Newspaper Clippings: A Little Spontaneity
A Rizzoli & Isles drabble by Gigi
A/N: FOURTEEN REVIEWS HOLY CRAP YOU GUYS ARE FANTASTIC I LOVE YOU I LOVE YOU I LOVE YOU NOTHING ABOUT THIS SENTENCE IS GRAMMATICALLY CORRECT AND I REALLY DON'T CARE BECAUSE YOU'RE ALL AWESOME.
A week later found Maura accepting a glass of wine as she took a seat at Jane's counter. "Why don't we ever go to my place?" she almost whined, this being her third trip since their first date.
"Because my mother lives in your guest house and walks in whenever she wants," Jane provided easily before taking a swig of her beer. When she put down the bottle and picked up her grilled cheese, she shot Maura a quirked eyebrow. "I'm pretty sure if she walked in on us kissing, she'd be more than a little freaked." It was getting easier for her to think about them kissing, enough for her to be able to say it without hesitation. Three nights in her apartment filled with shy, almost innocent attempts to explore each other made that hesitation go away remarkably quickly. Jane felt like a teenager whenever she thought of the last time Maura joined her on her couch, and it always took them a few seconds of, "Wait, did you want to go that way? Because I can go the other way!" before they finally leaned in and savored in the other's lips. The fact that two nights ago was the first time tongue had even entered the equation really did make Jane feel 15.
Maura chuckled into her wine and nodded her head in concession. "That would be a very awkward conversation to have right now."
"Oh, it'll be awkward no matter when that conversation happens," Jane insisted around a bite of grilled cheese.
The dark red wine reflected the touched smile that came to Maura's face, the smile that showed just how happy she was that Jane wasn't intending to hide their relationship if it amounted to anything. Jane didn't even pause over it.
"What are you smiling at?" Jane asked after swallowing her food.
Maura looked up at the woman standing across the counter from her. It had only been a week. Their relationship was still very new, but Jane was already thinking of when she'd tell her mother about them. Jane thought they had a future, and it made Maura so relieved to know that maybe her feelings for Jane didn't completely outweigh Jane's feelings for her. That relief, that happiness lent Maura the strength to stand up and lean over and give Jane their first spontaneous kiss. Their first kiss that didn't have an obvious lead-up or planning which way their heads would go. Their first kiss where their heads went where they were supposed to on their own, where they could feel each other's smiles.
When they parted, Jane's chocolate eyes sparkled and she lightly bit her lip. "What was that for?"
Maura's gaze held nothing but contentment. "I just felt a little spontaneous, I guess."
Jane sent Maura a skeptical look, with her eyes narrowed and her mouth quirked upward in a slanted smile. Maura never guessed about anything.
A/N: Oh dear, writing them is just getting harder and harder because I seriously am just guessing now. Remember that time that I write about other people's happiness together because I'm forever alone? Wow, never thought I'd see the day that I'd bemoan my single status on fan fiction. Interesting. Anyway, I REALLY HOPE YOU REVIEW!