Newspaper Clippings: The Looks
A Rizzoli & Isles drabble by Gigi
A/N: Okay, 11 reviews for one drabble? I LOVE YOU ALL.
Every once in a while, Maura would catch Jane staring at her with a considering glint in her liquid brown eyes. She'd look up from the autopsy table, and Jane's head would be cocked slightly to the side with that wondering expression on her face. That contemplative gaze would be present when Jane thought she couldn't see her in the cafe, or in the elevator. She'd absentmindedly bite her lower lip lightly, or she'd run her finger along it when she was thinking about a case.
After the first few times thinking she had just been imagining the looks, that consideration started to make Maura glow inside. Every time she caught her looking, she felt her pulse pick up and a heat suffuse her body. Things had gone back to normal for the most part since their talk in her office. But sometimes there was just that flash of intense scrutiny that Maura felt to her bones.
After another week, Maura found herself sending back looks in kind. They still acted just as they had before-as familiar best friends, and occasional LLBFFs whenever Giovanni was around. But any time Jane sent her one of those looks, Maura would quirk an eyebrow, which she often did. Nobody ever saw anything to comment. But Jane did. A reluctant darkness entered her already chocolate eyes whenever Maura did that with her eyebrow. She always stood just a little more erect when their eyes locked for more than a second.
Although Jane never said anything concerning furthering their relationship, those glances, sometimes even heated stares, gave Maura the eager kind of hope that she hadn't felt in years.
A/N: Hopefully, this is a happier development, and it's what I actually consider a drabble. Whenever I write dialogue, it feels more like a far too short chapter, you know? I really hope you liked this, and I really hope you'll review!