyone joined in.

"To Jane and Maura!" they shouted simultaneously.

"You're everything I'll ever need," Maura whispered to Jane and kissed her on the cheek.

"Right back at ya, doctor," Jane replied.

Jane and Maura smiled at each other, both feeling happier than they had ever been.

THE END